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HonorsProjectGuidelinesbyDepartment
2019-2020AcademicYear
TableofContents
Ø BolteSchoolofBusiness
Ø Communications
Ø Education
Ø English
Ø ForeignLanguages&Literature
Ø History
Ø Math&ComputerScience
Ø Philosophy
Ø PoliticalScience
Ø Psychology
Ø ScienceDepartment
Ø Sociology
Ø Theology
Ø VisualandPerformingArts
AllprogressreportstobereviewedbytheHonorsCommitteeandevaluatedaccordingtogreen,yellow,redlightsmustbeuploadedtoCanvas.Besuretofollowtheguidelinesspecifiedbyyourdiscipline.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINERICHARDJ.BOLTE,SR.SCHOOLOFBUSINESS
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinaccounting,business,economics,informationsystems,orsportmanagementandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
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ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:
• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SpecialAdvisingNote:StudentsmustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.(Thefirstlettersofthecoursedesignationshouldbeassociatedwiththestudent’smajor:BUSHPforbusiness,ACHPforaccounting,etc.)Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
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SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINECOMUNICATIONSDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectincommunicationsandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
• (Ifthestudentisdoingaseniorcapstoneprojectinthemajor)Anexplanationofthepreciserelationbetweenthehonorsprojectandtheseniorprojectforthemajordetailingwhichworkisintendedtocounttowardthehonorsprojectandwhichtowardtheseniorcapstoneproject(7creditsintotal).
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventhe
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opportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
ImportantNotes
1. YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
2. IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
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SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEEDUCATIONDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectineducationandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbesubmittedbySeptember5.Youmustsendacopytoyourmentor.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
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RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromEDHP470.
ImportantNotes
3. YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
4. IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyJanuary25,2020.Youmustsendacopytoyourmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahK.Scott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
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RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
II. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. March31,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April10,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
C. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
III. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
IV. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
V. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEENGLISHDEPARTMENT
ThisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinEnglishandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventhe
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opportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahK.Scott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SpecialAdvisingNote:YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublic
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presentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.Youmustsubmitacopytoyourmentor.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEDEPARTMENTOFFOREIGNLANGUAGESANDLITERATURES
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinforeignlanguagesandliteraturesandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
• Ifthestudentisdoingaseniorcapstoneprojectinthemajor:Anexplanationofthepreciserelationbetweenthehonorsprojectandtheseniormajorsprojectdetailingwhichworkisintendedtocounttowardthehonorsprojectandwhichtowardtheseniorcapstoneproject(7creditsintotal).
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsis
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missingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
ImportantNotes
5. YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.(Thefirstlettersofthecoursedesignationshouldbeassociatedwiththestudent’smajor:FRHPforFrench,SPHPforSpanish,etc.)Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
6. IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahK.Scott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationat
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SPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEHISTORYDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinhistoryandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Besuretoemailthereporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Titleofproject• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Descriptionofwhathasbeenaccomplishedoverthesummer• Descriptionoftaskstobeaccomplishedinthefallsemester• Bibliographyofprimaryandsecondarysources• Ifthetopicofthestudent’shistoryseniorprojectisrelatedtothetopicofthe
honorsproject,alsoincludeanexplanationofthepreciserelationbetweenthetwo,detailingwhichworkisintendedtocounttowardthehonorsprojectandwhichtowardtheseniorcapstoneproject(7creditsintotal).
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
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RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. InterimProgressReport---December15
Besuretoemailtheinterimprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thisreportmustcontainthefollowingelements:• Descriptionofwhathasbeenaccomplishedinthefallsemester• Planofactionofwhatremainstobedoneinthespringsemester• Anannotatedbibliography,includingbothprimaryandsecondarysources,formattedin
Chicagostyle• Atentativehypothesisfortheargumentofthepaper• Anaccountofhowtheproject’sapproachfitsintothehistoriographyofthetopic.
SpecialAdvisingNote:YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyMarch15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• A200-wordabstractoftheproject• Aroughdraftoftheprojectintermpaperform,formattedaccordingtotheChicago
ManualofStyle(20–25pages)
A. April1,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
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II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEMATHEMATICSANDCOMPUTERSCIENCEDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinmathematicsorcomputerscienceandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.
SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHPorHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP/HP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP/HP471).
I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP/HP470.
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ImportantNotes
7. YoumustenrollinHP/HP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
8. IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP/HP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP/HP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHPorHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementoranda
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memberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP/HP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP/HP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-toten-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP/HP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP/HP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEPHILOSOPHYDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinphilosophyandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
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ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SpecialAdvisingNote:YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
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A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEPOLITICALSCIENCEDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinpoliticalscienceandinternationalstudiesandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.
SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHPorHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP/HP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP/HP471).
I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP/HP470.
