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Dear students,
Your career research essay must have research evidence in the form of:
–Attributive tags or other methods of source introduction/integration (e.g., “As stated in the Occupational Outlook Handbook”; “This information is supported by a website titled “Steps to Becoming a Surgeon”.)
–Quotation marks for direct quotes
–Parenthetical citations in MLA format following quotes, paraphrases, and summaries
–Works cited list in MLA format at the end of your paper
Failure to meet all of these requirements will result in an unsatisfactory grade.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.
Career Research Project
Directions: You will write a unified, coherent, and well-developed career essay (approximately
3-4 pages, double-spaced, and in MLA format), using a minimum of three credible sources. You
may not use Wikipedia.
Reliable sources include The Occupational Outlook Handbook; websites that end in .edu, .org.,
and .gov; newspapers (e.g., The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street
Journal; magazines (e.g., Time, Newsweek, Wired, The Atlantic, Harper’s, and The New Yorker);
scholarly sources (e.g., The Journal of Business Administration and Sciences Research, The
Journal of Aviation/Aerospace Education & Research (JAAER), The Journal of Psychology and
Behavioral Sciences, and The American Journal of Nursing); and, printed and electronic books.
Your research paper needs to be organized as follows:
Introduction
Why do you want to be a/an________________?
• Introduce and develop this topic in your first paragraph by giving reasons and
ending it with a thesis statement that articulates your career goal and how you
intend to accomplish it.
Body Paragraphs 1, 2, and 3
What steps (e.g., degree requirements, internship, licensure/certification, etc.) do you need to
complete to be able to achieve this goal?
• Develop this topic in your body paragraphs, devoting one step to each paragraph.
Start each body paragraph with a topic sentence. Use relevant quotations from
your sources, making sure that they are all well-integrated with signal phrases or
other methods of source integration learned in class. Additionally, each quotation
must be cited in MLA format (through parenthetical citations and a list of works
cited).
• For assistance with MLA source integration and citation, please refer to relevant
course files on Blackboard, as well as Purdue OWL.
Body Paragraph 4
What have you done so far to fulfill these requirements?
Conclusion
• Make a hopeful statement about what you will continue to do to achieve your
career goal and what you will do once you become a member of that profession
Grading Criteria
Content and Development of Ideas
The paper has a clear focus and develops the assigned topic according to assignment guidelines.
The introductory paragraph ends with a clearly stated thesis statement that articulates the writer’s
career goal and how they intend to accomplish it. Each body paragraph starts with a topic
sentence that relates to the thesis and which is supported with relevant research evidence and
explanations. The concluding paragraph meets the requirements of the structural outline.
Structure and Organization
The paper is organized around the specific questions listed on the preceding page and reads as
any other formal essay, with a beginning, middle, and an end.
Evidence of Research, Source Integration, and Citations
The paper uses a minimum of three credible sources, each effectively integrated through
appropriate signal phrases and cited in MLA format both within the paper (i.e., parenthetical/in-
text citations) and at the end (i.e., a separate page with a list of works cited). Paraphrases,
quotations, and summaries are all cited in accordance with this rule.
Papers that do not meet these requirements will earn an unsatisfactory grade. Similarly,
papers without parenthetical citations but which include a works cited page will be
considered plagiarized and, thus, earn a failing grade.
Word Choice (Diction), Tone, and Style
The words chosen are specific and appropriate for a college-level audience. There are no
colloquial expressions (i.e., clichés, euphemisms, slang terms, and contractions). The paper is
written in first-person, using pronouns such as I, my, and me. There are no second person
references, as in you and your. The paper maintains a suitable tone without language choices that
convey disrespect, sarcasm, etcetera. The paper is written in a semi-formal style, with sentences
skillfully constructed (i.e., unified, coherent, and effectively varied) and connected with
appropriate transitions.
Grammar and Mechanics
Clarity and effectiveness of expression are promoted by consistent use of standard grammar
(without subject-verb agreement errors, sentence fragments, comma splices, fused sentences,
dangling modifiers, etcetera), punctuation, and spelling.
Your paper will be graded according to how well it meets each of the criteria above.
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