- Select a career path in psychology that interests you or one you would like to know more about and research this career in more detail. This assignment will include researching a description of the career, the educational requirements, and other relevant information (e.g., average salary, growth potential in the field). Students will also summarize a brief biography of someone working in the career and their experience.
- Use this link to find career https://www.psychologycareercenter.org/careers.htm…
- For each question in the table attached you will be asked to write at least 2-3 complete sentences that provide additional information about your career. Make sure that all sentences are in your own words and not copied from the website (i.e., plagiarism).
- When submitting this assignment you must be sure to 1) label each section, 2) type each question and 3) then directly under the question complete the response (as stated above you should write at least 2-3 complete sentences for each question).
- Suggested guidelines for final summary: Your summary should be approximately 2-5 pages. Also the summary does not have to be written in a formal research paper format as long as you clearly complete the task above. Again, the summary can even be completed using any format (including a table) as long as it is clear you have addressed all the main sections and questions.
- Formatting: Use APA style format in all writing assignments (including citations and hea
| · What is the name of the career you have chosen?
· What appeals to you about this career? Why did you choose this career? |
| · What does someone in this career do?
· What are the daily duties and expectations for this job (List at least 3 and explain them)? · What are the specific responsibilities or tasks of individuals in this position and who do they serve and support? · Where do people in this career work and what are the conditions affecting their employment? |
| · What are the educational requirements for this job?
· How many years of study are involved? · Where would you obtain this education (e.g., on the job training, community college, college or university)? · What are some schools that provide this training? |
| · What are the skills and talents required for this job?
· What personality characteristics or skills do you currently possess that you believe will benefit you in this career? |
| · What is the salary range for this career?
· What factors affect how much you earn (commission, location, education, etc.)? |
| · How many people are currently employed in this career?
· What is the future demand for this profession? Is it increasing or decreasing? |
| · Make 2 specific connections to information you have learned in this course.
· For example, discuss how the research you found on this career is related to information you learned in your reading for the selected career · Compare and contrast this work with information you read in our textbook. |
| · Note: You do not have to interview someone from the field for this section. However, I would like for you to research someone who works in the field and has shared about their experience or has a published interview. Here is an example of a published interviewed with a developmental psychologists: https://www.apa.org/action/careers/improve-lives/jensen-arnett
· Summarize what they said about the career. For example, what do they consider the best parts of the day? What do they like most about their career? What would be the most challenging? Why did they choose this career? What do they do or research? |
| Provide all sources that you used for this research assignment. Be sure to include the where you found the informational interview. Also use following links to help place sources in APA style:
● https://www.citationmachine.net/apa/cite-a-website ● You do not have to write 2-3 sentences for this section. |
