What is an Honors Contract?
It allows honors students to earn 3 honors credits in a course. The student usually proposes an idea for the contract (a paper, presentation, performance, etc.), though you may also assign work for the student.
Examples of previously proposed projects:
ME 242 Acoustic Engineering by Design: Use of ODEON to create sample rooms to test reverberation time in, and prepare a few audio examples for each room
NUR 360P Psychosocial Issues in Nursing Practice: Create an educational pamphlet on issues in mental health which patients need help with (i.e. stress management, depression)
AFL 499 Applied Flute: Recorded performance of five commonly requested piccolo orchestral excerpts
UISC 155D Fact and Fiction: Culture Clashes in Literature and Film: Reflection paper on Toni Morrison's book, Beloved
What is the process?
After discussing the project with you, the student will submit the contract proposal online and you will immediately receive an email that describes the plan.
The email will come from Microsoft Power Apps and Power Automate (microsoft@powerapps.com) or Microsoft Flow (maccount@microsoft.com where you can accept or reject the proposal. If you do not receive an approval email, you can locate the contract in Teams by clicking on the bell icon in the upper left corner. Please respond to the request for approval within 7 days.
Contract proposals are due by Friday, Sept. 19 and the student will have until the final week of classes to submit their work.
Questions?
Please email the University Honors Director (schoeneck@hartford.edu), or contact your Honors College Coordinator.