Senior Thesis Advising
Contract
Senior Seminar, Spring 2007
Student’s
Name:
Student’s
Responsibilities
1. To find an advisor for the senior
thesis project from the English Department faculty; to meet with that person
prior to September 6 in order to discuss the proposed topic; to review the
terms of this contract with the advisor; to sign it along with the
advisor. Signed contracts due by 6:30
on January 16.
2. To meet with advisor at least
three times after this initial meeting and to secure your advisor's
signature on the back of this contract at each of these meetings. The purposes of these meetings are as
follows: during the first meeting to
confer about the research to date and to discuss what further research sources
might be helpful; during the second to discuss possibilities for drafting the
thesis and to share guided freewrite #3 with your
advisor; and during the third to discuss your advisor's comments about your
draft before writing and submitting the final version of your senior
thesis. Please see the back of this
contract for the dates when these additional meetings should take place.
3. To submit a copy of your first,
typed draft of the senior thesis to your advisor by 5:00 on March 27 and to the instructor of the course by 6:30 that
day.
4. To submit a copy of the final, typed
senior thesis to your advisor by 5:00 on
April 17 and to the instructor of the course by 6:30 that day. This final version should incorporate
suggestions for revision you received from your advisor, your writing group,
and the instructor.
1. To meet with the student initially
to discuss his or her proposed topic, offer suggestions on how to proceed with
the research, and sign this contract;
2. To meet with the student three
additional times, during the recommended weeks, and to sign the student's
contract each time. You are not obliged
to continue working with the student if you believe that he or she is not
fulfilling the responsibilities stated above.
If both you and the student believe that one or more of the three
meetings is not necessary, you may indicate that in the appropriate space on
the back of this contract.
3. To read the student's first draft of
the thesis and to offer suggestions for revision either in writing or during
the last of the three meetings about the project.
4. To read, comment upon, and evaluate
the student’s final draft of the senior thesis; to return the student’s paper
to the instructor, Moira Baker, by the last day of the semester (Friday, April
27). The evaluation may take the form of
a letter grade or assessment comments.
Student’s
Signature: Date:
Advisor’s
Signature: Date:
Student’s Signature: Date:
Advisor’s Signature: Date:
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Student’s
Signature: Date:
Advisor’s Signature: Date:
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Student’s Signature: Date:
Advisor’s Signature: Date: