What you need to complete

your College/Career iSearch(Coin3) Portfolio

DUE THURS. JUNE 16, 2011

PORTFOLIO CHECK LIST OVERVIEW

I. Cover Page II. Table of Contents III. 10 Things – What I know, assume, and imagine IV. Interview Questions - 10 college / 10 career V. Career Goals (typed) VI. Education Goals (typed) VII. Coin3 Job Cluster Assessment Survey (printout) VIII. Coin3 Self Assessment Survey (printout) IX. Coin3 Skills Assessment Survey (printout)X. Coin3 Occupation Profile (printout) XI. College Profile (printout) XII. College Application (Filled out) XIII. Introduction (typed) XIV. Rough Draft - Body Paragraphs (A-E) XV. College Student Interview Paper (Q & A Typed) XVI. Interview Questions - 10 college/10 career

• XVII. 5-Page Essay “Course of Action: Research Paper” about what you’ve learned and what steps you will take to stay on track with your college and career goals.

• Your paper must include the SIX integrated sections:

1) Introduction (XII) Y 2) What I know, Assume, or Imagine 3) What I want to find out Y 4) The Search (Body Paragraphs Parts I & II ) Y 5) My Interview Y 6)What I Discovered All six sections should be incorporated into your “Course of Action: Research Paper."

XVIII. Sources Cited Page • Paper must be in MLA format. Must include references

• I. Cover Page – 10 Points

College I-Search Paper

John Doe

Mr. J. Marzo

English I (CP)

16 June 2011

• II. Table of Contents – 10 Points• • 10 Things – What I know, assume, and imagine……Page 2

• Interview Questions - 10 college / 10 career ………..Page 3

• Career Goals (typed)…………………………………...Page 4

• Education Goals (typed)………………………………. Page 5

• Coin3 Job Cluster Assessment Survey (printout)….. Page 6

• Coin3 Self Assessment Survey (printout) )………… Page 7

Coin3 Skills Assessment Survey (printout)………… Page 8

• Coin3 Occupation Profile (printout)…………………..Page 9

• College Profile (printout)……………………………… Pages 10-12

• College Application (Filled out)……………………… Pages 13-16

• Introduction (typed)……………………………………..Page 17 Rough Draft - Body Paragraphs (A-E)………………..Pages 18-20 College Student Interview Paper (Q & A Typed)…….Page 21

• 5-Page Essay “Course of Action: Research Paper…Pages 22-26

Bibliography Sources Cited Page (MLA Format)……Page 27

III. 10 Things – What I know, assume, and imagine 12 Points (Rough Draft hand written or typed)

Introduction - Why I chose my topic:

When I was a young girl, I decided that animals needed me. Every time I found a wounded or stray animal, I felt as though it were my duty to doctor it or find it a home. Sometimes my attempts at healing the wounds worked, but sometimes they failed miserably.

What I Know, Assume, or Imagine:

Once, when I was six, I found a baby bird that had fallen out of its nest and had been abandoned by its momma. I brought it home and my mom and I fixed a little nest in a bowl for it. We put it above the kitchen stove to keep it warm. My dad came home from work that night and did not know the bird was there. He turned the stove on to fix himself a snack before bed and cooked my poor little bird!

That is when I decided that I wanted to open a shelter for homeless animals and be able to have children bring me all of the birds, cats, dogs, horses, pigs, cows, sheep, etc. that they ever found. To a six year old, that was a perfectly logical thing to do so that no more birds would unknowingly get cooked.

What I want to find out:

Now that I have grown up and become a little wiser, I still want to take care of animals, but I know there is a lot more to it than just opening a shelter and telling the kids to bring me sick, homeless animals. What would I do with them? How would I know what was wrong with them? Where would I get the medicine to give them? How would I pay for the medicine if I could get it?

So, by doing this research paper, I hope to fill in some of the blanks in my mind about the details of being a veterinarian. I also hope to get a clearer idea of what fields are available to specialize in, the average salary of a veterinarian, and if experience with animals makes a difference when it comes to finding a job in whichever field I decide to specialize.

