Designing and Implementing a Successful Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program
- 190 pages
- English
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Designing and Implementing a Successful Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program
About this book
Designing and Implementing a Successful Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Program is designed as a resource for faculty, administrators, and university leaders interested in developing new, or expanding existing, undergraduate research programs. The book provides a practical handbook addressing the many "how to" questions associated with running a successful undergraduate research enterprise – ranging from how to organize an undergraduate research office, to how to find funding, foster cross-campus relationships, and develop learning outcomes for students in order to maximize the benefits of the research experience. It also addresses best practices in mentoring, how faculty mentorship fits within the discussion of tenure and promotion, and the basics of assessment, for both funder reporting and program improvement.
Containing a series of vignettes offering specific advice from program directors, faculty mentors, and university administrators from a diverse array of universities and colleges, this book showcases their hands-on tips, advice, and lessons learned. Addressing key issues through real-world experience, the authors show how to build effective cross-disciplinary undergraduate research programs with positive impacts for students and faculty.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Notes on contributors
- Series foreword
- Foreword to the volume
- 1 The importance of undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity
- 2 So you want to start an undergraduate research office?
- 3 Staffing and office structure
- 4 Ready, set, go! Goals for the first year
- 5 Finding funding to support students, mentors, and your programmatic needs
- 6 Beyond the lab/studio/archive: professional development support for student researchers from across the disciplines
- 7 Facilitating the mentor–mentee relationship
- 8 Top down, bottom up: tenure, promotion, and other faculty and mentor support strategies
- 9 Navigating institutional bureaucracy: risk management, research supplies, travel, and other administrative concerns
- 10 Getting the word out to students
- 11 Assessment and educational research
- 12 Scaling up access and reducing barriers to undergraduate research: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences and faculty mentor development
- 13 Intersecting impact: aligning meaning-making for undergraduate researchers
- 14 Resources to engage in the community of URSCA scholars and practitioners
- Index