Research Proposal

(no direct points, but turn-in is required)

Due date: 09/09/08

This is a very simple assignment, and it is the only assignment in which students may use first person pronouns such as: I, me, my.

• Students will turn in a short proposal, no more than a paragraph, explaining what topic they have chosen for their annotated bibliography.
• If students wish to change topics then they must submit a new proposal.
• The research topic must be approved before students can begin doing research, or it will negatively impact the course grade.
• If a proposal is rejected and no new proposal is sent on a timely basis, then it will negatively affect your participation grade.
• Some of the topics that I will not approve are as follows: genetic research, gene patenting, gun control, abortion, same-sex marriage, anorexia, bulimia, euthanasia, the death penalty, postpartum depression, the dust bowl, smoking, the Great Plains, xenotransplantation, blood-doping or steroids etc. in sports, stem cell research, obesity, deforestation, postpartum depression, cloning, animal rights, experimentation on animals, free Internet downloads, copyright issues, anything to do with religion/faith, anything to do with wet/dry campuses; anything to do with raising/lowering the legal drinking age, anything to do with the legalization of marijuana or the usefulness of hemp.
• Do not proceed with your research until your proposal is approved, as it may result in zeroes on future major projects.