PHYS 2915 Undergraduate Research
- Division: Natural Science and Math
- Department: Physics
- Credit/Time Requirement: Credit: 1-3; Lecture: 0-0; Lab: 1-3
- Repeatable: Yes.
- Prerequisites: Permission of the Instructor.
- Semesters Offered: TBA
- Semester Approved: Fall 2024
- Five-Year Review Semester: Summer 2029
- End Semester: Summer 2030
- Optimum Class Size: 4
- Maximum Class Size: 10
Course Description
This course provides an opportunity for students to apply knowledge and techniques learned in classroom settings to actual research experience. For each credit earned, students will receive faculty direction for at least one hour and participate in two to four additional hours of lab research weekly. A public presentation or publication of results will be required. Repeatable for credit.
Justification
Actual hands-on experience in lab and field research has given a significant number of Snow College Physics students the opportunity to enter into research programs at transfer institutions. A number of professional programs require such research as a prerequisite for admission. This course is repeatable and will be under the direction of individual faculty members engaged in research.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Undergraduate research students will develop good research habits, particularly in making observations, note-taking and data-recording, and data analysis along with integrity of process.
- Undergraduate research students will practice and perfect techniques specific to a given research project.
- Undergraduate research students will be encouraged to draw connections to research in professional publications.
- Undergraduate research students will prepare a public presentation or publication of results.
Course Content
Content will be specific to the particular research topic addressed. Some examples of previous undergraduate research include lecture demonstration development, double star measurements, etc.
Key Performance Indicators: Students in the undergraduate research lab are assessed in the following ways:Attendance 20 to 40%Lab Notebooks 0 to 30%Research Techniques and Equipment Demonstrations 10 to 20%Written Report 0 to 30%Oral Presentation 0 to 30%Representative Text and/or Supplies: These will be handouts, research papers, etc. specific to the research project. Pedagogy Statement: This course will use hands-on lab and field experiences. Instructors will work individually with students in an effort to ensure that every student has a valuable research experience.Instructional Mediums: Lab