Instructionally Related Activities Funds Request Summary
| Project Sponsor | Cynthia Wyels |
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| Activity Title | CSU Student Research Competition |
| Activity/Event Date | May 9 - 10, 2015 |
| Date Funding Needed By | Jan., 2015 |
| Previously Funded? | Yes |
| Semester/Year | Spring '14 |
| Proposal # | — |
| Report submitted for previously Funded Activity? | Yes |
| Report submitted for previously Funded Activity | sample-csusrc-ira-report.pdf (PDF) |
| Academic Program or Center Name | CSUCI Student Research Advisory Committee (a cross-program and cross-college group) |
| Estimated total Course Fee revenue | $0 |
| Amount Requested from IRA | $3750 |
| Estimated Number of Students Participating | 18 |
| Conditions and Considerations | Field Trip |
| Brief Activity Description | The annual CSU Research Competition brings together approximately 200 student researchers from all 23 CSU campuses to share their high quality research with the larger CSU community. Each campus nominates up to 10 student teams to attend. Research is judged on the basis of a written paper and an oral presentation, and awards are announced at the conclusion of the competition. The educational goals of the activity are to develop discipline-specific technical oral and written communication skills, to recognize outstanding student research from all programs at CSU Channel Islands, and to demonstrate that CI’s student research fits into a larger dynamic research community. |
| Learning Outcomes and Relation to IRA to Course Offerings | Students enrolled in UNIV 498, all Capstone courses, and several discipline-specific research courses such as PSYCH 300 produce original research results. The requested funding would support travel for 10 CI student research teams to share those results with the CSU community at the Student Research Competition. |
| Description of Assessment Process | In addition to assessment carried out by judges for the Research Competition, the faculty chaperone and students will analyze qualities of successful talks they heard during the competition so that students can learn to improve their own presentations. Attendees will also be given a questionnaire (to evaluate their overall experience). |
| Activity Budget | csusrc-2015-budget.xlsx (MS Excel) |
| CIA Budget | — |
| CIA Proposal | — |
| Course Syllabus | — |
| CIA Certification | — |
| Other Sources of Funding | Budget Rationale: We estimate that the 10 CSUCI teams will account for approximately 18 students, and we add costs for one faculty member to accompany the students. (This faculty member will also take the lead in organizing on-campus rehearsals to help students prepare and making travel arrangements.) Many other faculty are engaged throughout the year in mentoring these students through research projects, reviewing their materials and determining which individuals/ research groups will represent CI, and preparing the CI representatives. Since 2010 all costs for students to participate in the CSU Student Research Competition have been supported through IRA funds. CI has received recognition far beyond its relative size in this competition. Student research on this campus has grown to the point that we have institutionalized processes for nominating and selecting the students/ student teams who represent CSUCI at this prestigious event. There are no other sources of funding. |
| Target Audience/Student Marketing | Students conducting significant research are nominated by their faculty research mentors. There is a year-long process to select the students who will represent CI. |
| Bring Benefit to Campus | CSU Channel Islands receives recognition from the excellence of the projects presented at this competition. All students engaged benefit from extensive mentoring through research projects from faculty: this includes students who are not in the final group selected to represent CI. Future students benefit from the strong student research culture developing on this campus. |
| Sustainability | N/A |
| Program Chair/Director | simone.aloisio |
| Academic Affairs AVP | karen.carey |
| Acknowledgement | I acknowledge that I have reviewed and accepted the Conditions and Considerations herein. Please check off boxes as appropriate. |
Program Chair/Director Approval
| Approval | I approve the IRA Funds Request described on this page |
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| Name | Simone Aloisio |
| Date/Time | 3/2/2014 5:42:04 PM |
Academic Affairs AVP Approval
| Approval | I approve the IRA Funds Request described on this page |
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| Name | Karen Carey |
| Date/Time | 3/4/2014 8:12:23 AM |