6630
36 weeks

Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies
TASKS/COMPETENCIES

Date

Rating

Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Personal Qualities and People Skills

Required

1

Demonstrate positive work ethic.

Required

2

Demonstrate integrity.

Required

3

Demonstrate teamwork skills.

Required

4

Demonstrate self-representation skills.

Required

5

Demonstrate diversity awareness.

Required

6

Demonstrate conflict-resolution skills.

Required

7

Demonstrate creativity and resourcefulness.

Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Professional Knowledge and Skills

Required

8

Demonstrate effective speaking and listening skills.

Required

9

Demonstrate effective reading and writing skills.

Required

10

Demonstrate critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.

Required

11

Demonstrate healthy behaviors and safety skills.

Required

12

Demonstrate an understanding of workplace organizations, systems, and climates.

Required

13

Demonstrate lifelong-learning skills.

Required

14

Demonstrate job-acquisition and advancement skills.

Required

15

Demonstrate time-, task-, and resource-management skills.

Required

16

Demonstrate job-specific mathematics skills.

Required

17

Demonstrate customer-service skills.

Demonstrating Workplace Readiness Skills: Technology Knowledge and Skills

Required

18

Demonstrate proficiency with technologies common to a specific occupation.

Required

19

Demonstrate information technology skills.

Required

20

Demonstrate an understanding of Internet use and security issues.

Required

21

Demonstrate telecommunications skills.

Examining All Aspects of an Industry

Required

22

Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.

Required

23

Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.

Required

24

Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.

Required

25

Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.

Required

26

Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.

Required

27

Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.

Required

28

Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.

Required

29

Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.

Addressing Elements of Student Life

Required

30

Identify the purposes and goals of the student organization.

Required

31

Explain the benefits and responsibilities of membership in the student organization as a student and in professional/civic organizations as an adult.

Required

32

Demonstrate leadership skills through participation in student organization activities, such as meetings, programs, and projects.

Required

33

Identify Internet safety issues and procedures for complying with acceptable use standards.

Demonstrating Knowledge of Hardware, Software, and Operating Systems

Required

34

Compare word processing, desktop publishing, multimedia creation, and Web page creation.

Required

35

Evaluate operating systems and hardware for compatibility with common software applications.

Required

36

Evaluate software used in desktop publishing, multimedia creation, and Web page creation.

Required

37

Use technical support to resolve problems encountered during creation of desktop-published documents and multimedia presentations/projects.

Required

38

Use appropriate method to back up files.

Applying Principles of Layout and Design

Required

39

Identify project-management components.

Required

40

Plan an effective design for a project.

Required

41

Apply principles of design, layout, and typography appropriate for a project.

Required

42

Enhance appearance of a project.

Designing and Creating Desktop-Published Projects

Required

43

Create original content for a desktop-published project.

Required

44

Proofread and edit text for format, style, correctness, and clarity, using standard proofreader’s symbols.

Required

45

Import text, graphics, tables, and charts for use in a desktop-published project.

Required

46

Use time-saving features of desktop publishing programs.

Required

47

Create multi-page and multi-column documents.

Required

48

Create a variety of desktop-published documents.

Required

49

Create a document in a format appropriate for electronic distribution.

Required

50

Convert a document to electronic format.

Required

51

Critique a project to determine whether it meets the designated guidelines.

Designing and Creating Multimedia Presentations/Projects

Optional

52

Identify the components of an effective multimedia project.

Optional

53

Create a multimedia project.

Optional

54

Use master slides, templates, and/or themes.

Required

55

Create an object, using graphic design software.

Required

56

Incorporate charts, graphs, and/or tables into a multimedia project.

Required

57

Enhance a multimedia project with advanced features.

Required

58

Incorporate elements from other sources into a multimedia project.

Required

59

Edit a multimedia project.

Required

60

Create handouts and/or other visuals for a multimedia presentation.

Required

61

Deliver a multimedia presentation.

Required

62

Critique a multimedia presentation to determine whether it meets the designated guidelines.

Designing and Creating Web Sites

Required

63

Evaluate the methods of creating Web sites.

Required

64

Apply structural requirements (information architecture) for development of a Web site.

Required

65

Create a Web site, using Web site design software or programming language.

Required

66

Apply Web site design features.

Required

67

Create hyperlinks.

Required

68

Proofread and edit a Web site.

Required

69

Test a Web site.

Required

70

Explain or demonstrate publishing, updating, and maintaining a Web site.

Required

71

Describe methods for achieving Web site recognition.

Required

72

Critique a Web site according to accepted Web site design principles.

Exploring Legal and Ethical Issues

Required

73

Explore security issues related to computer and Internet technology.

Required

74

Describe copyright issues and laws related to creating desktop-published, multimedia, and Web site design projects.

Required

75

Identify situations in which use of elements in projects is legal but may be unethical/inappropriate.

Required

76

Describe licensing agreements associated with software usage.

Preparing for Industry Certification

Required

77

Describe the process and requirements for obtaining industry certifications related to the Design, Multimedia, and Web Technologies course.

Required

78

Identify testing skills/strategies for a certification examination.

Required

79

Demonstrate ability to successfully complete selected practice examinations (e.g., practice questions similar to those on certification exams).

Developing Employability Skills

Required

80

Explore careers in the desktop publishing, multimedia, and Web site design fields.

Required

81

Investigate uses of desktop publishing, multimedia, and Web technologies in business and industry.

Required

82

Investigate new and emerging trends in desktop publishing, multimedia, and Web technologies.

Required

83

Create or update a résumé.

Required

84

Create a professional portfolio.

Required

85

Describe basic employment activities.

Required

86

Identify potential employment barriers for nontraditional groups and ways to overcome the barriers.