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ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP/HP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP/HP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SpecialAdvisingNote:YoumustenrollinHPorHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHPorHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP/HP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP/HP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
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A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP/HP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP/HP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINEPSYCHOLOGYDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinpsychologyandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
• Anexplanationofthepreciserelationbetweenthehonorsprojectandtheseniorprojectforthepsychologymajor,detailingwhichworkisintendedtocounttowardthehonorsprojectandwhichtowardtheseniorcapstoneproject(7creditsintotal).
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
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RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
ImportantNotes
9. YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
10. IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
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SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
IV. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
V. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINE
SCIENCEDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinscienceandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
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ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Aroughdraft(inscience-manuscriptform)oftheproject(20–25pages)• Adetailedoutlineandtimelineofworkremainingtobecompletedontheprojectduring
thespringsemester.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SpecialAdvisingNote:StudentsmustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.(Thefirsttwolettersofthecoursedesignationshouldbeassociatedwiththestudent’smajor:HPforbiology,HPforchemistry,etc.)Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
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SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020(orotherdatestipulatedbythementor):presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020(orotherdatestipulatedbythementor):finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINESOCIOLOGYDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinsociologyandcriminaljusticeandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHPorHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP/HP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP/HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
• Whereapplicable,anexplanationofthepreciserelationbetweenthehonorsprojectandtheseniorprojectforthesociology(orcriminaljustice)major,detailingwhichworkisintendedtocounttowardthehonorsprojectandwhichtowardtheseniormajorsproject(7creditsintotal).
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
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RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP/HP470.
ImportantNotes
11. YoumustenrollinHP/HP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
12. IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP/HP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP/HP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHPorHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementoranda
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memberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP/HP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP/HP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. Jan15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP/HP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP/HP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINETHEOLOGYDEPARTMENT
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectintheologyandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearch(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Literaturereview(2pageminimum).Note:Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallisting
butshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
II. IntermediateProgressReport
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• Thisreportshouldbe10pageslongandmodeledontheInitialProgressReport(above).ItshouldshowprogresstowardtheroughdraftthatisdueonDecember8.
• ThereportshouldbesubmittedtotheprojectmentorbyOctober19.• DuringtheweekofOctober19–23,thestudentwillpresentanddefendtheproposal
beforeacommitteeofthreefacultymembers,notincludingthementor.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
III. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,intermpaperform.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SpecialAdvisingNote:YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
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SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.
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HONORSPROJECTTIMELINE
DEPARTMENTOFVISUALANDPERFORMINGARTS
Thisdocumentoutlinesthestandardtimelineforhonorsstudentscompletingtheseniorhonorsprojectinthevisualorperformingartsandisdesignedforstudentswhoarepursuingafour-yearcourseofstudy.StudentsfollowingnonstandardgraduationtimelinesareexpectedtoconsultwiththeHonorsDirectorabouthowthistimelinecanbeadaptedtofittheircircumstances.SENIORYEAR:FALLSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP470(2credits).Aninitialgradeof“P”(pass)willbegivenuponcompletionofthiscourseinDecember.Thefinalgradeforthiscoursewillbedeterminedattheendofthespringsemesteronthebasisofanoverallevaluationofthecompetedproject.Atthattime,thegradeforHP470willbechangedtomatchthegradereceivedforthespring-semestercourse(HP471).I. InitialProgressReport
AninitialprogressreportshouldbeuploadedtoCanvasbyOctober1.Theprojectmentormustbegivenacopy.
Thereportmustbeatleastfivepagesinlengthandshouldincludethefollowingelements:• Projecttitle• Abstractorsummaryoftheproject• Tentativeintroductiontothepaperorelaborationoftheprojectbasedonthe
progressofsummerresearchorotherpreparatorywork.(2pageminimum)• Detailedplanofaction(inoutlineform),includingdates• Inthecaseofresearch-basedprojects,aliteraturereview(2pageminimum).Note:
Thisisnotsimplyabibliographicallistingbutshouldcontainsomediscussionofindividualsources,includinganindicationoftheirusefulnessfortheproject.(SeeaccompanyingVPAprojectguidelines.)
• Anexplanationofthepreciserelationbetweenthehonorsprojectandtheseniorprojectforthemajordetailingwhichworkisintendedtocounttowardthehonorsprojectandwhichtowardtheseniorcapstoneproject(7creditsintotal).
TheprogressreportwillbereviewedandevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectisviableandconsistentwiththemissionoftheuniversity;alltherequiredelementsforthereportarepresentinadequateform.Workmayproceedontheproject.
YellowLight:Thismeansthatthecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectdescribedinthereportwhilestillfindingittobeviable,orthatone(ormore)oftherequiredelementsismissingorisinadequateinsomeway.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforethefinalprogressreportcanbesubmitted.
