ENGL 4900 Directed Research Guidelines and Forms
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Request for ENGL 4900 Directed Research Approval:
ENGL 4900: Directed Research
Prerequisite: ENGL 3100
An intensive, advanced investigation of selected topics deriving from an individual course of study. The content will be determined jointly by the instructor, the student, and the student’s advisor. The proposed course of study must be submitted to the Department Head by a deadline published each term for Curriculum Committee approval.
After consulting with the advisor and the instructor and gaining their support for the proposed directed research, students must submit a proposal for approval of the directed research to the Curriculum Committee. The Committee will advise the Department Head about the status of the proposal.
The ENGL 4900 Directed Research must meet the following criteria:
- The content in the directed study will not substantially overlap an existing course in the English B.A. curriculum.
- Because the directed research is an "advanced" course, the student must demonstrate how it relates to his or her previous course work in the English B.A. program.
- Because it carries three hours of undergraduate credit, the content and writing and reading requirements of the directed study must be equivalent to those of other 4000-level courses in the English B.A. curriculum.
Deadline for submission to the Language and Literature Department Head:
Four weeks before the last day of class of the preceding semester, as noted in the Schedule of Classes.
Proposal contents:
The proposal should look like a course syllabus and must include the following:
- Identifying information: Student's name, course and number, semester hours credit, CSU instructor, and a descriptive title. The title will appear on the transcript.
- Reading list: Complete bibliographic entries
- Description of the course: Detailed description of the course
- Objectives, rationale, and justification for the course: In addition to a list of specific writing and reading objectives, this section should explain how the directed study relates to the student's previous course work, fits into the student's English B.A. program of study, and extends it.
- Detailed weekly schedule of activities, readings, projects, and writing assignments.
- Basis for evaluation and final grade determination. The final product of the course should be of a remarkable quality; it is expected to be presented to faculty and students at a colloquium at the end of the semester.
Procedure for submission and approval:
- The student should consult with the instructor and his or her advisor about the rationale and content of the course of directed study he or she plans to propose.
- The student should prepare the course description and syllabus in consultation with the instructor.
- The student must present four copies of the cover sheet and the detailed proposal and syllabus to the Language and Literature Department Head. If time permits, the Curriculum Committee will consider the proposal at a meeting to which the instructor may be invited to answer questions about the proposal. Otherwise, committee members will make their recommendations to one another, the instructor, and the Department Head via e-mail.
- If the Curriculum Committee suggests revisions, the student should consult with the instructor and the advisor about the revisions before re-submitting the proposal to the Department for the Committee's re-consideration.
Registering for ENGL 4900:
After the Curriculum Committee approves the proposal, the student must submit a copy of the signed cover sheet and a copy of the syllabus to the registrar’s office. The student may register for ENGL 4900 during any phase of the registration period.