| Data for I.S. research (field
projects and laboratory investigations) may be gathered
anywhere that is accessible to the student investigator.
Before such a project is initiated, however, it must
have the approval of the student's I.S. advisor.
Field projects may have seasonal
restrictions that require gathering data at a time other
than the academic year. In such instances, the field
work will be in progress, or may in fact be completed
before registering for Senior I. S. (i.e., in the preceding
spring or summer).
Data may also be obtained
from experiments carried out in laboratories other than
those on the Wooster campus. In such cases, the student
is expected to work with the same independence as is
expected for projects conducted in the biological laboratories
at the College. The off-campus advisor may wish to make
contact with your Wooster faculty advisor, or vice versa,
to make sure that the work you do is appropriate for
an IS project.
Whenever possible, the Junior
I. S. paper must describe the investigation to be carried
out at the distant location. Students anticipating such
projects are responsible for making arrangements in advance
at the off campus site so that the project can be properly
described in the junior paper.
Projects conducted away from
the campus usually must be done in the summer prior to
the senior year unless they are performed at the O.S.U.-O.A.R.D.C.
which can be reached easily from the College.
Students may pursue investigations
that are closely related to other research being performed
in the same facility. This can occur at Wooster where
the student's project is a part of a professor's overall
research program or at another research location. In
either of these settings, however, the student cannot
serve merely as a technician and count this as I.S. research.
I.S. research is an independent, self generated study
including original observations as part of a project
designed by the student.
The I.S. thesis advisor must
be kept fully informed about all phases of data gathering
regardless of where they occur. Students collecting data
away from the campus have a special obligation to keep
their advisors informed about their activities and progress.
Likewise, they are expected to follow a work schedule
agreeable to the host laboratory.
Students working in facilities
provided by a 'cooperating' organization should share
their results with the host institution. This is commonly
done by giving a copy of the thesis to the person in
charge of the laboratory. Assistance and advising by
persons away from the campus should be identified and
acknowledged in the thesis.
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