Research Proposal
Research Proposal
Project 1 Assignment 1
Student Government Association
The community I wish to be a part of at FSU, and the community I am interested in learning more about is the Student Government Association. I am not sure where I would fit best in the organization since there are many parts, but I am interested to figure it out. I was involved with SGA in high school and it helped me to find other interests of mine such as clubs and hobbies and helped me to make friends in different settings. SGA at the collegiate level, at FSU, is an environment I don’t really know too much about, I have done research online and I would love to dive into SGA and really find out how big of an impact SGA has to FSU. What I would really like to uncover is how big of an impact SGA has had on the students who are involved with the organization. Student Government has so many students involved and it makes me curious as to how it has had an effect on its members, how has it shaped their individual college experience thus far?
My research question: How can Student Government Association help to shape a student’s individual college experience?
Detailed Rational:
I think this is a really important topic, once you graduate college and have the degree you look back on what it was like to attend FSU and if you truly made the most of its resources and experiences. SGA in high school helped me get the most of my high school experience and I think it could really help me to get the most of college. SGA provides access to new people and connections as well as a new perspective and means of what the school has to offer.
What’s missing in my research: My research still needs adjustments. Such as maybe my research question should be more specific, like How can SGA help to create a positive student college experience? I need to develop a clear direction for my paper and decide who exactly I could interview. I was thinking about interviewing the Student Body President and/or the Senate President, however, for this type of research analysis, I need more interviewees to answer the research question.
Peer Profile Interview Essay
The click on the admissions decision on the Florida State Undergraduate Admissions website is what sent Mallory into excitement. She was now going to follow in your mother’s footsteps of being a theatre major and being able to perform on FSU’s stage. Theatre has run in Mallory’s family by generation, her mother majored in theater and minored in Education to later teacher musical theater, and her brother would also become involved in theater both in school and within the community. She wanted nothing more than to go to a University with a theater program even if it were out of state, however, once she checked the admissions decision she knew she would be Seminole. FSU has one of the best theater programs, right here in Tallahassee, Florida where Mallory can continue her love of theater and not be too far from her family in Atlanta Georgia.
Originally from Atlanta, Georgia Mallory was accustomed to a large city. Atlanta is much larger than Tallahassee in size and population, however, Mallory knew she would find herself at home at Florida State as soon as she toured the campus. “Just when I got on the campus I loved it, I could tell with just stepping on the campus that I was going to love it and love the feel of it.” Mallory didn’t just love the feel of walking on the campus, but also the love for the theater here made her even more excited to start her Freshman year at Florida State University.
Despite not attending football games this past season, Mallory has kept up her Seminole spirit by supporting her peers in the Theater. Mallory enjoys meeting new people and meeting new people within her major. “My favorite part of being a Freshman so far is the people here.” Mallory’s favorite part about being a Seminole thus far is the social aspects of her friends and peers. As a theater major, Mallory has late nights of being in the theater and going to theater parties, you would think that she would be tired of being in the theater world all the time, however, it only excites Mallory more and makes her happy. She has found her place at Florida State University.
If Mallory happens to not be in the Theater, hanging out with friends, or studying, she enjoys binge watching Stranger Things in her dorm. Mallory is a pretty big studier, studying about three hours per subject a week in her first semester here alone. “I am taking fewer Theater classes this semester so I will definitely be studying even more.” Even with dedicating more time to studying this semester, Mallory still plans on continuing on with her Stranger Things binge on Netflix, as it is her favorite show. After a long day of being in and out of classes, and then in the theater, Mallory loves to go back to her dorm at watch Netflix- like a lot of other college kids.
Finding your place in such a large school and large program can be really challenging, however, Mallory has done so within her second semester of her Freshman year. She feels as if Florida State is home to her and the people here have only made it better.
Blog Post #8
Annotated Bibliography Peer Review
Dante & Sophie
Sophie’s source:
Dockterman, Eliana. “Cracking The Girl Code.” Time, vol. 184, no. 6, 18 Aug. 2014, pp 44-46. EBSCOhost,
Author- Eliana Dockterman
Name of Article- “Cracking The Girl Code”
Journal Name- Time
Volume- 184
Issue- 6, 18
Year of Publication- 2014
Access Date- August 2014
Sophie’s other source I peer-reviewed: Wejnert, Barbara, et al. Empowerment of Women through Science and Technology Interventions. Regency Publications, 2010. EBSCOhost, login.proxy.lib.fsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=nlebk&AN=669284&site=eds-live.
Dante’s had one source to peer review: Baille M.D., Walter F. SPIKES—A Six-Step Protocol for Delivering Bad News: Application to the Patient with Cancer, The Oncologist, 12 June 2000, theoncologist.alphamedpress.org/content/5/4/302.long. Accessed 27 Jan. 2018.
Sophie’s Peer Review Comments:
First Annotation
Citation – perfect
The first paragraph- I like how you immediately say who Barbara Wejnert is and give her credibility, this way the reader knows who you’re talking about prior to reading about them.
I like how you incorporate a quote into every paragraph to continue to support the article and how it relates to your overall research project.
The second paragraph- I like how you continue to describe the topic more in detail, maybe just add more direct text from your source to explain the message further.
The third paragraph- add your source and then it’s really good ☺
Second Annotation:
Citation- perfect
First paragraph- a Good introduction to the source, and you talk about who Eliana Dockterman is and how she is credible is good.
The second paragraph- I like how you go in depth more about the source and in detail about why it’s in detail and importance.
The third paragraph- I like your paragraph a lot and how it relates to the rest of the piece and your explanation. It is a great paragraph to wrap it all together. Maybe just add quotes
Overall great but maybe just add quotes ☺
Dante’s Peer Review Comments:
Citation- Add the volume number
The first paragraph- I like that you give the main idea and then give a good explanation for it. I would suggest explaining more about Dr.Ballie, like who he is and how he is credible (even if it’s obvious that he is credible, it helps the reader understand the paper more.
Second paragraph- this paragraph is good because it does a step by step of what the article discusses, however I would suggest adding a quote from the article to add more support to the paper.
The third paragraph- I would suggest making this paragraph better by comparing it to one of your other sources specifically, rather than all your sources.
Overall, it is a good annotation and understandable
Annotated Bibliography Draft 2