Throwing Away the Cookbook: Implementing Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in Chemistry
Document Type
Book Chapter
Publication Date
10-24-2017
Publisher
American Chemical Society
Abstract
Course-based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) provide significant benefits to students compared to prescriptive (“cookbook”) laboratory curricula. However, carrying out research on the scale of an undergraduate course can present logistical challenges. Fortunately, the CURE format provides significant flexibility to tailor curricula to meet the needs of various class sizes, disciplines, and student groups, and to fit with the resources available in the institutional environment. Here we present a diversity of experiences and perspectives on the implementation of CUREs, with the goal of offering examples and practical advice to current or prospective CURE practitioners while highlighting the numerous approaches available for incorporating authentic research into undergraduate laboratory courses.
Chapter of
Educational and Outreach Projects from the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative Undergraduate and Graduate Education Volume 1
Editor
Rory Waterman
Andrew Feig
Recommended Citation
Heemstra, J. M., Waterman, R., Antos, J. M., Beuning, P. J., Bur, S. K., Columbus, L., Feig, A. L., Fuller, A. A., Gillmore, J. G., Leconte, A. M., Londergan, C. H., Pomerantz, W. C. K., Prescher, J. A., & Stanley, L. M. (2017). Throwing Away the Cookbook: Implementing Course-Based Undergraduate Research Experiences (CUREs) in Chemistry. In Educational and Outreach Projects from the Cottrell Scholars Collaborative Undergraduate and Graduate Education Volume 1 (Vol. 1248, pp. 33–63). American Chemical Society. https://doi.org/10.1021/bk-2017-1248.ch003
