LHS Senior Project Proposal

Senior Capstone

Name: ​Adrianna Mendez

Career Pathway Area of Interest

Mortuary Science

Narrowed Topic
Mortician

Essential Question
How do morticians change views on death?

Project/Showcase Description with a Service-Learning Component

I would try to help people become more comfortable with death. I would
help people feel welcomed and have a sense of relief knowing their loved
one is taken care of. If people could not afford a funeral for a loved one
then I would take some money off of the total price to help them out.

My Potential Hands-on will be:

Section the room off, do different celebrations of life for other cultures
(how different cultures celebrate life or have funerals)
1. What personal interest do you have on this topic? Why have you
chosen this topic for your senior project/showcase?
- I find mortuary science interesting. I don’t like working with the
general public
2. What research questions will you seek to answer? What kinds of
sources might you look for?
- How much formal education is needed in your field? What sort
of special training or advanced degree is required? What kinds
of experience do employers want? What kinds of
extra-curricular activities and/or volunteer experiences would be
beneficial?
- I will look for articles or papers that are related to the topic. I will
look at what morticians themselves say about their job
3. Who is a person (specifically, or in general) with experience or
expertise in this field you might interview? What understanding do
you hope to gain from this person?
- A mortician from a funeral home and try to find someone
through connections. I hope to gain knowledge on what the
typical workday looks like, what are some of the challenges of
being a mortician and how it affects their life.
4. What situations, events, or places could you observe or experience to
gain insight into your topic?
- Funeral homes, where a mortician does their work.
5. What challenges might you encounter with your research or project?
What assistance or tools will you need to overcome them?
- Morticians work with dead bodies and they are not as common
when it comes to writing research articles or articles in general
about my essential question.
- It might be hard to do the “hands-on” part of the project the way
I imagine it.
6. What other questions or concerns do you have about your senior
capstone project at this time?
- No questions at the moment