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MURI Orientation Agenda. Faculty Presentations re: Research P rojects Interactive Exercise re: Research Skills Important Information and Expectations. MURI. Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Institute Summer and Academic Year Cohorts Started in E & T in 2005
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MURI Orientation Agenda • Faculty Presentations re: Research Projects • Interactive Exercise re: Research Skills • Important Information and Expectations
MURI • Multidisciplinary Undergraduate Research Institute • Summer and Academic Year Cohorts • Started in E & T in 2005 • Partnered w/ CRL in 2008
Center for Research and Learning Programs • Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program (Bridges) • Diversity Scholars Research Program (DSRP) • Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (Indiana CTSI) • Summer Diversity Scholars Research Program (S-DSRP) • IU Simon Cancer Center Summer Research Program (IUSCCSRP) • Innovation-to-Enterprise Central (ITEC) • Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation (LSAMP) • Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Summer Fellows • Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Grants • IUPUI Undergraduate Research Mentoring in the Biological Sciences (URM) • IUPUI Nanotechnology Discovery Academy for High School Students and Teachers
MURI Goals • Provide substantive multidisciplinary research experiences for IUPUI students; • Encourage faculty to engage in research that crosses disciplinary boundaries; and • Serve as a catalyst for innovation and sustained funding from external agencies.
MURI Projects • Active participation on a multidisciplinary research team. • Relationships with faculty mentors. • Focused attention on an innovative, significant research question. • Development and practice of substantive research methodologies. • Demonstration of effective oral, visual, and written communication skills. • Reflection regarding personal growth and academic and career goals.
Expectations • Sincere desire to learn research skills • Respect and courtesy to mentors, team members, and CRL staff • Dependability • Willingness to contribute approximately 120 hours of work to project • Attendance at required meetings • Completion of assignments
Paperwork • Forms: Due Tuesday, October 9 • Contracts: Due October 20 • Contact Sheets: Due Each Month on Specified Date
RISE Course Option • Allows for “R” Transcript Notation • SCI-225 (13091): MURI • Zero-credit • All disciplines • Six additional sessions • Attendance and participation • Satisfactory completion of mentored project
Research Assignments • Responsible Conduct of Research Online Modules (CITI): Due December 7, 2012 • Research Abstract: February 22, 2013 • Research Posters: March 21, 2013 • Attendance at Research Day: April 5, 2013 • Research Reports/Papers: May 6, 2013 • Final Reflection: May 6, 2013
Stipends • $600 approximately third week of January • $600 approximately last week of May • Additional $300 for RISE participants w/ May installment • Deposited to Bursar Account • Check w/ Financial Aid