Investing Careers Vocab
Across
- 3. is a smaller group of jobs within a career cluster that use similar skills. Each career cluster contains several career pathways. You can start in a lower-lever job in a career pathway and, with more education and experience, move up within that pathway.
- 4. a written or printed version of material originally presented in another medium
- 5. is an ability or expertise which may be used in a variety of roles or occupations. Examples include communication, problem-solving and self-control.
- 10. is a program in the United States and Canada created by the College Board which offers college-level curricula and examinations to high school students.
- 11. is a means by which college bound high school students may better meet the more stringent scholastic requirements for entry into colleges and universities.
- 13. power derived from the utilization of physical or chemical resources, especially to provide light and heat or to work machines.
- 15. a unit of the United States Department of Labor.
- 16. is an emerging field of study that includes Geographic Information System (GIS), Remote Sensing (RS) and Global Positioning System (GPS).
- 17. is the use of innovative technology to improve products or processes, with the relevant technology being described as advanced, innovative, or cutting edge.
- 18. the study or use of systems (especially computers and telecommunications) for storing, retrieving, and sending information.
Down
- 1. is the study of robot technology that makes use of disciplines such as: dynamic system modeling and analysis, mathematics, physics, biology, mechanical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, computer science and engineering, and automation (sensors, control, and actuators) technology.
- 2. is a free online database that contains hundreds of occupational definitions to help students, job seekers, businesses and workforce development professionals to understand today's world of work in the United States.
- 6. the exploitation of biological processes for industrial and other purposes, especially the genetic manipulation of microorganisms for the production of antibiotics, hormones, etc.
- 7. is a document in which the writer assesses the qualities, characteristics, and capabilities of the person being recommended in terms of that individual's ability to perform a particular task or function.
- 8. an indication of a student's academic achievement at a college or university, calculated as the total number of grade points received over a given period divided by the total number of credits awarded.
- 9. the branch of technology that deals with dimensions and tolerances of less than 100 nanometers, especially the manipulation of individual atoms and molecules.
- 12. extra academic activity is an activity, performed by students, that falls outside the realm of the normal curriculum of school, college or university education.
- 14. is the human effort in science, engineering, and business to fly in the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space.