Course Description
An independent directed course for advanced undergraduate students with a major interdisciplinary project that goes beyond the disciplinary boundaries of a traditional department. The student has two major projects, one each for Georgia State Leadership, through the Fanning Center, and the Washington Center's Minority Leadership Fellowship Program.
Athena Title
DIR MAJ PROJ AAM
Non-Traditional Format
Besides a 20 page paper of revised excellence, a practicum for the project (two months study in The Washington Center's Minority Leader Fellowship Program, for example) will complete a very rigorous enrichment through out-of-class learning.
Prerequisite
Permission of department
Semester Course Offered
Not offered on a regular basis.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1) Promotion of excellence in student learning on major projects beyond the normal classroom. 2) Development of excellence in research for advanced undergraduates so as to prepare them for professional study at an early stage. 3) Flexibiltity for advanced undergraduates to explore a major project with depth unusual for the stage. 4) Opportunity for advanced undergraduates to synthesize their learning in project design and formulation, implementation, and presentation of research findings to a professional or public audience. 5) In working with govenrment agencies, students will learn the ethics of government and working with the community.
Topical Outline
Since this is an independent directed course, the topics for the course will vary. Generally, however, students will: 1) Examine critically an aspect of the African American Experience in more than one discipline or area of study. 2) Complete an empirical research project on the African American Experience, which requires the use of research methods in the humanities and social sciences. Research methods will draw from more than one discipline and may include historical methods, ethnography, participant observation, philosophical explication, literary analysis, or survey research, to name a few. 3) Complete a formal research paper that explicates the findings of the research project. 4) Present a formal research paper before a group of faculty and students.