University of Minnesota REU Site in Behavioral Sciences

该奖项支持明尼苏达大学继续于1987年设立的行为科学本科生研究体验暑期项目。这个为期十周的项目强调学生参与文科中心附属教职员工的研究活动。将有11名本科生参加，其中三分之二来自明尼苏达州的私立文科学院，三分之一来自明尼苏达州大学；他们将完成三年级的学业。学生意愿：(1)协助教员的研究，包括作为研究团队成员的机会；(2)完成一个研究项目，其最终成果将是一份书面报告和向同行和参与的教职员工做的陈述；以及(3)参加一个多学科研讨会。研讨会活动包括项目教职员工在校园相关领域的演讲，实验室参观，以及关于研究工具和设计的讲座。因此，该课程将为学生提供学习特定研究方法的机会，将这些方法应用于他们自己的研究背景，并审查与心理学和认知科学有关的广泛的概念和方法论问题。参加社会/文化活动以及大学宿舍的共同住房将有助于培养一个强大的学生社区。

This award provides support to The University of Minnesota to continue the summer program of undergraduate research experiences in the behavioral sciences established in 1987. The ten-week program emphasizes student participation in the research activities of faculty affiliated with the Center of Liberal Arts. Eleven undergraduates will participate, two-thirds from private liberal arts colleges in the state of Minnesota and one-third from the University; they will be expected to have completed their junior year. Student's will: (1) assist with a faculty member's research including opportunities to work as a member of a research team, (2) complete a research project, the final product of which will be a written report and a presentation to peers and participating faculty, and (3) participate in a multidisciplinary seminar. Seminar activities include presentations by program faculty and faculty in related areas campus wide, laboratory tours, and lectures on research tools and design. The program will therefore include opportunities for the students to learn specific research methods, to apply these methods in the context of their own research, and to examine broad conceptual and methodological issues relating to psychology and the cognitive sciences. Participation in social/cultural events as well as common housing in a University dorm will help foster a strong community of students.