PAA Handbook

Practical and Applied Arts Survey Courses

A survey course is a configuration of recommended modules from a minimum of three pure Practical and Applied Arts curricula to create a Middle Level course of a minimum of 50 hours or a Secondary Level course to total 100 instructional hours (1 credit). There are six credits available at the Secondary Level for PAA survey courses – A10, B10, A20, B20, A30, B30. Details of recommended modules for survey courses are included at the end of this section.

Core modules are the modules that must be covered in a pure course of study or a survey course for developmental or safety reasons or for purposes of articulation.

Prerequisite modules contain content that must be covered before more complex content in successive modules is explored.

See the section Program Considerations for more information.

There are three approaches that can be used to configure a survey course.

Vertical Approach (Secondary Only): core or prerequisite modules may be selected within one cluster in PAA. CLUSTER organizers for PAA are: Agriculture (Value-Added), Care and Hospitality, Communications, Design (Build, Construct), Resources (Natural), and Transportation (see the Cluster chart in Appendix I). An example of a survey course from the Design cluster follows.

PAA A20 Survey Vertical Approach
Curriculum	Module	Code	Time
Design Studies	The Design Process	DEST01	15 hours
Drafting and Computer-aided Design	Sketching and Freehand Drawing Fundamentals	DRAF03	10 hours
Interior Design	Furniture and Appliances	INDE05	10 hours
Upholstery	Introduction to Upholstery	UPHL01	5 hours
Upholstery	Safety	UPHL02	6 hours
Upholstery	Fabrics	UPHL05	9 hours
Clothing, Textiles and Fashion	Textiles Applications	CTFA11	15 hours
Construction and Carpentry	Layout and Hand Tools	CONS03	5 hours
Construction and Carpentry	Introductory Wood Projects	CONS06	25 hours
Instruction required per credit			100 hours

Horizontal Approach – represents a selection of modules focusing on a theme from two or more clusters (see Appendix I cluster chart). An example of a survey course using a horizontal approach with a dinner theatre theme follows.

PAA B30 Survey Horizontal Approach
Curriculum	Module	Code	Time
Design Studies	The Design Process	DEST01	10 hours
Theatre Arts	Stage Properties	THEA05	10 hours
Cosmetology	Introduction to Salon	COSM01	3 hours
Cosmetology	Makeup Application	COSM07A	12 hours
Tourism, Hospitality and Entrepreneurship	Work Study Preparation and Follow Up	THER13	5 hours
Tourism, Hospitality and Entrepreneurship	Work Study	THER14	25 hours
Tourism, Hospitality and Entrepreneurship	Organizing Food Functions	THER11	10 hours
Food Studies	International Cuisine	FOOD19	5 hours
Food Studies	Food for Special Occasions	FOOD24	5 hours
Construction and Carpentry	Introductory Safety	CONS01	5 hours
Construction and Carpentry	Introductory Wood Theory	CONS02	10 hours
Instruction required per credit			100 hours

3. Random Approach: create a course by randomly selecting modules from two or more clusters to survey a variety of curricula. An example of a survey course using a random approach follows:

PAA A10 Survey Random Approach
Curriculum	Module	Code	Time
Information Processing	Learning to Keyboard by Touch	INFO102	20 hours
Welding	Shielded Metal Arc Welding Procedures	WELD15	15 hours
Design Studies	The Design Process	DEST01	10 hours
Food Studies	Kitchen Basics	FOOD01	10 hours
Food Studies	Kitchen and Food Safety	FOOD02	8 hours
Food Studies	Snacks	FOOD09	5 hours
Photography, Photographics and Graphic Arts	Fundamental Camera Controls	PHGA02	7 hours
Photography, Photographics and Graphic Arts	Black and White Film Development and Chemistry	PHGA06	10 hours
Wildlife Management	Outdoor Experiences	WILD03	10 hours
Photography, Photographics and Graphic Arts	Career Development Opportunities	PHGA12	5 hours
Instruction required per credit			100 hours