2010/20112010/2011Honors Study Honors Study TopicTopic

“Honors in Action” means that scholars are engaging with their communities using the Phi Theta Kappa Hallmarks of Scholarship (defined as Scholarly Inquiry), Leadership, Service, and Fellowship to seek solutions for the world’s challenges related to our Honors Study Topic, The Democratization of Information: Power, Peril, and Promise.

In order to perform a task for Honors in action it is recommended that a journal be kept so that you can submit the information for your hallmarks. These are some examples of things to keep in your journal for each hallmark.

How and why did you choose a particular issue related to the democratization of information?

Who engaged in the research? What study questions were the researchers investigating? What are the different disciplines involved in the issue and study questions? What are the varied perspectives and points of view to explore? What are the details of your research plan (sources, deadlines, etc.)? What sources did each researcher consult? In what ways was the research challenging and how did you overcome the

challenges? How do you better understand what’s happening in the world related to the

democratization of information? How did the discussions on the topic, issues, and study questions proceed? What are your research conclusions? How were the studies, research, analysis, and conclusions shared? What are the questions remaining for further research?

Who are the leaders on this issue and what can you learn from their leadership and strategies?

What processes did you use for setting goals, assigning roles, building a team, making decisions, staying motivated, empowering group members, and recruiting people for the project?

What leadership lessons did you learn? How do you know that your leadership for the project was effective? What is the evidence for great teamwork, for example? Who are potential model leaders, mentors, and coaches for you on your

campus and in your community? With whom did you make connections as mentors, coaches, and leaders on

campus or in your community and what did you learn from them? Describe the details of your leadership development resources and events

that improved your leadership. How did you and others overcome obstacles or threats to your project? What feedback did you receive from participants about the leadership of the

project and how will you use the feedback?

What are the different possible actions related to the Issue you chose? What specific actions will you take and why? Whom will you serve? (demographics, numbers, location, etc.) What organizations exist in the world and locally that are engaged in

service similar to what you aim to do? How can you use what you learn from your analysis of their work to

proceed with your project? What is the specific impact you intend to make? What are the details of your strategies and plan? How are you going to measure the impact (quantitative measures and

qualitative measures)? What are the specific results and impact of your service? What are the reactions and feedback from the people and

organizations whom you serve? What is necessary for the project to be sustained and grow?

Who are the different people and audiences with whom you can collaborate?

How can you maximize the diversity and inclusivity for your project? What perspectives and points of view are represented in your group?

What challenges and benefits does diversity create? What are your public relations and communication strategies? How will

you measure success for these strategies? What are the details of meetings and events for planning, information

gathering, presentations, and debriefing and reflecting? What feedback do you receive from meeting and event participants about

the connections they make with others? How will you use the feedback?

DEMOCRATIZATIONDEMOCRATIZATIONPronunciation: \di-ımä-krPronunciation: \di-ımä-krә-ә-ttә-ә-ızā-shızā-shәәn\ n\ nounnoun

1: To make democratic1: To make democratic

DEMOCRATIC:DEMOCRATIC:1: of, relating to, or favoring democracy1: of, relating to, or favoring democracy2: 2: often capitalized; of or relating to one of the two often capitalized; of or relating to one of the two

major politicalmajor politicalparties in the United States evolving in the early 19th parties in the United States evolving in the early 19th

century fromcentury fromthe anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party the anti-federalists and the Democratic-Republican party

andandassociated in modern times with policies of broad social associated in modern times with policies of broad social

reform andreform andinternationalisminternationalism3: 3: relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad relating to, appealing to, or available to the broad

masses of themasses of thepeople (democratic art)people (democratic art)4: favoring social equality : not snobbish4: favoring social equality : not snobbish

Source: Source: Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary – Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary – www.merriam-webster.com/dictionarywww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary

Issue 1: Issue 1: DEFINITIONDEFINITION – – What does the What does the phrase “democratization of information” phrase “democratization of information” mean?mean?

Issue 2: Issue 2: TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY - - How has How has technology influenced the spread of technology influenced the spread of information?information?

Issue 3: Issue 3: INDIVIDUAL AND INDIVIDUAL AND COMMUNITY COMMUNITY - - How does the How does the dissemination of information influence the dissemination of information influence the individual and the community?individual and the community?

Issue 4: Issue 4: LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGE AND COMMUNICATION COMMUNICATION - - How do How do language and communication shape language and communication shape information and vice versa?information and vice versa?

Issue 5: Issue 5: EDUCATIONEDUCATION - - What is the What is the relationship between information and relationship between information and education?education?

Issue 6: Issue 6: ECONOMY AND ECONOMY AND BUSINESS BUSINESS - - What roles does What roles does information play in business and information play in business and economics?economics?

Issue 7: Issue 7: GOVERNMENT AND GOVERNMENT AND PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC POLICY - - How does How does information affect governments and information affect governments and public policy?public policy?

Issue 8:Issue 8: THE ARTS THE ARTS - - How do the arts How do the arts convey information?convey information?

Issue 9: Issue 9: SCIENCESCIENCE - - What are the What are the connections between the scientific process connections between the scientific process and information?and information?

Issue 10: Issue 10: HISTORY AND THE HISTORY AND THE FUTURE FUTURE - - How has the sharing of How has the sharing of information evolved and what might be its information evolved and what might be its future?future?

