Discipline Investigation Assignment

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This is a interview essay about anyone who has worked as a programer or any other jobs related to computer science which is my major.

Some example interview question:

  • How did you get started in your profession? Particularly, What did you do to put yourself in the position?
  • What's your daily routine/ habits?
  • What's the growth in the particular field? (Growth = Vertical movement/ advancement).
  • What other skills would benefit in this field? (Communication/ Technical/ Critical Thinking).
  • What are some of the obstacles you've faced with in regards to...

Achieving your goals

Conducting business

  • Are you satisfied with your current profession? If not, what would you have done differently?

General format

Introduction

Discourse community (part of the Outside Research***).

Preface and Preview Statement.

Interview Report

Background and Career Path

Roles and Responsibilities

Communication Skills

Conclusions

Works Cited (Minimum of 2 sources).

Appendix: (List of interview questions).

*** Outside Research: Find minimum of 2 outside sources (See Course Reader “Writing Steps” in Discipline Investigation assignment) that give you additional information about your future discourse community:

For Example: What types of work or jobs someone in that field would have?

What the requirements will be for those jobs in the future?

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ENGL / LLD 100A Discipline Investigation Assignment 2018 Purpose and Audience Purpose: To investigate a discourse community* (e.g. profession) you hope to join and to learn about the kinds of texts (genres) that community uses. 1 This assignment will enable you to identify some of those rules or patterns by interviewing a professional in your field of study and by doing outside research Audience: Your instructor, your classmates, and other faculty members on the 100A portfolio committee. *Discourse Community: Any group of people who form a community—a family, a neighborhood, colleagues, practitioners of a particular profession—and establish informal and formal rules regarding who gets to join their community and how spoken and written interactions (i.e. discourse) occur within the community. Anyone who wants to join that community has to learn its discourse rules and patterns. Writing Steps Step 1: Interview For this assignment, you will interview a professional in your field of study to gain insight into your future discourse community. Try to select someone at a senior level, with at least five years of experience working in this field, who can provide you with a broad view of the types of work and opportunities that are available to you. Your professors in your field of study may be able to give you advice on finding a suitable interviewee. Unless you hope eventually to become a faculty member at a research university, you should not interview one of your professors. It is preferable to interview the subject in person. The interview should cover 1) your subject’s background and career path; 2) your subject’s current role and responsibilities; and 3) your subject’s insight on the types of communication skills required for advancing in your field. In preparation for the interview, you will work in class to develop a set of questions for your particular interviewee. You will also discuss various interviewing strategies. Before the interview, you will need to discuss with your interviewee the confidentiality of the interview. Because people sometimes share sensitive information in an interview, you may assure them that the information will be confidential and that you will not use their real name or the name of the company without their permission. Step 2: Outside Research Find a minimum of 2 outside sources (articles, journals) that give you additional information about your future discourse community – for example, what types of work or jobs someone in that field would have, or what the requirements will be for those jobs in the future. The outside sources must be cited within the Discipline Investigation report. Make sure that the outside sources you add are relevant to the content you are discussing in that specific section and are meaningful. You will also provide intext citation where you add these sources. You might also research additional genres of writing that might be used in your field. Note: Step 2 can be done while you are arranging the interview. You do not have to wait until your interview is done. Step 3: Prepare Report Your Discipline Investigation will report the information you learned during your interview and outside research, providing an introduction and conclusion to share how your own expectations about the field may have changed or broadened in doing this assignment. 1 This assignment has been adapted from a similar one developed by Julian Heather and Fiona Glade at CSU Sacramento. 1 ENGL / LLD 100A Discipline Investigation Assignment 2018 Suggested Organization INTRODUCTION Your introduction should include a brief overview of the discourse community you investigated for this assignment and provide a short background on why you chose your field of study and what your expectations were before you conducted the interview and outside research. INTERVIEW REPORT Background & Career Path Introduce your interview subject, giving details of the subject’s background and education to show why the subject chose that profession and how he/she got started in the field. You will also need to give some explanation of the subject’s career path so far, highlighting particular positions or stepping stones to the current role. Possible topics to discuss in this section include: • • • Why your subject was drawn to a particular career field What requirements or skills were needed before entering the field The expectations and surprises your subject had in entering that profession Outside sources (articles) that add additional or supporting information may be used in this section. Roles & Responsibilities Provide an overview of your interview subject’s