FRST 101 (Tuesday 12:00 -12:50) Spring 2014 Dexter Jerome Ellis III

Researching Your Intended Major and Career Majors & Careers

1. What classes in high school did you enjoy because of the subject matter, not because of the teacher? I enjoyed Math in high school, because it was easy to me and fun. 2. What clubs, organizations, athletics, or volunteer experiences did you participate in during high school? I did not join any clubs, organizations or athletics during high school, but I volunteer with the Presidential election; getting people registered. 3. What is the reason(s) you participated in those experiences? I helped with the Presidential election to gain volunteer hours. 4. What is your current or intended major? My current major is Graphic Communication System/Graphic Design Technology. 5. What career would you like to pursue? I would to become a Game Designer. 6. Have you any direct experience with your intended career through job shadows, informational interviews, volunteering, or working? If so, please describe. No, but in the future I will conduct an informational interview with a current student A&T, who does game design. 7. Who do you personally know that does what you are interested in? I do not know anyone personally that does game design, only a current A&T student which I only have his business card. Using O*Net Online, http://online.onetcenter.org/, research your intended career (not major) and answer the following questions: 8. What career did you look up? Video Game Designers. 9. What 5 Tasks sound appealing to you? 1. Balance and adjust gameplay experiences to ensure the critical and commercial success of the product. 2. Provide feedback to designers and other colleagues regarding game design features. 3. Create core game features including storylines, role-play mechanics, and character biographies for a new video game or game franchise. 4. Devise missions, challenges, or puzzles to be encountered in game play. 5. Guide design discussions between development teams. 10. What 5 Work Activities sound appealing to you? 1. Getting Information Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. 2. Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others, and maintaining them over time. 3. Documenting/Recording Information Entering, transcribing, recording, storing, or maintaining information in written or electronic/magnetic form. 4. Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your work. 5. Updating and Using Relevant Knowledge Keeping up-to-date technically and applying new knowledge to your job. Using the Occupational Outlook Handbook, http://stats.bls.gov/oco/, look up your intended career (not major) and answer the following questions: 11. What career did you look up? Video Game Designer.

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12. What is the level of education required for this occupation? Bachelors Degree. 13. List 3 related occupations (and research them) 1. Multimedia Artist and Animator (Create animation for television, movies, games and more.) 2. Software Developer (Create programs for computers.) 3. Graphic Designer (Create graphic for product illustration.) Use the following sites to look up your major (some majors may not be on every site, like criminal justice). The Information link outlines common career areas, typical employers, and strategies designed to maximize career opportunities. Choose "Links" to find a list of websites that provide information about listed majors and related careers. http://www.uncp.edu/career/major/majors/index.html http://whatcanidowiththismajor.com/major/majors/ http://uncw.edu/career/WhatCanIDoWithaMajorIn.html http://careers.washington.edu/Students/What-Can-I-Do-With-a-Major-In

14. What major did you look up? Graphic Design 15. What career areas can you use your degree in? Video Games, Computer Graphic, Animation and more. 16. Who are some of the employers that hire in those industry areas? Video Game Designers, Software firms, Internet Media Companies and more.

From this list: a) Add any important values not on the list, then select and rank the ten most important, b) Cross off five youre willing to give up, c) Cross off two more 17. List your top 3 values?
Achievement, Helping individuals, and Religion. Achievement Autonomy Change and variety Competition Creativity Fame Financial security Friendships Helping individuals Independence Responsibility/accountability Loyalty Nature Order Freedom Power and authority Recognition (respect) Reputation Advancement/promotion Challenging problems Community Cooperation Excitement Fast living Financial gain Having a family Helping society Influencing others Leadership Meaningful work Being around honest people Personal development Physical challenge Public service Religion Intellectual Stimulation

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Self-respect Status Time freedom Work under pressure Work alone Fun Stability/Security Supervising others Wisdom Work with others Variety

Other if not listed:

18. Go back to O*Net Online and scroll down to the work values. What values are listed? Independence, Achievement, and Working Conditions.

19. Choose 5 (five) words your friends and family would use to describe you

Character Traits (table cont on next page)

adventurous athletic bossy calm caring charming childish competitive considerate creative daring detail oriented dramatic energetic fair friendly gentle graceful helpful humorous impatient intelligent kind leader loner loyal mysterious nice observant patient organized polite precise quick reliable affectionate attentive brave careful cautious cheerful clever confident cooperative curious dependable determined easygoing enthusiastic fearless funny giving happy honest imaginative independent jealous lazy lively loving mature nervous noisy optimistic peaceful picky popular proud quiet responsible

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restless sensitive shy spontaneous stubborn talkative tactful warm selfish serious smart strong willed sweet thoughtful trustworthy

Other if not listed:

20. Will you (choose one): a. Stay with your current major OR b. Change to a new major (which one): __________