RES.3-006 | Spring 2021 | Undergraduate

MICRO Mentoring Resources and Materials Science Curriculum

Course Description

MICRO is the Materials Initiative for Comprehensive Research Opportunity created to provide a remote research and education experience to undergraduate students from underrepresented backgrounds. This site includes mentoring resources and online materials science curriculum provided for self-study in the program.
Learning Resource Types
Written Assignments with Examples
Activity Assignments
Instructor Insights
Mentoring map diagram, includes an infographic for each thread: feedback, professional development, sponsorship, emotional support, opportunities, role models, accountability, intellectual community, and safe space.
The mentoring map tool helps to visualize one’s current mentoring network, identify unmet needs, and plan how to expand the existing network to meet one’s goals. (See Section 4: Fostering Independence for more details. Image from mentoring map worksheet.)