Research to start on day one of degree course

Surely, getting them to write a short essay is all the research experience they need. They have find journals, books, read them, and formulate an argument of their own. Beyond that, the use of undergraduates on research projects would be to use unqualified labour, and also would lead to them being exploited -- ie a research assistant for a professor might do her filing, wash her coffee cup etc, because they is all she is qualified to do.