Criminology Career Choice
The years that students spend in college are perhaps the most influential years on the rest of their lives. College students face many different decisions day in and day out that may determine how successful they will be in the future. (Oehrlein, 2009) This paper will determine how the students able to choose their careers in criminology.
Some students will graduate from school, get interesting jobs, and make a lot of money soon after graduation, while others will struggle to move ahead in the working world. Every student deserves the best chance to be successful after graduation. Some course have been proven to lead to higher incomes than others. Perhaps, students can increase their chances of being successful simply by choosing these careers. It is also possible that some courses are simply riskier, lead to less pleasurable occupations, or require particular skills or natural abilities that only a few people have (Scholz, 1996). Therefore, although these courses pay higher, they may not necessarily be a better choice for most people. Another possibility is …show more content…
Specifically, we will conduct a survey in order to find out the socio-demographic background and reasons of first year students. The questions that comprises this study are as follows:
1. What are the career choices of first year BS Criminology students?
2. How desirable are the different careers in Criminology and Criminal Justice to BS Criminology students?
3. What are the reasons for selecting their career choice?
4. What are the career decision self-efficacy, career decision making difficulties, and career locus of control of BS Criminology students?
This paper has three parts. First, the introductory part. Second is the reasons and factors that affect the career choices made by first year students. Lastly, is the main purpose of this
Some students will graduate from school, get interesting jobs, and make a lot of money soon after graduation, while others will struggle to move ahead in the working world. Every student deserves the best chance to be successful after graduation. Some course have been proven to lead to higher incomes than others. Perhaps, students can increase their chances of being successful simply by choosing these careers. It is also possible that some courses are simply riskier, lead to less pleasurable occupations, or require particular skills or natural abilities that only a few people have (Scholz, 1996). Therefore, although these courses pay higher, they may not necessarily be a better choice for most people. Another possibility is …show more content…
Specifically, we will conduct a survey in order to find out the socio-demographic background and reasons of first year students. The questions that comprises this study are as follows:
1. What are the career choices of first year BS Criminology students?
2. How desirable are the different careers in Criminology and Criminal Justice to BS Criminology students?
3. What are the reasons for selecting their career choice?
4. What are the career decision self-efficacy, career decision making difficulties, and career locus of control of BS Criminology students?
This paper has three parts. First, the introductory part. Second is the reasons and factors that affect the career choices made by first year students. Lastly, is the main purpose of this