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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CAREER CLUSTER DESIGN
Gardner Edgerton High School
‘Approved Pathway:
4) Includes minimum of three
secondary-level credits.
Includes a work-based
clement.
Consists of a sequence:
Introductory evel,
Technical-level and
Application-evel courses)
‘Supporting documentation
Includes Articulation
‘Agreement(s), Certification,
Program Improvement Plan
{and a Program of Study.
‘Technieal-level and
Applicationlevel courses
receive.5state-weighted
funding in an approved CTE
pathway.
Information Support & Services Pathway — CIP Code 11.0301
INTRODUCTORY LEVEL
State toa
Computer Applications (1 semester course) 0004 412100 credit
TECHNICAL LEVEL
Info. Support & Services 10253 4122001 L credit
APPLICATION LEVEL
Educational Trainer 10260 4124001 1 credit
Project Mgmt. & Resource Scheduling. 21205 412300-1 creditKANSAS STATE CAREER CLUSTER COMPETENCY PROFILE
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COMMON CAREER TECHNICAL CORE~
‘CAREER READY STANDARDS,
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Actas responsible and contbuting
‘tien and employee
‘ply appropriate academic and
tec hil
Astend to persona heath and
‘inane well-being
‘Communate dear, effetvely and
Consider the envionment, social
and economy impacts of deesions
Demonstrate creativity and
innovation
Employ vad and ellable research
strates
size tical thinking to make sense
of problems and persevere in solving
them,
Mode! integrity, ethical leadership
and effective management
Plan edvation and career path
aligned to personal goals
Use technology to enhance
productivity
Work productively in teams while
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CLUSTER
STANDARDS
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Demonstrate effective professional
‘communication sls and practices
‘that enable postive customer
relstonships
Use producto service design
procesies and guidelines to produce 3
‘ua information tecinelogy
product or sevice.
Demonstrate the use of oss
functional eam in achieving IT
projec goals.
Demonstrate postive cyber cizenry
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practices an behaviors.
Explain the implications of Tron
business development,
Describe tends in emerging and
evolving computer technologles and
{hel influnce on practices
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Perform standard computer backup
and restore procedures to protect FT
Information
Recognize and analyze potential IT
Security threats to develop and
Imointain secur requirement.
Deserve qual assurance practices
and methods employed in producing
ty product and
Describe the use of computer
forensies to prevent and solve
{information technology crimes and
security breaches.
Demonstrate knowledge of the
hhardware components associates
with information sytem
Compare key functions and
applications of software and
determine maintenance strategies for
computer systems.iananis
110253 Information Support &
Services
2101. Appt information and data ahs
Techeiques
32102. Define spe of work to meet estomer
132103 brake present dat and system
configuration.
2.104 Formulate suppotplan/confiem plan with
‘lent
32105 enbiy resources,
32106 deny level needs and aaa
32107 tdentty support needs.
132108 Communiate and document technical
suppor provided.
32109. lagnse problems within system.
321010. Employ appropiate hardware and
software teats to perform task inthe most
comteffectve manner.
221011. Maintain Umelines and profesonasm
during interaction.
32:10:32 Pectrm technical functions required by
tastomer/ser.
1321013. rovie troubleshooting for
hardware/sohware.
321014, Respond to usr questions.
321015. Empoys eauative tools
(Goftware/recordings) to check work.
1321016 Understands steps to take to create
Improvement plan when needed
321017. When appropriate folows up sopport.
‘session for evaluation10260 Educational Trainer
3210 1. dently support needs
3210 2. identify sil level needs and availble
3210 3. Define cope of work to meet customer
needs,
3210 4 identity resources.
52.105 Formulate a suppor plan/confim plan
‘with cent.
32106. Respond touser questions.
iamaois
321107. Maintain elines nd professionalism
“duraginteraction
32.108. When appropriate, flows up support
seston for evaluation
32109. Understands steps take to crate
improvement plan when needed.
321030 brome troubleshooting or
hardware/softwar
321011. Dagnose problems within system.
3210.12 Perform tecnica functions reqred
by eutomer/ser
321013. Employ appropriate hardware and
software tos to perform taskin the
most cost-effective manner.
3210.14 Communieate and document technical
support provided.
3210 15.operate hep desk.
321016, Employ desktop productivity too
321017 Support computer users
3210 18-Train computer uses
3210 19. Determine customers individual
3210 20-Project professional businessimage
(eg appearance, woe grammar, word
usage, enunaiation, nonverbal
‘communiation).
3210 21 Interact with customers and
colleagues na professional manner
{ec promt. tredly, courteous,
respectul elf nowledgeable,
understandable.
3210 22 Ensure that your assistance promotes
the best interests ofthe company.
3210 23. Create calendars / schedules.
3210 24. Maintain appointment calendars
321025. Process requests for appointments.
321026. Verify appointments.
321027. Notify customers ofchangesin
schedule
321028. Manage scheduling conflicts
321029.Document results
“be
3211030. Define/oriortize communication
needs,
321031 Specty projec objectives.
32.1032 Determine the sie and species ofthe
work tobe completed
321033. estimate time, materia and
“apabiiies needed to comete
assignment.
321034 Evaluate strengths and weaknesses of
completed projec
321035, Demonstrates bit to work and
communicate effectively with diverse
Susiences.
32.10 36,36, Exercises lesb nd wines
to behepfulin making necessary
compromises to accomplish a common
oa
13210 37. Assumes shared responsibilty for
‘colaborative work
32:10 38, Works appropriately and productively
with others
3210 39, Leverages the colectiveintligence of
groups when appropriate; and
3210 40. Brides cutural ference and uses
‘dtfenng perspective to increase
Innovation and the quality of work,
321041, Demonstrates integity and ethical
‘behav.
32.10 42. hes responsibty withthe interests of
the larger community in mind (ee
awareness & responsi)
321043, Uses interpersonal and problem
‘soling skis to inuence and guide
others toward a goal
321044. Leverages strengths of others to
‘acomplsh 2 common gal.21205 Project Management and
Resource Scheduling
3210 1. Recognize citferent resource types
(Work, Materia, Cost, Budget,
Personnel/Skls, Genel, ete)
3210 2. Understand the concept of scope
and demonstrate in context of
_assesing the sizeof a projet.
3210 3. Develop plans for project.
‘management and resource
scheduling
3210 4 Identify key personne! and
Fesponsblties for projet.
3210 5. Develop SWOT analysis [stengths,
‘Weaknesses, Opportunites, nd
‘Threat for project.
ramos
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‘Analae workload of task and
projects
Determine required personnel
soups and management hierarchy.
Determine resources necessary for
Project completion
Determine een task necessary
for project completion,
Design potential tines fr
assignments
Explore appropriate technologies
for project management ané
resource scheduling
Create and presenta project
management and source
Seheding pla,
Create Gant charts
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Evaluate and assign resources to
tasks
Implement project management
skills to design and complete a.
Colaboratve projet.
Lear various survey strategies to
track project progress.
Develop strategies for monitoring
Interconnected assignments
Survey strategies or rita path
scheduling
Create strategies to manage project
budgets.
Bull survey analysis for customer
satisfaction,