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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 a 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: -nna 8tevens 24 Email: steveak=mail.uc.edu 4ollege: "--P >ajor: Interior "esign ,itle of Project: 4harleston Emersion ,hematic -rea )choose only one*: 4reative -rts E pected Project 8tart "ate: around ?@(+/(+?1/ E pected Project End "ate: around ?@(%1(+?1/ Pr#4ect I$2#r(at%#$ 1. Provide a detailed abstract of your proposed honors e periential learning project. >y family goes to 4harleston 8outh 4arolina every year for vacation. 4harleston is a beautiful and historic city on the -tlantic coast that is rich in 0evolutionary and 4ivil 'ar history. I have been to this city at least twenty times for e tended stays. I love the city and am very familiar with it. I am familiar with the pastel Aictorian houses on 0ainbow 0d. Im familiar with the live oaks that line .attery Park. I am familiar with all of it. 4harleston is like a second home to me. 8o for this e perience I would like to go back to 4harleston for another look but with different eyes. I have been trained by "--P for a year now to be able to see things in a different light! to be able to analy7e my surroundings. I am an 8-I" student and for this honors e perience I would like to visit 4harleston! 84 to analy7e the city through the new eyes "--P has given me. I want to see the history in the architecture of the buildings. I want to see how the newer and older elements of the city combine. I want to see what historic preservation has happened to which buildings. I want to visit any and all historic houses that are open to the public. I want to see! understand! and enjoy the city in ways that I never could have if not for "--P. I also want to document what I am seeing through photography. Photography is a creative art that is enjoyable and essential! especially in my career field. I must document all of my design work as effectively as possible for my portfolio because that is what employers see when deciding whom to hire. 8o learning how to document what I am seeing in ways that portray what I wish is an invaluable skill. Photography is also a lot of fun. 'ho doesnt love taking picturesB I also want to edit all of the pictures that I take of 4harleston in different ways. I want to e plore >-6# ways of editing because creative e ploration is very! very important to developing in my major! but I simply do not have the time to do this with my current workload. 8o my plan is very simple. .efore my trip I will research which historic houses I should devote my time to. I want to mi in houses that have been historically preserved! ones that have been revamped completely! and ones that have not ben touched. I do not particularly care who owned the houses1 I simply want to visit the houses with the most intriguing architecture and interior design. I will also do a lot of research on how to take and edit pictures in different ways. I will probably spend a fair amount of time talking to 0yan .all! a 8-I" studio professor! who has been helping the first years document their work. 3e is very passionate and knowledgeable in this subject area. I want to know how to take pictures correctly and effectively in many different ways before I am in 4harleston. I will also need to know and e plore with different editing techni$ues beforehand so I can edit the pictures after my trip. "uring my week in 4harleston I will spend hours just walking the streets and snapping pictures! many hours. I will visit the historic houses that I chose beforehand. I will immerse myself in the culture. I will take pictures of many things besides buildings as well. I also have a passion for documenting people and nature that I will encourage and e plore during this trip. I do not get the chance to e plore this passion in my regular course work. >y father will also be a great resource for this trip. 3e C:AE8 taking pictures and has the honor of being able to say that he has been to every historic house in 4harleston. 3e will be cra7y enthused and supportive of this project to say the least. -fter my trip I will spend 3:208 on Photoshop editing my photos in different fashions to portray

different ideas. I will also spend time reflecting on my trip particularly how e ploring photography will affect the documentation of my design work and of my life because I want to do more with photography than just portfolio work. I want to be able to use this skill in my life to enhance and remember everything I love. 8o the time commitment will be about twenty hours of research before the trip! about thirty&five hours spent taking pictures and seeing the city during the trip! and about forty or more hours )probably more* after the trip editing pictures )using Photoshop well takes a C:6D time to do* and reflecting on the e perience. 8o that is what I propose. 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 Cearning :utcomes within the 3onors ,hematic -rea )identified above*
-c$uires or further develops competencies within a particular creative domain. ,his honors e perience will allow me to ac$uire and further develop my skill with photography and editing photographs. ,his will be accomplished through researching this art! talking to people with e perience in this art! and through e tensive practice and e ploration with this art during and after my time in 4harleston! 84. Possesses ability to define the creative problem1 ability to frame and develop a problem statement and appropriate methodology. ,his honors e perience will also help me learn how to take and edit photos in a way that portrays specific ideas I want the viewers to understand. 9or e ample! a very simple e ample! if a person wants a photo to appear old they might apply a sepia photo filter to the photo. I want to learn how to take and edit photos in ways that portray very comple ideas. I want to create photos that speak as art themselves but also speak to the art of the subject and the intent the designer had. 8o I hope to be able to identify the designers intent and develop methods of taking and editing photos that portray these intents during this e perience.

