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Ten projects were been selected for implementation in 2011-2012.  The program supports faculty efforts to enhance existing undergraduate courses or develop new courses that incorporate inquiry-based pedagogy or research practicum training.   Projects range from enhancement of core and major course to broader department and college initiatives which span multiple courses and levels.

Approximately 3,200 students are expected to directly benefit from these courses annually.  Learn more about the 2011-2012 QEP Projects and research-enhanced courses:

• FY2011 QEP Projects
• College of Engineering
• College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS)
• College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
• College of Technology

QEP Projects Awarded FY 2011

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

 “Enhanced Undergraduate Research in Chemical Engineering”
Ramanan Krishnamoorti, Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

 
 “A Research Based Hybrid Model for ENGL 1304”
Paul Butler, Dept. of English

 “Teaching Toward Publication: Training Undergraduates in Advanced Research Practices”
Aaron Reynolds, Dept. of English, Creative Writing Program
Lynn Voskuil, Dept. of English, Creative Writing Program

 “Incorporating Research Components into the Existing Health Literacy Course at the Undergraduate Level”
Zhiwen Xiao, Valenti School of Communication

 “The Archive and History of Museums in Two Culture Capitals: Houston and New York”
Rex Koontz, School of Art, Art History Program
Sandra Zalman, School of Art, Art History Program

 “Interdisciplinary Perspectives on the Overweight Body: Research, Methodologies, and Pedagogy”
Samantha Kwan, Dept. of Sociology
Tracey Ledoux, Dept. of Health and Human Performance
Andrew Gordon, Dept. of Anthropology

 “Mexican and Cicana/o Cultural Studies: Bridging Disciplinary Borders”
Christina Sisk, Dept. of Hispanic Studies
J. Guillermo De Los Reyes, Dept. of Hispanic Studies

COLLEGE OF NATURAL SCIENCES AND MATHEMATICS

 “Applying Action Research to Improving Research Competencies in Quality Management”
Holly M. Hutchins, Dept. of Human Development & Consumer Sciences
Jamison V. Kovach, Dept. of Information and Logistics Technology

College of Technology

 “Symposium Model for Undergraduate Research”
Farrokh Attarzadeh, Engineering Technology
EunSook Kwon, Industrial Design Program, Architecture
Deniz Gurkan, Engineering Technology
Victor Gallardo, Engineering Technology

 “Multidisciplinary Research Intensive Senior Elective Course on Cyber-Physical Systems”
Xiaojing Yuan, Dept. of Engineering Technology
Heidar Malki, Dept. of Engineering Technology
Gangbing Song, Dept. of Mechanical Engineering