Rules for honors option for courses with Professor James Biddle:
The honors option cannot be another paper, another video, a crew position, or
any other requirement for the course. The honors option cannot be “just
something extra” to receive honors credit. An honors option for Professor Biddle
must include 1.) A research element with methodology 2.) A skills element 3.) A
presentation element.
1. Request for Honors Option
The request for an honors option for a course with Professor Biddle must
be made the semester before the course of request (requests for Spring
semester courses should be made in Fall semester, requests for Fall
courses should be made during the Spring semester. I do not do honors
options for summer courses).
All requests must include: 1.) a formal pitch of the intended work that
includes 2.) a formal treatment of the intended work 3.) a formal timetable
for completion. Informal pitches will be rejected.
2. Approval of Honors Option
If Professor Biddle approves the honors option, requirements for the
student include: 1.) adherence to the timetable designed by the student
and approved by Professor Biddle 2.) weekly meetings with Professor
Biddle 3.) set-up and scheduling of formal presentation. Failure to adhere
to any of these and Professor Biddle will formally reject the honors option.
3. Formal Presentation
The student must present the honors option work through a formal
presentation. The formal presentation must include: 1.) A time and place
organized by the student and approved by Professor Biddle 2.) a panel of
Professor Biddle, another professor or professional of Professor Biddle's
choosing, and a graduate student of Professor Biddle's choosing 3.) a
written synopsis of the topic given to the panel two weeks in advance 4.) a
visual presentation of the topic 5.) a question and answer session on the
topic by the panel. Only the panel may attend the presentation.
The stipulations do not necessarily represent the requirements of the UGA
Honors Program or professors teaching at the University of Georgia, only the
stipulations set by Professor James Biddle for his courses at The Grady College
of Journalism and Mass Communication. For more information, please contact
Professor Biddle at jbiddle@uga.edu