Senior Independent Thesis
Instructional Materials, Forms, & Rubrics
University Library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Campaign, Subject Research Guide
Intro to SIT - Research Questions & Hypotheses; Research Paper Writing for Humanities (PPT)
Research Paper Writing for Science (PPT)
Research Question & Hypothesis Form (Doc)
Online Plagiarism Test
Outline Template (Doc)
Link to SIT Outline (Google Doc)
Outline Example - Seamus Cooney, 2014-15 (Doc)
Eight annotated sources information
SIT Research Paper Rubric (Doc)
Formatting & Grammar Help (Doc)
Presentation Information (PPT)
Presentation Rubric (Doc)
Presentation Template (PPT)
Presentation Guidelines (shared link)
Intro to SIT - Research Questions & Hypotheses; Research Paper Writing for Humanities (PPT)
Research Paper Writing for Science (PPT)
Research Question & Hypothesis Form (Doc)
Online Plagiarism Test
Outline Template (Doc)
Link to SIT Outline (Google Doc)
Outline Example - Seamus Cooney, 2014-15 (Doc)
Eight annotated sources information
- sources should be printed and annotated by hand
- If an article is too long, print what you will use and annotate that specific section(s).
- If you are using a book, or the majority of a very long article, please use the following as a guideline for a submitted summary of the source: Annotated Source Substitution Requirements (Doc)
SIT Research Paper Rubric (Doc)
Formatting & Grammar Help (Doc)
Presentation Information (PPT)
Presentation Rubric (Doc)
Presentation Template (PPT)
Presentation Guidelines (shared link)
Topic Inspiration
MIT's INSPIRE essay contest (winners & topics): https://getinspired.mit.edu/inspire-2017-winners