Project: Overview
In this course, we begin working on a research project that
will be worked on throughout the course, and for Week 11, you will create a
presentation describing what you have learned. This project begins with
interviews with three different people. Complete
the interviews so you can begin working on the next component for the
project.
The following is a list of the project deliverables.
Deliverable
Part 1: Conducting Research through
Interviews
Part 2: Socialization
Part 3: Group Influences
Part 4: Aging and the Elderly
Part 5: Applying Sociology to Your World
(PowerPoint presentation)
Project:
Part 1 – Conducting Research through Interviews
This is Part 1 of your
project, which involves developing a list of questions to use when interviewing
three subjects of your choice. Use the questions listed in the Assignment Details, as well as others
that you create for your list of questions.
When interviewing your subjects, try to select a diverse
set of individuals as possible; that means get a variety of ages, ethnicities,
races, and genders. You may want to have a notebook with you to make sure you
ask each subject all the questions and in the same way. We learned in Week 1
that the results could be different if we ask a question in a different
way. Be sure to record everything your
interviewees say so you do not forget.
Also, check out the following site for tips on creating questionnaires: Constructing
a Questionnaire.
Assignment Details:
Perform
the following tasks:
·
Complete
the reading assignment and the interactive lecture before attempting this
assignment.
·
To
complete this assignment:
o
Review the tips in Constructing a
Questionnaire.
o
Read
the Written
Assignment Rubric for a review of writing
expectations.
o
Interview
three (3) individuals of your choosing, using the set of questions you created.
Your questions must include: (Responses to these questions will be used in
later assignments.)
1)
Age
2)
Race
3)
Ethnicity
4)
Gender
5)
Where
the subject grew up
6)
What
is “old” to you? How do you know when you
are old?
7)
How
do you feel about old people? Why?
8)
Name
two different ways that you were brought up that you think are different from
most other people. For example, you may say you were raised on a farm or your
father was in the military.
9)
Were
you part of a social, religious, or other type of group growing up?
10) Who were your role models when you were
growing up? How did they influence you?
o
In
approximately 500-words narrative, following
the interviews, that address the following questions:
1.
Was
this research something you liked or disliked? Explain why.
2.
Were
your subjects willing to help or did they not want to answer your
questions? If not, which questions did
they appear uncomfortable or express discomfort?
3.
Was
it difficult to write a questionnaire or find a variety of subjects? Discuss
any difficulties you had with the project.
o
Check
your assignment against unintended plagiarism.
o
Ensure
that your responses are free of spelling and grammatical errors.
·
Use
the proper naming convention when saving your assignment:
o
SOC101_part
1_assn_jsmith_mmddyyy
·
Submit
your assignment for grading.
Grading:
Gradable
items in assignment
Points Possible
Points Earned
Described whether you liked or disliked this research.
Explain why.
25
Described the questioning process with your subjects and
their comfort level during the interview.
25
Described the difficulties or challenges you encountered
when writing the questionnaire or with completing this assignment.
25
Applied
the expectations in the Written Assignment Rubric
25
Total
Points
100
Assignment
Worksheet:
Write a 500-word narrative, following
the interviews that address the following questions:
1.
Was
this research something you liked or disliked? Explain why.
2.
Were
your subjects willing to help or did they not want to answer your
questions? If not, which questions did
they appear uncomfortable or express discomfort?
3.
Was
it difficult to write a questionnaire or find a variety of subjects? Discuss
any difficulties you had with the project.
Narrative
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