ENGAGE
Engage with research and its methods, including ethics and critical thinking.
What does it mean to engage with research?
As a researcher, you can engage with your research and with your audience! In this process, you will be diving into the world of trial and error where it is essential to think critically, take it one step at a time and be comfortable with the unknown. When in the research environment, you need to apply socially responsible, sustainable and ethical behaviours.
CURN | Behind the Research: Alyssa Holt
Research takes many forms, take a look at the human behind the research with our Research Ambassadors at Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops BC.
Filming and Editing by CURN Co-Creator: Elliott To, TRU Law
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Qualities and Skills to Help in Research
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Tracy Asingo There are different qualities and skills you need in order to be successful in research. Some of those skills are technical for helping with discipline-specific studies and others are more socially transferable. Although it may feel like you need to master these skills before starting research, you don’t…
Fears
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: April Read Forming a question and hypothesis is the first step of any study. We want to discover new things and learn more, which means there is not usually a correct answer or even a known answer for a study’s objective. The next step in research is running experiments. But where…
When To Ask For Help
Research Ambassador Blog Post By: Yue (Cassie) Zhang Participating in undergraduate research can increase our interest in enhancing graduate school (Hathaway et al., 2002; Kremer & Bringle, 1990); help us gain data analysis and speaking skills (Bauer & Bennett, 2003); and provide us with experience in professional and personal development (Seymour et al., 2004). However, it…
ENGAGE: What does it mean?
What does it mean to engage with research? As a researcher, you can engage with your research and with your audience! In this process, you will be diving into the world of trial and error where it is essential to think critically, take it one step at a time and be comfortable with the unknown….
ENGAGE: I’m ready now what?
Am I ready to start engaging with research? If you have reached your third or fourth year in your program, this is the perfect time to engage with research. If you still don’t know what areas interest you the most or you still haven’t found a supervisor, you might want to check out our resources…
ENGAGE: What do I do now?
I’m already doing research and things are not going well. What do I do? Welcome to the club! Research is a windy road full of twists and turns, it is very normal for it to feel like the whole world is burning and you’re the one who has to fix it. Here are some tips…