Undergraduate research: a case study

  • Authors:

  • Herman Koppelman;Betsy van Dijk;Gerrit van der Hoeven

  • Affiliations:

  • University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands;University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands;University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education
  • Year:
  • 2011

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Abstract

This paper describes a one semester research course for undergraduates of computing programs. Students formulate a research proposal, conduct research and write a full paper. They present the results at a one-day student conference. On the one hand we offer the students a lot of structure and support; on the other hand an important feature of the course is that they are in control of their own research. A key aspect of the pedagogical approach is that the students are supervised in small teams by experienced staff. The results of evaluations show that the students are positive about the course. One of the main findings is that they feel well prepared to conduct research in the graduate program.