Class Project : A PROJECT PROPOSAL
Objective:
At the end of this project, students will be able to write a project proposal which includes an introduction, a problem statement, objectives, plan of action and to present it to the University community.
Situation and audience: Students will participate in a role-play based on college students’ competition called “The College Challenge Contest”. This is an annual international competition for college students. The objective of the contest is to stimulate proactive interdisciplinary problem-solving analysis among undergraduate students around the world.
Winners receive cash awards to help advance their ideas to the next level. Our University will sponsor a group of students to travel and participate in this competition, thus students are encouraged to send and present their projects to represent our University. The Selection Committee will be composed by teacher, classmates, other members from the University community.
Project Task 1: MY MOTIVATION LETTER (Sept 5)
Objective: to write a motivation letter about personality, skills, experiences, and wishes.
Situation and audience: Students candidates to participate in ‘The College Challenge Contest’ are required to write a motivation letter to introduce themselves and to convince the University selection committee that they are the most suitable candidates for this opportunity.
Project Task 2: GATHERING INFORMATION ABOUT AN ACADEMIC TOPIC (FEB 26-MARCH 1)
Objective: to gather information from reliable sources and to learn about a specific issue from a specific field of study.
Situation and audience : In class, students will explore different issues that represent a significant challenge in our world today. The issues may concern education, development, conflict, and/or any other subject that interests students. Students will gather in groups of four and choose an issue they are interested in. By using a database, Google Scholar or other academic tool, students look for two or three articles in English about the issue they will be addressing in their project and prepare a written report including: the description of the issue, its causes and effects, and its possible solution.
Oral Task: UN De mentes (FEB 5-8)
Objective: to explain to the university community a world need that students have identified, describe the context, refer to projects or studies done before and explain shortly the proposal they have to tackle the issue.
Situation and audience: The Universidad Nacional UNTelevision has a program called ‘UN De mentes’. Students are invited to the program to explain to the tv program viewers about a world need that they have identified and the idea they have to tackle the issue.
Project Task 3: PROJECT PROPOSAL DRAFT (MARCH 19-22)
Objective: To write a project proposal draft Situation and audience: As part of the University competition to be part of “The College Challenge Contest”, students will write a project proposal draft about a chosen academic topic explaining and justifying the need (problem statement), explaining what students hope to accomplish (objectives), explaining and justifying what students are going to do (plan of action), describing the management plan and writing a conclusion.
Final Project Tasks: PROJECT PROPOSAL PRESENTATION (MARCH 26-29)
Objectives:
● To improve the project proposal
● To present the project proposal
Situation and audience: Students candidates to participate in “The College Challenge Contest” will prepare a fifteen-minute project proposal presentation in which they propose solutions for an identified problem, define objectives and organize a schedule to implement a plan of actions. Students will do this presentation to the University community.
CRONOGRAMA
CRONOGRAMA
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ACTIVITY
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DESCRIPTION
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DATE
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1.PROJECT TASK 1
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Motivation letter
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SEPT 5
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2.ORAL TASK
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explain to the university community a world need that students have identified, describe the context, refer to projects or studies done before and explain shortly the proposal they have to tackle the issue
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FEB 5-8
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3.PROJECT TASK 2
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Gathering information about an academic topic
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FEB 26-MARCH 1
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4.MIDTERM EXAM
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MARCH 5-8
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5-PERSONAL PLAN OF WORK
6-PROJECT TASK 3
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-Autoevaluation
-Project proposal draft
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MARCH 19-22
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7.FINAL PROJECT TASK
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Project proposal presentation
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MARCH 26-29
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