Honors Thesis Proposal Course Components
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| Title: | Honors Thesis Proposal Course Components |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Lynn Stallings, Anete Vásquez |
| Source: | Honors in Practice. 2025 21:127-145. |
| Availability: | National Collegiate Honors Council. 1100 Neihardt Residence Center, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 540 North 16th Street, Lincoln, NE 68588. Tel: 402-472-9150; Fax: 402-472-9152; e-mail: nchc@unl.edu; Web site: http://nchchonors.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 19 |
| Publication Date: | 2025 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Descriptive |
| Education Level: | Higher Education Postsecondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Honors Curriculum, Undergraduate Students, Theses, Scholarship, Misconceptions, Student Research, Novices, Research Skills, Skill Development, Research Proposals, Seminars, Assignments, Open Educational Resources, Research Methodology, Models, Research Design, Research Training |
| Geographic Terms: | Alabama |
| ISSN: | 1559-0143 2374-8176 |
| Abstract: | Completion of an undergraduate thesis can be a transformational experience for honors students because they learn that they can contribute original intellectual thought to the record of scholarly knowledge. This essay considers how the misconceptions and challenges of an honors thesis can discourage students from undertaking the task. Authors describe the design, delivery, sequencing, resources, and administration of a junior-level thesis proposal course aimed at abating student anxiety over and supporting faculty engagement of thesis work. The Hopscotch Model, a tool to help novice researchers thoroughly design qualitative research studies while learning the philosophical underpinnings of a particular form of research, is used to guide students in developing their research in requisite ways for thesis achievement. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Accession Number: | EJ1493986 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Completion of an undergraduate thesis can be a transformational experience for honors students because they learn that they can contribute original intellectual thought to the record of scholarly knowledge. This essay considers how the misconceptions and challenges of an honors thesis can discourage students from undertaking the task. Authors describe the design, delivery, sequencing, resources, and administration of a junior-level thesis proposal course aimed at abating student anxiety over and supporting faculty engagement of thesis work. The Hopscotch Model, a tool to help novice researchers thoroughly design qualitative research studies while learning the philosophical underpinnings of a particular form of research, is used to guide students in developing their research in requisite ways for thesis achievement. |
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| ISSN: | 1559-0143 2374-8176 |
