Requirements for Careers Research Paper
1. Length: 6 to 10 pages, typed, double spaced. Fonts, spacing and margins are to be of a reasonable size (e.g. 28
point font for main text is not acceptable).
2. Include the following information and use section headers
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What is the career?
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How did this field develop? Who were the initial people working in the field?
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What formal training is required? Who offers it? How long is it?
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What experience/informal training are required? Where can you get it? How long is it?
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Who are the potential employers? Where are they located? What is the work environment like?
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What is the income range for someone in this field? What is the job market outlook? What are the
advancement options?
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What types of activities does someone in this field do? Describe a typical day’s activities for someone in this
field.
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What are the pros and cons of entering this field? Why?
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What type of person might this field appeal to? Why?
3. Cite references and include bibliography using the ACS Style Guidelines using the “By Author Name and Date”
method.
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/CHEM/acsstyle.html
4. Paper must use at least 5 different references and at least 2 references must be from sources other than online
sites. Websites that are publically-editable (e.g. Wikipedia) are not considered a valid reference.
Requirements for Careers Research Presentation
1. Presentation is to make use of some form of visual aid (e.g. PowerPoint or a poster board).
2. Presentation must be at least 2 minutes and can be no longer than 4 minutes.