Career Research Project

Career Research Project

INTRODUCTION

In this Career Research Project the student will research a career of his or her choice. The student will use the internet, library, job
shadowing, etc. to find information on that particular career. The information will be used for a career project to be presented to
the class in the form of a PowerPoint presentation. Below is a list of slides that you can use as a guide to creating your presentation.
You can use these slides and more if you like. There should be no more than 12 slides total. DUE SEPTEMBER 30th.
Slides:

- Introduction
o What is the career you chose
o Why did you chose that career

- Education requirements
o What schools must you attend
o What must your major be
o How long must you stay in school

- Training (If any)
- Certification exams (if any)
- Potential salary
- Who already has this job that you know of
- Works Cited

o What websites and/or resources did you use to find your information

ADDITIONAL INFO
- Be clear and concise in your presentation
- Avoid using many different colors
- Avoid having a large amount of words on one slides (don’t copy & paste large paragraphs of text)

GPS Focus Standards: Please list the standard and elements covered.

CTAE - FS- 10 Career Development: Learners plan and manage academic-career plans and employment relations.

National / Local Standards / Industry / ISTE:

ESS09 Employability and Career Development: Know and understand the importance of employability skills. Explore, plan, and
effectively manage careers. Know and understand the importance of entrepreneurship skills.

Business & Computer Science

Project Rubric & Grading Scale

CATEGORY 4 321

Oral Presentation Interesting, well- Relatively interesting, Delivery not smooth, but Delivery not smooth
rehearsed with smooth rehearsed with a fairly able to hold audience and audience
delivery that holds smooth delivery that attention most of the attention lost does
audience attention and usually holds audience time, but it is clear that not seem at all
has obviously rehearsed attention, but might rehearsal was lacking. prepared to present.
have needed a couple
more rehearsals.

Required Elements Presentation includes all Presentation includes Presentation is missing Project is lacking
several key
required elements as well most required elements more than two key elements. More than
one requirement was
as a few additional but is lacking one or two elements. One not completely met.

elements. All key elements. All requirement was not

requirements are met and requirements are met. completely met.

exceeded.

Grammar & Vocabulary Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Speaks clearly and Often mumbles or
distinctly most of the can not be
distinctly, and distinctly most of the time. Mispronounces understood. Speed of
some terms. Speed of the presentation is
mispronounces no words. time. Speed of the the presentation is hurried or slow.
hurried or slow.
Speed of the presentation presentation is paced

is well paced. satisfactorily.

Comprehension & Student is able to Student is able to Student is able to Student is unable to
Content
accurately answer almost accurately answer most accurately answer a few accurately answer
Posture and Eye
Contact all questions posed by questions posed by questions posed by questions posed by

classmates about the classmates about the classmates about the classmates about the

topic. Shows a full topic. Shows a good topic. Shows a good topic. Does not seem

understanding of the understanding of the understanding of parts to understand the

topic and material is topic and material is of the topic and most topic very well &

relevant to the topic. relevant to the topic material is relevant to does not uses

the topic. relevant material for

the topic.

Stands up straight, looks Stands up straight and Sometimes stands up Slouches and/or
relaxed and confident. establishes eye contact straight and establishes does not look at
Establishes eye contact with everyone in the eye contact. people during the
with everyone in the room room during the presentation.
during the presentation. presentation.

Total 20 15 10 5