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Title: A Tool for Clarifying Expectations in Undergraduate Research Experiences
Language: English
Authors: Karen Leung (ORCID 0009-0005-9631-1472), Laurence Clement, James Lewis, Naledi Saul
Source: Journal of Microbiology & Biology Education. 2024 25(2).
Availability: American Society for Microbiology. 1752 N Street NW, Washington, DC 20036. Tel: 202-737-3600; e-mail: journals@asmusa.org; Web site: https://journals.asm.org/journal/jmbe
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 5
Publication Date: 2024
Sponsoring Agency: National Science Foundation (NSF), Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE)
Contract Number: 1801186
1800998
2055735
2055309
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Two Year Colleges
Descriptors: Undergraduate Study, Student Projects, Expectation, Community College Students, Internship Programs, Biotechnology, Mentors, Science Education, College Science, Technical Education, Concept Formation, Performance, Professionalism, Behavior Development, Self Esteem, Skill Development, Interpersonal Relationship, Work Experience Programs
Geographic Terms: California (San Francisco)
ISSN: 1935-7877
1935-7885
Abstract: Articulating clear and achievable expectations is fundamental to both education and organizational management. In this article, we provide a simple intervention for clarifying expectations--and establishing that these expectations have been understood--which proved beneficial both to community college interns and to their internship mentors in biotech-related undergraduate research experiences. Internship mentors were asked to utilize a simple Expectation Clarity Tool to outline the expectations, success metrics, baseline assessments, and training strategy and support that would be foundational to their intern's project. These included expectations around conceptual, technical, performance, and professional skills and behaviors. Concurrently, but independently, community college interns were asked to complete the same type of exercise as a way of identifying gaps in their knowledge and understanding of their mentor's expectations and their internship project. The mentor's completed Expectation Clarity Tool was then shared with their intern. As a result of completing this relatively simple intervention, the majority of mentors reported that it increased their confidence as a mentor, taught them a new mentoring skill, changed how they will mentor trainees moving forward, and positively impacted their relationship with their trainee. On the intern side, the majority of interns reported that engaging in this intervention, both as an independent exercise and in obtaining their mentor's completed Expectation Clarity Tool, increased their confidence as an intern and positively impacted the success of their internship.
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Entry Date: 2024
Accession Number: EJ1437915
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