2801 Unit 10: collaboration Flashcards
things to consider before choosing a mentor
- the mentors time availability
- the roles and responsibilities the mentor agrees to take on and resources they provide (3 R’s)
- the expectations the mentor has for the mentee
research supervisors appreciate when mentees:
- communicate clearly with questions
- honesty about what they have done and what they plan to do
- open to constructive criticism
- respect the mentor and mentors time
what is the first step for students when assembling a team of collaborators early in the research process?
identifying a professor as a mentor
collaborators help ensure that the project will be
- scientifically valid
- ethically and culturally appropriate
- time and cost efficient
mentorship is
a formal or informal relationship in which a more experienced person offers advice for development/guidance to a less experienced person
how can I find a mentor
- ask classmates, profs, supervisors
- search profiles in home institution
- email potential mentors to as for advice
t/f? an invitation to meet is an agreement to serve as a mentor
false
t/f? mentor is same thing as supervisor
false
what is professional development
intentional process of establishing professional goals
- complete activities that enable progress toward achieving these goals
how can you accomplish professional development
- complete coursework about research methods
- participate in journal clubs
- work as a research assistant
- attend conferences
- enrol in training programs (online modules)
bibliometrics
quantitative analyses of written publication
H-index
an author has at least h publications that have been cited at least h times
i10 index
a count of the # of publications by an author that have been cited at least 10 times
2 issues with the metrics
- articles with simpler methodologies are easier to understand and get more citations
- open-access articles are getting more citations especially by researchers from lower-resource countries
the responsible conduct of research encompasses:
ethics, professionalism, best collaboration practices, communication