Project Grant 2341677
- This $345,183 National Science Foundation project grant supports Oregon State University in developing a model of engineering design activity engagement and identity motives among students and professionals. Funded under the NSF Engineering program (CFDA 47.041), the three-year award beginning September 2022 aims to investigate how and why civil and mechanical engineering students and practicing engineers engage with engineering design. Key objectives include developing an engagement model,...
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant awarded to CAL Poly Corporation will chart the development of sociotechnical thinking in engineering students and professionals. The $171,088 award will run from June 1, 2024 to May 31, 2027. The project will use scenario-based design tasks and interviews to examine how engineers' reasoning about social, cultural, political, environmental and other contextual factors evolves as they gain education and professional...
- The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,998 Project Grant to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop new teaching methods and tools to facilitate knowledge transfer within engineering curricula. Specifically, the awardee will first seek to understand barriers engineering students face in applying knowledge across courses. They will then design and test in-class activities to promote knowledge transfer, assessing student...
- This federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) supports research examining the contextual influences on faculty pedagogical decision-making and student learning in sociotechnical engineering design education. The $244,294 award to Trustees of Tufts College (Tufts University) will fund a multi-year research study with three key objectives: Convene faculty across institutions to facilitate knowledge sharing and pedagogical innovation...
- This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) in the amount of $697,078 will develop a framework to guide engineering education researchers in analyzing, developing, and refining psychological theories to effectively incorporate engineering ways of knowing. The research will employ qualitative methods to uncover context-specific achievement goals among engineering students, with the aim of creating a new evidence-based responsive survey...
- This $100,000 two-year Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's Engineering Education and Centers division will fund research at Tufts University examining how virtual and physical laboratory modes differentially influence the development of engineering students' epistemic practices. The NSF Directorate for Engineering seeks to improve quality of life and economic strength through engineering innovation and excellence in research and education programs like the Engineering program...
- This Project Grant award of $152,201 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Engineering (CFDA 47.041) supports collaborative research at the University of Iowa to contextualize engineering science courses by incorporating the history of the engineering profession and emphasizing the role of engineering judgment. The project aims to understand how these pedagogical approaches can improve undergraduate retention, particularly among underrepresented groups in engineering....
- This National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering (CFDA 47.041) Project Grant award of $100,000 to Doane University will initiate research into the impact of a liberal arts education on the ethical development of engineering undergraduates. The project aims to (1) determine which components of a liberal arts curriculum contribute to the ethical development of engineering students, and (2) compare the ethical development of engineering students to their peers at the same institution. This...
- This $388,611 federal Project Grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will support a research project at Purdue University to explore the impact of global undergraduate experiences on engineers' career pathways and approaches to engineering work in an increasingly globalized world. The project will conduct a multiple-case study of three long-running global engineering programs, surveying alumni to compare global career outcomes and identify...
- This $346,929 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund collaborative research to build foundational knowledge about the spatial skills relevant to contemporary engineering practice. The award, effective January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2028, will focus on identifying the spatial problems embedded in the work of civil and mechanical engineers. The research will utilize ethnographic methods to understand how engineers...
This Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) will fund research at Oregon State University (OSU) to investigate how undergraduate engineering students can translate their disciplinary knowledge into professional practice, a process known as "knowledge mobilization." The $349,998 award, effective June 15, 2024 through May 31, 2027, will utilize the Legitimation Code Theory (LCT) framework to characterize knowledge mobilization across three contexts: a junior-level design course, an engineering internship, and a capstone design experience. The goal is to provide instructors with insights to help students develop a professional engineering mindset and adapt their knowledge to solve complex, real-world problems. The research outcomes will include a professional development program to train students in this knowledge mobilization process. No subawards are planned under this grant.
Mod # | Description | ReasonForModification | Federal Obligation | Date |
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| Not listed | $350.0k | 3/12/24 |