Welcome back! I hope you all had a wonderful vacation and a time of rest over Christmas break. Below, you can find today's homework assignment (January 6) and the research paper assignment details.
Homework:
finish worksheet*
1-page typed, double-spaced abstract (quiz grade)
topic selection and working thesis
*Below are the URLs for this assignment; you may find it easier to click on these links instead of typing them in yourself.
URL for #2: http://www.humanmetrics.com/cgi-win/JTypes2.asp
for #3: go to http://typelogic.com and click on your personality type
for #4: take the quiz from #2, then click on “Identify your career with Jung Career Indicator”
for #5: browse to http://www.personalitypage.com/html/careers.html and click on your personality type
Career Research Paper
Your Task: Write a research proposal, then research and write about careers of your choice. Choose and research either (A) 2-3 related jobs within the same field (e.g. fashion, healthcare, computing) or (B) choose and research 2 unrelated jobs in which you have a strong interest.
Your research paper should include the following:
An introduction that gives an overview of each job you chose
A detailed description of each job—its nature and responsibilities
Career outlook (how hard is it to get a job in this field?)
Remuneration (pay and other benefits)
Necessary education and training; steps needed to get the job
A description of the advantages and disadvantages of each job
A conclusion explaining which job is most suited to you and why; how the job would be suited to your personality and interests; your skills that would help you in this job, shortcomings that you will need to overcome, and a plan for how you would go about getting this particular job.
Steps:
Investigate careers and make a list of all those that seem interesting to you.
Select a career, narrow your choices down to 2-3, and generate a working thesis.
Do preliminary reading; make a works cited page.
Take notes on all information to be used.
Write a detailed outline.
Type a rough draft with parenthetical citations and a works cited page.
Based on your research, decide whether you want to keep your original thesis or change it; write a final thesis.
Revise the rough draft based on comments from your peers and teacher.
Type the final paper with parenthetical citations and works cited page.
Requirements:
- Research Proposal to include: general topic, specific topic, methods for primary and secondary research, sources you plan to consult
Length: 5-6 double-spaced,* typewritten pages in regular 12 point, Times New Roman font, with 1-inch (2.54 cm) margins. All formatting should conform to MLA standards.
Sources: Works Cited page in MLA style with a minimum of four sources. To get an A in the research category of your rubric, you must use at least six sources, and more than one source must be either a print source (e.g. book or print encyclopedia) or a primary source (e.g. interview). Wikipedia may not be used as a source, but you may use Wikipedia to find other, more reputable sources (scroll down to the bottom of the page and look at the list of sources on the Wikipedia page).
*Your double-spaced paper should have a total of at least 22-23 lines per page. If you only have 18 or less lines per page, reduce your line spacing.
Major Due Dates:
- Friday, 6 January: begin initial topic selection
- Monday, 9 January: topic selection, working thesis, and Works Cited page due
- Tuesday, 10 January: outline and notes due
- Wednesday, 11 January: Rough draft due; peer and teacher conferences
- Thursday, 12 January: Complete research paper due
Examples of related topics:
Sports:
Professional athlete
Coach or referee
Trainer
Sports management & finance
Sports retail
Broadcasting
Writing:
Journalist
Technical writer
Freelance writer
Screenwriter
Health care:
Nurse
Chiropractor
Anesthesiologist
Surgeon
EMT
Computing and electronics:
Tech support
Network specialist
Computer programmer
Electronics sales associate
Engineering:
Software engineering
Mechanical engineering
Civil engineering
Aerospace engineering
Quality control
Research Choices – A Handout on Sources
“Primary, Library, and Internet Research” (477-502), Chapter 32 in The College Writer, goes into more detail on each of the sources mentioned below.
Types of Sources:
-- Primary: Original source with firsthand information.
-- Secondary: Information about your topic that is not directly from the person who experienced it.
Types of Primary Research:
--Surveys, questionnaires, quotes, interviews from original sources or experts in the field (that you then analyze)
--Field research (your personal observations and recorded data that you observed directly)***
--Journal entry recorded about something you or the other person witnessed or experienced
--Experiment results that you organized
Types of Secondary Research:
--Website sources from organizations or people who know about your topic
--Encyclopedias
--Statistical resources
--Guides and handbooks
--Academic journal, newspaper, or magazine articles
***This category of research is something commonly used for graduate and undergraduate college students in many different fields, from education to sciences and psychology.
Resources:
US Dept. of Labor Statistics’s Occupational Outlook Handbook: http://www.bls.gov/oco/
http://www.wetfeet.com/careers-industries
http://www.mit.myplan.com/
http://gecd.mit.edu/
Helpful hint: Many colleges and universities have career centers with websites; anything you find on a college website is a reputable source, and these career centers can be helpful to you in your research.
Research Paper Topic Selection
Some careers that sound interesting to me are (list several):
I am narrowing it down to my preferred choices of
1)
2)
3)
because _____________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________.
Some sources that I intend to use to do my research are
1)
2)
3)
4)
My working thesis is (explain why you think this career is a good match for you):
________________________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
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