DQ 3-1

DQ 3-1 RESPNSES

1.

Conducting graduate level research has quite a few similarities such as utilizing scholarly articles and using the APA format, however there are quite a few differences within the learning community of graduates and undergrads.

 

 With undergraduate students, they do understand that research is extremely important, however majority will not have the discipline involved with research at this stage. Basically as an undergraduate; students usually need the constant one on one time with the professor to discuss the setup of writing a research paper with the APA format and less on the actual topic, while graduate students are expected to conduct a broader research for their topic, the research the articles they are using to ensure everything is accurate.   

 

Undergraduate students will spend a lot more one on one time with their professor focusing more on how to write the paper than the actual research.  Graduate students are more independent at this stage and will more rely on the scholarly articles than reaching out to their professors to find an answer.  

 

The is a great method simply because the students will soon be graduating and moving on to a path where they will need to be independent or have a group of individuals rely on them.

References

(Colbeck, 1998; Healey & Jenkins, 2009; Jenkins & Healey, 2005; Zamorski, 2002),

Citation

Zamorski, B. (2002). Research-led teaching and learning in higher education: a case, Teaching in Higher Education. 7(4), 411–427.

2.

s a graduate student, the level of research is increased due to the fact that it’s focuses on becoming a scholar/innovator in the field of study compared to just mastering it. Using both the scientific and professional knowledge that’s already out in the field in order to create and add my own work into the field. The things I discuss, the questions I respond to, and the assignments I write need be backed up with proper research; they can’t just be options. With graduate-level research, one needs to show their overall mastery of a subject and begin to demonstrate that they're transitioning to a scholar. During my undergraduate program, I focused on learning the research methods needed in order to become successful while doing graduate-level research ("Defining Undergraduate Research"). For example, as an undergraduate student I was told exactly what to research and often was given the sources (or at the very least directed towards the sources), and now as a graduate student, I’m left to do my own research.

 

 

 

Defining Undergraduate Research. (n.d.). Retrieved May 5, 2018, from https://urop.uoregon.edu/for-faculty/considering-undergraduate-research-and-creative-scholarship/defining-undergraduate-research/

3.

My undergraduate exposure to research focused on finding a source that supported my theories about a given subject or opinion. I rarely looked deeper into the source to see if there was something else; now I see the value in harvesting more. For many of us that find ourselves in the position of completing a graduate degree, inexperience is something common to all of us. To benefit from this inexperience, I believe in fostering a learning community in whatever way possible to gain the trust and support of every member of the group so we can all learn in mutually beneficial way. The group support structure provides a place where we can try new things and learn how to master these new skills in a controlled environment (Herbert, 2011).

Instructor roles adjust to one of overall guidance for this learning community, but only a true, rich learning can come from a collaborative experience that only the learning community can provide. If you or I learn something new during a common group project and share that something the group, then then the group as a whole grows; because of something you or I added. Now, imagine that on a scale where the whole group is motivated toward that singular objective.

 

Reference:

Herbert, L. (2011). How is conducting graduate-level research different from the research you did in your undergraduate program. Quora. Retreived from: https://www.quora.com/How-is-conducting-graduate-level-research-different-from-the-research-you-did-in-your-undergraduate-program-specific-examples