Announcing the 29th Annual CSUSB Student Research Competition

Announcing the 29th Annual CSUSB Student Research
Competition
Designed to select students who will represent our campus at the state-wide competition
May 1st and May 2nd, 2015
California State University, San Bernardino
Procedures and Guidelines
Purpose: The competition is held to promote excellence in undergraduate and graduate scholarly
research and creative activity by recognizing outstanding student accomplishments throughout the
twenty-three campuses of the California State University.
Who May Apply: Undergraduate or graduate students currently enrolled on any CSU campus, as well as
alumni/alumnae who received their degrees Spring, Summer or Fall 2014, are eligible. The research
presented should be appropriate to the student’s discipline and career goals. Proprietary research is
excluded. Presentations from all disciplines are invited. There will be separate undergraduate and
graduate divisions for each of the five colleges (unless a division has fewer than three entrants, in which
case undergraduate and graduate divisions will be combined). Groups are eligible to participate (all
group members must present).
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College of Arts and Letters
College of Business and Public Administration
College of Education
College of Natural Sciences
College of Social & Behavioral Sciences
How to Apply: Students who wish to participate in the Student Research Competition are required to submit
the following:
• Registration form
• Letter of Support from a faculty member that has supervised the research (on letterhead and signed)
• Summary (no more than 5 double spaced pages), (Each page must include Students Name, Coyote ID and
Title of the presentation)
• Appendices: Bibliography, Graphs, Photos (No more than 3 Pages)
Due Date: All applications are due Friday, January 30th, 2015 by 5:00pm, in the Office of Graduate
Studies, CH-123, (909) 537-5058. Questions should be directed to the same office.
*Please save an electronic version of your application and summary research. Those chosen to move
forward to the state competition will need to submit electronic versions.
Competition Guidelines: Students will present their work orally before a jury. Students will compete by
class standing (undergraduate/graduate), as described in the “Who May Apply”. Each student will have
ten minutes for an oral presentation of his or her work and then three minutes to listen and respond to
juror questions. All entrants may use audiovisual material as appropriate, and presenters are encouraged
to use delivery techniques that promote interaction with the audience. Entrants in the Creative Arts and
Design category may present an audio and/or visual record of a performance they have given or a work
they have created; their oral presentation should focus on the rationale and historical context underlying
their interpretation of the material.
Each entry (oral presentation and written summary) will be judged on the following:
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Clarity of purpose (15%)
Appropriateness of methodology (15%)
Interpretation of results (15%)
Ability of the presenter to articulate the research and creative activity (15%)
Organization of the material presented (15%)
Presenter’s ability to handle questions from the jury (10%)
Presentation: Be aware that you will be speaking to jury of faculty from each of the five colleges on
campus and to a general audience at the state competition. For this reason, you will have to briefly define
terms, rather than starting with a kind of mini-dictionary. Give a brief, non-technical statement of the
background and nature of the problem and then your piece of it; how your study relates to the general
issue. State the objectives of your research in clear, simple language. You should state the context, goals,
what you did and your results. Be analytical, not just descriptive. Tell your audience what this research or
problem means, its implications and significance. Clearly organize your results and then explain the
implications of your results.
Award: For the campus competition based on the recommendations of the juries, a prize will be
provided to the outstanding presenter in both undergraduate and graduate divisions. At the state
competition cash awards will be provided to the outstanding presenter and the runner-up in both the
undergraduate and graduate divisions of each category. If a category has been combined because there
are fewer than three presenters in one division, awards will be provided to the outstanding presenter
and the runner-up without regard to class standing. In any division with just three entrants, only one
award will be given. In divisions with more than ten entrants, two runner-up awards will be presented.
Due Date: All applications are due Friday, January 30th, 2015 by 5:00pm, in the
Office of Graduate Studies, CH-123, (909) 537-5058. Questions should be directed to
the same office.
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL CSUSB STUDENT RESEARCH COMPETITION
February 27th, 2015
Santos Manuel Student Union
STUDENT DELEGATE REGISTRATION FORM
Personal Information
Name:
Address:
STREET
CITY
STATE
ZIP
Coyote ID #:
@coyote.csusb.edu
E-Mail Address:
Telephone:
AREA CODE
Home Campus:
CSU, San Bernardino
Degree objective when research was completed:
Class standing when research was completed:
NUMBER
Faculty Mentor:
Degree:
Undergraduate
Major:
Graduate
Are any disability accommodations or services needed (yes or no)?
Please specify what is needed
Colleges
Arts and Letters
Business and Public Administration
Education
Natural Sciences
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Program Information
Title:
Synopsis (25 words or less)
Audio-Visual Equipment Required
Digital projectors and screens will be available in all rooms. Please specify all audio-visual equipment needed to
support your presentation.
Demographic Information (optional)
Sex:
Male
Female
Age:
Race/Ethnicity:
American Indian or Alaska Native
Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander
Asian or Asian American
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hispanic White
Attach this form to the summary of your research and recommendation letter.
See the “Procedures and Guidelines” for information about how to prepare this summary paper.