1. Undergraduate Research & Designing Effective Assignments Francesca Marineo, Instructional Design Librarian

2. The Facts 66.33% of NSC faculty feel that: "Improving my undergraduate students’ research skills... is an important educational goal for the courses I teach.” (2014 Ithaka S+R NSC Faculty Survey)

4. Common Pitfalls Deciphering the prompt Picking a topic (& sticking with it) Finding sources (Google is life)

5. Best Practices Clear Language & Expectations ScaffoldingIncorporate: Critical Thinking Academic Integrity

6. Faculty & Student Resources Assignment Design Consults Library Instruction Sessions Meet with a Librarian

7. Thank you! Come visit me in RSC 212! francesca.marineo@nsc.edu

8. Exploring Prompt Efficacy Sierra Lomprey, Paige Hall, Tyler Kaplan

9. Let’s Talk Rubrics When is your rubric introduced? How specific is the rubric? Do you utilize grading conferences?

10. Let’s Consider (Mis)Reading “No Research Required” The Question Block Visiting the Writing Center Analyze This (explain significance) Office Hours

11. “No Research Required”

12. The Question Block

13. Visiting the Writing Center

14. Analyze This

15. Office Hours

16. Let’s Compare Upper and Lower Division Presentation

17. Let’s Look at Prompts WHAT – identify the primary goal of the project HOW – identify the assignment’s completion process and stylistic expectations WHO / WHY – identify the paper’s target audience and overall significance (extrinsic and intrinsic motivation) Clarity – identify areas that are especially clear or unclear