CIS 105 – Honors Project – Fall 2012
Using Computers in Your Chosen Career
Directions:
I.
Soul search to find out why you are attending Phoenix College and choose a
career area you are interested in. If you do not know what career to choose
pick one that interests you. E-mail Diane Stark at
d.stark@phoenixcollege.edu with your name and your CIS105 section
II.
Find a person who currently works in that career field and interview them.
a. Set up the interview with them.
Please visit this Website to read about informational interviews:
http://www.careerbuilder.com/article/CB-481-GettingAhead_How-Does-an-Informational-Interview-Work/
b. Before you go to the interview, use Microsoft Word to print out an
interview form
 Open Microsoft Word 2010
 Select File
 Select New
 Find Office Templates and then forms
 Select Employment Forms
 Select Applicant’s Interview Notes Form
 Fill in the information requested on the form. Under Questions to
Ask Interviewer include these questions:
 What is your current position?
 What kind of qualifications where needed to obtain your
position?
 How long have you been working in this career field?
 Why did you choose this career field?
 What kind of software do you use in your career field?
 What kind of hardware to you use?
 What future technologies are predicted for your career
field?
 Are there any resources I can go to find additional
technological information on your career field?
 Include any other questions you would like to ask.
c. After the interview record the answers in your form and send it to Diane
Stark at the above e-mail address.
d. Please make sure to send a thank you note to your interviewee within a day
or so of the interview. Make a copy of the thank you note and send it to
Diane Stark.
c. Using the information you obtained in your interview, write an essay on
why you chose your topic and who you interviewed. Report on software,
hardware and new technologies used in this career.
d. The essay requirements include:
 An introductory and concluding paragraph
 At least one paragraph each on why you chose your career, who
you interviewed, the software and hardware used in that career
and future technologies in your career.
 Double-spaced
 Use 1”top, bottom, left and right margins.
 Minimum 1,000 words
 College-level grammar
 Cite any resources you use.
 Header with your full-name and topic.
 Footer with the CIS105 section you are enrolled in and my name,
Diane Stark.
III.
Using your essay as a guideline, design a PowerPoint presentation that you
would use if you were presenting your essay to the class.
a. PowerPoint requirements
 A slide listing your name and career choice
 A slide outlining your presentation
 At least one slide explaining the software used in your chosen
career. You may also want to add a picture of the software.
 At least one slide explaining the hardware used in your chosen
career. You may also want to add a picture of the hardware.
 At least one slide explaining future technologies. You may want to
include pictures and links to Websites that explain new
technologies.
Due Dates:
 8/30/2012
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Send Diane Stark an e-mail acknowledging receipt of honors project.
Her e-mail is d.stark@phoenixcollege.edu
9/10/2012 Career area identified – submit through e-mail to Diane Stark
9/24/2012 Send an e-mail acknowledgement that you’ve read the article on
Informational Interviews to Diane Stark
10/22/2012 Send your Applicant’s Interview Notes Form and the copy of your
thank you note through e-mail to Diane Stark.
11/12/2012 Send essay through e-mail to Diane Stark
11/21/2012 Send PowerPoint to instructor through e-mail to Diane Stark
CIS105 Honor’s Acknowledgement Receipt
NAME: __________________________________________________________________________________________
Last
First
CLASS:___________________________________________
Section #
SEMESTER:______________________
E-MAIL:____________________________________________________________________________
TODAY’S DATE:________________________
The instructor has given me a copy of the CIS105 honor’s project. I have read the
requirements and understand the due dates for the project
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Student Signature