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Final Project: Your Career as an IT Professional
· Resources: Appendix A and Ch. 1 - 7, 9, 10, 14,
15, 17, & 19 of Professional and
Technical Writing Strategies
· Due Date: Day 7 [Individual] forum
· Write a 1,750- to 2,100-word research project
detailing one of the following career
choices:
o Web developer or administrator
o Project manager
o Database administrator
o Computer programmer
o Network and computer systems administrator
o Computer engineer (software or hardware)
Your research should provide insight into this career
field for a population of high school seniors. Your research will potentially
be published in an online careers magazine.
Ensure your research includes the following elements:
o A short proposal that includes:
· What you are proposing to write about
· Your background and how it has led you to pursue this
type of career
· The specific elements of the career you will focus on
in your final project (This may include salary, job requirements, physical
labor, and other characteristics of the job.)
· The benefits of having this job
· Anything you hope to learn more about through your
research
o An abstract (See Ch. 15.)
o The Microsoft® Visio or ConceptDraw™ diagram (even if
it is hypothetical) that you wrote in Week Three
o The results of your survey from Week Four
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o A graphic (such as an image, a diagram, or a screen
shot)
o A short summary of how you would present the
information if you could give a presentation to a live audience (keep in mind your
audience’s age)
o At least three outside sources, including a Web site, a
journal, and a magazine or newspaper (cited properly in APA format)
o A set of instructions of the steps to take to get into
the career
o Good use of design, white space, and other visual
elements
· Post your
final project as an attachment.
