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Writing
More Effective Engineering Education Proposals
Russ Pimmel, University of Alabama
Ibrahim H. Nisanci, National Science Foundation
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Abstract
Many
faculty members develop good ideas for engineering education research projects
that they convert into National Science Foundation (NSF) proposals. This workshop
describes common proposal weaknesses and describes approaches for dealing with
them. The workshop leads participants to develop proposals that - Have
a broader impact in both rationale and goals
- Consider
and build on others' experiences
- Evaluate
learning goals, students' impressions, and outcomes
- Include
proactive and aggressive dissemination.
Through
a series of team exercises, participants explore these issues, compare their ideas
to those of NSF project directors, and gain experiences in improving sample proposal
segments. Learning
Objectives
Participants should be able to do the following: - List
areas where good engineering education proposals can be improved and
- Generate
a list of suggestions for each area.
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