Standard set
Area of Study 3.0: Consumer Services: Grades 6-12
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Integrate knowledge, skills, and practices needed for a career in consumer services
3.1
Analyze career paths within consumer service industries.
3.2
Analyze factors, including cultural, political, and geographical influences, that affect consumer advocacy.
3.3
Analyze factors in guiding development of long-term financial management plans.
3.4
Analyze resource consumption for conservation and waste management practices.
3.5
Demonstrate skills needed for product development, testing, and presentation.
3.1.1
Explain roles and functions of individuals engaged in consumer service careers.
3.1.2
Analyze opportunities for employment and entrepreneurial endeavors.
3.1.3
Summarize education and training requirements and opportunities for career paths in consumer services.
3.1.4
Analyze the effects of the consumer service industry on local, state, national, and global economies.
3.1.5
Create an employment portfolio to communicate skills needed for careers in consumer services.
3.1.6
Analyze the role of professional organizations in consumer service professions.
3.2.1
Analyze the role of advocacy groups at state, national, and international levels.
3.2.2
Evaluate the contributions of policy makers to consumer advocacy.
3.2.3
Demonstrate strategies that enable consumers to become advocates.
3.2.4
Analyze the effects of consumer protection laws on advocacy.
3.2.5
Apply strategies to reduce the risk of consumer fraud.
3.2.6
Analyze the role of media in consumer advocacy.
3.2.7
Examine the effects of business and industry policies and procedures on advocacy.
3.2.8
Analyze the use of educational and promotional materials in consumer advocacy.
3.3.1
Explain the effects of the economy on personal income, individual and family security, and consumer decisions.
3.3.2
Demonstrate components of a financial planning process that reflect the distinction between needs, wants, values, goals, and economic resources for a variety of diverse populations.
3.3.3
Analyze the effect of consumer credit on short and long-term financial planning.
3.3.4
Compare investment and savings alternatives.
3.3.5
Examine the effects of risk management strategies on long-term financial planning.
3.3.6
Analyze the effect of key lifecycle transitions on financial planning.
3.3.7
Explain the role of estate planning in long-term financial planning.
3.3.8
Analyze factors that influence establishing and maintaining a good credit rating and the effect of credit ratings on rates and terms for credit and insurance.
3.4.1
Investigate sources and types of residential and commercial energy, water policy and usage, waste disposal, and pollution issues.
3.4.2
Evaluate local, state, and national consumer programs and services, both private and government, to recycle and conserve energy and environmental resources.
3.4.3
Explore a variety of strategies and practices to conserve energy and reduce waste.
3.4.4
Examine waste management issues and local, national, international, and global issues.
3.4.5
Examine roles of government, culture, industry, and family in energy consumption.
3.5.1
Conduct market research to determine consumer trends and product development needs for diverse populations.
3.5.2
Design or analyze a consumer product.
3.5.3
Analyze features, prices, product information, styles, and performance of consumer goods for potential global impact and trade-offs among the components.
3.5.4
Evaluate a product utilizing valid and reliable testing procedures.
3.5.5
Apply statistical analysis processes to interpret, summarize, and report data from tests.
3.5.6
Evaluate the labeling, packaging, and support materials of consumer goods.
3.5.7
Demonstrate a plan to educate an audience about a new product on the consumer market.
3.5.8
Utilize appropriate marketing and sales techniques to aid consumers in the selection of goods and services that meet consumer needs.
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