FCS 690M Nutrition and Food Science Research Culminating Experiences Spring 2011

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1 FCS 690M Nutritin and Fd Science Research Culminating Experiences Spring 2011 Instructr: Terri Lisagr, EdD. MS, RD Office: SQ 200F Phne: (818) ; (best way t reach me) Curse website: Office Hurs: Mnday: 9:00-10:00; Tuesday: 11-12:00; Wednesday: 9:15-10:15 AM; r by appintment. Yu may als send questins by . Prerequisites: Graduate standing; FCS majr; Cmpletin f FCS 681 and either cmpletin f, r cncurrent enrllment in FCS 682. In additin, it is strngly advised that yu have yur Culminating Experience Chair (thesis, prject, r cmprehensive exam) already selected. FCS Student Learning Outcmes: The FCS Department has develped specific Student Learning Outcmes (SLO) fr all f ur Optins, tw f which apply specifically t ur curse, and shuld guide yu thrugh the semester. Each student will: 1. Demnstrate and apply apprpriate research, technlgy, and skills in prfessinal practice. 2. Demnstrate knwledge and applicatin f ethical prfessinal standards. FCS 690M Curse Descriptin: This curse will build n the basics f nutritin, fd science, and ther FCS research. Students will wrk n individual research prjects and will cllabrate with ther students in their research develpment. FCS 690M Curse Objectives: By the end f the curse, the student will demnstrate a wrking knwledge f the fllwing tpics: Culminating graduate experience chices (Thesis, Prject, Cmprehensive Exam); The expectatins fr each f these, including ethical cnduct In additin, the student will demnstrate skill in understanding, cnducting, and writing schlarly research; and will present and discuss recent advances in nutritin, fd science and ther FCS areas, as reprted in scientific jurnals, abstracts, r reprts and reviews f selected tpics. Further, the student will demnstrate an ability t present ne s wn research, and discuss hw that research will add t the bdy f knwledge in ur field. FCS 690M Required Textbk: Publicatin Manual f the American Psychlgical Assciatin, 6 th ed. Washingtn, DC. American Psychlgical Assciatin, Curse Expectatins and Requirements: Attend research grup meetings. Cntribute t ther students research prjects. Make significant prgress n yur thesis/prject

2 690M TENTATIVE SCHEDULE Sp 11 Week Date Plan 1. January 24 Orientatin, gal setting, general prcedures 2. January 31 OVIATT LIBRARY LAB B 3. Defining research tpics; begin develping hyptheses, utlines; February 7 wrking n prtflis; DETERMINING YOUR TIMELINE 4. February 14 Defining research tpics; begin develping hyptheses, utlines; 5. February 21 wrking n prtflis Defining assumptins and limitatins; wrk n research definitins; discuss methdlgy Intrductin 6. February 28 Stats/Data presentatin: (DR. FLANAGAN) 7. March 7 Review f Literature, References 8. March 14 Results, Discussin and Cnclusins 9. Preparing a prfessinal presentatin/pster Lk at the ppts. March 21 frm previus semesters and critique them: fnt size, bullets, readability, etc. 10. March 28 Wrk n research prjects, paper TL t DDS meeting 11. April 4 SPRING RECESS NO CLASS MEETING 12. GROUP ADVISEMENT TL April 11 **Wrk sessin including have current theses distributed t theses grup, and critique. Start presentatins: 13. April 18 Cmps presentatins: 14. April 25 Cmps presentatins: 15. May 2 Thesis and Prject presentatins: 16. May 9 Thesis and Prject presentatins: Useful websites CSUN Catalg Catalg Graduate Prgrams and general infrmatin Graduate Studies Steps t Graduate Graduate FAQs sheet Graduate studies thesis infrmatin Thesis and prject templates were expertly created by CSUN s Dr. Sctt Plunkett, and are nw n ur class website. Here yu ll als find the Cmp Exam frm. In additin, if yu need a Human Subject s Apprval Frm, just g t and then t

