Current Social Issue

UNIV 1100-First Year Seminar
Research
Proposal Assignment & Annotated Bibliography
Prepared by: Dr.
Karen Keaton Jackson

The Assignment:

Your assignment is to create a two-page research proposal
where you select a current social issue, conduct preliminary research, and
explain the overall purpose of your project.
A fully developed paragraph should be 6-8 sentences. Your research proposal should include the
following components and be organized in the manner detailed below:

· In your first two paragraphs, you should
identify your social issue, give some brief historical information about your
issue, and explain your primary argument or purpose for exploring your issue.
In short, briefly describe your selected issue, give your readers some context
as to how and when this issue originated, and then tell your main goal or
reason for exploring the issue.

· In your third paragraph, you should explore why
your topic is important and the target audience for your work. Here you are to explain why others should
care about your topic and identify a specific audience who may be interested in
learning about your issue. Does your audience consist of people from a
particular demographic or background?
People who have had a particular experience? Be sure to note here why you have selected
that specific audience.

· In your fourth paragraph, you should describe
two or three key points or aims as related to your primary purpose. What do you wish to discover by doing this
research? What do you want your audience
to learn? Is your goal to influence their beliefs, values, and/or behaviors?
Explain your goal in a clear and detailed way.

· In your last paragraph, you are to create an
annotated bibliography entry for one source you may use in your project. This
source must come from one of the Shepard Library databases. In this entry, you are to give the full
MLA Works Cited citation for the source along with the following information:
1. One to two sentences summarizing the main idea of the
source.
2. One to two sentences evaluating the credibility of the
source. (Focus on the credentials of the
authors or the quality of the publishing source.)
3. One to two sentences reflecting on how the source will
be used to support your project’s main purpose.

At least 1 citation

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