...Honors and Awards………………………………………………………………. 4 8 9 10 12 Elements of Graduation with Distinction The Written Honors Thesis………………………………………………………. 14 The Research Poster……………………………………………………………... 16 The Oral Defense…………………………………………………………………. 18 Helpful Hints for Graduation with Distinction Designing a Plan for Writing: Creating a Timeline and Sticking to It………… How to be a Good Mentee……………………………………………………….. Tips for Navigating the Mentoring Relationship……………………………….. Words of Wisdom from Former GwD students………………………………… Appendix A: Forms Independent Study Form…………………………………………………………. Graduation with Distinction Application Form………………………………….. Evaluation of the Written Thesis………………………………………………… Evaluation of the Oral Thesis Presentation…………………………………….. 20 23 26 29 31 35 37 38 2 Graduation with Distinction Basics 3 General Information What is Graduation with Distinction (GwD)? The Graduation with Distinction Program (GwD) in Psychology & Neuroscience is intended for students interested in completing a significant research project during their undergraduate career. This project is more than an independent study. In fact, it’s like a mini-dissertation. You will complete a research project, write a thesis, and defend it in front of a committee in order to graduate with distinction. Why Pursue GwD? Pursuit of independent academic research under the guidance of a faculty mentor is an opportunity to forge a close working relationship with one or more professors in your field of intellectual...
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...the spring 2016 semester to the athletic training students. These presentations took place in a class covering clinical experience for the athletic training students. The goal for the semester was to educate students to alleviate some of the stress athletic training students face. The study sought to reveal how students engage in stress management strategies and thus to give insight into how these strategies may or may not transfer into professional practices. The first time the ATSBI was administered was a week before finals in the semester prior to the information delivery. This is a high stress time for the students due to finals and the cumulating tasks of...
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...school, so I have not had to write many papers since then. In these previous English classes, most of the writing has been research papers. Comparing this project to previous projects in other English classes, I have had much more flexibility in the topic to write about and I feel that in this class, the project topic is much more applicable to me and my interests, being that it was about my future career. Previously, I did not have much knowledge on different citation systems, how to correctly cite, and for example,...
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...teaching/learning consisting of reflective as well as creative engagement in exercises, projects and hands on experiences. The teaching-learning of the programme would be organized through lectures, group discussions, experiential exercises, group projects, presentations, workshops and seminars. Students would be encouraged to connect to real life issues and participate in the programs and practices in the different social context. To this end practicum is incorporated as an important component in most of the papers with hands on training in the use of various research methods such as: laboratory experiments, field experiments, observation, testing, survey, interview, case study. The programme has three components i.e. Discipline 1(DC1), Discipline 2 (DC2) and Application courses (AC). While in DC 1 practicum is a key component, AC follows a modular pattern where hands on training will be provided for developing psychological skills and their applications. Every semester, teaching will be spread over 16 weeks, including 2 weeks for review. Teaching of DC 1 and...
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...Collegiality has proven to be a key aspect of nursing as well. I experienced this through the mega simulation that I was able to participate in this semester which focused on interprofessional education. This simulation combined nursing students with students in areas such as occupational therapy, athletic training, social work, and health administration. By working together as a team throughout this simulation, we were able to implement interventions related to the case of a young, pre-diabetic college student in order to provide her with optimal healthcare. A few of the key interventions that took place were assessments performed by the nursing students within our scope of practice, creation of a care plan and healthcare goals, involvement from social work students to assist the patient in obtaining a...
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...My first year at Alma College has been an eye-opening experience. I have learned a lot academically, about myself, and about life in general. As I progressed though the year my viewpoints had changed. I had many new experiences that broadened my horizon. My classes opened me up to knowledge I could apply to my life, that I found interesting, and benefitted me. I learned a lot about myself, including what I want out of my college experience, and what my passion is. Despite the numerous papers, multitudes of exams, tremendous amount of course work, and athletics I believe I have done well. One of the many demanding classes this semester was English 101. In this rigorous course, students were asked to gain rhetorical knowledge, engage in critical writing, perform research writing, and improve their style and grammar. These goals are closely related to those of the WPA Outcomes published by the Council of Writing Program Administrators. The WPA...
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...students that walk into class on the first day trying to figure out what the least possible amount of work in their course can be, and still be able to slide by with a passing grade. My question to this is—why? As a student we all should be committed to doing the best that we possibly can. This is about the only negative feeling that I have when in any class on a regular basis. I believe that I need to improve in all areas of my writing, there is always room for improvement. Improvement in sentence structure specifically would be something I need to work on. Additionally, I am excited to learn how to write research papers by the end of the semester. This is something that I have not done since the eighth grade, and I do not remember much about it. In my past college English classes, 101 and 121, we mostly participated in short readings and then a paper to follow the reading. This was very annoying, doing the same thing every class. However, I did enjoy the discussion portions of these classes; seeing the viewpoints from many different people was very thought provoking at times. I had the same professor for both of these classes, she was excellent and fun, but I did not enjoy that her viewpoints were extremely feministic and I found this very annoying. I felt as though she was very condescending on certain topics because of this. But overall, I have had a great experience with the English courses here at Indiana University of Pennsylvania and am hoping that it...
