11th Grade

Business Foundations: This course is the recommended first course in the Business and Administrative Services, Finance, Logistics and Supply Chain Management, and Marketing Career Field pathways. Learners will develop foundational professional skills and explore fundamental business activities and concepts. This course also includes introductory learning outcomes from the four related pathways.

Human Resources Management: This course explores how businesses obtain, retain, and effectively implement talent throughout their organization. Learners will develop knowledge and skills in human resources planning, talent acquisition, and employee development and engagement. This course also includes learning outcomes in business governance, ethical and legal hiring practices, and performance and knowledge management.

Office Management: This course explores managing people and information in a business environment. Learners will develop knowledge and skills in relationship management, employee onboarding, other human resources operations, and knowledge and information management. This course also includes learning outcomes in contract oversight and business technology applications.

Strategic Entrepreneurship: This course explores how individuals use innovation to generate ideas for new products and services, evaluate the feasibility of business ideas, and develop a strategy for commercialization. Learners will develop knowledge and skills to select target markets, profile target customers, define a business mission, and develop a business plan. This course also includes learning outcomes in financial analysis and evaluation.

Information Technology: This first course in the IT career field is designed to provide students with a working knowledge of computer concepts and essential skills necessary for work and communication in today’s society. Students will learn safety, security, and ethical issues in computing and social networking. Students will also learn about input/output systems, computer hardware and operating systems, and office applications.

Programming: In this course, students will learn the basics of building simple interactive applications. Students will learn the basic units of logic: sequence, selection, and loop. Students will apply algorithmic solutions to problem-domain scenarios. Students will gain experience in using commercial and open-source languages, programs, and applications.

Game Design: This course will prepare students to design and program games using commercial and open-source programs and applications. Students will learn industry-standard programming language constructs to write programs that integrate classes, class methods, and class instances. They will also learn input method handling, animation, collision detection, game physics, and basic artificial intelligence.

Web Design: Students will learn the dynamics of the Web environment while pursuing an in-depth study of both Hypertext Markup Language (HTML) and Cascading Style Sheets (CSS). Web-based protocols such as FTP, TCP/IP, and HTTP will be addressed. Students will create a website with tag text elements, special characters, etc.

Foundations of Education and Training: In this first course in the career field, students will examine the goals of education and training and the environments in which they are delivered. They will identify learners’ and stakeholders’ roles, rights, and responsibilities in educational systems, assess educational legal and ethical issues, and determine careers of interest in education and training. Employability skills and state requirements for becoming an educator will also be addressed.

Child and Adolescent Development: Students will examine and apply the theoretical foundations of human growth and development to children and adolescents. Additionally, learners will determine children’s learning styles, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development stages, and needed accommodations in educational settings. Throughout the course, family and community engagement, cultural influences on learners, and language growth and development will be emphasized.

Classroom Management: Students will apply developmentally appropriate techniques to advance learners’ social and emotional growth. They will create classroom environments to maximize the learning potential of each learner. Additionally, learners will create and enforce classroom rules, establish classroom routines, and model self-discipline for learners. Conflict resolution, positive discipline, and behavioral modification techniques will be emphasized throughout the course.

Curriculum and Instruction for Early Childhood Education: Students will develop age-appropriate learning experiences and curriculum to engage young children. They will determine curricular goals, create lesson plans, and employ observation and assessment strategies to evaluate children’s growth and development. Application of foundational principles of reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to enhance the learner’s application of literacy will be emphasized.

Foundations of Education and Training: In this first course in the career field, students will examine education and training goals and the environments in which they are delivered. They will identify learners’ and stakeholders’ roles, rights, and responsibilities in educational systems, assess educational legal and ethical issues, and determine careers of interest in education and training. Employability skills and state requirements for becoming an educator will also be addressed.

Child and Adolescent Development: Students will examine and apply the theoretical foundations of human growth and development to children and adolescents. Additionally, learners will determine children’s learning styles, social, emotional, cognitive, and physical development stages, and needed accommodations in educational settings. Family and community engagement, cultural influences on learners, and language growth and development will be emphasized throughout the course.

Classroom Management: Students will apply developmentally appropriate techniques to advance learners’ social and emotional growth. They will create classroom environments to maximize the learning potential of each learner. Additionally, learners will create and enforce classroom rules, establish classroom routines, and model self-discipline for learners. Conflict resolution, positive discipline, and behavioral-modification techniques will be emphasized throughout the course.

Curriculum and Instruction for Teaching Professions: Students will develop age-appropriate learning experiences and curriculum to engage children and help them learn. They will determine curricular goals, create lesson plans, and employ grading and assessment strategies to measure targeted learning outcomes. In addition, students will develop online instruction using learning management system platforms.

