ࡱ> UWTc 7jbjb&& JTDDn1-$HP,,<HT+Ltt"ZZZ*******,-R/*Z4"VZZ*+Z4*T6Z*s)h*h x)*$+0T+)v0v0 *HH HH  Brandeis University Senior Honors in Health: Science, Society and Policy Guidelines 2011 Seniors in the major Health: Science, Society and Policy are invited to develop and conduct an independent study involving original work in close consultation with a faculty advisor, culminating in a Senior Honors Thesis. The Thesis is an opportunity for students to develop and hone their intellectual ability to conceptualize, implement, and complete a project. It also gives them individualized guidance over a protracted period of time from a faculty member, and a product that can be useful in showcasing their ability as they go forward in their professional journeys. Requirements to be considered for a thesis: At least a 3.25 overall GPA or a 3.5 GPA in HSSP courses. About the Advisor and Thesis Committee: Students should consult their HSSP advisor or an HSSP faculty member early in the spring semester of their junior year if they are considering this option. The HSSP advisor/faculty member can help direct the student to an appropriate Thesis advisor, who must be an HSSP faculty member (exceptions may be made in special circumstances). The student should discuss the Thesis topic with this potential advisor. In order to receive honors in HSSP, students must have selected a topic in consultation with their advisor, enrolled in HSSP 99d, and written an HSSP senior Thesis over the course of two semesters. Students register for HSSP 99 for both senior semesters, in addition to any other remaining major requirements. Students will form a Committee of three members, including of their Thesis advisor. Other faculty members should be invited in consultation with their Thesis advisor. One of these two other members must also be HSSP faculty. The Committee must be approved by the Chair or Associate Chair of HSSP. Decisions about Committee membership should be made as early as possible. Typically, a student works with the Thesis advisor and the two readers are involved for the Thesis defense. Towards the end of the second semester, students will defend their Thesis to the Committee in an oral hearing. This is typically done in April or early May. The student must schedule the oral hearing for a time convenient for all three Committee members, leaving time as to make any required revisions well in time to meet graduation requirements. Criteria for a Thesis: The honors Thesis is to be written in a scholarly manner. It should address a particular problem or question relevant to HSSP, and the study should have a theoretical underpinning. Academic protocols about citation style and format are to be observed in consultation with the Advisor. If you are thinking about publishing your Thesis, you should consult with your Advisor about the preferred citation styles and formatting requirements. It is critical that all three elements of HSSP: science, society and policy be represented in the Thesis. There are no page requirements per se, as this may differ according to the Thesis topic and methodology. If your Thesis involves primary data collection as a major portion of your methods, it may count as fulfilling the HSSP Hands on Experience (HOE) requirement. Library based theses can be honors theses, but they do not fulfill this requirement. Check with the HSSP Chair or Associate Chair if you are unsure whether it would be an HOE. Procedures: Students contemplating writing an HSSP senior Thesis are advised to look through successful theses of the past, which can be found in the Archives & Special Collections section on the second floor of Goldfarb (one floor down from the main library entrance). For more detailed information about location and obtaining access, please go to: http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/archives-speccoll/collections/archives/Thesis.html If you are interested in doing a Senior Thesis, get started early in formulating your project and seeking a potential advisor. Seeking an advisor is an individualized process. Some students will have worked with a faculty mentor (who may or not be your HSSP advisor) and may already have a well-articulated study in mind that addresses a unique aspect of that mentor's work. In rare cases, this mentor may be a non-Brandeis or non-HSSP person. This is allowed in special circumstances, pending HSSP Chair or Associate chair approval. Other students may have a general idea of their area of interest, but not know who might advise them and help them refine their idea. If so, meeting with an HSSP advisor early is strongly recommended. If this is not possible, students should contact the Chair or Associate Chair of HSSP promptly. Joint theses that count for multiple majors are sometimes possible depending on the department involved, and might require separate 99 requirements and advisors. Consult with the HSSP Chair or Associate Chair if in doubt. Finding your advisor and topic (or the other way around): This process is likely to be an iterative process. START EARLY! Students are strongly encouraged to find an advisor in early in the second semester of the junior year and will be given Fall registration preference for the Epidemiology and Biostatistics class if they do so. It is very helpful to have a one or two page "concept paper" to submit to a potential advisor. In this, spell out: The HSSP topic you are interested in. Why it is important, from a science, society, and policy point of view. What are the questions that you will examine in this study. How you think you would like to study it: methods and sources of data that you might use. Once you have an advisor and a topic, you should draw up both a work plan and deadlines for submission for work. Students should make sure to leave sufficient time to apply for Institutional Review Board (IRB) permission (where required) well in advance and not later than October 1 of their senior year. If you plan to use data collected during study abroad in your junior year or during the summer between your junior and senior year, and if that data involves research with human subjects (such as interviewing or participant observation), you need to apply for and receive IRB permission in advance of conducting the research to