{"id":47,"date":"2012-12-18T14:13:10","date_gmt":"2012-12-18T19:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tuxpan.highpoint.edu\/urcw\/?page_id=47"},"modified":"2025-09-25T17:03:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T21:03:15","slug":"undergraduate-research-creative-works-sample-syllabus","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/urcw\/undergraduate-research-creative-works-sample-syllabus\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Research &amp; Creative Works &#8211; Sample Syllabus"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Directed Research Course Sample Syllabus<\/h3>\n<p>Date:<\/p>\n<p>Project:<\/p>\n<p>Student:<\/p>\n<p>Faculty Mentor:<\/p>\n<p>Credit hours: 1-4 hours<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><strong>Project Information<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Insert description as proposed by student and faculty mentor<\/p>\n<div><strong>Prerequisites:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Insert discipline-specific prerequisites here<\/p>\n<p>Individual departments will determine how many credit hours may be applied toward the major requirements.<\/p>\n<div><strong>Program Description and Goals:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Undergraduate research and creative works is a mentored investigation or creative inquiry conducted by undergraduates that seek to make a scholarly or artistic contribution to knowledge (CUR.org).\u00a0 Undergraduate research and creative works is designed to provide students with the opportunity to develop and practice advanced discipline-specific projects in collaboration with faculty members.<\/p>\n<p>A student electing to enroll in a Directed Research course must contract with a faculty member to work on an existing research project or to develop a new project, and a specific list of responsibilities must be developed prior to approval. Credit is variable and depends on the quantity and depth of work.<\/p>\n<div><strong>Learning Objectives:<\/strong><\/div>\n<p>(Departments should select and\/or develop discipline-relevant learning objectives) May include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>develop and implement an advanced original research or creative project<\/li>\n<li>develop the ability to explain the conceptual viability of the project and describe the major components involved.<\/li>\n<li>develop the ability to explain how the project will impact the relevant body of work.<\/li>\n<li>develop an understanding of and an ability to explain the ethical and\/or legal implications of the project.<\/li>\n<li>learn to understand and critically evaluate theories, practices, and\/or research on a chosen topic by conducting a thorough literature review and submitting a written integrative, critical summary of the current literature.<\/li>\n<li>develop advanced discipline-relevant skills and competencies including\n<ul>\n<li>the ability to perform searches for relevant information.<\/li>\n<li>a comprehensive understanding of knowledge of standards and use of materials (taking into account the social and professional contexts of the discipline).<\/li>\n<li>develop a working familiarity with discipline-relevant technology and other discipline-based tools of the trade.<\/li>\n<li>develop clear and effective written and oral communication skills as demonstrated by\n<ul>\n<li>the completion of a research or creative project proposal.<\/li>\n<li>the completion of a final URCW research report.<\/li>\n<li>presentation, performance, or display of the URCW project for public review.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Course Requirements<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Time Requirement: (From High Point University Policy on the Awarding of Academic Credit)<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"footable_parent_5430\"\n         class=\" footable_parent ninja_table_wrapper loading_ninja_table wp_table_data_press_parent semantic_ui \">\n         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be determined by the faculty supervisor and student, commensurate with credit hours. In addition, completion dates will be determined for each assignment. Specific assignments may include, but are not limited to:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weekly Meetings<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The student is required to meet with the instructor a minimum of 1\/2 hour per week per registered credit hour throughout the semester. Outside work could include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Required Readings<\/li>\n<li>Literature Review<\/li>\n<li>Rehearsals<\/li>\n<li>Creative Design and Production<\/li>\n<li>Data Collection<\/li>\n<li>Data Entry and Management<\/li>\n<li>Data Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Empirical Research Report<\/li>\n<li>Qualitative Research Report<\/li>\n<li>Rhetorical Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Textual Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Audience Reception Analysis<\/li>\n<li>Cultural Studies<\/li>\n<li>Case Studies<\/li>\n<li>Ethnography<\/li>\n<li>Performance Evaluation<\/li>\n<li>Exhibitions<\/li>\n<li>Presentation of Project Results (Required for 4 credit hour projects)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Grading:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Students will be assigned a letter grade or credit based on departmental guidelines.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Directed Research Course Sample Syllabus Date: Project: Student: Faculty Mentor: Credit hours: 1-4 hours Project Information Insert description as proposed by student and faculty mentor Prerequisites: Insert discipline-specific prerequisites here&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":359,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_hpuaeo_plugin_post_data":"","_hpuaeo_plugin_meta_tags":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-47","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.1 (Yoast SEO v27.1.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Undergraduate Research &amp; 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