Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024
A.
Communication Systems involves students in using technology to communicate
information which is visual or audio. Communication systems are an integral
part of the other technological activities involving input, processing, output,
and feedback. Students employ tools, materials, and other elements to solve
problems, create media, and process information. Students develop personal
interests and analyze the impact of communication systems on people and
society.
B. Technology Course
Content
1. Introduction to Communication
Technology
a. Objectives and content of
course
b. Safety with tools,
materials, and machines
c.
Personnel system for management and maintenance
d. Career opportunities and
information
e. Communications
systems
f. Model of
communications
2.
Telecommunication
a. Relationship to
communications
b.
Processes
c. One-way communications
systems
d. Two-way communications
systems
e.
Telecommunications
3.
Drafting Communications
a. Relationship to
communications model
b. Equipment
familiarizations
c.
Techniques
d. Types of mechanical
drawing
e. Size
description
f.
Reproduction
g. Drafting
careers
4. Graphic
Communications
a. Relationships to
communications model
b. Layout and
design
c. Image
generation
d. Photo-conversion:
principles of process photography
e. Image transfer
f. Binding, finishing, and
packaging
g. Graphic communications
careers
5. Continuous
Tone Photography
a. Relationship to
communications model
b. Black and
white still photography
c.
Cinematography
d. Photography
careers
6.
Communications Enterprise and the Technology Students Association
C. TSA Instructional Activities
1. Leadership/Management Systems
a. Personnel system uses class officers to
manage class/lab routines.
b.
Officers lead class discussions to decide group activities.
c. Small groups or committee plan class work
for year and coordinate with school association activities.
d. Students present design for products for
speaking experience.
e. Students
role play managers in communications work and business related to
course.
f. Students produce
campaign materials for elections in school students associations.
2. Technological and Career
Resources
a. Resource Committee arranges for
speakers from electronics or graphics industries in the community.
b. Students organize tour of TV station,
newspaper, or other communications facility.
c. Committee assembles career information for
use by the students.
d. Students
contact local printers for unused paper and materials.
e. Students design safety posters for local
industry.
f. Teacher organizes
career shadowing experience for students.
3. Solving School/Community Problems
a. Service Committee suggests electronic or
graphic projects needed to solve problem in school, community, or
agency.
b. Students design and
reproduce bulletin board for class.
4. Enterprise Projects
a. Enterprise Committee suggests product for
class to print to raise money for association activities.
b. Officers may contract to make projects for
civic group.
c. Officers role play
corporate officers in communications activity.
d. Class develops advertising campaign for
selling of products by class or chapter.
e. Students use computer to word process type
for products needed by others.
f.
Officers manage service to take orders for engraved name tags and
signs.
5.
Contest/Achievement Recognition
a.
Recognition Committee lists contests and Achievement Program as learning
activities for class.
b. Class
gives awards for quality, design, or creativity in projects.
c. Students display graphic and electronic
projects for others to see.
d.
Teacher preregisters students for contests at conferences.
e. Students prepare brochure or flyer about
achievements.
f. Class produces
note pads or bumper stickers about technology education or Science and
Technology Week.
For further reference see: Exploring
Communications by Seymour, Ritz and Cloghessy The Goodheart-Willcox
Publishing Company, Inc., 1987.
AUTHORITY NOTE:
Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 6:(A)(10) and
R.S.
17:10.