Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site in Biology: Ecology, Behavior and Physiology of Exotic Species

东伊利诺伊大学(EIU)生物系的本科生研究体验项目由国家科学基金会资助，将在2002年和2003年夏季为10名本科生提供密集的研究体验。以外来物种的生态、行为和生理为中心的研究体验旨在(1)激发学生的兴趣、智力独立和项目所有权，(2)发展每个学生的技术技能和对研究过程的理解，以及(3)培养对研究团队取得成功所必需的合作和相互依赖的认识。为了实现这些目标，将在全国范围内招募参与者，并根据他们的专业目标、动机和成熟度以及学术成就来选择参与者。学生将完全沉浸在研究过程中，他们选择自己的研究问题，撰写提案，进行工作，并报告他们的结果和结论。每个参与者都将与个人导师密切合作，并作为研究团队的一员。与其他教员和研究团队互动和合作的机会将通过迎新务虚会、每周小组会议以及一系列正式的研讨会和实地考察来提供。此外，“访问科学家”是保护生物学领域公认的领导者，他们每人将花1-2天的时间与项目参与者进行互动，方法是举办研讨会、参加非正式讨论小组和批评研究项目。为期10周的研究体验的总体目标是促进每个参与者对研究过程的理解，鼓励每个学生从独立的学习者到独立的研究人员，再到相互依赖的科学团队成员。

The Eastern Illinois University (EIU) Biology Department's Research Experience for Undergraduates Program, funded by the National Science Foundation, will provide an intensive research experience for 10 undergraduate students during the summers of 2002 and 2003. The research experiences centered on the ecology, behavior and physiology of exotic species is designed to (1) stimulate the student's interest, intellectual independence and project ownership, (2) develop each student's technical skills and understanding of the research process, and (3) foster an appreciation of the cooperation and interdependence necessary for research teams to achieve success. To accomplish these objectives participants will be recruited nationally and selected based on their professional goals, motivation and maturity, and academic achievements. Students will be fully immersed in the research process as they choose their own research problem, write a proposal, conduct the work, and report their results and conclusions. Each participant will work closely with an individual mentor and as a member of a research team. Opportunities to interact and collaborate with other faculty and research teams will be provided through an orientation retreat, weekly group meetings, and a series of formal workshops and field trips. In addition, "visiting scientists", recognized leaders in the field of conservation biology, will spend 1-2 days apiece interacting with program participants by presenting seminars, participating in informal discussion groups, and critiquing research projects. The overall goal of the 10-week research experience is to foster in each participant an understanding of the research process, encouraging each student's growth from dependent learner to independent researcher to interdependent member of a scientific team.