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| SENIOR
PROJECT
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The
senior project is a capstone experience required for all Cal
Poly students receiving a baccalaureate degree. It integrates
theory and application from across the student's undergraduate
educational experiences. The senior project consists of one
or more of the following:
- a
design or construction experience,
- an
experiment,
- a
self-guided study or research project,
- a
presentation,
- a
report based on internship, co-op, or service learning experience,
and/or
- a
public portfolio display or performance.
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the senior project does not consist primarily of a written
document, departments, may, where they deem appropriate, require
some written documentation (length to be determined by the
department) to accompany the senior project. The precise nature
or form of a senior project is to be determined by the department
or program of the student's major. The senior project is normally
related to the student's field of study, future employment,
and/or scholastics goals, and is carried out under direct
faculty supervision.
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Expected
Outcomes (at the discretion of the department)
Students will have the ability to:
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Reduce a topic to specific points of analysis.
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Organize the points of analysis into a logical sequence.
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Apply acquired competencies to the successful completion
of a project.
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Obtain, evaluate, synthesize, and apply project-related
information.
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Develop and follow a project plan.
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Estimate hours of labor and/or cost of materials necessary
to complete a project.
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Organize, illustrate, and write clear and concise project
documentation.
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Accept supervision when needed.
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| Requirements
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The total number of senior project units must be at least
1 unit and no more than 6 units.
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The senior project requirement will be the same for all
students in a given curriculum, but not for all students
in the university, because of the nature of the various
curricula.
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Normally 30 hours of student work will be required for each
unit of credit granted.
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Projects requiring an excessive amount of time are discouraged.
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The number of students participating in a group senior project
should not be so large as to unduly limit individual experience
or responsibility and initiative.
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The student is responsible for identifying costs and potential
funding sources for his or her senior project prior to initiation
of the project. Costly projects are discouraged.
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It is the student's responsibility to become informed about
the university's intellectual properties policy and human
subject policy (where applicable).
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Library
Copy
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The academic department may send one copy of each senior
project to the University Library where it will be reproduced
on microfiche or in an electronic format. A microfiche or
electronic copy of the project will become part of the Library's
archival collection where it will be available for public
use.
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being copied on microfiche or electronically, the original
project will be returned to the academic department of its
origin, as applicable. Non-print media (slides, audio/video
tapes, CD's, floppy disks, etc.), however, comprising all
or part of a project, will be permanently retained in the
Library collection.
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projects submitted to the Library will include a completed
Senior Project Requirement Form and a title page. The Form
must be signed by the student's advisor or academic department
head before it can be accepted for processing by the Library.
The title page should follow a standardized format.
- Each
student who submits her/his senior project to the library
is required to pay a library processing fee for making her/his
senior project available.
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See also, "Completion
of Senior Project"
Academic
Senate resolution AS-562-01/IC |
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