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...As I attend English 104 this semester I plan on learning many new things. The main thing that I expect to learn and improve is how to research more efficiently. According to the course goals explained on the syllabus, I will also learn to create and complete research projects by generating a research question, engaging in critical reading, developing an argument with evidence collected from both primary and secondary research, and also how to site my sources. I believe that with better research techniques I will be able to communicate what I have learned into writing more easily as well as make my essays more knowledgeable. One of my challenges I will face in English 104 will be getting motivated to write the actual essays. I have never really liked writing that much and I think that if I am going to become a successful business major I will have to get better at translating my thoughts onto paper. Another challenge I may face this semester is procrastination. No matter what I am doing I always find a way to procrastinate, especially in college. My goal this semester is to be a better student and stay on top of my schoolwork. The way my schedule is set up right now I know I will have a lot of busy work and I will just have to dedicate myself to my studies. Overall I think that English 104 will be a great class and I am looking forward to this semester. One of the most recent incidents where I had to conduct research was just the other day. As a Christmas present I was supposed...
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...Work Experience Program Course Handbook Bakersfield College Updated: 11/15/2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Welcome and General Information ............................................................ 3 Syllabus .................................................................................................... 4 How to Write an Objective ......................................................................... 6 Examples of Objectives ............................................................................. 7 Employer Guide to Assist with Objectives ................................................. 8 Course Summary Report Guidelines ......................................................... 9 Activity Requirements ................................................................................ 10 Approved Off-Campus Seminar/Activity List .............................................. 11 Employer/Supervisor Letter ........................................................... 12 Course Objectives Form ................................................................ 13 Off-Campus Seminar/Activity Prior Approval Form ........................ 14 Off-Campus Seminar/Activity Form ................................................ 15 Timesheet ...................................................................................... 16 Work Experience Program Survey ................................................. 17 Sample Cover Letter Format and Guidelines ..............................
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...Shanti Business School PGDM Batch 2015-17 Semester II Course Outline 1 Shanti Business School, Ahmedabad PGDM 2015-17: Program Structure Semester-1 Semester-2 Semester-3 Semester-4 Course credit Course credit Course credit Language Skills @ Written Analysis & Communication @ Soft skills II @ Employability Skills @ IT & MIS 2 Soft skills I @ Computing skills 2 Social Media Marketing @ 2 Legal Aspects of Business 2 Business Strategy 3 Management Control Systems 3 Micro Economics 3 Macro Economics 3 Business Environment 3 Business Ethics & Corporate Governance 2 Quantitative Methods-1 3 Business Research Methods 3 Quantitative Methods-2 3 Core Elective-1 3 Core Elective1 3 Core Elective-2 3 Core Elective2 3 Elective-1 3 Elective-1 3 Elective-2 3 Elective-2 3 Grand Project-1 3 Grand Project-2 3 Principles of Management Basic Building Blocks Autumn Break Executive Skills Organisational Behavior Human Resources Management 3 Marketing Management 1 3 Marketing Management -2 3 Understanding Financial Statements 3 Financial Mgt 3 Operation Management Management Domain 3 3 Basics of Business Planning 2 Electives Credits Autumn Break credit SUMMER INTERNSHIP Course ...
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...Information BOOKS Read, Reason, Write: an argument text and reader; ed. Dorothy U. Seyler The Purdue OWL Ball Point online URL http://goo.gl/nMnnb MATERIALS Two Pocket Folders Flash drives or what ever you need to save your work Course description: English 103: Rhetoric and Writing (3) Introduces and develops understanding of principles of rhetoric; basic research methods; elements, strategies, and conventions of persuasion used in constructing written and multi-modal texts. Prerequisite: appropriate placement. Not open to students who have credit in ENG 101 or 102. Course Goals * Understand that persuasion—both visual and verbal—is integral to reading and composing * Understand how persuasive visual and verbal texts are composed for different audiences and different purposes * Develop effective strategies of invention, drafting, and revision for different rhetorical situations and individual composing styles * Compose texts in various media using solid logic, claims, evidence, creativity, and audience awareness * Integrate primary and secondary research as appropriate to the rhetorical situation * Develop strategies for becoming more critical and careful readers of both their own and others’ texts * Demonstrate a professional attitude towards their writing by focusing on the need for appropriate format, syntax, punctuation, and spelling * Take responsibility for their own progress * Develop the ability to work well...
