{"id":4897,"date":"2017-03-09T06:00:52","date_gmt":"2017-03-09T06:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/cel\/?p=4897"},"modified":"2017-03-07T14:32:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-07T14:32:32","slug":"students-as-researchers-pedagogy-at-bu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microsites.bournemouth.ac.uk\/flie\/2017\/03\/09\/students-as-researchers-pedagogy-at-bu\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Students as researchers\u2019 pedagogy at BU"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_20151207_100926\"<\/a>In the higher education context, the \u2018students as researchers<\/a>\u2019pedagogical approach supports “students in their engagement with undergraduate research within and\/or beyond the formal curriculum with the aim of furthering their own knowledge and understanding, and in some cases contributing to, the broader knowledge base of their discipline\u201d (Walkington, 2015: 5<\/a>).<\/p>\n

At BU, research underpins our teaching and professional practice, in line with our commitment to Fusion. Furthermore, a number of academics in different faculties engage with research within and outside the curriculum, especially when their subjects lend themselves to research projects as learning\/assessment method (an example would be project management). In terms of university-wide arrangements, the students as researchers pedagogy is tackled through three main schemes:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Student Research Assistantship Programme<\/a>, in which undergraduate students are involved in co-curricular research-intensive projects under the direction of a BU academic. Contact: Rachel Clarke, KE Adviser sra@bournemouth.ac.uk<\/a>. This scheme has been evaluated by CEL through the project Assessing Undergraduate Research Assistants\u2019 Learning through Participatory Methods (AURAL)<\/a><\/em>.<\/li>\n
  2. The Student Project Bank<\/a>, based on the successful model of a science shop, which is a collaboration between external organisations and BU students. Our students get to work on a live project with the potential for real-world impact. The organisations get the opportunity to benefit from our students\u2019 knowledge, skills and creativity while gaining valuable insights into their specific project area. Contact: Charlene Parris, Project Coordinator spb@bournemouth.ac.uk<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. An Annual Undergraduate Research Conference. In previous years, the university held the Showcasing Undergraduate Research Excellence (SURE) Conference. In 2017, the University is hosting the British Conference of Undergraduate Research (BCUR)<\/a> on 25 and 26 April.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Interested? Here are some further resources<\/strong>:<\/p>\n