scholarly journals Matching Grant Final Report from The University of Tennessee Nuclear Engineering Department to The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Nuclear Energy, Science and Technology (Contract No. DE-FG02-96NE38146) for the Academic Year 2001-2002

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
H L Dodds
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Energy ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Nuclear Engineering ◽  
University Of Tennessee ◽  
Energy Science ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Matching Grant ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

scholarly journals A Disruptive Partnership Connecting Academia, Science and the Profession

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott Poole ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Urban Planning ◽  
Interior Design ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Department Of Energy ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Research Partnership ◽  
University Of Tennessee ◽  
Oak Ridge ◽  
Energy Science ◽  
The University

Initiated in April, 2014, The Governor’s Chair for Energy + Urbanism was a $2.25M five-year research partnership between the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, a prominent architecture, interior design, urban planning, and engineering firm with an extensive global practice, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL, located near Knoxville, TN, the largest U.S Department of Energy science and technology laboratory.1 While the partnership had multifaceted objectives, they all, in one way or another, had to bridge the prevailing disconnect between academic inquiry, basic scientific research, and practical application.

scholarly journals Preparing the “New” Biologist of the Future: Student Research at the Interface of Mathematics and Biology

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 311-315 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah I. Duncan ◽  
Pamela Bishop ◽  
Suzanne Lenhart
Keyword(s):  
Research Process ◽  
Biological Synthesis ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Summer Program ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Veterinary Students ◽  
University Of Tennessee ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
The University ◽  
Faculty Mentors

We describe a unique Research Experience for Undergraduates and Research Experience for Veterinary students summer program at the National Institute for Mathematical and Biological Synthesis on the campus of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. The program focused on interdisciplinary research at the interface of biology and mathematics. Participants were selected to work on projects with a biology mentor and a mathematics mentor in an environment that promoted collaboration outside of the students' respective disciplines. There were four research projects with teams of four participants and two faculty mentors. The participants consisted of a mixture of 10 undergraduates in biology- and mathematics-related disciplines, four veterinary students, and two high-school teachers. The activities included lectures on both the biological and mathematical backgrounds of the projects, tutorials for software, and sessions on ethics, graduate school, and possible career paths for individuals interested in biology and mathematics. The program was designed to give students the ability to actively participate in the scientific research process by working on a project, writing up their results in a final report, and presenting their work orally. We report on the results of our evaluation surveys of the participants.

Analyzing human factor impacts of a programming pedagogy strategy at University of Coimbra

2021 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 20-26
Author(s):  
Scheila Martins
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Human Factor ◽  
Teaching Practice ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Study Behavior ◽  
Pedagogical Strategy ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

This paper presents an ethnographic study, focusing on the human factor impacts, by analyzing the relation of the pedagogical strategy requirements implemented into a regular programming classes with the efficacy of the classroom changes proposed to improve teaching practice and study behavior. The paper summarizes the updates implemented in the Introduction to Programming and Problem Solving (IPRP in Portuguese equivalent acronym), the first programming course offered for two undergraduates degrees, Informatics Engineering and Design and Multimedia, by the Informatics Engineering Department at the University of Coimbra. The changes applied in IPRP were inspired by pedagogical strategy recommendations developed in previous research, and its updated version has been run since 2011/12 academic year. The present study reports only the developments observed in IPRP classes from the Design and Multimedia degree through the lecturer's point of view assessments

Libraries and Museums

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Constantine ◽  
Jane Garrity ◽  
Megan Hammes ◽  
Cory Lockwood ◽  
Lynn Teesch
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Structures ◽  
Final Report ◽  
Leadership Academy ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
New Ideas ◽  
Strategic Goals ◽  
Funding Opportunities ◽  
Collaborative Activities ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year

This report outlines the findings of the University of Iowa (UI) Executive Leadership Academy - Higher Education (ELA) project team GLAM1 during the 2017-18 academic year. Team GLAM was charged by the UI Stanley Museum of Art Interim Chair James Leach and UI Librarian John Culshaw with investigating the present state and potential of new collaboration between the Stanley Museum and those UI Libraries with the greatest focus on the visual arts. This report provides the team’s findings, as well as its recommendations for forging new relationships and leveraging the strengths of both types of institution to transform them into places where bold experiments will generate new ideas for research, teaching, and service. Based on our discussions, research, site visits, interviews, and ideation sessions held between October 2017 and April 2018, team GLAM recommends implementation of the following five broad collaborative practices. Full details around these recommendations can be found on pps. 18-20 in the final report: <ol> <li>Establish a formal GLAM committee that is empowered to shape an environment on campus where GLAM can flourish and be sustained.</li> <li>Increase opportunities for collaborations across staff positions.</li> <li>Reward and recognize staff and faculty who actively and productively collaborate in GLAM research, teaching, and service activities.</li> <li>Identify and proactively pursue grants and other funding opportunities that support collaborative activities across GLAM.</li> <li>Invest in digitization and joint technologies related to accessibility and discovery.</li> </ol> GLAM on the UI campus faces enormous budgetary, technology, and other environmental challenges that are most effectively addressed by broader collaboration across campus, beyond traditional organizational structures and disciplines. By strengthening current collaborations while seeking new ones across campus, the Stanley Museum of Art and the UI Libraries can leverage the strengths of both entities and advance their missions in service of UI’s broader strategic goals.

scholarly journals The Role of the Preparatory Year in the Selection of Engineering Specialization: A Case Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 58
Author(s):  
Omar S Asfour
Keyword(s):  
Academic Staff ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
First Year ◽  
Engineering Department ◽  
Preparatory Year ◽  
The University ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Selection Of

At many universities, students who get enrolled at faculties of engineering are required to study a preparatory year before they begin their specialized academic programs. This year includes several general engineering and basic science modules. It is claimed that this year gives students the required time and knowledge to decide on which engineering department they would select. This study aims to investigate this issue from students’ and academics’ points of view. Islamic University of Gaza (IUG) has been taken as a case study. The study carried out a survey that includes a questionnaire directed to the students and a structured interview directed to the academic staff. Results showed that the majority of students do not think they need an entire academic year to get a clear perception for the different engineering specialities. They think it would be better if they get specialized directly upon their entry to the university. This is also the recommendation of the academic staff. Despite the benefits claimed for the preparatory year, greater ones could be achieved if students are given the chance to get specialized earlier. This includes giving engineering departments more flexibility in the selection of the first year modules

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