| Week | Day | Topic | Assignment Due |
| 1 | Friday, 27 Aug | Course Introduction, Course Contract and Safety Summary Handed Out | 2 | Friday, 3Sept | Literature Sources Identified | Course Contract and Safety Summary Due |
| 3 | Friday, 10 Sept | Rough Draft of Literature Review Due in class | |
| 4 | Friday,17 Sept | Approval Draft of Literature Review Due to Mentors | |
| 5 | Friday, 24 Sept | Rough Draft of Proposal Due in class |
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| 6 | Friday, 1 Oct | Final Draft of Literature Review Due to Committee Members Approval Draft of Proposal Due to Mentors |
Literature Review Grading Form for Committee Members |
| 7 | Friday, 8 Oct | Proposal Due to Committee Members Rough Draft of Oral Research Proposal Due in Class |
Proposal Grading Form for Committee Members |
| 8 | Friday, 15 Oct |
Rough Draft of Introduction Due in class |
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| 9 | Friday, 22 Oct | Monday, 18 October: Oral Proposal Meetings Begin
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Oral Proposal Meeting Grading Form for Committee Members |
| 10 | Friday, 29 Oct | Oral Proposal Meetings Complete | |
| 11 | Friday, 5 Nov |
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| 12 | Friday, 12 Nov | Rough Draft of Materials and Methods Due in class |
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| 13 | Friday, 19 Nov | Rough Draft of Final Paper Due to Mentors |
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| 14 | Friday, 26 November | Thanksgiving Break |
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| 15 | Friday, 3 December | Final Paper Due to Committee Members |
Final Paper Grading Forms for Committee Members |
| Monday, 13 December, Final Talks To be given to the departmental faculty. | |||