Undergraduate research: a case study

Hermannus Koppelman; Elisabeth M.A.G. van Dijk; Gerrit van der Hoeven

doi:10.1145/1999747.1999828

Undergraduate research: a case study

Hermannus Koppelman, Elisabeth M.A.G. van Dijk, Gerrit van der Hoeven

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Abstract

This paper describes a one semester research course for undergraduates of computing programs. Students formulate a research proposal, conduct research and write a full paper. They present the results at a one-day student conference. On the one hand we offer the students a lot of structure and support; on the other hand an important feature of the course is that they are in control of their own research. A key aspect of the pedagogical approach is that the students are supervised in small teams by experienced staff. The results of evaluations show that the students are positive about the course. One of the main findings is that they feel well prepared to conduct research in the graduate program.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education, ITiCSE 2011
Place of Publication	New York
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	288-292
Number of pages	5
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4503-0697-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1999747.1999828
Publication status	Published - Jun 2011
Event	16th Annual Joint Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2011 - Darmstadt, Germany Duration: 27 Jun 2011 → 29 Jun 2011 Conference number: 16

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Conference	16th Annual Joint Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2011
Abbreviated title	ITiCSE
Country/Territory	Germany
City	Darmstadt
Period	27/06/11 → 29/06/11

Keywords

METIS-285241
EWI-21405
Undergraduate research
IR-79618

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Koppelman, H, van Dijk, EMAG & van der Hoeven, G 2011, Undergraduate research: a case study. in Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education, ITiCSE 2011. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, pp. 288-292, 16th Annual Joint Conference on Innovation and Technology in Computer Science Education, ITiCSE 2011, Darmstadt, Germany, 27/06/11. https://doi.org/10.1145/1999747.1999828

Undergraduate research: a case study. / Koppelman, Hermannus; van Dijk, Elisabeth M.A.G.; van der Hoeven, Gerrit.

Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education, ITiCSE 2011. New York : Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2011. p. 288-292.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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