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...BUSINESS RESPONSIBILITIES IN INDIA By SUBHADEEP MUKHERJEE AKASH BHATTACHARYA KOSHYS INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT STUDIES Bangalore M.B.A 4TH SEMESTER EMAIL ID- subhadeepm@yahoo.in akashbh89@yahoo.com MOBILE NO : 8892722750, 8892722760 Paper to be presented at the COGNIZANCE 2013 conducted by Indian Institute of Technology , Roorkee , on 22nd to 24rth March 2013. SUBHADEEP MUKHERJEE AKASH BHATTACHARYA M.B.A 4th SEMESTER M.B.A 4th SEMESTER KOSHYS INSTITUTE OF MANGEMENT STUDIES NO-31/1 , HENNUR BAGALUR ROAD KADUSONNAPPANAHALLI , KANNUR POST, BANGALORE – 562149, KARNATAKA Email- akashbh89@yahoo.com , subhadeepm@yahoo.in Mobile No- 8892722750 , 8892722760 Social, Environmental and Economic responsibilities of Business in India Abstract :- This paper focuses on business social responsibility by small businesses in small towns. We use the term “business social responsibility” instead of the more common term, “corporate social responsibility,” in order to expand the frame of reference to all for-profit businesses, not only corporations. The paper is organized as follows. We begin by explaining why small businesses and small towns are important for business social responsibility. We develop a conceptual framework as a way to organize...
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...(Memorial Hall 230) | Purpose: The goals of this course are to teach the fundamental elements of literary analysis, and to provide students with the proper analytical tools and background information for a fruitful encounter with wide range of literary cultural traditions. The course work will enable students to appreciate and to critically analyze texts and to further develop crucial writing and communication skills. Procedure: Reading; Discussion; workshop; lecture; and the writing of papers and exercises. The quality of writing will largely determine the final grade. Required texts: * Puchner, M., et al, Eds. The Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vols. A-C, 3rd ed. Learning Goals: * Students will assess their current strengths and weaknesses as writers and make specific plans to build on their strengths and remedy their weaknesses. * Students will understand and analyze complex pieces of written information * Students will engage with differing cultural and historical perspectives * Students will draft and revise academic essays for reflective analysis, sound argumentation, and clear organization Grade Distribution: Major Assignments: Other Assignments: Final Exam 10% Weekly Reading Quizzes 10% Essay Two 30% Discussion Participation 10% Midterm Exam 10% Research Presentation 10% Essay One 20%...
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...HDSR Program, and is the basis for much of the upper level course work required by our majors. The field study allows students to: • gain experience in integrating the theoretical perspectives learned in the classroom with experiences gained in the field; • achieve insight into the workings of an organization; • become more conscious of the relationship of social roles, institutional dynamics, and larger cultural systems. When students return to campus, Field Study Seminar assists students in analyzing and interpreting their experiences, culminating in a major academic paper. An HDSR field study differs from a conventional internship or practicum in important ways. The main difference lies in the purpose. The primary purpose of a conventional internship or practicum is for the student to perform a job and learn skills that will be useful in a future career. In contrast, the HDSR Field Study is an ethnographic research project. Its main purpose is for the student to hone his or her analytical skills and gain insight into the dynamics of the organization in larger societal context. That is not to say that the job, in and of itself, is not important. HDSR students are expected to work diligently, and make every effort to contribute to the organization in positive ways, along with the added dimension of observing and analyzing the organization. An HDSR field study might be thought of as a conventional internship/practicum, volunteer or paid position, plus ethnographic fieldwork. There...
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...Student Handbook 2012 WELCOME TO WAIKATO Welcome to the University of Waikato. I hope you make the most of your time here and the opportunities that will present themselves during the course of your study. You have come to an excellent university that is ranked top in 10 subjects under the Government’s Performance Based Research Fund. We are also internationally connected; we have research connections and student exchanges with some of the world’s top universities. I urge you to consider taking part in these while you are with us. Here at the University of Waikato, you will be taught by lecturers who are leaders in their fields of research and who win national teaching awards. We are proud of our academic quality and the fact that we turn out sought-after graduates who go on to take up important roles in all parts of the world. You will already have noticed our beautiful campus which is set in 68 hectares of gardens, green space and lakes. At the heart of it all is the new Student Centre, which was completed in 2011. With its accessible areas, Library services and multitude of facilities, it is a place for students to study or just gather together and we are very proud of this building. In 2011 we celebrated 10 years of another important building, the Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts. This world-class facility was the vision of a group of driven Waikato people. It quickly became a focal point in the campus and continues to be an important venue for the performing...
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