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COURSE OVERVIEW This seminar is intended to provide advanced Master’s students with guidance in conceptualizing, conducting and writing up their Master’s projects. It offers a mixture of group planning and support as well as guided individual study for those students in international education who are working on their projects. The seminar is divided roughly into three phases. During the first phase, we will work together as a small seminar clarifying and refining the plan for completion of the Master’s project. During this phase, students work with the seminar and their advisor to develop a full outline for the project. For those who have not yet completed a prospectus, this phase will serve as orientation to the timeline for completing the project. During the second phase, seminar members work independently and in bi-weekly meetings of everyone on their projects. Consultations are arranged as needed to ensure progress on the project. The second phase is designed for discussion of problems or issues that have arisen as the projects develop. The third phase entails weekly meetings to share progress, receive feedback on written work, and prepare for the presentation of the Master’s project at a Center meeting. REQUIREMENTS & EXPECTATIONS There will be written assignments throughout the course to facilitate your progress on the project. The assignments will be individualized, depending on students’ progress in completing the writing of the project. I expect that you will attend all seminar sessions and engage fully in class discussions. Individual and small group meetings will be scheduled during the second phase, but we will meet bi-weekly also. All written assignments, especially the final project, should be completed in a timely manner and be typewritten for clarity following APA style. Use “Using the work and words of other authors” (Evans & Rossman) handed out in the first-year seminar as a guide. You could also obtain a copy of the Graduate School's Guidelines for Theses and Dissertations and follow their instructions in formatting all your written work. COURSE MATERIALS There is one required book for the course, available at Food for Thought Books in Amherst:
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