Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revisionPrevious revision
Next revision		Previous revision
department:honors_capstone:start [2024/12/13 13:22] – added outdated, but helpful info stewarmcdepartment:honors_capstone:start [2025/05/07 14:41] (current) – stewarmc
Line 23: Line 23:
 The project advisor must be a member of the Computer Science faculty. In most cases, readers will also be members of the Computer Science faculty. With the approval of the advisor, one reader may come from another department. The project advisor must be a member of the Computer Science faculty. In most cases, readers will also be members of the Computer Science faculty. With the approval of the advisor, one reader may come from another department.
  
-===== Deliverables =====+====== Deliverables ====== 
 +==== Overview ====
  
 In all cases, students must complete and deliver a properly formatted (see the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230601024021/https://www.jmu.edu/honors/handbook/basic-guidelines.shtml#formatting|Honors College Handbook]] for details) written document and associated forms. In all cases, students must complete and deliver a properly formatted (see the [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230601024021/https://www.jmu.edu/honors/handbook/basic-guidelines.shtml#formatting|Honors College Handbook]] for details) written document and associated forms.
Line 30: Line 31:
  
 Finally, students must present their results in a public forum. Currently the venue most commonly used for this purpose is the Friday research seminar series (see the [[department:research|research page]] for more info). Finally, students must present their results in a public forum. Currently the venue most commonly used for this purpose is the Friday research seminar series (see the [[department:research|research page]] for more info).
 +
 +==== Timeline ====
 +Many of the items in this suggested timeline maybe slightly negotiable. Reach out to the departmental honors college liaison for support if you need it.
 +
 +=== CS 499 A ===
 +  * whenever Fall enrollment is happening: request that the CS undergraduate program director create a CS 499 B section and send the student an override to enroll
 +  * send a proposal document to the honor's college liaison once the committee has all agreed on it
 +
 +=== CS 499 B ===
 +  * whenever Spring enrollment is happening: request that the CS undergraduate program director create a CS 499 C section and send the student an override to enroll
 +
 +=== CS 499 C ===
 +* by the DEADLINE? send an email to the CS dept honors college liaison that the student has successfully completed their project/thesis and that the committee has signed off
 +
 ===== The Written Document ===== ===== The Written Document =====
  
Line 65: Line 80:
  
   * The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230601024021/https://www.jmu.edu/honors/handbook/basic-guidelines.shtml|old honors project handbook]] provides tons of helpful information and defaults.   * The [[https://web.archive.org/web/20230601024021/https://www.jmu.edu/honors/handbook/basic-guidelines.shtml|old honors project handbook]] provides tons of helpful information and defaults.
-  * For your reference, this //used to be// the application form students had to submit to the honors college to propose their project. **Note: the honors college doesn't publish this any longer and many of these guidelines, requirements, or processes may not actually work this way any more!** This document includes some guidance about the thesis proposal process, copied below for convenience:+  * For your reference, {{ :department:honors_capstone:application-honors-project-form.pdf |this used to be the application form}} students had to submit to the honors college to propose their project. **Note: the honors college doesn't publish this any longer and many of these guidelines, requirements, or processes may not actually work this way any more!** This document includes some guidance about the thesis proposal process, copied below for convenience:
     * Proposals should be 5-15 pages in length. Unless your department has different proposal requirements, we recommend that you include the following information:     * Proposals should be 5-15 pages in length. Unless your department has different proposal requirements, we recommend that you include the following information:
       - Purpose and Objectives       - Purpose and Objectives