This instructor's guide and student activity packet (together with a slide/tape presentation not available here) comprise a module for the postsecondary office occupations education competency area of business telephone etiquette. Modules for other competency areas are available separately (see note). The purpose stated for the module is to help…

One of four documents published by the Houston Independent School District for teacher use in developing a career awareness and education program, this document is separated into four parts. The first (15 pages) contains an overview of the entire program. Suggestions for classroom activities, grading, role of the teacher, time allotment, and…

This guide provides teachers with a business exploration curriculum for grade 9. The course is designed to introduce beginning students to the language of business, to careers, to consumerism, to economics, and to technology. An "Overview" section presents the rationale, describes the program structure, and lists program goals and…

Designed to serve as a supplement to published materials currently available, this word processing instructional/learning materials guide is divided into five major sections: word processing equipment, dictation techniques, case problems in word processing, career opportunities in word processing, and phases in establishing an instructional word…

Designed to incorporate career information in a personal typing course, this guide contains thirty-eight sample typing problems (e.g., typing corrected manuscripts) with such specific instructions as setting margins, spacing, centering the title, etc. The typing problems, each of which includes career information, are divided into six units: (1)…

North Dakota Occupational Models have been developed from the practices of actual offices and businesses in the State, duplicating real jobs and work materials and complete with pressure and decision-making activities, to provide realistic work experiences for secondary students who have completed the basic skills courses in office education. A…

This study guide is designed to assist students in preparing for the legal terminology portion of the Business Professionals of America Legal Concepts Competitive Event. The guide can also be used by secondary students who are being introduced to basic legal concepts. The guide provides materials to help students to learn the definitions of legal…

The Practicum consists of six projects involving students in a number of secretarial activities that promote the ability to work independently and excercise judgements in decision making. (Author/BP)

The field tested unit for the sixth grade was designed to generate interest on the part of students in exploring a secretarial career. The unit includes a discussion of the duties of a secretary, learning the six main parts of the business letter of request, and the actual writing of a letter to a businessman for information and/or inviting him or…

This word processing task simulation is designed for use in office occupations programs at the secondary level. The primary purpose is to give the student the opportunity to become familiar with the tasks and duties that may be performed by word processing personnel in a real work situation. The employee's manual provides general information for…

This secretarial task simulation is designed for use in office occupations programs at the secondary level. The primary purpose is to give the student the opportunity to become familiar with the tasks and duties that may be performed by secretarial personnel in a real work situation. The employee's manual provides general information for the…

This accounting task simulation is designed for use in office occupations programs at the secondary level. The primary purpose is to give the student the opportunity to become familiar with the tasks and duties that may be performed by accounting personnel in a real work situation. The employer's manual provides general information for the student…

This is the first of four student packets forming part of a position simulation for use in an office applications laboratory at the postsecondary level. The purpose of the simulation is to give the student an opportunity to learn the tasks and duties performed by a legal secretary. The packet, which begins with a simulated office schedule for one…

This is the second of four student packets forming part of a position simulation for use in an office applications laboratory at the postsecondary level. The purpose of the simulation is to give the student an opportunity to learn the tasks and duties performed by a legal secretary. The packet, which begins with a simulated office schedule for one…