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Donald E Strickland - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • university based Engineering research in the united states
    Journal of Engineering Education, 1999
    Co-Authors: Nirmala Kannankutty, Robert P. Morgan, Donald E Strickland
    Abstract:

    This paper reports results from an NSF-supported survey of a national probability sample of U.S. Engineering Faculty on the nature and organization of their research activities. We analyze how Engineering Faculty spend their time, the types of research Faculty conduct, characteristics of that research, how that research has changed over time, and the involvement of students in Engineering research, based upon the Engineering discipline, institutional research intensiveness and age of the respondents. These data and results represent a perspective on university-based Engineering research activities from the point of view of active researchers across most of the Engineering schools in the United States.

Ruth A Streveler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • bringing adjunct Engineering Faculty into the learning community
    Journal of Engineering Education, 2000
    Co-Authors: Joan Gosink, Ruth A Streveler
    Abstract:

    Adjunct Faculty can offer enrichment to an Engineering program by bringing practical experience and by introducing relevant industrial applications and problems to the classroom. The industrial perspective of adjunct Faculty often manifests itself through an emphasis on communication and presentation skills, and concern for customer needs. Students observing these attributes come away with a better appreciation for the demands of the Engineering workplace. Adjunct Faculty members can also provide important linkages for developing industrial affiliate programs, co-op activities, and employment opportunities for graduates. Nevertheless, the position of adjunct Faculty is tenuous, subject to shifting enrollments, negative student perception, and limited connectivity with the mainstream issues of the academic department. Adjunct Faculty who teach in Engineering programs will almost always come with excellent technical credentials, but they will have little or no teacher training or knowledge of learning principles and cognitive psychology. With limited time on campus, adjunct Faculty have little opportunity to improve their teaching skills and methods, resulting in a “sink or swim” environment. At the Colorado School of Mines (CSM), we have evolved a regimen of strategies to ensure the quality of the educational program and to support the teaching effectiveness and professional commitment of adjunct Faculty. These strategies have improved student and Faculty satisfaction with adjunct Faculty, and indeed have improved adjunct Faculty self-satisfaction. These strategies are described in the current paper.

Karen W Bauer - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • Faculty perspectives regarding the undergraduate research experience in science and Engineering
    Journal of Engineering Education, 2002
    Co-Authors: Andrew L Zydney, Joan S Bennett, Abdus Shahid, Karen W Bauer
    Abstract:

    This study examined the perceptions of 155 science and Engineering Faculty at a mid-size university with a very extensive undergraduate research program. The Faculty thought the undergraduate research experience provided important educational benefits to the students, in good agreement with results from a recent alumni survey. The Faculty who supervised undergraduates for a longer period of time and who modified their research program to accommodate undergraduates perceived a greater enhancement of important cognitive and personal skills. Undergraduate research was also believed to provide important mentoring and teaching experience for graduate students who worked with undergraduate research assistants.

Karen A Mcdonald - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.

  • improving the academic environment for women Engineering students through Faculty workshops
    Journal of Engineering Education, 1995
    Co-Authors: Robby Henes, Mary Margaret Bland, Jeannie L Darby, Karen A Mcdonald
    Abstract:

    In this paper we examine the low numbers of women represented in Engineering curricula and some of the factors that help to explain their under representation. We examine some of these factors including: isolation, not seeing the relevance of highly theoretical basic courses, negative experiences in laboratory courses, classroom climate and lack of role models. An outline is presented for two Engineering Faculty workshops, con ducted at the University of California-Davis, designed to help Faculty members understand these issues and develop new strategies for overcoming factors that discourage their female students. Evaluation results are presented along with a series of recommendations for planning, implementing and evaluating these types of workshops.

Thomas A Litzinger - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.