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Special Project information
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S p e c i a l . P r o j e c t . R e q u i r e m e n t
University's Requirement for Master's Degree
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"All master's degree programs at SCSU require the successful completion of one or more of the following individual capstone experiences: A thesis, a comprehensive examination, or a special project." [2006-2007 Graduate Catalog, p. 33]
Graduate School Requirement for the Special Project
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"The special project requires the application or drawing together of knowledge and skills acquired in the graduate program. Projects are typically completed under a particular course designation and result in a written report or other product, such as an audio tape of a performance or photographs of an art exhibit, which will be kept on file for review by students, faculty, and accrediting agencies. The master's degree is conferred after successful completion of a minimum of 36 credits including the special project." [2006-2007 Graduate Catalog, p. 34]
ILS Requirement for Special Project Documentation
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The Special Project is documented in a Portfolio.
The Special Project documentation (or Portfolio) is to be submitted on a CD-Rom to the department for review. For one suggestion on how to write up the Special Project documentation see http://www.southernct.edu/~brownm/680f08capstone.html.
Concepts and Skills in Information and Library Science
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In 1999, the First Congress on Professional Education recommended that the American Library Association identify core competencies for the profession and "describe the competencies for the generalist of the future" (McKinney, 2006, p. 1). The American Library Association (ALA), the national accrediting body for Master of Library Science (MLS) program, held dialogs with library educators, employers, and students to understand What does it take to be a librarian? A range of skills and attributes has emerged that underpins the core of librarianship. The competency statements developed by the ALA "reflect the knowledge and skills of a beginning generalist librarian" and "taken as a whole, the list suggests the development that is basic to a librarian or information professional in contemporary society."
A comparison of competencies and curricula found "ALA-accredited programs have curricula in line with the latest draft proposed core competencies....Of the 56 institutions hosting ALA-accredited programs, 53 (94.6%) have courses to address all eight (8) core competencies" (McKinney, 2006, p. 1). The competencies comprise a list of eight competency areas with specific competency statements that can be used as concepts and skills in the Special Project requirement.
The draft proposed ALA core competencies are available at http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditationb/Draft_Core_Competencies_07_05.pdf
References
McKinney, R. D. (2006). Draft proposed ALA core competencies compared to ALA-accredited, candidate, and precandidate program curricula: A preliminary analysis. Retrieved July 26, 2006, from http://www.ala.org/ala/accreditationb/Core_Competencies_Comparison.pdf
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