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毕业论文/荣誉毕业论文指南

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A. 毕业论文

A major takes a 300-level course in the department during the senior year, 学生为此而写, 并在座谈会上发表演讲, 15-20页的论文, 为300级课程的老师写的. This paper will have 2 faculty readers, though the grade will be given by the course instructor. 这个选项 不允许 获得荣誉的可能性.

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B. 高级荣誉论文

一个专业注册为高级论文课程, 在400级, 其中一个学生写, 并在座谈会上发表演讲, 论文10篇,000字(见指南). 这个选项 允许 获得荣誉的可能性.

1. 概述

The 荣誉 Thesis in 宗教研究 is an extensive and supervised research project. 它通常是一个学期的课程, 这是一个学分, 包括一篇大约10分的书面论文,000字(不包括注释) & 参考书目). 在教练的允许下, 学生可以选择完成两个学期的论文以获得两个学分, 需要一篇大约20页的论文,000字(不包括注释) & 参考书目).

高级论文研究补助金感谢博彩平台网址大全校友Tom Chappell的慷慨捐助, Theodor Mauch基金的成立是为了提供1美元,000 award for the best senior 宗教研究 thesis as determined by the faculty of the 宗教研究 Department. 该基金还提供大约1美元,000 for assisting one or more persons in doing research on their senior theses. The recipient of this research grant will be determined by the faculty in the department upon receipt of a grant proposal on the last day prior to the Spring Break in the student’s junior year.

秋季学期: 口试 for the thesis must be completed by the last day of the Exam Period, and the final copy of the thesis must be 提交ted one full week before the date of the oral examination. 在该日期之后提交的论文 不会 被接受.

春季学期: 口试 for the thesis must be completed by the last day of the General Examinations and the final copy of the thesis must be 提交ted one full week before the date of the oral examination. 在该日期之后提交的论文 不会 被接受.

指导老师可以为每位高年级学生制定自己的时间表, 但他们应该在这些指导方针内工作. 一旦学生和指导老师就口试的日期达成一致, and thus the date for the submission of the final and complete thesis (no more additions or corrections being possible), 这些就成了 绝对的最后期限 对于那个学生.

论文项目包括三个部分:

  1. 一篇书面论文, which is an extended argument demonstrating the proposition or point of view proposed by means of documented evidence and resulting in a coherent conclusion;
  2. An oral examination on the thesis, which follows completion of the written work; and
  3. 的座谈会, 其中包括所有高年级学生完成的毕业论文的展示, 安排在学期末, 可以邀请朋友和家人参加.

Prior to registering for your thesis (RELG 497 for a single-semester thesis, 或RELG 498(2学期论文的第一部分), 你应该提交 750-1500字的提案，加上有注释的参考书目， 给你的论文指导老师. 每个学期都会有一个提醒，让你准备好你的提案, which will be due October 30 in the fall or March 15 in the spring of each year. Please note: this proposal is to come in during the semester prior to your signing up for the thesis. It will be circulated to the faculty of the Department of 宗教研究 for review, 评论, 和建议.

The proposal asks that you provide a provisional title and topic, and that you address these issues:

  1. 临时论文题目
  2. 你的论文问题或研究目的是什么? (论文的论点)
  3. 你的论文的意义或重要性是什么? (论文的意义)
  4. 你会使用哪些方法或理论? (方法论)
  5. 你的消息来源是什么?? (初步书目注释)

我们鼓励你尽早开始准备论文. 帮助是有的 a limited amount of money from the Department of 宗教研究 to support early research. 这是一项竞争性资助, and you’ll need to apply for it at the beginning of the spring semester of your junior year. 届时我们将向您发送信息.

2. 主题

The focus of the thesis is a subject of the student’s choice, confirmed by the advisor. Students should select their topics early in order to begin investigation of the subject, 并确保他们选择的论文指导老师.

3. 读者

每篇论文必须至少有两位系内的读者. 第一读者也是论文的主要指导老师, who directs the student in researching and writing the thesis and determines the letter grade assigned for the course. 来自部门以外的其他读者也可能包括在内. Students should make arrangements regarding readers early in the term to facilitate coordination of schedules.

如果一篇论文的结构是比较的, readers from all the fields encompassed should be fully involved as the work proceeds. 但是，应该有一个人担任主要顾问的角色. 我们鼓励所有学生, 无论主题如何, to be in touch with their second readers over the course of the thesis process and, 特别是, to 提交 their rough drafts to their second readers for 评论 and suggestions.

4. 整个学期的过程

Students will contact their thesis advisor as soon as possible at the beginning of the semester. Student and professor will then establish a schedule for meeting together to work on the thesis. Thesis meetings are equivalent in importance to class meetings; regular attendance and progress form part of the final grade.

5. 论文修改

论文预计将在整个论文过程中进行修订. 提交的论文 最终形式 for the oral exam, however, may not be revised in any way after submission. The number of final copies of the thesis 提交ted for the oral must include a library copy in a black spring-form binder. 后者应交给主席存放在图书馆.

6. 年级

论文分为两种不同的等级:

  1. 这门课得A级, based on the quality of the product (the final paper turned in by the student), and on the quality of the process (cooperation of student with professor, 会议的最后期限, 一般参与项目). 这个分数由论文指导老师决定.
  2. 一级等级 基于最后的书面论文和口试. This grade is determined by consultation between the first and second readers. It conforms to the college grading of General Exams and encompasses the following grades: Distinction, 高通, 通过, 和失败.

7. Non-passing纸

Examiners may not have an oral examination for a student with a non-passing paper.

8. 口试

口试, 45到50分钟, 是由论文的第一和第二读者共同给出的. The student must schedule the oral examination in advance with both readers at a time convenient for all involved. The purpose of the oral examination is two-fold: to determine whether the student can explain clearly the data and interpretations presented in the thesis, and to discover whether the student can go beyond what is written in the thesis. The principal advisor chairs the examination, but both advisors share in asking questions.

9. 公开论文陈述

在学期结束时, 论文完成后, 每位作者都参与了他或她的论文的公开展示. 你将有15-20分钟的时间来谈论你所做的事情, 期间和之后都有茶点供应. 正常情况下, students invite friends and family to this gathering to help you celebrate your accomplishment!

10. 职系通知书

The examiners will inform the student immediately after the oral examination whether he or she passed but 不会 reveal the specific grade. The Chair will write a formal congratulatory letter, indicating the ranking grade.

11. 荣誉

被授予宗教研究荣誉, a student must have an A- average in those ten courses fulfilling the major requirements and earn a Distinction on the Senior Thesis and Oral.