Careers Research Slide Show Project Guidelines

Objective: Research three occupations to learn more about them and teach others.

1. Use the “Career Research Guide” to help with what types of information should be included in the slide show. 2. All 9 topics should be mentioned during the presentation and in the slide show. 3. A minimum of 3 resources should be used and cited (you may use one slide for your works cited). 4. There should be a minimum of 10 slides, a maximum of 15 slides. 5. Presentations should be 5 minutes long (no more/no less). 6. Be sure to follow the rubric carefully to earn the highest grade (50 points).

Slideshow

1. Avoid using full sentences 2. Don’t read from the screen (use slide show as a guide) 3. Make sure the font is big enough for the entire audience to see 4. Use light font color with dark backgrounds and vice-versa

Oral Presentation

1. Dress in business/professional attire

a. No Shorts b. No Sweat Pants/Shirts c. No Jeans d. No T-Shirts/Heavily Printed Logo Shirts e. Collared/Button Down/Plain Dress Shirts Acceptable f. Appropriate Dresses/Skirts Acceptable g. Khakis/Tights/Plain Dress Pants Acceptable 2. Speak clearly and articulate 3. Remember to make eye contact with the audience 4. Stand properly (don’t sit or lean), present naturally 5. Be prepared to answer questions Careers Research Slide Show Rubric

Category 5 4 3 2 1 Research Reflects a full Reflects a good Reflects a fair Reflects a poor Does not reflect any understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of understanding of each career and itseach career and its each career and its each career and its each career and its requirements requirements requirements requirements requirements

Preparedness Completely Mostly prepared Somewhat prepared Poorly prepared Entirely unprepared prepared Listening Excellent audience Good audience Fair audience Poor audience Had to be removed member member member member as an audience member

Topic Focus Stays on topic Stays on topic 99%- Stays on topic 89%- Has trouble staying Hard to establish the 100% of the time 90% of the time 79% of the time focused and is topic unorganized Presentation Presenter used an Presenter used a Presenter used a fairPresenter used a Presenter could not excellent voice andgood voice and voice and did/did poor voice and be heard and used appropriate did/did not use not use appropriate did/did not did/did not fonts and appropriate fonts fonts and appropriate fonts appropriate fonts backgrounds and backgrounds backgrounds and backgrounds and backgrounds

Attire Business/ Casual business Partial business Partial business Business attire was professional attire attire worn attire with other attire worn, but not worn worn unprofessional looked attire worn unprofessional or sloppy Time 5 minutes 4 minutes or more 3 minutes or more 2 minutes or more 1 minute or more than 5 minutes than 6 minutes than 7 minutes than 8 minutes

Content Addresses all 8 Addresses 7 Addresses 6 Addresses 5 Addresses fewer questions from questions from questions from questions from than 4 questions research guide research guide research guide research guide from research guide

Organization Slideshow is very Slideshow is mostly Slideshow is Slideshow is poorly Slideshow is not organized organized somewhat organized organized at all organized Resources Used at least 3 Used 2 resources Used 1 resource and Resources were not No resources were resources cited on cited on a slide cited on a slide cited on a slide used at all a slide

Total Score ______/50 points Careers Research Guide

1. Name of Occupation ______

2. Nature of the Work (Brief job description)

3. Working Conditions (Where do people in this profession work? Are there physical, emotional and or social demands for this job?)

4. Training and Education Requirements (Do you need a license? College Degree? Advanced Education? Certification? Experience? Describe the qualifications you’ll need for this occupation)

5. Time Requirements (Approximately how many hours do the jobs require a day, during the week, weekends, month and/or year)

6. Job Outlook (Is this job in demand or is the demand declining? Is it hot or not?)

7. Earning Potential (What is the average compensation for this profession? Are their ways to increase salary? Is it salary or hourly pay? Can you work overtime?)

8. Related Occupations (Name two other occupations that are similar that you could pursue)

9. Resources (at least 3)