Career Research Poster Project & Presentation



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Due Date: Thursday, January 31, 2013

Outline & Poster: Using the information you have compiled, from the research done in the lab and library, you will create a poster. The outline and poster will focus on the following important aspects:

• Educational requirements

o Does this career require a college or technical degree?

o How many years of school?

o What are good colleges to attend for this career?

• Required Skills

o What skills does the career require?

o Do you have to have these skills in order to have this career?

• Salary

o What is the annual salary or hourly rate?

o Does it stay the same or does it increase annually?

o What is the least you could make? Most?

o Does education make a difference in salary?

• Job Duties & Type of Work

o What is the job description?

o What hours/days are required to work?

o Is this a career that can be found in any city?

o Is this work done inside or outdoors?

• Job Benefits & Job Drawbacks

o What are the benefits of this career?

o What are some things that may not be so great about the career?

Presentation: You will be presenting your poster on Thursday 1/31. You need to present for a minimum of 4 minutes, speak clearly and loudly, have good posture, appear to know the career well and be able to answer questions on the topic. You may use note cards as guides, but DO NOT READ FROM THEM!!! See the oral presentation rubric for complete details.

**Use the rubric when making the outline, poster and presentation, as guidelines for the project.

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Name_______________________________

|Points |Rubric for Career Research Outline |

| |Ideas & Content( 30 points) : |

| |The outline … |

|_____ |Has a Thesis Statement |

| |Has completed I, II, III, IV, V in complete sentences |

| |Organization (15 points): |

| |Sentence Outline Format |

|_____ |Uses the correct outline format |

| |Roman numerals, letters, and numbers |

| |Correct, Accurate Copy (10 points): |

| |Spelling, grammar, & punctuation |

|_____ |Typed, 12 font, Times New Roman, MLA Heading and page requirements |

|_____ |Works Cited (15 points) |

| |Rubric for Career Research Project Poster |

| |Appearance & Creativity (20 points): |

| |neatness |

|_____ |use of color |

| |use of whole board |

| | |

| |pictures |

| |charts |

| |data or objects |

| | |

| |Content (30 points): |

| |Educational requirements |

| |Required Skills |

|_____ |Salary |

| | |

| |Job Duties & Type of Work |

| |Job Benefits & Job Drawbacks |

| | |

| | |

| | |

| |Oral Presentation (30 points) *see rubric |

| | |

| |TOTAL FOR PROJECT (150 points) |

| |Comments: |

|150 | |

| | |

| |Rubric for Career Research Project Poster |

| |Appearance & Creativity (20 points): |

| |neatness |

|_____ |use of color |

| |use of whole board |

| | |

| |pictures |

| |charts |

| |data or objects |

| | |

| |Content (30 points): |

| |Educational requirements |

| |Required Skills |

|_____ |Salary |

| | |

| |Job Duties & Type of Work |

| |Job Benefits & Job Drawbacks |

| | |

| | |

|Criteria |0 |1 |2 |3 |

|Nonverbal Skills | | | | |

|Eye Contact |Does not attempt to look at audience|Only focuses attention to one |Occasionally looks at someone or |Constantly looks at someone or |

| |at all, reads notes the entire time |particular part of the class, does|some groups during presentation |some groups at all times |

| | |not scan audience | | |

|Facial Expressions |Has either a deadpan expression of |Occasionally displays both a |Occasionally demonstrates either a|Gives audience clues to what the |

| |shows a conflicting expression |deadpan and conflicting expression|deadpan OR conflicting expression |content of speech is about; |

| |during entire presentation |during presentation |during presentation |Appropriate expression, never |

| | | | |notice a deadpan or conflicting |

| | | | |expression |

|Gestures |No gestures are notices | Hand gestures are awkward | Uses too many unnatural hand |Natural hand gestures are |

| | | |gestures |demonstrated |

|Posture | | Sits during presentation or |Occasionally slums during |Stands up straight with both feet |

| | |slumps |presentation |on the ground. |

|Vocal Skills |  |  |  |  |

|Enthusiasm |Shows absolutely no interest in |Shows some negativity toward topic|Occasionally shows positive |Demonstrates a strong positive |

| |topic presented |presented |feelings about topic |feeling about topic during entire |

| | | | |presentation |

|Vocalized Pauses (uh, well |10 or more are noticed |6-9 are noticed |1-5 are noticed |No vocalized pauses noticed |

|uh, um) | | | | |

|Content |  |  |  |  |

|Topic Announced |Audience has no idea what the report| Gives 1-2 details about the topic|Gives more details to the audience|Clearly explains what the report |

| |is on | |about what report is over, but |is covering |

| | | |still not all | |

|Time frame |Presentation is more than 2 minutes |Presentation is 2 minutes less | Presentation is more than maximum|Presentation falls within required|

| |less than required time |than required time |time or 1 minute short |time frame |

|Completeness of Content |One or more points left out |Majority of points glossed over |Majority of points covered in |Thoroughly explains all points |

| | | |depth, some points glossed over | |

|Professionalism of |Mumbles, audience has difficulty |Thoughts don't flow, not clear, |Thoughts articulated clearly, |Presentation is organized and the |

|Presentation |hearing, confusing |does not engage audience |though does not engage audience |interest level of the audience is |

| | | | |maintained |

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