Proposal

First, I am required to read the "Arguments" section of the University of North Carolina's Writing Center before I answer #1 of the Initial Proposal assignment below. Next, in order for me to understand how to develop my argumentative thesis, Springfield Township library resources refers us to thesis resources on the web at the Writing Center's of Dartmouth College, Indiana University and Harvard University. Finally, to better understand how to progress with setting goals for myself and/or planning (#6, 9, 10 and 11) my Research Paper and Project, I can refer to the University of Toronto's Organizing an Essay.

__Initial Proposal __ 1. Identify the argument of my topic's thesis. a. Social influence effects the lives of students at Springfield Township through such social phenomenon as social facilitation and inhibition, deindividualism, and obedience.  2. Why do I want to research this topic for my Project? a. I want to study this topic because I find it very interesting. I like to learn about social sciences and find high school to be a microcosm of American society as a whole, and therefore focusing my studies within the high school will give me accurate results  3. Why do I want to do this Project? a. I want to do this project (make a movie) because I think showing social influence is visually and explaining it clearly uses examples that students can relate to will really make the audience at my presentation understand what it is I’m trying to say; a movie will help simplify my overall topic  4. Who should be involved in negotiating the problem/issue? a. Mr. Weidner, Dallas, Dr. Valenza, myself  <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">5. What action should be taken to resolve this problem/issue? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. I need to finish all research and gather at least 10 sources which can be referred back to at any time during my project <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">6. Why does this topic have a significant impact on society? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. This topic has an impact on society because this topic explains society, explains why we as people interact with one another the way we do, what influences us and why we listen and choose to ignore what we do or do not. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">7. To which larger class(-es) of issues or events does my topic belong? or How does the topic I explore have a domino effect into other issues/areas/subjects? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. the larger issue my topic is involves in is sociology, or social perception. The topic of social interaction can spill over into topics such as social cognition, interpersonal attraction, authoritative response, etc. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">8. How am I tentatively planning my Project? [Indicate six general goals and how I can achieve them.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a.1- Get permission from Mr. Meder to use his camera- ask him by Monday, march 8 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">2- Write a script and shots I wish my film to have- complete by March 10 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">3- Pick 3 subcategories of social influence to feature in my movie- between obedience, conformity, deindividualism, bystander effect, social facilitation and inhibition <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">4- Create 10 questions about social influence- generate 10 questions to be asked of both groups and individuals involving things like peer pressure, personal opinions, etc, and gage responses <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">5- interview both individuals and large groups- use questions above to <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">6- get volunteers to appear in my movie- ask for both individual interviewees and groups <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">9. How am I tentatively planning to complete my research for my paper? [Indicate four general goals and how I can achieve them.] <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a.1- find 3 source specific only to __social influence__ and its subcategories- meet with Dr. Valenza <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">2- create an outline- complete by March 8 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">3- meet with Mr. Weidner at least one more time by march 11 to narrow topics even further <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">4- email a practicing psychitrist. Psychologist in the Philadelphia area by march 10 to ask opinion <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">10. Identify the subtopic areas of research (nouns verbs and adjectives from mind map) needed to be addressed for the Project and research. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. The subtopics of social influence that I will be concentrating on consist of, but are not limited to, group polarization, compliance.conformity, as well as deindividuation <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">11. Which are four sources which can serve as my topic overview sources? What three sources can serve as my research keystone? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">12. What do I anticipate this Project involving, in terms of work, time and resources? or How is this Project a personal stretch for me? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. I anticipate this project to take me roughly 3 weeks to complete. This project is a personal stretch for me because I must complete it all on my own with no help from anyone, and with no one telling me when to get stuff in. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">13 .What issues/challenges can I foresee? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. I think it will be challenging to stay on my timeline. <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;"> <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">14. How can I consider negotiating the identified problems? <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 13pt;">a. I can make a very specific timeline, a day-by-day chart to document my progress/ set goals