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Project Proposals - MA Grad Handbook

MA PORTFOLIO IN K-12 DANCE EDUCATION (PROPOSAL FOR DCE 693):

Course requirements for DCE 693 are carefully specified to correlate with the requirements for the North Carolina M-license in Dance. The following material must be submitted for approval at the time of the Second Review. Students may request that either Dr. Jill Green or Dr. Sue Stinson supervise this project. Complete requirements for DCE 693 are indicated on the syllabus and are available from the MA Dance Education advisor; students will need a copy to complete this proposal.

• Student’s Name:

• Director (Committee Chair):
• Other committee members:
• Teaching Site:
• Immediate on-site supervisor:

Because the requirements for advanced licensure are being revised by the state in 2008, some requirements for the DCE 693 proposal will also change. Students completing Portfolio Review in 2009 or later will receive specific requirements from their advisor.

 

MA PROJECTS IN CHOREOGRAPHY (DCE 698):

The scholarship of choreographic theory, practice, and pedagogy may adopt a variety of forms any one or a synthesis of which may be appropriate for an individual student in designing his or her culminating project for the MA in Choreography.

Students nearing completion of their work in the DCE 651 Studio Problems in Choreography curriculum are encouraged to review and reflect both upon the body of work they have created there and elsewhere on and off campus and the insights they have gained through these and other curricular and professional experiences, and from their reflections locate and define the central issue, problem or question on the basis of which their culminating project will be framed.

While some students may find it most appropriate and desirable to create a new dance work for public presentation, or to revise, rehearse, and perform a dance work created earlier at UNCG, others may propose alternative modes of individual or shared public presentation, scholarly writing, or some combination of these and/or other suitable means formally to demonstrate the accomplishments qualifying them to receive their degree.

Proposal
A written proposal for the culminating experience must be presented to each committee member ten days before the committee meets.

Requirements for project proposals

• 1-2 page summative statement of artistic philosophy as related to/embodied in the dance works created by the student during his or her tenure as a student at UNCG;
• 1-2 page description of the proposed project, including primary and secondary challenges associated with its various parts or stages, timeline for completion of each and for the project as a whole, and evaluative criteria on the basis of which the completed project should be assessed;
• If applicable to the proposed project, one page list of literature and/or other sources as appropriate to situate the proposed project within relevant wider contexts and/or currents of contemporary thought and practice;
• 1 page description of expectations of and for the project chair and committee members.
• 1 page timetable for completion of the project
• The proposal will be negotiated with the committee, who will consider:
  • the relationship of the proposed project to student coursework and other accomplishments at UNCG. Is the student prepared for the work proposed?;
  • the substance and challenge of the project. Is the project worthy of three hours of graduate credit?

MA PROJECTS IN DANCE THEORIES AND PRACTICES (DCE 698 OR 699):

Proposals for practice-oriented project and report:

• Student´s Name:
• Area Of Study:
• Director (Committee Chair):

1. Working Title
2. Statement of the Project:
   *What is the purpose of the project? How will it contribute to professional growth for the student engaging it?
3. Procedures
   *Describe the specific tasks you will be doing and how you will go about doing them.
4. Bibliography
   *What significant sources do you anticipate using?
5. State what form your report will take. What will be turned in/shared with the Department?
6. Timetable
   *When do you anticipate completion of the project? If there are clear stages in the project, indicate anticipated dates for completion.

Proposals for professional papers must include:

• Student´s Name:
• Area of Study:
• Director (Committee Chair):

1. Working Title
2. Statement of the Problem/Issues to be Investigated and Significance
   *This may be a single question, followed by several sub-questions, or several questions. Include definition of any terms used which may be unfamiliar or which you are using in a non-customary way. Discuss why this will be a significant study.
3. Personal Statement
   *Why do you want to pursue this research topic? What in your background prepares you for this research?
4. Methodology and Procedures
   *What methodological approach will you be using and why? What procedures will you follow? Will you use human or animal subjects? How will you analyze (process, interpret, synthesize, etc.) your data/material?
5. Review of literature
   *What existing literature will be important to your project? Discuss foundational theoretical texts that you hope to build on in your work and research studies related to your own work.
6. Projected outline of paper.
7. Bibliography
   *What significant sources do you anticipate using?
8. Timetable
   *When do you anticipate completion of the study? If there are clear stages in the study, indicate anticipated dates for completion.
   A project defense occurs as a culmination to all MA degrees.

MA THESIS (DCE 699) proposal must include the following:

• Student´s Name:
• Area Of Study:
• Director (Committee Chair):

1. Working Title
2. Statement of the Problem/Issues to be Investigated and Significance

   *This may be a single question, followed by several sub-questions, or several questions. Include definition of any terms used which may be unfamiliar or which you are using in a non-customary way. Discuss why this will be a significant study.

3. Personal Statement
   *Why do you want to pursue this research topic? What in your background prepares you for this research?
4. Methodology and Procedures
   *What methodological approach will you be using and why? What procedures will you follow? Will you use human or animal subjects? How will you analyze (process, interpret, synthesize, etc.) your data/material?
5. Review of Literature
   *What existing literature will be important to your project? Discuss foundational theoretical texts that you hope to build on in your work and research studies related to your own work.
6. Projected chapter outline
7. Bibliography
   *What significant sources do you anticipate using?
8. Timetable
   *When do you anticipate completion of the study? If there are clear stages in the study, indicate anticipated dates for completion. A thesis defense occurs as a culmination to MA in Dance and Related Study and Dance Education with thesis degrees. Before a defense can be scheduled, the committee chair must check the thesis, and the student must make required revisions. The committee must receive the thesis 10 days to two weeks before the defense. Additional revisions may need to be completed before the Graduate School´s thesis deadline. Defenses may be open to interested members of the department for observation, at the discretion of the student. The student in consultation with members of the committee will arrange the date, time, and place.
   

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