This+is+Your+Career

In this activity you will imagine yourself 10 years from now. In this scenario you have chosen a career in (or related to) civil engineering or architecture. A professional society interested in promoting careers in the building design and construction industry has decided to undertake an ad campaign to inspire interest in fields related to the industry in high school students. The society will feature three professionals in the first round of the ad campaign. They have identified 150 people (you being one of them) from which to choose personalities to promote specific professions within the broad industry. To be considered you must submit thoughtful answers to the questions below.

You have been emailed a number of questions to answer. Some questions are of a personal nature, while most are specific to your career path. You will need to conduct research to accurately portray your chosen career. Accuracy is a crucial component to completing this project. Part of your research should include obtaining information from real professionals. Interview at least one professional in a field related to civil engineering or architecture before you complete the final **Project 1.2.1 This is Your Career Form** based on //your// anticipated career. You must submit a set of answers to these questions from a real professional and a set of answers completed by you.

At the end of many questions you have been asked to cite your source. Where indicated you must cite any sources that you used to respond to the questions.

The following document should be completed using complete sentences. Save the filename by inserting your last name followed by "This is Your Career"

Example: DeFelice This is Your Career

Careers in Architecture: •Design Architects - James Hyman, Pat McCaffrey •Project Architects - Tom Bjerke •Construction Managers - Jon Fitzwater •Draftspersons - Joe Collins, Steve Drendel •Landscape Architects - Tedd Holbrook

Careers in Civil Engineering •Structural - Johny Hayden •Environmental - •Geotechnical - Alec Basile •Water Resources - •Transportation - Nick Smith, Kevin Puckett •Construction - Dan Hankins •Urban Planning - Travis Freyman

Lesson 1.2 Career Exploration Key Terms