17 Draft Prop

In the Draft Proposal you are to pick your topic and make a proposal on what your topic, or area of interest is, as well as a research question developed from that area of interest.

Each student shall write a Draft Proposal

Length: see the main syllabu

Due Date: See the main syllabus section above: 6. Course Schedule, Test Dates & Other Assignment Due Dates

Bibliography: optional

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General Information on the Draft Proposal
Include the Honor Code in full on your paper.

You are to write a Draft Proposal which outlines or proposes the subject of your term paper or term presentation.
However, this paper is NOT in an outline form; it is written out.
After the professor provides you with feedback, in the form of a Grade Sheet, you are to take that feedback and revise the Draft Proposal and turn it in as the Final Proposal.
The professor will then give feedback on the Final Proposal.
Use all of this information to write your term paper or presentation.

A Draft Proposal is due on the dates indicated on the schedule on the main Moodle page.

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Choosing a topic
The topic may be drawn from the course work and should parallel the curriculum.
The topic you choose should relate to the course and sociology.
The topic can be broad or narrow because part of the purpose of your proposals is to specify that topic by either narrowing it down or broadening it out as needed.

Your proposals and presentations should be more than a description of an issue, merely listing facts and figures.
The objective is to analyze a situation in sociological terms and then demonstrate how a sociological perspective/theory explains the situations and offers a solution or direction for social change.

See Also: The section on the Types of Analyses explains in greater detail how to utilized the sociological perspective.
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One major consideration is that you will need to find information on the topic in the library.

Examples of topics:

alienation abuse race & ethnicity

suicide predicting the future/social change education

crime govt policy/programs religion

gender, women, men class struggles aging & the elderly

health & medicine population, urbanization culture, socialization

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Research & your topic
If you are doing actual research (surveys, interviews, observation, etc.) for your assignment, your topic should reflect the factors affecting such research. For example, how will you research the topic, i.e. which method? Can you get the subjects that fit your profile? Can you complete the research on time?

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Topics are awarded on a first come first serve basis
I encourage you to discuss the topic with me before you begin the draft proposal. The topic must be approved by me. Generally, only one person may look at a particular topic. Therefore, topics will be awarded on a first come, first serve basis. If you have a topic that you think another might also cover, get your proposal in early.

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Length of the Proposal
See the syllabus for the length of the proposal You will be assigned a date for your presentation when the Final Proposal is handed back. The first statement should be labeled as a thesis statement. Then the rest of the proposal should discuss the separate sections that will be covered. Thus, this is not simply a summary; it is also an outline.

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The main components of the proposal
The proposals are to have a
- title page
- title
1. thesis statement ( Make this your first statement)(It should be narrowed down)
2. socio hist analysis
3. one type of analysis
4. another type of analysis
5. future analysis
6. social policy
- bibliography (optional. If you have citations in the proposal, which are not required, you need a biblio)

The proposal should use subheadings related to parts 1. through 6.

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