[FUN_Mail] Neuroscience Program Requesting Reserach Input

[Bruce A. O'Gara]

Another option not mentioned below is to create a course for a group of
students (rather than one-on-one mentoring).  In such a course a small
number of faculty supervise a group of students.  If you have a large
number of students you can organize them into groups that work on a single
project (they should get more done in a semester than an individual, so
they can have a more complex project than individuals).  I know of a number
of institutions that do this when programs have research requirements, but
too few faculty to do one-on-one mentoring for all the students.  In our
Marine Biology Program (I know it's not neuroscience), our students have
three ways of meeting the research requirement:  1) Directed Study
(one-on-one mentoring), 2) Senior Thesis (big term paper that sometimes has
lab research component), and 3) Marine Biology Capstone Research (the group
course).

On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 2:23 PM, Sara Bagley <Sara.Bagley at loras.edu> wrote:

> Dear FUN Colleagues,
> Loras College, a small liberal arts college, just approved a Neuroscience
> major last September. My colleagues and I are in the process of creating
> courses and are seeking input from current Neuroscience programs about
> their research requirements. Do any of your current Neuroscience programs
> require research experiences or internships? If so, how is it arranged in
> your curriculum? How do you ensure that all of your students will find
> research experiences or internships? Thank you, in advance.
>
> Best,
> Sara L. Bagley, Ph.D.
> Assistant Professor of Psychology
> Psychology and Neuroscience Programs
> Loras College
> 190 Hennessy Hall
> 563-588-7783
> Sara.Bagley at loras.edu<mailto:Sara.Bagley at loras.edu>
>
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