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SELF- DESIGNED HONORS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT PROPOSAL

Proposals are held to high standards. Each of these elements must be included in your proposal and project: 1. Abstract: Provide a detailed overview of this project so that a reader with no background on this topic would fully understand your projects goals and what you intend to learn. If you are proposing a global studies e perience! provide an itinerary. What does the project entail and why is it personally meaningful? "escribe the e tent of your time commitment! including planning! e ecuting! and reflecting throughout this project. #our work and learning should be e$uivalent to a %&credit hour honors seminar. 'hile the $uality of the e perience and your ability to meet learning outcomes are most important! you should e pect to engage in at least 75-9 hours of direct contact and(or preparation! research! and reflection. Describe both the quantity and quality of your time commitment to this experience. !" C#$$ect%#$ t# Lear$%$& O'tc#(es )%t*%$ a$ H#$#rs T*e(at%c Area: #our project should result in substantial learning through which you make progress towards meeting specific learning outcomes within the thematic area. #ou must e+,l%c%tl- choose )i.e.! copy and paste* +&% honors learning outcomes associated with the thematic area )see page + for the complete list of learning outcomes*. List 2- honors learning outcomes that you will ma!e progress towards achie"ing as a result of your project. #hen$ explain how your actions related to the project will help you meet the learning outcomes you identified. %ro"ide specific examples. %. C#$$ect%#$ t# G#als a$. Aca.e(%c T*e#r%es ),his is a two&part prompt*: -. #our project must be related to your development )personal! academic! general education! or professional interests*. &ow does this project contribute to your future academic$ professional$ and'or personal goals? .. #ou are e pected to connect academic theories or readings to your e periential learning work. #our proposal should identify several theories or readings you plan to e plore in your project. (ame 2- specific theories$ readings$ concepts$ or courses you will use to prepare or gain bac!ground !nowledge for your project. )xplain how'why you chose your resources and how they will inform your project. %ro"ide citations$ as appropriate. /. I$%t%at%/e0 I$.e,e$.e$ce0 a$.1#r Creat%/%t-: #our project must include a uni$ue(independent(creative contribution and some aspect)s* of the project must be self& initiated. What is your unique contribution to this project? What s!ills$ ideas$ or pre"ious experiences do you bring to the table? &ow is your in"ol"ement unique as compared to other participants? &ow ha"e you demonstrated initiati"e? 5" Re2lect%#$: 0eflection leads to higher&level conceptual learning and can take many forms including journals! lab notebooks! blogs! audio(video blogs! sketch books! and more. 0eflection is not merely a summation of activities completed and opinions formed1 rather! it should be thoughtful! integrative! substantive! and well&crafted. #our project must have an active reflective component. &ow will you acti"ely reflect on your learning throughout the experience? Describe the format for reflection and what you will reflect upon *e.g.$ pro"ide a list of reflection questions+. -dditionally! in order for a project to be considered completed: #ou must write and submit a reflective essay through the honors database within one month of project completion )more details available on the 23P website*. #ou must document the e perience in your learning portfolio. 3" D%sse(%$at%#$: #our e perience and learning must be shared with others publicly. 4onsider how your reflection can inform your dissemination. E amples of dissemination include presentations to groups at 24 and(or beyond! poster displays! websites! published papers(articles! video compilations! scrapbooks! a well&developed blog! etc. &ow will you share what you learned'created with others in a public forum? Why is the specific audience you,"e chosen rele"ant? 5. Pr#4ect A./%s#r: Projects must involve the guidance of a faculty or staff member! mentor! supervisor! or other person with whom you can develop a base of knowledge. Who will help you conceptuali-e this project and pro"ide you with support? %ro"ide your ad"isor,s name$ title$ and contact information. 6ote: ,his will not be your honors advisor or another student. 5" 6'.&et: - budget is not re$uired. ,o re$uest an honors grant to support this project! provide an itemi7ed budget listing all of your project&related e penses and evidence to back up your estimates. ,o re$uest grant funding for unpaid research or an unpaid internship! please list the total number of hours you will work per week and the total number of weeks. If you plan to receive funding from other sources! please indicate that in your budget. Gra$t 2'$.%$& %s %(,acte. b- t*e 7'al%t- #2 -#'r ,r#,#sal"

