正版新葡新京的暑期研究实习并不局限于科学实验室. Thanks to a program known as the Arts Research Internship Awards (ARIA), 文学院的数十名本科生在一名教师的直接指导下进行研究,并获得财政支持, in fields ranging from Anthropology to Visual Art Collection.
学生们将获得2500美元的奖金,他们的导师将为他们提供总计5000美元的奖金. During their internship, 本科生从事定性和定量研究,要求彻底性, self-discipline, and personal initiative, and providing critical input to the professor’s research.
Since its inauguration in 2010, 490 students have participated in the ARIA program, supported by a total of $1.8 million in funds, including alumni donations.
Valuable experience
For students, 参加ARIA的主要吸引力是获得宝贵的研究经验,可以帮助他们为潜在的职业道路做好准备.
For Malicka Ouedraogo, a U3 student in Psychology, 在ARIA的实习为她正在考虑的职业道路提供了重要的经验.
她说:“这是我知道(攻读研究生学位)是否适合我的好方法。. Malicka worked on her research project, "肯定黑人价值观的重要性"由艺术学院社会工作学院的rsamgine Debrosse教授主持. 马利卡在2021年秋季通过81707新葡萄京黑人校友会的指导计划认识了德布罗斯教授, and she encouraged Malicka to apply for the ARIA.
Discovering a passion
“The interdisciplinary approach of Dr. Debrosse的研究激发了我对社会心理学、儿童发展和种族认同的兴趣. It helped me discover a new passion for research,” says Malicka, who now plans to pursue a graduate degree in clinical psychology.
“看着她整个夏天对研究的兴趣越来越浓厚,真是太美妙了,” says Professor Debrosse. “有一件事是值得的,那就是看着她熟练地进行和解释日益复杂的统计分析,而在夏初,她从未使用过SPSS这样的软件——她的进步很大!”
During her internship, Malicka learned how to code data through SPSS Statistics, 用于数据管理和高级分析的统计软件套件, as well as conduct and interpret ANOVAs (analysis of variance, a statistical method), and contextualize findings with the existing literature.
这些技能使许多与研究方法和统计相关的课程变得容易得多,” Malicka says.
A research trip to Nepal
Taarini Andlay, a U2 student in International Development Studies, worked on her research project, 尼泊尔妇女的工作满意度:用人类发展的视角进行社会学分析,在社会学系萨拉·布劳纳-奥托教授的指导下. After taking Professor Brauner-Otto’s SOCI 234: Population and Society, Taarini approached her with an idea for an ARIA project.
Taarini说:“我主要对研究南亚背景下的发展感兴趣。. “在得知布劳内-奥托教授的研究是在尼泊尔进行的之后,我知道这是一个我不能错过的机会.”
At first, Taarini希望学习如何使用统计软件,并对与尼泊尔妇女就业有关的社会学主题进行文献综述. To her immense surprise, Taarini的ARIA经历始于去尼泊尔的一家研究机构进行背景背景研究.
“参观尼泊尔的研究机构教会了我如何驾驭机构协议,” Taarini says. “(通过)采访说尼泊尔语的居民,让我了解了在翻译的帮助下克服语言障碍是什么样的,以及在实地工作时如何表现自己.”
“塔里尼是一个非常聪明的女人,她也非常清楚周围世界的许多冲突和不一致,’ Professor Brauner-Otto says. “We had many challenging conversations about our project, about the implications for research in the real world, particularly with respect to her home country of India, and about other social issues.”
Like Malicka, 塔里尼学会了如何使用统计软件,以及整理数据集的逻辑和创造性过程, 这些技能无疑是更高级别课程所需要的.
“Working with data, re-coding variables, 在统计软件上运行命令让我发现我非常喜欢与数字打交道并分析它们,” Taarini says. “我开始意识到收集良好数据的重要性,以及当数据成为政策基础时,它对人们生活的严重影响. 事实上,我已经开始考虑从事政策设计和研究工作,这是我以前从未做过的!”
Supportive supervisors
与主管的定期会议是ARIA经验的基石. 塔里尼和马利卡每周都会开会,讨论他们的进展,并讨论他们遇到的任何问题. “Dr. Debrosse在我整个实习期间都非常支持我,” Malicka says. “As my supervisor, 她给了我情感上的支持,增强了我学习和实现目标的内在动力.”
Taarini echoes Malicka’s sentiments. “布劳内-奥托教授在整个过程中都非常鼓励我,并耐心地回答我的问题,” says Taarini. “我和她就最随意的话题进行了一些最有见地的对话,从她对重要问题的看法中学到了很多. 我非常感谢她一直以来的支持,并同意在这个夏天和我一起做一个ARIA项目!”
Showcase event
Towards the end of their research, ARIA参与者的任务是创建一个最终的研究海报,展示他们的研究成果. 这些海报将在年度艺术本科生研究活动中展出, which usually takes place in the fall.
Anne Turner, Internship Manager at the Arts Internship office, credits former Dean of Arts Christopher Manfredi, now Interim Principal of McGill, as the driving force behind the creation of ARIA 12 years ago. 认识到文学院本科生研究机会的差距, particularly for students contemplating an academic career, he started the program, 哪个项目主要由捐赠者和参与研究的教授资助. 正版新葡新京艺术本科生协会和艺术学院院长发展基金也提供支持.