Category Archives: Senior Thesis Information

Important information for ALL thesis writers and prospective thesis writers

Posted on January 18, 2011 by Prof. Penn

Thesis writers, As you finalize your course schedule for this term, please keep in mind the following, and remember that if you wish to graduate with latin honors you must write a thesis. *Current sophomores: This is important — next … Continue reading →

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ICPSR Research Paper Competition

Posted on September 23, 2010 by Prof. Penn

The Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research is offering two research paper competitions for undergraduates and one for master’s students in 2011. ICPSR invites undergraduate and master’s papers analyzing any dataset(s) in the ICPSR archive or its Thematic Collections. … Continue reading →

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Courses that will satisfy second methods requirement

Posted on September 21, 2010 by Prof. Penn

Beginning in AY 2011/2012, thesis writers may take any of the following courses in order to satisfy their second methods requirement.  This change does not affect students graduating in 2011. PS 5052 Mathematical Modeling in Political Science (Moore) PS 3920 … Continue reading →

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Human Research Protection Office (HRPO) review process

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Prof. Penn

If you will be collecting data for your thesis that falls under the category of “human subject research” your research project may be subject to HRPO review.  The review process takes several weeks, and must be undertaken BEFORE any data … Continue reading →

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