College / Career Research Paper PowerPoint Presentation For Day-to-Day Preparation & Research

Day One = I. Overview You are looking for several description/definitions of your career. You are looking for a brief history of the career. How did it start? Who started this career, or why did it come about? You must also find the outlook for your career. What is the likelihood that there will be a job for you when you graduate with the necessary certificate or degree? Where is this career heading? For this info., look at Bridges, COIN, Encyclopedia of Careers….and OOH. DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU WRITE NOTES!

DOCUMENTATION / BIBLIOGRAPHY CARRDS You must make a bibliography card BEFORE you write any notes. Citation examples begin on p in your Style & Documentation booklet. Look at the source & ask yourself, “Is this a book with one author? An editor? Is this a multivolume source? Is is printed by the US government?…Do this BEFORE you ask Mrs. Rains how to cite information. For more specific examples, see next slides.

EXAMPLE DOCUMENTATION For COIN: p. 32 S&D booklet “Occupational title from the COIN site.” COIN Computer Products. CD Rom. Day Month Year. EXAMPLE: “Physical Therapist.” COIN Computer Products. CD Rom. 14 October 2004.

EXAMPLE DOCUMENTATION For Encyclopedia of Career and Vocational Guidance: p.30 book with an editor OR p. 31 book w/multi volumes EXAMPLE: Cosgrove, Holli, ed. Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance. 4 vols. Chicago: Ferguson Publishing Co

Occupational Outlook Handbook “Name of occupation as it appears in book.” Bureau of Labor and Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook Handbook, 200( ) – ( ) Edition, Bulletin Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 200( ).

EXAMPLE DOCUMENTATION For Bridges: p. 32 = article in a reference database EXAMPLE: “Occupational title or title of article.” Choices Explorer Bridges Transitions, Inc. Search Date. URL. “Cosmetologist.” Choices Explorer Bridges Transitions, Inc. Search Date. URL.