Assignment:
QUESTION ONE
Conduct research on the information technology field and develop a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:
1. Professional Organizations.
Find a minimum of three professional organizations that may help someone enter this career field.
2. Volunteer Opportunities.
Identify volunteer opportunities related to this field that would help someone confirm that this field is right for him or her.
3. Program of Study Requirements.
Provide a summary of the requirements needed to complete a program in this field of study.
4. Career Search Information.
Include the following:
• A job description for an ideal or "dream" job in the information technology field from Indeed.com or another job site.
• a comparison of the job description to the field of a database administrator.
• an explanation of what courses in the program will give you the skills needed to either succeed in the field of a database administrator or prepare someone else to work as an information technologist.
• an explanation of what you need to do to ensure you gain the skills in those courses.
• an explanation of how networking and mentoring can help you achieve success.
• and an explanation of how a Christian Worldview might inform your decisions about your career path.
Additional Requirements:
1. The presentation should be 12 to 15 slides in length, including a title/introduction slide and a reference slide.
2. Speaker notes that expand upon the content of your slides are required.
3. The content presented in your presentation must be supported by a minimum of three to four credible sources.
QUESTION TWO
Build upon the information in your annotated bibliography to create a 750 to 1000 word mini proposal for future research. Your proposal should include the following:
1. A background of the topic: This section should include a synthesis of the research you have conducted.
2. The current problem: This section should identify a current problem within your chosen topic. Use current research to establish why this is an important problem to study.
3. Your research questions.
4. A research plan: Based on the current problem, identify the quantitative or qualitative method you would recommend, and explain why that is the best method for this problem. Describe why it is important to research this question and explain the possible risks.
Prepare this task according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide.