TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of a biomedical engineering undergraduate research program on student and faculty perceptions of creativity
AU - Huffstickler, Megan
AU - Zappe, Sarah E.
AU - Manning, Keefe B.
AU - Slattery, Margaret J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors would like to acknowledge the National Science Foundation which funded this study under EEC #1560064. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
Funding Information:
The National Science Foundation (NSF) identifies REU programs as being, “…a major contributor to the NSF goal of developing a diverse, internationally competitive, and globally-engaged science and engineering workforce.”5 These programs aim to increase the involvement of undergraduate students, particularly underrepresented minorities, in research-based experiences. Among the reported benefits of REUs are increased recruitment of underrepresented groups, gains in research-based skills, clarification, refinement, and reinforcement of career and educational goals, an increased understanding of the research process, increased student retention in science and engineering, and an increase in students’ self-confidence of ability and self-esteem.6,7,8,9,10
Publisher Copyright:
© American Society for Engineering Education, 2017.
PY - 2017/6/24
Y1 - 2017/6/24
N2 - Immersive research experiences have been shown to significantly improve the research and communication abilities of students who participate in them, as well as increase the likelihood that these students will pursue higher education after the completion of their bachelor's degrees. While Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs are widespread, the Cardiovascular Research: Engineering a Translational Experience (CREATE) REU program is unique in that it emphasizes the parallels between the creative process and research. Creativity, an attribute that most feel is important for aspiring engineers, is typically not emphasized in research programs or in the undergraduate curriculum. This study describes the impacts that emphasizing the creative process in the CREATE REU had both on student and faculty perceptions.
AB - Immersive research experiences have been shown to significantly improve the research and communication abilities of students who participate in them, as well as increase the likelihood that these students will pursue higher education after the completion of their bachelor's degrees. While Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) programs are widespread, the Cardiovascular Research: Engineering a Translational Experience (CREATE) REU program is unique in that it emphasizes the parallels between the creative process and research. Creativity, an attribute that most feel is important for aspiring engineers, is typically not emphasized in research programs or in the undergraduate curriculum. This study describes the impacts that emphasizing the creative process in the CREATE REU had both on student and faculty perceptions.
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M3 - Conference article
AN - SCOPUS:85030537899
SN - 2153-5965
VL - 2017-June
JO - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
JF - ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition, Conference Proceedings
T2 - 124th ASEE Annual Conference and Exposition
Y2 - 25 June 2017 through 28 June 2017
ER -