Building the first steps into SP research [signal processing education]

When young students begin to wonder about their career´s future, research spirit is not always awake. Some of them will choose a path that is away from their vocations without even knowing. As undergraduate SP course´s professors, we found a way to widen their options, with a research assignment. This paper explains what the objectives of such a task are, reports our experience during the last three years, shows a student´s paper example, points out how to asses the outcome and shares promising results. We believe that this small contribution may increase the number of doctorate candidates; which will serve, indeed, to build our nation´s future.