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UMassCSDepartmentalHonorsOverview
Prof.BenjaminMarlinHonorsProgramDirector
CollegeofInformationandComputerSciencesUMassAmherst
Nov7,2016
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GeneralStudies:Focusesonbreadthofstudythroughhonorsgeneraleducationcourses.
AdvancedScholarship: Givesstudentsachancetoconductoriginalresearchovertwosemestersunderthesupervisionofafacultymember.
• DepartmentalHonors:Forstudentswhowishtoundertakeadvancedresearchwithintheirmajor.
• MultidisciplinaryHonors:Forstudentswhowanttodesignhonorsprogramsofstudyoutsideoftheirmajororbetweentheirmajorandotherdisciplines.
HonorsProgramCurriculum
Source:https://www.honors.umass.edu/curriculum-overview
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AdvancedScholarshipOptionsDepartmental
HonorsMultidisciplinary
HonorsGeneralStudiesHonors Only
OneCShonorscourseanylevel(excluding servicecourses).OneCShonorscourseatthe300+level.
Canalsousesome500/600
4-5Honorscoursesfrommorethanone
discipline including theHonorsThesisorProject.
5GeneralStudiesHonorscourses,including Honors
Writing112H.
HonorsThesisorProjectadvisedbyaCSfaculty
member.
Honors ThesisorProjectadvisedbyafaculty
member inadifferentdepartment.
Nohonors thesisor project.
CommonwealthHonorsScholarondiplomaandtranscript. DepartmentalHonors listedontranscript.
CommonwealthHonorsScholarondiplomaand
transcript.MultidisciplinaryHonors listedontranscript
GeneralStudiesHonorsontranscript.
Applyusing formonCShonorswebsite.
AllstudentsareintheMHtrackbydefault.
Meet withaCHCAdvisor tooptoutofadvanced
studies.Source:https://www.honors.umass.edu/sites/honors.umass.edu/files/forms/curriculum/CHCCurriculumCharts/CurriculumComparisonChart.pdf
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PartI– Preparation: Studentsspendonesemesteracquiringthebackgroundneededtodoresearchintheirdesiredareaanddevelopingathesis/projectproposal.Twooptions:individual(499Y)orcourse-based(691DD).Typically3credits.
PartII– Project/Thesis: Studentsspendonesemesterperformingresearch.Thefinaldeliverableisawrittenthesisdocument(499T)-- orawrittenprojectreport(499P).Bothrequireaprojectpresentation.Typically3credits.
CSHonorsTrack:ResearchRequirements
Source:https://www.honors.umass.edu/capstone-experience
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CSHonorsTrack:Admissions
Source:https://www.cics.umass.edu/cics-honors-admission-application
CourseRequirement: Studentsmusthavecompletedthe200-levelcorerequirementsfortheirdegreetypetobeadmittedtothetrack(allof220,230,240,250 forBSstudents;threeofthefourforBAstudents).
GPARequirement: TheminimumGPAtobeadmittedtothetrackis3.4.WegenerallyliketoseestudentswithaGPAabove3.5atthestartofresearch.
ConditionalAdmission: Admissionstothetrackisconditionalonsubmittinga499Ycontractandsemesterplan,orfindinganadvisorandregisteringfor691DD.
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CSHonorsTrack:RecommendedTimeline
Source:https://www.cics.umass.edu/ugrad-education/cs-departmental-honors-timeline
FallJuniorYear
FallSenior
Year
SpringJuniorYear
SubmitApplication
499YProposalFind
ResearchAdvisor
ChoosePrepOption
Take499Y
Take691DD
499T/PProposal
Take499T/P
691DDApproval
SubmitThesisorProject
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CSHonorsTrack:AlternateTimeline
Source:https://www.cics.umass.edu/ugrad-education/cs-departmental-honors-timeline
SpringJuniorYear
SpringSeniorYear
FallSeniorYear
SubmitApplication
499YProposal
FindResearchAdvisor
Take499Y
499T/PProposal
Take499T/P
SubmitThesisorProject
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CSHonorsTrack:Admissions
Source:https://www.cics.umass.edu/cics-honors-admission-application
ApplyassoonasyouareeligibleifyouareinterestedintheDHtrack.
Ifyourapplicationisconditionallyapproved,IwillsendyouCS-specificinstructionsforpreparinga499Ysemesterplan.
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CSHonorsTrack:ResearchAdvisorListings
Source:https://www.cics.umass.edu/ugrad-education/cs-departmental-honors-research-advisors
Wemaintainalistoffacultywhoareactivelylookingforhonorsresearchstudents.
Youcanalsocontactanyfacultymemberbyemailorinperson.
Thenumberofhonorsresearchpositionsislimitedbytheavailabilityoffacultyadvisors.Findinganadvisorcanbecompetitive.
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CSHonorsTrack:499YProposal
Source:https://honorsweb1.honors.umass.edu/chc-paths/
499YcontractandsemesterplanarepreparedusingCHCPaths.Due12/9/2015.
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CSHonorsTrack:691DD– ResearchMethods
Source:https://www.cs.umass.edu/ugrad-education/spring-15-course-descriptions
CMPSCI691DD:Seminar- ResearchMethodsinEmpiricalComputerScience
Thiscourseintroducesgraduatestudentstobasicideasaboutconductingapersonalresearchprogram.Studentswilllearnbasicmethodsforactivitiessuchasreadingtechnicalpapers,selectingresearchtopics,devising researchquestions, planningresearch,analyzingexperimentalresults,modelingandsimulatingcomputationalphenomena, andsynthesizingbroadertheories.Thecoursewillbestructuredaroundthreeactivities:lecturesonbasicconceptsofresearchstrategyandtechniques,discussionsoftechnicalpapers,andpreparationandreviewofwrittenassignments.Significant reading, reviewing,andwritingwillberequired,andstudentswillbeexpectedtoparticipateactivelyinclassdiscussions.3credits.
Restrictions:Yourresearchmusthaveasuitableempiricalcomponentandyoumustworkwithyourhonorsadvisorthroughoutthesemestertoselectaprojecttopic.ThisoptionrequirespriorHPDapproval.
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CSHonorsTrack:499T/PProposal
ResearchProposal (5-10pages)
Source:https://honorsweb1.honors.umass.edu/chc-paths/
499T/PcontractandproposalsaresubmittedonlineusingCHCPaths.
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CSHonorsTrack:ThesisorProject
Deliverables: Finaldeliverableforhonorsresearchisathesisorprojectdocumentdescribingthework.Typically20pagesinlength.Studentsmustalsogiveanoralpresentationontheirwork.
CSMajorCredit: CSmajorallowsforupto3creditsfrom499T/Porindependentstudiestocounttowardthemajor.Sometracksunderthe“oldrules”alsoallowtheuseof499T/Pasatrackcourse.The“newrules”allowfortheuseof499T/Pasa400+levelelective.
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WhataretheBenefitsofHonorsResearch?
1. Getachancetoworkdirectlyunderaworld-classcomputerscienceresearcherandalongsidetopgraduatestudents.
2. Getachancetocontributenewknowledgetoasub-fieldofcomputersciencebypublishingyourresearch.
3. Increasethecompetitivenessofyourgraduateschoolandjobapplications.
4. Improveyourcriticalthinking,problemsolving,timemanagement,programming,andwrittenandoralcommunicationsskills.
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CSHonorsTrack:MoreInformation
Source:https://www.cics.umass.edu/ugrad-education/honors-track
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Questions?