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How many undergraduate research assistants are you requesting the Faculty Mentor Program place with you for the Winter/Spring? One Two Three Not applicable, see below If you have already selected a student research assistant who you would like to sponsor in the Faculty Mentor Program, please write the student’s name below:
Please describe the subject of your research project.
What types of research activities will you assign to your undergraduate research assistant? Please provide specific details.
Does your undergraduate research assistant need to have taken any specific courses?
Does your undergraduate research assistant need to have any particular skills, or can you train the student in the research skills that are needed for your project?
The program requires that students receive one hour each week of supervision and mentoring by the faculty. Without this contact, students often feel isolated and do not perform well as research assistants. Will you have time to meet with your undergraduate research assistant for one hour each week?
Students in the program are required to write a research proposal in the Winter Quarter and a research paper or project/technical report in the Spring Quarter. Are you willing to provide suggestions for improvement and detailed comments on your undergraduate research assistant’s proposal and paper?
Would you be willing to discuss graduate or professional school opportunities with your undergraduate research assistant?
In addition to yourself, are there other faculty, post-docs, graduate students, laboratory technicians, undergraduates, etc. with whom your undergraduate research assistant would have the opportunity to interact?
