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Special"case:"nominal"advisor"
More%and%more%frequently,%students%have%conducted%research%with%an%external%faculty%member%and%want%
to%continue%exploring%a%specific%research%question%for%their%senior%thesis.%While%university%policy%
stipulates%that%each%student%must%have%a%Harvard%faculty%advisor%listed%as%part%of%their%senior%thesis,%
there%is%precedent%to%allow%a%nominal%advisor%in%situations%where%the%student%will%be%conducting%
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department%who%has%previously%interacted%with%the%student%and%shares%the%same%broad%research%
interests.%The%expectations%regarding%a%nominal%advisor%for%a%senior%thesis%student%are%similar%to%those%of%
a%traditional%advisor,%but%with%less%of%a%time%commitment.%Expectations%of%a%nominal%advisor%are%listed%
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Please%note%that%the%preceptors,%the%UCC,%and%the%student’s%external%advisor%will%be%responsible%for%the%
additional%expectations%listed%below.%As%time%allows,%the%feedback%of%the%nominal%advisor%in%the%below%
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Appendix(E.(Thesis(Text(Format(
The!thesis!should!be!printed!on!8!½!x!11!in.!paper.!!Left!and!right!margins!must!be!1.5!inches!for!
binding! purposes.! The! format! is! single! column! with! line! spacing! of! 1.5! or! 2.! Figures! should! be!
embedded!in!the!text.!It!is!recommended!that!you!print!on!both!sides!of!the!paper.!Visit!the!Cabot!
Library!to!see!examples!of!bound!EPS!dissertations.!See!a!sample!title!page,!abstract,!and!table!of!
contents!below.!Template!files!based!on!past!theses!may!be!available!from!the!preceptors.!
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Recommended!format!Title!Page!(i)!
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Title!
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A!Thesis!Presented!
by!
Your!Name!Here!
to!
The!Department!of!Earth!and!Planetary!Sciences!
in!partial!fulfillment!of!the!requirements!
for!a!degree!with!honors!
of!Bachelor!of!Arts!
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Month!Year!
Harvard!College!
(shield)!
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Recommended!format!for!Abstract!Page!(ii)!
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Abstract!
Summary!of!thesis,!approximately!200-400!words!long!
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Recommended!format!for!Table!of!Contents!(page!iii)!
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Title!Page! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! i!
Abstract! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ii!
Table!on!Contents!! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! iii!
List!of!Figures! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! iv!
Acknowledgements! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! v!
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Introduction! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 1!
Chapter!title! ! ! ! (arbitrary!page!number)! ! ! ! 5!
Chapter!title! ! ! ! (arbitrary!page!number)! ! ! ! 20!
Chapter!title! ! ! ! (arbitrary!page!number)! ! ! ! 40!
Conclusions! ! ! ! (arbitrary!page!number)! ! ! ! 60!
References! ! ! ! (arbitrary!page!number)! ! ! ! 65!
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Appendix(F.(Senior(Thesis(Grading(Guidelines(
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Senior'Thesis'Grading'Guidelines'
Earth!and!Planetary!Sciences!(EPS)!
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Dear!Readers:!
Thank!you!for!serving!as!a!thesis!reader.!For!students!who!write!theses,!the!documents!you!are!
reading!represent!the!culmination!of!their!Harvard!education.!Your!careful!attention!to!their!work!
honors!their!effort,!regardless!of!how!you!evaluate!it.!
This!form!asks!you!to!provide!feedback!that!will!be!sent!to!both!the!students!and!the!EPS!
Undergraduate!Curriculum!Committee!(UCC).!Please!fill!out!all!of!the!sections!on!this!form,!which!
includes!requests!for:!
ü A!numerical!score!for!various!aspects!of!the!thesis.!These!scores!will!be!used!by!UCC!to!
assist!them!in!deciding!the!final!grade!for!the!student.!!
ü A!letter!grade!recommendation.!
ü General!comments!in!a!form!that!can!be!shared!with!the!students.!You!may!type!or!paste!
your!comments!in!the!box!provided!at!the!end!of!this!form.!Comments!throughout!the!thesis!
(by!line,!page,!or!section!number)!are!also!welcomed.!(This%is%the%only%section%that%will%be%
sent%to%the%students.)!
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You!may!consider!the!following!when!reading!theses!and!providing!comments:!
• One!typed!page!of!comments!should!suffice.!
• We!hope!that!your!comments!will!be!honest!and!critical,!but!respectful,!objective,!and!
constructive.!Keep!in!mind!that!the!thesis!represents!months!of!effort!and!thought.!!
• You!should!offer!enough!detail!in!your!comments!to!explain!the!strengths!and!weaknesses!
of!the!thesis,!especially!if!you!assign!a!low!grade.!
