Project

__Goals__: One goal of my project is to explain to the professor what I am trying to understand about the fall of the Soviet Union. A second goal of my project is to prepare interview questions to ask the professor at the University of Delaware (potentially). The third goal of my project is to communicate my interview questions and to the professor and my personal opinion on the topic. A fourth goal I plan is to conclude that my argument is true or false. A final goal of my project is to interpret the answers and perspective of the professor from the interview.

__Vision__: How will my project impact other people after I have completed it? I will incorporate the results of the interview into my presentation and attempt to effectively pass these ideas to the audience through engagement. How will my project relate to my thesis question? My project will be an attempt to confirm that my thesis statement by interviewing a professor with extensive knowledge of the topic. How do I foresee my project concluding? I see my project concluding with an interview of the professor and incorporation of ideas into my presentation that will effectively engage the audience.

__Products__: How will I demonstrate/evidence that I conducted my project? I will incorporate some of my findings into my paper and record audio evidence of the interview.

I. A) List the five goals from your formal proposal.   a.    One goal of my project is to explain to the professor what I am trying to understand about the fall of the Soviet Union.     b.    A second goal of my project is to prepare interview questions to ask the professor at the University of Delaware (potentially). c.   The third goal of my project is to communicate my interview questions and to the professor and my personal opinion on the topic. d.   A fourth goal I plan is to conclude that my argument is true or false. e.  A final goal of my project is to interpret the answers and perspective of the professor from the interview. B) Prove that you met each of these goals or thoroughly explain why you did not. My first three goals can be proven in a word document that I used to prepare my project. My fourth goal is explained before the conclusion of my paper. My fifth goal is also included in my conclusion.  II.  What did you seek for advice on this project? Did you improve at asking for feedback?  a.  I sought advice from my mentor on what to do for my project, and we both agreed that interviewing a professor with knowledge of my topic would be the best option. I did improve at asking for feedback, because normally I would not ask for help and do everything I could on my own. III. Describe any risks you took in order to complete this project. Be sure to consider emotional, intellectual or physical challenges. a. I risked putting myself out there to the academic world by contacting numerous professors. I didn’t not face many challenges, other than finding a professor, which was made me very nervous and anxious. IV. List and describe three personal satisfactions you have gained from doing this project. a. I was able to communicate with a professional in a field in which I am very interested in and intend to pursue further in college. b. Once I got it done, I was able to focus more on other elements of my senior seminar. c. I became one step close to completing the required senior seminar course. V. Explain two problems you encountered and how you solved them. a. One problem I encountered was finding a professor to meet with. I sent out almost twenty e-mails and only heard two responses. b.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Another problem I encountered was VI.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> What did you learn about managing your time? a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I learned that things should be started early and done over a period of time rather than at the deadline. VII.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> What did you learn about managing your level of stress? a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I am not a person who gets stressed easily, and this experience did not change that. I cannot remember a time when I was stressed during this class. VIII.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> If you could do the same project over again, what would you do differently? a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I would have started earlier, so I was not pressed once the deadline came. IX.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> Grade yourself based on the stated goals of the course - to encourage higher order thinking skills such as application of knowledge, analysis of information, creativity and the ability to make strong evaluative judgments. What grade do you deserve and why? a.<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman"; font-size-adjust: none; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal;"> I think that I deserve a low B. The only goal that eluded me was application of knowledge. With my topic, there were a limited number of projects that I could think of pursuing. Finding a professor seemed the most reasonable, however I was unable to meet one in person. I was only able to send my questions rather than ask them in person, and therefore I did not successfully apply my knowledge.