York Region District School Board

 

Grade 11, Designing Your Future, Open (GWL3O)

Credit Value: 1.0

 

Course Description
This course prepares students to make successful transitions to postsecondary destinations as they investigate specific postsecondary options based on their skills, interests, and personal characteristics. Students will explore the realities and opportunities of the workplace and examine factors that affect success, while refining their job search and employability skills. Students will expand their portfolios with a focus on their targeted destination and develop an action plan for future success.

Prerequisite: Career Studies, Grade 10, Open.

Ministry Policy Document(s)
Program Planning and Assessment , (2000)
Ontario Secondary Schools 9 to 12, Program Requirements, (1999)

Text Resources
All resources provided and referenced within the modules are available online.

Required Software/ Equipment
Some of the activities in this course will require the installation of some free software "plugins" on your computer: Apple QuickTime; Shockwave, Flash & Authorware; Adobe Acrobat Reader; Real Networks RealPlayer; Microsoft Media Player.

Assessment and Evaluation: Term Work 60%

The 60% will be distributed in the following manner:

1.        10% will be based on overall communication within the course.  This may include, but is not limited to, threaded discussions, chat, e-mail and participation during office hours, and

2.        50% will be based on course work. This may include, but is not limited to, assignments, quizzes, tests, projects and collaborative work.

 

Culminating Activities:

·          Mid-Semester Examination 10%

·          Final Examination 15%

·          Culminating Activity 15%

All examinations will be written at Richmond Green Secondary School.

 

Report cards

1.        Mid-Semester Report                       

1.1.      Mid-semester exam 40%                                        

1.2.      Term 60%

 

2.        Final Report                                                  

2.1.      Mid-Semester  Exam 10%                                    

2.2.      Final Exam 15%

2.3.      Culminating Activity 15%                                    

2.4.      Term 60%

 

Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty includes practices such as plagiarism, cheating on tests, examinations and assignments. Academic dishonesty may result in the suspension of online privileges.

Plagiarism
When you borrow another writer's words and/ or ideas and include them in your work, you must acknowledge this whether it is a direct quotation or a restatement of an idea. Failure to do so is a form of academic dishonesty known as plagiarism and will result in a mark of zero for the work submitted.

Late Policy
All assignments have been given a due date. Please review "Module Titles and Assignment Due Dates" in this document. If you know that you will not be able to meet a given due date, contact your teacher in advance of the final deadline to request an extension. Once the final deadline has arrived, extensions will be granted for extenuating circumstances only.

Reporting
Students will receive two formal reports. One will be issued mid-semester and the other after the final examination.

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