Engineering Research Assistant

Issued by Penn State College of Engineering

Earners of this badge already hold the Undergraduate Research Foundations Badge and have continued their research activity on a faculty-led project in the Penn State College of Engineering. Earners established goals for their research experience and reflected on their progress. To add value to their research team they conducted a literature review and documented a standard operating procedure for a research activity.

Type Experience
Level Intermediate
Time Months

Skills

Earning Criteria

Undergraduate Research Experience
Undergraduate Research Foundations
Earners completed an opening reflection where they defined they proposed a definition of research, shared their past research experiences, and set goals for their participation.
Earners attended a goal setting meeting with their research mentor. They reviewed their research contract and amended it to set new goals for the coming research term.
Earners completed a midpoint reflection in consultation with their research mentor.
Earners conducted a literature review to develop a broader understanding of the context and issues surrounding their area of research.
Earners completed an end point reflection in consultation with their research mentor. In this assignment they assessed their progress against established goals, set plans for future research, and reflected broadly on the impact of the research experience on their academic and professional journey.