The Journey of the PIP It’s time to get ready....
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What is the PIP?
A PERSONAL Interest project - it has to be about something that is personally important to you
Your opportunity to explore a social issue, problem or phenomenon that affects you
Relevant to the Society and Culture course - in particular the HSC concepts and topics
NOT an opportunity to ‘soapbox’ or proselytise
NOT a cheap current affairs show
What sort of Topic?
P for Personal - very important
Something you’re interested in - you’re stuck with it for almost a year
Start with a broad idea or topic and narrow it down
Should have both a macro and a micro element
Contained - remember you will have other tasks and projects to worry about!
So what?
What’s required?
A clear topic, question, hypothesis or focus
The application of appropriate methodologies
A cross-cultural perspective - a perspective different to your own
A continuity and change component - past, present, future
A range of relevant course concepts
What gets handed in?
Introduction - 500 words
Log - 500 words (based on your PIP Diary)
Central Material - 2500 to 4000 words
Conclusion - 500 words
Annotated Resource List
OPTIONAL: Appendix
What’s the Process?
Step One: Finding a topic - Beginning of Term 4
Step Two: Secondary research - Throughout Term 4
State Library, University Libraries, online journals and databases - ACADEMIC work
Step Three: Primary research - generally 3 to 5 methodologies
Step Four: Analysing your primary data AS YOU GO
Step Five: Drafting, editing, re-drafting etc - this stage takes weeks for a top PIP!
How do I do all that?
Stick to your deadlines!
We will give you a PIP timeline
Some aspects mandatory but you must keep on top of it too
Keep your PIP diary up to date
Just do it. Don’t stuff around!
Think of a broad topic area you’re interested in
Create a mind-map of your interests, passions, skills etc
Things that make you upset, sad, happy
Topic Choice: Step 1
Topic Choice: Step 2
Are there any common themes in your mindmap?
Some might be:
Feminism - still relevant to young women?
Discrimination - why does it happen?
Justice - do people care about the rights of others?
All okay but very MACRO - need to find a MICRO focus
Topic Choice: Step 3
Look at your micro world and see how you can narrow your topic using your own personal experience
EG: is feminism relevant to the girls in my peer group? Why or why not?
Topic Choice: Step 4
Is your topic idea researchable? Can you conduct both primary and secondary research?
What methodologies might you use?
Can’t think of any? Probably not a good PIP topic!
Think about your assets. Do you know any experts? Can you travel to different locations?
Topic Choice: Step 6
The additional components:
Cross-cultural: eg, environment, gender, socioeconomic group, ethnicity
Continuity and Change: how have things changed over time? What might the future hold?
Eg, comparison of attitudes towards feminism in country/city, comparing the 80s to today
Checklist
What concepts are related to your topic? Make a mind-map!
Originality?
What do you want to learn about this that will contribute to your S&C knowledge? Why will the marker care?
Is it analytical or descriptive? Are you looking at a ‘snapshot’ of an issue (weaker) or the reasons why it happens, or the effects of it (stronger)
Your Homework
Get a PIP Diary
Establish PIP folders on your computer
Set up a back-up system - buy an external hard drive
Use sites like: www.salon.com, www.smh.com.au, Online Opinion, The Guardian online, etc
Work through these steps then start Secondary research!