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Teaching Through Research

Teaching Through Research. Furman University Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Weston Dripps, Bill Ranson, Brannon Andersen Suresh Muthukrishnan, Jack Garihan, Matt Cohen. Furman University. 4 year private liberal arts institution Located in Greenville, South Carolina

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Teaching Through Research

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  1. Teaching Through Research Furman University Dept. of Earth and Environmental Sciences Weston Dripps, Bill Ranson, Brannon Andersen Suresh Muthukrishnan, Jack Garihan, Matt Cohen

  2. Furman University 4 year private liberal arts institution Located in Greenville, South Carolina 2660 students and 240 faculty 750 acre campus Division I sports program Strong commitment to undergraduate research

  3. Department of Earth And Environmental Sciences B.S. Earth and Env. Sciences B.A. Earth and Env. Sciences B.S. Sustainability Science 6 faculty, 60 majors All B.S. students write a senior thesis

  4. Shortcomings of Old Model EES 502 Independent Research Advantages of New Model EES 472 Research and Analysis Cohort Model Class meets twice a week Third meeting with advisor

  5. Course Layout Fall Monday The How To Wednesday Advisor Friday The Do Advisors Grade 3 drafts

  6. Spring Expectations Refine the thesis draft Defend and submit thesis Present at a professional meeting Celebrate

  7. River Basins Research Research Hubs Geologic Mapping Local Sustainability

  8. Back Scaffolding Introduce Thesis Components into our introductory and majors classes Reading and Layout of Scientific Papers Literature Reviews Data Analysis Field Techniques Figures / Tables

  9. Success and Lessons Formalize the Thesis Process Cohort Model – Learn from Each Other Labor of Love for Faculty Student First Model Necessary More about the process than the outcome Job / Graduate School Preparation

  10. Questions?

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