PROJECT ASSIGNMENT FYI 100 I

Between Oct.1 and Oct. 20, you or your research partners will make a proposal that (when appropriate) follows the guidelines below.
All Projects must be approved. Schedule an appointment. 30% of Grade.
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  1. Feel free to submit outline or questions via e-mail at any time for feedback prior to conference. Will facilitate the face-to-face discussion louden@wfu.edu
  2. Come prepared with a hypothesis or hypotheses you plan to examine (a clear declarative statement of what is to be tested).
  3. Indicate the materials (and availability) you will examine (There are so many primary materials at thePolitical Comm links site it boggles the mind).
  4. Do some preliminary bibliography work. Obviously it is helpful to do some preliminary reading on your topic of interest before deciding what the project entails. Bibliography that can be searched for relevant articles can be found at Political Spot Bibliography
  5. If your project takes the form of examining a body of primary materials you may want to work in groups (although individual projects are encourage).

This is research project, not a normal term paper. Thus you would want a "review of literature," method, results, & discussion sections in some fashion. Journal articles you read for the project can serve as models.

Hint: To find an appropriate project you may want to peruse. Avoid settling too early on a topic or looking only at topics were have covered in class at that point. Allow your natural curiosity about events or items you have observed in political advertising lead you to an appropriate research question. Remember to narrow, narrow, narrow, the focus of your research question. If you have no idea, just pursuing the bibs should help generate ideas. Also there are amazing materials available on web sites.

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