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Relevant real-world undergraduate research problems: lessons from the nsf-reu trenches

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SIGCSE '10: Proceedings of the 41st ACM technical symposium on Computer science education

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https://doi.org/10.1145/1734263.1734283

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Projects funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program aim to (a) enhance participation of students who otherwise might not have research opportunities, and (b) increase the number of students interested in graduate programs, thus expanding the pool of a well-trained scientific workforce. To provide meaningful experiences for these students, REU projects make use of a set of interesting, appropriate research problems that can be tackled in 8 to 10 weeks in summer.

The panelists have all served as PIs or Co-PIs on NSF REU projects in computing. They will present their REU research problems, highlight challenges they encountered, and present their results. They will also discuss what they have done, or what can be done, to incorporate such research problems within the regular computing curriculum, for example, in capstone courses or senior projects. A significant amount of time will be set aside for audience participation and discussion.

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Koppelman Hvan Dijk Bvan der Hoeven GRößling GNaps TSpannagel C(2011)Undergraduate researchProceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education10.1145/1999747.1999828(288-292)Online publication date: 27-Jun-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1999747.1999828
Cooper YDias MTeves EBelousov SDias MCortina TWalker EKing LMusicant D(2011)Enhancing participation and education in CS through guided research projects in underserved communitiesProceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/1953163.1953324(577-582)Online publication date: 9-Mar-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1953163.1953324

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DOI:10.1145/1734263

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Koppelman Hvan Dijk Bvan der Hoeven GRößling GNaps TSpannagel C(2011)Undergraduate researchProceedings of the 16th annual joint conference on Innovation and technology in computer science education10.1145/1999747.1999828(288-292)Online publication date: 27-Jun-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1999747.1999828
Cooper YDias MTeves EBelousov SDias MCortina TWalker EKing LMusicant D(2011)Enhancing participation and education in CS through guided research projects in underserved communitiesProceedings of the 42nd ACM technical symposium on Computer science education10.1145/1953163.1953324(577-582)Online publication date: 9-Mar-2011
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/1953163.1953324

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