POL201's Amazing Race - Future in the Discipline

WARNING - ACTUAL START OF RACE (SPECIFICALLY THE POSTING OF NAMES) IS ON OCTOBER 7, 2014 8:00 A.M.  But you may speak with potential interviewees before such date.

We began with an introduction of your past, and your ideas of why you are here in the Political Science program.  Your final exam will include this very special activity.

A search and interview of UST-AB Political Science alumni now already in their professional practice.

By definition in this activity, professional practice means that the alumni is already in a as Goodin mentioned "a relatively high status of occupational trade."

The first task in the race is to search for leads.  Go and seek professors and your ate's and kuya's in TPSF for contacts.  This can be skipped if you already know someone.

Second, is to visit and make an appointment with the chosen alumni.  Also inform that you need a fully updated copy of his or her curriculum vitae.  You will also need to take a picture of the alumni.  Either take a picture or ask for one in his/her best.

Third, since this is a race, you will immediately reserve the alumni in this blog by posting in the following format:

YOUR SURNAME, First Name Middle Initial (SECTION) - Your Alumni's First Name Middle Initial Surname

 Example: CASTILLO, Ronald M. (1POL4) - Renato C. Corona.

The interview must be recorded preferably in an audio file [required file format is either mp3 (1st choice) or wmv (2nd choice)].  You can also have it recorded as video.  Skype is definitely acceptable.

The audio recording must begin with the student speaking the following syntax for file identification and authentication:

Future in the Discipline.  Prototype Tracer Study.  Mr. / Ms. / Mrs. Atty. (use appropriate title of the person) Name interviewed by Student Name of section.  Date and Time.

Example: Once you press the record button.  First say to the recorder: Future in the Discipline. Prototype Tracer Study. Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago interviewed by Ronald M. Castillo of  One Political Science Four.  October Fourteen, Twenty-fourteen, Ten-thirty a.m.

Interview guide will be distributed in class.

Once done.  You will use both interview data and curriculum vitae to make a single page (long bond paper) narrative description of the life, achievements, and profdessional practice of the alumni.

Format will be similar to the CV that you first made in class.  But the title, instead of Curriculum Vitae, will now be:

  

On (Deadline) October 27, 2014.  Students must submit in class:

The printed narrative will be collected by the class president following the same protocols as was done in the first class activity (compile it in a clearbook).

A CD containing:

1. Soft copy in PDF file format of the narrative.  Filename - "Interview Section (1POL1) Student Surname - Alumni Surname"
2. Soft copy of alumni's curriculum vitae.  Filename - "CV Section (1POL1) Student Surname - Alumni Surname"
3. Audio or Video file of interview.  Filename - "Interview Section (1POL1) Student Surname - Alumni Surname"