Memorial Tributes: Volume 26 This is the 26th volume of Memorial Tributes compiled by the National Academy of Engineering as a personal remembrance of the lives and outstanding achievements of its members and international members. These volumes are intended to stand as an enduring record of the many contributions of ... Read this Volume
Copyright2008 DEEP: Advantages of Direct Mastery Learning Activities Direct mastery learning experiences conducted in a non-competitive environment lead to enhanced levels of psychosocial factors believed to have an impact on the recruitment and retention of females in engineeringAuthoring institutionDonohue, Susan K., Ph.D. More Info
Copyright2007 RAP: Broader Assessment of Ability In the modern era, IQ and assessment tests have served to identify talented students coming from all walks of life; however, an expansion of this evaluation to include common sense, creativity, and social aptitude serves as a better indicator of long term educational and career success.Authoring institutionMcMurdy, John More Info
Copyright2007 TIPS: Balancing Teams through Accountability If all members of a group can benefit from collective action, the only deterrent from benefiting without contribution is the avoidance of punishment. This has implications in encouraging group members in lab groups and other cooperative activities to demand accountability and withhold rewards based ...Authoring institutionMcMurdy, John More Info
Copyright2007 Acceptance and Diffusion of Innovation: A Cross-Curricular Perspective The curricula and pedagogy of engineering disciplines face mounting pressure to change in response to the national need for engineers who can compete in the global workforce and the need to increase the racial, ethnic, and gender diversity of the profession. For over two decades, numerous ...Authoring institutionSpalter-Roth, Roberta, Norman Fortenberry, and Barbara Lovitts More Info
Copyright2007 Proposal Writing and Project Management Guidelines for NSF Engineering Education Grant Proposals DRAFT This EEES Proposal Writing and Management Guidelines manual is intended to be a resource for scholars who are writing National Science Foundation (NSF) grants focused on engineering education. Authoring institutionCASEE/EEES More Info
ISBNCASEE Report 5902001-20050705 Copyright2005 Measuring Student and Faculty Engagement in Engineering Education Tthe final report of a three-phase NSF-supported project on Measuring Student and Faculty Engagement in Engineering Education.Authoring institutionBjorklund, S.A. and N.L. Fortenberry More Info
Copyright2004 Some Remarks on the Improvement of Engineering Education A final report by Dr. Myron Tribus, Senior CASEE FellowAuthoring institutionTribus, Myron More Info
Characteristics of First-Time Freshmen in 4-Year Institutions Intending to Major in Engineering and Computer Science Characteristics of First-Time Freshmen in 4-Year Institutions Intending to Major in Engineering and Computer Science; an analysis of survey data collected by the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI)Authoring institutionBoylan, Myles More Info
Assessing Changes in Student Interest in Engineering Careers Over the Last Decade Report describes changes in interest of US students in seeking engineering undergraduate degrees and the adequacy of K-12 preparation of students interested in engineering courses of study.Authoring institutionMyles Boylan More Info
ISBN978-0-309-14518-X3 Copyright2010 Exploring the Intersection of Science Education and 21st Century Skills An emerging body of research suggests that a set of broad "21st century skills"—such as adaptability, complex communication skills, and the ability to solve non-routine problems--are valuable across a wide range of jobs in the national economy. However, the role of K-12 education ...Authoring institutionBoard on Science Education Center for Education Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-14714-X9 Copyright2010 Expanding Biofuel Production While energy prices, energy security, and climate change are front and center in the national media, these issues are often framed to the exclusion of the broader issue of sustainability—ensuring that the production and use of biofuels do not compromise the needs of future generations by ...Authoring institutionScience and Technology for Sustainability Program Policy and Global Affairs Division National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-15145-0 Copyright2010 Evaluation of the Health and Safety Risks of the New USAMRIID High Containment Facilities at Fort Detrick, Maryland The U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases in Frederick, Maryland, is designed to handle pathogens that cause serious or potentially lethal diseases, which require the research performed on them be contained to specialized laboratories. In 2007 a decision was made to expand ...Authoring institutionBoard on Life Sciences Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-15241-9 Copyright2010 Letter Report for the Committee on Deterring Cyberattacks This letter report, the first phase of a multidisciplinary study of deterrence strategies for preventing cyberattacks, identifies key issues that merit study. The committee provides basic information that reveals the nature of the problem and lists important questions that can drive research on ...Authoring institutionComputer Science and Telecommunications Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences Policy and Global Affairs Division National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-14974-7 Copyright2010 Letter Report Assessing the USGS National Water Quality Assessment Program's Science Framework The U.S. Geological Survey requested that the National Research Council review and provide guidance on the direction and priorities of the National Water Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program. This initial letter report concerns the scientific priorities of the NAWQA program as expressed in its ...Authoring institutionWater Science and Technology Board Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-14594-7 Copyright2010 Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change Global climate change is one of America's most significant long-term policy challenges. Human activity--especially the use of fossil fuels, industrial processes, livestock production, waste disposal, and land use change--is affecting global average temperatures, snow and ice cover, sea-level, ...Authoring institutionBoard on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-13663-1 Copyright2010 Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces Owing to the expansion of network-centric operating concepts across the Department of Defense (DOD) and the growing threat to information and cybersecurity from lone actors, groups of like-minded actors, nation-states, and malicious insiders, information assurance is an area of significant and ...Authoring institutionNaval Studies Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-15737-7 Copyright2010 Controlling Cost Growth of NASA Earth and Space Science Missions Cost and schedule growth is a problem experienced by many types of projects in many fields of endeavor. Based on prior studies of cost growth in NASA and Department of Defense projects, this book identifies specific causes of cost growth associated with NASA Earth and space science missions and ...Authoring institutionSpace Studies Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-14597-X8 Copyright2010 Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change Substantially reducing greenhouse gas emissions will require prompt and sustained efforts to promote major technological and behavioral changes, says Limiting the Magnitude of Future Climate Change, a new book from the America's Climate Choices study. Although limiting emissions must be a global ...Authoring institutionBoard on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Division on Earth and Life Studies National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-15307-2 Copyright2010 National Security Implications of Climate Change for U.S. Naval Forces The leaders of the U.S. Navy, Coast Guard, and Marine Corps have recognized the potential impact of climate change on naval forces' missions and have positioned their organizations to make adaptive changes. This report is the first component of a study to assess the implications of climate change ...Authoring institutionNaval Studies Board Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences National Research Council More Info
ISBN978-0-309-15709-4 Copyright2010 Overview and Summary of America's Energy Future This Overview and Summary highlights key findings and major topics discussed in America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation. It also reflects results presented in the additional three books that comprise the America's Energy Future project.Authoring institutionNational Academy of Sciences National Academy of Engineering National Research Council More Info