• IV. Interview Questions - 10 college/10 career - 15 Pnts• (Original questions that you either hand wrote or typed. They don’t include the answers )

* What kinds of books do you like to read and why?• • * What is the most difficult situation you've faced and

how did you deal with it? • * What would you do if you saw a fellow student

cheating?

* What might you want to specialize in?•

* What will you do if you can't get into vet school?

• V. Career Goals (typed) - 12 Pnts.

My career goal is to continue studying and learning about laboratory animal medicine so that I can someday become board certified. I would like to use this training to continue to make advances in animal welfare, and to share this knowledge with the greater research community.

VI. Education Goals (typed) - 12 Pnts.

Educational Goal Statements

In my education, I would like to take classes in high school to help build a foundation to becoming a veterinarian. I’d like to volunteer at a local veterinary office, SPCA, farm or animal hospital during high school to gain experience working with animals. I’d also like to attend college, perhaps in a pre-veterinary program and take biology, biochemistry or another science. University of California, Davis One Shields Avenue Davis, CA 95616 (530) 752-1011

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• VII. Coin3 Job Cluster Assessment Survey (printout) – 10 Pnts.The following are your top 3 career cluster areas, in order, starting with the one you were most interested in based on your answers to the Career Cluster Assessment.

•Finance - (10 points) These occupations deal with offering services for financial and investment planning, …

• VIII. Coin3 Self Assessment Survey (printout) - 10 Pnts.

• The following are your top ten occupations, in order, starting with the one that you were most interested in

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• IX. Coin3 Skills Assessment Survey (printout)- 10 Pnts.• The following are your top 3 career cluster areas,

in order, starting with the one you were most interested in based on your answers to the Skills Assessment

Arts A/V Technology & Communications - (-10 points) These occupations deal with designing, producing, performing, writing and publishing

• X. Coin3 Occupation Profile (printout)- 10 Points• Occupation Profile : Veterinarian

Working Conditions• Work Inside : Work Both Inside and Outside • Earnings (Yearly Average)• $60,000 and Beyond • Employment and Outlook• Faster Than Average Growth Expected

XI. College Profile (print) University of California – Davis 12 Pnts. Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.)

Year Founded -1905Type - 4 yearCalendar- QuartersSummer School - YesCommunity Size - Medium City Affiliation -  Public

• XII. College Application (Filled out) 15 Points

• Fill out best you can. Some sections you will have to speculate where you will be by the time you graduate from CHS in order to complete.

• XVI. 5-Page Essay “Course of Action: Research Paper” 55 Points

• about what you’ve learned and what steps you will take to stay on track with your college and career goals.

• Your paper must include the SIX integrated sections:

1) Introduction (XII) 2) What I know, Assume, or Imagine

• 3) What I want to find out This is where you use the MLA format!

4) The Search (Body Paragraphs Parts I & II ) 5) My Interview

• 6)What I Discovered•

All six sections should be incorporated into your “Course of Action: Research Paper.”

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• XIII. Introduction: (Final Draft typed) 12 Points Why I Chose My Topic

When I was a young girl, I decided that animals needed me. Every time I found a wounded or stray animal, I felt as though it were my duty to doctor it or find it a home. Sometimes my attempts at healing the wounds worked, but sometimes they failed miserably…….

What I know, Assume, or Imagine Once, when I was six, I found a baby bird that had fallen out of its………

What I want to find out

Now that I have grown up and become a little wiser, I still want to take care of animals, but I know there is a lot more to it than just …………..

XIV. Rough Draft - Body Paragraphs (A-E) 20 Points A. Write an topic sentence, explaining what college course work you need to obtain a degree in the profession that you have selected. Also explain what the job duties of your career entail.

B. Give a short summary of how you obtained your research.

C. Explain the purpose of your research paper. Why is it important to you to learn more about college and career?

D. Discuss college preparation for your career.

E. Talk about the most important questions that you had about your career. Also explain your sources of information. Example: How much money does the occupation pay?

Note: You must have 5 sources citied within your paper!

The Search -BODY OF YOUR I-SEARCH PAPER (FINAL DRAFT) DOE 1

This is where you use the MLA format!

