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QUALITY EDUCATION FORQUALITY EDUCATION FORMINORITIES (QEM) NETWORKMINORITIES (QEM) NETWORK
MENTORING MENTORING WORKSHOP FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITYWORKSHOP FOR UNDERREPRESENTED MINORITYUNDERGRADUATEUNDERGRADUATE
ENGINEERING STUDENTS AND FACULTY/STAFF ADVISORSENGINEERING STUDENTS AND FACULTY/STAFF ADVISORS
M. Brian Blake, PhD (QEM Consultant)M. Brian Blake, PhD (QEM Consultant)Professor of Computer ScienceProfessor of Computer Science
Associate Dean of Engineering for Strategic InitiativesAssociate Dean of Engineering for Strategic InitiativesUniversity of Notre DameUniversity of Notre Dame
Opportunities for STEM-focusedOpportunities for STEM-focused Undergraduate Research Undergraduate Research
– Applyyouralgorithmictrainingintoresearchthisyear• Engageinaresearchprojectduringtheschoolyear• Full‐6meresearchexperienceduringsophomore‐endsummer
– FundedResearchOpportuni7es• UROP/SROP(Undergraduate/StudentResearchOpportuni6es)• REU/REUSitefunding• NSFSGERprojects• CRA‐CREUFellowships• University‐Internalresearchgrant
Conducting a Literature SurveyConducting a Literature Survey
1. GoogleScholar,CiteSeer,WebofScience,orevenageneralGooglesearch• Theseapplica6onswillgetyoustartedbyloca6ngpaperswith
6tlessimilartoyoursearcharea
2. Followtheleads…• Lookforpapersthatreferencethispaper• Lookforpapersthatthispaperreferences• Somewebsiteswillrecommendsimilarpapers• Emailauthorsforhelp,givethemsamplepapersandaskifthe
cansuggestotherpapersorotherresearchprojects
3. Iterate!!!• Whenyoufindarelevantpaper/researcherrepeat(2)
Research Opportunities: Research Opportunities: A 4-Year PlanA 4-Year PlanFreshmanYear
StudentGuidance:• Thereisveryli+leresearchinyourfirst‐yearcourses• DOWELLINYOURFIRSTSCIENCECOURSES!!!• Gotothedepartment’scolloquiumtalksthatinterestyou• Introduceyourselftotheprofessorthathostedthetalkthatinterestsyou• Solicitpart‐6mefunded(ornon‐funded)opportuni6esinyour2ndsemester• Splityour6mebetweenhomeandshortresearchopportuni6esorconference
volunteerassignmentduringfirstsummer
1stYearDevelopmentalMilestone:• Explainexis6ngresearchproblemsanddetailhowtorunexis6ngstudies• Havegeneralbackgroundknowledgeofaresearchproblem• Haverequisiteskillstodevelopuserinterfaces,surveys,testprotocols,
documenta6on
Research Opportunities: Research Opportunities: A 4-Year PlanA 4-Year PlanSophomoreYear
– Applyyouralgorithmictrainingintoresearchthisyear• Engageinaresearchprojectduringtheschoolyear• Full‐6meresearchexperiencethissummer
– FundedResearchOpportuni7es• UROP/SROP(Undergraduate/StudentResearchOpportuni6es)• REU/REUSitefunding• NSFSGERprojects• CRA‐CREUFellowships• University‐Internalresearchgrant
– 2ndYearDevelopmentalMilestone:• Rundirectedcomplexexperiments• Writethemo6va6onforaresearchprojectandalsoprovidea
preliminarytechnicalexplana6onoftheexperimentalprocessandresults
Research Opportunities: Research Opportunities: A 4-Year PlanA 4-Year PlanJunior/SeniorYear
– Startformingaresearchopinion• EithercraWyourelec6vestobuildaspecializa6onortakejunioryearto
inves6gateadifferentareaatdept
• Internshipatacorpora6onduringsummeraWerjunioryear
• Doaseniorthesisorcapstoneprojectinyoursenioryear
– 3rdYearDevelopmentalMilestone:• Suggestsvaria6onsincomplexexperiments
• Writeatechnicalexplana6onoftheexperimentalprocess/resultsandco‐authorapaperorthree..
