Student Learning Goals

F-SMP Protégés will be able to:

• Demonstrate an understanding of the research, scholarship and/or creative practices in their discipline and related subfields.
• Utilize research, scholarship and/or creative practices and tools of their field to carryout their projects.

• Bring appropriate skills to bear with an awareness of how one portion of a design or project will affect other aspects of their project.

• Continuously monitor their own learning and seek guidance to advance their own knowledge and their project.

• Work constructively with faculty mentor.

• When appropriate, protégés will establish a common vision for group projects or within interdisciplinary teams.

• Gather information relevant to their research, either from published sources or direct observations.

• Evaluate the quality of the information obtained for their projects.

• Present orally and in writing their work, vision, and/or conclusions as part of direct activities with faculty mentor and peers.

• Articulate and defend their work, vision, and/or conclusions to peers and superiors at campus or regional undergraduate research, scholarship and/or creative competitions.