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Learner Outcome
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Activity (optional)
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Assessment
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Students will be able to formulate meaningful and testable research questions
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In consultation with the instructor/research advisor, students will prepare a short proposal for a research project
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Completed research proposal
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Students will be able to effectively utilize scholarly literature to advance a research project
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Students prepare a bibliography that accompanies the short research proposal. Students are expected to independently consult the literature when new questions arise during research.
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Bibliography on a written manuscript, research poster, lesson plan/classroom activity or a stand-alone bibliography
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Students will demonstrate an ability to apply content knowledge associated with Physics major curriculum outcomes
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Students will contribute to the design of an experiment or analytical/computational solution using concepts learned in classes.
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Procedure section on a written manuscript, research poster, or lesson plan/classroom activity
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Students will demonstrate an ability to apply laboratory and/or computational and/or pedagogical skills associated with Physics major curriculum outcomes
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Students will set up a laboratory experiment and/or contribute to computer programming and/or develop lesson plans/classroom activities using skills learned in relevant courses.
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Written manuscript, research poster, or lesson plan/classroom activity
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Students will be able to appropriately interpret data and/or computational results and quantify sources of uncertainty
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Students will be able to appropriately reflect on lesson plan/classroom activity results/assessment data and make instructional decisions based on this reflection
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In oral presentations to the instructor and/or research group, students will assess their experimental results and/or model predictions and/or lesson/activity results
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Discussion section of written manuscript, research poster
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Reflective paper on lesson/activity results
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Students will be able to effectively communicate scientific ideas
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Students are required to give at least one public presentation of their research, either at SOURCE or at a regional/national professional conference
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SOURCE presentation rubric or PHYS 499 presentation rubric
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