Unit 5 Assignment
Investigating Trends in Your Career Field
Part A:
Research industry trends using Generative AI
Part C:
Interrogate the results and determine top trends
Part D:
Create questions and identify courses to explore
Part B:
Research industry trends using the Internet
Follow the steps outlined in the template below. You can write your answers or paste screenshots directly into the template.
Areas where you contribute information to the template are shaded in light grey.
STEP |
INSTRUCTIONS / ANSWERS |
Part A |
Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools |
A1: Access a Generative AI tool |
You will need access to ChatGPT, Google’s Bard, or another generative AI tool. If you’re not sure whether a tool will work for this assignment, please contact your professor. You can sign up for ChatGPT at |
A2. Design a prompt |
Ask the AI tool to tell you about the top three trends in your industry. (For example, “What are the top three trends in the movie production industry?”) You may need to experiment with different prompts until you’re satisfied with the results. |
A3. Capture the response |
Paste a screenshot of the results in the space below: |
Part B |
Internet Research |
B1. Conduct research on the internet |
Do an internet search on the same subject—the top three trends in your industry. Review three sources to confirm or refute the information generated by AI, as one site alone could just be one person’s (or organization’s) opinion. |
B2. Identify the top three trends in your industry |
Using the information collected in your internet research, what appear to be the top three trends in your industry? Trend 1: Trend 2: Trend 3: |
B3. Share your sources |
What resources provided you with this information? Please do your best to provide your three references in APA format (utilize the |
Part C |
Interrogate the Results |
C1. Compare |
How do the trends from internet research compare to the trends identified by the AI tool? Describe similarities and differences. |
Part D |
Create Questions & Explore |
D1. Create questions for your upcoming Informational Interview |
Based on recent classroom discussions, the career field you are exploring, and the research you just completed, what are two questions you might want to ask your interviewee? Question 1: Question 2: |
Please submit the completed template to the assignment folder by 11:59PM Eastern on Tuesday of Unit 5.