MOM 2006 journal for pdf.pmd - University of Michigan-Flint

ABOUT THE MEETING OF MINDS:
JOURNAL OF UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH
The Meeting of Minds Journal of Undergraduate Research specifically designed to offer
undergraduate students the opportunity to experience the manuscript submission and review
process. Students who participate in the Meeting of Minds Conference are invited to submit a
written version of their presentation to the Journal Review Board for publication in the volume
which corresponds to the presentation year. The initial volume published in 1998 incorporated
submitted papers from the inception of the conference through the past year (i.e., 1993-1998).
This volume presents papers from the fourteenth annual conference held at the University of
Michigan-Dearborn in May 2006.
The articles in this journal represent the work of undergraduate students, with the assistance
from a faculty mentor. The first author(s) is always an undergraduate student(s). The
relationship between the mentor and the student is noted by the use of faculty sponsor.
This journal represents the culmination of many years of experience in the collaboration
process between three undergraduate universities in Michigan. It also represents a strong
personal commitment of many individual faculty members to undergraduate research and creative
endeavors.
The Meeting of Minds Conference and this journal are a shared responsibility between the
University of Michigan-Dearborn, the University of Michigan-Flint, and Oakland University.
Each university accepts the responsibility to host the conference and subsequently to publish the
journal on a rotating basis. The order of the responsibility follows the subsequent pattern:
Oakland University in 2005, the University of Michigan-Dearborn in 2006, and the University of
Michigan-Flint in 2007.
Manuscript Guidelines. Students’ papers were to be submitted in MS Word for PC or MS Word
for Macintosh. The text of all manuscripts was to be no more than 5-7 double-spaced pages
typed in 10-12 point font size with one-inch margins. The instructions for preparing the
manuscript are provided by the designated editor for a particular volume. Completed
“Permission to Publish” and “Faculty Mentor’s Approval” forms must also be included with the
manuscript. These forms are available to students with the conference registration materials.
The Editorial Board reviews submissions for documentation and compliance with manuscript
guidelines. The authors are ultimately responsible for the content, information, and any
interpretation within the manuscripts. Manuscripts accepted for publication become the property
of the Journal Editorial Board. For each of the accepted manuscripts, a single complementary
copy of the published journal is given to each author and faculty sponsor. Additional copies may
be obtained from the editor at the host institution.
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