Research Strategies Plan:
You will research strategies for self-management, time management, and learning for college students. Incorporating the information gained through research and the previous interviews, you will create a plan to meet the needs of college students. This assignment must be 6–8 pages and requires citations from 5 sources in current APA formatting
Final Project Instructions
The Final Project has been broken down into 3 parts. Each part builds to the completed Final Project Part 3.
- Final Project: Part 1 – Professor and Student Interview
Professor Interview:
You will conduct an interview with a current college professor (other than the instructor for this course). For this part of the assignment, ten questions have been developed for you to ask about specific strategies that help college students manage their time, their life, and their studies. Include the questions and either the direct responses or a summary of the responses from each interview. You must integrate your findings in Part 3 of the Final Project.
See Appendix A: Professor Interview Questions
Student Interview:
You will interview an individual who is currently a student enrolled in any type of higher education setting (community, college, university). The age of the individual does not matter so this can be an 18 year old freshman or an adult learner. For this interview, you will develop 5 – 8 questions to gain a better understanding of the emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of college students. Include the questions and either the direct responses or a summary of the responses from each interview. You must integrate your findings in Part 3 of the Final Project.
Research Strategies Plan:
You will research strategies for self-management, time management, and learning for college students. Incorporating the information gained through research and the previous interviews, you will create a plan to meet the needs of college students. This assignment must be 6–8 pages and requires citations from 5 sources in current APA formatting. You must integrate your findings in Part 3 of the Final Project.
Note: The total page length for this assignment is 9-13 pages when you combine the Professor Interview and Student Interview (3-5 pages) and Research Strategies Plan (6-8 pages).
Final Project: Part 1 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 4.
- Final Project: Part 2 – Clergy and Counselor Interview and Research Strategies Plan
Clergy and Counselor Interview:
You will interview 1 member of the clergy and 1 higher education counselor/advisor who both interact with college students. In each interview, you will develop 5 – 8 interview questions that are applicable to strategies that help college students manage their time, their life, and their studies. Include the questions and a summary of the responses from each interview.
Instructional Strategies Plan:
Incorporating the information gained through research and the interviews from Part I and Part II, you will create an instructional strategies plan to meet the emotional, psychological, and spiritual needs of college students. This assignment must be 6–8 pages and requires citations from 5 sources in current APA formatting which must be text and journal.
Note: The total page length for this assignment is 9 – 13 pages when you combine the Clergy and Counselor Interview (3-5 pages) with the Research Strategies Plan (6-8 pages).
In addition to submitting Part 2 of the Final Project at the end of Module/Week 5, you must integrate your findings in Part 3 of the Final Project.
Final Project: Part 2 is due by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 5.
- Final Project: Part 3 – PowerPoint Presentation
You will create a PowerPoint presentation for college students, teaching them time management, learning strategies, and self-management, incorporating information from Parts 1–2 of the Final Project. Additionally, you must type a script to align with the PowerPoint for a 30-minute presentation to college students, incorporating the sources previously used in Parts 1–2 of the Final Project and adding at least 2 additional sources.
Final Project: Part 3 is due in in Blackboard and LiveText by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 7.
LiveText Submission Exception: Candidates pursuing the following programs: M.Ed. in Higher Education, Ed.S. in Higher Education Administration, the Ph.D. in Education, and the Ph.D. in Higher Education Administration, are not required to submit this assignment in LiveText, but must submit this assignment in Blackboard.
Appendix A: Professor Interview Instructions
You will conduct an interview with a current college or university professor (other than the instructor for this course) to seek information about specific strategies that help college students manage their time, their life and their studies. You must explain the requirements of your assignment and ask permission to take notes or to audiotape the interview, as you will then record the professor’s answer in quotes.
Include the questions and either the direct responses or a summary of the responses in a double-spaced typed format. Responses should be rich and detailed and all 10 questions should be answered. It is appropriate to use first person language throughout all four parts of this assignment.
Part 1: Demographics
Name of Professor that you are interviewing:
College or University where the Professor currently teaches:
Course(s) the Professor currently teaches:
Number of years as a College or University Professor:
Describe your relationship with the Professor:
Part 2: Questionnaire Interview
- What is your educational and career background and how does it contribute to your effectiveness as an instructor?
- How do you plan your instruction so that effective dialogues are attainable as
a result of strategic questioning and discussion points?
- How do you ensure the classroom learning environment is welcoming to all students, safe from judgment, and free for exploring the subject matter? This is applicable to both face-to-face and/or online learning environments.
- What strategies do you find particularly useful for enhancing student motivation
(i.e. participation, critical thinking, engaging the material, etc.)?
- How do you support students who are failing in a manner that promotes learning?
- In today’s society, technology is incorporated into every aspect of a person’s life.
What is the role of technology in college courses today and what technology skills do students need in order to be successful? How do you specifically promote and incorporate the use of technology into the curriculum as a means to assist your students?
- How do you stay knowledgeable about current trends and issues in collegiate education, and how do you implement those strategies to assist students?
- What have you most enjoyed teaching at the collegiate level?
- What have been the challenges you have experienced teaching at the collegiate level? What kinds of support have been most helpful to you in addressing these challenges and describe any areas in which you feel that you could benefit from more assistance?
- If I were to be a first year college or university professor next year, what advice would you give me?