Spring 2027

Research Mentor Training Practicum

A practicum course where graduate students develop mentoring skills through peer collaboration while actively mentoring undergraduates in independent research experiences.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Andrew Greenberg3.8/5Jules Whitaker

Summary

What you’ll be able to do

  • Explore multiple strategies for effective mentoring with case studies, discussions, and readings.

  • Apply the strategies from the seminar in your research mentoring practicum.

  • Align your goals and expectations as a mentor and with your mentee’s goals and expectations. Document the alignment in an expectations agreement.

  • Collaborate and problem-solve mentorship challenges with a group of peers.

  • Craft a statement of your mentoring philosophy incorporating ideas and skills from the seminar topics.

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INTEGSCI 660

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ANDREW ETHAN GREENBERG is recorded teaching in Fall 2017, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

JULIE WHITAKER is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Spring 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Practicum with a community of peers to develop and improve mentoring skills. Taken concurrently while mentoring an undergraduate engaged in an independent research experience.

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Topics

  • Mentoring skill development
  • Effective mentoring strategies via case studies, discussions, and readings
  • Mentor-mentee goal alignment and expectations agreements
  • Mentoring philosophy formulation

Skills

  • Exploring multiple strategies for effective mentoring through case studies, discussions, and readings.
  • Applying seminar strategies in a research mentoring practicum.
  • Aligning mentor and mentee goals and expectations, documented in an expectations agreement.
  • Collaborating and problem-solving mentorship challenges with a peer group.
  • Crafting a statement of mentoring philosophy incorporating seminar ideas and skills.

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INTEGSCI 660 · Spring 2027

Research Mentor Training Practicum

Recorded 2026-10-14
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