College / Career Research Paper

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College / Career Research Paper

• PowerPoint Presentation
• For Day-to-Day Preparation Research

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Day One I. Overview

• You are looking for several description/definition
  s of your career.
• You are looking for a brief history of the
  career. How did it start? Who started this
  career, or why did it come about?
• You must also find the outlook for your career.
  What is the likelihood that there will be a job
  for you when you graduate with the necessary
  certificate or degree? Where is this career
  heading?
• For this info., look at Bridges, COIN,
  Encyclopedia of Careers.and OOH.
• DOCUMENT BEFORE YOU WRITE NOTES!

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DOCUMENTATION / BIBLIOGRAPHY CARRDS

• You must make a bibliography card BEFORE you
  write any notes.
• Citation examples begin on p. 30-32 in your Style
  Documentation booklet.
• Look at the source ask yourself, Is this a
  book with one author? An editor? Is this a
  multivolume source? Is is printed by the US
  government?Do this BEFORE you ask Mrs. Rains how
  to cite information.
• For more specific examples, see next slides.

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EXAMPLE DOCUMENTATION

• For COIN p. 32 SD booklet

Occupational title from the COIN site. COIN
Computer Products. CD Rom. Day Month
Year. EXAMPLE Physical Therapist.
COIN Computer Products. CD Rom. 14
October 2004.
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EXAMPLE DOCUMENTATION

• For Encyclopedia of Career and Vocational
  Guidance p.30 book with an editor OR p. 31 book
  w/multi volumes
• EXAMPLE
• Cosgrove, Holli, ed. Encyclopedia of Careers and
  Vocational Guidance. 4 vols. Chicago
• Ferguson Publishing Co. 2000.

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Occupational Outlook Handbook

• Name of occupation as it appears in book.
  Bureau of Labor and
• Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor,
  Occupational Outlook
• Handbook, 200( ) ( ) Edition, Bulletin
  2570.
• Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government
  Printing
• Office, Washington, DC 200( ).

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EXAMPLE DOCUMENTATION

• For Bridges p. 32 article in a reference
  database
• EXAMPLE
• Occupational title or title of article. Choices
  Explorer. 2004. Bridges Transitions, Inc. Search
  Date. URL.
• Cosmetologist. Choices Explorer. 2004. Bridges
  Transitions, Inc. Search Date. URL.

This is the last slide for DAY 1.