Overview
I need help with Week 10 for my UCLA class (Gender Studies & History M180B). Please follow the syllabus instructions exactly.
WEEK 10 TOPIC:
Course Themes – Research Proposal on STEM Workforce Representation (1940–2020)
IMPORTANT:
This is NOT a reading response.
This is a 500-word research funding proposal.
The proposal must focus on intersectional issues involving STEM workforce representation since 1940.
The proposal should build upon ideas, concepts, methods, and themes discussed throughout Weeks 1–9 of the course.
ASSIGNMENT:
Write ONE 500-word single-spaced research proposal.
Choose a specific topic related to intersectional issues in science, technology, engineering, medicine, or academia.
Possible topics include:
- women in STEM
- racial and ethnic representation in STEM
- immigrant scientists and engineers
- disability and STEM careers
- workplace cultures in science and technology
- mentorship and inclusion
- international mobility of STEM workers
- intersectionality in computing, engineering, medicine, or research institutions
The proposal must answer these FIVE questions:
- Research Topic, Question, and Hypothesis
- What specific topic are you studying?
- What question are you asking?
- What is your proposed hypothesis?
- Research Methods
Choose and justify one or more methods:
- archival research
- critique of previous scholarly research
- critique of cultural production
- surveys
- focus groups
- ethnographic research
- participant observation
- observation of social behavior
- oral life history interviews
Explain WHY these methods are appropriate.
- Existing Research
Discuss some research from this course that relates to the topic.
Examples may include:
- Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
- Diane Gu
- Helena Pettersson
- Jarita Holbrook
- Sharon Traweek
- Safiya Noble
- Sarah Roberts
- Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo
- Contribution
Explain how the proposed project would add to, revise, or expand existing research discussed during the course.
- Funding Program Fit
Choose ONE research funding organization and explain why the project fits its goals.
Possible organizations include:
- National Science Foundation (NSF)
- Ford Foundation
- Spencer Foundation
- Russell Sage Foundation
- Sloan Foundation
- Gates Foundation
- MacArthur Foundation
IMPORTANT:
The proposal should demonstrate understanding of:
- intersectionality
- STEM workforce representation
- workplace cultures
- knowledge production
- migration and mobility
- inclusion and exclusion
- gender, race, class, and power
STYLE:
- Approximately 500 words.
- Write as a research proposal, not a reading summary.
- Be concise and direct.
- Sound like a student proposal.
- Use concepts and readings from Weeks 1–9.