College of Engineering and Applied Science

College of Engineering and Applied Science

Independent Study Agreement

ASEN 2849/4849/5849

I.  Student Information

Name: / Independent Study
Credit Hours (2-3):
Semester: / SPRING 2012 / Current Semester Credit Load:
Year (soph, etc) by degree course work: / Cumulative Credit Hours:
Major: / Student ID #
Identikey user ID: / Preferred Phone #:
Email Address: / Buff One Card Number:
Have you taken the Gateway to Space course? (ASEN 2500 or ASTR 2500)
Have you taken ASEN 2849/4849/5849 before (SG Independent Study)?
Review of student Unofficial Transcript Completed?

II.  Course Information

Space Grant Adviser: / Lia Matthews / ASEN / Course #: / Section #:
Description and Goals of the proposed Independent Study:
Participate on a student project at the Colorado Space Grant Consortium. Each project’s scientific and technical objectives and goals are different but all are space related. Your work and research will be focused on one of the project teams working to design, build, test or operate a spacecraft or space experiment. At times your work will be independent and at other times it will be team oriented.
Method of conducting and evaluating the Independent Study:
Please initial by each item after reading the attached COSGC Academic Policy, indicating that you understand what is expected of you.
Your final grade will be determined by the criteria listed below and as described in COSGC Academic Policy.
___ Quality, Quantity and Documentation of work
___ Completion of work as assigned during adviser meetings
___ Work performed in accordance with COSGC’s Student Code of Conduct
Other grading criteria:
___ Perform tasks assigned by your team leader and COSGC Adviser
___ Complete at least the minimum required number of hours. Simply working the minimum hours does not result in an “A” for this grade criteria: Ugrad: 1 credit hour = 50 hours of work, 2 = 100, 3 = 150
Grad: 1 credit hour = 60 hours of work, 2 = 120, 3 = 180
___ Complete weekly Time Reports at http://spacegrant.colorado.edu/reports/
___ Complete Progress Reports, attend Adviser Meetings and complete Final report as scheduled below
___ Perform one Community Service Outreach activity
___ Attend team and project general meetings
__ I understand it is my responsibility to stay involved. If your team leader is not giving you assignments, you must visit Lia Matthews in person for your next assignment.
Project: / Team: / Team Lead:

III.  Student Signatures

I have read and agree with COSGC’s Student Code of Conduct / Date:
I have read and agree with the COSGC’s Academic Policy / Date:
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IV.  Approvals (after I, II and III are complete)

Instructor Signature / Date:
Your Department Adviser Signature: / Date:
Enrollment Entered By:
(Usually Claire Yang) / Date:

Completion of this form does NOT constitute enrollment in the course. You must check the applicability of this course through your undergraduate Adviser for your department and have him/her sign it. Then see Claire Yang (ASEN Adviser) for actual enrollment (phone 303-492-2940, ECOT 633). Lia Matthews must receive a copy of this form once signed by all parties. Failure to do so will result in an F.

If you have any questions, Lia Matthews can be reached at 303-492-1083 or 303-492-3141, by email at or in her office in DLC 270B.

V.  Independent Study Task Tracking

Time Reporting Account Setup: / Computer Account Setup:
Email Lists (General and Project): / DLC Access Granted:
Picture Taken: / Outreach Date Completed:
Date of Meeting / On Time to Meeting? / Progress Report Submitted (1 day before meeting)? / Notes:
Semester High Level Task (defined at first meeting):
Assignments / Scheduled / Actual / Comments

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