UG Interview of ___________________________________

     

     

     

    Interviewer:

    		 

    Date:  

    		  
    1. You are getting some research papers handed in within a few weeks. When you get these papers, what will you look for as the hallmarks of a good research paper? (If expectations differ for different kinds of students in the class, get information about that.)

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    2. How do you expect students in this class to find books and articles for the research paper? (Probe – materials given to them by professor? Expect students to find everything on their own? Expect students to seek out help from peers? Librarians? Others—who?

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    3. What is the most helpful thing that I or the librarians at the reference desk can be doing right now to help your students finish this paper?

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    4. Think about the research papers you got in some recent semester. What was the biggest obstacle to students writing successful research papers? (Probe: What about finding good books and articles – was that one of the major obstacles?) [If the answer to #4 has already come up in previous answers, you do not have to ask.]

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    Faculty Expectations Study

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