Approaches to undergraduate research: what works?
Karen Anewalt, Rance D. Necaise, Barry G. Lawson, Jennifer A. Polack · Journal of computing sciences in colleges · 2007
Computer Science is a fast paced discipline. All computer scientists must be able to adapt to new technology and have the skills necessary to learn new concepts and languages. However, undergraduate students often lack the ability to apply research methods to unfamiliar problems. Studies have shown that college students do not know how to use learning strategies, even in cases where they recognize that they need to learn [1]. Many institutions are taking steps to provide undergraduate students with meaningful research experiences and instruction designed to help students to acquire skills in research methods. Providing such experiences at small colleges and universities, where faculty have significant teaching responsibilities, can be challenging. This panel will focus on the efforts of several small universities to enrich the undergraduate research culture of their computer science programs.