IF YOUR ASSIGNMENT COMES BACK WITH MORE THAN 25% SIMILARITY, YOU WILL RECEIVE A GRADE OF “0” FOR PLAGIARISM!
*****PLEASE NOTE:
Please submit your rough draft to UPSWING tutoring (for directions on how to access UpSwing Tutoring look under the Start Here Button) for an HCC online tutor to look over your rough draft before the end of week 5, or beginning of week 4, so they can check your rough draft for some errors you may have (they will only look at somethings not everything, there are some basics to writing you should have already learned from grades 6-12 (PLEASE FOLLOW THE RULES OF WRITING). PLEASE DO NOT WAIT UNTIL WEEK 7 TO SUBMIT TO THE ONLINE TUTOR, IT MAY TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO GET YOUR paperback from UpSwing depending on their schedule which could be to late for you to submit this assignment (remember LATE WORK IS NOT ACCEPTED!!). Once you receive the rough draft from the online tutor, use it to make the corrections on your original document, (remember they will only look at some things, so you need to make sure you review your final document for any mistakes that may need correction, I count off for all mistakes during grading, it is not the tutor’s responsibility to make sure your paper is 100% correct, but YOURS). (SUBMITTING YOUR ROUGH DRAFT TO THE ONLINE TUTOR IS REQUIRE, NOT OPTIONAL).
Once you have completed all the steps mentioned above, upload both the rough draft that the online tutor sent back to you and your final corrected copy into Canvas for grading, you must submit both, if not you will receive a grade of “0” for this assignment, and there is no resubmission (DO NOT SEND PICTURES OF YOUR WORK, SCAN AND UPLOAD YOUR ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS!) YOU MAY NOT USE VIRTUAL TUTORING!
**This is a seven paragraph essay only, if you submit less, or more than seven paragraph, you will receive a grade of “0” for this assignment. Each number represents a paragraph, the blue link(s) in those paragraphs are the sources that you MUST use to complete in that paragraph, and you must cite that source in MLA format in the paragraph, failure to do so, could lead to plagiarism, and a grade of “0”.
Begin with an introductory paragraph stating who you are and your career plans. Explain why you are interested in your career. When did you become interested in this career? What events in your life have led you to have this career goal? What major will help you reach your career goal? Explain your choice of career and what qualifications you feel you have for your chosen career? What is unique about your background?
2. Using the information you received from any of the assessments you have taken (multiple intelligences surveyLinks to an external site., learning stylesLinks to an external site., Career CoachLinks to an external site., or Personality AssessmentsLinks to an external site.), explain how your results might help you as you pursue your career and as you enter your profession.
* Extra Credit Option: Gain some experience with your field. Complete any of the following and include it at the end of your essay or attach your an artifact to your essay (see your professor for details).
Upload a Resume in CareerHub for Career Services Review
Attend an overview of services appointment with Career Services
Attend an HCC Career Fair
Complete a Mock Interview in CareerHub for Career Services staff to review
Click Here to learn how to access the CareerHubLinks to an external site.
3. Links to an external site.Your third paragraph should summarize and compare the career information you found in the Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH)Links to an external site., Career Coach, Career One StopLinks to an external site.Links to an external site., (all three sources must be used) for both the United States (national averages) and the Houston area (local averages). Compare the annual salary, job outlook, a brief description of the job’s responsibilities and the required education both locally and nationally. Describe your educational goals, will you need a certificate, bachelors, master or doctorate degree? What are the skills you will need to reach this career goal? Include your plans for financing your education. Please note this information is to be written in your own words. You are required to cite this information in your research paper and on the reference page.
4. Now it’s time to talk about your financial future according to the Texas Reality CheckLinks to an external site.report. Use the information from your financial assignment to write a paragraph that addresses the following. Give the amount of money you will need to earn to maintain the lifestyle you desire to live in the future. Describe the lifestyle you intend to live and explain whether the expected annual salary (local or national) for your career will allow you to live that lifestyle. If it doesn’t, describe what steps you will take to deal with this situation. If you will have excess income, discuss what this will mean for your future.
5. Compare the annual salary you will need to live in Houston to the salary you would need to live the same lifestyle in two other cities. Use the information your financial assignment and the CNN Money Calculator.Links to an external site. Discuss the differences in the cost of living in the two other locations versus the cost of living in Houston. Identify and report the largest percentage differences between the cities. Discuss whether family, groceries, housing or transportation are significant factors. Discuss whether your career is dependent upon location. Based upon your analysis, write a final statement that explains where might you decide to live.
