Assignment

Video Title : Find Trends in Your Profession (Youtube)

In  this project, you will search for information that will enable you to  identify three top trends in your profession or field. Over the course  of the project, you will exercise information literacy skills as you  locate and evaluate information, and develop well-reasoned conclusions. 

Reviewing the many sources available to you, you will choose those that  are relevant, timely, and helpful to your quest to understand the issues  of your industry. 

Once you have identified the top trends, you will  choose one that is particularly interesting to you or one that you think  is the most problematic, and research more deeply to produce an  analytical research paper for your team. Your project is intended to  prepare the search committee on the issue so that it is well-prepared to  interview candidates. 

This project will prepare you for more complex  research projects, as you will refine and hone your ability to create a  statement of the problem and find the information you need to produce a  well-reasoned, well-supported analysis.

There are four steps that will lead you through this project. Begin by  watching the video above, which introduces the project as it might occur  in the workplace, and then continue with Step 1: Search Techniques.  

When  you submit your project, your work will be evaluated using the  competencies listed below. You can use the list below to self-check your  work before submission.
 
1.1: Organize document or  presentation clearly in a manner that promotes understanding and meets  the requirements of the assignment.
 
1.2: Develop coherent  paragraphs or points so that each is internally unified and so that each  functions as part of the whole document or presentation.
 
1.3: Provide sufficient, correctly cited support that substantiates the writer’s ideas.
 
1.4: Tailor communications to the audience.

1.5: Use sentence structure appropriate to the task, message and audience.

2.1: Identify and clearly explain the issue, question, or problem under critical consideration.

2.2: Locate and access sufficient information to investigate the issue or problem.

2.3: Evaluate the information in a logical and organized manner to determine its value and relevance to the problem.

2.4: Consider and analyze information in context to the issue or problem.