Information Technology 11
IT Careers Project
Ø Choose a Career that involves Computers, research it, and create a Project about it.
Ø Create your Project in Word, Powerpoint, html, or Flash (it should be about 2 typed pages in word)
Ø Try some of the following sites. You can also use the Career information in the Careers Section of the Missing Link Game
IT career descriptions: www.discoverit.org
career descriptons: www.jobfutures.ca
career information: www.workinfonet.bc.ca/youth
career descriptions and job information: www.shrc.ca , www.canadiancareers.com
career guides: canlearn.ca, www.schoolfinder.com/careers , cx.bridges.com , www.careerbridge.com
Computer Science and engineering careers: http://www.ieee.org/organizations/eab/studentcareers.htm
Multimedia careers: http://www.skillsnet.net/core.cfm
computer game creator: http://www.makegames.com/
Post Secondary school information:, www.aucc.ca , www.accc.ca
Include the following elements in your project:
1. A Title Page with the following elements:
¨ Career title
¨ The course name (IT 10), the date, your name
¨ Graphics
2. Your report must cover the following points.
¨ Career title – what are the different Job Titles used for this career?
¨ Career description- what does someone who works in that career do?
¨ A Typical Day…: Describe what tasks a typical day in that career might be spent doing.
¨ Working Conditions: What are the working conditions like for this career – works hours, physical environment, hazards, overtime, stress level?
¨ Skills/ Qualities required to work in this career – what qualities, experience and skills do you need to have to do well in this career?
¨ Education / Training requirements – what education and training do you need to get a starting level job in that career?
¨ Schools/ Training institutes where you can receive the necessary training – list some colleges, universities, technical schools, etc. where you can take a program that will lead to that career.
¨ Room for Advancement: What are the different levels of advancement available in this career? What do you need to do to advance to them?
¨ Advantages of this Career: What factors make this a desirable career choice?
¨ Disadvantages of this Career: what factors might make this a less than desirable career choice?
¨ Salary and Advancement – what is the expected starting salary for this career? What are the different salary levels as you advance?
¨ Where can you do this career? What kind of companies or organizations might you be able to work for in this career field?
¨ Future Trends for this career (what will the job opportunities for this career be like in 5 years?)
3. A list of any resources you use, including any web sites that you gather information or graphics from.
Reference format:
Author, “Title of Web page” (date updated). Title of Web Site , url (www….).
IT 11 Career Report Evaluation
Name:
Career:
Criteria / Self / Teacher / CommentsInformation covered
¨ Career title¨ Career description
¨ A Typical Day
¨ Working Conditions
¨ Skills/ Qualities
¨ Education / Training
¨ Schools/ Training institutes
¨ Room for Advancement
¨ Advantages
¨ Disadvantages
¨ Salary and Advancement
¨ Where
¨ Future Trends / /5
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Presentation
- Title page, graphics,- Spelling & grammar, overall presentation,Reference List / /5
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