Preview of Your Final Project GIRL SCOUTS
Over the next several weeks you will be learning about service learning and also
investigating a community organization. You will be reading about service learning, as
well as completing a research project about a community organization of your choosing
in order to evaluate their role in the community and the impact they have. This project
may be submitted as a paper, a presentation, or a speech.
The Community Organization: Clearly indicate the focus of the organization and the
community needs that the organization. A brief historical background of the
organization should also be included. Discuss any community partnerships that they have.
Suggest additional partnerships that you feel they
should have. Explore how the cross-cultural challenges and
humanitarian considerations are involved. Demonstrate how the organization uses volunteers and
the economic benefits associated with this (not just “free
labor”). Illustrate any roadblocks that the organization has faced
or potential could face and how they did or might find
solutions. Describe the organization’s vision for the future. Indicate what areas in which you feel the organization
could improve. What challenges (technological, political,
economic, laws and regulations, community-based
initiatives, educational, etc.) will they need to
overcome? Discuss potential ways you might be able to contribute
to the organization. How could your own interests,
talents, and skills benefit this organization?
Research: You will need to include a minimum of ten (10)
sources to support your project claims.
For All Assignment Types
Your assignment should be well-organized and demonstrate an orderly flow of
information that clearly addresses the subject chosen. In addition to the above criteria,
your final project should include the following elements:
You will be evaluated over the following five soft skills throughout the course: Communication Critical Thinking Respect for Diversity Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility Lifelong Learning The expectations for each of the skill areas are:
Communication - For this skill demonstrate the following criteria for proficiency as you
develop your final project: Your writing is clear and concise and is free of errors,
demonstrating proficiency in using citations, and
following style guidelines in terms of formatting,
conventions, and grammar, and is structured in a way
that readers can easily follow. Appropriate tools and
graphics are used. Approaches the analysis of the research project
purposefully and critically, fully exploring the learning
experience. Demonstrate a full comprehension of
Service Learning, showing an ability to blend the
learning experience each week. Capture a clear tone in your writing. Your paper must
demonstrates an awareness of your target audience,
seeking to meet their needs and expectations. Critical Thinking - For this skill demonstrate the following criteria for proficiency as
you develop your final project: Your information is drawn from source(s) and through
experience and observation. Thoroughly applying a
comprehensive analysis or synthesis of the materials
you review and apply to support your paper. Identify and evaluates relevant points of view. Use
questions to determine accuracy, relevance, and
completeness of information. Your evaluation of solutions considered in important
factors in problem-solving, such as the context of the
problem or challenges, applying logic and reasoning,
and the feasibility and potential impact of your solutions.
Your discussion is well documented and comprehensive Examines all issues with a full, thorough understanding
in your formulation of ideas, the decision-making
process, and in presenting a position in your paper Respect for Diversity - For this skill demonstrate the following criteria for proficiency
as you develop your final project: Demonstrate an ability to suspend judgment of culturally
challenging ideas and awareness of the benefits of
multiple perspectives (variety of sources) as they apply
to your understanding and problem-solving strategies. Ask questions as you move along with the developing
your papers. The weekly reflections assignment are a
good springboard to keep your traction as you develop
your paper and assignments and move through the
assigned books for the course. Professional, Ethical, and Social Responsibility – For this skill demonstrate the
following criteria for proficiency as you develop your final project: Demonstrate the ability to recognize and understand
complex professional, social, and ethical issues and their
complexities as encountered through your project. Be able to identify and adapt to relationships among
ideas beyond those presented within the issue itself. Ensure your work matches assignment requirements, is
thorough and comprehensive, and advances the issue
being examined. Demonstrate your willingness to embrace your role
within and your responsibilities to a community, and
keep those elements central to the decision-making
process in an effort to better the community. Demonstrate an understanding that success is reliant on
the engagement of all members within the community,
and actively seek ways to mutually benefit the group. Lifelong Learning – For this skill demonstrate the following criteria for proficiency as
you develop your final project: Review prior learning, both inside and outside of the
classroom, and note connections between formal and informal learning experiences, drawing connections
between life-learning and formal learning, and show an
understanding of how each can inform the other as they
apply to new situations. Demonstrate that you see academic learning as a
process of examining ideas addressed in one discipline
and be able to apply those ideas to another situation. Demonstrate that you see learning, both inside and
outside of the classroom, as valuable and
interconnected. Show an ability apply learning from different sources to
develop a broader, more comprehensive perspective
about the implications of individual learning
experiences. You have three options in how you can present your final project:
As a Paper
Your paper should be creative and interesting, and demonstrate what you have learned.
It should be a minimum of 5-7 pages in length and you will use APA style formatting
with a title page and reference section. You should use Times New Roman, 12pt.
font, double-space your lines, and set your page up with one inch margins (See the APA
Template included in the Course Resources folder)
Writing: Title your Project Introduction: Begin with the attention-getter, tie in the
background information, and end the introduction with
your thesis. Body: Clearly identify the topic of each section. The topic must
be a statement, not a question, and should begin with
your own ideas and your own words. After identifying your topic, use quotations or
paraphrase from your sources to help illustrate the point
you are making (be sure to identify the author(s) and
source(s)). After you have given support, spend a sentence or two
explaining how the example(s) support the section topic. A compilation of your research, your literature review,
your methods, (how the data was collected or generated
and analyzed), and your results should be included in
the body of your project. o Conclusion: o Restate your thesis. This means that you say about the
same thing as you did in your thesis, but you say it
differently. After stating your thesis, restate the topics from each of
your body sections and emphasize what is important for
your audience/readers to remember. End your conclusion with a call to action that illustrates
what your audience/readers should do with the
information you presented. Please note: You will have the opportunity to revise and perfect this project,
but you should do your best to make each step as complete as possible so you
can receive more relevant and constructive feedback from your instructor and
your peers.

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