Write an Ethnography on NAVY SEALS. Talk about what specific traits NAVY seals must have and what similar characteristics the SEALS have. What do they have in common. (IE mindset, work ethic, toughness etc.) Write about their race and if that matters. TEacher is very liberal.
These are the guidelines for your final exam paper. The first draft is due by midnight on Thursday 4/21. Please submit your draft here as a docx or a pdf file.
The first draft does not have to be a completed ethnography or research paper. It needs to be a minimum of 6 pages (12pt font, double-spaced). It can be rough or polished — totally up to you! You can make notes for me on sections you need to expand and even ask me for recommendations if you would like. This draft will be the only draft before the final is due, so it is the best opportunity to get feedback from me while the stakes are still relatively low (this draft is worth 5% of your grade in the class).
Below are the guidelines for the final exam paper:
These papers do not have to follow the format of a traditional ethnographic study, but they must include an ethnographic component (participant observation, interviews, etc). Your final exam paper should include the following:
Research question/problem: Introduce your research and frame the project you are presenting. What is your research question or the problem your research is focused on? Why did you choose this research question or problem?
Literature review: Connect your project to relevant course material and/or other academic sources. Discuss how these readings (4 minimum) informed your project.
Ethnographic component: Describe the ethnographic methods that you used for your research paper. Make sure to explain why you used certain methods instead of others.
Critical analysis: Explain what you learned and apply what you learned in this course to think critically about those findings. Make sure you are describing the ways that you were successful and the limitations you faced. You can use these questions to guide this section in your paper:
What did you learn from your findings?
What do your findings mean?
How do your findings inform your research question or problem?
Works Cited: Use a minimum of four academic sources. They can all be from class; including additional academic material is optional. Just make sure they are relevant!
Formatting: Double-spaced, 12 pt. font. Please submit your paper as a docx or a pdf file.
Citations: MLA format. Make sure to include in-text citations.
If you are conducting an ethnography, it should include the following:
Introduction: Introduce your research and frame the ethnography you are presenting. What is your research question or the problem your research is focused on? Make sure you are describing the ways that you were successful and the limitations you faced.
Methods section: Describe the methods that you used while conducting your ethnography. Make sure to explain why you used certain methods instead of others.
Brief literature review: Connect your project to relevant course material or other academic sources. Discuss how these readings (4 minimum) informed your project.
Analysis of your fieldwork: Provide a detailed analysis of your fieldwork. This should involve you explaining what you found and applying what you learned in this course to think critically about those findings. You can use these questions to guide this section in your paper:
What did you learn from your findings?
What do your findings suggest?
How do your findings inform your understanding of the culture you are engaging with?
How do your findings inform your research question or problem?
Conclusion: Wrap up your ethnography by drawing conclusions from your fieldwork analysis and connecting them to what you learned from the course. Reflect on what you learned and what could come next.
This should be a fun project! Here is a simple checklist to make sure you are doing your project correctly:
Did you come up with an original idea for a research project and explain it coherently?
Did you explain your methods for conducting the ethnographic part of your paper?
Did you use course material to inform your project?
Did you analyze your research and fieldwork effectively, drawing conclusions about your data?
