Final Project Details

Senior Project Check-Sheet

Your final project is due in my box by 5:00 p.m. on Th, 4/20. Late projects will have 1/3 of a letter grade deducted for every day late.

The project must be on an interdisciplinary topic emerging from your concentration, 25-50 pages in length (6250-12,500), establish a thesis or claim regarding an important aspect of your topic, support that claim with appropriate research, and document that research both in the text and in a bibliography. You will be graded on the degree to which you fulfill each of these requirements as well as on the quality of your writing and documentation. The bound copy you give me will stay in the department. A checklist below will assure your having met the requirements for the project.

Checklist
___ spiral binding
___ cover with title page
___ internal title page
___ 25-50 pages (6250-12,500 words) text, i.e. excluding bibliography
___ double-spaced
___ standard margins
___ serif font, e.g. Times
___ white paper, blank on back
___ pages numbered
___ well-written
___ well-organized
___ argues a strong thesis
___ emerges from your IDS concentration
___ uses all relevant quality reference material
___ proper citation of reference material
___ no plagiarism
___ adheres to ASU’s “Code of Academic Integrity”
___ MLA formatted bibliography, error-free


The final copy of your senior project will also be posted online to your blog or in some other way.

Printed:
“Black-comb” spiral binding.
Any color cover (printing on cover is not required).
Single-sided printing recommended for most projects (white paper please).

Print shops such as Precision or Minor’s can generally do this while you wait.

Use a serif font like Times.
Double-space everything (including quotes, endnotes, footnotes, title page, bibliography, etc.)
Left justify only (do not justify right hand margin).
Number pages in upper right hand corner.
Title page:

Title (not in quotes)

Your Name

Senior Seminar
Dr. Derek Stanovsky
Interdisciplinary Studies Department
Appalachian State University
May 2006

You must give me one bound copy, which will be kept by the department.
I recommend you print at least one more copy for yourself.

Electronic:
You must also post a copy online to your blog or in some other manner.