• Faculty Advisors • Pass With Distinction Forms • Pre-proposal Signature Form • Proposal Application Form • Advisor Signature Approval Page • Thesis Evaluation Rubric • Précis		Three credit project Preparing a proposal. Writing a 20 page paper Giving an oral presentation Thesis Options The traditional thesis The interdisciplinary thesis The community service project The internship project The teaching project The education abroad project Team research Forms Pre-proposal Signature Form Proposal Application Form Advisor Signature Approval Page Thesis Evaluation Rubric Pass With Distinction PRÉCIS FOR HONORS THESIS* (PRAY-see) Effective September 1, 2003 This piece of writing should be done when the body of your Honors thesis is complete. Most importantly, this section should be written in language that educated academics outside of your discipline could understand. The goal of the précis is to inform the readers as to what you did in your thesis. This information should include: the problem, question or hypothesis examined; an explanation as to why you decided to study this problem; the approach you took in solving the problem; the procedures you used; what you discovered; and where others might go in this area in the future. The précis should be informative and written in language the educated, academic reader would understand. Statement of Research Problem, Question or Hypothesis What is the research problem, question or hypothesis? Why were you interested in this area of research? What is the background to your quest? Why is this question important in light of the state of the discipline in this area? Context of the Problem Where does this problem fit in the context of the larger picture of the field? Is there some historical/social/cultural/scientific context that you consider very important for understanding this problem? Methods and Procedures What basic methods and procedures did you use to address or solve the problem, question or hypothesis? Were the methods conventional for your field? Did you use innovative methodology to solve your problem, or did you use old methods in a new and innovative manner? Did you have problems with the methods you chose? How did you solve these problems in methodology? Findings What were your findings? What do your results mean? What did you learn? Did your research delve into the problem in sufficient depth? Were the methods used appropriate to answering your questions? Did you have problems analyzing the information collected? What does your work ultimately mean? Conclusions How do your results compare or contrast to other results in the field? What did you learn from your research? What is the next step in this research? Do you have suggestions for future research? All of this information must be presented in two double-spaced pages using a 12 pitch font. Therefore, you must write succinctly and clearly. * Thanks to Dr. George Kennedy from the English Department for his assistance with the précis.
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