CLASS SURVEY PROJECT

In order to integrate practical experience into the course, students will design and implement a survey to obtain data about student political attitudes and participation at ODU.  Students will be divided into three groups:  a) public attitudes, b) civic participation and c) political participation.  The purpose of this exercise is to encourage class participation and a better understanding of the subject matter of the course.

Particpation in this exercise fulfills partial requirements for the course.  If you fail to participate in this exercise you can receive partial credit for good cause.   However, since you have missed an in-class assignment which cannot be made up, you must submit a typed, double-spaced, two-page summary of the contributions you would have added to the class discussion. The summary is due no later than one week after the class discussion.  

Focus:  Public Attitudes, Civic and Political Participation Among ODU Students

Guidelines

Students will work on the survey project in class and will be guided by the following schedule:

Date	Task
January 19	Introduction of the project and creation of three groups
January 26	Discussion of the project - - what to do and how to do it
February 2	Question development
February 9	Review questions for clarity
February 16	Construct the questionaire
Week of February 26	Distribute the questionnaire
March 2	Data analysis
March 16	Interpreting the results
March 30	Class discussion of the survey's findings

Evaluation

40 points:  full participation in the project (survey and class discussion)

30 points:  partial participation (some survey work and class discussion)

25 points:  partial participation (survey work but missed class discussion)

10 points:  partial participation (class discussion but no survey work)

No points:  no participation in the project