Example of Program Curriculum

Sample of UNIV 490 Topics for first semester Scholars

• New Scholar orientation and open house
• Introduction to graduate education
• Faculty Mentor panel
• Graduate Student panel
• Investingating graduate programs
• Demystifying the GRE
• Components of the graduate school application
• Personal statement and resume development
• Financing your graduate education

Sample of UNIV 490 for second semester Scholars

• MLK Program and March
• Introduction to Research Fundamentals
• Quantitative Research Methods
• Qualitative Research Methods
• Senior Scholar Panel: Application Experiences
• Creating Your Research Proposal
• Research Proposal Presentations
• Spring Recognition Banquet

Sample of Summer Research Experience

• Scholar Retreat
• Conduct Research Projects with Faculty Mentors
• Present Research at the annual McNair Summer Research Symposium
• Workshop schedule:
  
  
  • GRE Preparation and practice examinations
  • Overview of the research process
  • Research/technical writing
  • Research presentation skills
  • PowerPoint presentations
  • Research poster assembly

Sample of UNIV 590 Topics for third semester Scholars

• The role of the teaching assistant
• Motivating students to learn
• Collaborative teaching and learning
• Developing and evaluating tests of student knowledge
• Ethical considerations in college teaching
• Diversity in the classroom
• Problem solving in a lecture format
• Using writing to foster learning
• Using technology in the classroom
  

Sample of ongoing activities

• Individual advising on issues associated with undergraduate experience.
• Brown-bag sessions with colleagues, faculty and staff
• Attendance to cultural activities
• Assistance with graduate school applications
• Present research at regional and national conferences
• Publish research in academic journals and the WSU McNair Journal

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