Health Science and Technology: This first course in the career field provides students with an overview of the opportunities available in the healthcare industry. Students will learn fundamental skills in effective and safe patient care that can be applied across a person’s lifespan. They will also be introduced to exercise science and sports medicine, biomedical research, and health information management.

Medical Terminology: This course focuses on the applications of the rules for constructing and defining medical terms, emphasizing building a working medical vocabulary. Topics include using the appropriate abbreviations and symbols for anatomical, physiological, and pathological classifications and the associated medical specialties and procedures. Students will decipher medical terms by identifying and using word elements emphasizing derivation, meaning, and pronunciation. Further, students will interpret and translate medical records and documents.

Human Anatomy and Physiology: In this course, students will demonstrate knowledge of body systems, emphasizing the interrelationships between structure and physical function. Students will analyze and evaluate how the body systems respond to physical activity, disease, and aging. Students will use data acquisition software to monitor abnormal physiology and body functions (e.g., muscle movement, reflex, respiratory, and voluntary actions). Further, students will analyze descriptive results of abnormal physiology and evaluate clinical consequences.

Pharmacology: Students will apply the principles of pharmacology to read, interpret, and dispense prescriptions. They will learn how medications are classified and administered. Students will study the impact of drugs on different systems of the body, drug interactions, side effects, and effectiveness in relation to dosages.

Principles of Allied Health: In this first course, students will apply the knowledge and clinical skills necessary to assess, plan, provide, and evaluate care to patients in varied healthcare settings. Students will also apply first aid principles and techniques needed for responding to choking, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and other life-threatening emergencies. Emphasis will be placed on regulatory compliance, patient safety, pathophysiology, and medical interventions. Additionally, this course introduces psychomotor skills needed to assist individuals in meeting basic human needs.

Human Pathophysiology: In this course, students will identify the causes, processes, and changes in body organs and tissues that occur with human illness. Topics include identifying clinical characteristics and effects of diseases, mechanisms causing alterations in cellular activity, maintenance of cellular tissue oxygenation, fluid and electrolyte balance, neuroendocrine control of the body, and diagnostic methodology. Students will interpret and use clinical data and patient health history to assemble a comprehensive health assessment.

Health Science and Technology: This first course in the career field provides students with an overview of the opportunities available in the healthcare industry. Students will learn fundamental skills in effective and safe patient care that can be applied across a person’s lifespan. They will also be introduced to exercise science and sports medicine, biomedical research, and health information management.

Medical Terminology: This course focuses on the applications of the rules for constructing and defining medical terms, emphasizing building a working medical vocabulary. Topics include using the appropriate abbreviations and symbols for anatomical, physiological, and pathological classifications and the associated medical specialties and procedures. Students will decipher medical terms by identifying and using word elements emphasizing derivation, meaning, and pronunciation. Further, students will interpret and translate medical records and documents.

Health Information Management: Students will collect and analyze health care data to prepare medical records. Topics include managing patient health information, administering computer systems for records management, and coding diagnoses and procedures for healthcare services. Students will analyze legal and ethical issues and the role of health records management in the industry.

Billing and Coding: Students develop, evaluate, and implement billing and record systems for health information data using various classification systems to code and categorize patient information. Topics include health record content and structure, diagnostic coding, and legal and compliance requirements. Students will record transactions, process payments, and manage patient accounts. Further, students gain knowledge using coded data to produce and submit claims to insurance companies, reviewing and appeal unpaid and denied claims, and handling collections on unpaid accounts.

Construction Technology—Core and Sustainable Construction: Students will learn principles in basic safety (10-hr OSHA), construction math, hand and power tool use and operation, blueprint reading, material handling, communication, and employability skills. An emphasis will be placed on safe and green construction practices.

Structural Systems: Students will learn procedures and techniques required for the layout and framing of walls and ceilings, including roughing in door and window openings, constructing corners and partitions, bracing walls and ceilings, and applying sheathing. Students will learn roofing methods, cold-formed steel, and wood stair framing. Students will learn about site and personal safety, material properties, design procedures, and code requirements for structural systems.

Fundamentals of Architecture and Construction: In this first course in the career field, students will be introduced to the basic principles of architecture and construction. During this course, students will read and create construction drawings and use hand tools to create basic construction projects and models. Students will use hands-on skills and procedures in a laboratory throughout the course. Additionally, students will investigate career opportunities in construction and architecture-related fields.

Construction Management: This course provides an integrated look at balancing the planning, estimating, and directing of construction operations. Students learn the process of creating and monitoring a construction project, including standard agreements, bidding, estimates, and project schedules. They will also learn to manage change orders, accident prevention and loss control, closeouts, and claims with an emphasis on production and quality control. Additionally, students will apply leadership, communications, and problem-solving skills to construction management.