DATE: 08/10/11
PRESONAL FINANCE 1
TERM PRESENTATION & FINAL EXAMS
Summary: All students will be required to do a semester presentation, which will also count as your final exams.
Topic: How do I land my dream job?
Description of assignment: Assume that your dream is to seek employment in your preferred field of expertise once you graduate from college. Prepare a classroom presentation to describe all the steps required to achieve your dream job. Make sure the following areas are discussed in your term paper or presentation:
· What is your dream job?
· How would you prepare yourself academically to achieve this dream? (Examples: talk to college advisors, choosing your college wisely, types of college courses you would take, academic clubs you would join, etc….)
· Consider economic factors associated with your chosen dream job.
· Consider social factors associated with your chosen dream job.
· How would you prepare yourself professionally to achieve this dream job? (Examples: talk to professionals, part time jobs in that field, internships, internet research on your dream job, etc…)
· How would you market yourself for your dream job? (Examples: professional resume, professional attire, preparation for interviews, etc….)
· Include creativity in the way you make your case.
Rules: The following rules will apply:
· Deadline to turn in your presentation is: Last Week of April 2011 (TBD).
· A maximum of 10 slides can be presented.
· Two or more students cannot have the same topic.
· Include at least 7 of the 14 Units of Personal Finance in creating your presentation.
· Include components of the 7 Catholic Social Teachings and Mercy Values
· Presentation: use PowerPoint 2007.
Tools: The following tools are recommended:
· Internet research.
· Discussion with business professionals.
· Discussion with your parents and church family.
· Financial newspapers like Wall Street Journal, Forbes, etc…
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