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Syllabus: BSRP 2023
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Welcome to BSRP 2023!
We are excited to work with you! Please review the content below, then head to the "Start here" section to complete onboarding.
Goals
The primary goals of BSRP are to enable focused research over the summer while facilitating development of science communication skills, community, and collegiality. (Also fun!)
Facilitators
Co-Directors: Kristen Johansen (kristen@), Claire Kruesel (kruesel@)BBMB Faculty Consultants: Mark Hargrove (msh@), Dipa Sashital (sashital@), Eric Underbakke (esu@)
Communication Consultant: Denise Coberley (denisec@)
Graduate Student & Scientist Panelists: Dr. Soma Banerjee, John Beck, Denise Coberley, Jacques Lowe, Dirk Winkelman
BBMB Faculty Guests: Al Myers (ammyers@), Julien Roche (jroche@)
Payment Specialist: Meredith Horrell (mhorrell@)
Students & Research Mentors
| Student | Research Mentor | RM's Department |
Student's BSRP Title Note: Everyone is paid the same amount, regardless of funding source. |
| Alison Decker | Jodi McGill | VMPM | Beitz Fellow |
| Avery Enriquez | Stone Chen | BBMB | Beitz Fellow |
| Megan Friederich | Dipali Sashital | BBMB | Beitz Fellow |
| Ashley Marker | Chris Tuggle | AN S | BSRP Fellow |
| Ajla Muheljic | Josh Beck | B M S | Thilo Fellow |
| Carly (Caroline) Nichols | Reuben Peters | BBMB | BSRP Fellow |
| Preston Pellatz | Reuben Peters | BBMB | BSRP Fellow |
| Austin Petfalski | Julien Roche | BBMB | BSRP Fellow |
| Anna Schwake | MacIntosh | BBMB | McCracken Fellow |
| Megan Smith | Amy Andreotti | BBMB | Linder Fellow |
| Olivia Spader | Olga Zabotina | BBMB | Linder Fellow |
| Karsten Theilen | Scott Nelson | BBMB | BSRP Fellow |
| Tristan Weers | Reuben Peters | BBMB | Beitz Fellow |
Titles
You may all now call yourself a BSRP Scholar. If your stipend is provided by a named donor, you can also call yourself a "[Donor name] Fellow" (for example, "Linder Fellow"). Don't forget to put this on your resume!
Dates
List any required and optional materials, such as books, instructional guides, websites, simulations, interactive games, mass media publications, peer reviewed journals.
Follow a specific reference style guide, such as APA, MLA or Chicago. At minimum, reference the author or owner name, date of publication, title, and the URL or source, such as publisher.
Add the following dates to your calendar:
All summer sessions are on Wednesdays from 12-2 p.m. in 1102 MBB unless otherwise specified.
- 5/31/23: Introductions
- 6/7/23: SciComm Graduate Student & Scientist Panel
- 6/14/23: Introduction to 3-Minute-Thesis Genre
- 6/21/23: Introduction to Visual Communication in Science
- 6/28/23: Introduction to Defining the Research Question
- 7/5/23 (or other date this week TBD): Visual Communication Practice Session
- 7/12/23: Workshop
- 7/19/23: Practice Presentations, Round 1
- 7/26/23: Practice Presentations, Round 2
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Week of 8/(21-25)/23: One-on-one Communication Consultations (TBD)
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Weds. 8/30/23, 6-8 p.m.: Practice Showcase (1414 MBB)
- Thurs. 9/7/23, 3:40-6 p.m.: Research Showcase (1414 MBB)
Please also view the more-detailed Schedule & Assignments page.
Attendance Policies
Below are sample policies. They may not fitting your course, so please change accordingly.
Your presence is important to the program! You are expected to attend all meetings unless you have made special arrangements to miss a summer session (communicated as much in advance as possible).
- It is required that you attend the practice and final research showcase sessions as well as your one-on-one with the Communication Consultant.
- If you will miss more than one summer lunch session, you will be expected to complete a makeup activity. Please contact the Co-Directors as early as possible so this activity can be arranged.
Payment & Hours Worked
Each student will receive a $6000 stipend, split evenly between the months of June and July.- You do not need to submit hours in Workday. It is assumed that you are working the equivalent of 40 hours/week during the period of payment.
- Please arrange the 40 hour/week workload with your Research Mentor. Reasonable flexibility is allowed (for example, if you will be out of town for a few days, you may make up those hours spread out across several different days).
What we need from you
- Work with your Research Mentor as described above to account for the hours you're being paid for.
- Pick up and deposit your checks each month (2 total) from Meredith Horrell in 1210 MBB.
- Order lunch on time and prepare for sessions as described in the Schedule & Assignments page.
- Communicate with us to let us know if you have any concerns, ideas, or unmet needs. Connect with each other to get the most out of this experience!
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Course Summary:
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