Increasingly, universities are seeking new ways to engage undergraduate students in the general research enterprise. One vehicle that can help accomplish this is the undergraduate research experience (URE) course.
URE courses have proven to be very popular in the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) disciplines. More recently, universities have begun experimenting with these courses in the humanities and social sciences, with FPA’s new IPAF 4900 – Research Experience course being a case in point.
On Sept. 23, Professor Simon Power will briefly review how the URE course fits into the overall undergraduate research framework and will then focus more specifically on how exactly such a course can engage undergraduate students both in research and more generally. The roundtable will include reflections from two students who have recently completed the pilot offering of IPAF 4900 in Winter 2016.
The session runs from 12-1 p.m. in room 422 Dunton Tower. Space is limited, so register here today.