Minor research proposal

Minor Research Assignment I

SOSC 1000 6.0 Introduction to Social Science

Jan Krouzil PhD

May 13, 2021

Length: cover page + 2 pages of text

Due date: May 27

Grade value: 5%

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STANDARD COVER PAGE_TEMPLATE

Course: SOSC 1000 6.0

Name: ………………………………………………

Student number: …………

Tutorial Number: ……

Date of submission: ……

Number of the selected social phenomenon: ..........

Primary disciplinary perspective: ……….

Professional role: …………

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Social phenomena to select from:

1. knowledge (production, dissemination, consumption)

2. international migration and/or diaspora

3. social and/or cultural capital

4. loneliness and/or suicidal ideation

5. COVID-19_related social effects

6. fake news and/or ‘post-truth’

7. circular economy

8. social science discourse

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ADDITIONAL SPECIFICATIONS

1. Select a social phenomenon and write a Minor Research Assignment 1_Proposal (MRA1_P) explaining (a) why you have selected this particular social phenomenon and (b) why you think it merits further research on your part as a social science ‘concern’(cca 250 words, double spaced).

2. Provide a list of at least five social science terms and/or concepts drawn from the course material that you expect to utilize in the course of your research.

3. Select a primary disciplinary perspective (i.e., sociology, economics, psychology, etc.) from which you intend to deal with the social phenomenon and one type of a professional role as social science researcher you want to assume for the purpose of this assignment (i.e., analyst, participant observer, advocate/activist).

4. Follow the format of this template.

5. Submit an electronic copy of the MRA1_Proposal on the course Moodle website under ‘Assignments’ by May 27, 11:59 p.m. Late submissions will incur a 2%-point deduction

per day.

NOTE ABOUT YOURSELF (NAY)

Compared to regular and direct in-person class contact, learning remotely can be alienating.

To alleviate to some extent this sense of ‘social isolation’ and to re-personalize your learning experience in this course, you are encouraged to write a brief note (up to a page) to your tutor about yourself.

In composing the note you may include your extracurricular commitments and responsibilities, interests or hobbies, grade expectations, the corona virus-related restrictions experienced in your everyday life, in-person vs online learning preferences, or any matter you are comfortable conveying.

The note will be treated as strictly confidential and is non-gradable.

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