{"id":907,"date":"2020-09-01T16:10:23","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T16:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cool.barnard.edu\/envsci\/?page_id=907"},"modified":"2026-09-24T21:29:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-24T21:29:45","slug":"schedule-bc-cu-senior-seminar-fall-semester","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cool.barnard.edu\/envsci\/index.php\/schedule-bc-cu-senior-seminar-fall-semester\/","title":{"rendered":"Schedule &#8211; BC\/CU Senior Seminar &#8211; Fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Items  below in purple are for all students, <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>items in green are due dates and deadlines assignments<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>items in dark grey are for students taking the senior seminar in the spring\/fall sequence,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>items in light grey are for students taking the senior seminar in the fall\/spring sequence. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Class meets Thursdays from 4:10-6:00pm, Diana 504<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Schedule\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/e\/2PACX-1vSI9fWLwVSxXAedFNxGzq_1pSRpdbpE_Ry2pomyrwRjmDv7pFzl8HO5rowsgM0FLWOW9V329pZ0oKD0\/pubhtml?gid=689386724&amp;single=true&amp;single=true&amp;headers=false\" width=\"1000\" height=\"2000\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Footnotes: <\/span><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a style=\"color: #000000;\" name=\"Draft\"><\/a><b>Draft\/outline due means you should hand in: <\/b> <\/span><\/h3>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">the entire document as complete as possible on courseworks following the structure outlines in <a href=\"https:\/\/cool.barnard.edu\/envsci\/?page_id=562\">thesis organization<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">see example outline and tips here<\/span>\u00a0<a style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: 1rem;\" href=\"https:\/\/cool.barnard.edu\/envsci\/?page_id=534\">here<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">document needs to be double-spaced<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">note what is missing<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">note how you intend to fill gaps<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">make sure that you give a copy of your document to your research mentor at the same time<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">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\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <a name=\"Peer_review\"><\/a><b>Peer review<\/b><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">we will pair you up with your peer in class sessions throughout the semester<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">you will receive a copy of the thesis\/proposal draft of your peer through email<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">please read the document carefully, feel free to comment on the document<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">fill out the review <a style=\"font-weight: bold;\" href=\"https:\/\/cool.barnard.edu\/envsci\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Thesis-proposal-peer-review-form-2026.docx\">rubric<\/a> and email that back to your peer after filling it out<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">It is the reviewer&#8217;s responsibility to hand in the review sheet they filled out<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" name=\"Final\"><\/a><b>Final<\/b> <\/span><strong>thesis\/proposal\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><b>due means you should hand in: <\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">final version of your thesis\/proposal must be submitted on courseworks<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">text needs to be double-spaced<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">send a copy to your research mentor(s) directly (we will ask for feedback from your mentor for the final grade)<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">fill out the evaluation form in courseworks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" name=\"presentations\"><\/a><b>Presentations about your thesis\/proposal <\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> in the middle of the semester, you will give a presentation about your thesis\/proposal<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> the talk should be &lt;10 min long plus 2-3 minutes for discussion<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> please practice the talk so that you will stay within the time limit, we will have to cut you off after 12 min<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">you&#8217;ll be using a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Emartins\/sen_sem\/slides\/logitech_remote.jpg\">remote <\/a><\/span><a style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Emartins\/sen_sem\/slides\/logitech_remote.jpg\">control<\/a><span style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: inherit;\"> to flip the slides<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">upload your presentation before class (by 12 noon on the day of your presentation) on our <a href=\"https:\/\/courseworks.columbia.edu\/\">courseworks website<\/a>, use &#8216;LastnameF.ppt&#8217; as file name (e.g. StuteM.pptx)<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">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<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Emartins\/sen_sem\/presrevform_final.html\">thesis\/proposal<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <a style=\"color: #000000;\" name=\"meetings\"><\/a><b>Individual <\/b><\/span><strong>meetings <\/strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><b>with advisors (seminar faculty), mentors, peers <\/b> <\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> the purpose of these meetings is to give you one on one feedback on your thesis project<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">during the semester, please discuss one senior thesis\/proposal with your seminar advisor<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">pick a scientific paper at the heart of your work and go over it with your advisor<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">you should meet with your advisor at least 3 times during the semester &#8211; however, feel free to schedule an appointment whenever you feel it is necessary<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> please act responsibly in scheduling and keeping appointments made with mentors, advisors, peers and writing fellows (i.a.)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <a name=\"poster_drafts\"><\/a><b>Present 30 second summary slides in class\/discussion of poster drafts<\/b><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">please submit a 30 second slide and a draft of your poster on Courseworks (EESC X3800) before 2pm on the day they are due<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">we are going to print the posters\u00a0 on 11.5&#215;14 paper and bring them to class<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Instructions for the poster making are posted below<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">in class, you&#8217;ll be asked to present a 30 second slide in front of the class and we&#8217;ll discuss your poster drafts in small groups<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"> <a name=\"poster\"><\/a><b>Poster session<\/b><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #000000;\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">the poster session will begin with a one-slide, less than 30 second summary of your thesis at the beginning (no posters for thesis proposals)<br \/><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">we then like you to stand next to your poster and discuss your work with attendees and other students<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Relevant links:<br \/><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Emartins\/sen_sem\/how_to_make_a_poster_winckler.ppt\">How<\/a> <\/span><\/span>to <a style=\"font-family: Arial; font-size: inherit;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Emartins\/sen_sem\/how_to_make_a_poster_winckler.ppt\">make a poster ppt<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cool.barnard.edu\/envsci\/?page_id=91\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">How to make a poster<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ldeo.columbia.edu\/%7Emartins\/sen_sem\/inv_poster_15.html\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Poster session invitation\/Program<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><b>Where to find help with data analysis<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.math.columbia.edu\/general-information\/help-rooms\/\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial;\">Math <\/span><\/span>help rooms<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/erc.barnard.edu\/\">Empirical Reasoning Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Contact computing fellows (information is on the contact page)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Students can take the senior seminar in the spring\/fall or fall\/spring sequence. 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