3 fr the frm yu ll need. Anther updated (APA 6) is n ur class website. Eric Garcia prvided a wnderful synpsis f the APA 6, which can als be accessed via the Oviatt Library website. General guidelines: We will be meeting every week t wrk n yur research prjects. Yu will be expected t cmplete sectins f yur research prject r thesis and bring them t these meetings. Bring a disk, thumb drive, cmplete hard cpy, as well as a printed cpy f the sectins yu ve wrked n. We will be wrking n these during class. Feel free t use yur wn laptp, hwever it is nt mandatry, as we will be wrking in the cmputer lab. We will be using a system f peer-review t evaluate these prjects. At the end f the semester, yu will give an ral (PwerPint) presentatin n yur research. This will be in preparatin fr yur ral defense r as a summary f the prgress yu ve made this semester. In additin, yu will be expected t turn in a cmplete utline fr yur research prpsal, in preparing fr cmprehensive exam; yu ll turn in utlines fr Chapters 1-5, if yu are wrking n yur thesis r prject. IMPORTANT: Dates t be mindful f fr a target f graduatin in 2009: Thesis Binding Deadlines Semester Deadline Spring 2011 May 13, 2011 Summer 2011 ~August 1, 2011 Fall 2011 ~December 18, 2011 Get thesis t yur cmmittee 2 weeks befre defense date - Since the deadline fr binding (Spring grad) is May 7, try t schedule yur defense at the latest the week f April 26 th, remember t check with yur cmmittee t schedule a time fr yur defense. Thesis needs t be checked fr frmat befre thesis binding deadline. This is dne by appintment (MADE BY YOU) at the ffice f graduate studies. PRELIMINARY FORMATTING APPOINTMENTS START MARCH 7 th. Schedule enugh time t make crrectins t yur thesis befre yu turn it in fr binding. Ideally, this wuld be at least 3-4 days befre the thesis binding deadline date. Thesis binding appintments ( ) fr FINAL submissins: May 2-May 13, 2011 Grade will be based n an Anntated Bibligraphy (10 pts.), Circle f Gals (10 pts.), a written Research Prject Prpsal - Chapters 1-3 (50 pts.), written utline f ttal prpsal (15 pts.) and ral presentatin (85 pts.). Ttal pssible: 170 pts. Attendance and tardiness will als be calculated, based n -10 pints fr each missed class, -2 pints per being late. Curse grades, using a plus/minus grading system, will be assigned as fllws: A: % A-: 90-93% B+: 87-89% B: 84-86% B-: 80-83% C+: 78-79% C: 74-77% C-: 70-73% D+: 68-69% D: 64-67% D-: 60-63% F: <60%

4 Name Using the suggested dates abve as general guidelines, set yur wn deadlines fr finishing the thesis: Thesis t my cmmittee: Defense date: Frmat check: Turn in thesis fr binding: COMMITTEE MEMBERS: Chair: Cntact infrmatin: Dates when nt available: Cmmittee member 1: Cntact infrmatin: Dates when nt available: Cmmittee member 2: Cntact infrmatin: Dates when nt available:

5 CLASSROOM POLICIES Assignments are t be turned in at the beginning f the class perid n the day they are due. The penalty fr late assignments is 10% f the ttal pints pssible fr each 24-hur perid that it is late (starting at 4:00 PM n the day it is due and including weekdays that we d nt have class). NO ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE ACCEPTED MORE THAN 2 DAYS AFTER THE DUE DATE. Assignments must be wrd prcessed, unless therwise nted. Class attendance and punctuality are mandatry. (Attendance will be taken.) (-10 pts/absence; -2 pts. if late, hwever if > 30 minutes late = absence) If yu miss class, yu are still respnsible fr the assignments that are due n that day. There is infrmatin and discussin that take place during class that cannt be captured just by reading the texts. If yu miss class yu will still be respnsible fr anything yu missed. N make-up r early exams Cell phnes are t be ff during class and cunseling sessins. Plagiarism and cheating will nt be tlerated, and will result in an autmatic fail in the curse. The student may be subject t mre severe University discipline. (Refer t the Califrnia Cde f Regulatins, Sectin 41301, Title 5, as fund in the University catalg.) Hnesty, ethical, and respectful behavir are expected f each student. Requests fr an Incmplete (I) must cnfrm t University plicies. Amng ther requirements, an I is pssible nly fr instances in which a student is demnstrating passing wrk in the class. Fr prfessinal skill develpment, any and all s must have a prper greeting and salutatin (e.g. Dear.. Sincerely,.). Special Needs Requests fr accmmdatin in test taking r ther special needs must be made t the instructr by the secnd class meeting. AGREEMENT I,, have read, understd, and agree t the cnditins as presented in the FCS 690M curse syllabus. Signature Date