PREPARE A CAREER RESEARCH REPORT

A WebQuest for High School Students in CAREER EXPLORATION

Career Zone

Introduction

You will write a career report researching any career that you might have an interest in. Choose a career from your interest inventory or choose one that sounds interesting to you.

There is a role for everyone in our society. Jobs require different skills, values, abilities and aptitudes and education. Your research will help you decide if this career is right for you.

Task

First, use reliable sites and or personal interviews to collect information about your chosen topic. Second, with the information found in the research process, compile the necessary information into a nicely formatted report. Set up your report with the following sections:

Introduction (explain why you chose this topic and what you hope to accomplish

Skills needed (describe what skills are needed in this career)

Personality needed (describe what type of personality would be needed in this career)

Education (list the education needed for entry level openings in this career)

Salary (list a salary range that one could expect if employed in this career)

Work Environment (describe the work environment that one could expect working in this career)

Job Outlook (describe the future openings predicted in this career)

Conclusion (now that you have done this research, are you still interested or not)

Process

Part 1 Research

Recommended sites for career exploration:

www.careerbuilder.com

www.employmentguide.com

Remember, you need to keep track of your sources for proper documentation later. (YOUR REFERENCE PAGE)

Part 2 Compiling

Review your research and paraphrase each section with a paragraph or two. All research must be cited.

The final product should look like the attached report on LAWYERSReport.doc.

Evaluation

Reports will be graded on organization, amount of information, sources, and mechanics.

Student Name __________________	Date: _____________
RUBRICS Mrs. Stratton West High School			Career Research Report
	4	3	2	1	0	SCORE
ORGANIZATION	Information is very organized with well-constructed paragraphs and subheadings.	Information is organized with well-constructed paragraphs.	Information is organized, but paragraphs are not well-constructed. The information appears to be disorganized.	The information appears to be disorganized.	There is no information to support topic.
AMOUNT OF INFO.	All topics are addressed and all questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed and most questions answered with at least 2 sentences about each.	All topics are addressed, and most questions answered with 1 sentence about each.	The information appears to be disorganized.	There is very little to no information listed.
SOURCES	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but a few are not in the desired format.	All sources (information and graphics) are accurately documented, but many are not in the desired format.	Some sources are not accurately documented.	Sources are not documented.
MECHANICS	No grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors.	Almost no grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors	A few grammatical spelling, or punctuation errors.	Many grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.	More than 5 grammatical, spelling, or punctuation errors.

Conclusion

After completing your report, you should be able to discuss whether or not you wish to pursue a career in this field and describe the steps you are taking to do that OR explain what you learned about this field that has changed your mind about pursuing this field.

Where do you go from here?

Now that I did this research, I found that I should take the following classes to better prepare myself for a career in __________.

Now that I did this research, I'm not interested in ____________but will look into _________________.

Credits & References

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