GEOLOGY 393/394 - SENIOR THESIS
and Geology Capstone Program
Spring
2008
Wednesday
4:30 P.M. Rm PLS 1113
COURSE
DIRECTOR: Philip A. Candela, Rm. 2112 Geology
Bldg.
For
questions, e-mail Dr. Candela, at:
candela@geol.umd.edu, or see your research advisor.
OFFICE
HOURS: by appointment or WED 2-3; best
to email me if you want to talk
Many reminders, changes, etc. will be sent to you
by email, but only if you send me an email from your preferred email
address asap!
{393
topics are listed first, after the date; 394
topics follow, in italics}
JAN 30: Orientation- Finding and
Refining a Project; getting started.
Please also see notice of Grants/Awards[1] (see bottom). 394 orientation. First presentation for both 393 and 394, in front of the full department, is
one month from yesterday (vide infra).
For 393 and 394:
Note - Rough Draft of your paper is due eleven (11) WEEKS from today.
393: For general ideas on projects, see: http://www.geol.umd.edu/pages/undergraduates/ug-research.htm
FEB 6: Discussion of possible project
topics; report on progress regarding finding a project; Scientific Method
I.
FEB 13: Computing, and Preparing a
Presentation 393: PROJECT DESCRIPTION DUE (not electronic -
paper copy please). Drs. Piccoli
and Candela
FEB 20:
Scientific Method II; 393:
PROJECT APPROVAL SHEETS due.
MON FEB 25: No class; PROJECT
PARAGRAPH + OUTLINE DUE[2]
(electronic) 394:
Written Progress Report (Two page minimum-electronic: include an updated
abstract indicating your progress to date).
FEB 27 Tentative - information sciences
FRIDAY, FEB 29 **Oral
Presentation of Topic **Oral
Progress Report (2:00 P.M. - 1130
MAR 5: Scientific Writing
MAR 12: No class – work on your thesis.
Spring Break: MAR 17 – 21: Time to catch up on your work.
MAR 26: Discussion of Research
Progress; THIS IS FOR BOTH
393 and 394!
Special Note:
You are now 3 weeks away from submitting your rough draft. At this point, you
should be in conversations with your advisor about preparing your rough
DRAFTS. Note that I indicated plural:
drafts - writing of your rough drafts must be a
cooperative and iterative process, involving your effort and advice from your
advisor(s).
WED APR 16 NOON: Doubled-spaced ROUGH DRAFTS DUE: The number
of copies of your rough draft you need to turn is ONE PLUS the number of your advisors.
The one extra copy shall be placed in my mailbox. Deliver your rough draft to your advisor(s). 393
and 394 (paper only -
not electronic).
MON APR 21 Rough Drafts Returned to
Student From Advisor 393 and 394 (Please make arrangements for when,
where and how you will get the rough draft back from the appropriate parties).
MON, APR 28 NOON Final Proposal Due (electronic + paper) Final Report Due (electronic +
paper).
(Electronic copies must be sent to
both Dr. Candela and Todd Karwoski); also, turn in one high quality paper copy
of your final paper with photos, color where needed, bound ,with a cover).
FRI, MAY 2 **Poster
Presentation of 393 Proposal **Poster Presentation of Thesis
for 394 (2PM arrangements to be announced).
Please
talk to your advisor about Undergraduate Research Day in April, 2005
NOTE: Single Spaced Final Project Reports are due at
NOON; all other
files/papers required for 393 and 394 are due by 4:00 P.M. on the date
specified These are hard deadlines). PAPERS
WILL NOT BE RETURNED.
Suggested Writing Guide: Irvine,
T.N., Rumble, Douglas, and Irvine, L.M., 1992, A writing guide for petrological
(and other geological) manuscripts: Journal of Petrology, p. 1- 46. You
will need to print this .pdf to use it.
** ALL FACULTY PLEASE
ATTEND
If any
393-394 students have a documented disability that may affect their work in
Geology 393, 393H, 394, or 394H, they should discuss this with Dr. Candela by
the second week class.
HONOR CODE: The University has a nationally recognized Honor Code, administered by the Student Honor Council.
The Student Honor Council proposed and the University Senate approved an Honor
Pledge. The
Please place this as an appendix in your 393 and 394 final papers, and sign it in the paper copy of the 394 Thesis paper:
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"I pledge on my honor that I have not given or received any unauthorized assistance or plagiarized on this assignment." |
Spring 2008 Computing guide
for Senior Thesis work
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MON –before talk on
Feb 29: (check with Todd for his availability) Project Paragraph+Outlines or Progress Reports (for 393 and 394, respectively): (supply file to Todd Karwoski, and if possible, by email to me). PowerPoint Files for Oral
Presentations must be either hand delivered or e-mailed to Todd Karwoski by 4PM
THURS, or N.B.: no computing issues are related to turning in the doubled-spaced Rough Draft Electronic copies of Final Papers (393, 394) are due in Word format for conversion to .pdf file format. Please do not leave blank pages in your presentation, and please single space the document; wrap text around figures. Please have a separate title page. (e-mail, or present disk to Todd.). Check syllabus and the 393/4 Guide for hard copy requirements.
393 and 394 FINAL
PRESENTATIONS: You will prepare a Poster, with the help of your advisor, for
your Final Presentation. Make
arrangements ca. the Monday before with Todd (office on third floor- Geology
Bldg), so that later in the week, you can import the poster into Adobe
Illustrator and get it printed. |