Schedule – BC/CU Senior Seminar – Fall

Students can take the senior seminar in the spring/fall or fall/spring sequence. We sometimes meet with the entire class, sometimes in separate sections. We do not meet every week, please do not miss any sessions! Class meetings are highlighted in bold.

  • Items below in purple are for all students,
  • items in green are due dates and deadlines assignments
  • items in dark grey are for students taking the senior seminar in the spring/fall sequence,
  • items in light grey are for students taking the senior seminar in the fall/spring sequence.
  • Class meets Thursdays from 4:10-6:00pm, Diana 504

Footnotes:

Draft/outline due means you should hand in:

  • the entire document as complete as possible on courseworks following the structure outlines in thesis organization
  • see example outline and tips here here
  • 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 name and email address of yourself, your mentor(s), and your advisor as well as the date of the draft 

Peer review

  • we will pair you up with your peer in class sessions throughout the semester
  • you will receive a copy of the thesis/proposal draft of your peer through email
  • please read the document carefully, feel free to comment on the document
  • fill out the review rubric and email that back to your peer after filling it out
  • It is the reviewer’s responsibility to hand in the review sheet they filled out

Final thesis/proposal due means you should hand in:

  • final version of your thesis/proposal must be submitted on courseworks
      • text needs to be double-spaced
  • send a copy to your research mentor(s) directly (we will ask for feedback from your mentor for the final grade)
  • fill out the evaluation form in courseworks

Presentations about your thesis/proposal

  • 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 website, use ‘LastnameF.ppt’ as file name (e.g. StuteM.pptx)
  • we will ask your audience to make suggestions on how to improve your presentation on a google form and send them to you by e-mail

Individual meetings with advisors (seminar faculty), mentors, peers

  • 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
  • pick a scientific paper at the heart of your work and go over it with your 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.)

Present 30 second summary slides in class/discussion of poster drafts

  • please submit a 30 second slide and a draft of your poster on Courseworks (EESC X3800) before 2pm on the day they are due
  • we are going to print the posters  on 11.5×14 paper and bring them to class
    • Instructions for the poster making are posted below
  • in class, you’ll be asked to present a 30 second slide in front of the class and we’ll discuss your poster drafts in small groups

Poster session

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