HONORS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT LEARNING O8TCO9ES

#our project should result in substantial learning through which you make progress towards meeting +&% of the learning outcomes for an 3onors ,hematic -rea. #our proposal must focus on one thematic area1 choose one that best fits your goals. Lear$%$& O'tc#(es 2#r t*e C#(('$%t- E$&a&e(e$t T*e(e: Possesses awareness of purpose of service! including need for reciprocity! understanding of social issues! and ability to see those issues from multiple perspectives. 0ecogni7es how public policies and practices! and power and privilege! have an influence on social issues. E plores ways to alter public policy and(or identify solutions. 0elates! communicates! and works effectively with others towards sustainable social change. Participates in community and understands own role as citi7en of community. Lear$%$& O'tc#(es 2#r t*e Creat%/e Arts T*e(e )adapted from ../01 /reati"e #hin!ing 2.L1) 3ubric+: -c$uires or further develops competencies within a particular creative domain. Possesses ability to define the creative problem1 ability to frame and develop a problem statement and appropriate methodology. Possess a well&developed awareness of theories and methods in the field. "emonstrates(takes appropriate risk in successfully completing project )going beyond original parameters of assignment! introducing new materials and forms! tackling controversial topics! advocating unpopular ideas or solutions! etc.*. Possesses ability to embrace contradictions and integrate alternate! divergent! or contradictory perspectives. Possesses ability to think innovatively. 4onnects! synthesi7es! and transforms ideas. Lear$%$& O'tc#(es 2#r t*e Gl#bal St'.%es T*e(e: Possess global literacy! including knowledge of geography! history! current world issues and similarities and differences among cultures 0ecogni7e the interdependence of world economies! political systems and the environment Interact with individuals from different cultures and e press a sensitivity! appreciation and respect for the comple range of e periences of diverse peoples Participate in a global society and understand the role of a global citi7en N#te: If you are planning a self&designed travel e perience! you must include a detailed itinerary. #ou are re$uired to attend a pre&departure orientation session with 24 International Programs if your honors e periential learning project involves international travel. It is your responsibility to schedule a session with 24 International. -t minimum! your time abroad should be at least 1 week. Proposals for e periences with less than 1 week of travel will not be approved. -dditionally! the 8tudent ,ravel Policy restricts 24 sponsored& travel to countries under a 2.8. "epartment of 8tate ,ravel 'arning. ,hose who wish to visit a country with a travel warning may download and complete a ,ravel E emption 9orm. Students traveling without a faculty or staff leader must individually request an exemption. 9aculty or staff leading a group of students must complete a re$uest on behalf of the entire group. ,he 2niversity 3onors Program cannot approve any travel to a country with a 28 "epartment of 8tate ,ravel 'arning until after the travel e emption is granted by the International ,ravel :verview 4ommittee. This means that we cannot allow you to count this travel as an honors experience nor can we give you a grant if the ITOC does not approve travel. Lear$%$& O'tc#(es 2#r t*e Lea.ers*%, T*e(e: Possesses knowledge of various leadership theories and identifies with the characteristics of leadership Identifies the various characteristics of a leader in a given situation(role 3as the ability to relate! communicate and work effectively with peers "evelops a vision of the future and acknowledges the impact of decisions )as applicable to the individual and affiliated organi7ations* Lear$%$& O'tc#(es 2#r t*e Researc* T*e(e: -bility to frame and develop the research project $uestion or problem. Possess a well&developed awareness of literature in the field.

% 9ormulate a theory! problem! or hypothesis for the proposed research project that is based on the literature review. -bility to identify and apply appropriate methodologies to design research study! and collect and analy7e data. "isseminate the research results and knowledge gained. "emonstrate awareness of key weakness(limitations of the research and provide guidance on the most important and fruitful directions for future research on this topic. -bility to think beyond the just completed research and articulate how your world view has been impacted by the e perience.

