UNIV 401 402 Orientation Fall Orientation Meeting Tuesday

UNIV 401 & 402 Orientation Fall Orientation Meeting Tuesday September 16, 2020 Wednesday September 17, 2020

Introductions • Faculty Director of Undergrad Research • Dr. Iain Crawford icrawf@udel. edu • Associate Director of Undergrad Research • Dr. Lauren Barsky lbarsky@udel. edu • Administrative Assistant • Judi Smith jkpsmith@udel. edu • Program Coordinator • Mary Ann Null mnull@udel. edu

Today We Will Go Over • UNIV 401 & 402 Schedule • Third Reader Group Assignments • Semester Responsibilities • Miscellaneous Questions and Concerns

Have You… • Registered for UNIV 401 or UNIV 402 under your correct instructor? • Submitted your thesis proposal on our website? • Submitted the electronic copy of your thesis signatures to me by email?

UNIV 401 & 402 Fall Schedule • October 27 th • • • First Complete Draft due to Thesis Director (Required for 402 only) November 2 nd – 6 th • • Research group presentations (Required all sections) • Meetings will take place over Zoom Third readers choose a date for students to present that is most convenient for the group November 11 th – 12 th • Formatting and Defending a Thesis Choose one session to attend. Also offered in the spring (One session required for fall OR spring)

UNIV 401 & 402 Fall Schedule Continued • November 16 th • • • UNIV 402 – Deadline to set Formatting Appointment (Required for 402 only) December 7 th • • • UNIV 402 – Deadline to schedule Defense Date (Required for 402 only) UNIV 401 – Progress Report Due via Email (Required for 401 only) UNIV 402 – Deadline for Defense, talk with your entire committee prior to defense to set date to submit complete draft (Required for 402 only) December 14 th • Final Copy Submission Due by Noon to URP (Required for 402 only)

Third Reader Group Presentations • Group presentations will help you develop the ability to explain your specialized work to others outside of your field. • You will: • Make a short presentation explaining your research and findings to your group. • • Ask questions of other presenters in your group. Fill out an evaluation form for each presentation (we will send you this form via email closer to the meetings). • As soon as you have confirmed your group meeting time/place, have someone in your group email Lauren to let her know

How Do I Manage My Thesis During COVID? • Virtual learning is hard for everyone • It is OK if you cannot get to campus right now to collect your data – your advisor is the first person to ask about this • We can work out any problems you may be having

General Advice • Use a citation manager! Mendeley, Zotero, Refworks are your friends. • Set goals and timelines • Don’t panic • Practice self-care • Reach out for help if you get overwhelmed. This is hard for everyone – they’re just hiding it well.

Hang In There – We’ll Get Through This! Any Questions?