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Write a Course Description,

Your Course Description should be brief. Guidelines differ from school to school, but most schools require no more than 15 lines in length. Grammar and punctuation must be perfect, since it will be published in a booklet that will be sent home from school. It must present a complete, attractive, yet honest picture of the course. It must list prerequisites, requirements and expectations accurately. And finally, its format must friendly but professional and remain consistent throughout. The assignment is worth 5 points (out of 100 for the course). The rubric is listed below:

     1 point:   Length -- not more than 20 lines.
     1 point:   Grammar and punctuation -- ZERO errors.
     1 point:   Prerequisites / requirements / expectations are listed.
     1 point:   Complete, attractive and honest picture.
     1 point:   Consistent format: the description looks the same all the way throughout.

Write an Occupational Analysis. The format will be APA (see Resources page). It should be between 6 and 10 pages in length. It will allow the reader to determine occupational needs for the immediate future, as well as occupational titles and labor market demand. It should be based upon research statistics from the Department of Employment and Training or the Department of Labor or from occupational research already done by reliable sources such as MCCTE.

Write your Course Philosophy. Please do not confuse that with your personal philosophy of teaching, life, the universe, etc. It is a statement of why you choose to teach what you do. Include with it a copy of your school philosophy, if you are currently teaching. If not, the school philosophies for Minuteman or another school of your choice can be used, and some are provided in the Resource Page. This assignment is worth 5 points.

     1 point:     The course philosophy is correctly written and punctuated.
     1 point:     The course philosophy is internally consistent.
     1 point:     Both the school and course philosophies are compatible.
     1 point:     The philosophy is simple, understandable and free from jargon.
     1 point:     The philosohy proposes appropriate, reasonable and reachable goals.

Begin work on your Task Listing. You may use any resource at your disposal. Task Listings that have been published by other states are very valuable places to start, and all are public documents, but remember... they still have to be cited so that you will not be guilty of plagarism. Especially valuable are the COP Competency Listings if published for your Occupational area. See the DOE web site or the MCCTE web site for more information.

Any task from a published listing that is added should be highlighted or the font color changed. Any task that is deleted should be red-lined or printed in reduced font size. Your numbering system should reflect the Massachusetts Model, i.e. Lettered Duties and two-digit numbers for tasks, restarting from "01" in each duty. The Assignment is worth 10 points.

     2 points:     All tasks are written according to the format.
     2 points:     All duties are correctly written.
     2 points:     Items included as tasks are neither duties nor enabling objectives.
     2 points:     Tasks and duties are appropriately organized in Massachusetts format.
     2 points:     Duties and tasks refect a reasonable expectation of the industry.

The Assignment is worth 12 points.

     2 points:   The paper is typed, double-spaced and otherwise in correct APA format.
     2 points:   It contains accurate and current labor market forecasts.
     2 points:   It contains references to potential jobs and a career ladder.
     2 points:   The paper references the need/advisability for further education or training.
     2 points:   Information is presented on earnings potential at entry and experienced level.
     2 points:   The bibliography indicates quality resources and dependable information.