Undergraduate Research:It’s Not Just a Summer Job

Connie Varnhagen

Consider definition(s) of undergraduate research and creative activities

Share examples of undergraduate research

Broaden definitions of undergraduate research

Become encouraged about engaging in undergraduate research

Goals of workshop

Phrases

Examples

What is undergraduate research?

An inquiry or investigation

conducted by an undergraduate student

that makes an original intellectual or creative contribution

to the discipline.

Council on Undergraduate Research definition

Healey & Jenkins (2009)

Ualberta modification

Learning about research

Learning methods of the discipline

Learning through inquiry

Discovering new knowledge and creating new works

Prepare informed citizens

Enhance the student experience

Enhance research

Invigorate teaching

Recruit graduate students

Benefits of undergraduate research

process centered product centered

student initiatedfaculty initiated

all studentshonors students

curriculum-based co-curricular

collaborativeindividual

original to student original to discipline

campus audienceprofessional audience

Dimensions of undergraduate research

process centered product centered

student initiatedfaculty initiated

all studentshonors students

curriculum-based co-curricular

collaborativeindividual

original to student original to discipline

campus audienceprofessional audience

Dimensions of undergraduate research

What is undergraduate research?

How (and why) might you include UGR in your classes?

Consider definition(s) of undergraduate research and creative activities

Share examples of undergraduate research

Broaden definitions of undergraduate research

Become encouraged about engaging in undergraduate research

Outcomes of workshop