Week 1

Course Standard 1 

HS-POF-1: Demonstrate employability skills required by business and industry. The following elements should be integrated throughout the content of this course.

 1.1 Communicate effectively through writing, speaking, listening, reading, and interpersonal abilities.

 1.2 Demonstrate creativity with multiple approaches to ask challenging questions resulting in innovative procedures, methods, and products. 

1.3 Exhibit critical thinking and problem solving skills to locate, analyze, and apply information in career planning and employment situations.

 1.4 Model work readiness traits required for success in the workplace including integrity, honesty, accountability, punctuality, time management, and respect for diversity. 

1.5 Apply the appropriate skill sets to be productive in a changing, technological, and diverse workplace to be able to work independently, interpret data, and apply team work skills. 

1.6 Present a professional image through appearance, behavior, and language 

HS-POF-2 : Trace the different types of pharmacies, identify the team members needed, and define terminology used in a pharmaceutical setting. 

2.1 Differentiate the types of pharmacy practices found in community and hospital settings.

 2.2 Discover pre-employment educational requirements, current employment options, and formulate a career path necessary for one option. 

2.3 Distinguish members of the pharmacy team; differentiate between roles and responsibilities of team members, and designate all members in appropriate positions on the organizational chart.

 2.4 Exhibit the appropriate use of pharmacology nomenclature to include terminology related to drug effects. 

2.5 Demonstrate knowledge and skills in these areas of science relevant to the pharmacy technician role, including anatomy/physiology, pharmacology and basic pharmaceutical chemistry. 

2.6 Explain the differentiation between the following concepts: pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, drug and medication, customer and patient, efficacy and safety.

 2.7 Identify natural sources of drugs and discuss how drugs are chemically produced or altered in laboratories.