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
  • Clarity, articulation, volume
  • Eye contact, enthusiasm
  • Pacing
  • Used slide text as prompts,
    not to be read
20
18
16
.
.
Slide mechanics
  • Legible text
  • Effective/creative use of:
    pictures, diagrams, and/or video clips
  • Aids or activities to illustrate the ideas
20
18
16
.
.
Career Info
  • Preparation, educ, skills needed
  • Day in the life,
  • What big picture are you contributing to?
  • [see other above]
  • Quantitative element: calculations, graphs, numbers
Company and project profile 		40
38
36
.
.
Other considerations not captured above. $+$ or $-$

Due Monday after break - presentations will start that week.