Research Ready: a student-initiated workshop model for developing foundational research skills.

ABSTRACT: Travel restrictions, pandemics, economic downturn, and increasing costs in organizing workshops all impact on face-to-face training of undergraduates planning to undertake research. The inability to obtain basic, first-hand information regarding research in practice causes undue stress for students and leads to unrealistic expectations regarding research projects. Here, we describe how a student initiated online workshop, co-designed by a group of undergraduate leaders in conjunction with a panel of international academic researchers, and enabled the delivery of an introductory workshop on research training to meet student needs. Post-workshop, over 80%-95% of the participants rated their understanding of different aspects of research in practice as either being good or excellent. The desi

SUBMITTER: Sivarajah N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10720540 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature