Undergraduate Science and Engineering Students' Understanding of the Reliability of Chemical Data

2001 ◽  
Vol 78 (2) ◽  
pp. 247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bette Davidowitz ◽  
Fred Lubben ◽  
Marissa Rollnick
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Students ◽  
Chemical Data ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Undergraduate Science

scholarly journals Developing student writing in science and engineering: the Write Reports in Science and Engineering (WRiSE) project

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helen Drury ◽  
Pam Mort
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Field Work ◽  
Student Writing ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Report Writing ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Writing In Science ◽  
Undergraduate Science

This paper reports on the design, development, implementation and evaluation of a discipline-specific online report writing resource for undergraduate science and engineering students, known as ‘Write Reports in Science and Engineering’ (WRiSE). WRiSE was developed by a cross-institutional and cross-discipline collaborative team made up of subject specialists, learning advisors and eLearning specialists. Its conceptual design is based on research and pedagogy in ‘Learning to Write’ and ‘Writing to Learn’. Genre analysis and genre pedagogy in the Sydney School tradition underpin the ‘Learning to Write’ resources. WRiSE contains nine modules from eight disciplines. Each module brings together resources to support student learning of both report writing and discipline content relevant to reporting experimental or field work. The site addresses student learning about the product of writing, namely the report genre, as well as the writing process. Evaluations post-project have shown that WRiSE users attained higher marks than non-users in their report assignments. Users also rated WRiSE highly for: developing understanding of the report writing requirements in their discipline; increasing awareness of strengths and weaknesses in their report writing; and, for deciding what changes to make to their report. WRiSE works best when integrated into the curriculum and when it is regularly promoted and demonstrated by lecturers, tutors and learning advisors.

Fundamentals of Astrophysics

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stan Owocki
Keyword(s):  
Interstellar Medium ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Milky Way ◽  
Stellar Structure ◽  
College Level ◽  
Science And Engineering ◽  
Quantitative Understanding ◽  
Wide Gap ◽  
Stellar Properties ◽  
Undergraduate Science

This concise textbook, designed specifically for a one-semester course in astrophysics, introduces astrophysical concepts to undergraduate science and engineering students with a background in college-level, calculus-based physics. The text is organized into five parts covering: stellar properties; stellar structure and evolution; the interstellar medium and star/planet formation; the Milky Way and other galaxies; and cosmology. Structured around short easily digestible chapters, instructors have flexibility to adjust their course's emphasis as it suits them. Exposition drawn from the author's decade of teaching his course guides students toward a basic but quantitative understanding, with 'quick questions' to spur practice in basic computations, together with more challenging multi-part exercises at the end of each chapter. Advanced concepts like the quantum nature of energy and radiation are developed as needed. The text's approach and level bridge the wide gap between introductory astronomy texts for non-science majors and advanced undergraduate texts for astrophysics majors.

An Entrepreneurship Education Co-Curricular Program to Stimulate Entrepreneurial Mindset in Engineering Students

MRS Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (31-32) ◽  
pp. 1673-1679 ◽  
Author(s):  
Moraima De Hoyos-Ruperto ◽  
Cristina Pomales-García ◽  
Agnes Padovani ◽  
O. Marcelo Suárez
Keyword(s):  
Educational Program ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Materials Science ◽  
Core Competencies ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Entrepreneurship Education ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Early Assessment ◽  
Science And Engineering

ABSTRACTThere is a need to expand the fundamental skills in science and engineering to include innovation & entrepreneurship (I&E) skills as core competencies. To better prepare the future Nanotechnology workforce, the University of Puerto Rico-Mayagüez Nanotechnology Center, broadened the educational content beyond traditional skills in science and engineering. The Center, offers a rich educational program for materials and nano scientists that aims to create the next generation of knowledgeable, experienced professionals, and successful entrepreneurs, who can develop value-added innovations that can spur economic growth and continue to impact the quality of life for society. Within the educational program an Entrepreneurship Education Co-Curricular Program (EEP) incorporates I&E training into the Materials Science, Nanotechnology, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) faculty and student experiences. The EEP consists of a two-year series of workshops that seek to develop an entrepreneurial mindset, including five key topics: 1) Generation of Ideas, 2) Entrepreneurial Vision, 3) Early Assessment of Ideas, 4) Identification of Opportunities, and 5) Strategic Thinking. The EEP goals, target audience, and implementation strategy, is described with an evaluation tool to assess the program’s success in developing an entrepreneurial mindset.

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