# Proposal template

**Due:** Sun, Oct 11, 11:59 p.m. **Length:** 300–500 words for 5 units (240–400 for 4 units, 210–350 for 3 units), not counting the header, the work-sharing contract, or the AI-use note. **Rubric:** `docs/polisci158-rubrics.md`. **How to get here:** Workflows 01–03.

Copy the template below and fill it in, in your own words.

```
POLISCI 158 — FINAL PROJECT PROPOSAL

Name(s):
Units (5 / 4 / 3):
Working alone or with a partner:
Kind of project (theoretical / empirical / argumentative):
Peer reviews I will do (4 and 3 units only): [e.g., 1 and 3]

1. QUESTION
   [1–2 sentences, ending in a question mark.]

2. MOTIVATION
   [Why this question matters, and to whom. At least one concrete reason:
    a number, a named study or gap, or a named audience that would act on the answer.]

3. FEASIBILITY
   What I'll use:   [data, sources, tools, or cases]
   How I'll get it: [and whether you already have it]
   What I'll do:    [the analysis or argument, in a few sentences]
   Biggest risk:    [and your plan B]
   Minimum viable project: [the one thing you'll deliver even if everything else fails]

AI-USE NOTE
   [See docs/polisci158-ai-use-and-disclosure.md]
```

## Work-sharing contract (partners only)

If you're working with a partner, attach this to the proposal. Both of you sign it.

The rules it has to meet:
- You're both taking the course for the same number of units.
- **Both of you contribute to every major step** below. You can divide tasks *within* a step, but not whole steps between you.
- **You're both graded on the full project**, not just your parts.
- You split the final presentation equally.
- Word counts are the same as for individual projects, and you each write your own peer reviews.
- If the partnership breaks down, you're both still responsible for finishing the project, on your own if you have to.

```
WORK-SHARING CONTRACT

Partners:                                   Units (both):

For each step, say who does which tasks, and how you'll check each other's work.

1. Project formulation (question, motivation, scope)
   [Partner A:]                [Partner B:]

2. Argument / hypothesis design
   [Partner A:]                [Partner B:]

3. Literature review
   [Partner A:]                [Partner B:]

4. Empirical work / analysis
   [Partner A:]                [Partner B:]

5. Write-up
   [Partner A:]                [Partner B:]

6. Final presentation (split equally)
   [Partner A:]                [Partner B:]

How we'll work together: [how often you'll meet; where you'll keep shared files and AI chats]
If something goes wrong: [what you'll do if one of you falls behind, and when you'll tell the teaching team]

We understand that we'll both be graded on the full project, and that if our partnership
breaks down, each of us is still responsible for finishing the project, on our own if necessary.
Signed: ____________________   ____________________   Date: ________
```