Session:
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Creating Research-Like Experiences for All Students
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Paper Type:
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Invited
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Title:
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Undergraduate Research Projects in UK Universities
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Meeting:
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2014 Summer Meeting: Minneapolis, Minnesota |
Location:
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Date:
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Time:
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9:30AM
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Author:
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Ross K Galloway, University of Edinburgh
+447904210352, ross.galloway@ed.ac.uk
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Co-Author(s):
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None
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Abstract:
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Essentially all undergraduate physics degree programs in the UK require every student to complete a substantial research project, usually in the final year of the program. Students typically conduct this project while embedded within one of the physics research groups of their institutions. Project lengths vary but usually encompass 200-600 hours of work, and there is an expectation that the project should feature original research. I will discuss the nature of these research projects, highlighting features such as project topic allocation, pre-project preparation, assessment, and the student skills developed by the project work. I will discuss the strengths and also the challenges of this system, and give some examples of student project topics from my own institution.
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Footnotes:
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None
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Presentation:
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Galloway-AC03 Undergraduate Research Projects in UK Universities.pdf
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