Career Research Template

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Career Research Template

• Name
• Career Title

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Project Assignments

• Internet Research
• Writing Assignment
• Interview
• Website Resources
• Library Assignment
• Career Path Chart
• Photo Assignment
• Outline
• Non-Linear PowerPoint

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Use the Ohio Career Information
Systemhttp//ocis.ode.state.oh.us/loginmain.aspx?
ReturnUrl2fDefault.aspx and the Occupational
Outlook Handbook http//stats.bls.gov/oco/home.ht
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• Create an account on the OCIS website.
• Locate articles about a career you are interested
  in on both of these websites.
• Read the article about your career choice.
• Summarize the description, statistics, and
  education required included in the article on the
  following slides.
• Journal your thoughts about the article.

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Description of Career
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Statistics
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Education Required
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My Thoughts
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Im interested in this career because . . .

• Write a complete paragraph explaining why you are
  interested in this particular career on the next
  slide.

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Im interested in this career because . . .
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Interview

• Conduct an interview with someone who works in
  this career.
• Write questions you will ask.
• Schedule an appointment (phone or in person).

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Interview Questions
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Interview Details
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Website Search

• Search for at least 2 Professional
  Organizations websites related to the career you
  are interested in. For example, the Ohio Dept. of
  Educations Website would be a professional
  website relating to teaching.

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Professional Websites
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Library Assignment

• Locate a book about a person that was important
  in this career.
• Read the book and describe what important role
  this person played in this field.

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Book Title

• Persons Role

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Career Path

• Draw a chart describing important steps in your
  path to working in this career.
• Include activities you can be involved in as a
  student, education required, and related job
  experiences that would be helpful in your chart.

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Bibliography

• Keep track of the resources you used in the
  different parts of your research.

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Graphics

• Include a photo of yourself use the digital
  camera and a friend to take a photo of yourself.
• Collect graphics related to the career.

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Career Presentation Outline

• In Word type an outline to draft the content of
  your final presentation.

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Non-Linear PowerPoint

• Learn how to use the following features in
  PowerPoint to make your final Career Presentation
• Action Buttons
• Custom Animation
• Slide Layouts
• Auto Date Feature