John Doe

Mr. J. Marzo

English I (CP)

16 June 2011

“Snips And Snails And Puppy Dog Tails”

That’s what a veterinarian takes care of! If it breathes and you can see it, there is a

veterinarian around somewhere that can doctor it! I hope to someday be included in the list of

exceptional animal caregivers known as veterinarians.

The place I spent most of my time doing this research paper was the Cerritos Library located

in the city of Cerritos, California. The staff there was most supportive in helping me locate

research material. I also received several pointers from the book by Ken Marconi, entitled “The

• DOE 2

I-Search Paper”. It suggested several different questions to ask myself about what I wanted out of my career choice. I want to be able to support a family someday and give my children a few

of the luxury items that I never had as a child. I want to be able to send them to Disney World if they wanted to go. I want to have a nice house instead of a cramped, two-bedroom mobile home. I want to be able to take my kids shopping for new school clothes at the beginning of the school year instead of waiting for the items to go on sale at KMART halfway through the fall. I just want a better life for my family than the one I had growing up. That is what I want from my career choice. And I am willing to work harder than the average bear to accomplish my goal.

To become a veterinarian, you must go through eight years of college. That is a long time to someone who is only a high school freshman! I will be going to Cerritos Community for the first two years, then I will transfer to the University of Davis for two more years. The next four years will be spent at a veterinary college. That is, if I get lucky enough to get accepted. I don’t know what I will do if I get turned down. I guess I will apply to be a veterinary assistant somewhere.

The Search -BODY OF YOUR I-SEARCH PAPER DOE 3

The first question I wanted answered was “how much money does a veterinarian make?” One of the librarians directed me to the Occupational Outlook Handbook 2010-11 Edition published by the Dept. of Labor Statistics Bureau. It stated that…..

New veterinary medical college graduates who enter the

Federal Government usually start at $35,808…The average

annual salary for veterinarians in the Federal Government

in nonsupervisory, supervisory, and managerial positions

was $67,482 in 2001. (276)

I still wanted a little more information on the salary issue, so I went to the “Encyclopedia of Careers and Vocational Guidance” 18th Edition, Vol.4. The salary range it gave was from $27,800 to $81,200.

O.K., maybe I was a little hasty in my choice of being a country vet! But I still have a long way to go before I have to make a choice, so I can still explore many other options. Maybe, in the end, it won’t be the money that determines my final choice.

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I have always had a high respect for veterinarians. Vets have the ability to diagnose, treat, and most of the time, cure something that can only speak to them with their eyes, tails, and body actions. Through this research, I found out that being a veterinarian doesn’t necessarily mean you have to be stuck in a little clinic, taking care of dogs and cats all day. There are lots of different kinds of veterinarians. For instance, I found that I could be a Veterinary Anatomist. That is someone that studies the form and structure of animals. Or I could be a Veterinary Epidemiologist. That is someone that studies or treats skin diseases in animals. This is only a couple of types of veterinarians. For a more complete listing, you can look in the “Dictionary of Occupational Titles”, 4th Edition, Vol. 1.

I spoke with many people in the Los Angeles, California area, and asked them what kind of veterinarian this area needed. All of them were quick to respond “one that will make house calls!” In Los Angeles, California , they have just that. In an article in the Long Beach Press Telegram, Aug.19, 2010, it tells us of “a veterinarian named (what else?) MacDonald, that runs Veterinary House-Call Services.” MacDonald says, “By treating patients in their homes, I gain insight into health issues that might affect them” (MacDonald).

Also, many of the people that need house-calls for their pets, are elderly. My grandmother lives in a Senior Citizen apartment complex. There are quite a few of the residents that have dogs. They say that they often have trouble getting to the vets office because of their own health issues. So for tem, a mobile vet could possibly be the difference between the life and death of their pet.

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The area of veterinary care I am most interested in right now, is the care of large animals, such as farm animals. If I choose to be a large animal vet, I know I will be subjected to many different, sometimes unpleasant, working conditions. The “Occupational Outlook Handbook” says….

Veterinarians in large animal practice also spend time

driving between their office and farms or ranches. They

work outdoors in all kinds of weather, and have to treat

animals or perform surgery under less-than-sanitary

conditions. When working with animals that are in pain,

veterinarians risk being bitten, kicked, or scratched (275).

