RESEARCH MENTOR TRAINING PRACTICUM
Practicum with a community of peers to develop and improve mentoring skills. Taken concurrently while mentoring an undergraduate engaged in an independent research experience.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Graduate/professional standing Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: Yes, unlimited number of completions Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Explore multiple strategies for effective mentoring with case studies, discussions, and readings. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply the strategies from the seminar in your research mentoring practicum. Audience: Graduate 3. Align your goals and expectations as a mentor and with your mentee’s goals and expectations. Document the alignment in an expectations agreement. Audience: Graduate 4. Collaborate and problem-solve mentorship challenges with a group of peers. Audience: Graduate 5. Craft a statement of your mentoring philosophy incorporating ideas and skills from the seminar topics. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Explore multiple strategies for effective mentoring with case studies, discussions, and readings. Audience: Graduate 2. Apply the strategies from the seminar in your research mentoring practicum. Audience: Graduate 3. Align your goals and expectations as a mentor and with your mentee’s goals and expectations. Document the alignment in an expectations agreement. Audience: Graduate 4. Collaborate and problem-solve mentorship challenges with a group of peers. Audience: Graduate 5. Craft a statement of your mentoring philosophy incorporating ideas and skills from the seminar topics. Audience: Graduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027