Independent Studies

Recommended Prerequisites

NA

Teaching Methods

The steps for the independent study are

•  Student Proposes a project. This will take the form of a formal document and will be considered the first deliverable of the project.

The proposal must include:

- an executive summary

- a definition of the work to be completed, including

- deliverables

- timelines

- reviews

- final report

- an advisor (a Carnegie Mellon faculty member)

- a proposal of how the students wants the grade to be generated from the independent material

Learning Outcomes

An Independent Study course is one that is designed by the student to pursue in-depth study in a particular area of interest. A maximum of two independent studies are permitted to apply toward degree completion requirements. The purpose of the independent study is for students to further explore an area of interest they may have just scratched the surface of during one of the core courses.

Work Placement(s)

No

Syllabus

NA

Head Lecturer(s)

Mário Alberto da Costa Zenha Rela

Assessment Methods

Assessment
Project: 100.0%

Bibliography

NA