Ingenuity in Action: Research
Research experiences should emphasize the development of disciplinary research skills and methodology and encourage you to engage with the planning, execution, and presentation of your research.
Research experiences should be presented, published, or made public in some form, requiring you to participate in a community of scholars and the general public.
This category requires a minimum of 60 hours focused on an independent or collaborative research project with the following additional requirements:
- Research experiences must be presented or published in some form.
- Living subjects research must be properly addressed through the IRB or IACUC.
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Courses which focus on the development and execution of a research project
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Faculty/student research
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Senior capstone experiences with significant research components
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Other experiences fitting the stated goals of the category
- Art 487 - Art Senior Thesis, Art History
- BIO 485 - Biological Problems (pre-approved for Global Connections as well when offered off-campus)
- BMB 485 - Problems (pre-approved for Global Connections as well when offered off-campus)
- CHE 485 - Chemical Research
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Cornell Summer Research Institute (CSRI) (All accepted CSRI students are required to participate in Ingenuity in Action)
- GEO 485 - Geological Problems
- KIN 512 - Extended Research in Kinesiology
- PSY 392 - Research Methods II
- PSY 511 - Extended Research in Psychology
- PSY 512 - Reading and Conversation in Psychology
- REL 389 - Seminar in Perspectives on Religion
- SOC 384 - Research Design and Data Analysis
- Please visit the pre-approved list for an updated selection of all pre-approved Research experiences.
- You will learn and apply research methods appropriate to one or more academic disciplines.
- You will be able to describe your research process, including the conceptualization, execution, and presentation of conclusions to a community of scholars as well as the general public beyond the classroom.
- You will reflect on your own potential for future research.
- Describe your research project. In your description, include what methods you used and how these methods were appropriate for your project (Learning Outcome 1).
- What did you learn about planning, conceptualizing, and executing your project (Learning Outcome 2)?
- Describe your approach for presenting the conclusions of your research, including the audience(s) who learned about your research. Were you satisfied with your presentation? Why or why not (Learning Outcome 3)?
- Create a resume entry written for a general audience, including the title of the experience and 1-3 bullet points (resume style) describing your experience. Focus on aspects of your experience that demonstrate the applicable skills you gained as a result of this experience.
See details on how to participate.
Your sponsor will use the following rubric to give your final reflection a pass/fail grade.
If you have questions directly related to the Academic Research category, contact Mark Kendall.