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RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectdescribedinthereportisnotviable.Workontheprojectshouldnotproceed,andthestudentshouldwithdrawfromHP470.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecideduringthefallsemesternottocompleteyourhonorsprojectandtoexittheHonorsProgram,youmustwithdrawfromHP470bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP470.
II. FinalProgressReport(RoughDraft)
AfinalprogressreportshouldbesubmittedtoCanvasbyDecember15.Besuretoemailthefinalprogressreporttoyourprojectmentor.
Thereportshouldbearrangedintwosections:• Anabstractorexecutivesummaryoftheprojectofnomorethan200words• Inthecaseofresearch-basedprojects,afullroughdraft(20–25pages)oftheproject,in
termpaperform.(SeeaccompanyingVPAprojectguidelines.)• Inthecaseofcreativeorapplied-artsprojects,adraftofthereflectionessay(5–10
pages),aswellasphotographsofworksamplesorrecordingsofperformanceexcerpts.
Ø Theprojectmentormustalsosenda“letterofconfidence”toDr.SarahScott([email protected])indicating(1)thatthequantityoftheworkcompletedthusfarissatisfactoryand(2)thattheprojectshowssufficientpromiseatthisstagetowarrantanexpectationthatthestudentwillproduceafinalprojectworthyofpublicpresentationattheSPARCFestival.
Thefinalprogressreportandmentor’sletterwillbereviewedbytheHonorsCommittee,whichwilldeterminewhethertheprojectshouldproceedtothefinalstage.ThereportwillbeevaluatedbytheHonorsCommitteeaccordingtothefollowingcriteria:
GreenLight:ThecommitteebelievestheprojectcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationtotheuniversitycommunityatSPARC.
YellowLight:ThecommitteehasconcernsabouttheprojectasdescribedinthereportwhilestillbelievingthatitcanbebroughttoasuccessfulconclusionintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Ayellowlightwillalsobegivenifarequiredelementismissingorinadequate.Studentsreceivingayellowlightwillbegiventheopportunitytosubmitarevisedversionofthereport.ApprovalmustbereceivedfromtheHonorsCommitteebeforetheprojectcanproceedtothefinalstage.
RedLight:Inthejudgmentofthecommittee,theprojectaspresentedinthereportcannotreasonablybeexpectedtobecompletedsuccessfullyintimeforpublicpresentationatSPARC.Workshouldnotproceedontheproject;thestudentmustwithdrawfromthehonorsprojectandexittheHonorsProgram.
SpecialAdvisingNote:YoumustenrollinHP471(2credits)forthespringsemester.Youwillnotbechargedforthiscourse,regardlessofhowmanycreditsitgivesyou.
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SENIORYEAR:SPRINGSEMESTERStudentsmustbeenrolledinHP471(2credits)duringthespringsemester.Thegradeforthiscoursewillbebasedonthementor’sevaluationofthecompletedproject(75%)andanevaluationofthepublicpresentation(25%);thelatterevaluationwillbedividedequallybetweenthementorandamemberoftheHonorsCommittee.ThefinalgradeassignedtoHP471willalsobeassignedretroactivelytoHP470,asdescribedabove.
I. DeadlinesforrevisionsofFinalPaper
A. January15,2020:mentor’sresponse(duetostudent)Thementorwillprovideathoroughresponsetotheroughdraft.
B. April18,2020:presentationrehearsal Arehearsalofthepresentationwiththementorshouldoccurnolaterthanthisdate.
C. May3,2020:finalversionofpaperduetomentor
II. ProjectPresentation/SPARCFestival:April22-24
Duringthistime,allseniorhonorsstudentswillpresenttheirprojectstotheMountcommunity.Presentationsshouldlastroughly25minutes,followedbyafive-minutequestionandanswerperiod.Apodium,projector,computer,andscreenwillbeavailable.
III. FinalPaperSubmission
ThefinalpapermustbeuploadedtoCanvasin.pdfformatby4:00p.m.onSunday,May10,2020.Besuretoemailyourfinalpapertoyourprojectmentor.
Papersreceivedafterthedeadlinewillbeconsideredlate.Latepaperswillbeassessedapenaltyofa10%gradededuction.
IV. SeniorHonorsBanquet
AttheSeniorHonorsBanquet,wewillcelebrateyoursuccess!GraduatingseniorswillreceivecertificatesandmedalsforcompletingtheHonorsProgram.Detailsaboutthedateandtimeofthebanquetwillbeannouncedasthedateapproaches.
ImportantNote:IfyoudecidetowithdrawfromyourhonorsprojectandtheHonorsProgramduringthespringsemester,youmustwithdrawfromHP471bythewithdrawaldeadline.Failuretowithdrawbythisdatewillresultinagradeof“F”forHP471.