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University of Kentucky College of Health Sciences

COURSE NUMBER/TITLE: HSE 595 DIRECTED STUDIES: Research Experience in the Health

Sciences COURSE CREDIT: PLACEMENT /TIME/PLACE: FACULTY: COURSE DESCRIPTION: Independent work devoted to research on specific problems, to challenge the student to synthesize concepts from his/her total program and relate them to his/her allied health specialty. Conference, one to three hours per week. May be repeated to a maximum of six credits. Students will work under the direction of a faculty mentor in an area of mutual scientific interest. A research contract outlining the expectations of the research experience is contained herein and will be developed and signed by the student, faculty research mentor and Director of Undergraduate Research for the College of Health Sciences. COURSE OBJECTIVES: By the end of the course, students will:

• Successfully complete research ethics education (human subjects or animal care and use) as directed by the mentor at http://www.citiprogram.org/

• Acquire knowledge in a health science field of interest. • Acquire experience in various aspects of the research process including, but not limited to,

hypothesis generation, methodology development, data collection, data entry, data analysis, data interpretation, and dissemination of findings.

GENERAL EXPECTATIONS1

(Note: stated expectations for the time spent in the lab/on research is exclusive of additional assignments or activities beyond the time actually engaged in the lab)

Fall or Spring Semester For a one credit hour commitment • Student would be expected to spend 2 – 3 hours per week, for 9-12 weeks, in the research experience For a 2 credit hour commitment • Student would be expected to spend 3 - 5 hours per week, for 9-12 weeks, in the research experience For a 3 credit hour commitment • Student would be expected to spend 6 - 8 hours per week, for 9-12 weeks, in the research experience Eight –week Summer Session For a one credit hour commitment • Student would be expected to spend 2 – 4 hours per week, for 8 weeks, in the research experience For a 2 credit hour commitment • Student would be expected to spend 4 -8 hours per week, for 8 weeks, in the research experience For a 3 credit hour commitment • Student would be expected to spend 6 - 12 hours per week, for 8 weeks, in the research experience Activities considered to be part of the research experience would be outlined by the faculty mentor in cooperation with the student.

1 Commitment may be voluntary, i.e. in the absence of formal course credit.

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Contract

Student Name/Rank/Major: Description of experience (goals, objectives): Tasks for Completing Objectives (with timelines as needed): Criteria for Assessment (with percentages):

The University Grading system will be used.

90-100 = A 80- 89 = B 70- 79 = C 60- 69 = D <60 = E

Faculty Mentor Signature:________________________________ Date:__________ Student Signature:______________________________________ Date:__________ Director, Undergraduate Research:_________________________ Date:__________ After approval, copies of the contract will be distributed to:

1. Student 2. Student’s File – kept with the DUR (research office) 3. Faculty Mentor

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Class Attendance

STUDENTS ARE EXPECTED TO ATTEND ALL SESSIONS. Please be respectful by arriving on time and remaining throughout the expected time. Acceptable reasons for excused absences are listed in the Student Rights and Responsibilities Handbook, Section 5.2.4.2. You are expected to contact the instructor ahead of time if you are unable to attend a research session or meeting.

Academic Integrity

Part II of Student Rights and Responsibilities (6.3.1; online at http://www.uky.edu/StudentAffairs/Code/part2.html) states that all academic work‚ written or otherwise‚ submitted by students to their instructors or other academic supervisors‚ is expected to be the result of their own thought‚ research‚ or self–expression. In cases where students feel unsure about a question of plagiarism involving their work‚ they are obliged to consult their instructors on the matter before submission.

When students submit work purporting to be their own‚ but which in any way borrows ideas‚ organization‚ wording or anything else from another source without appropriate acknowledgment of the fact‚ the students are guilty of plagiarism.

Plagiarism includes reproducing someone else's work‚ whether it be published article‚ chapter of a book‚ a paper from a friend or some file‚ or whatever. Plagiarism also includes the practice of employing or allowing another person to alter or revise the work which a student submits as his/her own‚ whoever that other person may be. Students may discuss assignments among themselves or with an instructor or tutor‚ but when the actual work is done‚ it must be done by the student‚ and the student alone.

When a student's assignment involves research in outside sources or information‚ the student must carefully acknowledge exactly what‚ where and how he/she has employed them. If the words of someone else are used‚ the student must put quotation marks around the passage in question and add an appropriate indication of its origin. Making simple changes while leaving the organization‚ content and phraseology intact is plagiaristic. However‚ nothing in these Rules shall apply to those ideas which are so generally and freely circulated as to be a part of the public domain.

Withdrawals and Incompletes

The last day to withdraw from the course is at the end of the ninth week. No withdrawals will be signed after that date.

It is the student's responsibility to properly process withdrawals. Students who fail to process withdrawals or who process them after the time that grade report sheets are printed, will receive a grade of E on the official grade sheet. To correctly process a withdrawal the student must obtain the signature of Dr. Capilouto, obtain the signature of the student's advisor, and take the withdrawal form to the Registrar's office.

Incomplete (I) grades will be given only in extenuating circumstances and never as a replacement for a failing or substandard grade. Any student requesting an incomplete grade must see the course instructor for approval and for additional rules governing incomplete grades.

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Inclement Weather

Students should be aware of the following sources of information in the event of inclement weather or other problems which might cause the University to close. Remember, if the University is open, students are expected to be in attendance and all tests will be given. If the University is closed on a test day, expect the test to be given on the next class day.

The cancellation or delay of classes’ announcements will normally be made by 6:00 a.m. through the local media. The latest information will be available on the University of Kentucky INFOLINE at 257-5684, University of Kentucky TV Cable Channel 16, and WUKY or the UK Web site at www.uky.edu.

Accommodations

If you have a documented disability that requires academic accommodations, please see the mentor as soon as possible. In order to receive accommodations, you must provide your mentor with a Letter of Accommodation from the Disability Resource Center (Room 2, Alumni Gym, 257‐2754, email address jkarnes@email.uky.edu) for coordination of campus disability services available to students with disabilities.