represent course sets, whilethe internal nodes represent requirement sets. Table 2 provides descriptions for each node in therequirement tree. The root node at level zero corresponds to the requirement set of this program.To satisfy the degree requirements of the Associate of Arts program, all the 10 requirements atlevel one of the tree need to be satisfied, from which the sum of credit hours must be greater thanor equal to 60. Similarly, Figure 4 shows the requirement tree of the Art History program at theUniversity of Arizona. And the descriptions of this requirement tree are listed in Table 3. All the 15requirements at level one of this requirement tree need to be satisfied, from which the sum of credithours must be greater than or equal to 120
Millennium Scholars. Before joining FGCU, she was a visiting Assistant Professor of Biotechnology in the Division of Science and Technology at the United International College (UIC) in Zhuhai China. She has trained with ASCE’s Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) initiative, been exploring and applying evidence-based strategies for instruction, and is a proponent of Learning Assistants (LAs). Her scholarship of teaching and learning interests are in motivation and mindset, teamwork and collaboration, and learning through failure and reflection. Her bioengineering research interests and collaborations are in the areas of biomaterials, cellular microenvironments, and tissue engineering and regenerative
Supervisor Spotlight Award in 2014, received the College of Engineering Graduate Student Mentor Award in 2018, and was inducted into the Virginia Tech Academy of Faculty Leadership in 2020. Dr. Matusovich has been a PI/Co-PI on 19 funded research projects including the NSF CAREER Award, with her share of funding being nearly $3 million. She has co-authored 2 book chapters, 34 journal publications, and more than 80 conference papers. She is recognized for her research and teaching, including Dean’s Awards for Outstanding New Faculty, Outstanding Teacher Award, and a Faculty Fellow. Dr. Matusovich has served the Educational Research and Methods (ERM) division of ASEE in many capacities over the past 10+ years including
engineering students nationally [21].ProceduresThis study was approved by the institutional review board (IRB) with the internal approvalnumber STUDY00000378. The study recruited undergraduate students from 3 courses inmechanical engineering and 18 courses in electrical and computer engineering resulting in astudy population that included students majoring in these two disciplines as well as students inother engineering and physical science disciplines (e.g., physics). Participation in the study wasvoluntary, and students were informed that their survey responses would be kept confidential.Incentives in the form of extra credit were offered to students in several courses. The survey wasadministered electronically (online) in most courses but
initiatives in collaboration withprofessors and officers from various departments. The details of these actions are outlined as follows.A. Faculty Training on Diversity, Equity, and InclusivityTo cultivate a supportive learning environment for both students and faculty, faculty members mustcomprehend the significance of such an environment and possess a clear understanding of bias [38, 39]. Inalignment with this objective, the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at Wentworth hasinstituted a comprehensive series of workshops. The workshop series comprises nine sessions, addressingcritical topics including the data-informed approach to identify equity gaps, considerations of identity,inclusive communication strategies, course