1) Given what you have learned about computers and information technology thus far, what IT 

career interests you the most? Use the job descriptions and titles in the "Computer and 

Information Technology" section of the Occupational Outlook Handbook or the IT career cluster 

for your answer. (2 points) 

System designer   
 
 
 
 
 

2) What is it about the job you chose in question 1 that excites you? In other words, why do you 

think you would be good at this job? (2 points) 

 
It would be fun designing and being creative. 

3) Using the Occupational Outlook Handbook, learn more about what someone in your ideal field 

does by clicking the "What They Do" tab on the page listing your job's information. You can also 

use other Internet resources, such as job site postings, to find your answers. Be sure to list your 

source(s). (2 points) 

They create detailed content for the development of computer systems for businesses and 

organizations 

4) After learning about what a person in your ideal job does, do you have any background in any 

of the tasks or job description? Think hard before you answer, as some of the things you have 

done may not seem to qualify as relevant experience (such as running a blog), but actually do. 

(2 points)  

No, i don't have any experience 

 
 
 
 
 

5) What is the entry level education needed in order to be considered for a job in this position? 

(2 points) 

Most require a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering 

 
 
 
 
 

6) Is the use of technology in this position a primary focus or a supportive role? Explain. (2 

points) 

Primary, you have to use technology to develop software 

 
 
 
 
 
 

STEP 2: ANALYZE (12 points) 

For this step, you will compare and contrast information technology jobs, focusing on ones 

that were not covered in the IT Career Requirements study. After completing this exercise, you 

will be able to get a better sense of the job options in this career cluster. 

1) In the Occupational Outlook Handbook, go to the page titled "Fastest Growing Occupations."  
a) Do you see any information technology jobs on this list of fastest growing occupations? If so, 
which ones. (1 point) 

Information security analyst 

b) What reasons are provided for this job's expected future growth? (2 points) 

Because a lot of businesses store information online and want to protect it. 

2) Compare the job outlook for this particular position, your ideal position (Reflect Section), and 
your second-choice job (something not covered in the IT Career Requirements study). Complete 
the chart below comparing their expected growths, average pay, and entry level education 
needed. (3 points) 

Job title  Expected growth percentage (%)  Average  Entry level 

from 2012-2022  pay  education needed 

     
     

[Fastest 
growing job] 
      
     

[Your ideal job] 

     
     

[Your second 
choice job] 

3) Based on what you've seen in the Occupational Outlook Handbook and from what you've read 
in this course, you should have a good idea of what working in the information technology field 
entails. Think about your life, your interests, your career goals, and other things that are 
important to you. What do you think are the advantages of pursuing your ideal job in information 
technology? What about the disadvantages? Perform additional research as needed to gain a 
full picture of what the job is really like.  
a) List three advantages you see to working your ideal job in IT. (3 points) 

Good pay, easy work load, flexible schedule 

b) List three disadvantages you see to working your ideal job in IT. (3 points) 

Could be better pay, need a certain degree,  

STEP 3: SYNTHESIZE (16 points) 

For this step, you will research specific IT jobs in your local and surrounding areas. This will 

give you a better sense of the skills, education, and other requirements for the positions. 

1) Visit the Employment or Job sections of company websites in your area, or in the nearest 

city. You might also want to use a national job search engine and narrow it down to your city or 

town. Here are three sites you can use: ​https://www.indeed.com/ 

https://www.careerbliss.com/ 

https://www.glassdoor.com/index.htm​. 

a)What types of IT jobs are in your local area? (1 point)  

Software developer positions. 

 
b) Select the job that is most appealing to you. You will perform some additional research on 
this position to answer the remaining questions in this section. (1 point)  

Software developer- java  

2) Having an associates or bachelors degree can increase the likelihood of being hired. How 
would you plan for this career? (4 points)  

Yes, i would get a bachelor's degree in computer science 

3) Most positions on jobs websites also list additional requirements or skills that are valued by 
companies. These requirements or assets are often non-educational in nature. What skills or 
requirements do you see for this position? Do you feel you already have any of these skills and if 
so, which ones? (5 points)  

● Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Software Engineering, or Bachelor's 

degree with relevant programming experience. 
● 5 years hands-on Java development experience. 
● Strong experience in delivering enterprise solutions with Spring framework using 
Spring Boot, JDBC, Security and MVC. 

I don't have any experience in any of these categories 

4) Continue to investigate this position. What other information can you identify in the job 
posting provided by the employer that would be helpful to know or would be helpful in your 
preparation in this career path? (5 points) 

● Extensive experience in developing and consuming REST webservices and working 

in a microservice environment. 
● Expert-level knowledge of Git, JDBC, SQL, database-stored procedures and isolation 
levels, JPA, SOAP, REST and XML. 
● Working knowledge of caching, service discovery and circuit-breaker patterns and 
concepts. 
● Experience with Agile, Angular, Dynatrace, Cassandra or ELK a plus.