Amplify Your • Event Prep activities present information to use when preparing for competitive activities in career and technical student organization (CTSO) competitions. • Teamwork activities provide opportunities for collaboration and cooperative learning, to help you learn how to interact with others in a productive manner. Content is presented in an easily comprehensible, relevant format. Practical activities relate everyday learning to enable you to experience real-life situations and challenges. • The Essential Question at the beginning of each section will engage you as you uncover the important points presented in the content. • Internet Research activities employ research and digital literacy skills to extract and analyze information about a specifi c topic. Section 12.2 Learning Importing and Viewing Data e How does use of a form improve the effectiveness of information in a database? H ow do es use of a form improve Copyright Goodheart-Willcox Co., Inc. the environment from Internet Research Finding Credible Sources. Research the history of databases using various Internet resources. Apply your secondary research skills to fi nd the information in a variety of formats such as reports, graphs, or articles. Describe each stage of database development. What methods did you use to extract information from the resources? Write a short informal report on your fi ndings. Cite each source that you use. Review and As Teamwork Working with a partner, navigate to your school’s website and fi nd the faculty and staff directory. Using spreadsheet software, create a worksheet that lists each faculty or staff member’s name, position, and other information such as phone extension or room number. List as much information as you can. P f li D l Review and Assessment u e ect hat u ld ndly ition ades for d sionals f their mission essions. ed lios. an int d articles CTSOs Student Organizations. Career and technical student organizations (CTSOs) are a valuable asset to any educational program. These organizations support student learning and the application of the skills learned in real-be world situations. Competitive events may written, oral, or a combination of both. There is a variety of organizations from which to select, depending on the goals of your educational program. To prepare for any competitive event, complete the following activities. 1. Go to the website of your organiza- tion to fi nd specifi c information for the events. Visit the site often because infor- mation changes quickly. If the organiza- tion has an app, download it to your digital device. 2. Read all the organization’s guidelines closely. These rules and regulations must be strictly followed, or disqualifi - cation can occur. 3. Communication plays a role in all the competitive events, so read which com- munication skills are covered in the event you select. Research and prepara- tion are important keys to a successful competition. 4. Select one or two events that are of inter- est to you. Print the information for the events and discuss your interest with your instructor. N N EVENT E E E E E V V E N N N N N N N N T T PREP P P P P P P P R R E P P P P P P P EVENT PREP T N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N V V V V V N N N N N T T T V N N N N E E E E E E E V V V V V V V V V V V E E E E E E E N N N N N N N N N N N N T T T T T T T T T T T T EVENT E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N N T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T T E E E V V V E E E N N N T T T V V V V V V V V V T T N E E E V V E E N N P P P P P P P P P R R R R R R R R E E E E E P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P R R R R R R R R R P P P R PREP P P P P P P P P P P P R R R R R R R R R R E E E E E E P P P P P P P P P P P PREP P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P R R R E E E P P P P R E P PREP P P P P P P P P P P P P R R R R R R R R R R R R E E E E E E E E E P P P P P P P P P R R R E E E P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P R R R E E P P