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Research

Using Turnitin to Teach Students about Plagiarism

Posted on August 20, 2017

  Jean Heitz, Course Coordinator, Biology 151/152 Why do students plagiarize? A number of recent studies indicate that the vast majority of students admit to having cheated or plagiarized assignments at least once in their …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged biocore, Plagiarism, Research, Revision, Sources

Supporting Undergraduate Writing Through Research and Publication

Posted on August 19, 2017

  Beth Godbee and Rebecca Lorimer, Writing Across the Curriculum When undergraduates engage in substantial, original research, they move into a powerful role of teaching others about complex ideas. Faculty, instructors, and TAs can offer …

Posted in Coaching Students to Succeed with AssignmentsTagged Readings, Research, Resources, Undergraduate

Team Research Projects in Biochemical Engineering

Posted on August 17, 2017

  Professor John Yin, Chemical and Biological Engineering 560 Team Project 1: Engineering Beyond Natural Boundaries The chemicals of life include lipids, sugars, nucleic acids, and proteins, as you have encountered in your biology and …

Posted in Designing Effective Assignments & CoursesTagged Biochemical Engineering, Collaborative, Group, Research, Team

USING LOW-STAKES RESEARCH PROJECTS TO CRITICALLY ANALYZE COURSE CONTENT

Posted on August 17, 2017

  Professor Catalina Toma, Communication Arts Assignment #1: Theories of relationship formation in reduced-cue online environments In class, we have discussed four theories of how strangers form personal relationships in reduced-cue online environments (e.g., social …

Posted in Designing Effective Assignments & CoursesTagged Analysis, Communication Arts, Low Stakes, Research, Summary

Writing Assignments for the Research Sequence in Engineering Physics

Posted on August 17, 2017

  Professor Wendy Crone, Engineering Physics Sequence 468, 469, 568, 569 Notes on Writing Assignments: Assignments: Various assignments are given throughout the course. Writing is a critical component of a successful research career and is …

Posted in Designing Effective Assignments & CoursesTagged Engineering, Physics, Research

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