Coach Ramer's Computer & Careers 4 Part Blog Assignment

Class:

Today you will be starting a 4 part assignment that will allow you to research, find and explore a possible career for you after you graduate from high school.  I will be providing you four main areas to focus upon while you research, look into and most of all, discover what you might like to do for a job, career and or schooling after graduation from high school.  

Step #1

Career Project  Steps #1 & #2

Job Description

You will write a ½ - 1 page “job description” on your chosen career. You will need to provide details for the following areas of your career choice, desired positiuon of field of work: ( This will provide me of what exactly you know about your career choice.

1. Job Description – What a person would do on a day to day basis in this particular career.
2. Yearly Salary – The average amount of money a person would earn in one year.
3. Education – Any education that a person would need in this particular career.
4. Career Outlook – Are there going to be any jobs in the future? Are job openings in this particular career field going to increase or decrease in the future?

Please follow this assignment as I have provided you a detailed description of the assignment in class this past week.  If you have any questions, please refer back to your KUDER results that I provided to you.  If you have lost or misplaced your results, please log onto your KUDER account and re-submitt your request for another copy of your results.

Step#2

Worksheet

Occupational Information Student Worksheet

Complete the following questions.  Find information about your specific career choice using the internet or any of the career websites that we have been using. Make sure you find DETAILED information for each questions: You can write your answers on a separate piece of notebook paper.  List at least 5 bullets (minimum) for each question.

1. Job Description and responsibilities of the job, what do they do on a day to day basis? What types of tasks do you perform, what is the nature of work?:

2. Educational Requirements and continued education and training (What kind and how much education do you need for this type of career?) Do you need any licenses, certifications or any other qualifications?:

3. College: name of college, location, description of declared major – use www.kudernavigator.com

(The college that you are using must have the major that will lead into your specific career.)

4. Salary description (How much does this job pay on the average?) You will need to compare this  to 2 other related job in the field or to the same job in a different parts of the State or Country (compare 3). This is the slide that you will use for your graph:

5. Personal characteristics, skills, and abilities needed for this Career 

6. Occupational Outlook and possibility for advancement (Are there any job openings for this career, what is the outlook?) Will therebe any job prospects in the future, will the demand for this career be increasing or decreasing?:

7. At least 5 address minimum where I could find further information

Career Project – Slide Description

Slide #1

Title

Slide #2

Job Description – Summarize the job

Slide #3

Video Slide – Insert a related Video

Slide #4

College – Description of the college and major needed to obtain a job in your chosen career

Slide #5

Educational Requirements – What kind and how much education

Slide #6

Salary Description (Chart/Graph)

Slide #7

Personal Characteristics

Slide #8

Occupational Outlook – Increase/decrease in jobs

Slide #9

Conclusion/Summary – Summarize your career and any education/training needed

Slide #10

Source Slide