6. Think about how you can help your community as you learn the transferable “soft skills” employers find valuable as you study. Find two places where you could possibly volunteer in the future that could use the skills you will acquire from studying and working in your profession. Use the information you found at Volunteer Houston Links to an external site. website to write this paragraph. List the two places and explain what type of help they are requesting. Finally, explain how this volunteer experience could help you build your professional network. What personal characteristics, skills, etc. will enhance your prospects for success in this career? What specific experiences (including work experiences) have furthered this interest? What impact do I want to have on society?
7. In conclusion, write your long-term career goal as a SMART goal. Refer to the Goal Setting assignment. State your goal and what date you plan to achieve it. Tell the reader three specific steps you will take to make the goal a reality. Acknowledge obstacles that will get in your way and say what you plan to do about those obstacles. End your essay with a narrative statement describing how your life will look and how you will feel when you reach your goal. What are my short-term and long-term career goals? Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Your essay must be typed, 12 point Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and formatted according to MLA style. You must create a reference page according to MLA style. When you use data from your research, you must follow that data with in-text citations and a Works Cited page.
CAREER RESEARCH ESSAY GRADING RUBRIC
Criteria
Pts
MLA format of paper double-spaced; MLA
& Works Cited page (if there is no Works Cited page the grade of this assignment will be a “0” a Works Cited page is required. Pagination for each page is required, the Works Cited page has all the required sources as mentioned in the stated paragraphs and sources are correctly cited. The Works Cited page should not be comprised of just links.
20pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Paragraph 1
Incomplete sentences, word usage & run-on sentences. Capitalization, grammar usage, & punctuation
a. State who you are and your career plans.
b. Why are you interested in your career?
c. When did you become interested in this career?
d. What events in your life have led you to have this career goal?
e. What major will help you reach your career goal?
f. Explain your choice of career and what qualifications you feel you have for your chosen career.
g. What is unique about your background?
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Paragraph 2
Incomplete sentences, word usage & run-on sentences. Capitalization, grammar usage, & punctuation
Using the information, you received from any of the assessments you took in this course, (multiple intelligences survey, learning styles, Career Coach) explain how your results might help you as you pursue your career and as you enter your profession. The student used at least two of the assessments
10pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Paragraph 3
Incomplete sentences, word usage & run-on sentences. Capitalization, grammar usage, & punctuation
Summarize and compare the career information you found in Occupational Outlook Handbook (OOH), Career Coach, Career One Stop all three sources required source for both the United States (national averages) and the Houston area (local averages). Compare the following:
a. annual salary
b. job outlook
20 pts
c. brief description of responsibilities
d. required education (locally & nationally)
e. Describe your educational goals, will you need a certificate, bachelors, master, or doctorate degree?
f. What skills will you need for your career goal
g. Include your plans for financing your education.
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Paragraph 4
Incomplete sentences, word usage & run-on sentences. Capitalization, grammar usage, & punctuation
Texas Reality Check – Write a paragraph that addresses the following:
a. Give the amount of money you will need to earn to maintain the lifestyle you desire to live in the future;
b. Describe (at least 3 lifestyle selections) that you intend to live and explain whether the expected annual salary (local or national) for your career will allow you to live that lifestyle;
*c. If the salary is not enough, describe what steps you will take to deal with this situation OR
*c. If the salary is excess income, discuss what this will mean for your future
10 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Paragraph 5
Incomplete sentences, word usage & run-on sentences. Capitalization, grammar usage, & punctuation
CNN Money Calculator – a. Compare the Houston salary you will need to live to 2 other cities; b. discuss the differences in the cost of living in the 2 cities versus Houston; c. identify and report the largest percentage (%) differences between the cities; d. discuss whether family, groceries, housing or transportation are significant factors; e. discuss whether your career is dependent upon location; write a final statement that explains where you might decide to live
10pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Paragraph 6
Incomplete sentences, word usage & run-on sentences. Capitalization, grammar usage, & punctuation
Volunteer Match -a. List
two places where you could possibly volunteer in the future and explain what type of help they are requesting. Explain how this volunteer experience could help you build your professional network.
c. What personal characteristics, skills, etc. will enhance your prospects for success in this career?
d. What specific experiences (including work experiences) have furthered this interest?
e. What impact do I want to have on society?
10pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning Outcome Paragraph 7
Conclusion
a. Write your long-term S.M.A.R.T. career goal – include the date you plan to achieve it; b. tell the 3 specific steps you will take to make the goal a reality; c. Write 3 obstacles that will get in your way and write what you plan to do about those obstacles; d. write a narrative statement describing how your life will look and how you will feel when you reach your goal.
e. What are my short-term and long-term career goals?
f. Where do you see yourself in ten years?
Incomplete sentences, word usage & run-on sentences. Capitalization, grammar usage, & punctuation
10pts
Total Points = 100%
