Florida Department of Education
Curriculum Framework 

Program Title:	Scientific Workplace Preparation
Career Cluster:	Manufacturing

College Credit Certificate	
CIP Number	0641030102	
Program Type	College Credit Certificate (CCC)	
Program Length	26 credit hours	
CTSO	SkillsUSA	
SOC Codes (all applicable) 	For program SOC codes, please see the Program and Course Tables section of the CTE Program Resources page linked below.	
CTE Program Resources 	http://www.fldoe.org/academics/career-adult-edu/career-tech-edu/program-resources.stml	

Purpose

This certificate program is part of the Chemical Technology AS degree program (1641030100).

A College Credit Certificate consists of a program of instruction of less than sixty (60) credits of college-level courses, which is part of an AS or AAS degree program and prepares students for entry into employment (Rule 6A-14.030, F.A.C.).

This program offers a sequence of courses that provides coherent and rigorous content aligned with challenging academic standards and relevant technical knowledge and skills needed to prepare for further education and careers in the manufacturing career cluster; provides technical skill proficiency, and includes competency-based applied learning that contributes to the academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning and problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability skills, technical skills, and occupation-specific skills, and knowledge of all aspects of the manufacturing career cluster. 

The content includes but is not limited to development of communication skills, mathematical skills, computer skills, a basic knowledge of scientific concepts in addition to modeling ethical responsibility.  The program completer will be able to assist scientist by performing basic scientific laboratory tests for various purposes such as quality control monitoring of on-going production operations, research and development, and the maintenance of health and safety standards in the laboratory. 

Additional Information relevant to this Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is provided at the end of this document.

Program Structure    

This program is a planned sequence of instruction consisting 26 credit hours.

When developing the course sequence for the local implementation of this program, select courses that:
•	Meet the skill development requirements of the standards and benchmarks of this program.
•	Where reasonable and practicable, align with programs offered by your institution or other postsecondary institutions in Florida, including: 
o	Related AS and AAS degrees.
o	Baccalaureate degrees within the same career pathway and/or Federal CIP code.

Visit FloridaShines’ Discover Programs website to identify other institutions that offer similar programs to review their course sequencing. Where appropriate, course alignment between institutions offering related programs can facilitate interagency student articulation.

Visit FloridaShines’ Common Prerequisites Manual to identify courses that are prerequisites for admission into an upper division program.  When sub-baccalaureate courses are aligned to the course admissions requirements of baccalaureate programs with the same career pathway, students can enter upper division coursework seamlessly.   

Florida’s Career Readiness Skills for CTE Programs

Employability Skills	
01.0	Apply academic skills to workplace scenarios.	
01.01	Use reading skills.	
01.02	Use writing skills.	
01.03	Use mathematical strategies and procedures.	
01.04	Use scientific principles and procedures.	
02.0	Design a solution to an industry problem.	
02.01	Use critical thinking.	
02.02	Use creativity.	
02.03	Make sound decisions.	
02.04	Solve problems.	
02.05	Reason. 	
02.06	Plan and organize.	
03.0	Manage resources within an industry project	
03.01	Manage time.	
03.02	Manage money or resources.	
03.03	Manage materials.	
03.04	Manage personnel.	
04.0	Oversee the subcomponents, operations and output of a technical or organizational system.	
04.01	Manage systems.	
04.02	Monitor systems.	
04.03	Improve systems.	
05.0	Use information for decision making.	
05.01	Locate information.	
05.02	Organize information.	
05.03	Use information.	
05.04	Analyze information.	
05.05	Communicate information.	
06.0	Apply relevant technology to workplace scenarios to aid productivity.	
06.01	Use technology.	
07.0	Interpret and express interpersonal communication.	
07.01	Communicate verbally.	
07.02	Listen actively.	
07.03	Comprehend written material.	
07.04	Convey information in writing.	
07.05	Communicate nonverbally.	
07.06	Interpret nonverbal communication.	
08.0	Interact with others to accomplish workplace goals.	
08.01	Collaborate with others in a team.	
08.02	Respond to customer needs.	
08.03	Exercise leadership.	
08.04	Negotiate to resolve conflict.	
08.05	Respect others.	
09.0	Manage personal behavior to maximize productivity and professional growth.	
09.01	Demonstrate responsibility and self-discipline.	
09.02	Adapt and show flexibility.	
09.03	Work independently.	
09.04	Demonstrate a willingness to learn.	
09.05	Demonstrate integrity.	
09.06	Demonstrate professionalism.	
09.07	Take initiative.	
09.08	Display positive attitude.	
09.09	Take responsibility for professional growth.	
Job Attainment	
10.0	Find, assess and apply to job opportunities.	
10.01	Identify online job posts relevant to his or her career aspirations.	
10.02	Compare and contrast the job posts’ required qualifications, job duties, compensation, benefits and employers. 	
10.03	Define what information, documentation and writing prompts are required for the positions.	
11.0	Communicate personal competence, character and fit for a job opportunity.	
11.01	Develop a resume.	
11.02	Write a cover letter.	
11.03	Curate a professional portfolio that includes work products.	
11.04	Prepare for and experience a mock job interview.	
12.0	Cultivate and leverage relationships to professionally advance.	
12.01	Request a signed reference letter, letter of recommendation and/or an online skill/professionalism endorsement. 	
12.02	Develop a plan to cultivate a professional digital footprint.	
12.03	Develop a networking plan for a specific industry of interest.	

