Thu Jan 28 11:48:18 2010
Approvals Received: |
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Approvals Pending: | College/Dean > Catalog | |
Effective Status: | Active | |
Effective Term: | 1109 - Fall 2010 | |
Course: | CSCI 4994H | |
Institution: Campus: |
UMNTC - Twin Cities UMNTC - Twin Cities |
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Career: | UGRD | |
College: | TIOT - Institute of Technology | |
Department: | 11108 - Computer Science & Eng | |
General | ||
Course Title Short: | Honors Thesis | |
Course Title Long: | Honors Thesis | |
Max-Min Credits for Course: |
3.0 to 1.0 credit(s) | |
Catalog Description: |
Research work for an honors thesis arranged with a CS faculty member who is the advisor or coadvisor. | |
Print in Catalog?: | Yes | |
CCE Catalog Description: |
<no text provided> | |
Grading Basis: | A-F only | |
Topics Course: | No | |
Honors Course: | Yes | |
Delivery Mode(s): | Independent Study | |
Instructor Contact Hours: |
3.0 hours per week | |
Years most frequently offered: |
Every academic year | |
Term(s) most frequently offered: |
Fall, Spring, Summer | |
Component 1: |
DRS (no final exam) |
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Auto-Enroll Course: |
No | |
Graded Component: |
DRS | |
Academic Progress Units: |
Not allowed to bypass limits. 1.0 credit(s) |
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Financial Aid Progress Units: |
Not allowed to bypass limits. 1.0 credit(s) |
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Repetition of Course: |
Allow up to 2 repetition(s) totalling up to 6.0 credit(s). | |
Course Prerequisites for Catalog: |
# and Honors student | |
Course Equivalency: |
No course equivalencies | |
Consent Requirement: |
Instructor | |
Enforced Prerequisites: (course-based or non-course-based) |
No prerequisites | |
Editor Comments: | <no text provided> | |
Proposal Changes: | <no text provided> | |
History Information: | Dec 09-Course requested by UHP. | |
Faculty Sponsor Name: |
Maria Gini | |
Faculty Sponsor E-mail Address: |
gini@cs.umn.edu | |
Student Learning Outcomes | ||
Student Learning Outcomes: |
* Student in the course:
- Can identify, define, and solve problems
Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. Working on research requires students to identify, define, and solve new problems. The instructor will help the student in the process. How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. The instructor will assess this student learning outcome by assessing the overall quality (originality, innovation, technical quality) of the research work done for the honors thesis. - Can locate and critically evaluate information Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. Students will learn to locate and critically evaluate information by learning how to find research related to their thesis and by writing a related work chapter for their thesis. How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. The instructor will assess this student learning outcome by assessing the coverage of related work and scholarly references used in the thesis. - Have mastered a body of knowledge and a mode of inquiry Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. Students will learn how to conduct research, by setting hypotheses and validating or disproving them, either formally or experimentally. They will build their research work on the body of knowledge they have acquired in their previous coursework. How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. The instructor will assess this student learning outcome by assessing how well the research work reflects mastery of knowledge and follows the scientific method. - Can communicate effectively Please explain briefly how this outcome will be addressed in the course. Give brief examples of class work related to the outcome. Students will demonstrate they have acquired the ability to communicate effectively in writing through the writing of their thesis and orally through one-on-one meetings with the instructor. How will you assess the students' learning related to this outcome? Give brief examples of how class work related to the outcome will be evaluated. The instructor will evaluate this learning outcome by assessing the quality of the thesis in terms of structure, quality of writing, proper use of figures and diagrams, and formatting. |
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Liberal Education | ||
Requirement this course fulfills: |
None | |
Other requirement this course fulfills: |
None | |
Criteria for Core Courses: |
Describe how the course meets the specific bullet points for the proposed core
requirement. Give concrete and detailed examples for the course syllabus, detailed
outline, laboratory material, student projects, or other instructional materials or method.
Core courses must meet the following requirements:
<no text provided> |
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Criteria for Theme Courses: |
Describe how the course meets the specific bullet points for the proposed theme
requirement. Give concrete and detailed examples for the course syllabus, detailed outline,
laboratory material, student projects, or other instructional materials or methods. Theme courses have the common goal of cultivating in students a number of habits of mind:
<no text provided> |
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Writing Intensive | ||
Propose this course as Writing Intensive curriculum: |
No | |
Question 1: |
What
types of writing (e.g., reading essay, formal lab reports, journaling)
are likely to be assigned? Include the page total for each writing
assignment. Indicate which assignment(s) students will be required to
revise and resubmit after feedback by the instructor or the graduate TA. <no text provided> |
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Question 2: |
How does assigning a significant amount of writing serve the purpose
of this course? <no text provided> |
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Question 3: |
What types of instruction will students receive on the writing aspect
of the assignments? <no text provided> |
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Question 4: |
How will the students' grades depend on their writing performance?
What percentage of the overall grade will be dependent on the quality and level of the students'
writing compared with the course content? <no text provided> |
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Question 5: |
If graduate students or peer tutors will be assisting in this course,
what role will they play in regard to teaching writing? <no text provided> |
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Question 6: |
How will the assistants be trained and
supervised? <no text provided> |
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Question 7: |
Write up a sample assignment handout here for a paper
that students will revise and resubmit after receiving feedback on the initial
draft. <no text provided> |
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Course Syllabus | ||
Course Syllabus: |
For new courses and courses in which changes in content and/or description and/or credits
are proposed, please provide a syllabus that includes the following information: course goals
and description; format;structure of the course (proposed number of instructor contact
hours per week, student workload effort per week, etc.); topics to be covered; scope and
nature of assigned readings (text, authors, frequency, amount per week); required course
assignments; nature of any student projects; and how students will be
evaluated. The University "Syllabi Policy" can be
found here
The University policy on credits is found under Section 4A of "Standards for Semester Conversion" found here. Course syllabus information will be retained in this system until new syllabus information is entered with the next major course modification. This course syllabus information may not correspond to the course as offered in a particular semester. (Please limit text to about 12 pages. Text copied and pasted from other sources will not retain formatting and special characters might not copy properly.) This course is to allow a student to receive credit and an University Honors Program honors experience for writing their senior honors thesis. Students, under the direction of an adviser, will conduct research and be taught how to write a research paper in a format and style appropriate for submission to a research conference or journal. Grade will be assigned on an A-F scale based on the written honors thesis. |
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