The Research Experience You Select Requires You To

Undergraduate Research Form

Guidelines1

The research experience you select requires you to:

 Identify and coordinate independently with a faculty research advisor.  Complete research independent of a course fulfilling your degree requirements (though you may receive course credit for independent study).  Commit a significant amount of time and effort to your study – at least one semester.  Present the findings of your research in a public forum.

Timeline

Identify a Research Topic October 1 Identify a Faculty Mentor October 21 Develop a Research Question November 1 Research Contract and Project Description December 1 Implement the Research Contract Spring Semester Submit Research Abstract to PURE March 1 Research Poster April 1 Research Presentation April 15 Research Publication May 1

This timeline suggests what is necessary to stay on track. Students may complete each objective prior to the suggested date, or may fulfill the requirements during a summer research position.

Submit a Research Contract and Project Description1

This contract must be completed with your mentor. It is an outline of the research you will be conducting and is designed as a tool to help both you and your mentor structure your time in order for you to be able to complete the requirements. Your research contract and project description must answer the questions on the page 2.

Submit Research Abstract to PURE

An abstract is a concise summary of a larger project that describes the content and scope of that project. Your abstract is a brief -no longer than one page- description of your project (what you are doing) and not a description of your topic.

Please visit the Undergraduate Research Office for information on how to write a research abstract. http://undergraduateresearch.osu.edu/nutsandbolts/abstract.html

1 Second-Year Transformational Experience Program – Undergraduate Research Guidelines http://step.osu.edu/the-six-step- experiences/undergraduate-research/ Student: Faculty Advisor:

Semester/Year: Title:

Email:

Phone:

1. What is the title, goal(s), research questions or general topic for this project?

2. What methodology or process will you use?

3. What are the anticipated results or outcomes for this project?

4. When will the student carry out this project?

5. How many hours per week will the student work on this project? (If unsure, please describe monthly/semesterly time commitment expectations)

6. Who will directly supervise the student on this project, if not the faculty advisor?

7. What are the expectations for the student researcher? Will he/she have to attend lab meetings, submit progress reports, or meet on a regular basis with the faculty research advisor/direct supervisor? 8. What product or outcome is expected at the end of the term of this project (phase of the research project)? What will the student present to the faculty research advisor and when?

9. Identify possible venues to present or publish this research.

10. Is this going to be a research thesis project? If not, does the student have interest in writing a research thesis?

Student Signature ______

Date ______

Faculty Advisor ______

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