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Nefdc Exchange, Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 1999, New England Faculty Development Consortium
Nefdc Exchange, Volume 9, Number 2, Spring 1999, New England Faculty Development Consortium
NEFDC Exchange
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Developing New and Junior Faculty Careers - Mary Deane Sorcinelli. University of Massachusetts, Amherst
From the President - Susan J. Pasquale, Harvard Medical School
2nd Annual NEFDC Faculty Development Roundup May 26, 1999 Keene State College, Keene, New Hampshire
Review: Two very different books of teaching cases - Jeffrey Halprin, Nichols College
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Coping With The Senior Thesis Seminar: Some Thoughts For Both Students And Professors, Harlan M. Smith Ii, Arden K. Sansom
Coping With The Senior Thesis Seminar: Some Thoughts For Both Students And Professors, Harlan M. Smith Ii, Arden K. Sansom
Management Faculty Research
Based on our experiences as professor and student. respectively, in. the undergraduate Senior Thesis Seminar, we offer our thoughts on the fundamental issues facing participants in this class. We speak to students about selecting a topic, choosing a supervisor, working with classmates, delivering the oral presentation, and coping with difficulties. We advise on professors helping students select a topic, monitoring student progress, adjusting to different types of students, approaching the oral presentations, interacting with faculty in the presence of students, and injecting themselves into student work. Consideration of these ideas-presented as a series of lessons--should promote more effective learning experiences …