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| - | ====== Undergraduate Research Opportunities ====== | ||
| - | The Software Analysis and Compilation Research Laboratory has a long history of | ||
| - | [[alumni|involving undergraduate CIS majors]] in research | ||
| - | projects. As a beginning researcher, you will | ||
| - | collaborate with Dr. Lori Pollock and one or more CIS graduate students | ||
| - | who are actively investigating research problems. | ||
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| - | As an undergraduate participating in a research project, you will | ||
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| - | * work independently on a well-defined subproject of a larger research project | ||
| - | * meet regularly with Dr. Pollock and the research team to discuss progress, issues to be resolved, and directions for the next steps | ||
| - | * interact with the research team members on a daily basis to collaborate in problem solving | ||
| - | * learn how to use various scripting and programming languages, software tools, and software infrastructures inherently helpful in the project | ||
| - | * learn how to read and understand existing software to leverage and modify existing software for a research project | ||
| - | * learn about the research process, particularly research with a significant basis in experimental computer science | ||
| - | * gain a close up view of various aspects of graduate school | ||
| - | * build a mentoring relationship with graduate students and professor | ||
| - | * establish a valuable record of research experience, knowledge, and skills beyond the classroom experience, increasing your competitiveness for graduate school or post-bachelors employment | ||
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| - | There are interesting projects for all levels, from first through senior years. Some possible ways to participate in a research project include | ||
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| - | * [[http://www.udel.edu/UR/sceghnd.html|Science and Engineering Scholars program]] through the undergraduate research office, during summer after sophomore year and junior year semester | ||
| - | * [[http://www.urp.udel.edu/srthesis.html|Senior]] or [["http://www.cis.udel.edu/undergraduate/honorsDegree.php| Honors thesis]] | ||
| - | * Independent study credit | ||
| - | * Paid research assistant, depending on funding availability | ||
| - | * Volunteer researcher | ||
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| - | Often a student starts in one of these roles and then changes to a different role, all while working on a research project with Dr. Pollock and a group of graduate and/or undergraduate student researchers. | ||
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| - | To provide a strong, mentored research experience, undergraduate researchers focus on projects linked to current lab research projects. | ||
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