| Week | Day | Topic | Assignment Due |
| 1 | Friday, 26 Aug | Course Introduction, Course Contract and Safety Summary Handed Out | 2 | Friday, 2 Sept | Literature Sources Identified | Course Contract and Safety Summary Due |
| 3 | Friday, 9 Sept | ||
| 4 | Friday, 16 Sept | Rough Draft of Literature Review Due to Mentors | |
| 5 | Friday, 23 Sept |
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| 6 | Friday, 30 Sept | Final Draft of Literature Review Due to Committee Members Rough Draft of Proposal Due to Mentors |
Literature Review Grading Form for Committee Members |
| 7 | Friday, 7 Oct | Written Proposal Due to Committee Members |
Written Proposal Grading Form for Committee Members |
| 8 | Friday, 14 Oct | Monday, 10 October: Oral Proposal Meetings Begin
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Oral Proposal Meeting Grading Form for Committee Members |
| 9 | Friday, 21 Oct | Oral Proposal Meetings Complete | |
| 10 | Friday, 28 Oct | Rough Draft of Introduction Due in class |
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| 11 | Friday, 4 Nov | Rough Draft of Materials and Methods Due in class |
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| 12 | Friday, 11 Nov | Rough Draft of Results and Discussion Due in class |
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| 13 | Friday, 18 Nov | Monday, 14 Novmeber: Oral Progress Meetings Begin Rough Draft of Final Paper Due to Mentors |
Grading form for Committee Members |
| 14 | Friday, 25 November | Thanksgiving Break No Class |
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| 15 | Friday, 2 December | Oral Progress Meetings Complete Final Paper Due to Committee Members |
Final Paper Grading Forms for Committee Members |
| Tuesday, 13 December, Final Talks To be given to the departmental faculty. | |||