ISE Seminar Series

THESIS WRITING SEMINAR #1 of 7: DEFINING A THESIS

Lisa M. Hermsen
Assistant Professor
Language and Literature
Rochester Institute of Technology

Date: Thursday, September 30, 2004
Time: 1:00 - 1:50 pm
Location: Room 09-1149 (Kate Gleason Engineering Building)

This seminar is the first in a series of seven seminars on the technical and literary aspects of writing a thesis. This seminar will focus on how to define a thesis in terms of the following:

• Audience and Purpose
• Potential for Publication
• Taking Ownership of Your Thesis (and what is your advisor's responsibility?)
• Thesis Outline: required pieces, how to draft, starting point, etc.
• Work schedule and timeline: Is it possible???
  

Upcoming Fall Seminars:

• 7-Oct-04 - 11:00 Terry Clapham (Tentative) TBA
• 7-Oct-04 - 1:00 Col. Richard Graham (KGCOE, ME) Xerox Aud.
• 14-Oct-04 - 1:00 Jean-Claude Pierre (MEIE Capstone) 1149
• 21-Oct-04 - 1:00 Chris Brown, WPI Xerox Aud.
• 28-Oct-04 - 1:00 TBA TBA
• 4-Nov-04 - 1:00 Nitin Gupta (MEIE Capstone) 1149
• 11-Nov-04 - 1:00 TBA TBA

Attendance is REQUIRED for students enrolled in 0303-800 Graduate Seminar

Questions?
Contact Dr. Michael Kuhl at 475-2134 or mekeie@rit.edu