Faculty Research Grants
Spring 2013 and Summer 2013 Semester Awardees
- Thomas McWeeney
Developing a Model Corporate Intelligence Program and Assessing its Utility and Potential for Integration within UMUC’s Intelligence Management Studies Program (Spring and Summer 2013) - Irmak Renda-Tanali
Use of Social Media in Response to Hurricane Sandy in Local Emergency Management Organizations (Spring 2013) - Dennis Riege
Does Pennsylvania Sedge Inhibit Tree Regeneration? Applied Research for a General Biology Assignment on the Scientific Method (Summer 2013)
Previous Awardees
Fall 2012 and Spring 2013
- Anna Andriasova
Winning through Conflict: Successful Management of Multiple Goals in the Online Education Environment - April Boulton
The Effect of Post-Laboratory Discussions on Student Understanding and Content Retention in Entry-Level Biology Courses - Steve Henick and Catherine Campbell
Impact of the Substitution of Case Studies for Textbooks in Marketing Classes - Rana Khan and Julie Hill
Developing a Conceptual Framework for Integrating Industry/Client-sponsored Projects into Capstone Courses: A Report of Research - Mark Landahl
2012 G8 Summit: Business Preparedness, Response, and Impact in Frederick County, MD (Also, see the poster session.) - Barbara Mann and Julie Arnold Lietzau
Exploring Entry Master's-level Adult Learner Distance Education Graduate Student Use of Library-provided Resources in Coursework-related Information Seeking Processes - Donna Maurer
Creating a Contemplative Pedagogy Module for the UMUC Social Science Online Teaching and Learning Toolkit for Instructors and Students - Liliana Meneses and David Szabla
Pre and Post Test on Intercultural Competency in Undergraduate Students at UMUC - Dennis Winters
Teaching Reflective Thinking for Graduate Courses at UMUC
Spring 2012:
- Robert Abrahamson
Essays of Robert Louis Stevenson, 5 vols as part of the 40-volume New Edinburgh Edition of the Collected Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Edinburgh University Press - Irena Bojanova
Development of a Reliable, Valid, Multi-Dimensional Measure of Student Engagement in Group Projects - James Howard
Advances in Financial Decision Making: Past, Present & Future - Datta Kaur Khalsa & Yan ZhangCooksey
Engage Faculty in Outcomes Assessment to Improve Student Learning - Thomas McWeeney
Assessing the Applicability and Utility of the Megacommunity Model: A Case Study in Law Enforcement Information Sharing and Applicability to Broader Issues of Intelligence Management - Liliana Meneses & Ben White
Impact of Direct Instruction on Student Perception of Teaching Presence in Online Learning - Robert Ouellette & Rudy Watson
Investigation of the Value to Students of Improving their Knowledge of Quantitative Methods in Class Performance - Les Pang & Stella Porto
Best Practices in Cloud Computing for Collaboration in Online Education - Clifford Wilke
The Online Discussion Conference Grading Rubric
Fall 2011 and Spring 2012:
- Dr. Lisa Blaschke
Using Social Media to Engage Learners and Support Skill Development - Dr. Linda Di Desidero
Facework and the Negotiation of Multiple Identities in Online Class Discussions - Dr. Matt Dobra and Dr. Katherine Marconi
The Efficacy of Foreign Assistance in Promoting HIV Treatment - Dr. Mona Engvig
Students', Faculty Assistants' and Professors' Perceptions on How to Succeed in Online Courses - Dr. Richard Gruetter
Leonardo Da Vinci: Drawing His Drawings in the Presence of His Drawings at Windsor Castle and the British Museum (Also, see the audio/visual presentation.) - Dr. Kendra Jorgensen-Wagers
LRMC synapse program: Helping Service Members with TBI - Dr. Rana Khan and Dr. Moe Shahdad
Strategies to Increase Retention Rate of Students in Online Degree Programs - Dr. Tobe Levin
Two Decades Later: Approaches to Teaching Alice Walker's Possessing the Secret of Joy (1992), an Edited volume of Essays - Dr. Michele Livojevic-Davis
Established Theory and Violent Female Offenders - Dr. Clarence Mann
A 360 Degree Perspective on CSR - Dr. Richard Pucci and Dr. Joseph French
Preferred Feedback Mechanisms in Online Accounting & Finance Education: Evidence from UMUC - Dr. Irmak Renda-Tanali
Assessing the Focal Points in Homeland Security and Emergency Management Research and Practice through Content Analysis Method: Creating a Knowledge Area Map for the Curriculum at UMUC - Dr. Donald Seekins
Naypyidaw, Myanmar's (Burma's) New Capital City - the Landscapes of Power - Dr. Diane Tepfer
Christopher Columbus and Columbus Circle: Shifting Perspectives - Dr. William Ward
Comparing Student Course Grades with Their Participation in Online Discussion Forums (Also, see the audio/visual presentation.)
Summer 2011:
- Dr. Irena Bojanova
Conducting Immersive Group Projects for Core Graduate Level IT Courses - Dr. Jim Chen
Improving Ethics Education in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance - Dr. Barbara Schwartz-Bechet
Identification of Personalized Instruction in an Online MAT Program: A New Name and Process
Fall 2010:
- Wendy McDonough
A Study of Multimedia to Enhance Teaching, Social, and Cognitive Presence in Online Courses - Claudine SchWeber
Organizational Resilience: Is There Evidence for What Works to Support Business Continuity? (completed with the assistance of Marcia Bouchard) - Irmak Renda-Tanali
Assessing the Benefits of Online Scenario Simulation Tools in Security-Related Studies at UMUC
