- Students develop project design and management skills to extend and enhance competencies and skills in other CTS courses through contexts that are personally relevant.
- Prerequisite: None
An introductory CTS project course must connect with a minimum of two successfully completed CTS courses, one of which must be at the introductory level and in the same occupational area as the project course. The other CTS course(s) can be either at the same level or at the intermediate level from any occupational area.
Plan
- Clarify the purposes.
- Define the deliverables.
- Specify time lines.
- Explain terminology, tools, and processes.
- Define resources; e.g., materials, costs, staffing.
- Identify how this project course connects to two or more other CTS courses.
- Identify and comply with all related health and safety standards.
- Define indicators for success.
- Present the proposal and obtain necessary approvals.
Create
- Complete the project as outlined.
- Monitor the project and make necessary adjustments.
Reflect
- Evaluate the project:
- Indicate the outcomes attained and their relationship to the original goals.
- Indicate the processes and strategies used.
- Include recommendations on how the project could have been improved.
- Describe how this project relates to your interests, values, beliefs, resources, prior learning, and experiences.
- Describe how this project could be connected to occupational choices.
Competencies and Skills
You will also be evaluated on your basic competencies such as your ability to:
- communicate
- manage information
- use numbers
- think and solve problems
- demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
- be responsible
- be adaptable
- learn continuously
- work safely
- work with others
- participate in projects and tasks