Spring 2027

Exploring Research in STEM

Explores the research process, reading scientific literature, and STEM career pathways. Students identify research interests, find mentors, write professional emails, and address disparities in STEM participation.

offering recorded1 credits
Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Sarah Sweger

Summary

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

What you’ll be able to do

  • Read scientific literature efficiently and understand what information can be found in each section of a primary research article.

  • Identify your personal research interests and find faculty members whose research interests align with yours.

  • Write professional emails to potential research mentors.

  • Identify disparities between majority and minority group participation in STEM careers and articulate strategies to reduce the disparities.

  • Explore STEM careers and learn about the pathways to pursue those careers.

Source: UW Guide

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Prerequisites

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INTEGSCI 150

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Professors

Spring 2027

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2026: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

SARAH SWEGER is recorded teaching in Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Calendar & sections

Spring 2027

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SectionModeEnrolled / capacityWaitlist
LEC 001Classroom Instruction0 / 160
LEC 002Classroom Instruction0 / 250

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Student experience

the class

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.96 GPA, 97.1% A/AB (n=35 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.95 GPA, 96.9% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.96 GPA, 97.9% A/AB (n=47 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Research process and scientific literature
  • Approaches to science, evidence gathering, and problem-solving
  • Articulating research interests, finding mentors, and professional communication
  • STEM careers and pathways
  • Disparities in STEM participation and strategies to reduce them

Skills

  • Reading scientific literature efficiently and understanding the content of each section of a primary research article.
  • Identifying personal research interests and finding faculty members whose research aligns with those interests.
  • Writing professional emails to potential research mentors.
  • Identifying disparities in STEM career participation and articulating strategies to reduce them.
  • Exploring STEM careers and learning about pathways to pursue them.

Grades

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Where this course fits relative to

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About this comparison

1280 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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INTEGSCI 150 · Spring 2027

Exploring Research in STEM

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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