Undergraduate Research at Florida Southern College's (FSC) Department of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Physics is required of all seniors. The department acknowledged that undergraduate research is a best practice method, but additionally wanted to provide a pathway for professional growth for each student. The two-semester sequence is designed to encourage students to improve communication skills as well as contribute to the scientific community through novel research projects providing authentic learning experience. The first semester allows students opportunities to develop a research agenda that aligns with one or more faculty projects. They develop a research proposal and works towards developing skills or methodologies that will be fully implemented in the second semester. Students give regular presentations and have assignments leading to the proposal. The final semester culminates in a final research paper and presentation open to the entire FSC community. The course is led by one primary faculty member, but every faculty member is integral to the course. All proposals and final senior paper is assessed by the entire department as well as student presentations. This talk will highlight to course structure, assessments and faculty involvement.

Senior undergraduate research and assessment at Florida Southern College

253rd National Meeting (2017)

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