Schedule - BC/CU Senior Seminar - Spring 2013

Seminar Requirements

1. Students can take the senior seminar in the spring/fall or fall/spring sequence. We somtimes meet with the entire class, sometimes in separate sections with the two groups. We do not meet every week, please do not miss any sessions! Class meetings are highlighted in bold face.
   
• Items below in purple are for all students,
  
• items in red are for students taking the senior seminar in the spring/fall sequence,
  
• items in blue are for students taking the senior seminar in the fall/spring sequence.
2. Attendance of seminar session and participation in group discussions
3. One oral presentations about your research (13 minutes, incl. discussion)
4. One poster (2nd semester students only), attendance of poster session
5. Discussion of a thesis & scientific paper of student's choice with seminar advisor
   
6. Delivery of documents due, often in paper and electronic form on time, as detailed below. See grading policy for details.

• a paper copy of the entire document as complete as possible following the structure outlines in thesis organization
  
• document needs to be double-spaced
• note what is missing
• note how you intend to fill gaps
• make sure that you give a copy of your document to your research mentor at the same time
• on the cover sheet, include your and your mentor(s) email address and the date of the draft 

• you will receive a copy of the thesis/proposal draft of your peer in class
• please read the document carefully, feel free to write on the document
• fill out the review rubric (you received a hard copy also in class) and make a photocopy of that sheet after filling it out
• if you prefer, you can type into the on-line form and print two copies
  
• meet with your peer (who usually reviews your thesis/proposal) in person
• if not given on thesis/proposal cover sheet, you can find the email address of your peer on the CU website
• give your peer's thesis/proposal and the original filled out rubric to your peer
• hand in the copy of the rubric in class (2nd semester students) or put it into the drawer labelled 'Senior Seminar' in teh large wooden cabinet on the 4th floor of Altschul Hall opposite of the elevators. 
• It is the reviewer's responsibility to hand in the review sheet they filled out.

• final version of your thesis/proposal for file and grade, please hand in two copies in the BC Env. Science department's office (before 12 noon)
• put them on big table in the department and check off your name on the list
  
• text needs to be double-spaced
  
• please print double-sided if you can
• you are welcome to use the Env. Sci. office printer in teh 404 Altschul common area to print individual pages in color (not the whole thesis!)
  
• if you are handing in your final thesis, these two copies must be bound
  
• please also give another copy to your research mentor directly (we will ask for feedback from your mentor for the final grade; don't ask us to deliver it to your mentor)
  
• deposit an electronic copy of your thesis on courseworks, use LastnameF.doc (or .pdf) as filename
• please make sure the latest versions of your poster and mini conference talk are also on-line
  
• fill out the evaluation form in courseworks

• in the middle of the semester, you will give a presentation about your thesis/proposal
• the talk should be <10 min long plus 2-3 minutes for discussion
• please practice the talk so that you will stay within the time limit, we will have to cut you off after 12 min
• you'll be using a remote control to flip the slides
  
• upload your presentation before class (by 12 noon on the day of your presentation) on our courseworks web site, use 'LastnameF.ppt' as file name (e.g. StuteM.ppt)
  
• we will ask your audience to make suggestions on how to improve your presentation on paper and send them to you by e-mail
• comments on oral presentations
• thesis/proposal
• How to give a scientfic talk
• 2009 version
• 2010 version
  

• the purpose of these meetings is to give you one on one feedback on your thesis project
• during the semester, please discuss one senior thesis/proposal with your seminar advisor
  
• you should meet with your advisor at least 3 times during the semester - however, feel free to schedule an appointment whenever you feel it is necessary
• please act responsibly in scheduling and keeping appointments made with mentors, advisors, peers and writing fellows (i.a.)

• please deposit a one-minute slide and a draft of your poster on Courseworks (EESC X3800, look for folders under 'shared files') before noon on Thursday
• we are going to print the posters  on 11.5x14 paper in black & white and bring them to class
  
• in class, you'll be asked to present your one minute slide in front of the class and we'll discuss your poster drafts in small groups
• We have discussed one minute slides, but you can look at them on-line in the thesis data base again. Instructions for the poster making are posted below
  

• the poster session will begin with a one-slide, less than 1 minute summary of your thesis at the beginning (no posters for thesis proposals)
  
• we then like you to stand next to your poster and discuss your work with attendees and other students
• Relevant links:
  
• How to make a poster ppt
• How to make a poster
• One minute slides
• Poster session invitation
• Poster session program

• Go to the following link, login with your UNI and browse by year

• topic to be discussed by our guests:
• developing and maintaining a professional network
• planning your first post - Barnard/Columbia professional move.
• successding on the job.
• building skills and competences
• developing a professional reputation
• overcoming prfessional adversity
• moving up, over, and around
• keeping your career in perspective
• handouts:
• How to get ahead..... (S. Cohen) (ppt file)
• Env. Employment web resources (word file)
• Professional career skills (pdf file)