I need a one page proposal for a project – send handshakes
The main goal of this project is for you to create a real-world application for the knowledge that you have learned in class. Think about how the information you have learned in this class is useful to the world outside of this classroom, and then create a plan of action to make the information relevant and important to the larger community. Choose the topic/issue on current matters in Indian Country (such as health, education, economics, government, enrollment, etc.), research it, and decide how to materialize or operationalize this topic/issue. You will have lots of the semester to work on this. For this project you will write a 1 paragraph proposal (Due October 12) and a 5-page-minimum final written report, 15 minute minimum media report or a 10 minute minimum oral report in person. (Due on December 5). This is an online class, but you may present in person if you wish at a scheduled group meeting the week of (November 30-December 5) you will receive a handout going into much greater detail on how to go about this project and what I expect.
Goal
The goal of this project is to produce a paper, three to five pages in length, or in person on one of the several topics that have been presented in class having to do with contemporary Indian Country. 15 minute minimum media report or a 10 minute minimum oral report in person. (Due on December 5). This is an online class, but you may present in person if you wish at a scheduled group meeting the week of (November 30-December 5) you will receive a handout going into much greater detail on how to go about this project and what I expect.
These might include topics regarding health, economics, tribal government, inter-government relations, tribal enrollment, reservations, gaming, tribal identity, sovereignty, or any number of other themes. Your paper should utilize information from the class as well as additional research and subject matter. Within any of these topics will be numerous issues that should be discussed and evaluated in detail, including different points of view as they may exist. In your conclusions these differing voices should be considered in context.
Below is a suggested outline that might assist you in organizing your information. Of course, if this is not useful you can organize as you wish.
Suggested Outline for Project Report
You can use your own if you have one you like better –email me a copy
Introduction
Here you should give the reader an overview of what the project is about. The best time to write the introduction is after you have written virtually everything else in the report. This should be relatively brief.
Goals of the Project
What is the intended outcome of the project? What will it add to the world of American Indian Issues today? What are the specific goals and objectives to which the project is directed?
Methods
How have you addressed the goals? How have you carried out the project? You may have done library research, online research, interviewed people, visited a site etc. . If so, how did you structure that research? How did you focus your search in the vast resources of libraries, which includes on-line sources? You may have interviewed people. If so, how did you choose the people to interview and how did you decide on what questions to ask them. And what were the questions? If you collect information and then analyze it, how did you structure the analysis? The intent of this section of your report is to explain to the reader how you went about doing the project.
