Senior Honors
Spring semester. The Department.
How to handle overenrollment:
Students who enroll in this course will likely encounter and be expected to engage in the following intellectual skills, modes of learning, and assessment: emphasis on written work, readings, independent research.
Nhat Nguyen Phong Cao
Primary Title:
Departmental Assistant
Institution:
UMASS Amherst
Department:
UMass Dining - Hampshire Commons
Email Address:
ncao@umass.edu
Jessica A. Goldhirsch
Primary Title:
SSW PE EOL Instructor
Institution:
Smith College
Department:
School for Social Work
Email Address:
jgoldhirsch@smith.edu
The Boltwood Project
The BOLTWOOD Project is a course that supports a student-run civic engagement and leadership program designed to provide enrichment, recreation, and socialization for adults and children of diverse intellectual or physical ability. Under the guidance and supervision of student leaders, students enrolled in this course participate in small groups that organize weekly enrichment activities at multiple sites throughout the region.
IS-Independent Study: Research
Description not available at this time
Independent Study
Not available at this time
Advanced Quantitative Methods
This course will build on students' previous foundations in probability, statistical inference, and linear regression. An introduction to generalized linear models (GLMs) and multilevel (mixed effects/hierarchical) models will be followed by additional advanced topics at the discretion of the instructor. These will include special cases of GLMs and multilevel models and may also consider measurement of latent variables (e.g. factor analysis, IRT).
Project Planning & Proposal Dv
For those who are or plan to be program personnel or consultants in nonformal education and human service programs. Planning and proposal development and how to improve its contribution to program success.