Career+Research+Project


 * = Career Research Project Outline =

This career project is designed to teach the researcher/writer and your audience something valuable about a chosen topic; in this case, a career. The Career Project allows you to choose your topic, take an active role in your research, and provide a step-by-step record of your discovery process.

YOU MUST CHOOSE A BUSINESS RELATED CAREER: [|www.careers-in-business.com]

Because you want to learn all you can about your topic, you will use several different kinds of sources: you will use information you find in the library, you will find information from Internet sources, and you will also interview at least one person who knows more than you about your topic. You may use the Arkansas Department of Labor website as a starting point: []

Your Career project will consist of 3 distinct parts
 * 1) Section I (What I Know, Assume or Imagine) is part of the prewriting portion of your research project.
 * 2) Section II (What I Discovered) is the research portion of your paper.
 * 3) Section III (The Search) is the reflection portion of your project.

As with all research project papers, following a format is important. All written sections must be: 1. **__Typed __** in Word, double-spaced 2. **__Include a Reference (Work Cited) page. __** 3. **__Use a variety of research sources __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, including but not limited to observation, interviews, books, magazines, reference materials, internet research etc. Your Career Research Project requirements are a minimum of **3 different sources** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a) **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Examples of 3 different sources __** <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Internet: __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> Some Internet Sources <span style="color: #1a4292; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to get some career ideas and information about careers <span style="color: #1a4292; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> to access **__Occupational Outlook Handbook__** <span style="color: #1a4292; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Magazines __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> on career choice <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. **__<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Interview __**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> with someone in the specified career <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. Items that must be included in your research: <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">a) Nature of the Work <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">b) Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">c) Employment statistics <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">d) Job Outlook <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">e) Earnings <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">f) Include at least 3 universities that offer a major in that field and include only the cost of tuition for each school. <span style="color: #1a4292; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.careerexplorer.net] <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">g) List at least 3 companies that will offer a job in the specific field you have chosen and a salary range for that company. <span style="color: #1a4292; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">[|www.careerbuilder.com]

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">In order to complete this project, it is important that you stay on task and complete your process/research work on time. DON’T PANIC! The process papers indicated below are divided into __small__ assignments designed to keep you organized and on track. Below, note the tasks you must complete, the point values, and the due dates.


 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You must include a title page with the following: //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. //** **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Career choice //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. //** **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Your name //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. //** **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This course //**
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. //** **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Date of submission //**


 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">You may be creative and include a colorful picture etc. that is appropriate and applicable. //**

**//<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 24pt;">Getting It Together //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Although you are gathering your information in sections, **__do not__** __write your research paper in sections__. Instead, let your information flow into your paper to inform your audience about your topic. Write in paragraph form and use the pronoun “I”. Just like other papers you have written, you’ll need an introduction, body, and conclusion to this paper. //

DUE April 12, 2013 //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This section is guided by the questions: **What do I already know about my topic and what do I want to know about it? Write five questions about the career you want answered as you research your topic.** Before conducting any formal research, do a quick-write about what you already know, think and assume about your topic. Include personal perspective like why you are interested in this topic or experiences that lead you to want to investigate this topic. //
 * //<span style="color: #b2b2b2; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 21.5pt;">Section I What I Know, Assume, or Imagine //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When pulling your research project together, think of Section I as the introduction to the information you have discovered and will share with the class. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ATTACH THE SECTION I RUBRIC FOUND BELOW //**

//<span style="color: #b2b2b2; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',sans-serif; font-size: 21.5pt;">Section II What I Discovered DUE April18,2013 //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This section is guided by the question: **What did I learn from my research?** It is the main body of your research project and contains all the information that you discovered from your primary and secondary sources. Information either quoted or paraphrased in this section must be correctly cited. Be careful NOT to **plagiarize** information; **__use it, but cite it__.** //

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When pulling your research project together, think of Section II as the body of information you have discovered and will share with the class. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ATTACH THE SECTION Ii RUBRIC FOUND BELOW //**


 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Section III The Search //** **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">April 22, 2013 //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This section is guided by the questions: **How did I find my information?** and **What now?** It is always important to reflect on how you came to know what you know (that’s how we become learners). The step-by-step process is important, but more important is what you think about what it is you learned. //
 * //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ATTACH THE SECTION Iii RUBRIC FOUND BELOW //**

//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Here are a few __WARNINGS:__ // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">1. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">DO NOT make doctor or dentist or any other appointments on your due date. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">2. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">NO LAST MINUTE EXCUSES! // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">3. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ANY CHANGES must be OK’d by your teacher! // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">4. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Attach the rubric with your name on it to the back of your final paper (minus 5 if not) ////<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">5. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ALL LATE PAPERS WILL BE ACCEPTED BUT REDUCED 10 POINTS EACH DAY LATE. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">6. // //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Each section turned in will count as a TEST GRADE. Final project is 30% of your quarter grade. //

**//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">COMPLETED PAPER IS DUE ON April 29, 2013 //** ||  ||