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9781429258579

Entering Research: A Facilitator's Manual Workshops for Students Beginning Research in Science

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  • ISBN13:

    9781429258579

  • ISBN10:

    1429258578

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-03-19
  • Publisher: W. H. Freeman
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Summary

For students whose experience with science has been primarily in the classroom, it can be difficult to identify and contact potential mentors, and to navigate the transition to a one-on-one, mentor-student relationship. This is especially true for those who are new to research, or who belong to groups that are underrepresented in research. The Entering Research workshops offer a mechanism to structure the independent research experience, and help students overcome these challenges. These workshops introduce students to the culture of research, teaching valuable research skills, and alleviating some of the work of faculty and lab personnel associated with mentoring novice researchers. The materials in this manual can easily be adapted for a number of venues, including individual, one-time workshops; intensive summer research programs for undergraduates or pre-college students; professional development workshops for beginning graduate students; or as a way to support students working in an individual faculty member's research group.

Table of Contents

Forewordp. ix
Prefacep. xi
Acknowledgmentsp. xiii
Overviewp. 1
Entering Research: Session by Sessionp. 7
Finding a Research Mentorp. 9
Introduction to the Workshop Series and Finding a Research Mentorp. 21
The Nature of Sciencep. 42
Searching the Literature for Scientific Articlesp. 48
Reading Scientific Articles and Mentoring Stylesp. 60
Your Research Group's Focusp. 67
Establishing Goals and Expectations with Your Mentorp. 72
Who's Who in Your Research Groupp. 81
Documenting Your Researchp. 93
Defining Your Hypothesis or Research Questionp. 101
Designing Your Experimentsp. 107
Research Proposal Review Draft #1p. 117
Research Proposal Review Draft #2p. 122
Final Research Proposal Presentationsp. 126
Final Research Proposal Presentations (continued)p. 132
Entering Research: Session by Sessionp. 139
Introduction to the Workshop Series and Science Communicationp. 141
Research Project Outlines and Scientific Abstractsp. 159
Research Project Outlines and Scientific Abstracts (continued)p. 166
Science and Societyp. 171
Peer Review of General Public Abstractsp. 181
Research Ethicsp. 188
Making Effective Scientific Presentationsp. 201
Research Careersp. 213
Presentation Peer Review Draft #1p. 219
Presentation Outside Review Draft #2p. 223
Final Presentationsp. 227
The Future of Your Project: Funding/Grantsp. 232
Mini-Grant Proposal Peer Reviewp. 241
Research Experience Reflections and Celebrationp. 245
Appendixp. 255
Facilitating, Not Teaching: Some Practical Tipsp. 257
Discussion Guidelines for Studentsp. 261
Entering Research Part I Sample Syllabusp. 263
Entering Research Part II Sample Syllabusp. 267
Sample 10-Week Summer Syllabusp. 271
Syllabi for Entering Research and Entering Mentoring in Parallelp. 273
Sample One-Day Workshop Agendap. 275
About the Authorsp. 283
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