Course-Based Undergraduate Research

Educational Equity and High-Impact Practice

Nancy H. Hensel

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2023
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781000976823
• Topic: Education
• Subtopic: Higher Education

Co-published with the Council on Undergraduate Research Undergraduate research has long been recognized as a high-impact practice (HIP), but has unfortunately been offered only to juniors and seniors, and to very few of them (often in summer programs). This book shows how to engage students in authentic research experiences, built into the design of courses in the first two years, thus making the experience available to a much greater number of students.Research that is embedded in a course, especially general education courses, addresses the issue of how to expand undergraduate research to all students. Research has shown that students who have early experiences in undergraduate research are more likely to pursue further research prior to and after graduation. This is also an issue of social justice because it makes the benefits of undergraduate research available to students who must work during the academic year and in the summer. It is widely accepted that the skills developed through undergraduate research help prepare students for their future careers.The book addresses all aspects of the topic, including:- What are appropriate expectations for research in the first two years- How to design appropriate course-based research for first- and second-year students- How to mentor a class rather than individual students- How students can disseminate the results of their research- Possible citizen-science projects appropriate for the first and second years- Providing additional resources available to support course-based research in the first two yearsDesigned for faculty at four-year and two-year colleges – and including examples from the sciences, the social sciences, and the humanities – the strategies and methods described can be adapted to disciplines not specifically mentioned in the book.Many faculty are hesitant to engage first and second year students in undergraduate research because they worry students don't know enough to conduct authentic research in their discipline, because they worry about the time it will take to develop activities for these students, and because they wonder how they can mentor a whole class of students doing research. The authors have successfully dealt with these issues, and provide examples of how it's done.

Table of contents

• Cover Page
• Half Title page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Dedication
• Contents
• Foreword
• 1 Crazy Observations, Audacious Questions
• 2 Comgen: Developing the Pedagogy for Classroom-Based Undergraduate Research Experience Courses
• 3 Starting the Research Process with Information Literacy in Introductory-Level Earth Science Courses
• 4 Editing the Public Domain with Undergraduate Students: Studying Literature With Collaborative Annotation and Digital Publication
• 5 A High-Throughput Model for Course-Based Research Experiences for the First Two Years of Chemistry and Biology
• 6 Research Strategies in Theater Studies
• 7 Learning that Lasts: Action Research in the Classroom
• 8 Diving into Research at the Ocean Research College Academy
• 9 Experience is Education
• 10 Using Mystery to Encourage Undergraduate Historical Research
• 11 Implementing a Course- Based Undergraduate Research Experience in an Introductory Biology Course
• 12 Course-Based Research in Introductory Psychological Science
• 13 DNA Barcoding Undergraduate Research Tool can be Scaled from Traditional to Course-Based Research Project With Ease
• 14 Student Outcomes and Impacts of Discovery-Based Research in the First Two Years of Undergraduate Education
• 15 Undergraduate Research and Applied Business Statistics
• 16 Pride in the College Experience Course
• 17 Course-Embedded Research in the Lower Division at Montana State University
• 18 Course-Based Research Mentoring
• About the Contributors
• Index