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Undergraduate Research Conference
Faculty of Business and Government Guidelines & Awards
Guidelines
Awards

Steps for participating in the URC 2025:

Identify a mentor based in your interest and the specialization area of your mentor. You can use the list below to find a mentor:

Teams:

Accounting

· Tialei Scanlan and Jennifer Chen

· Brent White and Brian Watkins

 

Business management

Economics

· Marcus Gho, Elder Johnson and Hehea Vaioleti

Finance

· Junjiro Makise, Elder Sudweeks, Elder Patterson

Organizational Leadership and Human Resources

· Scott Springer and Moana Numanga

Marketing

· Ann Springer and Tseegy Sukhbaatar

Supply Chain, Operations & Analytics

· PJ Rogers, Arkhe Pacis and Sister Seawright

Entrepreneurship

· Paul Wilson, Jenifer McGill, Brooks Benson

Hospitality and Tourism

· Jeff Christensen, Poe Brodien Hapairai and Brother Taniguchi

Political Science

· Rand Blimes, Christina Akanoa and Jennifer Kajiyama Tinkham

 

 

 

How Your Mentor Will Help You

1. Introduction and Goal Setting

· First Meeting to discuss your research interests and aspirations.

 

2. Research Topic Selection

· Guiding the Topic Choice, helping you narrow down a manageable and relevant research question within their chosen field.

 

3. First Steps in Literature Review:

· Explain the importance of a literature review in understanding the existing body of knowledge.

· You can refer to Mike Aldrich (Business Librarian) Office JFS193, (808) 675-4719, email: michael.aldrich@byuh.edu

 

4. Research Methodology

 

5. Data Collection and Analysis

 

6. Writing and Structuring the Research Paper

· Guide you on structuring your paper.

· Feedback

· For proper citation methods and the importance of avoiding plagiarism, you can visit with Mike Aldrich (Business Librarian) Office JFS193, (808) 675-4719, email: michael.aldrich@byuh.edu

 

7. Presentation and Dissemination of Research

· Your mentor will be the person which will help submit your paper. Papers will not be accepted if not submitted with your mentor

 

8. Regular Check-ins and Motivation

· Progress Meetings: Set up regular check-in meetings to discuss progress, challenges, and next steps.

Business Research Award

PAPER

1st Place: $250

2nd Place: $150

3rd Place: $100

POSTER

1st Place: $250

2nd Place: $150

3rd Place: $100

Note: One (1) award is given to each winning entry. Prizes will be split among group members.

These awards will be given to six students whose research projects address issues relating to business, including for-profit, not-for-profit, NGOs, new ventures, etc. All areas of business (e.g, accounting, marketing, supply chain, entrepreneurship, finance, HTM, human resources, leadership, analytics, etc.) will be considered. If the winning research projects are developed by a group, the award funds will be split between the individuals in the group.

Students will be judged based on the following criteria:

  1. Originality of the idea.
  2. Quality of research design.
  3. Interpretation of results.
  4. Presentation of findings.
  5. Clarity and quality of writing.

Political Science Research Award

1st Place: $250

2nd Place: $150

3rd Place: $100

Note: One (1) award is given to each winning entry. Prizes will be split among group members.

These awards will be given to three students whose research papers address issues relating to any area of political science. If the winning research papers are developed by a group, the award funds will be split between the individuals in the group.

Students will be judged based on the following criteria:

  1. Originality of the idea.
  2. Quality of research design.
  3. Interpretation of results.
  4. Presentation of findings.
  5. Clarity and quality of writing.