This site contains a listing of occupations, giving job descriptions, training and qualifications, earnings, etc. This is a good source for job descriptions and to train students in human resources management. Information is also available on a state-by-state basis and data charts are also found here.
Type of Material:
Reference Material
Recommended Uses:
Assignment/homework, individual, research, project preparation, and professional and collaboration.
There are also some assignments included in the webpage.
Technical Requirements:
• Internet Explorer (IE) version 10, Firefox (version 11). These were both used to access the material (the material website supports these browsers as well as Google Chrome).
• Adobe Reader/Flash (needed to additional in-text links leading to other forms/formats of media)
Identify Major Learning Goals:
- The student will learn about what workers do on the job
- The student will learn about different work environments
- Student will learn the education, training, and other qualifications needed to enter different occupations
- Student will learn about pay ranges in given occupations
- Students will learn projected employment change and job prospects from 2012 to 2022
Target Student Population:
High School, College and Graduate level students as well as Professional/Corporate learners.
Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:
Fundamental knowledge of online planning, calculating, and decision-making.
Content Quality
Rating:
Strengths:
• Overall, the quality of the content from the Bureau of Labor Statistics is good. There is a lot of information contained within these pages.
• The content is clearly outlined based on a variety of occupations.
• The additional links provide redirection to additional occupational information specific to that occupation providing more depth.
• The information is current and up-to-date.
Concerns:
None.
Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool
Rating:
Strengths:
• As a proponent and common user of various research areas for training and education, this reviewer likes the source and reference material for investigative and research purposes on occupation comparisons.
• There are lots of opportunities to create assignments for some of the information here.
• Students have a great opportunity to explore a variety of careers on their own.
• Introduced to this document, students can use it as a resource through-out their education and careers.
Concerns:
• This is not really a teaching tool but rather could be used as a reference to provide students to complete a research project on various occupations.
• The instrutor would have to create assignments for students.
• There is so much information here that students may be overwhelmed.
Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty
Rating:
Strengths:
• The site is very easy to use, maneuver, and locate additional information.
• The site is very intuitive.
• All links tested worked and redirected me to appropriate content pages.
• It contains a site map which will help the student to navigate
• There is a glossary which will be helpful to students looking for specific information.
Concerns:
• Students may be overwhelmed by the amount of information.
Other Issues and Comments:
A lot of assignments can be developed by a creative instructor
Creative Commons:
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