PRS1060 Consumer Products & Services

Introductory · 1 credit · NAT - Natural Resources

Description: Students examine the basic techniques involved in developing consumer products and/or services within a hydrocarbon or mineral industry.
Prerequisite: None
Parameters: Access to a relevant processing, refining, manufacturing or service industry. Off-campus learning may support the development of knowledge and skills in processing, refining and/or manufacturing practices.

Outcomes The student will:

1 describe the range of consumer products and services derived from hydrocarbon and mineral resources
- 1.1 identify and describe a range of consumer products or services derived from nonrenewable hydrocarbon resources; e.g., oil, gas and coal; oil, gas and coal by-products; petrochemicals
- 1.2 identify and describe a range of consumer products and services derived from mineral resources; e.g., metallic and nonmetallic minerals, art and decorative stone, sand and gravel
- 1.3 explain the roles of renewable and nonrenewable hydrocarbon resources in producing electricity and heat energy; e.g., space and water heating, heat for industrial processing, fuels for transportation
- 1.4 investigate reasons for maintaining, increasing or decreasing current production levels of a specific hydrocarbon or mineral resource
- 1.5 predict factors that may influence hydrocarbon and mineral industries in the future; e.g., alternative energy sources, material substitutes, market competition and change
2 explain the processes used to develop a consumer product or to provide a related service
- 2.1 identify and describe the basic steps, including safety measures, involved in developing a consumer product or providing a related service; e.g., resource exploration, recovery and production, processing and refining, quality control, transportation, storage, marketing
- 2.2 describe facilities and equipment essential to developing the product or service; e.g., design features, operation and maintenance
3 demonstrate basic competencies
- 3.1 demonstrate fundamental skills to:
  - 3.1.1 communicate
  - 3.1.2 manage information
  - 3.1.3 use numbers
  - 3.1.4 think and solve problems
- 3.2 demonstrate personal management skills to:
  - 3.2.1 demonstrate positive attitudes and behaviours
  - 3.2.2 be responsible
  - 3.2.3 be adaptable
  - 3.2.4 learn continuously
  - 3.2.5 work safely
- 3.3 demonstrate teamwork skills to:
  - 3.3.1 work with others
  - 3.3.2 participate in projects and tasks
4 make personal connections to the cluster content and processes to inform possible pathway choices
- 4.1 complete/update a personal inventory; e.g., interests, values, beliefs, resources, prior learning and experiences
- 4.2 create a connection between a personal inventory and occupational choices