What is Senior Assignment? Department Poster Session - Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program - Power Option - Example Projects - Faculty Evaluation Form - Baccalaureate Goals - Outcome Results from Past Years - Three-year Review
The completion of a senior assignment is a university-wide requirement for graduation. The purpose of the assignment is to assess the extent to which psychology majors have learned and can apply psychological concepts, techniques and data to psychological issues and concerns within the larger society. In the Psychology department, the Senior Assignment is completed in the Capstone (PSYC 494) course (note that Undergraduate Research Academy students complete their Senior Assignment in the URCA and are not required to take PSYC 494).
Senior Assignment Format:
The student prepares a poster presentation of a research project he/she has carried out as part of PSYC 494. The posters are presented at the end of the PSYC 494 semester at the departmental Senior Assignment Poster Session. At that session, student groups present their projects in poster form and discuss the results and answer questions of faculty and students. Posters are evaluated on both content and style.