An honors Â鶹´«Ã½ defends his thesis.

Sample Program of Study for HNRS 4990

[Student Name] Lee Honors College Thesis
Program of Study
Fall 2022

Curriculum:

[Student Name]'s thesis will focus on marketers who found success during the COVID-19 pandemic. The thesis will be developed in five stages and will culminate in the defense of her work at the end of the semester. [Student Name] will be graded on the five stages which include:

  • Research: Identifying companies who were able to successfully maneuver the uncharted marketing environment caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Several companies will be selected for the final thesis.

  • Insight Hypotheses: Formulate hypotheses as to why the selected companies had success during the pandemic. Support the hypotheses with secondary research. 

  • Thesis Outline: Develop an outline of the thesis paper and begin writing the thesis. 

  • Finalize Thesis and Rehearse for Defense: Finalize the written thesis, create the oral presentation, complete and submit all required LHC thesis paperwork, and rehearse the defense of the thesis. 

  • Successfully Defend Thesis. 

Thesis Chair:

[Faculty Member Name] will serve as the thesis chair for [Student Name]'s thesis. [Faculty Member Name] and [Student Name] will meet at least once a week (at a minimum) during the fall 2022 semester.

Grading Procedure:

Research50 pts
Insight Hypotheses50 pts
Formulate Thesis Outline50 pts
Finalize Thesis and Rehearse Defense50 pts
Defend Thesis100 pts
 300 pts

Schedule:

Sept. 2022week of 9/5Semester begins: Advisor meeting
 week of 9/12Stage 1/Advisor meeting
 week of 9/19Stage 1/Advisor meeting
 week of 9/26Determine final companies/Advisor meeting
Oct. 2022week of 10/3Stage 2/Advisor meeting
  week of 10/10Stage 2/Advisor meeting
  week of 10/17 Stage 3/Fall Break
  week of 10/24 Stage 3/Advisor meeting
  week of 10/31 Finalize thesis outline/Deadline to submit Thesis Defense Certificate Request Form
Nov. 2022 week of 11/7 Work on Stage 4 thesis draft/Advisor meeting
  week of 11/14 Advisor meeting; discuss first draft of thesis
  week of 11/21  Advisor meeting; finalize draft of thesis
  week of 11/28 Stage 4/Rehearse defense
Dec.2022 week of 12/5 Thesis Defense!