Career Research Project
A journey in self-discovery to set your pathway for your future
A WebQuest for IDEA Mission College Prep Students.
It is based on learning objectives included in the English Standards and Technology Standards
INTRODUCTION
What do you want to with your life? In order to make good choices for yourself while in high school, you need to consider your desires for your future. Successful people match their personal abilities, values, and interests with the attributes of their chosen career. They have a personal mission for their life that they follow.
TASK
Research a career that is of interest to you. Based on your findings, you will write a paper using MLA documentation and create a web site. Please look at the time-line for the dates.
PROCESS
Step 1: Discover who you are. Find out your personality type by taking an on-line assessment. Take the Personality Type Quiz.
Step 2: Next read about what the letters mean to help you verify your personality. What are your first two letters and the four letters of your Sub Variant? Share your findings with someone who knows you well. Give examples from your life experiences of how you fit each letter of your Sub Variant. Discuss how you interact with friends, parents, teachers, and other students. What are your strengths and limitations? Add this information to your Journal 1.
UNDERSTANDING YOUR RESULTS
The Sixteen Roles of Temperament
Step 3: Find out what is important to you. Participate in the Prioritizing Work Values Exercise (print this inventory). Copy your five top values into Journal 2.
VALUES INVENTORY
Prioritizing Work Values (print this inventory)
Step 4: Find your dreams. Participate in a career interest inventories. What are your top three preferred work environments?. What careers match with your interests? With someone with the same top preferred work environment, review careers that match your results. Identify a career direction you might like to pursue. Add information to your Journal 3 about your top three work environments and careers you find interesting. Did your find the inventory accurate? By tomorrow you must choose a career to research through the web, books, magazines, and one interview.
UNDERSTANDING RESULTS Holland's Six Work Environments Holland's Six Personality Types Career Briefs Careers by Temperament
Step 5: Create an outline for your paper in class. You will use this organizer to collect information from your research. Create a list of interview questions to use to research your career and submit a copy of your interview questions to your teacher.
INTERVIEWING
Step 6: As you find your sources use MLA style to create your bibliography. At least one book, one magazine, and one interview must be included in your bibliography.
WRITING ASSISTANCE
MLA Bibliographic Style--A Brief Guide
CAREERS RESEARCH
2008-09 The Occupational Outlook Handbook Career Briefs
Step 7: Start your research. Make note cards for information found in each source. Use a new card for each topic on your outline.
NOTE CARD ASSISTANCE
Step 8: Write a research paper. State your thesis; organize your notes to follow your outline; write your first draft; revise your draft; write your final copy in MS Word.
WRITING ASSISTANCE
Logical Steps to Writing a Paper
RESEARCH PAPER RUBRIC
Step 9: Create a web site on your chosen career. Copy your paper into MS FrontPage. Add graphics and hyperlinks. Be sure to use the file name you have been given when you save your page.
WEB PAGE ASSISTANCE
WEB PAGE RUBRIC
BEFORE YOU POST YOUR WEB
RESOURCES
Self-knowledge
ON-LINE TESTS Personality Type Quiz the career key
VALUES INVENTORY Prioritizing Work Values CAREER INFORMATION O*NET Online 2008-09 The Occupational Outlook Handbook Career Briefs Career Exploration
Product Resources
RESEARCH PAPER ASSISTANCE
MLA Bibliographic Style--A Brief Guide
Logical Steps to Writing a Paper
WEB PAGE ASSISTANCE
Work Sheets
Logical Steps to Writing a Paper
Results
EVALUATION
Please complete the Self-assessment Rubric about the following criteria:
Did the on-line Personality Type Quiz accurately depict your personality type?
Did the Prioritizing Work Values help you identify your core values?
Did the Career Key help you identify an occupation you are interested in?
Did you write a Career Report?
Did you create a Career Web Page?
Could you write another research paper?
Could you create a web page?
Have you improved your technology skills?
Rate the value of this WebQuest.
Please give suggestions for improving the activities of this project.
CONCLUSION
You have learned more about your personal strengths, limitations, interests, and values. You used this information to choose a career to research. You wrote a formal report and created a web page. Because of this information that you have learned about yourself, you will be able to make better decisions for your future.
SUPPORTING LINKS for Teachers and Parents
English Standards - Research Paper Learning Objectives
