Transcript PowerPoint Presentation on the New Process

New Professional Project Process
Spring 8 Week 1 2002 Planned
Implementation Schedule
Revision: 1.5
Created by: Trisha Litz
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Overview
• Goal of New Professional Project Process
• Basic Structure of the New Process
• Timeline for New Process Implementation
(Tentative)
• Transition of Current Students to New or Old
Process
• Further Communication and Updates
• Practicums
• Project Idea Sources
Goal of New Professional Project
Process
• The new process is designed to help both
students and advisors.
– Students: provide a more structured
environment for students (3, 8 week, 1 credit
hour, courses)
– Advisors: allow advisors to focus on content
advisement while having facilitators focus on
the process of the project
Basic Structure of the New Process
• Students will now take 3, 1 Credit Hour, 8 Week
Sessions meeting 1 night per week for 1 hour and 20
minutes.
– MSC 696 A – Professional Project Proposal Course:
This course is designed as the key first course for
moving students through the Professional Project
Process. The course will introduce students to the
basics of project management and thesis writing.
Students will work extensively on developing and
getting approved a project proposal which includes a
high level project plan. Students will also be required
to deliver a project abstract, executive summary and
expanded outline along with their approved proposal
– Pre-requisites: all core courses: 600, 620, 645 along
with at least 3 other MSCIT courses.
Basic Structure of the New Process
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– MSC 696 B – Professional Project Paper Course:
This course is designed to be taken once a student has
completed MSC 696 A and a first draft of their
Professional Project paper that has been approved by
their faculty advisor. The course will allow students to
fine tune their papers from a grammar and structure
perspective following the APA guidelines. Students
will edit their papers until a final approved paper is
delivered that will be submitted for binding and
publication in the Regis Library.
– Pre-requisite: MSC 696 A
Basic Structure of the New Process
Continued
– MSC 696 C – Professional Project Presentation
Course: This course is will allow students to create
and present their Professional Projects. Student will
work with the faculty and students in revising and
delivering their presentations until a final, formal
presentation is given to the class, the faculty, the
student’s faculty advisor and other invited guests.
– Pre-requisite: MSC 696 A and MSC 696 B (still
pending)
Timeline for New Process
Implementation (Tentative)
• Spring 8 Week 1 2002
– MSC 696 A – Professional Project Proposal
• Summer 8 Week 1 2002
– MSC 696 B – Professional Project Paper
• Summer 8 Week 2 2002
– MSC 696 C – Professional Project Presentation
• Online Courses for MSC 696A – C are being
planned. An implementation schedule for these
course has not yet been approved.
Transition of Current Students to
New or Old Process
• Students wishing to remain in the current
process must have their advisor submit a
completed proposal by 12/15/01 to Don Ina
– Students remaining in the current process will be
allowed to take the old MSC 696 class. This class will be
offered throughout the 2002 year will less offerings in
2003, etc.
– The deadline to finish a project under the old process is determined
by the student’s degree plan.
– Students needing to schedule a MSC 696 class because none are
being offered should contact Trisha Litz; [email protected]
Transition of Current Students to
New or Old Process
• Students wanting to go through the New
696 Process need to merely sign up for the
MSC 696A class when they are ready to
begin the Professional Project Process –
start writing their proposal.
Further Communication and
Updates
• Communication about the changes around the
Professional Project will be done through posting
materials on the MSCIT website along with
sending out updates as needed to the student rep
meetings, in the first night faculty packets for
classroom dissemination, in Regis newsletters, etc.
• If you have any questions or need more
information about the Professional Project
Changes, please contact Trisha Litz, Graduate
Faculty, [email protected]
Professional Project Practicums
• For students wanting or currently in a
Professional Project Practicum, please
contact the following faculty for
information on the practicums and the new
process.
• Dan Likarish – Networking – [email protected]
• Sam Conn – Database – [email protected]
• Greg Butler – OO – [email protected]
Project Idea Sources
• Getting a Professional Project Idea:
• In order to assist students with generating ideas for
their professional projects, there will be lists of
potential projects posted to the MSCIT website
starting in March of 2002.
• Approximately once per quarter, a professional
project brainstorming session will be held at
different campus locations to help students generate
ideas. These session will begin in February 2002.