GUIDELINES

THE ESYS SENIOR INTERNSHIP/PROJECT

The ESYS Program places a significant value on interdisciplinary problem solving and all majors are expected to complete an integrative Senior Project in their final year. The Senior Project is designed by the student to focus on an interdisciplinary environmental problem or research topic and is developed either individually or as part of a team. An important component of the Senior Project is an off-campus or laboratory internship. With prior approval, students may opt to fulfill their internship requirement in the laboratory of participating faculty. The internship should be undertaken during the 190A course sequence and is expected to be a 150-200 hour commitment (15-20 weeks@10 hours per week). The ESYS Associate Director will provide guidance and a list of potential internship hosts; however, students are ultimately responsible for finding an appropriate internship. The goal of the internship is to gather original data and/or develop analyses and experience that will be reported in the deliverables for the Senior Project, which include a25-page research paper and graphical material (power-point) for a presentation. The research paper and presentation are typically developed during ESYS 190B in Spring Quarter.

Faculty Mentorship: Students will identify a faculty member to oversee the Senior Project. The student will sign up for the 190A section associated with their faculty mentor. Students and faculty will meet on an ongoing basis to design and develop the focus and deliverables for the Senior Project. Oversight and coordination of Senior Project faculty mentorships will be provided by the ESYS Program advisors.

Senior Project Deliverables: The deliverables for the Senior Project will include a twenty-five page paper and graphical material for a presentation. Students should be working on both of these deliverables while in the ESYS 190A sequence, but they can be developed and completed in the ESYS 190B seminar in Spring Quarter.

Administrative forms and evaluations: There are several administrative forms associated with the internship portion of ESYS 190A. These include an Internship Contract Agreement, an Internship Progress Form, and a Final Internship Evaluation Form.

All of these forms must be completed by the Student, the Internship Supervisor and the Faculty Mentor and approved by the ESYS Associate Director.

The ESYS Student Affairs Advisor, Pam Buaas, will provide a schedule for the completion of these forms and evaluations. It is the responsibility of the student to complete the necessary paperwork to earn credit for the 190A series.


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