Career Research Project Guidelines Follow the guidelines on the following slides to complete your own career research PowerPoint Project. Use the titles on this template as the titles on your slides with the exception of Slide #7. Use KuderNavigator, Texas CARES, or the OOH Bureau of Labor Statistics websites to conduct your research for Slides 1-6 Use the collegeview.com website to help you locate a college. Then use the college’s website to find information for Slides 7-9 Use the Reality Check website for Slide 10 Use the Citation Machine website to correctly cite your sources for Slide 12

Name of Career Your Name Slide #1 Include picture or graphic related to your career

What They Do What are the general activities and duties of this job?. ( List FIVE Bulleted items) These are daily tasks that you would do on a regular basis if you worked in this career. Slide #2

Where & How they Work What is the environment like? (List FOUR bulleted items) Examples of things you could mention on this slide: What are the physical surroundings, work hours, and mental and physical demands of this type of work? Slide #3

Education & Training What training and educational background is needed for this area of employment? (List FIVE bulleted items) Some examples of things you could mention are: What types of classes do you need to take? What special skills or talents must your have? How many years of schooling beyond high school would you need? Slide #4

Earnings What are the starting and advanced salaries for this industry? (List TWO Bulleted Items) Slide #5

Job Outlook By what percent will this job increase/decrease? In other words, are there going to be more jobs created which would make your chances of getting a job in this field better? What will cause this increase/decrease? Slide #6

Name of School Use website: collegeview.com to help you find a school that offers the training you need for the career you have chosen and provide some basic information using your college’s website. (List 5 bulleted items with information about your college) Examples could include: the location of the school general information such as History of the school Programs of Study offered Clubs or Organizations available Slide #7

Admissions Requirements What do you need to do to get accepted into this school. (List at least THREE Bullets) Examples of items that you could list include: Are there applications to complete? If so, is there a fee required? Are there any other fees to pay? (Dorm deposit) What tests do you need to take? (SAT or ACT) What HS classes should you take in order to get accepted into this school? Slide #8

Cost of School List school UNDERGRADUATE costs such as: Room and Board (Dorm room and Meal plan) Tuition (Cost of courses you will need to take) Books Other fees (Science lab, parking, game passes, etc.) Compute total cost for one year (Add up all of the expenses) Slide #9

Reality Check Housing Utilities Food Transportation Clothing Health Care Entertainment Personal Upkeep Miscellaneous Savings Taxes Annual Salary Slide #10 List on this slide the information and costs after completing the reality check:

Final Thoughts Compose a SENTENCE response to the following questions What cluster(s) does your career fall into? What things did you like about the career you chose? Are you still interested in pursuing this career? Is there anything that you didn’t like about the career you researched? Will you be able to live on the salary for your occupation? Why or why not? (Compare the starting salary from Slide #5 with your Reality Check results on Slide #10) Slide #11

Sources Used List alphabetically ALL of the sources where you found information and pictures. (Should have at least 5 sources.) Use the Citation Machine website to assist you in formatting each source. Include the entire URL address! Google.com IS NOT a URL—it is a search engine! Make sure to include ALL sites where you found any information. This can include the following: Kuder Navigator website Texas CARES website BLS (Occupational Outlook Handbook) website All pages on your college website Anywhere you took pictures to put on slides with the exception of clip art Slide #12