Career research / presentations
Questions to look at:
- What kinds of work are involved in this kind of engineering?
- What kind of knowledge and skills should you acquire in your education?
- Are you likely to be interacting with the public (more or less)?
- What are some of the major concentrations or specialties within this kind of engineering?
- Are there licenses or professional exams to take?
- What attracts *you* to this field?
- What jobs are open to you in addition to traditional 'engineering' in this field?
- Job prospects? Is there likely to be continued demand for folks in this field?
- Salary prospects.
- Geography: Is this a profession you can pursue anywhere in the country, or is it likely to mean that you have to work in a particular region?
- Trends & Prospects: How has this field been changing? Are there prospects for change on the horizon?
- Profile of one company active in this field.
Guidelines
- Write your draft up as a set of slides (PowerPoint / Google slides / Prezi / etc...)
- Cite your sources.
- Avoid extended quotes / Avoid plagiarism
$\Rightarrow$ synthesize in your own words
Evaluation sheet
Grade | |
---|---|
Speech mechanics
| 20 18 16 . . |
Slide mechanics
| 20 18 16 . . |
Career Info
|
40 38 36 . . |
Other considerations not captured above. | $+$ or $-$ |
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