UW-Eau Claire Student Research Day

A. Purpose and Overview:

The UW-Eau Claire Student Research Day is designed to give UW-Eau Claire students the opportunity to present the results of collaborative research conducted with faculty mentors as well as the results of faculty-mentored research and scholarly creative activity. The event highlights student research accomplishments and the important role faculty and academic staff play as mentors in the scholarly activity process. The Student Research Day encourages dissemination of research results from all disciplines represented in the UW-Eau Claire academic community.

B. Eligibility:

Any UW-Eau Claire student engaged in collaborative or independent research is eligible to apply. Participants in any discipline are welcome.

C. Writing Guide:

Abstract Requirements

When completing the online application, please attach an abstract (succinct summary) of your project (maximum 200 words). An abstract summarizes the important qualities of your project, and typically includes:

• The problem or question you tackled, or the goal or hypothesis of the project (~1 sentence)
• The importance of the research project to your discipline or field of study (~1 sentence)
• A description of the methods or approach you used (~2 sentences)
• Main conclusions, outcomes, or recommendations, or, if the project is still in process, the kinds of results you expect to be able to report (~2 sentences)
  
  

This abstract will be included in the proceedings which is published and posted online. Therefore, it is important to:

• Use terminology that will be clear to a nonexpert audience.
• Define abbreviations not universally understood upon first use (include abbreviation in parentheses immediately after you first use the term; thereafter you can use the abbreviation).
• Be concise and strive for clarity.
• Carefully proofread your work.
  

Abstracts not adhering to these guidelines will be returned for revision prior to acceptance. 

INITIATING THE FORM

The Student Research Day form is set up so that the lead student author submits the abstract; co-authors should not submit the abstract and do not need to approve the form.

To start an Eform, log into BPLogix (eform1.uwec.edu) with your UW-Eau Claire username and password. NOTE: BPLogix is not compatible with Mozilla Firefox. Please use Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Safari. Go to the 'Start New Form' tab. In the 'Select Dept' dropdown, choose ORSP. Then select the Student Research Day form and fill it out. Any supporting documentation can be uploaded as an attachment to the form. Fill in the names of the individuals in the routing order area at the bottom using the userpicker button. This must be done prior to submitting the application to ensure that those in the routing process have access to the form to approve it.

Submit the application when complete. When you click 'Submit' or 'Send', the form will be routed to the next person in the workflow who must approve the form before it is sent to ORSP (e.g., Student sends to faculty, faculty to ORSP). The initiator should receive an email that confirms the form has been submitted along with a PDF of the form. When first submitting the form, the initiator will receive an email that confirms the form has been submitted along with a PDF of the form. If you do not receive the email or have any questions about this, please contact ORSP or 715-836-3405. NOTE: Any person in the workflow can generate the form to PDF by selecting "Print" at the bottom of the form, and printing to Cute or Adobe PDF.

If you need to pause before finishing the form, click "Save to Edit Later." The form will remain accessible under the 'My Tasks' tab. Once you submit the form, it may be tracked, but NOT changed, under the 'View Forms in Process' tab while it is being reviewed by others. NOTE: If you keep opening forms from the 'Start New Form' section, you will have several duplicate forms. Try to avoid this. You may delete duplicate forms by opening the form under 'My Tasks' and clicking the button at the bottom "Delete Form and Workflow."

If you cannot find a student co-author with the user-picker, please have them log in and out of the BPLogix system. Then the student initiator should try to add that student again.

WHEN THE FORM GETS TO THE FACULTY MENTOR

Once the faculty mentor receives the eForm notification, he/she should log in to the eForm system and click on the form under the My Tasks section to open it. There will be two options: 1) Approve and send to ORSP, or 2) Return the form to the Student (Initiator) if the form or abstract needs to be edited further by the student.

Other Important Info

The Student Research Day is designed as a poster display event, and you should not plan on access to electrical outlets or Internet connection. These connections are available on a very limited basis. If your display absolutely requires either, please select that option on the online application form. This application form will also request your permission to include your poster in the online poster collection at MINDS@UW. Additionally, if your project should be placed near a companion project, please state this in the comments section of the form, and list the title and author(s) of the project.

STILL NEED HELP?

Here are some helpful tutorials that may help you navigate through BPLogix:

• Accessing Eforms
• Filling out forms
• The eForm Environment
• Frequently Asked Questions
  

More information is available at: http://www.uwec.edu/ORSP/forms/eforms.htm.

If you have further questions, please contact Heidi Heideman at 715-836-4734.

D. Deadline for Application:

The UW-Eau Claire Student Research Day is scheduled for April 30 – May 2, 2012 in the Zorn Arena. Applications for participation should be submitted online by March 13.  

E. Poster Design

Building Information Technology Skills (BITS) and Learning and Technology Services (LTS) provide a number of resources and workshops to help you with creating and printing your poster. All posters should include the official UW-Eau Claire seal and wordmark in agreement with the University Communications Graphic Standards Guide. Each poster should list the title of the project, the student(s)’ names, the faculty mentor name(s), and the department name(s). The poster dimensions should not exceed 46 inches by 46 inches to fit the poster board. (Note that posters printed on campus are limited to 42x46 inches.) The acknowledgements section should mention the source of your research funding, if applicable. See also Student Research Day Judging Criteria