Inquiry-Guided Learning Through Collaborative Research
Location
Doyle / High County Conference Center
Event Website
http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/nrei/vol12/
Start Date
3-16-2004 2:30 PM
End Date
3-16-2004 3:00 PM
Description
In the natural resources, graduate work tends to be undertaken by individuals. Graduate students need more experience working collaboratively, which is how complex natural resources issues are approached in a professional environment. A collaborative research course is designed to provide that experience. The essence of the approach is to build a small team of advanced graduate students and lead them as peers in a collaborative research project addressing a complex and unsolved problem. A successful course combines six key ingredients: (1) technical and professional development objectives; (2) a real-world, controversial topic; (3) real-world products; (4) strong collaborators; (5) a common foundation; and (6) open channels of communication.
Inquiry-Guided Learning Through Collaborative Research
Doyle / High County Conference Center
In the natural resources, graduate work tends to be undertaken by individuals. Graduate students need more experience working collaboratively, which is how complex natural resources issues are approached in a professional environment. A collaborative research course is designed to provide that experience. The essence of the approach is to build a small team of advanced graduate students and lead them as peers in a collaborative research project addressing a complex and unsolved problem. A successful course combines six key ingredients: (1) technical and professional development objectives; (2) a real-world, controversial topic; (3) real-world products; (4) strong collaborators; (5) a common foundation; and (6) open channels of communication.
https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cuenr/5thBiennial/Sessions/24
Comments
Session 8. Learning Through Research. Recommended Citation: Hess, George R. and Drew, C. Ashton (2004) "Inquiry-guided learning through collaborative research," Natural Resources and Environmental Issues: Vol. 12, Article 25. Available at: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/nrei/vol12/iss1/25