My Future Job

Your Job, Your Future

When completing your Career Plan Booklet you are given the opportunity to investigate a career that interests you.

You will research your chosen career and present your information as a Google Doc Report

FQ 1: What does my chosen Job entail?

You should provide the following information about your job, a good source of information is the http://www.careers.govt.nz/ website

1. Provide a one paragraph written overview / summary of your job.

• A video game developer is a software developer that specializes in video game development – the process and related disciplines of creating video games.

2. What are the working conditions like?

• writing computer code to create games, software or websites
• art or design work
• experience recording or editing film
• playing computer and video games.

3. What skills and knowledge are required for this career?

• gaming and game platforms such as Xbox or playstation
• 3D and animation computer software
• Video graphic design
• Computer system, processes and language(such as C++,orC#)

4. What are the personal qualities that you require to do this job?

• be creative
• Be a Problem Solver
• Enjoy Video Games

5. What are the key tasks that you will do in this job?

• Game developers, more specifically known as video game developers or video game designers, are software developers and engineers who create video games

6. How much will you earn? Salary? And what are the work hours like?

• 49k-60k per year

7. What training and education is required for this career? How long does the training take and cost?

• it depends some school cost 35k-42k
• 2 years for computer science and 4 years of software developing

8. What pre-requisites are there to get into the training course?

• 2-3 years of training usually required

9. What subjects will you need to study in school to prepare you for this career?

• computer science software development/engineering.

10. Add any interesting information about your chosen career that you may find

• you can create a game with computer technology

11. Add in an image / photo / picture that relates to your job

FQ 2: What are the advantages and disadvantages of your job

1. Identify the positive, negative and interesting aspects about your chosen job by completing a PMI Chart

Positive	Minus	Interesting
I can create a game with my imagination.	If starring on the computer a long time it will hurt your eyes	You can enjoy developing game with you team mate

FQ 3: What does someone in this job have to say about it?

Find someone who does this job and conduct an interview and include their responses.  You can also add your own questions which are more specific to your career inquiry. (if you have trouble finding someone, come and this discuss with your teacher).

Ask them these interview questions – over the phone, email or in person – and record the questions and answers in your notes.

1. What is your occupation?

2. What is your current job title?

3. How long have you been working in your present job?

4. How many jobs have you had in your life? What were they like?

5. Have any of the following factors affected your work life, and if so, how?
1. Changing technology?
2. Layoffs or cutbacks?
3. Changes in the economy?
4. Working from a home-based office?
5. Travelling or moving?
6. Having a family?
7. Other Factors?

6. Can you think of any other ways the world of work has changed since you first started working?

7. Have you ever had to retrain? If so, in what field? Why?

8. Have you ever had to relocate to find work? Why?

9. When it comes to finding and keeping a job, do you think education is more or less important than it used to be?

10. What advice would you give to help young people prepare to enter the workforce?

See if you can draw up a work line for them, starting at when they left school.

It should show the length of training, length and names of jobs, something like this:

Left School at

Trained for Years

First job as For               Years

Second job

Now

Reflecting

Once you have completed your interview, think about your persons responses and write a quick summary discussing the following points:

1. Has technology impacted on their job? If so, how?

2. Was there anything discussed that surprised you?

3. How do you think their working experience will differ from your own?

FQ 4: Evaluating your Job – the what and why you are interested in this career

You need to answer these questions and you are expected to write a paragraph for each.

1. Why you think this job is important, what values does it promote?

• because

2. Why have you chosen this career to investigate?

• to know more about computer and how they do it. It is the most interesting is i play games I know computer and i can create a game with my imagination.

3. What qualities and skills do you already have that suit this career?

• Play game

4. What qualities and skills do you need to develop for this career?

• Sales of games developed for smartphones, which New Zealand specialises in, are strong. For example, six New Zealand-made games featured among the top 10 downloads for iPhones in 2012. Sales grew at 143% annually from 2012 to 2014.

5. The job market is competitive, what can you do now or in the near future to out-compete others for this job.

FQ 5: What were your sources of Information – bibliography

Include a bibliography which lists the details in full of the different sources of information used.  If you are unsure how to set out your bibliography, check the Library webpage.

FQ 6: Reflecting on the Research Process

1. What worked / went well for you during the research?

• it was fun to research about this because

2. What have you found challenging during the research?

• all things about the job

3. How did you try to overcome these challenges?

• I am giving up until I got it

4. If you were to do this again what would you do differently and why?

• 
  

https://www.seek.co.nz/job/33869623?type=standout&userqueryid=9443aee47239c2f9cb02b51cf769dd94-8886067

Career Investigation Success Criteria
All requirements have been meet to a high standard, including a comprehensive bibliography.  A wide range of information has been provided and the presentation has real impact.	Level 5A
All requirements have been meet to a good standard.  A bibliography has been included.  Information provided is relevant and presentation is neat and tidy	Level 5P
Most of the work has been completed to a reasonable standard and most of the requirements have been covered.  A bibliography has been included.	Level 5B
Minimum requirement for Level Five are not meet  The work is not presented clearly, lacking organisation or style and information is at a very basic level.	Level 4A