BU Hub Research-For-Credit Survey | Undergraduate Program in Neuroscience

Welcome to the BU Hub form for your NE research-for-credit class. The questions will appear once you select the research course you are currently taking below.

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Course designator*

Please select your research-for-credit course from the dropdown menu above.

Research and Information Literacy

When I read a primary scientific paper, my ability to understand why the authors performed the experiment(s) they did has improved as a result of taking this course.*

When I read a primary scientific paper, my ability to understand the methods and techniques that were used to conduct the experiment(s) has improved as a result of taking this course.*

When I read a primary scientific paper, my ability to understand the main findings and conclusions has improved as a result of taking this course.*

When I read a primary scientific paper, my ability to understand the figures and tables that are presented has improved as a result of taking this course.*

When I read a primary scientific paper, my ability to understand the statistical analyses that are presented has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to search for and locate scientific publications on a specific topic has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My overall understanding of how science is performed in a real research lab (how research questions are formulated, how data are gathered, how inferences are drawn, etc.) has improved as a result of taking this course.*

Describe the standard way that members of your lab (PI, graduate students, postdocs, etc.) search for and find relevant scientific references (what databases do they search, what journals do they emphasize, etc.).*

Oral and/or Signed Communication

My ability to discuss scientific studies and their results with experts in the field (such as my PI or BU faculty members) has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to contribute productively to a scientific group discussion (such as a lab meeting) has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to present a scientific topic (such as a journal article discussion or presentation of my research findings) to a group of colleagues (such as a lab meeting) has improved as a result of taking this course.*

What effective strategies for having informal discussions about science did you learn from speaking with other lab members during this course?*

What effective strategies for having more formal discussions about science (e.g. presentations) did you learn from interacting with other lab members during this course?*

Creativity/Innovation

After I read a primary scientific paper, my ability to think of future experiments that could be done to further explore the topic has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to conceive of ideas and future directions that could be pursued to further explore the research being performed in my lab has improved as a result of taking this course.*

Describe a few original, creative contributions you made to the research happening in your lab during this course. These could be ideas you came up with, techniques you optimized or conceived, or hypotheses or interpretations you proposed, regarding your own or another lab member’s research.*

Describe a setback you encountered during your research in this course, and the creative ways you dealt with or overcame it.*

Describe something lucky or unexpectedly positive that happened during your research in this course, and the creative ways you capitalized on that occurrence.*

Writing-Intensive

My ability to write scientifically has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to read, understand, and critique the primary neuroscience literature has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to write in different modes (e.g. grant proposal vs. scientific manuscript) and for different audiences (e.g. non-specialists vs neuroscientists in my field) has improved as a result of taking this course.*

Has writing your own honors thesis made you think differently about neuroscience articles that your read, or given you new insight into the motivations of their authors? Why or why not?*

Digital/Multimedia Expression

My ability to generate figures, graphs, and tables that convey quantitative data or the results of quantitative analyses has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to generate graphics, timelines, images, or videos that convey raw or qualitative data or experimental methods has improved as a result of taking this course.*

My ability to generate slides (in PowerPoint or similar) in accepted scientific style to accompany an oral presentation has improved as a result of taking this course.*

Describe a few of the most effective strategies you learned during this course for how to generate clear, interesting, and compelling digital multimedia to accompany written or oral scientific communication.*