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CONTRACT WORKSHOP
CONTRACT WORKSHOP
Honors Contract Workshop Recording.mp4Honors contracts should not merely stipulate more work or additional assignments.
Honors contracts should not merely stipulate more work or additional assignments.
The goal is to encourage deeper investigation, more sophisticated treatment, and more creative approaches to the sorts of assignments students are required to produce for a class.
The goal is to encourage deeper investigation, more sophisticated treatment, and more creative approaches to the sorts of assignments students are required to produce for a class.
As a result, all honors contracts must involve activities that demonstrate the fulfillment of one or more of the following objectives:
As a result, all honors contracts must involve activities that demonstrate the fulfillment of one or more of the following objectives:
Contract Educational Objectives
Contract Educational Objectives
Objective #1
Objective #1
Students will participate in significant research or creative activities involving a more in depth level of inquiry in the discipline.
Students will participate in significant research or creative activities involving a more in depth level of inquiry in the discipline.
Example: The production of a more extensively researched paper than the course usually requires.
Objective #2
Objective #2
Students will explore interdisciplinary subjects that result in intellectual or creative connections between different fields of study.
Students will explore interdisciplinary subjects that result in intellectual or creative connections between different fields of study.
Example: Creating and delivering a class presentation that draws upon research or information outside the class’s field to inform others about an issue or problem in the discipline.
Objective #3
Objective #3
Students will engage in applied or experiential learning within a field that results in a service learning activity with tangible benefit to others.
Students will engage in applied or experiential learning within a field that results in a service learning activity with tangible benefit to others.
Example: Creating and implementing a plan for improving outreach efforts at a local homeless shelter.
Objective #4
Objective #4
Students will incorporate field experiences with professionals within the discipline in order to gain a greater appreciation of work within that field.
Students will incorporate field experiences with professionals within the discipline in order to gain a greater appreciation of work within that field.
Example: Consulting with professionals in the field to design a business plan for a small business.
Due Dates
Due Dates
Contract Proposal - Due dates for contract proposal forms will be announced in the weekly newsletter, however, they tend to have a due date of around 2-3 weeks into the semester.
Completed Contract Form - Signed contract forms are due to the Honors Office (honors@twu.edu) once you have completed your project and grades for that course have been finalized.
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