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Purpose
The Student Research Competition promotes excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student achievements. First, second, and third place winners at both the undergraduate and graduate levels of the 2008 CSU Stanislaus Student Research Competition will receive cash prizes. First place will be awarded $500, second place will be awarded $250, and third place will be awarded $100. Up to ten winners will advance to the system-wide 22nd Annual CSU Student Research Competition to be held at CSU East Bay on May 2 and 3, 2008.
Deadline for submission is Thursday, February 28, 2008
Competition
Students present their research work before a jury and an audience. Each student has ten minutes to present their work and three minutes to listen and respond to juror and audience questions. All entrants may use audio-visual materials as appropriate, and presenters are encouraged to use delivery techniques that promote interaction with the audience.
Entrants in the Creative Arts and Design category may present an audio and/or visual record of a performance they have given or a work they have created; their oral presentation should focus on the rational and historical context underlying their interpretation of material.
At the local competition and the CSU system-wide competition, the student’s presentation and written summary will be judged according to the following:
- Clarity of purpose - 15%
- Appropriateness of methodology - 15%
- Interpretation of results - 15%
- Value of the research or creative activity - 15%
- Ability of the presenter to articulate the research or creative activity - 15%
- Organization of the material presented - 15%
- Presenters ability to handle questions from the jury and general audience - 10%
Who May Apply
Undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled at CSU Stanislaus, as well as alumni/alumnae who received their degrees in spring, summer, or fall 2007 are eligible. A student must be nominated by a faculty mentor. The research presented should be appropriate to the student’s discipline and career goals. Proprietary research is excluded. There will be separate undergraduate and graduate categories. Presentations from all disciplines are invited. Students will specify one of the following categories for their presentation:
- Behavioral and Social Sciences
- Biological and Agricultural Sciences
- Business, Economics, and Public Administration
- Creative Arts and Design
- Education
- Engineering and Computer Science
- Health, Nutrition, and Clinical Sciences
- Humanities and LettersPhysical and Mathematical Sciences
- Interdisciplinary
How to Apply
Applications for submission for CSU Stanislaus 2008 Student Research Competition are available in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs located in the Mary Stuart Rogers Building, Room 250. The deadline for submission to the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is Thursday, February 28, 2008 at 5:00 PM. Submissions should include the following:
- Student Research Competition Application Form
- Four (4) copies of the narrative. Each copy must include the name of the student and the title of the presentation. The narrative may not exceed five (5) double spaced pages.
Use a font size of Times Roman 12 point or equivalent size and one inch margins on the top, bottom, left, and right of the paper.
- Appendices (bibliography, graphs, photographs, or other supplementary materials), not to exceed three (3) pages.
It is expected that the student will not make an oral presentation by simply reading directly from the summary.
Note: A small team of students making a single presentation counts as one entrant.
Questions
For more information, contact the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, (209) 667-3493, (email JJohnston@csustan.edu). The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is located in MSR 250. |
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