Unit 1: Career Research Project

Unit 1: Career Research Project

Objective: Students will be able to explore multiple career interests while identifying strengths, weaknesses, and set goals to achieve their career dreams.

​Wyoming State Standards Addressed

CV8.1.1- Career-aware students explore several career pathways including but not limited to outlook, salary, needed training, duties and lifestyle.
CV8.1.2- Career-aware students conduct an inventory of personal skills, aptitude and interests and identify career pathways that align with their results.
CV8.1.3- Career-aware students prepare a self-improvement plan including secondary and postsecondary programs to gain desired knowledge and experience toward possible career opportunities.
CV8.1.4- Career-aware students demonstrate an awareness of characteristics and skills necessary to enhance employability.
CV8.2.4- career-aware students apply safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology as appropriate to the task.
CV8.4.2-Career-aware students demonstrate an ability to identify sources from which they locate, interpret, extract and summarize data in an ethical and appropriate manner
CV8.4.3-Career-aware students demonstrate the ability to create compositions and presentations of technical data in both written and verbal formats.
CV8.4.4-Career-aware students integrate and translate content presented in diverse formats and media, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.
CV8.5.3- Career-aware students demonstrate technical knowledge and skills by safely, ethically and appropriately acquiring, storing, organizing and using materials, tools, and workspace.
CV8.5.4-Career-aware students demonstrate proficiency in selecting and utilizing technologies in the completion of tasks and projects.

​Project Description

This project is worth 10% of your final grade! (9pts) for your research and (9pts) for your presentation. Make sure you read all directions!

Within this project you will research TWO careers you would like to learn more about or want to pursue as a profession in the future. Use the following slides to research all of the required information and record it on a google doc.

With your research you will then select ONE career you want to present to the class using google slides.

​Project Step by Step

Step 1: Research Two Careers you are interested in pursuing.
Step 2: Record all information you gather on the google docs that is attached on slide 3.
Step 3: Pick 1 of the careers you researched and create a google slides presentation.
Step 4: Present you career to the rest of the class in 3 to 4 mins.

​How will I be Graded?

Research for Two Careers (9 pts)

1pt- Name of Careers
1pt- Career Description (What does someone in this career do?)
1pt- Further Education Required (College Degrees, Certifications, Licenses)
1pt- Average Salary Income
1pt- 5 Extra Facts
1pt- Work Environment (Risks, Indoors, Outdoors, Ect..)
1pt- 3 Soft Skills and 3 Hard Skills
1pt- What skills do you need to practice now to achieve this career?
1pt- What are two goals you want to set to achieve this career path?

Use the link below for a research template to keep your information organized. This is what you will turn in for your research grade!
Unit 1: Career Research - Google Docs

​How will I be Graded?

Career Presentation (9pts)

1pt- 3 to 4 minutes of time was taken to present.
2pts- At least 1 picture on every slide.
2pts- Presentation was fun and interesting with valid information.
2pts- Presentation covered all research information (Look back at the last slide to see what is included.)
1pt- Spelling and Grammer
1pt- Research and presentation were turned in on time.

​Helpful Websites

1. Home : Occupational Outlook Handbook: : U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov)

2. Career Search (educationplanner.org)

​Example

Career Research Example - Google Slides