Committee Descriptions

Students in the Senior Projects course will be assigned a committee of three faculty members. The following descriptions outline the role of each of the committee members.

Instructor

The instructor will be the central point of contact for the course and will be responsible for organizing and coordinating all the activities of the course including the students, committee member assignments, proposals, research papers, projects, and evaluations. The instructor will be a part of every student's committee. Students should plan to meet with the instructor periodically throughout the semester to provide status updates. The instructor will serve as a resource to help students generate ideas and areas for research and implementation.

Mentor

The mentor will be assigned based on the area of emphasis for the project such as database, web design, networking, programming, or security. Students should plan to meet with their mentor periodically (4-5 times is the suggested minimum) throughout the semester to provide status updates and discuss what they plan to do next. The mentor will also serve as a resource to help students generate ideas and areas for research and implementation.

Member

A third member will be assigned to each committee to provide objective input at the time of presentation and evaluation. This committee member will receive and provide feedback on the student's proposal at the beginning of the semester and then be part of the grading process for the student.

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