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Scholarship is of worth Scholarship is of worth chiefly when it is chiefly when it is

productive, when the productive, when the scholar not merely receives scholar not merely receives

or acquires, but gives.or acquires, but gives.~ ~ T. Roosevelt, T. Roosevelt, The OutlookThe Outlook, 1/13/12, 1/13/12

Conduct extensive Conduct extensive ACADEMIC INVESTIGATIONACADEMIC INVESTIGATION, ,

learning, and sharinglearning, and sharing

Commit to Commit to SCHOLARLY EXPLORATION SCHOLARLY EXPLORATION & &

lifelong learninglifelong learning

Be Be RESOURCEFULRESOURCEFUL

Engage in Engage in EXTENSIVE & EFFECTIVE PLANNING EXTENSIVE & EFFECTIVE PLANNING

(ambition & perseverance)(ambition & perseverance)

INVOLVEINVOLVE chapter, college, community and Phi chapter, college, community and Phi

Theta Kappa members beyond your chapter or Theta Kappa members beyond your chapter or

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Develop Develop HEIGHTENED HEIGHTENED

AWARENESS OF SELF & AWARENESS OF SELF &

COMMUNITY COMMUNITY in relation to in relation to

GLOBAL ISSUES.GLOBAL ISSUES.

→ Leadership Leadership

DevelopmentDevelopment→ Leadership RolesLeadership Roles→ Service/ActionService/Action→ FellowshipFellowship

→Issues to ExamineIssues to Examine→ResearchResearch→Analysis/ Analysis/ Determination of Determination of Need Need

FIVE STAR CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT FIVE STAR CHAPTER DEVELOPMENT PLANPLAN

→ Two Star Two Star – Research of 1 HST Issue– Research of 1 HST Issue→ Three StarThree Star – a) Determine Expert – a) Determine Expert

Resources & b) Work with other Resources & b) Work with other organization to implement Honors organization to implement Honors in Action project & c) HiA Journalin Action project & c) HiA Journal

→ Four Star Four Star – Share Honors in Action – Share Honors in Action ResearchResearch

→ Five Star Five Star – Enter Hallmark Awards– Enter Hallmark Awards

HALLMARK AWARDSHALLMARK AWARDS→ Honors in Action Honors in Action

AwardsAwards

Honors in ActionHonors in Action› Top 50 chapters recognizedTop 50 chapters recognized

Issues AwardsIssues Awards› Up to 3 awards for each issueUp to 3 awards for each issue

College Project AwardCollege Project Award› 25 Awards25 Awards› Three Star Level – Five Star Chapter Three Star Level – Five Star Chapter

Development PlanDevelopment Plan

Distinguished Chapter AwardDistinguished Chapter Award› Top 10% of entries recognizedTop 10% of entries recognized

Beta Alpha AwardBeta Alpha Award› 3 consecutive years as Distinguished 3 consecutive years as Distinguished

ChapterChapter

Most Distinguished ChaptersMost Distinguished Chapters› Top 10 chapters recognizedTop 10 chapters recognized› Most Distinguished ChapterMost Distinguished Chapter

Due Due WednesdayWednesday, February 2, , February 2, 20112011

2010/20112010/2011Honors Study Honors Study TopicTopic

► Academic Rigor of Academic Rigor of

ResearchResearch► ResourcefulnessResourcefulness► Leadership DevelopmentLeadership Development► Service/ActionService/Action► PersistencePersistence► Cooperative Cooperative

Effort/OutreachEffort/Outreach► ImpactImpact► Presentation Presentation ► Total: 115 PointsTotal: 115 Points

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1)1) Provide a brief summary of Provide a brief summary of your Honors in Action Project. your Honors in Action Project.

2)2) What issue from the current What issue from the current Honors Program Guide did you Honors Program Guide did you choose? Why did you choose choose? Why did you choose this issue? this issue?

3)3) Briefly describe the resources Briefly describe the resources used to research your issue. used to research your issue.

4)4) What conclusions did your What conclusions did your chapter reach based on your chapter reach based on your research?research?

5)5) Summarize your objectives for Summarize your objectives for this project and the process by this project and the process by which your chapter set these which your chapter set these objectives.objectives.

6)6) With whom did you With whom did you collaborate?collaborate?

7)7) Describe the leadership roles Describe the leadership roles undertaken by the chapter that undertaken by the chapter that contributed to the development contributed to the development and implementation of this and implementation of this project. project.

8)8) Describe specific leadership Describe specific leadership development actions taken that development actions taken that helped members be more helped members be more effective leaders for this project.effective leaders for this project.

9)9) Describe the service or “action” Describe the service or “action” components of this project.components of this project.

10)10) What were the quantitative and What were the quantitative and qualitative outcomes of your qualitative outcomes of your project, including lessons learned project, including lessons learned by your chapter members and by your chapter members and others? others?

11)11) What is left undone or what What is left undone or what opportunities remain for the opportunities remain for the future?future?

Top 25 College Project Award Entries

JUDGING CRITERIA

►Preparation►Leadership Development►Cooperative Effort/Communications►Impact►Presentation►Total: 55 Points

1) Briefly describe your College Project and who from the chapter and the college administration was involved in determining it?

2) Summarize your objectives for the College Project and the process by which the chapter and college administration set these objectives.

3) Describe the planning process and strategies developed to complete the College Project.

4) What were the quantitative and qualitative outcomes of your project, including the lessons learned by your chapter members and others?

5) What is left undone or what opportunities remain for the future?