The Thesis Guidelines include statements of the major policies of the School for Social Work in effect as of the 2013-2014 academic year. Faculty and students are expected to be conversant with its contents.
Statements in the Smith College School for Social Work's Thesis Guidelines should be taken as the School's current determination of courses, programs, policies, tuition and fees as presently established. Admission to specific courses will be dependent on qualifications of the students and availability of instruction. The School reserves the right to change its courses, programs, policies, tuition and fees subsequent to the publication of the Guidelines.
Table of Contents
100 Curriculum Objectives
200 Course Requirements
- 200.1 Specific Thesis Requirements
- 200.2 Dissemination of Knowledge Requirement
- 200.3 Resources
- 200.4 Research Advising
300 Policies
- 300.1 Disabilities Policy
- 300.2 Post-residency Policy
- 300.3 Authorship Policy
- 300.4 Grading Policy
- 300.5 Grievance Procedure Policy
400 Developing the Thesis Project
- 400.1 Choosing a Thesis Topic
- 400.2 Types of Thesis Projects
- 400 3 Study Methods
- 400.4 The Process of Formulation
- 400.5The Empirical Thesis Proposal
- 400.6 Proposals for Theoretical or Historical Projects
500 Human Subjects Review
- 500.1 Recruiting and Surveying Members of the SCSSW Community
- 500.2 Internet Survey Policy
- 500.3 Safety Precautions for Data Collection
- 500.4 - How Large an “N”?????
600 Implementing and Completing the Study
- 600.1 Implementing the Study Plan
- 600.2 Organizing the Data and Writing-up the Final Chapters
- 600.3 Research Advising During the Summer Session
- 600.4 Sample Pages and Forms (See Thesis Guidelines Appendices on Moodle’s Thesis Advising Resource page)
700 Writing the Thesis Report
- 700.1 Reports of Theoretical Projects
- 700.2 Theoretical Thesis Framework
- 700.3 Reports of Empirical Projects
- 700.4 Preface and Appendix Sections
800 Manuscript Preparation
- 800.1 Parts of the Manuscript
- 800.1a Preface Section
- 800.1b Text Sections
- 800.2c Appended Sections
- 800.2 Preparing the Thesis for Final Submission
- 800.3 General Formatting Instructions
- 800.4 Guidelines for Submitting the Thesis
900 List of Appendices
(actual documents can be downloaded from the Thesis Advising Resource page on Moodle).
Updated 4/12/13