Possess a well&developed awareness of theories and methods in the field. I will do a lot of research in the methods of photography and editing photos for this e perience. I will research through literature and by talking to e perts. I also want to e periment a lot on my own. I believe that this is the way people learn best even if it is not the easiest. 8o I would like to develop methods of my own during this e perience if at all possible while applying methods that I have learned through research of others.

%. 4onnection to Doals and -cademic ,heories )include reference list! as appropriate* -. ,his e perience will make very positive contributions to my academic! professional! and personal pursuits. .eing a proficient photographer! particularly of architecture and interior design! will serve me very well in "--P and as a designer. .eing able to represent ones work effectively is incredibly important because portfolios are what professors look at when deciding on grades and what employers look at when deciding who to hire. ,his e perience will also help me in my personal life. I have always wanted to be able to document events in my life that have been enjoyable! that I want to remember. I will be able to do this effectively for the rest of my life after this e perience! hopefully. .. ,o obtain background information for this e perience I will talk with 0yan .all and my father! "avid 8tevens. I will read te ts and apply what I have learned in class also! but I definitely trust the human element more. I will talk to 0yan about methods of photography and editing because he is very passionate and proficient in these areas. I will talk to my father about where all I should go while in 4harleston because as I have said! he has been to every historic house open to the public in the city of 4harleston. I also trust his opinions more than most. /. Initiative! Independence! and(or 4reativity 'hat makes me uni$ueB 'hat do I bring to the tableB ,o this project I will bring my vast e perience with the city itself. I have had - C:, of e perience with this city. I know which restaurants are classic 4harleston! E+ Fueen! 3ominy Drill! >agnolias! and 8.6.:... to name a few. I know when the art festival is. I know what times and on which mornings the farmers market it. I also know - C:, of history about the city from school and a lot from my dad. I know that 0iver 8t is the oldest part of the city because that is where the water line was when the city was originally built. I know the cobblestone street that pregnant women would ride in buggies over

to induce labor. I know that the fire trucks for the 4ity of 4harleston were made especially for 4harleston so that they would fit through the doors of the original fire departments so to keep the original architecture and materials. .asically! I was made for this project! and this project was made for me. @. 0eflection I will reflect through a blog probably. 'hen it comes to taking notes I do not tend towards anything very structured. 8ome things I will want to reflect on through te t! others through images! and yet others through video. I feel like a blog would allow for this more than other types of media. I will reflect on the research! photographing! and editing aspects of this e perience as I am going through each step. I will also reflect over the entire project as a whole at the end. I feel reflecting throughout the project will be very helpful. ,here may be things that I do not remember or do not reali7e if I do not reflect continuously. ,he final reflection will also be great in looking forward to what is ne t. I will also post a collection of all of the photos I have taken and edited probably with a little te t to e plain the basics. I do want the pictures to speak for themselves though or I will feel as if I have not achieved my goal of being able to clearly portray ideas through photography and editing. G. "issemination 8o as I said above! I plan on posting an album of all of the pictures that I have taken and edited to my blog and then sharing my blog with other "--P students. I will post my blog to places where it is sure to be seen by all fellow "--Pers because I know that the ability to take and edit pictures clearly and effectively is invaluable at "--P. "--P students must know how to portray their design intent through their pictures. :nce all of my fellow classmates know that I can do this I will be the new hot item on the market. In "--P if someone reali7es that you did this or that which was really cool or really effective they firstly say really means things to that person about doing unkind things to themselves as a form a the highest compliment and then they beg the other person to teach them how to do it. ,his is what will happen to me after I post my pictures! and this is great. I am looking forward to helping my other classmates in documenting their work well. 5. Project -dvisor )list the persons name! title! and contact information* 0yan .all Professor ballra=mail.uc.edu E. .udget )if applicable* 9ood: about H+?? 3otel: about HI?? Das: about HG@? >isc.: about H1?? ,otal: about H1!E@?