Approaching Projects and Setting Goals
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Project Development Questions
How will we involve those affected by the situation in the project planning and research process?
How will we communicate our motivations, vision, capacity, timeline, etc. and work towards establishing a shared goal with common indicators?
How will we ensure the project is focused? Are the goals clear and measurable?
Project Logistics
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Project Development Questions
Do we know how we will do high-level planning together? How will we run collaborative meetings?
How will we coordinate the research project?
How will we ensure the project is well-organized? Do we know how we will match community organization and academic timelines?
Roles of Project Participants
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Project Development Questions
How will we decide who does what and who takes the lead?
What are all the roles needed for the research project? How do we determine the scope of these roles and how they are going to be filled?
If students are involved, how will we make sure they are prepared to work with community organizations?
Project Funding and Budgets
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Project Development Questions
How will we ensure the project has the resources to accomplish its goals?
Do we know how and where to apply for funding?
Do we know how to get resources? How do we write research and grant proposals?
How will we to determine what resources are necessary to conduct the research project? Are we confident we are able to accomplish the project?
