scholarly journals “How Do We Do This at a Distance?!” A Descriptive Study of Remote Undergraduate Research Programs during COVID-19

2022 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia A. Erickson ◽  
Rebecca B. Cole ◽  
Jared M. Isaacs ◽  
Silvia Alvarez-Clare ◽  
Jonathan Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Research Programs

This study describes the design and implementation of remote Summer undergraduate research programs during the COVID-19 pandemic, including program strengths and recommendations for improvement from the perspectives of undergraduate researchers.

scholarly journals "How do we do this at a distance?!" A descriptive study of remote undergraduate research programs during COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olivia A Erickson ◽  
Rebecca B Cole ◽  
Jared M Isaacs ◽  
Silvia Alvarez-Clare ◽  
Jonathan Arnold ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sense Of Community ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Scale Up ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Structural Racism ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Research Programs ◽  
Opportunities For Learning ◽  
Student Reports

The COVID-19 pandemic shut down undergraduate research programs across the U.S. Twenty-three sites offered remote undergraduate research programs in the life sciences during summer 2020. Given the unprecedented offering of remote research experiences, we carried out a study to describe and evaluate these programs. Using structured templates, we documented how programs were designed and implemented, including who participated. Through focus groups and surveys, we identified programmatic strengths and shortcomings as well as recommendations for improvements from the perspectives of participating students. Strengths included the quality of mentorship, opportunities for learning and professional development, and development of a sense of community. Weaknesses included limited cohort building, challenges with insufficient structure, and issues with technology. Although all programs had one or more activities related to diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice, these topics were largely absent from student reports even though programs coincided with a peak in national consciousness about racial inequities and structural racism. Our results provide evidence for designing remote REUs that are experienced favorably by students. Our results also indicate that remote REUs are sufficiently positive to further investigate their affordances and constraints, including the potential to scale up offerings, with minimal concern about disenfranchising students.

scholarly journals Faculty Motivation to Mentor Students Through Undergraduate Research Programs: A Study of Enabling and Constraining Factors

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 520-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle X. Morales ◽  
Sara E. Grineski ◽  
Timothy W. Collins
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Faculty Motivation ◽  
Research Programs

scholarly journals Undergraduate research in medical education: a descriptive study of students’ views

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiano C Oliveira ◽  
Renata C de Souza ◽  
Érika H Sassaki Abe ◽  
Luís E Silva Móz ◽  
Lidia R de Carvalho ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Descriptive Study

Simulation, Design, and Implementation Based Undergraduate Research in Control Systems: Nonlinear Before Linear

2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dale B. McDonald ◽  
Idir Azouz ◽  
Carrie-Anne Taylor
Keyword(s):  
Nonlinear Control ◽  
Control Systems ◽  
Research Program ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Undergraduate Curriculum ◽  
Linear Control Systems ◽  
Simulation Design ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Design And Implementation ◽  
Systems Research

A typical undergraduate curriculum introduces linear control systems concepts only, often in a single elective course. This curriculum structure introduces challenges to student involvement in control systems research as nonlinear concepts are the focus of the majority of such efforts. With undergraduate participation in engineering research steadily increasing, nonlinear control concepts must be introduced prior to formal classroom study of linear systems. Given this reality, we propose an intense and relatively brief research program, consisting of three distinct phases. The program objective is to present a targeted educational experience in nonlinear control theory based upon the design and implementation of control laws developed for a particular nonlinear system class. Given significant interaction between the student and the faculty mentor, we believe that an excellent opportunity in undergraduate education and research will be realized, despite the student’s initial unfamiliarity with nonlinear control systems concepts. A research program consisting of three phases is proposed and initial technical results are presented to facilitate a candid discussion of the issues that may prevent undergraduate participation in research and to detail the manner in which many of these obstacles were overcome.

Assessing Science Training Programs: Structured Undergraduate Research Programs Make a Difference

BioScience ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 68 (7) ◽  
pp. 529-534 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan E Wilson ◽  
Jenna L Pollock ◽  
Ian Billick ◽  
Carmen Domingo ◽  
Edna G Fernandez-Figueroa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Training Programs ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Programs ◽  
Science Training
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