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Proposal

There are many people today who have a lot of difficulty finding and keeping jobs. This is something that affects everyone. It affects people's income, their lifestyle, and the economy as a whole. Every person in the world know someone who cannot find a decent job. Businesses are shut down, and people lose their jobs. We want to find out whether or not it is useful to get a professional degree with the current economy. We want to know if companies will hire people who have lesser degrees in order to save money, even if those people are less qualified for a job. We want to know how useful a college degree is if places are not hiring more qualified people. Each person in the group will do research for the topic. We will discuss issues we have come across (most likely through e-mail) and debate it. We will use the library database and current event articles to help support different arguments.

Possible Sources

"College Degrees More Expensive, Worth Less in Job Market - TIME." //Breaking News, Analysis, Politics, Blogs, News Photos, Video, Tech Reviews - TIME.com//. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. . Describes how businesses are not looking for just a college degree. College degrees are losing their value.

Dealer, Chan/The Plain. "Recent College Graduates Finding Entry-level Jobs Hard to Get and Hard to Keep | Cleveland.com." //Cleveland OH Local News, Breaking News, Sports & Weather - Cleveland.com//. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. . Recent college graduates cannot find good jobs.

Dickler, Jessica. "6-figure Jobs - No Degree Required - Fire Chief (1) - CNNMoney.com." //Business, Financial, Personal Finance News - CNNMoney.com//. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. . Talks about well-paying jobs that do not require college degrees. Talks about experience in the workplace.

"Is A College Degree Worth It?: In A Tough Economy Should Students Be Going To College?" //Suite101.com: Online Magazine and Writers' Network//. Web. 20 Oct. 2010. . College is expensive. This describes how to choose the right school and says that a college degree is worth it.

Works Cited: APA Format 1) Oloffson, K. (2009, December 08). The job market: is a college degree worth less? //Time//. Retrieved October 25, 2010, from http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1946088,00.html 2)