LAWE1000 - Career Research Assignement

Thanksgiving

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The library, and many others around the state, will be closed on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday next week. With that in mind, it would be a good idea to make sure that you have all the research materials you might need now.

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Career Assignment Sections

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Project Overview (Career Topic) - 50 points

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1. Choose a career in a law enforcement / criminal justice related field.

Pick something (policing, corrections, private security) that you are interested in and and begin your investigation. You might be able to identify a particular employer (FBI, etc) that you'd like to work for as well.

2. Describe (in a typed - double spaced paragraph) the details of the job / career you have chosen including it's specific responsibilities and requirements.

You have to use an authoritative source to find this information. A good example is the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Bad, or unacceptable, sources are television shows or your own opinions.

3. Remember to include the job itself, including its duties and requirements in this paragraph. And as always, cite your sources properly. Describe why this job is interesting to you.

Career Sources - Part 2 - 50 points

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This is a typed "works cited" page that will list all of the resources that you consulted during your research process. You may have more sources that you will actually use, or you may find that you need to add to this list later as you find more relevant resources down the line.

You need at least five resources: at least one must be a PRINT resource, and the textbook does not count.

For the third part of this assignment you will be required to interview someone who is already working in a position similar to the one that you described. If you know their name, position, and contact information, list it in your "works cited" page now. If you haven't found a person to interview at this time, list the position you are seeking and summarize precisely what efforts you have made to find someone to interview (Left Messages, Sent emails, etc).

Career Inventory - Part 3 - 100 Points

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From your "works cited" page choose five sources that you used to research your career.

Three (3) may be from the internet.
One (1) must be the interview that you conducted.
One (1) or more must be in print (books, journals, magazines, pamphlets).

The textbook will not count as a source.

For each of these sources you must:

Write a brief description of the source and state how (or if) the information was helpful to you and why.

For the interview please include the following:

How did this person's job experience compare to what you discovered during your research?

Library Research Presentation

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Download the slides here

MLA citation styles

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I just noticed that the latest version of Microsoft Word (available on the third and fourth floor of the library, the TLC, and other on-campus locations) allows you create MLA citations manually by clicking the Reference Tab at the top of the page.

Click on "Manage Sources" and then "New" to create an MLA (or other style) citation for your "works cited" page.

This is NOT a perfect system, but if you are using basic websites or articles it is not too difficult to manage.

Always stop in and check with a librarian if you have any questions about how to cite your work.. HINT, the Penn link (see below) has the format for the proper way to cite unpublished interviews...

Building your MLA citations in Word

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Citation tools

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Here are some great tools for creating an MLA style bibliography:

Penn Online Research Tutorial

Eastern Washington University

Calvin College

Your Librarian

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Dan Overfield, MLS
Librarian / Instructor
MSS 400, by appointment
(216) 987-4591
daniel.overfield@tri-c.edu

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