Posted: April 5th, 2013
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LS 690 San Francisco State University Augsburg
LS 690: Senior Seminar Culminating Experience
Interdisciplinary Research Proposal (10-15 pages)
This project proposal constitutes a substantive piece of work in the Liberal Studies Program. It is an opportunity to apply the skills and knowledge you have gained at San Francisco State to address a complex problem of your choosing, although your topic must be pre-approved by the instructor. The topic or problem you choose to address provides an opportunity for you to learn something that will be beneficial to your plans after graduation. Your project should represent a topic that interests you personally, academically, and professionally. In previous years students have used their project proposals to obtain scholarships, jobs, or apply to graduate schools.
Your proposal must be based on addressing a complex problem that is personally relevant to you but can be studied as an academic topic. This covers a wide range of topics in the public and private sectors. The project proposal must include an original thesis and be supported by academic literature.
Your project proposal should be thought of as a tool to support your transition from San Francisco State to your next career. What might you contribute to a future employer? What lies at the intersection of your personal, academic, and professional interests and how can you contribute to our larger society?
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Your proposal will require academic research.
To receive an A: minimum of 10 academic sources must be used (5 from each discipline assuming that you are integrating 2 disciplinary perspectives. If you are integrating 3 disciplines, you will need 15 academic sources).
To receive a B: minimum of 8 academic sources (4 from each discipline used)
To receive a D/passing grade: minimum of 6 academic sources (3 from each discipline used)
Also: You must propose a tangible outcome (presentation, workshop, mural, Master’s Thesis, report, etc.)
Project Proposal
Based on the integrative research process, we will identify a complex problem on which you can apply an interdisciplinary approach (see Augsburg). The following is a suggested format for the proposal:
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1. Title Page
2. Introduction (~1-2 pages)
a. Nature of the problem: Be sure to state how the problem is complex
b. Problem statement
c. Research questions and/or hypothesis
d. Purpose of the study: Be sure to state why an interdisciplinary approach is needed, and which disciplinary perspectives will be utilized.
e. Statement of tangible outcome
f. Significance of the study (Contributions to knowledge?)
3. Background and Literature Review(~2-3 pages)
a. Context of the problem
b. Definition of relevant terms (Discuss if different disciplines define a term differently)
c. Academic literature related to the problem
i. Discipline #1 Literature
ii. Discipline #2 Literature
ii. Discipline #3 Literature….
d. Discussion of Integrative Process
i. Comparison of Disciplinary Assumptions
ii. Statement of Common Ground among Disciplinary Perspectives
4. Statement of Results of Integrative Process (~ 1 page)
i. Statement of a More Comprehensive Understanding (Interdisciplinary Response, and how the project benefits from an interdisciplinary approach)
5. Research Design (~2 pages)
a. Restate purpose and research (in 1-2 sentences)
b. People and organizations to be involved (only if doing a social sciences based proposal that involves proposing a program to a community or organization)
c. Research Methods Other than Integrative Process
i. Procedure (process—be methodical and think in terms of sequence) and time
frame
d. Scope and limitations (Cost? Permissions? IRB needed?)
6. Analysis of Data and Implementation(~3 pages)
a. Proposed presentation of data/findings (tangible outcome)
b. Suggested implementation of findings
7. Conclusions and Recommendations (~2 pages)
a. Tools for measuring success
b. Summary (of what you did so far and found)
c. Discussion/explanation of findings—why you think you will find anticipated results?)
d. Recommendations (for further research/action) (based on your findings)
e. Concluding remarks—what doing this proposal means to you
8. References Cited
9. (if needed) Appendices: surveys, possible timeline, important documents from organization, etc.
More information will be provided.
Be sure to read carefully the links on proposal writing available on iLearn.
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