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Description of Professional Project The professional project does not require the degree of original work expected in a thesis. Each project must have a sponsor who agrees to participate on the student’s supervisory committee. The sponsor could be an employer, client, supervisor, government official, or someone acceptable to the other supervisory committee members. Supervisory
Committee A
supervisory committee will be established for each graduate student
pursuing the professional project option. The supervisory
committee is expected to provide advice, guidance, and assistance to the
graduate student and to evaluate the student’s performance. The
supervisory committee will be composed of at least two members of the
graduate faculty and the project sponsor. The chair of the
supervisory committee must be both a member of the graduate faculty and
a member of the Construction Management Department. The graduate
student and the student’s advisor determine the membership of the
supervisory committee, which is reported to the Graduate Program
Coordinator.
Professional
Project Procedures Each
graduate student desiring to pursue the professional project option will
select a general topic area she/he wishes to pursue and consult with
her/his advisor to select a chairperson for her/his supervisory
committee. The student will then work with the committee chair to
develop a written professional project proposal (two or three
type-written pages). The format for the proposal is:
Once the professional project proposal is completed, the student will work with the committee chair to select another member for the supervisory committee. The entire supervisory committee must review and approve the project proposal. Once the proposal has been approved, the graduate student submits the names of the supervisory committee members and the approved project topic to the Graduate Program Coordinator using MSCM Form 1 (available in the downloadable forms section). The Graduate Program Coordinator will then provide the graduate
student with an entry code for CM 600, Independent Study or Research. Students will
not be allowed to enroll in CM 600 until their project topics have been
approved by their supervisory committees.
Students should schedule regular reviews with their supervisory
committees throughout the preparation of their projects and provide a
complete draft to each committee member at least two weeks in advance of
scheduled final examinations. Final Examination Procedures When the graduate student has completed the professional project, the chairperson of the supervisory committee schedules the final examination and notifies the other committee members. The format for the professional project will be as approved by the supervisory committee. Graduate students are required to pick up the warrant (Application for Master’s Degree) for the final examination from the Graduate Program Coordinator. Upon satisfactory completion of the final examination, the supervisory committee signs the warrant for the Master of Science in Construction Management Degree. The student then provides a copy of the signed warrant and delivers the original signed warrant to the Graduate School.
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