create a PowerPoint presentation and address the following questions and areas in your presentation (feel free to add others):
What is the history/background of the field you are interested in pursuing?
What are the working-conditions like for this career?
What are the pros and cons of the career? Base your answers to these questions on such items as salary, work hours, work week, work environment, career advancement opportunities, options within the profession, career stability, vacation time, health benefits, retirement benefits, and anything else you can think of or find interesting.
What level of degree and/or certification is required for the career you are interested in?
What local colleges offer the degree required for the profession you are interested in?
Which college(s) would you choose or recommend? Explain why.
Are you required to have a national certification for this career? Would it be helpful? Explain. If so what certification program(s) (i.e., NSCA, ACSM, NASM, ACE, E-RYT, PMA certified, AFFA, etc.) offer the certification you may need for your chosen profession? Which certification would you chose? Explain why.
Note: Include a References page (i.e., journals, books, web sites) on the last slide(s) of your presentation in APA format as well as cite in APA format within your PowerPoint presentation to document your sources for the information contained within your presentation. Please use our library, either on campus or online for assistance if you are not familiar with how to properly list references in APA format or cite references within a document in APA format. You can see example assignments on Bb.
Be sure to also research the level of degree required for the following career professions: physical therapist, athletic trainer, physical education instructor, collegiate strength & conditioning coach, and personal trainer.
