COURSE CODE: 8406

Technology Assessment

SCED Code: 21054
Virginia Extended Description: 18
Suggested Grade Level: 11, 12
Duration: 18 Weeks
Prerequisite: Technology Transfer
OSHA Compliance Required?: No
CTSO: TSA
Non-Traditional?: F

Students use their knowledge and abilities in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and other disciplines to analyze the impacts of technological devices and systems. They apply information acquired through activities and research to predict future technologies. Students use hands-on activities to innovate a product or system based on their research and forecasting skills.

Course Sequences

A combination of this course and those below, equivalent to two 36-week courses, is a concentration sequence. Students wishing to complete a specialization may take additional courses based on their career pathways. A program completer is a student who has met the requirements for a CTE concentration sequence and all other requirements for high school graduation or an approved alternative education program.

Career Clusters

Pathway Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development
  • Industrial Engineering Technician
Natural Resources Systems
  • Ecologist
  • Forest Manager, Forester
  • Forest Technician
  • Wildlife Manager
Plant Systems
  • Crop Grower
  • Plant Breeder/ Geneticist
  • Soil and Plant Scientist

Pathway Occupation
Design/Pre-Construction
  • Architect
  • Civil Engineer
  • Cost Estimator
  • Landscape Architect

Pathway Occupation
Audio and Video Technology and Film
  • Editor
  • Producer
  • Sound Engineering Technician
Journalism and Broadcasting
  • Art Director
  • Editor
  • Program Director
  • Radio, TV Announcer
  • Radio, TV Reporter
Printing Technology
  • Production, Planning, Expediting Clerk
Telecommunications
  • Computer Programmer
  • Network Systems and Data Communication Analyst

Pathway Occupation
Business Information Management
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Cost Analyst
  • Financial Analyst
  • Market Research Analyst
  • Operations Research Analyst
  • Systems Analyst
General Management
  • Chief Executive Officer
  • Entrepreneur

Pathway Occupation
Business Finance
  • Cost Analyst
  • Economist

Pathway Occupation
Governance
  • Legislator
Planning
  • Economic Development Coordinator
  • Urban and Regional Planner
Regulation
  • Compliance Officer
  • Environmental Compliance Inspector

Pathway Occupation
Biotechnology Research and Development
  • Biochemist
  • Research Assistant

Pathway Occupation
Manufacturing Production Process Development
  • Industrial Engineer

Pathway Occupation
Engineering and Technology
  • Agricultural Engineer
  • Biomedical Engineer
  • Civil Engineer
  • Civil Engineering Technician
  • Environmental Engineer
  • Industrial Engineer
  • Industrial Engineering Technician
  • Materials Engineer
  • Nuclear Engineer
  • Power Systems Engineer
Environmental Service Systems
  • Environmental Sampling and Analysis Technician
  • Hazardous Materials Handler
  • Recycling Coordinator
  • Water Conservationist
Science and Mathematics
  • Atmospheric Scientist
  • Ecologist
  • Economist
  • Environmental Scientist
  • Geoscientist
  • Hydrologist
  • Oceanographer
  • Research Chemist
  • Technical Writer
Securities and Investments
  • Real Estate Developer

Pathway Occupation
Facility and Mobile Equipment Maintenance
  • Aircraft Structure, Surfaces, Rigging, and Systems Assembler
Health, Safety and Environmental Management
  • Health, Safety, and Environment Manager
Health, Safety, and Environmental Assurance
  • Safety Engineer
Logistics Planning and Management Services
  • Logistics Analyst
  • Logistics Engineer
  • Logistics Manager
Transportation Operations
  • Air Traffic Controller
  • Flight Engineer
  • Pilot
  • Ship Engineer
  • Transportation Manager
Transportation Systems/Infrastructure Planning, Management and Regulation
  • Aerospace Engineer
  • Civil Engineer
  • Civil Engineering Technician
  • Pilot
  • Traffic Engineer
  • Transportation Manager
  • Urban, Regional Planner
Warehousing and Distribution Center Operations
  • Traffic Engineer
  • Transportation Manager

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