| Date | spring/fall seq. (1st sem) | fall/spring seq. (2nd sem) |
|---|---|---|
| Jan. 22, 4:10-6:00 | Introduction,
goals
of Senior Seminar, scientific
writing (MP) |
|
| What
makes a good thesis project (MN), Advisor/mentor/student relationship (MN), Differences between departments (MN) |
Statistics/data analyses questions (MP) | |
| Jan.29, no class |
Individual
meetings
with advisors and mentors to
discuss thesis topic |
Individual
meetings with advisors and mentors discussion of thesis proposal |
| Feb. 5, 4:10-6:00 |
Methods of library research, ISI Web of Knowledge (BM), Elements of a thesis proposal, Outline; (MN), How to write an introduction?(MN/BM) Individual meetings with advisors and mentors to discuss thesis topic |
Data Analysis and Statistics(MP) How to separate results and discussion? (SP) What goes into an abstract? Individual meetings with advisors and mentors discussion of thesis proposal |
| Feb. 12, 4:10-6:00 | Careers | |
| Individual
meetings
with advisors and mentors to discuss outline |
Individual
meetings
with advisors and mentors to discuss another thesis |
|
| Feb. 19, no class |
Individual
meetings with advisors and
mentors to discuss thesis
topic |
Individual meetings with advisors and mentors discussion of thesis proposal |
| Feb.
26, 4:10-6:00 |
PPT
& other tech. issues (BM) peer review process (BM) |
|
| Figures
& captions (MN/MP); Individual meetings with advisors and mentors discussion of thesis proposal outline Due: Outline of thesis proposal (1 copy) |
How
to make a poster (BM/SP) One minute slides Due: 1st draft of thesis (1 copy) |
|
| Mar.
5, 4:10-6:00 404 & 530 Altschul |
Careers |
|
| Mar. 12, 4:10-6:00 |
How
to give a
scientific talk (SP) Data Analysis (MP), Experimental Design (MP) |
Individual meetings with advisors and mentors discussion of thesis draft |
| Mar. 19, no class |
SPRING BREAK! |
|
| Mar. 26, 4:10-6:00 | Mini-conference
1,
10min presentations
plus 3min discussion (see student
list for time
assignment) |
|
| Apr.
2, 4:10-6:00 |
Mini-conference
2,
10min presentations
plus 3min discussion (see student
list for time
assignment) Individual meetings with seminar faculty and mentors, discuss poster, final thesis/proposal, look at examples of thesis proposals and theses |
|
| Due: thesis proposal draft, 2 copies, begin of peer review process | Due: 2nd draft of thesis, 3 copies, begin of peer review process | |
| Apr.
9, 4:10-6:00 |
Mini-conference 3,
10min presentations
plus 3min discussion (see student
list for time assignment) Individual meetings with seminar faculty and mentors, discuss poster, final thesis/proposal |
|
| Apr. 16 , 4:10-6:00 | Individual
meetings with seminar
faculty and mentors, discuss final thesis/proposal You are welcome to attend the critique of the one minute slides to prepare for next semeser. Due: copy of review sheet for your peer, 404 Altschul |
Present
one
minute summary slides in class/discussion of poster drafts Due: poster drafts, discussion in class, copy of review sheet for your peer, sign up for poster printing time slot |
| by Wed Apr 22, 5pm; no class |
Due: deposit one-page summary ppt slide on courseworks | |
| Apr. 23, 4pm-7pm James Room?, 4th fl., Barnard Hall |
Poster session |
|
| Apr.
30,
4:10-6:00 |
Careers: How
to get ahead in Professional
organizational environments (S. Cohen) |
|
| Tu May 5, 5pm, 404 Altschul; no class | Due:
Final thesis (proposal) (paper and electronic copy
on
courseworks) - course evaluations |
|