02998cam a22004332u 4500001000800000005001700008007001400025008004100039035002000080037001900100040002700119091000800146100002400154245019200178260006800370300000900438500013200447500005100579520120900630524005401839533008101893650002901974650003302003650002402036650002402060650002702084650002902111650002702140650002702167650003102194653003202225653003202257655003702289655002702326655003002353710006102383856007802444984004202522547642120110723150928.0he u||024||||080220s1987 xxu ||| b ||| ||eng d 9(ericd)ED279230 aED279230bERIC aericdbengcericddMvI amfm1 aStanford, Serena W.10aDissertations and Theses Roles Highlighted at Annual Meeting Session. California State University System's Thesis in Master's Degree Programs Discussedh[microform] /cSerena W. Stanford. a[Washington, D.C.] :bDistributed by ERIC Clearinghouse,c1987. a4 p. aAvailability: Council of Graduate Schools in the United States, One Dupont Circle, Suite 430, Washington, DC 20036-1173.5ericd aEducational level discussed: Higher Education. aThe role of the thesis in graduate education at the 19 campuses of the California State University (CSU) was surveyed. It was found that a minimal number of disciplines at CSU restrict the choice of culminating the degree with the thesis. Only 15% of the programs systemwide force the thesis. The comprehensive examination was as popular as the thesis in English, psychology, and mathematics, while the thesis was the prevailing option in business and the sciences. The professional degrees, with the exception of engineering, tend to stress the project (applied research). Engineers opt for the thesis or the exam. From 1981-82 through 1985-86, the proportion of master's degrees for which the thesis was the culminating experience remained steady at 27% for the CSU system as a whole. However, thesis-related master's degrees ranged from 12% to 68% of the degrees at individual campuses. According to CSU graduate deans, the value of the thesis experience included: exploring an issue in depth, engaging in independent work, meeting standards of professional publication in the discipline, and preparing the student for doctoral education. Problems associated with the thesis were also identified. (SW) aCommunicator, v20 n1 p1-2,11 Jan-Feb 1987.2ericd aMicrofiche.b[Washington D.C.]:cERIC Clearinghouseemicrofiches : positive.17aCollege Programs.2ericd07aComparative Analysis.2ericd07aConferences.2ericd07aDepartments.2ericd17aGraduate Study.2ericd07aHigher Education.2ericd17aMasters Theses.2ericd07aSchool Surveys.2ericd17aState Universities.2ericd1 aCalifornia State University0 aCouncil of Graduate Schools 7aCollected Works, Serials.2ericd 7aOpinion Papers.2ericd 7aReports, Research.2ericd2 aCouncil of Graduate Schools in the U.S., Washington, DC.41uhttp://www.eric.ed.gov/contentdelivery/servlet/ERICServlet?accno=ED279230 aANLcmc 2253 ED279230d77000000284490