| Selectives Type:
Basic Science |
Selective
Title
Honors Research Program (BSHS Credit) |
Course Number
NCBU-4005 |
| Prerequisites:
Acceptance into the Honors Research Program required. Students must arrange with their advisor the period in which this selective will be taken. C Form must then be signed by the Faculty Director. |
Responsible Faculty Director:
Jiaren Sun, MD, PhD
Other Faculty:
Advisors of students accepted into the program |
Contact
Information
Jiaren Sun, MD, PhD at jisun@utmb.edu |
Periods
Offered
1-12 (excluding Period 11)
including holiday period 8 |
Maximum
Enrollment
200 |
| Learning Objectives |
The student must be a member of the Honors Research Program. To be considered for admission to the program, the student must have written a proposal and submitted the proposal to the Honors Research Steering committee. Acceptance into the Honors Program is determined by the steering committee. The student can use this selective to continue the basic science research outlined in the proposal, analyze data previously collected by the student, write the thesis and/or write a research report which should include introduction, methods results and a discussion of the results as well as appropriate references to current literature.
|
| Describe the qualifications
background and career goals or interests of students who would benefit
from the course: |
| The student has to be a member of the Honors Research Program. |
| Description of course
activities |
| Course activities will depend on the stage of the student in the Honors Research Program and the expectations of the laboratory the student is working in, course activities could include but are not limited to data collection, writing the thesis, lab meetings, oral presentation of the data to the advisor and lab personnel, and/or library research. |
| Proposed time
requirement (%) for the student activities per 40-hour week: |
|
Activity |
Percent of Activity |
| Faculty
contact time |
10-30 |
|
Self-directed study |
10-20 |
| Data
collection/analysis |
0 - 70 |
|
Other
Writing the thesis |
0- 70 |
Method of student evaluation
Check all that apply - complete appropriate section(s) only:
|
1. Grading |
| |
|
| A. |
Please specify your grading criteria for outstanding performance: |
| |
Progress toward a completed thesis. Progress will be determined by the advisor |
|
2. Written Assignment (Homework,
projects, notes, papers, abstracts, etc.) |
|
A. |
Frequency of written assignment(s) |
|
|
One written assignment. |
| B. |
Type of written assignment |
| |
 |
Seminars or tutorials culminating in a research
paper. |
 |
Basic science research plus documented written
report. |
|
Humanities, social sciences, biostatistical or
epidemiological research culminating in a scholarly paper or written
report. |
|
Clinically-based written reports focusing on a basic
science or humanities problem. |
|
Journal club written reports |
|
Grant proposals |
|
Literature review |
|
Oral presentation plus written report. |
|
Other modality with a self-directed, scholarly
research component culminating in a written report. |
| C. |
Format of written assignment |
| |
If the student so choses, the thesis can be handed in as the final written product. The thesis is in journal format with extensive references. Length of the thesis can vary but should be at least 10-15 pages not including figures or references. Alternately student can write a research report which should include introduction, methods, results, discussion of the results as well as appropriate references to current literature. |
| D. |
Method of content selection (student-selected,
assigned, relate to cases, etc.) |
| |
Based on the Honors research proposal |
|
3. Oral Presentation |
| |
A. |
Frequency / duration of presentation(s)? |
| |
|
At the discretion of the advisor |
| |
B. |
Type and format of presentation |
| |
|
At the discretion of the advisor |
| |
D. |
Assessment - Who assesses the student's
presentation performance? |
| |
|
Self-assessment
Peer
assessment
Faculty
assessment |
| |
E. |
Method of content selection |
| |
|
Student-selected
topic
Assigned
topic |
|
4. Professionalism |
| |
What expectations do you have for the
student to demonstrate participation in the elective (e.g. small group
activities, seminars, thoughtful questions, providing resources, journal
club, resident lecture attendance)?
The instructor will discuss principles of appropriate attribution and
the referencing of literature with the student. The student is expected
to understand and to adhere to the principle that all presented work
must be solely the student’s own. |
| |
|
|
|
5. Other Modes of Evaluation |
| |
Please explain below. |
| |
|
A student whose performance is considered outstanding by the advisor can be recommended for an award. |
|