Standards

After successfully completing this program, the student will be able to perform the following:

01.0	Demonstrate appropriate written and oral communication skills.
02.0	Demonstrate appropriate mathematical skills to solve basic problems in the sciences. 
03.0	Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal skills, decision-making strategies, and awareness of self-worth, ethics and values. 
04.0	Demonstrate computer competence. 
05.0	Demonstrate basic knowledge of scientific concepts.
06.0	Demonstrate basic knowledge of chemical concepts.

Florida Department of Education
Student Performance Standards

Program Title:	Scientific Workplace Preparation
CIP Number:	0641030102
Program Length:	26 credit hours

This certificate program is part of the Chemical Technology AS degree program (1641030100).  At the completion of this program, the student will be able to:	
01.0	Demonstrate appropriate written and oral communication skills.  The student will be able to:	
01.01	Write logical, readable, and understandable sentences and paragraphs. 	
01.02	Carefully read, accurately follow, and demonstrate an understanding of written instructions, standard operating procedures, and accepted manufacturing practices. 	
01.03	Read and evaluate ideas recognizing assumptions and implications. 	
01.04	Carefully follow and deliver oral instructions and other spoken information related to the workplace. 	
01.05	Prepare, outline, and deliver a short oral presentation. 	
01.06	Participate in group discussion as a member and as a leader. 	
01.07	Prepare visual material to support an oral presentation. 	
01.08	Answer and ask questions coherently and concisely. 	
01.09	Give clear, concise instructions. 	
01.10	Read technical manuals, reports and journals. 	
01.11	Read and prepare diagrams and charts. 	
01.12	Maintain legibly written logs and notes. 	
01.13	Keep detailed and accurate records.	
01.14	Maintain an accurate and legible notebook. 	
01.15	Accurately report data. 	
01.16	Write detailed standard operating procedures. 	
01.17	Professionally compose memos, letters, and reports. 	
02.0	Demonstrate appropriate mathematical skills to solve basic problems in the sciences.  The student will be able to:	
02.01	Calculate ratios. 	
02.02	Perform unit conversions. 	
02.03	Perform calculations using exponents and exponential functions 	
02.04	Perform calculations using logarithms and logarithmic functions. 	
02.05	Use appropriate significant figures. 	
02.06	Recognize patterns in data. 	
02.07	Solve single-unknown algebraic equations. 	
02.08	Accurately interpret and construct graphs. 	
02.09	Plot data, calculate slopes and intercepts of linear graphs. 	
02.10	Perform calculations using roots. (square, cube, etc.)	
02.11	Solve simultaneous equations. 	
02.12	Solve quadratic equations. 	
02.13	Solve word problems using arithmetic and algebra.	
03.0	Demonstrate appropriate interpersonal skills, decision-making strategies, and awareness of self-worth, ethics and values.  The student will be able to:	
03.01	Discuss the importance of teamwork and have experience working as a member of a team for planning, performing, analyzing, and reporting. 	
03.02	Demonstrate critical thinking skills. 	
03.03	Demonstrate high ethical standards in all aspects of work. 	
03.04	Apply quality principles to all aspects of work.	
03.05	Recognize sources and symptoms of stress and learn how to manage one's response to it. 	
03.06	Determine the importance of initiative and responsibility and examine the possible repercussions of action vs. non-action. 	
03.07	Demonstrate the ability to problem solve effectively and resolve typical workplace conflicts. 	
03.08	Apply decision-making strategies to workplace situations. 	
03.09	Explain the basis for employer expectations: the written and unwritten "rules for success." 	
03.10	Recognize the "culture" of an organization or employer and evaluate its impact on the individual. 	
03.11	Develop an awareness of diversity and multi-culturalism. 	
04.0	Demonstrate computer competence.  The student will be able to:	
04.01	Demonstrate use of computer hardware and peripherals.	
04.02	Demonstrate appropriate use of computer software applications and tools.	
