The second term will involve two class sessions and individual consultation with the instructor focused on the development and writing of the design thesis. Although only two formal classes will be held in second term, students are requested to keep the normal class time available for other possible meetings. There are two requirements associated with this course. The assignment should be grounded in practice at any level, and contain examples. This assignment will be given a letter grade and is subject to the requirements of all graduate papers, including correct spelling, and grammar.
Late papers are subject to a one-half grade penalty.
This assignment is due Tuesday, December 12 th , 2000. The second requirement is the development and writing of a Design Thesis Proposal or full research proposal. This proposal will focus on the evaluation of practice at any level, utilizing a single systems approach. This Design Thesis Proposal should be at a stage of completion that would enable the student to begin the actual study. The proposal should include a literature review, theoretical framework, hypotheses, methodology, proposed statistical approaches, limitations and a bibliography.