Title: Identify changes and trends that affect the workplace.
Course: Career Strategies (22250-36) > Section: Examining Work and Society

Identification should include

- economic limitations and opportunities at local, state, national, and international levels
- geographic influences
- innovation
- technology
- outsourcing
- global/international competition
- supply and demand
- increasing educational requirements
- specialization
- trends that are shaping the world of work
- factors that affect the labor market
- emerging occupations.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How has the workplace changed over the past few decades in the sense of educational requirements, innovations, and globalization?
- What do you think are the most important trends influencing the workplace today? Explain.
- What trends pose a challenge for the career you want? Which trends offer opportunities? Explain.
- How do you think change in the workplace would affect you and your ability to perform your job?
- What are some ways technology can be both good and bad for the workplace and economy? Explain.
- What strategies might a worker employ to adapt to changes in their occupation?