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Science Career Inventory (SCI): Professional Short Form

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1. Name (optional)

2. Year of Birth

3. Sex
Male or Female

4. Email Address (optional)

5. Years you have been employed in the minerals / energy sector?

6. Highest degree completed and in what discipline?

7. From what university or institution was this qualification earned?

8. Does any one subject teacher stand out in your mind at any level of school from primary through tertiary as a POSITIVE influence on your decision to follow a career in the mineral resource and energy sector? If so, briefly describe why he or she stands out in your memory?

9. Does any one subject teacher stand out in your mind at any level of school from primary through tertiary as a NEGATIVE influence on you? If so, why does he or she stand out in your memory?

10. In your opinion, what has had the greatest effect on your decision to pursue your chosen career?

 

The following questionnaire asks for your views concerning mineral resource and energy sector as a career and the motivational forces that have influenced your decision to work in this area. Please think about how and why you have chosen this career as you respond to these statements. Consider each statement in context of your own experiences, personal motivations, opinions and attitudes and mark them accordingly.

Financial
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1. This career allows me to earn a high income.
2. My career assures me of more sound financial position in the future.
3. I am able to earn enough income to afford a lifestyle with which I am comfortable.
4. This career enables me to save towards my retirement.
5. In this industry, I am likely to have a job that pays well throughout my career.
6. The financial rewards associated with this field career make all the work worthwhile.
             
Relationship
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7. I am able to get to know and to work with world-renowned experts within my field.
8. I enjoy the type of people I meet in this career/industry.
9. My work allows me to feel as though I am a valued member of a team.
10. I find it easy to develop friendships with other professionals and researchers in this career/industry.
11. Working with other people is an excellent way to go about solving a problem.
12. Some of my best friends are also interested/involved in this career/industry.
             
Academic
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13. I am intellectually stimulated and challenged by the work that I am doing.
14. I enjoy writing professional material (eg. reports, presentations, etc.)
15. I look forward to learning even more about this industry during my career.
16. I enjoy finding answers to questions that no one else has found before.
17. I look at myself as a lifelong learner.
18. I look forward to teaching others about what I have learned in this career/industry.
             
Lifestyle
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19. I enjoy working in a laboratory and my career allows for enough laboratory work.
20. Much of what I do in this career/industry does not really seem like work to me.
21. I believe my career allows me to live the kind of lifestyle that I want to live.
22. My career choice allows me to live in the geographic location of my choosing.
23. Generally, my career allows me to work the schedule of hours I prefer to work.
24. I enjoy working outdoors and my career allows for enough outdoors work.
             
Altruistic
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25. I am better able to benefit my community/country by the work I do in this area.
26. My work contributes in some way to a better standard of living for all people.
27. In part, what I do in my career results in a cleaner environment.
28. Eventually, my contribution to the more efficient use of resources will be of benefit to all people.
29. The best way I can help others is through the work I am doing now.
30. A better world tomorrow must be based on the scientific research done today.
             
Personal Esteem
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31. One result of my work is that other professionals value my opinion.
32. I would be pleased to find my work referenced in another professional's study.
33. The work I do has allowed me to take on greater career responsibility.
34. My work in this area allows me to better work towards a personal advancement in the future.
35. I would get satisfaction in seeing my name on a professional paper I have published.
36. My career/industrial position entitles me to respect within the general community.
             
General Questions
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37. A former high school teacher of mine caused me to pursue this career.
38. I will in some way be in the minerals/energy sector five years from now.
39. In did not enjoy science classes in high school.
40. A friend of mine had a career in the minerals/energy sector.
41. A favourite class of mine in high school was Chemistry.
42. In the future, I will probably seek work in an industry other than mineral resource and energy sector.
43. A favourite class of mine in high school was Physics.
44. I always knew my career would be in the minerals/energy sector.
45. I enjoy solving mathematics-type problems.
46. I wanted to be a scientist or engineer when I was in high school.
47. A university instructor/professor caused me to pursue this career.
48. A family member of mine had a career in the minerals/energy sector.
49. My career ambition in high school had nothing to do with science or engineering.
50. A favourite class of mine in high school was Mathematics.

 

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