Spring Orientation Meeting Monday, February 26, 2019 UNIV401 & 402 Orientation Spring Orientation Meeting Monday, February 26, 2019

Introductions Faculty Director of Undergrad Research Dr. Iain Crawford/ icrawf@udel.edu Associate Director of Undergrad Research Dr. Lauren Barsky / lbarsky@udel.edu Administrative Assistant Judi Smith / jkpsmith@udel.edu Graduate Assistant Adam Grimes / agrimes@udel.edu

Your Packet Contains… Third Reader Group List UNIV401 & 402 Schedule Presentation Evaluation Form Advice from the Front Formatting Appointment Instructions Phi Kappa Phi Essay Competition Committee Responsibilities

UNIV401 & 402 Spring Schedule MARCH 13 & 14 MARCH 18-29 APRIL 12 Formatting and Defending a Thesis Choose at least one session and attend, if you did not already attend in the fall! (Required) MARCH 18-29 Research group presentations (Required) Third readers choose a date for students to present that is most convenient for the group Times / Locations posted on Groups List – TBD APRIL 12 Deadline to set Formatting Appointment (Required for 402 only) Appointments to be scheduled between April 15th and May 10th

UNIV401 & 402 Spring Schedule (Cont.) APRIL 19 UNIV 402 – Deadline to schedule Defense Date (Required for 402 only) UNIV 402 – First Complete Draft due to thesis director (Required for 402 only) MAY 17 UNIV 401 – Progress Report Due via Email (Required for 401 only) Outside Lecture Assignment Due (Required) UNIV 402 – Deadline for Defense, talk with your entire committee prior to defense to set date to submit complete draft (Required for 402 only) MAY 30 UNIV 402 – Final Copy Submission by noon to URP (Required for 402 only)

Group Presentations Group presentations will help you develop the ability to explain your specialized work to others outside of your field. You will: Make a short presentation explaining your research and findings to your group. Ask questions of other presenters in your group. Fill out a evaluation form for each presentation. As soon as you have confirmed your group meeting time/place, have someone in your group email Adam so he can make a schedule.

Outside Lecture Assignment OPTION #1 Attend another group’s presentation (NOT your own). Have the Third Reader present confirm your attendance to Adam to receive credit. OPTION #2 Attend an academic lecture on campus and write a 500 word analysis. More information can be found in the Senior Thesis Handbook. SUBMISSION Option #1 & #2 are both due May 17. Submissions can be emailed to Adam Grimes at agrimes@udel.edu

Formatting Appointment This is different than the thesis formatting session Schedule this through the appointment link on our website Bring the most recent draft of your thesis in a word document – either on a flash drive or emailed to Adam Schedule between April 15th and May 10th Schedule early – spots fill up

Thesis Defense Your thesis defenses need to be scheduled by April 19th Your defense should take place between April 19th and May 17th The complete draft of thesis should be sent to entire committee two weeks prior to defense Come talk with us if you have any questions or concerns

Phi Kappa Phi Essay Competition Submit your thesis. You wrote it anyway. You could win.

Advice: Two Big Points Use a citation manager! Mendeley, Zotero, Refworks are your friends. Don’t panic. Practice self-care. Reach out for help if you get overwhelmed. This is hard for everyone – they’re just hiding it well.

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