Directed Study I and II: 6 credits                                                          Feb. 25, 2007

Each of the two units to have a seperate course no. Students may do none, only I, or both I and II in different semesters, subject to availability.

Each unit to be registered  for, and performed under, the supervison of a guide over the duration of a semester. In cases where a student takes two units of directed study, they are to be in different semesters, and may or may not be under the same supervisor. Even when performed under the same guide, they may or may not be in continuation. In other words, the two units are to be viewed as operationally independent.

Each unit may involve a literature survey (seminar), design/development/fabrication/testing of equipment/prototype, design project, research project, design/development of algorithms/software, collection of experimental data using sophisticated methods/equipment, or design of an experiment, @ 6-8 hours per week.

The registration and evaluation to be as per the following norms: (this is a suggestion for discussion. Final norms as approved by DUGC).

1) Before registration, student to submit a brief one-page proposal outlining the actual work envisaged.
2) Guide to evaluate and give a letter grade at the end of the semester. Expected that the guide will teach the student to properly document work done and results achieved. Preferable that student should present work to all. Not necessary that evaluation should be explicitly based on report/presentation, and that it should involve other faculty as examiner etc.
3) Along with the letter grade, guide to compulsarily submit a brief one page report to DUGC outlining student's work, results achieved, what the evaluation was based on, and explicitly listing skills/knowledge learnt by the student. DUGC to ask for more information if necessary.