HONORS EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR9 4omplete this proposal ,r%#r to your projects start date and upload it in the 23P "atabase )https:((webapps.uc.edu(uchonorsstudent*. 4reate a project );-dd a new record<* in the ;,racking Project< tab and then upload your proposal document as an attachment. #our submission will be reviewed during the ne t review cycle. While the quality of the proposal is most important$ strong proposals are typically -4 pages in length *single-spaced+. %lease maintain the proposal format. 6as%c I$2#r(at%#$ 9ull 6ame: 8tuart =ohnson 24 Email: johns%su 4ollege: >c>icken 4ollege of -rts and 8ciences >ajor: Psychology )current semester* E ploratory 8tudies )upcoming semester* ,itle of Project: -cademic ?ui7 ,eam ,hematic -rea )choose only one*: 4ommunity Engagement! 4reative -rts! @lobal 8tudies! Aeadership! :0 0esearch E pected Project 8tart "ate: 9all 8emester +B1/ E pected Project End "ate: :ngoing Pr#4ect I$2#r(at%#$ 1. Provide a detailed abstract of your proposed honors e periential learning project. ,his project entails starting an -cademic ?ui7 ,eam at 24. It will be an ongoing student organi7ation linked to 6ational -cademic ?ui7 ,ournaments! AA4 )6-?,*! which is the organi7ation that runs and organi7es national college $ui7 bowl championships. I competed in the high school tournaments for three years and wish to continue competing in $ui7 bowl while in college. :nce started! this project will entail four to si hours of weekly practice as well as weekend tournaments. If the team performs well in these tournaments! there are national tournaments after the school year is over. Clearl- a$. t*#r#'&*l- a..ress *#) eac* #2 t*e 2#ll#)%$& ele(e$ts )%ll be e+*%b%te. %$ -#'r )#r:: +. 4onnection to Aearning :utcomes within the 3onors ,hematic -rea )identified above*
Identifies the various characteristics of a leader in a given situation(role: -s the captain of the 24 -cademic ?ui7 ,eam! I am also re$uired to help the participants in the club practice! perform the administrative work within the 6-?, structure! and manage the finances of the club. -s a startup measure! I have joined the 6-?, forms and am currently working on finding an instructor that will support the team. I am also responsible for selecting team members and informing the selected team members of 6-?,s basic resources when the club is organi7ed for the year. In addition! I am responsible for finding and booking tournaments! and if need be! organi7ing transportation. 3as the ability to relate! communicate and work effectively with peers: Part of being an effective leader of any -cademic ?ui7 ,eam is the ability to tap the full potential of its team members. -s a member of my high schools -cademic ?ui7 ,eam! the leaders of the team handed out sheets from the 6-?, website that had lists of very common topics for tournament $uestions. :nce I start the club! I plan to do the same for the new team members in order to build a knowledge base for them. I will also encourage members to do their own outside research in order to broaden the teams knowledge of academic subjects. Projects such as distributing information about tryouts and selecting new team members will be discussed among the current team members in order to find the best possible means of recruiting.

%. 4onnection to @oals and -cademic ,heories )include reference list! as appropriate* -. 4urrently! I am switching my major to E ploratory 8tudies! but with a possible focus to a business major. I have an idea to start my own business. >anaging an -cademic ?ui7 ,eam will be a real&world e ercise in applying business principles. -s the captain! I am responsible for dealing with the 2niversity of 4incinnati and the 6-?, administration! booking the team for tournaments! organi7ing transport for tournaments! managing the clubs funds! and recruiting new team members. ,his is in addition to my responsibilities of regular team member to show up for practice and research new topics on my own in order to broaden my knowledge base. ,hrough this club! I can gain and practice skills that can be applied nearly anywhere within a business conte t. If I am asked about my skill set! I can demonstrate to my future employer that I organi7ed and managed a student organi7ation well.

