Recipe for Success: Basic Ingredients for Undergraduate Research

Abstract

A panel of Mershon Center discussion on the basic ingredients of a good undergraduate research project. Panel members will cite examples of good undergraduate research projects and address such questions as: How do you develop good research questions? What types of methodologies should you use in your research? What foundation do you need to have before undertaking a research project? What theories and facts do you need to know? What classes do you need to take? How can undergraduates work with the Institutional Review Board? How can undergraduates make connections with faculty members? This event is designed for students in Social and Behavioral Sciences and Humanities who want to know what research opportunities exist in their fields, how to develop an appropriate research question and methodology, and what foundation is needed to begin their research. The faculty panel will discuss research in their specific disciplines and will also describe exemplary undergraduate research projects in their field.