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Chemical Education Today
Commentary
The Joys and Trials of Doing Research with Undergraduates
Norman C. Craig
Department of Chemistry, Oberlin College, Oberlin, OH 44074-1083

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May 1999
Vol. 76 No. 5
p. 595

Abstract
Practical advice is given for doing research with undergraduates based on forty years of experience. This advice is illustrated with examples from the author's work and organized under a number of headings: seize the summers, prefer and enjoy the laboratory, insist on well-written reports, carve out niches, seek first-class instrumentation, welcome professional cooperation, avoid the Nobel Prize syndrome, damn the loose ends- full speed ahead, express enthusiasm, and honor your students.
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*  Citation
Craig, Norman C. J. Chem. Educ. 1999 76 595.
*  Keywords
Undergraduate Research; Teaching/Learning Theory/Practice
*  History
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June 11, 1999
June 23, 2005
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