The Discovery Centre for Undergraduate Research and Engagement

Cheryl Schramm, Acting Director

Ashley Fleischer, Administration Assistant

Welcome to Carleton!

Our Teaching Goal

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What is my talk about?

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My talk is about: Discovery Centre for …

Research

Undergraduate

Experiential LearningLearning Outside the Classroom

Beyond the Textbook

The Discovery Centre’s 4 Pillars

1. Community Engaged Pedagogy

2. Internationalization

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4. Undergraduate Research

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Undergraduate Research is …

“Learning through Research” Tagline for the Council on Undergraduate Research (

www.cur.org)

Definitions of Undergraduate Research

Undergraduate Research is an academic endeavor that complements and enhances the effectiveness of classroom learning. It is an active participation by faculty and students in the creation, discovery and examination of knowledge through various methods of inquiry and analysis, as established by the respective discipline (T. Kahim, Undergraduate Research Undefined, CUR Quarterly, 15, p. 187, June 1996).

Hallmarks of Undergraduate Research

“Undergraduate research is a student-faculty collaboration to examine, create and share new knowledge or works in ways commensurate with practices in the discipline.”

Hallmarks:

1. Mentoring

2. Creation (of something partially or totally novel)

3. Presentation and DisseminationHow To Develop and Administer Institutional Undergraduate Research Programs, Toufic M. Hakim, Council on Undergraduate Research, page 1.

Who is doing Undergraduate Research?

It’s everywhere!

Co-op

Summer Internships

Work Study Practicums

Field Labs

Role of the Discovery Centre

We are under the Office of the Provost (Academic).

• We work as partner to other Units on campus (EDC, 1125, Co-op, Co-Curricular, Awards Office, Student Experience Office, Work Study)

Goal: Integrate UR into every program across campus• We are working to establish continuing

programs and services to foster and support UR

1. Student Outreach2. Faculty Outreach3. Community Outreach

You are invited: Faculty Outreach

Goal: Integrate UR into every program across campus

Objectives:

• Elevate awareness of UR among faculty

• Support faculty in their UR efforts - with community, expertise, funding

• Build a history of benchmarks, metrics for advocating for further institutional support

You are invited: Faculty Outreach

Alternative: Ashley and I are available anytime for individual consultation

Sept 9, Lunch How I Spent My Summer (Open event with Stories from summer interns, I-CUREUS)

Week of Sept 14 Introductory Meeting (Bring along a course outline)

Week of Sept 28 The Question of Why: Perspectives on UR

Week of Oct 19 The Question of How: Critical Factors for Success in UR

Week of Nov 2 An Ethics Primer (EDC) (Alternative: Streamlining the Ethics Approval Process)

 Week of Nov 16 Program Level UR (Multi-course projects, Multidisciplinary)

Week of Nov 30 Celebrating & Disseminating (CURVE, Eportfolios, Provost Scholars, NCUR, student journals)

Week of Dec 7 Benchmarking – Making the Argument for UR

Reflections Proposal for an EDC contribution. Personal Plan for UR in a course

DC Sharing Events

September 9, 2015 How I Spent My Summer

September 21,22 Third City Mapping (Arch & Env Sci)

September 27-28 Exceptional Spaces (Arch & Env Sci)

October 1, 2015 High School History Gaming Event

October 15, 2015 All Day Architecture Heritage Forum

October 17, 2015 African Studies Student Conference

October 17, 2015 24-hour Hackerthon

November 18 GIS Day (National Geography Awareness Week)

February Community-Engagement Committee Annual Event

April Undergraduate Research Conference

Funding

I-CUREUS : Internship-Carleton University Research Experience for Undergraduate Students (DC)

NSERC-USRA (Science and Engineering) DC Int’l Experience Bursary (Awards Office) Alfred & Isabel Bader Student Travel Award

(Awards Office) Annual Community Engagement Event ($6k) Provost`s Scholar Award NCUR Conference Attendance

Are you ready to consider Undergraduate Research?

Before we do, let’s ask students

Would you be willing to do [undergraduate] research even it is not a graduation requirement?

41% said yes

[ 48% Caucasian females; 22% minority females]

What is [undergraduate] research?

Writing a paper [from the library] (43% minority females)

Science Fair Project (“No because I hate the science fair and it reminds me of that”)

Vieyra, Michelle et al (2013) Undergraduate Research: I am Not Sure What It Is, But I Don’t Have Time to Do It Anyway”, CUR Quarterly, Spring 2013, Volume 33, Number 3

Sample Courses: Evaluation

FILM2000Four Short Essays 70%. Final Take-Home Exam: 30%

ENGL4806Seminar 20% Report (on supplemental readings) 10%Short analyses of course texts 15% Participation 20% Research Essay 35%

GEOM3002 Lab reports 65% Final examination 35%

BUSI 1001Assignments 10% Mid-Term 35% Final Exam – 3 hours 55%

PYSC 3604Midterm 1: 20%Midterm 2: 20%Essay: 20%Final Exam: 40%

What is Research – A 9 Step Process

1. Select a Topic (Broad subject area for investigation)

2. Select an Issue (Specific Focus of the research)

3. Formulate your Research Question (Set a direction)

4. Develop a Working Bibliography (books, periodicals, magazines, newspapers, web sites etc. – before starting the working outline)

5. Develop a Working Outline (Preliminary Structure)

6. Collecting and Classifying Information – “…gathering and weighing of evidence to develop an answer to the research question. Systematic information-gathering and recording ….apply your discoveries to construct a coherent and convincing essay. The working outline provides the structure not only for collecting information but also for classifying and evaluating it..

7. Prepare a plan (arrange ideas into 3-4 arguments)

8. Write your Rough Draft

9. Edit your Final Copy

Let’s Think About it

Three Sample Themes from Carleton’s Strategic Integrated Plan

1. Accessibility Project2. Campus Sustainability

Project3. Healthy Learning Space

Project

Sample Courses

1. Your Own Course2. FILM 2000 Intro to Film Theory

and Analysis

3. BUSI 1001 Accounting4. ENGL 4806A: Studies in

Canadian Literature

5. PSYC 3604 A: Abnormal Psychology

6. GEOM 3002 Air Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing

Construct an Undergraduate Research Project for a Course (1 term), while considering:- Learning Outcomes- Assessment Strategy- Timeline and Scope- Logistics, Ethics, Liability• Gold Star: Interdisciplinary

Experience

Discovery Centre – Visit us

The Discovery Centre is also an innovative physical space located on the 4th floor of our library

Available for Booking: Pods

Available for Booking: Multimedia Lab

Available for Booking: Multimedia Lab

Available for Booking: Gaming Lab

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“How I Spent My Summer” on Sept 9

Coming Events:• Discovery Centre• EDC Teaching Events• [EDC Newsletter]