California State University, Fresno
Division of Graduate Studies
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ROJECT (298) COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT
Candidate Last Name
Candidate First Name
School ID
Date
Mailing Address City State Zip Code
Home Phone
Cell Phone
Email
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heck if this is a revised Project Committee Assignment
The above student has been Advanced to Candidacy, is in good graduate standing, and is recommended for Project 298
assignment. The student and project chair have read the attached Project Guidelines and approve the proposed
PROJECT 298 TOPIC (please enter below):
H
UMAN SUBJECTS FORM (please check one):
Not Applicable Applicable, but not completed Applicable; Date of Review:
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OMMITTEE MEMBERS (please fill in all names and departments):
NAME
DEPARTMENT
SIGNATURE OF APPROVAL
DATE
Project Chair
Reader
Reader
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eview and Approval of Assignment:
Signature: Date:
Project Chair
Signature: Date:
Dr. Debra Harris, Graduate Program Coordinator
DISTRIBUTION INSTRUCTIONS:
Original to Department of Social Work Education, PHS 128 | Copies to Project Chair and Student | DSWE will make copies and distribute
NOTE: CHANGES IN PROJECT CHAIR OR TOPIC REQUIRE SUBMISSION OF A REVISED PROJECT COMMITTEE FORM.
Forms: 02/19/16
PROJECT COMMITTEE GUIDELINES
Membership on the Committee
1. P
articipation on project committees is an academic obligation required of all faculty.
2. T
he project chair shall be a member of the graduate faculty in the graduate student’s major department. He or
she shall have primary responsibility for the supervision of the student’s work, and shall assume the role o
f
“principle investigator” when the student’s research involves human subjects and ensure that university policies
in this area are carefully observed.
3. A
minimum of one reader of the committee should be a member of the student’s major department. If the
proposed project involves significant research in more than one area, then a reader expert in the area outsid
e
the student’s major department may be asked to serve on a committee. To include a committee from off
campus, a vita of the individual is needed.
4. L
ecturers and field instructors may be committee members.
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ROJECT COMMITTEE STRUCTURE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Basic responsibilities for procedural arrangements, content, and organization of the project rest with the student and
members of the committee. Once the committee has been formed and the project form has been submitted to the
Department, the student, in consultation, with the committee chair, should set a timetable for researching and
completing the project. The student should purchase a copy of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological
Association (Version 5), which will be used for reference and special stylistic pointers.
T
he committee chair has primary responsibility for advisement in the project process and is responsible for assigning the
student’s final grade. However, the student is reminded that careful communication with all committee members is
essential for final committee approval. It is advisable to clarify at the outset the precise role and responsibilities of each
member on the committee. In turn, students and committee members should be aware that each committee member’s
signature on the required approval pages of the final copy represents that member’s approval of all aspects of the
candidate’s project or thesis: content, methodology, form, and style.
Forms: 02/19/16