Examples of Honors Contract Topics
and Final Products
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DHC’s intention is that Honors Contract
assignments supplement, and not replace, work required in
the original course. Students and instructors are encouraged
to be creative in developing a contract topic and final
product. Below are some examples of previous DHC students’
contract topics and final products presented to their instructors
for evaluation. These are provided to give you some idea
of the types of projects students have done in the past.
It is up to each student to work with her or his instructor
to come up with the most appropriate topic and final product
for the individual situation.
Course: BIS 103,
Bioenergetics and Metabolism
Topic: Biochemistry Media on Glycosis
Final Product: 10-minute film (using Flash)
to illustrate the steps in Glycosis
Course: ASA
155, Legal History and the Asian American
Topic: Legal research on Filipino WWII
veterans
Tangible Evidence: Legal brief on behalf
of a hypothetical Filipino WWII veteran suing for veterans’
benefits
Course: NUT
114, Developmental Nutrition
Topic: Preeclampsia (as related to maternal
nutrition status and development of fetus)
Tangible Evidence: One-and-a-half-hour
power point presentation for the class
Course: POL
160, American Political Parties
Topic: California Political Parties and
how they dealt with the energy crisis in the legislature
Tangible Evidence: 6-page research paper
Course: EVE
100, Introduction to Evolution
Topic: Evolution Websites
Tangible Evidence: Website linked to EVE
100 web page detailing specific evolution links, organized
and annotated based on content and application to the course
Course:
TXC 107, Social and Psychological Aspects of Clothing
Topic: Design a line of clothing for a
celebrity, incorporating celebrity’s race, ethnicity,
sexuality, gender and social class
Tangible Evidence: Two dresses, formal
sketches and a summary paper
Course:
NPB 101, Systemic Physiology
Topic: Epidemiology of SARS and how the
virus affects the body
Tangible Evidence: 5-8 page paper
Course: PSC
165, Introduction to Clinical Psychology
Topic: Comparison among the mental health
careers
Tangible Evidence: Presentation to Psychology
students of results from interviewing several mental health
professionals in different careers to find out what different
careers are “really” like
Course: CMN
170, Communication, Technology, and Society
Topic: Study of an online gaming community
and how people interact with it
Tangible Evidence: 5-8 page field report
describing social interactions with and observations of
the community
