RESEARCH WITH UNDERGRADUATES Josh Galster & Laura Rademacher (based on previous sessions led by Chris Kim, Rachel Beane, Elizabeth Catlos, Kathy Surpless,

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RESEARCH WITH UNDERGRADUATES Josh Galster & Laura Rademacher (based on previous sessions led by Chris Kim, Rachel Beane, Elizabeth Catlos, Kathy Surpless, and many others)

Overview Your motivation Goals for undergraduate research Types of undergraduate research Who are undergraduates? Approaches to project design Outcomes & preserving knowledge Your plan for success

Your Motivation What are the benefits of undergraduate research? In other words, why involve undergraduates in your research? What are the challenges and pitfalls of working with undergraduates in research?

Goals for Undergraduate Research What do you want students to gain from the research experience?

Goals for Undergraduate Research Advance knowledge of discipline and/or result in new scholarly and creative works Students learn ways of the discipline process is as important as outcome challenge to pose and answer meaningful questions develop quantitative, problem-solving, and presentation skills Enliven intellectual climate on campus stimulate discussion & collaboration within/across disciplines increase # of high quality interactions between students & faculty outside of classroom

Types of Undergraduate Research Research as part of an undergraduate class (another session here on this!) Summer research Independent study / honors thesis research

Successful Undergraduate Research: Process vs Outcome Learning experience for student Provide student with guidance to understand significance of problem/question, practice methods, and execute project Facilitate communication between student & professor Investigate significant rather than trivial problems May lead to class presentations, senior theses, conference presentations, contributions to papers…

Undergraduate Students Are: Eager Fast learners Affordable Searching Rewarding Less experienced More time-intensive Overcommitted With you for shorter timeframes Distracted Naive

Recruiting, Selecting, and Contracts Recruiting: You are the best advertisement! Formal: ads, s, events, & webpages Informal: Word of mouth, class announcements, approaching good candidates directly Selection Academic criteria: GPA, class and lab experience Time available and compatible schedules Compensation: salary, credit, volunteer Research Contracts Explicit expectations for both student & advisor

Designing “Doable” Projects Consider: time allotted (as an estimate, multiply x3…or more!...the time it would take you to complete a step) student’s ability and motivation student’s & your other responsibilities

Undergraduate Research Approach Work on piece of mentor’s larger research project(s) Work on projects of their own design Work on research topics of peripheral interest to mentor’s research Work on continuing previous projects Students at different levels involved in research team Students complete research within class context Students complete research as part of structured Honors Program (or similar)

Project Design Approach Multi-student, multi-year project Students work on different pieces of larger project Example: Wildfire impacts on watershed processes Field water chem Lab water analysis Field sediment analysis Sediment lab analysis Field biology analysis Lab biology analysis Multiple watersheds Discharge analysis Historic records

Project Design Approach Adapting research to local field areas Develop field-based program close to campus for class & summer Foster balance between family, research, teaching Example: Investigating urban water pollution Field water chem Lab water analysis Sediment collection & observations Sediment chem analysis Field biology analysis Lab biology analysis

Project Design Approach Adapting research for inclusion in a course Exposes many more students to research practices Example: place sensors at beginning of semester Collect data throughout Analyze data as part of syllabus Have a final product

Outcomes & Preserving Knowledge Presentations Abstracts Posters and/or Talks Symposia & Professional Technical meetings Networking Theses Publications Multiple student researchers may be needed Have them write the straightforward parts: Methods, Results, Figures Knowledge Preservation Lab books & wiki File-sharing and backups

Your Suggestions & Questions? How have you designed projects for undergraduate researchers? What questions do you have about designing projects and working with undergraduates?

Design Your Project! Keep in mind: Topic Goal Number of students involved Recruitment method Scale Expected outcome

Some Resources Undergraduate research: ml ml Collaborating with students: arch/students.html#thoughts arch/students.html#thoughts Guidelines for students: arch/students.html#guidelines arch/students.html#guidelines Advisor, Teacher, Role-Model, Friend: On being a mentor to students in science and engineering (full text online):