Your Own Company: ____________________________________

Website Address: ____________________________________________

You have made your own company (brand), website and name badge. It is time to think about the skills you would need and all your employees would need to work for your company.

Describe positive work ethic

Define integrity

Define teamwork skills

Define self-representation skills

Define diversity awareness

Define conflict-resolution skills

Define creativity and resourcefulness

Resource: http://www.cteresource.org/verso/courses/8421/technology-of-robotic-design-formerly-computer-control-and-automation-tasklist

If everyone is thinking alike then somebody isn't thinking. —General George S. Patton

Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go. —T. S. Eliot

The “silly” question is the first intimation of some totally new development.—Alfred North Whitehead

Student Activity: Develop an idea for your own company. Outline a brief organizational plan for your company. Explain the nature of the business; give a description of products and/or services; project your profits based on research, and write job descriptions for employees.

1. Write a description of the kinds of employees you need to hire.

2. List the qualities you would like your employees to have.

3. Write a list of questions you would ask potential employees.

Suggested Learning Measure: Computer-produced final copies of operational plan, including edited, proofed, and corrected for grammar, spelling, and proper language use

Resources:

http://www.learnaboutrobots.com/roboticsJobs.htm

http://www.ifr.org/uploads/media/Metra_Martech_Study_on_robots_02.pdf

http://www.iseek.org/careers/careerDetail?id=8&oc=100535&title=Robotics%20Engineers

Click on the Links to find out more about these areas:

My Company Name:________________________________________

Industry Organization Structure

Examine aspects of planning within an industry/organization.

Examine aspects of management within an industry/organization.

Examine aspects of financial responsibility within an industry/organization.

Examine technical and production skills required of workers within an industry/organization.

Examine principles of technology that underlie an industry/organization.

Examine labor issues related to an industry/organization.

Examine community issues related to an industry/organization.

Examine health, safety, and environmental issues related to an industry/organization.

Gerrol, Sarah

2012-09-21

Salem City Schools