– 4thYearDevelopmentalMilestone:– Suggestnewstudies(independentthoughts…ahhhyes!!)– Leadtheauthorshipofaworkshop/conferencepaperandco‐author
ajournalar6cle
Graduate School PlanningAnd Other Topics
• Mentoring Younger Students (no slides)•Networking•Graduate School Planning
• Processes and Timelines•Creating Materials for Letter Writers•Writing a Strong Research Statement
•Portfolio and Personal Profile Development
(Friday 11am – Seniors)
Networking (potential letter writers)Networking (potential letter writers)• Dowellinyourcoursesrelatedtoyourdiscipline
– Askques6ons,askques6ons,askques6ons…– Suggestprojectsthatextendcourserequirements
• Scheduleamee6ngwithmul6plefacultywithinthetargetdepartment
• Volunteeratresearchconferences– Developyour“academicstalking”technique
• Visitfacultyatschoolsinyourhometownwhoareclosetoyourarea(easywaytoincreaseyournetwork)
• A^endmentoringworkshops(…likethisone)andspeaktoeveryone
Process and DeadlinesProcess and Deadlines• Startearly….
• Chooseyourtargetschoolsinthesummerbeforesenioryear,atthelatest
• Speaktoprofessorsaboutyourtargetschools
• Workonapplica6onsinthelateSummerorearlyFall– Thenvisitifyoucan,someprogramswillinvite
• FinancialSupport(drop‐dead)Deadlineistypicallymid‐February
• No6fica6onsaretypicallyMid‐March
Creating Materials for Letter-WritersCreating Materials for Letter-Writers• Meetwithyourle^erwriters
• Ifyoulikeacourse,gooverandabovethecallofduty,sothefacultymemberwillgettoknowyou
• Par6cipateinundergraduateresearch
• Doaseniorthesis
• A6erthele8er‐writeragrees,becourteousand..• Provideacareerplanforyourle^ertoputyourworkincontext• GivePLENTYof6me,le^erwriterscantargetspecificdepartments
Writing a Strong Research StatementWriting a Strong Research Statement• Avoidwri6ngaresumeintextform
• Yourapplica6onalreadyincludesaresume• Facultymembersul6matelyhavetoreadalotalready
• Writeapersuasiveessay• Whatdon’tyoulikeaboutworld?Howcanyoufix?• Whatdoyouthinkisunexpectedlyinteres6ngabouttheworld?
• Whendidyoucometoyourepiphany?
• Now,cheat!!• Sneakinyourautobiographicalbulletstosubstan6ateyourfindings
Profile of a Competitive Graduate CandidateProfile of a Competitive Graduate Candidate
– Compe77veGPAandGRE• Unfortunately,mostschoolsrelyheavily(perhapstoomuch)onthese
twomeasuresasanpredictorforsuccess
– ResearchorIndustryexperience(perhapsboth)• Undergraduateresearch,internships,orexternships
– Coursethatsupportambi7ons– ExtracurricularsthatsupportleadershipANDteamingability– Goodrapportwithfacultywhocanwritethemost
compellingleSers– Clearcommunica7onskills,confident,andenerge7c– Aresumeandstatementthatisclearandfreeoferrors
Profile and Personal ProfileManagement and Other Topics
•Portfolio and Personal Profile Development (no slides)• Global Research Opportunities (no slides)
•e.g., NSF’s Developing Global Scientists and Engineers(International Research Experiences for Students - IRES)
•Writing a Research Abstract
(Friday 4:15pm – Seniors)•Test-taking Strategies (no slides)• Writing a Research Plan (previous slide)• Making Effective Presentations at Meetings/Conferences (no slides)• Developing a Career Portfolio
(Saturday 10:45am – Seniors)
Writing a research abstractWriting a research abstract
– Consider5aspectsoftheabstract…• High‐levelchallengeinsocietyormo6va6onfortheresearch• Descrip6onofaproblemthatanyonecanunderstand• Iden6fyyourspecificproblem• Quickdescrip6onofyourapproachtosolvetheproblem• Descrip6onofwhatyouwillshowthatsuggeststhatyour
approachisbe^erthanotherexis6ngapproaches.
Yourresearchabstractismeanttoa8ractreaderstothepaper,sokeepitengaging!
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