05.0	Demonstrate basic knowledge of scientific concepts.  The student will be able to:	
05.01	Discuss the scientific method.	
05.02	Understand the need to organize and classify natural phenomena.	
05.03	Discuss relationships between characteristics of natural phenomena.	
05.04	Dissect a natural system into its component parts	
05.05	Model natural phenomena.	
05.06	Understand that nature behaves in predictable ways.	
05.07	Discuss methods of observing natural changes, from extremely slow changes to extremely fast changes.	
05.08	Discuss the variation of naturally occurring phenomena	
05.09	Discuss the diversity found within classes of natural organisms	
06.0	Demonstrate basic knowledge of chemical concepts.  The student will be able to:	
06.01	Write chemical formulas and use correct chemical nomenclature for inorganic compounds. 	
06.02	Classify inorganic compounds according to a variety of chemical and physical properties. 	
06.03	Name and write the symbols for the elements and describe characteristics of the common groupings of elements. 	
06.04	Describe the basic reactions that occur between commonly used chemical substances. 	
06.05	Read, write, balance and interpret chemical equations. 	
06.06	Solve a variety of basic chemical problems using equations and/or dimensional analysis. 	
06.07	Classify chemicals according to reactivity. 	
06.08	Demonstrate knowledge of chemical composition and stoichiometry. 	
06.09	Demonstrate an understanding of empirical gas laws and theory relating to the behavior of gases. 	
06.10	Demonstrate a basic understanding of energy as it relates to chemical and other processes. 	
06.11	Demonstrate a basic understanding of the laws and theories relating to the structure of the atom and how this relates to the Periodic Table. 	
06.12	Demonstrate a basic understanding of molecular structure and chemical bonding, 	
06.13	Describe the structure and properties of liquids and solids. 	
06.14	Describe solutions and their properties, and perform calculations involving solution concentrations, composition and colligative properties. 	

Additional Information

Laboratory Activities

Laboratory investigations that include scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving, emerging technologies, tools, and equipment, as well as, experimental, quality, and safety procedures are an integral part of this career and technical program/course. Laboratory investigations benefit all students by developing an understanding of the complexity and ambiguity of empirical work, as well as the skills required to manage, operate, calibrate, and troubleshoot equipment/tools used to make observations. Students understand measurement error; and have the skills to aggregate, interpret, and present the resulting data. Equipment and supplies should be provided to enhance hands-on experiences for students. 

Career and Technical Student Organization (CTSO)

CTSOs are co-curricular career and technical student organizations providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills. Career and Technical Student Organizations provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction offered. Other CTSOs not listed in this curriculum framework or recognized by the Florida Department of Education are permissible provided they support student mastery over the standards and benchmarks of this curriculum framework.

Accommodations

Federal and state legislation requires the provision of accommodations for students with disabilities to meet individual needs and ensure equal access. Postsecondary students with disabilities must self-identify, present documentation, request accommodations if needed, and develop a plan with their counselor and/or instructors. Accommodations received in postsecondary education may differ from those received in secondary education. Accommodations change the way the student is instructed. Students with disabilities may need accommodations in such areas as instructional methods and materials, assignments and assessments, time demands and schedules, learning environment, assistive technology and special communication systems. Documentation of the accommodations requested and provided should be maintained in a confidential file.