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| 1 | = Quick and/or doable interventions for success in getting undergraduate students to be successful in applied mathematics = | |||
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+ | == Tips for research ==
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| 5 | - | + | == (3P's by Ami Radunskaya)
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| 7 | - | + | Pitfalls
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| 9 | - | + | * Wishing that students were different or better prepared
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| 10 | - | + | * Wishing that students were more independentPossibilities
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| 12 | + | * Instead of a final paper, have a sketch for a final paper
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| 13 | + | * Expect to work a couple of summers on the same topic to publish a paper.
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| 14 | + | * Write up a MOE = Memorandum of Expectations. Have students keep a log and a lab book with all notes that YOU own.
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| 15 | + | * Invest up front.
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| 16 | + | * ReST = give Resources, Samples, and Templates.
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| 17 | + | * Group assignments and accountability.
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| 18 | + | * Weekly discussion of results. Organize speaking seminars with other faculty/student teams.
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| 19 | + | * Try to facilitate peer mentoring.
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| 20 | + | * Believe in the students.Prayers
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| 22 | + | * Find 2-3 students who work well together (have complimentary skills).
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| 23 | + | * Have a project that a small question can be well-articulated and you know how to answer that question.
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| 24 | + | * Students have some programming/scientific computing skills.
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| 25 | + | * Students know how to navigate research database, LaTaX, Beamer, and Jabref.
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| 26 | + | * Students know how to critically read papers, how to cite properly, and how to synthesize information from multiple sources.
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| 29 | == Summer research tips == | |||
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| 31 | (Tips 1-14 courtesy of Chad Topaz) | |||
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| 33 | # Remember it is more like teaching than research | |||
| 34 | # Set expectations with students (# hours, deliverables, setbacks, etc.) | |||
| 35 | # Give students a realistic experience | |||
| 36 | # Getting a paper out is secondary | |||
| 37 | # Have a long time horizon | |||
| 38 | # Continue in later summers, or via senior thesis, or course projects, or... | |||
| 39 | # Student work in teams of 2-3 (if resources allow) | |||
| 40 | # Meeting with students every single day | |||
| 41 | # Code together with students | |||
| 42 | # Teach a lit review | |||
| 43 | # Teach organization (folders, commenting, BibTex, etc.) | |||
| 44 | # Teach/practice giving a talk | |||
| 45 | # Incorporate other professional development activities | |||
| 46 | # Incorporate social activities | |||