URSC 101 Introduction to Undergraduate Research

This course will prepare students to engage in mentor-directed research by introducing basic principles of academic research. Students will learn how to access and read primary scientific literature, project design, and how to write a research proposal. Students registered for this course will understand that scientific assertions require supporting evidence. Emphasis will be placed on research strategy and design.

Credits

1

Prerequisite

Eligible to enroll in stand-alone ENGL 121 and departmental permission

Hours Weekly

3 hours lab

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the research process and project design, and identify appropriate research methodologies.
2. Recognize ethical issues related to research, identify one's core beliefs relating to ethical issues, and apply a research code of ethics to ethical issues.
3. Use resources, including databases, to find resource material and learn to read, discuss, and critique primary scientific literature.
4. Construct an effective research proposal.
5. Describe the research objectives for a project effectively in oral and written forms.

Course Objectives

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the research process and project design, and identify appropriate research methodologies.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Team discussions

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric
2. Recognize ethical issues related to research, identify one's core beliefs relating to ethical issues, and apply a research code of ethics to ethical issues.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Team discussions

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Ethics Rubric
   • Rubric

   Ethics Goals

   • ET1
   • ET2
   • ET3
3. Use resources, including databases, to find resource material and learn to read, discuss, and critique primary scientific literature.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric
4. Construct an effective research proposal.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Project

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric
5. Describe the research objectives for a project effectively in oral and written forms.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Written report and video of oral presentation

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Rubric