{"id":198,"date":"2017-10-11T05:00:19","date_gmt":"2017-10-11T05:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/160-latin-american-studies\/guidelines\/"},"modified":"2024-06-28T12:49:23","modified_gmt":"2024-06-28T12:49:23","slug":"guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/latin-american-studies\/majorsminors\/honorsprogram\/guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Proposal Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The research proposal should include the following when it is submitted to the Honors Coordinator in September of the senior year:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Preliminary title.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proposed thesis advisor (following conversations with her\/him).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Two or more possible readers\/examiners (at least one must be an LAS faculty member)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Five double-spaced pages describing the proposed research project.&nbsp; This should include an explicit statement of the research question(s) that guides the research and a description of the method(s) that will be employed in the project.&nbsp; Be as specific as possible.&nbsp; Within the five pages, include a preliminary theoretical framework and a brief literature review of the most important and relevant scholarly sources.&nbsp; Be sure to connect the discussion of the literature with the research questions that drive the project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bibliography demonstrating familiarity with the most significant and relevant scholarly literature about the project.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If the project will involve human subjects (e.g. interviews, surveys), complete the forms on the Institutional Research Board website (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/irb\/\">www.macalester.edu\/committees\/irb<\/a>).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Honors Coordinator will circulate student research proposals and the LAS Department will meet to evaluate their suitability and feasibility.&nbsp; Students will have 20 minutes to defend orally the proposals before members of the Department, usually during the 3rd week of Fall semester.&nbsp; The Department will evaluate proposals based on: (1) the intellectual clarity and promise of the project; (2) the amount of prior preparation for the project; and (3) an assessment of the student\u2019s capacity to successfully carry out the project.<\/p>\n\n\n<section class=\"link-group block-container\" >\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-row\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__heading-container\">\n                <h2 class=\"base-lockup__heading\">Links and Resources for Honors Project<\/h2>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-row\">\n        <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner\">\n            <div class=\"link-group__featured-inner-inner\">\n                <ul class=\"link-group__featured-link\">\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/latin-american-studies\/majorsminors\/honorsprogram\/preparing\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Preparing for a Project\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/latin-american-studies\/majorsminors\/honorsprogram\/guidelines\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Proposal Guidelines\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/latin-american-studies\/majorsminors\/honorsprogram\/thesisprocess\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    The Thesis Process\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/latin-american-studies\/majorsminors\/honorsprogram\/evaluation\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Evaluation\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/latin-american-studies\/majorsminors\/honorsprogram\/sharedfindings\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Shared Findings\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                            <li class=\"link-group__link-item\">\n                            <a class=\"base-cta-featured\" href=\"https:\/\/www.macalester.edu\/latin-american-studies\/majorsminors\/honorsprogram\/pastprojects\/\" target=\"_self\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    Past Projects\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"base-symbol base-cta-featured__arrow\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t    <use xlink:href=\"\/wp-content\/themes\/macalester-2020\/dist\/svgs\/symbol-arrow.svg#icon\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n                        <\/li>\n                                    <\/ul>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    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