Implementation of an Undergraduate Research Course
- Conference
- Location
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San Antonio, Texas
- Publication Date
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June 10, 2012
- Start Date
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June 10, 2012
- End Date
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June 13, 2012
- ISSN
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2153-5965
- Conference Session
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Innovations in Teaching and Research in Physics or Engineering Physics III
- Tagged Division
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Engineering Physics & Physics
- Page Count
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11
- Page Numbers
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25.729.1 - 25.729.11
- DOI
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10.18260/1-2--21486
- Permanent URL
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https://peer.asee.org/21486
- Download Count
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405
Paper Authors
Adrian Ieta Oswego State University College
Adrian Ieta received a B.Sc. degree in physics from the University of Timisoara, Timisoara, Romania, in 1984, a B.E.Sc. degree in electrical engineering from the Politehnica University of Timisoara, Timisoara, in 1992, and a M.E.Sc. degree and a Ph.D. degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of the Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, in 1999 and 2004, respectively. He was with the Applied Electrostatics Research Centre and the Digital Electronics Research Group, the University of Western Ontario, where he worked on industrial projects and taught. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Physics, State University of New York at Oswego. Ieta is a member of Professional Engineers of Ontario.
Abstract
IMPLEMENTATION OF AN UNDERGADUATE RESEARCH COURSEA capstone course comes as the peak experience for students in a higher education programs.The challenge may sometime extend to their advisors as well as. We report our experience withteaching a senior research project course to Physics students at a teaching university using arecently set up Applied Electrostatics Laboratory. The design of the course allowed for greatflexibility in choosing independent research topics and performing the actual research. Studentswere introduced to the laboratory facilities, and to different topics related to electrosprays andnanotechnology. Each student was given time to choose an independent topic in accordance withhis/her interests. Although working in relatively different directions, joint sessions greatlyenhanced their perspective on the research and topics approached. Various challenges andsolutions are discussed. Modest funds were available for independent projects and helped inshaping the research. Students designed experiments, collaborated, collected and analyzed data,participated in local and international conferences. Details of their unique experience,impressions, and enthusiasm are presented. The course was refreshing in terms of researchperformed at undergraduate level. We hope that our experience can be useful to others teachingsimilar courses.
Ieta, A. (2012, June), Implementation of an Undergraduate Research Course Paper presented at 2012 ASEE Annual Conference & Exposition, San Antonio, Texas. 10.18260/1-2--21486
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