Computer Related Careers

Purpose: To understand the differences between computer related occupations and to see local employment trends.

Materials: Computer; Construction Paper & Glue.

Directions: Find and present selected facts about your assigned career. Use these facts to create a display that communicates the information that you have researched. Be sure to note where the information came from, so that sources can be cited.

Job Outlook

Use the web to find information about: Nature of the Work | Working Conditions | Employment | Training, Other Qualifications, and Advancement | Job Outlook | Earnings | Related Occupations | type of computer software they would use

Useful websites include:

Career Center University of Missouri – Find Direction on Your Career Path (

The Washington Post ( the Bureau of Labor Statistics ( Career Builder ( Virginia Career View ( Labor Market Facts ( and

Display

Your display should be well organized and clear. Use the color printer, color paper and your creativity to create an attractive display of the facts that you gathered. On the back of the display, attach both a list of students that worked on the project and a works cited page.

Occupations List (only 1 group per occupation!)

Computer Programmer, Software engineers, Cost Estimators, Librarians, Medical Transcriptionists, Game Designer, Multimedia Artist/Animator, Web Developer, Graphic Designer, Radio/TV Broadcast Technician, paralegal, Data Entry Specialist, Administrative Assistant, and Computer Security Specialist (Cybersecurity)

Display Presentation Rubric

Evaluating Student Display Presentations
D- 60—D+ 69
/ C- 70—C+ 79 /
B- 80—B+ 89
/ A- 90—A+ 100
Organization / Audience cannot understand display because there is no sequence of information. / Audience has difficulty following display because order of information. / Student displays information in logical sequence which audience can follow. / Student displays information in logical, interesting sequence which audience can follow.
Graphics / Student uses unnecessary graphics or no graphics / Student occasionally uses graphics that rarely support text. / Student's graphics relate to text. / Student's graphics explain and reinforce text.
Mechanics / Student's presentation has four or more spelling errors and/or grammatical errors. / Display has three misspellings and/or grammatical errors. / Display has no more than two misspellings and/or grammatical errors. / Display has no misspellings or grammatical errors.
Content / Display is missing more than one section of presentation. / Display is missing whole section of presentation. / Display is missing/misrepresenting information. / Display content requirements have been met.
Total Points:

Name of Student(s):