Career Reflection, Abstract, and Presentation
Procedure
You have now completed Professional Interview; Description of the Field; and
Demand, Salary, and Education. You will now include a reflection and create a
presentation to synthesize and communicate what you learned about the field that
you investigated. You will organize all of the information that you have gathered
related to your career investigation into one document. The document and
presentation should be concise, informative, and grammatically correct. The
document will contain career details and information from reliable resources. The
Reflection portion of the document will include your personal thoughts. Use APA
format to properly document the information. Refer to Citations in APA Style.
Reflection
The reflection should be written in narrative form and should include the following
information:
 Why did you choose this career field to research?
 What are some of the best and worst aspects of this career?
 What are the most difficult courses that you would have to take beyond high
school to earn a degree in this field?
Abstract
Your abstract should be a brief summary of the content contained in your career
report.
Presentation
The presentation should look professional. Your classmates are the intended
audience.
Your presentation must include the following:
 Your name, course, date, and title on the opening slide
 A summary of the most important information that you gathered
 A reference slide at the end of the presentation that documents your sources in
APA style
Final Documentation
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Your final documentation should look professional and should include, in the
following order:
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Title page, including an image, your name, course, date, and title
Table of contents outlining major portions of the document
Abstract
Description of the field
Demand
Salary
Education
Reflection
Presentation slides
References page
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