What's Old Made New

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 155-158
Author(s):  
John S. Garrison ◽  
Saiham Sharif
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Writers Of Color ◽  
Globalizing World ◽  
Contemporary Writers

Abstract This article showcases a guided research project that explores Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Sympathizer (2015) as an adaptation of Hamlet. A digital component to the project further visualizes the reach of Shakespeare's work into that of contemporary writers of color. The discussion underscores how an undergraduate research experience in canonical English literature opens new connections to contemporary depictions of a globalizing world, as well as how digital tools can visualize those connections and grant the student a valuable set of skills.

Designing Authentic Undergraduate Research Experiences in a Single-Semester Lab Course

2015 ◽  
Vol 77 (7) ◽  
pp. 526-531 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas A. Mennella
Keyword(s):  
Fluorescent Protein ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Laboratory Course ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Undergraduate Research Experiences ◽  
Green Fluorescent ◽  
Scheduled Time

The importance of a robust undergraduate research experience has been demonstrated time and again. However, too few undergraduates engage in genuine research and leverage this opportunity. Here, I present a laboratory course in cell and molecular biology that is designed to mimic a true research project. Students work through a 10-step experimental design culminating in the construction, expression, and visualization of microtubules fused to green fluorescent protein in baker's yeast. The steps of this project include the isolation of the tubulin gene from yeast genomic DNA, the cloning of that gene into an expression vector, the amplification of this plasmid in E. coli, and the expression of fluorescent tubulin in yeast. Controls and validation steps are embedded throughout the project, as they would be in a genuine research project. This laboratory course more closely resembles a one-semester undergraduate research experience than a typical lab course. However, because this course reaches a much larger number of students compared with undergraduate research opportunities, it provides students with a valuable research experience that remains confined to the scheduled time block of a typical lab course. In this way, many of the benefits of research are experienced by a large number of undergraduates.

scholarly journals Integrating Undergraduate Research into Social Science Curriculum: Benefits and Challenges of Two Models

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica Crowe ◽  
Austin Boe
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Science Curriculum ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Survey Methods ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Community Based Research

Evidence shows that undergraduate research is beneficial to students during their college years and beyond. This study evaluates two models for integrating undergraduate research into the college curriculum: (1) integrating a community-based research project into a social science course and (2) designing a senior seminar course as an undergraduate research experience. Findings show that students benefit from a hands-on research experience that deepens their understanding of both survey methods and social issues. While, students who participated in the community-based research project enjoyed interacting with community members and learning about community concerns, students in the senior seminar research experience ranked all aspects of the research project more favorably than students participating in the community-based research project. We discuss the benefits and challenges of both models as well as the implications of these findings and the steps instructors can take to improve the learning experience of undergraduates in the social sciences.

scholarly journals The Experience of Completing an Undergraduate Nursing Honors Research Project on the First Professional Nursing Position

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 40-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katlyn R. Antior ◽  
Antoinette K. Pugh
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Practice ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Process ◽  
Nursing Research ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Undergraduate Research Project

Undergraduate research experiences have become a hallmark of excellence in degree programs in the science, technology, engineering and math fields, with indications that these experiences lay important groundwork for graduate education and practice in the field. In nursing, several schools offer undergraduate nursing research experiences, though there is scant research related to outcomes among nurses at the baccalaureate level. Since evidence-based practice (EBP) is becoming increasingly important in health care, the use of research-related skill sets has become more critical for practicing nurses. The benefits of undergraduate research experience have been inadequately studied and there have been no nursing studies on the impact of undergraduate nursing research experience on the practicing registered nurse. At a research intensive public university, a robust honors program exposes students to research throughout the baccalaureate degree, with student engagement in every step of the research process alongside faculty research mentors. The purpose of this study was to qualitatively explore the experiences and outcomes of participation in a significant undergraduate research project on the first few years of nursing practice as an RN. Data analysis was conducted using an open coding method to analyze the responses of the participants and aid in the process of identifying major themes that express the phenomenon. Through this approach a descriptive analysis of the experience of completing an undergraduate research project was completed, including the impact on the nursing practice and development of the participants in their early careers. The results suggest that extensive exposure to research in undergraduate schooling increases the level of self-confidence in the first nursing position. Participants also felt that they stood out from their peers. Other benefits include expanding knowledge regarding the research process, improving writing and public speaking skills, and advancing personal and professional development.

DESIGNING COURSE-BASED UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH EXPERIENCE (CURES) TO ADDRESS SCIENCE LITERACY

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lydia K. Fox ◽  
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Sarah K. Fortner ◽  
Erin Kraal ◽  
Carolyn Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Science Literacy ◽  
Undergraduate Research ◽  
Research Experience

scholarly journals An Interoperable BIM-Based Toolkit for Efficient Renovation in Buildings

Buildings ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 271
Author(s):  
Bruno Daniotti ◽  
Cecilia Maria Bolognesi ◽  
Sonia Lupica Spagnolo ◽  
Alberto Pavan ◽  
Martina Signorini ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Management System ◽  
Linked Data ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Digital Tools ◽  
European Research ◽  
Construction Sector ◽  
Research Project ◽  
One Step ◽  
Data Environment

Since the buildings and construction sector is one of the main areas responsible for energy consumption and emissions, focusing on their refurbishment and promoting actions in this direction will be helpful to achieve an EU Agenda objective of making Europe climate-neutral by 2050. One step towards the renovation action is the exploitation of digital tools into a BIM framework. The scope of the research contained in this paper is to improve the management of information throughout the different stages of the renovation process, allowing an interoperable exchange of data among the involved stakeholders; the development of an innovative BIM-based toolkit is the answer to the research question. The research and results obtained related with the development of an interoperable BIM-based toolkit for efficient renovation in buildings in the framework of the European research project BIM4EEB. Specifically, the developed BIM management system allows the exchange of the data among the different tools, using open interoperable formats (as IFC) and linked data, in a Common Data Environment, to be used by the different stakeholders. Additionally, the developed tools allow the stakeholders to manage different stages of the renovation process, facilitating efficiencies in terms of time reduction and improving the resulting quality. The validity of each tool with respect to existing practices is demonstrated here, and the strengths and weaknesses of the proposed tools are described in the workflow detailing issues such as interoperability, collaboration, integration of different solutions, and time consuming existing survey processes.

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