Ethnic Studies Community Project for a Social Problem
Overview
This outline serves as an Ethnic Studies Community Project assignment and could be implemented throughout the course. As this project will be carried out in the community, addressing a contemporary social problem within the discipline, it could be supplemented with the content of the course. Each section below takes about 1-2 weeks to complete. At the end of the semester, students should be able to present their group project describing their findings, conclusions, and experiences. This could also be used as a written assignment and/or presentation.
How to Create a Community Project for an Ethnic Studies Course
How to Create a Community Project for an Ethnic Studies Course
Community Project Outline
Summary: This outline serves as an Ethnic Studies Community Project assignment and could be implemented throughout the course. As this project will be carried out in the community, addressing a contemporary social problem within the discipline, it could be supplemented with the content of the course. Each section below takes about 1-2 weeks to complete. At the end of the semester, students should be able to present their group project describing their findings, conclusions, and experiences. This could also be used as a written assignment and/or presentation.
- Introduction (Week 1-2)
- Background
- What is the main idea of your project?
- Why is the issue relevant or essential, or why should we care about this issue?
- Literature Review (Week 3-4)
- Present research, facts, statistics, etc., associated with the issue.
- What have experts written on the topic?
- Methods (Week 5-6)
- Design of Project
- What did you do?
- How did you do it?
- Were changes made along the way? Yes or no. Please explain.
- Why did you choose this design?
- Demographics
- Design of Project
- Findings/Outcomes (Week 7-8)
- List 4-5 Findings (depending on group size)
- Be specific (each person must list one finding). List observations.
- What did you see or learn?
- What did you observe in the environment?
- Be specific (each person must list one finding). List observations.
- List 4-5 Findings (depending on group size)
- Discussion/Analysis (Week 9-10)
- Explain the significance of your findings.
- How do your findings connect to the literature?
- What is missing in the literature?
- How does this project represent an Ethnic Studies approach to social change?
- How has this class helped you implement this project?
- How has this class helped you further understand the importance of the issue?
- Explain the significance of your findings.
- Conclusion (Week 11-12)
- Final Thoughts/Suggestions or Recommendations
- What was the takeaway from your project?
- If you were to do this project again, what would you do differently?
- Final Thoughts/Suggestions or Recommendations
Additional instructions:
- Do not forget to cite all your resources. 3-5 sources minimum.
- The Community Project must be 6-10 pages (not including references).