Hello, welcome to Collegiate Research and Leadership! This course is designed to help develop research skills and your understanding of what an academic career entails. Specific topics range from research with qualitative/quantitative data, graduate school applications, undergraduate research experiences, and perspectives on academic careers.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will be able to target specific professionals in their area of interest via electronic outreach.
- PWBAT set goals for a potential career in research or academia.
- PWBAT envision themselves in an academic career as part of determining their interest in going to graduate school.
- PWBAT peer-learn through enriched conversations and encouraged participation in peer affinity groups, studios, and peer advisories.
- PWBAT complete relevant research on academia for writing exercises in each section of the course.
- PWBAT understand quantitative and qualitative data application for various research tasks and types of academics.
- PWBAT explore graduate school requirements for a program of interest and consider the contents of their application essay(s).
Requirements
Coursework
As you progress through each lesson, make sure to press complete before moving on to the next.
- Getting to Know Each Other
- Introduction to Academia
Mentorship
You are in one of the following pair types. You pair type is listed on your GWN Portal profile.
- Type 1: Mentor/Mentee: Meet 2-3 times per month and, as a pair, attend one of the engagement events listed below at least once per month.
- Type 2 : Peer-to-Peer: Meet 2 times per month and, as a pair, attend one of the engagement events listed below at least once per month.
Engagement
There are no required events for this course, but we encourage you to attend the College Chats and to check the Events Page in your portal for information on upcoming live events.
Submissions
- Course provocations and writing exercises
- Cold emails
- Beginning of the course reflection
- End of the course reflection
- Research Pathway: Abstract and research proposal
Asynchronous Coursework
- Available November 15th: Finding Your Why and Becoming a Changemaker
- Available November 19th: Graduate School Application Essay
- Available December 11th: Qualitative Data and Quantitative Data
- Available December 23rd: Academic Research Paper Structure and Publishing in Academia
Engagement Dates
- College Chat – November 16, 2024, 1-2:15PM ET
- College Chat – December 14, 2024, 1-2:15PM ET
- College Chat – January 11, 2025, 1-2:15PM ET
Please check the Announcements tab for information on upcoming live events.
Submissions
Link to girlswritenow.org/stories/submit/ for instructions on submitting material through the portal.