.. Aeadership that @ets 0esults by "aniel @oleman: I chose this resource because it provides a basic description of the many possible leadership styles. ,he captain leads much of the administrative work! but he or she must also be able to lead the team as a whole as well as to encourage the individual members to find and live up to their full potential within the team. In his study! @oleman notes the si different types of leadership styles. ,he coercive relies heavily upon command )@oleman D+*. ,his fails to work within the conte t of the -cademic ?ui7 ,eam because the result relies heavily upon the individual contributions of its members. ,he captain! aside from his or her administrative duties! is a member of the team! and is thus on e$ual par with the other members. -n authoritative style of leadership emphasi7es goal&driven strategy )@oleman D/*1 this is perhaps the most fundamental aspect of the -cademic ?ui7 ,eam. ,he goal of the $ui7 team should be to compete in and win national tournaments of college $ui7 teams. -s the captain! I should emphasi7e the long&term goal of winning national tournaments! while maintaining the short&term goals of winning smaller tournaments and encouraging team members to set individual standards for themselves. ,he affiliative style of leadership emphasi7es good relations with other team members! an essential for $ui7 team )@oleman D/*. ,he captain is an active participant in tournaments along with the other team members! and it is his or her responsibility to ensure that the team members cooperate with each other. If the team is in a losing season! the captain must strive to improve morale by discussing problems with the other members and the adviser. ,he democratic style of leadership emphasi7es letting individual members of a group voicing their concerns and suggestions )@oleman DC*. 'hen I competed in my high schools $ui7 team! new members were selected by a majority of the team members based on the potential recruits knowledge base and availability! and I feel that this method selects the best people for the team. In addition! letting team members speak their concerns about the team will allow it to correct its flaws and perform better in tournaments. In addition! if individual team members opt to network with 6-?,! they can refer the team to various tournament and contest opportunities. ,he pacesetting style of leadership emphasi7es the leader setting and e emplifying high performance standards for the group )@oleman DE*. ,o a degree! this can work for an -cademic ?ui7 ,eam. ,he captain should ostensibly be the most knowledgeable! most responsible! and best performing member of the team. 3owever! the captain should not e pect that every individual member adheres to his or her knowledge base. - $ui7 team works best when the members have a wide and deep variety of e pertise1 a $ui7 team that focuses solely on a subject! such as science! will lose every time because their knowledge is not wide enough. ,he coaching style of leadership emphasi7es helps members identify their own weaknesses and strengths )@oleman D5*. ,his is an essential in -cademic ?ui7 ,eam! as tournament performance lies with how much the individual team members know. 9or e ample! if the team is weak in the topic of literature! the captain should advise them to research various authors and read books so as to gain more knowledge within that area. 0esearch on ones own spare time is essential to doing well in $ui7 team. If a member is particularly knowledgeable in a certain subject! the captain should encourage him or her to continue researching that subject. :verall! the $ui7 team should be led by someone who can discuss issues with all members and encourage them to improve so that the team can win tournaments. .ernard >. .ass: ,he 9ive 8tyles of Aeadership: Participative Aeadership: I chose this resource because it best describes the type of leadership that a captain of an -cademic ?ui7 ,eam performs. In addition to performing some of the administrative work! the captain is also an active participant in tournaments! and he or she is an e$ual contributor to the teams efforts. In addition! the captain should encourage the team members to find subjects of interest to them and research these particular subjects in order to broaden their individual knowledge bases. In turn! this will broaden the teams e pertise and allow it to perform better in tournaments. >ore collaborative efforts within the team! particularly selecting new team members! is heavily reliant upon the opinions of the various team members. ,he captain should discuss the best means to advertise tryouts and should note the aspects of potential team members with the rest of the team in order to gather the best new members.

/. Initiative! Independence! and(or 4reativity ,here is not yet an -cademic ?ui7 ,eam at 24. I have competed at the varsity level for the three years I was involved with my high schools -cademic ?ui7 ,eam! so I have prior e perience in knowing the rules and workings of 6-?, and its tournaments. -s an initiative! I have joined 6-?, as a member and am currently attempting to work with them so that the -cademic ?ui7 ,eam can be established at 24. C. 0eflection 8ince I am managing a team! I have to reflect upon the teams performance after every practice and tournament and consider how well we as a team performed. Individual participation will be considered! as well as the types of $uestions. ,hese reflections will be discussed among the team at practices! in order to build on the teams strengths and improve on the teams weaknesses. E. "issemination 8ince the team competes against other colleges! announcements about the team could be put on the 24 -thletics page. - blog could also be established for the $ui7 team in order to disseminate information about its results in various tournaments! as well as advertise information about upcoming tournaments for various members. ,he team should be able to reach all the teams members in order for them to compete. -s far as recruiting new members! fliers! and online information on 24s home and possibly its -thletics page can inform potential members of the team. 5. Project -dvisor )list the persons name! title! and contact information* ,his is not applicable as of now! as I have not found an adviser. D. .udget )if applicable* - standard set of bu77ers will have to be purchased for practices and tournaments. ,he day&to&day e penses of the team will be little to none! as all it needs are a room to practice and a set of $uestions! which can be obtained for free through the 6-?, site. ,ournaments will vary in cost! due to entry fees and transportation! if necessary. 8ince this is a student organi7ation! funding can be secured through the 8tudent -ctivities .oard! although the -cademic ?ui7 ,eam may apply for grants from the 3onors Program if need be.