use it toward a senior Thesis. In this case, your timeline during junior year will need to adjusted. You should submit your application as soon as possible, since it can take one to two months to prepare and submit an application, and the board not infrequently asks for revisions. Important Notes about IRB: Please note: If you are planning to conduct human subject research during the spring semester of your junior year abroad, you must submit your IRB application to the IRB office no later than November 1 of your junior year. (A suggested timeframe is to find your advisor and decide on your topic no later than September 30.) If you are planning to conduct human subject research during the summer between your junior and senior year, you must submit your IRB application to the IRB office no later than March 15 of your junior year. (A suggested timeframe is to find your advisor and decide on your topic no later than February 15.) In addition, ALL students conducting human subjects research must complete human subjects in research training through the CITI Program before they submit their application for review to the IRB. Instructions for completing this training can be found here: http://www.brandeis.edu/osp/irbtrainingonline1.html Additional information and instructions regarding human subject research can be found on the Institutional Review Board website: http://www.brandeis.edu/osp/hsintro.html. If you have questions about human subject research you may contact the IRB administrator at irb@brandeis.edu. Recommended guidelines for senior year: a. First Semester If applicable, submit your IRB application by October 1 By the end of the first semester, it is recommended to have completed: a table of contents/ chapter outline most of the secondary research (e.g. literature review and synthesis) and a significant part of the primary research (or a plan to conduct much of it when you come back for spring semester) some of the written work:(such as a Thesis chapter, the Thesis introduction, or a detailed Thesis prospectus) if applicable, be well on your way in collecting human subject data b. Second Semester During the second semester, the student and advisor should establish a firm schedule for submitting Thesis chapters. Communicating regularly with your advisor is your responsibility. If you have not already done so, have a discussion with your advisor about the other members of your defense committee. Consult with the Chair or Associate Chair of HSSP if there is any difficulty finding other Committee members. Determine, in consultation with your advisor, the timing of submitting drafts to other Committee members Arrange for a due date for the completed Thesis to be sent to all Committee members with the advisor. This should ideally be at least two weeks before the scheduled oral defense. Oral defenses are generally held during the last week of classes. Copies of the complete Thesis are to be provided to each of your readers at least two weeks before the defense . Arrange for a hearing location; consult with the Chair or Associate Chair of HSSP if there is any difficulty finding a location. For 2010, write to Ms. Alba Bego (abego@brandeis.edu) requesting a Heller School conference or break-out room for an HSSP Senior Thesis hearing and its scheduled date and time. The hearing is a public occasion, and others may attend (such as interested juniors). Obtain a Thesis sign-off form from the Chair of HSSP to bring to the hearing. Once your advisor and other Committee members have signed it after your successful defense :) your advisor will return it to the Department. Hearings are different, but usually last about an hour. You will present your work for about 15-20 minutes, followed by a discussion for about 30-45 minutes. At the end of this, your Committee will ask you and any others in the room to step outside. They will then determine the level of honors (honors, high honors, highest honors). Before departing campus the student is required to deposit one copy of the Thesis, including a signed release form, with the University library, another copy in the departmental archive, and an electronic copy to Kathryn Howell, the HSSP department administrator. If you conducted human subject research, you must terminate your protocol with the IRB Office. The library requires your copy be clean, unstapled, and unbound so that they can bind it themselves. The final page of this document is the release form necessary for your thesis to be included in the Brandeis archives. Good Luck! Prof. Bhalotra (bhalotra@brandeis.edu) Prof. Conrad (conrad@brandeis.edu) Ms. Howell (kathryn@brandeis.edu) Brandeis University Libraries Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department SENIOR HONORS THESIS RELEASE FORM I, the undersigned, grant the Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department permission to retain a copy of my senior honors thesis entitled: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ It is my understanding that the Department will govern its use according to its rules and regulations. _________________________________ _________________________________ Signature Print Name _________________________________ _________________________________ Date _________________________________ _________________________________ Department _________________________________ _________________________________ Address Year of Graduation  I, the undersigned, grant the Brandeis University Libraries permission to reproduce in print or digital format copies of my senior honors thesis entitled: ________________________________________________________________________________________________ for research and inter-library loan use. It is my understanding that the Brandeis Libraries will inform patrons that the thesis must be used in accordance with Copyright Law. I also certify that I will save and hold Brandeis University harmless from any damages that may arise from copyright violations. _________________________________ _________________________________ Signature Print Name _________________________________ Return to: Date Robert D. Farber University Archives & Special Collections Department Brandeis University Libraries Mailstop 045 P. O. 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