Objective: Explain why and how organizations become involved in the community.
Materials: Access to the Internet, magazines, and trade journals associated with student's field of study, teacher notes

Objective: Demonstrate use of payroll forms, deductions, and the method used to calculate gross pay and net pay.
Materials:

1. Copy for each student of "Payroll Definitions" 
2. Copy for each student of Employment Forms (W-4, VA-4, I-9) may be found on the Web.
3. Worksheet for each student, "Bi-Weekly Payroll for Hourly Employees" 
4. Copy for each student of Federal and State Tax Tables (to be used in calculating payroll) may be found on the Web.
5. "Calculating Bi-Weekly Payroll for Hourly Employees---Answer Sheet"
   
6. Teacher notes

Objective:  Prepare a budget.
Materials:  A copy for each student of "Budgeting Case Study", Teacher Notes

Objective: Describe the conditions and behaviors that are threats to safety.
Materials: Examples of accidents as reported in periodicals, newspapers, and magazines;
Worksheet for each student, "Potential Sources of Accidents," Teacher Notes

Objective: Describe laboratory safety and safety tools, regulations, standards, and practices associated with selected careers.
Materials: Guidelines for each student, "Safety Project," Teacher Notes

Objective: Examine labor unions and their impact on American workers.
Materials: Newspapers, trade journals, the Internet, and Teacher Notes

Objective:  Explain the importance of achieving and maintaining customer satisfaction.
Materials:  Worksheets for each student:

• "Customer Satisfaction"
• "Customer Expectations"
• Teacher Notes

Objective: Explain the importance of internal and external customer service.
Materials: Worksheet for each student, "Internal Customer Service," and Teacher Notes

Objective: Examine the influence of values-based behaviors on performance, productivity, and relationships.
Materials: Worksheet for each student, "An Organization's Values," and Teacher Notes

Objective: Describe the importance that vision and mission statements have for organizations.
Materials: Worksheet for each student, "The Power of Vision and Mission," and Teacher Notes

Objective: Demonstrate effective listening skills while interacting with a class member.
Materials: Worksheet for each student, "A Time That Someone Really Listened to Me," and Teacher Notes

Objective: Recommend actions that will reduce conflict and lead to positive results.
Materials: Worksheet for each student, "Conflict Situations," and Teacher Notes

Objective: Identify the critical skills exhibited by effective team members.
Materials: Worksheet and forms for each student, "Effective Team Members," "Individual Reporting and Group Reporting,"  and Teacher Notes

Objective: Examine style options for resolving conflict.
Materials: Worksheet for each student, "Style Options for Resolving Conflict," and Teacher Notes

Objective: Demonstrate the ability to manage time effectively.
Materials: The following worksheets for each student, "Doing First Things First"
and "Time Management Matrix," and Teacher Notes

Give each team an extra copy of "Time Management Matrix" for recording purposes.

Objective: Describe the impact of technology on businesses and/or industries that relate to a student's program of study.

• Access to newspapers, magazines, trade journals, and the Internet;
• Forms, "Field Trip Report," "Interview with Expert from the Community," "Student Summary of New Technologies and Trends,"
  
• Teacher Notes