current role at his/her place of employment, explaining the responsibilities of that position and how it fits into the overall structure of the company or organization. Your subject should also give you a general sense of the types of jobs and career paths common in that field. Possible topics to discuss in this section include: • • • • • The subject’s job responsibilities in his/her place of employment Where your subject’s job fits in terms of the overall structure of the profession Types of jobs people in this profession have The skills and qualifications your subject’s job requires The biggest challenges the subject faces in this job Outside sources (articles) that add additional or supporting information may be used in this section. Communication Skills Explain the types of reading and writing typically required in your field of interest. Provide an overview of the communication skills that are most important in your field. For example, some occupations demand the ability to work collaboratively on reports, while others may require an ability to respond clearly and concisely to time-sensitive email inquiries. Possible topics include: • • • The types of reading and writing required in your subject’s daily responsibilities The typical audience for written communication (co-workers, clients, general public, etc.) The communication skills your subject finds most important in his/her role Outside sources (articles) that add additional or supporting information may be used in this section. CONCLUSION Share your thoughts on what most surprised or interested you about your interview and research. Did it change your expectations about your chosen field? For the remainder of your undergraduate studies, what further skills, knowledge, or experience (such as an internship) will you need to develop to help prepare you for the start of your career? REFERENCES Include a list of your outside sources (at least two are required). Use the style that is used in your field of interest (for example, APA, MLA, etc.). Do not forget to include in text citations in the report. APPENDIX: Include a list of the interview questions you asked. It is not necessary to include a transcript of the responses. 2 ENGL / LLD 100A Discipline Investigation Assignment 2018 Format Guidelines Your final draft should be approximately 1500 words, with 1-inch margins and 12 point font, Times New Roman. The report should have headings (in capitals and bolded) to guide the reader. Please number your pages. Peer Review All students must bring the following to the peer review: • A draft of the complete report; include links to the outside sources you used. • A copy of the interview questions you used • A copy of the peer review sheet; remember to include any questions which you would like your peer reviewer to answer about the content and organization of your draft. During the peer review session, you will provide written feedback on his/her paper. Teacher Conference Use the feedback from your peer to revise your writing in preparation for a conference with your instructor. Bring to the conference: • A draft of the final report (you will annotate both the document and your own report based on your instructor’s feedback); include links to the outside sources you used and a list of the interview questions you asked; • A copy of the peer review. Important Dates First draft due (1300 words min); Mandatory peer review Conference with instructor -- bring a 2nd draft based on peer review (1400 words min) Semi-Final draft due on Canvas (1500 words) Things to Keep for the Portfolio • • • • A copy of the interview questions you used All drafts produced for this assignment A copy of your instructor’s comments and your peer’s comments on your earlier drafts A clean (unmarked) copy of your final draft. 3
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Surname 1
Name
Professor
Course
Date
Discipline Investigation Assignment
Discourse Community
Computer science, in general, is defined as the as the study of algorithms which includes
but not limited to their “formal and mathematical properties, their hardware realization, their
linguistic realization, and their applications.” Many people basically define computer science as
the basic application of pure mathematics into the wide field of computer systems. In general,
this is just the bridge between computer engineering and mathematics (McKinney, 8). Currently,
am doing computer science major and I did not enter into computer science as an outsider since
this has always been my dream. People switch careers and I have seen several switches from
engineering major or other fields to computer science but this is not the case with me. I have
always wanted to be part of this wonderful community because this is where I belong.
Computer science deeply interests me and I believe in its course and especially what
separates it from the rest of the academic fields. People choose careers because of different
reasons such as financial returns, influence from people in their lives, lack of better options, or
for passion (Lynch & Kidd, 5). The main reason why I chose computer science was that I wanted
to be part of something unique and that would make me feel special. I have plans and dreams
like any other learner and I believe there is no other field that would allow me to weigh my
potential better than computer science. The field of computer science in my view meets the
criterion of the discourse community in the following ways;
I.

The rite of passage is very simple and specific for those who dream of joining the larger
computer science discourse community; have a deep interest and a defiant passion in
computer science.

Surname 2
II.

The community is very unique and interesting unlike other fields to work more in order
to achieve, this community strives to work less. It is not that they are not committed to
studies or do not give much time to their work but because their goals are very simple;
create a code that meets the required specification putting in mind efficiency as a major
factor to be...


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