What are the pre-requisites for signing up for NSC 3861?
There are no pre-requisites
You must have taken NSC 2201
You must take either NSC 2201 or NSC 3860
You must take either NSC 2201 or NSC 3851
Unless you are working with human subjects you should take which Responsible Conduct of Research Course?
Bio/Physical Sciences (VUBPS)
Psychological Sciences (VUPSY)
In order to register for NSC 3861 or NSC 3862 you need to do which of the following?
Fill out the REDCap research contract available on the website
Register yourself online via YES
Fill out the REDCap research contract available on the website and monitor your email for approval notifications from 1) your mentor, 2) the DIS, and 3) the program office
If you take research over the summer how many hours per week are you required to spend in the lab?
15-20
12-15
10-12
8-10
Contracts need to be submitted and fully processed by a certain date to be enrolled on time. The link to initiate a research contract will also become inactive on the same date. What is this deadline?
The end of open enrollment
First day of classes
When registration windows close
What is one component that is required in both your research abstract at the end of NSC 3861 and your paper at the end of NSC 3862?
A detailed graph of the data you collected
The statistics you used to analyze your data
Cited references
A section discussing the neuroscience component of the research
When are the abstracts and papers for NSC 3861/3862 due (after which there will be a deduction of one letter grade)?
The first day of dead week
The last day of classes
The last day of finals
Whenever you feel like it
In your final paper for NSC 3861, you must demonstrate which of the following?
A depth of knowledge in the area of the research project
An ability to think critically
An understanding of fundamental principles and concepts of neuroscience
An ability to organize and communicate conceptual and factual information
All of the above
In your final paper for NSC 3861, you must either provide the statistical test used to analyze your data or include a section describing section explaining what the appropriate test would be and why it was not performed
In your final paper for NSC 3861, your discussion section should be wide ranging and should cover many results from many papers and what you think about them.
Submit your abstracts and final papers...
Only to your research mentor
Only to the Program Office via email
To your research mentor and the Program Office via email
To your research mentor and on Brightspace
According to “Grading Guideline for Research Reports” given to research mentors...
The paper does not need any statistical analysis
Mentors should not include grading for clarity and organization
The introduction of the student’s paper must contain a section on the Neuroscience background and significance of the work
Mentors should not give feedback on a draft of the work before the final version is turned in
