SBS 3033                                                                                                                                                         Fall  2009

Group Project Guidelines

Posted November 4, 2009

There will not be any class presentations of the articles. Each student is responsible only for reading and writing about the two peer-reviewed academic articles selected.  The entire grade will be based on this individual work. The deadline for the assignment is Tuesday November 24  at 8 AM.

During class on November 4 each student will receive an assignment to a group and a topic.  Decide among yourselves which social science each student will investigate (choosing from anthropology, sociology, psychology, and political science).  At your earliest convenience, identify possible articles for study and contact the professor.  Your e-mail subject line should say, Perspectives Article Selections, followed by your full name.  The body of the e-mail should contain a full bibliographic citation and an abstract for each article.  Send these by Tuesday November 10 at 8:00 AM.  The professor will let you know whether the articles are suitable or whether you need to do more looking

Submitting the Completed Assignment

Please submit all of your work electronically, with attachments to one e-mail (subject line: Perspectives Project plus your fall name). The following elements are required.

Please submit the following, all as attachments to a single e-mail:

1.       Prepare an analysis for each article using the form provide on the course website under Article Analysis Form

2.       Write a paper of two to four pages, typed and double-spaced in a 12 point font, in which you discuss how each of the articles you analyzed could be useful to people considering the question assigned to your group.  The most important criteria the professor will employ in evaluating your paper are (a) the degree to which you mastered the articles, (b) your effectiveness in relating the content of the articles to the controversial issue, and (c) the professionalism of your writing.

3.       Bring copies of both articles to class no later than Monday November 23, or bring them to the professor’s office prior to that.   Write your full name neatly at the top of the page on each article.  Or, if you have an electronic copy of one or more articles, you may e-mail the article(s) along with the rest of the assignment.  Only full-text is acceptable – do not send a link!