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Options for Course Delivery in Grades 11 and 12
Emphasis Courses
In Grades 11 and 12, a destination-related3 broad-based technology course may be devel- oped to emphasize a particular area of the subject (that is, an area related to a particular sector or particular occupations connected with the subject). For example, a workplace preparation course in computer technology could emphasize computer repair, or a uni- versity/college preparation course in technological design could be developed to empha- size apparel and textile design. However, an emphasis course must not entirely exclude other areas of the subject that relate to different sectors or occupations.
The topics and applications that must be addressed in an emphasis course are evident from the course description and the expectations and examples provided for the broad- based course outlined in this document. For example, it is expected that students taking
a one-credit (110-hour) Grade 11 university/college preparation course in green industries with an emphasis on forestry will nevertheless explore all areas of the green industries, including agribusiness, horticulture management and science, and landscaping architec- ture,4 and that the course will be delivered according to the philosophy of broad-based technological education outlined in this document (see p. 7). (Teachers will notice that the examples that accompany many of the specific expectations in courses outlined in this document are designed to illustrate the expectation from the perspective of several possible emphasis areas.)
Regardless of the area emphasized in a course, students must be given the opportunity to achieve all of the expectations of the course outlined in this document.
The emphasis courses that may be developed in each technological education subject can be identified, along with the course codes that must be assigned to them, from the list of Common Course Codes on the Ministry of Education’s website (at www.edu.gov.on.ca). In school calendars, the course description for the emphasis course may be created by adding an additional sentence to the course description provided in this document.
A student may take, and earn credit for the successful completion of, more than one course in any given technological education subject in Grade 11 and/or Grade 12. For example, a student may take two Grade 11 university/college preparation health care courses, one emphasizing dental services and another focusing on pharmacy services (these emphasis areas are specified on the ministry website). Similarly, a student might take the regular broad-based Grade 12 workplace preparation course in hospitality and tourism (as outlined in this document), as well as another Grade 12 hospitality and tourism workplace preparation course, developed on the basis of the same set of expecta- tions but emphasizing baking.
Multiple-Credit Courses
A destination-related5 broad-based technology course in Grade 11 or 12 may be planned for up to 330 hours of scheduled instructional time (for which the student may earn a maximum of three credits) if the course is part of a Specialist High Skills Major program or school–work transition program, if it leads to an apprenticeship or certification pro- gram, or if it supports an articulation agreement for advanced standing or preferred
3. In Grades 11 and 12, open courses may not be offered as emphasis courses.
4. If the course is developed as a multiple-credit course, the first 110 hours of the course must be delivered in this
way, addressing all areas within the subject. The remaining instructional time may be dedicated to the specified area of emphasis.
5. In Grades 11 and 12, open courses may not be offered as multiple-credit courses.
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