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Career Research Assignment

Due Tuesday by 11:59pm Points 75 Submitting a text entry box or a file upload File Types doc, docx, rtf, rtfx, and pdf Available until Feb 6 at 11:59pm

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Purpose Utilize career resources and your FOCUS 2 results to research an occupation and further understand self.

Directions This assignment has two parts. Be sure to complete both for full credit. Part 1 is mandatory. For Part 2, you will choose one of two options.

You will be referencing your work. The “Understanding & Avoiding Plagiarism” StudentLingo (http://www.studentlingo.com/nvcc) video will help you to learn how to use your sources effectively and what you need to do to document them correctly. You can also communicate with a NOVA librarian via http://www.nvcc.edu/library/students/citation.html (http://www.nvcc.edu/library/students/citation.html) .

Suggested resources to use for this assignment: FOCUS 2 - https://www.nvcc.edu/career-services/focus2.html (https://www.nvcc.edu/career-services/focus2.html) Occupational Outlook Handbook - https://www.bls.gov/ooh/ (https://www.bls.gov/ooh/) ONET - https://www.onetonline.org/ (https://www.onetonline.org/) Career One Stop - https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/CareerVideos/career-videos.aspx (https://www.careeronestop.org/Videos/CareerVideos/career-videos.aspx) (Resource includes videos with transcripts.) Labor Market Intelligence (LMI) - https://www.nvcc.edu/osi/labor-market/index.html (https://www.nvcc.edu/osi/labor- market/index.html)

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Virginia Education Wizard - https://www.vawizard.org/wizard/ (https://www.vawizard.org/wizard/) (“Browse by Occupation Name" section) NOVA’s Career Services - https://www.nvcc.edu/career-services/ (https://www.nvcc.edu/career-services/) (refer to Understanding Self and Exploring Careers sections.) Career Connection (job/internship database) - https://www.nvcc.edu/career-services/career-connection.html (https://www.nvcc.edu/career-services/career-connection.html)

Part 1: Research a Career (25 points)

Answer the list of questions below for your identified primary career option based on your FOCUS 2 assessment results and your research by using the resources provided above. Be sure to reference your research under “Source” to cite your sources and avoid plagiarism.

Primary Career Option:

Education/Training Requirements (identify the specific steps to take to prepare for this career option. For example, what level of degree is required; what should one major in?):

Outlook:

Salary:

Primary Work Activities:

Skills:

Values:

Reasons(s) why career option is of interest to you:

Source(s):

Part 2: Create a career vision for your future OR assess and strengthen your career readiness. (50 points)

*Choose either Option 2A (Understanding Self) OR 2B (Am I Career Ready? Assessment) - do not complete both parts.

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Option 2A: Understanding Self

Understanding Myself Better:

Reflect thoroughly to fully answer the following questions (type your answers below each question):

1. What three things about work are most important to me? 2. Which academic subjects do I excel in? 3. Where have I had successful experiences (personal and/or professional)? 4. What do the people I am close to say I do well? 5. What skills would I like to develop?

Future Life Vision Paragraph:

In 6 - 8 sentences, detail the work you will do; the place (where you will live), lifestyle (how you live and the kinds of people/places in your life), community activities, etc.

The following questions can help shape your future vision:

What things do I want to accomplish in my life? What is my dream career? What am I passionate about? When I think about a happy life, what does that include?

Option 2B: Am I Career Ready Assessment?

The Am I Career Ready? assessment will help you assess and strengthen your career readiness in 8 competencies (skills) that have been identified by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE) and are in-demand by employers.

1. Access the Am I Career Ready? assessment in the Career Planning Foundations section of FOCUS 2. 2. Complete the assessment. 3. View Your Results. Click Continue to view a page that provides feedback and a list of ways to develop each skill.

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Career Research Assigment

4. Identify a minimum of two ways you would like to develop each skill. 5. Access your results by utilizing the Review and Print My Portfolio option in the Career and Education Planning Results section. 6. Save your results to your computer and submit it as an attachment along with the Career Research Worksheet (Part 1) via Start

Assignment button at the top of the page. Once the submission tool appears at the bottom of this page, upload the required files. Be sure to review your work before submitting to ensure the entire document is viewable.

How to submit: Use this Career Research Worksheet.docx (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/607975/files/156831426?wrap=1) (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/607975/files/156831426/download?download_frd=1) (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/506198/files/133782274/download?download_frd=1) to complete Part 1 (mandatory) and Part 2 - Option 2A (if selected). Save your document to your computer and submit it as an attachment via the Start Assignment button at the top of the page. Once the submission tool appears at the bottom of this page, upload the file. Review your work before submitting to ensure the entire document is viewable. Alternately, you can copy and paste the questions, and submit via the text entry tab that appears after you click the Start Assignment button.

Refer to this Career Research Worksheet Example.pdf (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/607975/files/156831434?wrap=1) (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/607975/files/156831434/download?download_frd=1) as a guide for completing Part 1 (mandatory) of this assignment; and Part 2 - Option 2A if selected. Refer to this Am I Career Ready Assessment Example.pdf (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/607975/files/156831657?wrap=1) (https://learn.vccs.edu/courses/607975/files/156831657/download?download_frd=1) as a guide for completing Option 2B.

Grading This assignment is worth 75 points toward your course grade.

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Criteria Ratings Pts

25 pts

25 pts

25 pts

Part One: Research a career

25 to >20.0 pts Complete

Uses paraphrasing or own words to complete all questions accurately related to chosen career. Source(s) cited per example/citation resources.

20 to >15.0 pts Less than complete

Has two or less questions missing and/or source(s) not cited.

15 to >0.0 pts Somewhat complete

Has two or more questions missing.

0 pts Missing

Did not complete part one.

Part Two: Option 2A - Understanding Self: Understanding Myself Better OR Option 2B - Am I Career Ready? assessment

25 to >20.0 pts Complete

Option 2A - Thoroughly answered all five questions. OR Option 2B - Submitted the Am I Career Ready? assessment results.

20 to >15.0 pts Less than complete

Option 2A - Thoroughly answered at least four questions.

15 to >10.0 pts Less than complete

Option 2A - Thoroughly answered at least three questions.

10 to >5.0 pts Somewhat complete

Option 2A - Thoroughly answered at least two questions.

5 to >0.0 pts Somewhat complete

Option 2A - Thoroughly answered at least one question.

0 pts Missing

Option 2A - No questions answered. OR Option 2B - Did not complete the Am I Career Ready? assessment.

Part Two: Option 2A - Understanding Self: Future Life Vision Paragraph OR Option 2B - Am I Career Ready? assessment skill development section

25 pts Complete

Option 2A - Wrote a coherent future life vision paragraph consisting of a minimum of 6 sentences. OR Option 2B - Identified a minimum of two ways to develop each skill on the Am I Career Ready? assessment.

25 to >0.0 pts Less than complete

Option 2A - Wrote a coherent future life vision paragraph consisting of less than 6 sentences. OR Option 2B - Identified a minimum of two ways to develop four skills on the Am I Career Ready? assessment.

0 pts Missing

Option 2A - Did not write a future life vision paragraph and/or paragraph was incoherent/unrelated. OR Option 2B - Did not complete the Am I Career Ready? assessment.

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Total Points: 75

Criteria Ratings Pts