URSS Mentor Essentials Session
The URSS Team and URSS
Participants
Welcome!
Let’s introduce ourselves:
– Name
– Project department
– Why I wanted to undertake a research project
this summer.
URSS Mentor Essentials
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Welcome
Introduce our names and project departments
Your URSS Mentor
Group task: Similarities and Differences
Questions
Our URSS Mentors
The URSS Mentor
✓ Can be communicated via the URSS portfolio
✓ Will provide feedback on your Portfolio posts (such as your
action plan or profile page).
✓ Will advise you on how you are conducting your research, and
support your development.
✓ Can signpost you to support or resources available here at
Warwick.
The URSS Mentor cannot
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×
×
×
Provide you advice on research itself – please consult
your supervisor.
Discuss your URSS bursary or agreement with the URSS
Proof-read your work.
Meet in person to discuss your research –
communication must take place on your portfolio.
Please speak to the URSS team about any of these issues at
[email protected]
The URSS Mentor
Any questions?
Reminder on your Outputs: Monday 10th
October 2016
ALL Portfolio posts to be completed
Project abstract - Electronic copy of your
poster – upload onto portfolio
Hard copy of A1 portrait poster – print
via Warwick Print (automatic delivery),
or print in department and hand deliver
to Student Careers & Skills.
We will be touch with more information
over the summer.
Portfolio post timeline
Weeks 0-2
Weeks 2-4
Weeks 6-8
Weeks 8-10
Outputs
A1 Poster:
printed
A1 Poster:
portfolio
submission
Abstract
Group work
Time to break-out into groups and discuss
the following:
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Name
Project Department
General subject area of your research
Why is it interesting to you?
Why is it important to your discipline/area of
knowledge?
Group work
When listening to each other’s research
projects, please note down the following:
– The key similarities and differences in your
peers’ approach to their research when
comparing it to your research.
Examples of differences in approach
Researching people? Systems? Natural
Phenomenon?
Philosophically based?
Observable or conceptual?
Using secondary data?
Written questionnaires for participants?
Controlled environment – lab?
Review
Something I have learned from meeting
URSS Mentors and fellow researchers
Review of our group work
Any questions?
Next steps: Portfolios, Effective Researcher
Day, Facebook group.