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My Interview:

I wanted to get some first-hand information from local veterinarian, Dr. Donald Gibson, D.V.M., so I took advantage of the college library once again and used their computer study lab to create an interview packet. I had to decide which questions would benefit me the most to have answered. And, once again, the I-Search Paper (Marconi) came into use. It helped me come up with some great interview questions. I had an appointment to interview Dr. Gibson today at 5p.m., but when I went to his office, he was still so busy that he did not have time for the interview. I am supposed to go back tomorrow and pick up the completed interview packet.

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XV. College Student Interview Paper (typed) 20 Points What is your typical workday involve...?

• My typical workday begins with clinical rounds of the animals in ICU and the facility, and a brief meeting with the animal technicians to plan our day.

• During her assessment of the sick animals, I: Examine them from nose to tail

• Additional Roles: Advisor - She advises investigators, the

majority of whom are human physicians, on the unique anatomy and physiology of the different animal species, and how this impacts their research goals.

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What I Discovered:

By doing the research for this paper, I have discovered that I want to be a veterinarian more than ever. I now know I have more options available than just being a country vet. I know I can make a good life for my family and possibly send my youngest son to college with the pay a veterinarian makes. But most important of all is the happiness and self-satisfaction I will have, knowing I finally made a dream come true for the little girl that cried over a baby bird.

• XVII. Sources Cited Page 15 points

Note: You must have 5 sources of information citied

• WORKS CITED http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

http://www.ccsd.edu/south/library/Workscitedold.htm

• Dooley, Karla. “Vet Makes Patients Feel Right at Home.” Lexinton-Herald Leader (KY). 19 Aug. 2002: C3

• Gibson, Donald. D.V.M. Personal Interview. 1 Aug. 2003

• Macrorie, Ken. The I-Search Paper. Portsmouth, NH. Boynton/Cook 1988

• United States. Labor Statistics Bureau. Dictionary of Occupational Titles. 4th Edition. Vol.1. 1991

• United States. Labor Statistics Bureau. Occupational Outlook Handbook. 2002-03 Edition. Washington D.C. Labor Dept. McGraw-Hill. 2002

General Guidelines for Formatting Your Paper

• Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper

• Double-space the text of your paper, and use a legible font like Times Roman. The font size should be 12 pt.

• Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).

• Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides. Indent the first line of a paragraph one half-inch (five spaces or press tab once) from the left margin.

Create a header that numbers all pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor may ask that you omit the number on your first page. Always follow your instructor's guidelines.)

• Use either italics or underlining throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.

• If you have any endnotes, include them on a separate page before your Works Cited page.

General Guidelines for Formatting Your Paper

SAMPLE INTERVIEW QUIESTIONSWhen did you decide that you wanted to go to college?How did you go about preparing for college?How much are textbooks? Are they expensive?What’s the best thing about going to college? What is the worst?Can you bring a friend with you to class?What does it mean to petition a class?Are college counselors helpful?Do all of your assignments have to be typed?Is it hard to get the classes that you want?Can you buy food there?What other colleges did you consider going to before you chose the school that you are currently attending? How many units is each class worth? How many units do you need to graduate?What is GE (General Education)?What kinds of documents do I need to send with my college application?Do I have to write an essay to get into certain classes?Are the teachers good at college? Do they know how to communicate with students and give constructive feedback or is their first priority to do research for the university and get published in professional journals?Does it cost more if I go to school out of state?

How long do I have before I must declare my major?What’s better? Going to a private college, a community college, or a state university?Do you have to take physical Education there?Is it hard to find parking at school?Do the universities ever offer financial aid and/or scholarships?Is there any type of college exit exam required?What are their provisions for housing, day care, health insurance, etc.? Are there computers that students can us on campus?Do professor get angry if you’re late to class? Do they take roll?As a transfer student, are there any drawbacks toapplying to your campus as an undeclared student?How is the grade point average (GPA) used in the admission process?Does your campus have an appeals process for applicants who were not admitted? How long does it take the average student to graduate?What do you see yourself doing in five years?What are your long-term career objectives -- and how do you plan to achieve them? Describe one of the biggest mistakes you made in college.Do you think college changed you as a person? If so, how?If you were to start college over again knowing what you know now, what would you do differently?

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