Project

Most projects revolve around one of the following questions: -How does my research intersect with an at large application or experience? -What career aspirations do I have? -How can I contribute to our community? -What are the passions, interests or hobbies for which I have an insatiable appetite? -What is a goal I have been longing to accomplish?
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While I consider my project I have to select a format:

A) Internship -What is it? It is connecting with a professional to gain live on-site understanding and experience which is self-enhancing. -What does it require me to do? This requires a pre-established number of hours (expect ~8 hours) living an experience. -Examples: being on site with a criminal lawyer, being on site with an educator, being on site with a professional athlete for the requirements of the job.

B) Community Service -What is it? It is volunteering to participate in an existing community event to increase my awareness of the community or voluntarily contributing to the well-being of my community. -What does it require me to do? This requires a pre-established number of hours (expect ~7 hours) volunteering to participate in an existing activity. -Examples: cook for a shelter, visit senior citizens in a geriatric home, Habitat for Humanity, clean up the community.

C) Social Action -What is it? It is making a positive impact on a community or society at large which objectively improves the current status of a group of people or situation or can be used in the future by other people or is self-enhancing. -What does it require me to do? This requires identifying a cause and planning an action resulting in an improvement. -Examples: developing a tutoring program for underachieving elementary students, lobbying a community for political change, planning and executing a multi-phased fund raising event.

D) Product Development -What is it? It is a tangible result (artifact) of organization and planning which can be used in the future by other people or is self-enhancing. -What does it require me to do? This requires me to sketch, storyboard or script a template, prototype, software, video or performance. -Examples: a sculpture, musical, play, short story, computer program, or video.

For the project, I have to address the following, among additional questions as my project is required to dovetail my research: What is my topic? Why did I select this topic? How is it relevant to me? How is it relevant to society/community? Why is it of value for me to conduct this project?

While devising a vision for what I want to accomplish with this project, I will have to create specific goals to achieve my vision and consequently break down the goals into manageable tasks. I can be helped along the way by a faculty/staff mentor to encourage me forward and I can select a topic expert from whom I can learn and use as a sounding board.

// Assignments: // Topic Brainstorming, Initial Proposal, Seminar Progress Reports, Formal Proposal, Project Evaluation