Code your Course as an Undergraduate Research Experience

We define an undergraduate research experience (URE) as a research project that is included in the course curriculum, expanding research opportunities to all students.  The research experience can occur across the curriculum, including, but not limited, to, those in introductory (survey) and specialized research courses. UREs often include some or all of the following characteristics:

• Research is embedded into the course curriculum.

• All students engage in the research project for a significant amount of time.

• Students are engaged in hands-on, active learning and discovery.

• Students have some ownership and autonomy to make decisions within the research experience.

• Students work collaboratively on the project.

• Students engage in iteration (building on prior knowledge, repeating experiments, or using multiple approaches to address the research question)

• Students utilize the research methodology of the discipline and get experience investigating authentic and relevant questions in the discipline. 

• Students communicate their research outcomes in some manner that replicates professional norms (i.e., presentations, publications, research posters, etc.).