Family and Career Studies

PREPARATION  LEVEL  COURSES

F320  LIVING  ENVIRONMENTS

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course provides basic knowledge and skills needed to select, acquire, maintain and manage living environments that meet the needs of the occupants.  The selection and care of housing and furnishings are related to factors such as social-economic conditions, individual tastes, psychological effects, aesthetic values, safety, sanitation and energy conservation.  The course content includes the following duty areas: locating and managing housing using goal-setting and decision-making skills; evaluating living space to meet basic needs; creating and maintaining living environments; ensuring health and safety; selecting appropriate resources in creating living environments; determining the impact of the individual and/or group on living environments; applying housing and home management choices relating to changing family/individual and career patterns.  Emphasis is placed on the application of basic management principles in relation to the environment.

F321  LIVING  ENVIRONMENTS  WITH  RESOURCE  MANAGEMENT

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course provides basic knowledge and skills needed to select, acquire, maintain and manage living environments that meet the needs of the occupants.  The selection and care of housing and furnishings are related to factors such as social-economic conditions, individual tastes, psychological effects, aesthetic values, safety, sanitation and energy conservation.  The course content includes the following duty areas: locating and managing housing using goal-setting and decision-making skills; evaluating living space to meet basic needs; creating and maintaining living environments; ensuring health and safety; selecting appropriate resources in creating living environments; determining the impact of the individual and/or group on living environments; applying housing and home management choices relating to changing family/individual and career patterns.  Emphasis is placed on the application of basic management principles in relation to the environment.

F322  RESOURCE  MANAGEMENT

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course focuses on the understandings and skills needed to make decisions about the use of resources and prevention strategies which contribute to an improved quality of life. The course content includes the following duty areas: utilizing resources and consumer information by applying goal-setting and decision-making skills; evaluating use of resources to meet social, physical and psychological needs; maintaining health standards by applying safety information; applying consumer rights and responsibilities in the marketplace; accomplishing mutual goals by utilizing human resources; and analyzing resource/consumer management skills necessary to make decisions.  This course meets the  content requirements (installment purchasing, budgeting, comparison of prices and an understanding of the roles of consumers interacting with agriculture, business labor unions and government in formulating and achieving the goals of the mixed free enterprise system) for consumer education instruction as required by the School Code of Illinois (Section 27-12.1).

F420 PARENTING

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course helps students understand the responsibilities, satisfactions and stresses of parenthood.  Many types of parenting situations are examined.  Stress prevention and management are emphasized.  Community agencies that help parents deal with various types of parenting situations are identified.  Course content includes the following duty areas:   managing and organizing parenting by applying decision-making and goal-setting skills; applying the basic principles of the parenting process; practicing health and safety standards as related to parenting; providing experiences which encourage parents and children to maximize resources; encouraging human relations skills in children/adolescents; and evaluating impact on parenting of family and career changes.  Special attention is given to the needs of teenage parents and to the importance of readiness for parenthood.

F421 PARENTING  WITH  RESOURCE  MANAGEMENT

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course helps students understand the responsibilities, satisfactions and stresses of parenthood.  Many types of parenting situations are examined.  Stress prevention and management are emphasized.  Community agencies that help parents deal with various types of parenting situations are identified.  Course content includes the following duty areas:   managing and organizing parenting by applying decision-making and goal-setting skills; applying the basic principles of the parenting process; practicing health and safety standards as related to parenting; providing experiences which encourage parents and children to maximize resources; encouraging human relations skills in children/adolescents; and evaluating impact on parenting of family and career changes.  Special attention is given to the needs of teenage parents and to the importance of readiness for parenthood.

F422  ADULT LIVING

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course is designed to assist individuals and families in achieving life satisfaction through responsible participation as adults in the home, community and workplace.  Emphasis is placed on the development of prevention strategies which will assist individuals in responding to situations in terms of their identified values and goals.  The course content includes:  developing short and long-range plans, demonstrating goal-setting and decision-making skills; evaluating and adapting basic needs to assume roles and responsibilities; recognizing and following health practices that assist in coping, selecting and using resources to enhance individual  growth and development; developing effective relationships to promote communication with others; and evaluating family and career changes   The course helps students identify resources that will assist them in managing life situations.

F423  ADULT  LIVING  WITH  RESOURCE  MANAGEMENT

Course length: 1 semester

Course credit: 0.5

Grade level: 11, 12

This course is designed to assist individuals and families in achieving life satisfaction through responsible participation as adults in the home, community and workplace.  Emphasis is placed on the development of prevention strategies which will assist individuals in responding to situations in terms of their identified values and goals.  The course content includes:  developing short and long-range plans, demonstrating goal-setting and decision-making skills; evaluating and adapting basic needs to assume roles and responsibilities; recognizing and following health practices that assist in coping, selecting and using resources to enhance individual  growth and development; developing effective relationships to promote communication with others; and evaluating family and career changes   The course helps students identify resources that will assist them in managing life situations.