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Course Description: |
Academic
research or other creative activity resulting in a tangible product to
demonstrate synthesis of a student's coursework.
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Course Objectives: |
Project:
Your special project illustrates the extent to which you can manage a
significant independent study project in a thoughtful and professional
manner. It is the culmination of your undergraduate program. Whatever
form it takes, it should grow out of your study. Your project may be
writing an interdisciplinary research paper, creating curriculum
materials, designing a computer program, developing a specialized
model, producing a documentary video, building a prosthetic device,
etc. For example, any special project submitted by a student in the
Information Technology program must related to some aspect of the law.
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Prerequisites
and Corequisites: |
A list of
all course prerequisites with a statement of why the prerequisites are
deemed necessary.
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Proposal and
Contract: |
Each
student must submit the following before being accepted into a Special
Project course:
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Project Proposal
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Project Contract
Both of
these documents may be found at the end of this syllabus under
Special Preliminary Forms. They may also be found in the course menu
links within the WebCT course.
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1. Time
spent on special project. While the amount of time spent on a project
doesn't necessarily mean the product will better or worse, but it does
indicate a certain level of effort and commitment. Generally, you should
expect to work about 150 hours for a three-credit project.
2.
Reflective Paper. Every special project is a process of thought and
action through which learning occurs. The learning process is seldom
evident in the final product of the project. Because of the importance
of the learning process, every special project must include as part of
its final product a reflective paper describing the process by which
the special project was carried out.
3. Oral
Presentation. After your project is complete, you will schedule a
presentation for your faculty adviser who may invite others to the
presentation. The presentation should be no longer than 30 minutes and
should emphasize the findings or result of your project rather than the
process. The method for doing this may differ depending upon the
location of the student and professor. It may be done in person, by
videoconferencing, audio conference, or some other acceptable mode.
4.
Approval of Completed Project. Your chairperson signs a statement
indicating that your project is consistent with your study and
sufficiently extensive or complex to receive 3 or 6 credits. Projects
must be completed before students can be certified for graduation.
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Specific Course Requirements:
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A
description of any special course requirements, such as knowledge of
specific software, and why it is necessary for successful completion
of the course.
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Textbooks, Supplementary Materials, Hardware and Software Requirements |
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Required
Textbooks:
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Supplementary Materials:
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A list of
other published material the student is required to purchase for the
course including lab manuals, lab kits, etc.
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Hardware
Requirements:
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Software
Requirements:
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The
minimum requirements can be found at
http://www.rodp.org/students/hardware_software.htm.
Specific hardware requirements for this course include...(A list of
software the student is required to purchase or download for the
course, Real Player, Media Player, Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Office,
etc).
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Instructor Information |
Please see
the separate page inside the course to find instructor contact
information as well as a statement of virtual office hours and other
communication information.
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Assessment and Grading |
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Testing
Procedures:
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A
statement describing the process students will need to have in place
for proctors, online testing, etc.
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Grading Procedure:
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A detailed
statement of how grades are related to or reflective of the expected
learning outcomes. A statement of what constitutes high achievement in
the course.
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Grading Scale:
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The grading scale should emphasize assignments, projects, and student
participation in the learning community as well as timed quizzes and
periodic examinations.
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Assignments and Participation |
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Assignments and Projects:
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A
sequenced list of assignments and projects arranged by course section
or module with due dates if applicable.
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Class Participation:
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A
statement that students must participate in all interactive aspects of
the course if interaction is part of the course design. For example,
students must communicate with other students in the chat room,
students are expected to communicate with the instructor as a learning
resource, students must check the course bulletin board frequently for
announcements, and students must actively participate in threaded
discussion events.
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Punctuality:
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A
statement of course milestones to keep the students on track in an
asynchronous environment.
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Course Ground Rules |
A
reiteration and emphasis of certain rules and course expectations.
For example,
Participation is required, Expected to communicate with other students
in team projects, Learn how to navigate in WebCT, Keep abreast of
course announcements ,
Use the
assigned college or university e-mail address as opposed a personal
e-mail address, Address technical problems immediately, Observe course
netiquette at all times.
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Guidelines for Communications |
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Email:
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- Always
include a subject line.
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Remember without facial expressions some comments may be taken the
wrong way. Be careful in wording your emails. Use of emoticons might
be helpful in some cases.
- Use
standard fonts.
- Do not
send large attachments without permission.
