| Introduction to Business |
| --Explain career planning and list sources of career information. --Discuss approaches that can be taken to learn about values and abilities. --Describe five steps to follow when making career decisions. --Identify sources for financing additional educaton. |
| Chapter 19 Planning a Career |
| Studying Careers Finding Information Getting Insight into Work Getting Insight into Yourself Making Career Decisions Getting Additional Education An Example of a Good Approach |
| Chapter 18 Human Resources in Our Economy |
| --Explain why human resources are a vital economic force. --Identify types of industries and occupational groups in our work force. --Discuss factors that affect job opportunities and how the workplace is changing. |
| The U.S. Work Force Changing Job Opportunities The Changing Workplace |
| Applying for a Job Using Sources of Job Leads Completing an Employer's Application Form Testing Potential Employees Having a Successful Interview Succeeding on Your First Job Getting Along with Co-workers Exiting a Job |
| Small-Business Opportunities Small-Business Problems Help Available for Small Businesses Characteristics of Business Owners Young Entrepreneurs |
| --Discuss how to compose a letter of application and a personal data sheet, and how to fill out an employment application form. --Explain how to prepare for a good interview. --Describe how pre-employment tests are used by employers. --Identify qualities that lead to success on the job. |
| --Define a small business. --Identify reasons why small businesses fail. --Describe several sources of help for small-business owners. --List characteristics of successful small-business owners. |
| Chapter 20 Succeeding in the World of Work |
| Chapter 21 Opportunities in Small Business |
| Unit 6 Careers in Our Global Economy |