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Approvals Received:

Department
on 10-10-06
by Jeri Mullin
(mullinjl@umn.edu)

Curriculum Committee
on 10-26-06
by Jeri Mullin
(mullinjl@umn.edu)

Approvals Pending:

Campus Assembly > Catalog > PeopleSoft Manual Entry

Effective Status:

Active

Effective Term:

1079 - Fall 2007

Course:

SOC 4901

Institution:

UMNMO - Morris

Career:

UGRD

College:

MDSS - Division of Social Sciences

Department:

249 - UMM-Soc Sciences, Div of-Adm

General

Course Title Short:

Independent Project Seminar I

Course Title Long:

Independent Project Seminar I

Max-Min Credits
for Course:

1.0 to 1.0 credit(s)

Catalog
Description:

A capstone seminar to guide sociology majors in the completion of an independent study project; selection and definition of a research project; small-group and one-on-one consultation and advising on defining a research topic, designing and planning its execution, developing a bibliography, relating relevant theoretical perspectives to research materials, organizing and writing a research paper.

Additional Course
Information
(for catalog
production):

Grading Basis:

A-F only

Honors Course:

Delivery Mode(s):

Classroom

Years most
frequently offered:

Every academic year

Term(s) most
frequently offered:

Fall

Component 1:

IND (no final exam)

Auto-Enroll
Course:

Graded
Component:

IND

Academic
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Financial Aid
Progress Units:

Not allowed to bypass limits.
1.0 credit(s)

Repetition of
Course:

Repetition not allowed.

Course
Prerequisites
for Catalog:

3101 or 3102, 3401 or 3402

Course
Equivalency:

4991

Consent
Requirement:

No required consent

Enforced
Prerequisites:
(course-based or
non-course-based)

002169 - prereq 3101 or 3102, 3401 or 3402

Editor Comments:

Edited for PSoft 10.26.06 jlm. Edited for catalog 10.26.06 NEH.

Proposal Changes:

History Information:

Assessment
and Goals:

Rationale for
Changes or
Exceptions:

CONDUCTING A 5-CREDIT RESEARCH PROJECT IN ONE SEMESTER IS TOO MUCH FOR EVEN THE MOST ABLE STUDENTS. YEAR AFTER YEAR, STUDENTS HAVE MADE VERBAL AND WRITTEN REQUESTS TO SPREAD OUT THE COURSE REQUIREMENTS OVER THE ACADEMIC YEAR. THE 1-CREDIT SOC 4901 COURSE (TAKEN IN THE FALL SEMESTER) WILL ALLOW STUDENTS TO PREPARE FOR THEIR IN-DEPTH PROJECTS IN THE SPRING, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO WISH TO SUBMIT IRB APPLICATIONS IN ORDER TO CONDUCT RESEARCH WITH HUMAN SUBJECTS.

General Education

Faculty
Sponsor Name:

Jennifer Rothchild

Requirement
this course fulfills:

Provisional
Approval:

Not Requested

Regular
Approval:

Requested on Sep 5, 2006

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