Transcendent Practices S04 ______                                              Williams, Leverich, Kelly
Individual Study Plan Worksheet

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What you’d like to do in this study in 20 words of less:

Describe any background you have relevant to this study:

What are your learning objectives for this study?  List no more than three or four major topics you’d like to know more about and how many credits you’d like to earn for each:

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How does your work relate to Transcendent Practices and the spring term theme of Sustenance?

List what you envision doing to gain that knowledge (reading, research, design, making things, traveling, writing, computer work, etc.):

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List what you’d like to have produced at the end of the term (research reports, journals, annotated bibliographies, presentations, art works, etc.):

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List what kind of budget, resources or facilities	  
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Preliminary reference list:

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What do you need or expect from faculty:

How will we evaluate your work? (Minimum: final conference, midterm self evaluation, final self evaluation & faculty evaluation.  Additional possibilities: final show or performance, peer review, outside examiners, co-authored evaluation, etc.)

What gifts or special skills are you bringing to this study?

Proposed Timeline for your work (Schedule the activities you listed above.  Try making several columns, e.g., one for research, one for writings, one for studio or lab work, etc.  Include review dates and due dates.  Plan to have the bulk of your work complete at the start of Week 10):

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Evaluation Week

I agree to undertake and complete the work described above as my 8 credit Individual Study component of the Transcendent Practices program.

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