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Special formatting such as centering, audio messages, tables, html,
etc. should be avoided unless necessary to complete an assignment or
other communication.
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Respect the privacy of other class members
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Discussion Groups:
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- Review
the discussion threads thoroughly before entering the discussion. Be a
lurker then a discussant.
- Try to
maintain threads by using the "Reply" button rather starting a new
topic.
- Do not
make insulting or inflammatory statements to other members of the
discussion group. Be respectful of other's ideas.
- Be
patient and read the comments of other group members thoroughly before
entering your remarks.
- Be
cooperative with group leaders in completing assigned tasks.
- Be
positive and constructive in group discussions.
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Respond in a thoughtful and timely manner.
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Chat:
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Introduce yourself to the other learners in the chat session.
- Be
polite. Choose your words carefully. Do not use derogatory statements.
- Be
concise in responding to others in the chat session.
- Be
prepared to open the chat session at the scheduled time.
- Be
constructive in your comments and suggestion
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Web
Resources:
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Library |
The
Tennessee
Virtual Library is available to all students enrolled in the
Regents Degree Program.
Links to library materials (such as electronic journals, databases,
interlibrary loans, digital reserves, dictionaries, encyclopedias,
maps, and librarian support) and Internet resources needed by learners
to complete online assignments and as background reading must be
included in all courses.
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Students With Disabilities
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Qualified
students with disabilities will be provided reasonable and necessary
academic accommodations if determined eligible by the appropriate
disability services staff at their home institution. Prior to granting
disability accommodations in this course, the instructor must receive
written verification of a student's eligibility for specific
accommodations from the disability services staff at the home
institution. It is the student's responsibility to initiate contact
with their home institution's disability services staff and to follow
the established procedures for having the accommodation notice sent to
the instructor.
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Syllabus Changes |
The
instructor reserves the left to make changes as necessary to this
syllabus. If changes are necessitated during the term of the course,
the instructor will immediately notify students of such changes both
by individual email communication and posting both notification and
nature of change(s) on the course bulletin board.
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Technical Support |
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Telephone Support:
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If you are
having problems logging into your course,
timing out of your course, using your course web site tools, or other
technical problems, please contact the AskRODP Help Desk by calling
1-866-550-7637 (toll free)
or go to the AskRODP website at:
http://help.rodp.org
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Special Preliminary Forms
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Special Project Proposal:
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UNIV 4995 Special Project Proposal
Instructions:
- Copy the contents of this Proposal to your clipboard.
- Paste the contents into a new Microsoft Word file on your computer.
- Complete all items of the Proposal.
- Email to your instructor as an attached Word file.
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Student Name: _______________________________________
SS#: ________________________
Title of Project:
_________________________________________________________
1. Give an overview of the project.
2. Specifically, what do you expect to learn from the project
that you don't know now? Or, what are your learning objectives?
3. What topics will be studied or researched, and/or what
activities will be performed?
4. What resources will be used for the Special Project? (Be
specific with books, journals, professional contacts, or special sources
of information or experience).
5. What evaluation procedures have you and your chair agreed to
do? (e.g., meetings, online discussions, draft copies, etc)
6. What criteria will be used to evaluate your project?
7. What coursework or professional background have you had to prepare
you to do this study?
8. What technical terms need to be defined? (any
terms that are in the proposal that need to be defined).
9. What style will you use for the written portion of your
project?
___Turabian
___APA manual
___MLA manual
___AP stylebook
___Other ________________________
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Special Project Contract:
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UNIV4995
Instructions:
- Copy the contents of this Contract to your clipboard.
- Paste the contents into a new Microsoft Word file on your computer.
- Complete all items of the Proposal.
- Email to your instructor as an attached Word file.
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Name____________________/____________________SS#_______________________
Address________________________________________________________________
street #
city
state
zip
Home Phone___________Work
phone____________Email_______________________
Title of Special
Project_____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
Registration for this Special Project will be in which semester?
_____________________
semester
year
I am requesting to sign up for ______(3 or 6)
credit hours
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Provide a brief description of what you will do in your Special
Project. State what the tangible product of your work will be.
If you are not completing an extensive written project (e.g. if it is to
be performance-based, portfolio, model construction, etc.), please
indicate what the formal written portion of your project will be. A
reflective paper must be included with the final product.
Approved:______________________________________________________________
chairperson for project
date
_______________________________________________________________________
Chair's address
email
phone
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