Research a career

ü in the computer science field

: GATHER INFORMATION

: USE WEBSITES OF YOUR CHOOSING TO ANSWER THE

o QUESTIONS BELOW:

PART I –EVERYONE DOES THIS PART

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/home.htm

Go to this source

: Find the following information about the career:

o What education is required?

o What training is required?

o What salaries are offered?

§ How do salaries differ across the country?

§ How do salaries differ with education?

o Are there many job opportunities across the country?

o What are the duties required?

: What are the skills required?

: Include a picture related to your career.

: What are advantages/positives about this job?

: What are disadvantages/negatives about this job?

: Why would you

o Consider this job?

o Not consider this job?

SAVE AS: YOUR NAME LMC PROJECT

PART II-CREATE A DISPLAY OF YOUR INFORMATION:

CHOOSE FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING OPTIONS:

CHOICE #1

Y Complete a PowerPoint on your job

· Use the information you gathered from Part I

· Use quotes and end notes

· You don’t have to put a footnote on each reference, each time, just put the number of the reference, and list them in alphabetical order at the end of the report

· DON’T ask me how long it needs to be, just answer the questions above and summarize, and it’s the appropriate length

· Include pictures related to your career

· BE CREATIVE!!! SAVE AS: YOUR NAME CAREER PROJECT


CHOICE #2

Y Put your information in a Microsoft Word document in a report format

: Read a variety of information on the topic; even though you may find you get most of your information from one source.

: You need to use quotes and end notes

: You don’t have to put a footnote on each reference, each time, just put the number of the reference, and list them in alphabetical order at the end of the report

SAVE AS: YOUR NAME CAREER PROJECT

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POSSIBLE SOURCES TO USE:

http://www.khake.com/page17.html

http://www.careeroverview.com/computer-careers.html

http://www.ehow.com/about_4740256_high-paying-computer-careers.html

http://computer-careers-review.toptenreviews.com/

http://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000764.htm

http://education-portal.com/article_directory/q_p/page/Computer%20Sciences/q_p/Careers_and_Occupations_List.html

http://www.joblense.com/category/career-description/computer-based-careers/

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