Senior Honors Thesis

Individual study for majors completing Senior Honors Theses in Aerospace Engineering, requiring CALS Honors Program enrollment and faculty consent.

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Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Investigate a topic in conjunction with other investigators to develop a deep understanding of a research problem.

  • Identify a research problem and develop a set of testable hypotheses.

  • Carry out analysis using data and/or economic models related to the research problem under investigation.

  • Communicate the results of investigations via written and/or oral means to an appropriate audience.

  • Write an honors thesis that contains an abstract, background, a demonstration of research skills, analysis of the research question, and a summary of the impact of the work.

Source: UW Guide

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Individual study for majors completing theses for Honors degrees as arranged with a faculty member. Requires consent of supervising instructor. Enrolled in CALS Honors Program.

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Topics

  • Independent thesis research in Aerospace Engineering.
  • Research problem identification and hypothesis development.

Skills

  • Conducting independent research and developing deep understanding of a research problem.
  • Identifying research problems and formulating testable hypotheses.
  • Performing data and model-based analysis for research investigations.
  • Writing a structured honors thesis including abstract, background, and impact summary.

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