Conference Session

Professional Development in Materials Engineering

Collection

2008 Annual Conference & Exposition

Authors

Katie Cadwell, University of Wisconsin - Madison; Wendy Crone, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Tagged Divisions

Materials

develop undergraduate-level training materials associatedwith the context of research. Topics covered include the scientific method, ethics in research,documentation and treatment of research data, publication practices, presentation of results, thestructure of the broader research community, the graduate school application process, effectivepresentations, and abstract writing. The “learning objects” (videos, readings, case studies, anddiscussion activities) we created have been used to introduce undergraduates to the conduct ofscience and engineering research. These resources have been tested in formal classroom andseminar venues, through an “Introduction to Engineering Research” course in our EngineeringPhysics bachelor’s degree program and a