The value of Freshmen Seminar is great in my eyes. The program integrates first year students into their new environment. Seminar allows for an inclination to what research is at a more sophisticated discovery level. The guidance and instruction provided to students in seminar was most valuable. The diversity of lecturers with many unique perspectives on disciplines assisted students in developing their own research techniques. Group presentations mirrored the faculty lectures in that it provided students an opportunity to discuss topics from the perspective of their own disciplines. Concerns that I would like to express concerning the course are the need for more focus on the actual process of research as a opposed to developing “half baked” research papers and presentations. It is my opinion that students would benefit from being more interactive with concepts of research as opposed to practicing research in this course. Assuring that students have mastered the broad elements of research will guarantee their future success in writing. This could be accomplish but have guest lecturers focus on their disciplines, as they do now, but also discuss one or two elements of research during their presentations. The subsequent requirement should be for students to make blog post that discuss the lectures perspective discipline as well as the concept of research introduced to the audience. Freshmen Seminar is a valuable resource for students. It prevents a permanent struggle to adapt to the college experience, especially academically. My recommendations apply only to the research aspect of the course but moving forward I regard the other practices and activities in the highest esteem.
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