• The!standard!of!work!expected!of!a!senior!thesis!is!higher!than!that!of!term!papers.!At!the!
same!time,!the!thesis!is!likely!the!student’s!first!attempt!at!independent!research.!Unlike!a!
doctoral!dissertation,!it!has!not!been!evaluated!and!rewritten!multiple!times,!nor!executed!
on!an!open-ended!time!scale.!Consequently,!you!may!show!leniency!in!technical!or!scholarly!
standards.!Nonetheless,!you!should!expect!originality!and!intellectual!rigor!beyond!what!
you!expect!in!term!papers.!
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Reader:!_________________________________________________________________________________________!
Student:!________________________________________________________________________________________!
Thesis!Title:!___________________________________________________________________________________!
Date!of!Review:!________________________________________________________________________________!
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Part'I.'Numerical'Scores''
(To%guide%comments%and%assist%in%assigning%letter%grades%and%honors%recommendations)%
Please!provide!a!score!on!a!scale!of!1!to!5!for!each!of!the!areas!of!the!student’s!thesis!based!on!the!
descriptions!below.!
1. Contribution!to!Knowledge!
Is!the!thesis!an!original!contribution!to!knowledge?!If!not,!does!it!show!sound!judgment,!a!
substantial!amount!of!work,!clarity!of!thought!and!presentation,!and!some!creativity?!If!not,!
are!the!deficiencies!of!sufficient!magnitude!to!cause!the!reader!to!question!the!conclusions?!
Score:!___________.!
! ! 5! Original!contribution!to!knowledge!
! ! 4!
! ! 3! Sound!judgment;!clarity!of!thought,!but!not!an!original!contribution!
! ! 2!
! ! 1! Deficiencies!of!substantial!magnitude!
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2. Design!and!Analysis!
Is!the!thesis!exemplary!in!the!selection!of!problem,!selection!of!data,!and!in!the!manner!by!
which!conclusions!are!drawn?!Are!there!flaws!in!the!design!and!analysis?!
Score:!___________.!
! ! 5! Exemplary!
! ! 4!!
! ! 3! Slightly!flawed!
! ! 2!
! ! 1! Highly!flawed!
!
3. Interpretations!and!Conclusions!
Are!the!conclusions!drawn!from!the!data!persuasive?!Or!are!there!weaknesses!in!the!
interpretation!and!conclusions?!
Score:!___________.!
! ! 5! Highly!Persuasive!
! ! 4!
! ! 3! Some!weaknesses!
! ! 2!
! ! 1! Fatal!weaknesses!
!
4. Clarity!and!Style!
Does!the!thesis!meet!your!expectations!for!literary!style?!Is!the!thesis!presented!clearly!and!
skillfully!with!respect!to!tables,!graphics,!citations,!etc.?!
Score:!___________.!
! ! 5! Exceptionally!well-written!and!presented!
! ! 4!
! ! 3! Minor!errors!in!style!and!lapses!in!graphical!presentation!
! ! 2!
1 Extensive!errors!and!lapses!
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Part'II.'Final'Assessment'
Please!use!the!criteria!below!to!provide!a!letter!grade!for!the!student.!
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EPS!Grading!Criteria/Letter!Grade!Recommendation:!___________.!!
Note:%A%more%thorough%description%of%the%grading%scale%is%provided%in%the%grading%guidelines%
document%accompanying%this%form.%
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A! ! An!exceptional!thesis!that!is!carefully!and!completely!executed,!analyzed,!and!explained;!
represents!a!substantial!amount!of!work!that!presents!original!ideas!and!a!contribution!to!
scientific!knowledge.'!
A- A!high!quality!thesis!that!reflects!original!ideas,!sound!judgment,!and!a!substantial!amount!
of!work;!the!thesis!has!no!serious!flaws!but!lacks!the!complete!analysis!of!an!A!thesis.!!
B+!!! A!thesis!reflecting!a!well-executed!project,!sound!judgment,!and!a!substantial!amount!of!
work,!but!with!minor!errors!in!reasoning,!analysis,!and!presentation.!
B! ! A!thesis!which!demonstrates!familiarity!with!major!work!in!the!field,!however!the!
investigation!is!incomplete!or!insufficiently!executed!and!analyzed.!!
B-!or!lower!!A!thesis!that!does!not!demonstrate!familiarity!with!the!field,!reflects!poor!execution,!
and!has!extensive!errors.!
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Part'III.'Comments'
Please!use!the!space!below!(or!additional!pages!as!needed)!to!provide!comments!on!the!thesis.!
Comments!will!be!provided!to!the!student!and!to!the!committees!responsible!for!assigning!the!final!
letter!grades!and!honors.!Please!explain!specific!strengths!and!weaknesses!of!the!thesis!that!
contributed!to!your!overall!recommendations.!!
Reader’s!Name:!____________________________________________________________________________!
Date:!______________________________!
Reader’s%comments/remarks%on%thesis:%
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