Preface

This manual is intended to provide V889 students and faculty supervisors with information concerning the Special Projects course. This course differs from other courses in the Doctor of Optometry program in not having regularly scheduled class meetings and not being confined to a particular semester of a particular year. Students begin their V889 projects during the third year of the OD program or earlier; and credit for the course is given at the end of the student's Bloomington rotation during the fourth year.

A large number of School of Optometry faculty members assisted in compiling information for this manual. Those who were especially helpful include the previous coordinator Dr. Ted Grosvenor, and Drs. Carolyn Begley, Arthur Bradley, David Goss, Doug Horner, Edwin Marshall, Richard Meetz, and Larry Thibos.

Contents

• Course objective
• Format and requirements
• Selecting a topic for your project
• Suggestions on how to organize your project
• The paper
• Suggestions for review of a device, model, manual, etc.
• Submission of the completed paper
• Deadlines and competitions

Appendices

• Research interests of Optometry faculty
• Notable V889 projects and awards received
• Form for justification of project other than an experiment, a case report, or a literature critique
• Form for reporting the grade

	URL: http://www.opt.indiana.edu/v889/index.htm Revised: February 2, 2007
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