His thesis, “Objective Metric for Assessing the Perceived Annoyance of Impulsive Sounds” developed a new method to objectively quantify the overall sound quality of electro-mechanical devices. This method could improve the design process for these devices by replacing current subjective sound evaluation methods, which are typically expensive, time-consuming, and difficult to quantify.
This program for STEM graduate students begins on Jan. 19, the required orientation session, and continues for 10 weeks.
This is a semester-long, non-credit program for graduate students, funded by the National Science Foundation. Students receive a certificate of completion for training on the Intellectual Component of Responsible Conduct of Research. Participants work in small teams to solve one copyright problem and one patent problem in primarily online learning spaces using Blackboard Learn 9.1 tools. Students are guided by Jim Baker, TED, and Nora Allred, copyright librarian, in these online learning spaces and in face-to-face discussion meetings.
Using online tools offers two benefits compared to traditional classroom or programmed online instruction such as CITI training. First, these tools allow asynchronous learning, which enables graduate students, particularly those with English as a second language and those with demanding schedules, to participate in a relaxed and reflective manner. Second, these tools support active, collaborative learning, which is useful for understanding complex ethical concepts.
Students can register online to participate in the program.
A ballet/dance performance of “A Christmas Carol,” featuring a cast of many Tech students, will be at the Calumet Theatre at 7 p.m., Friday, Dec. 3, and at 7 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 4.
Donna Armistead, of International Programs and Services, is the choreographer.
These students will perform:
Scrooge will be played by John Griebel ’09 (MS, Industrial Archaeology).
As well, the dance will feature children of faculty and staff.
The University Transportation Center for Materials in Sustainable Transportation Infrastructure (UTC‐MiSTI) has selected Darrell Cass as its 2010 “Student of the Year.”
Cass will receive a $1,000 award, travel and registration expenses to attend the 90th Transportation Research Board (TRB) Conference in Washington, DC, and a certificate from the US Department of Transportation.
The TRB conference annually attracts more than 10,000 participants, including university researchers and students, government officials and industry professionals.
Cass received his Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering from Tech and will complete his master’s degree in May 2011.
His past research included sustainability applied to construction practices and transportation infrastructure. His current research involves quantifying greenhouse gas emissions associated with highway construction and rehabilitation for the Michigan Department of Transportation. This work will help develop tools to support transportation agencies in making more sustainable decisions in managing transportation infrastructure systems.
Cass, who is advised by Assistant Professor Amlan Mukherjee (CEE), has presented his research at the 89th Transportation Research Board Annual Meeting in 2010; the 2010 Construction Research Congress; the 2010 National Local Technical Assistance Program Association Annual Conference; and the International Conference on Sustainable Concrete Pavements. In February of 2011 he will present his work at the Louisiana State Engineering Conference.
When the built in styles don’t meet your needs for formatting paragraphs in Word, you will need to create your own styles. In this example, I will create a style for my paragraphs that contain equations.
The Ecosystem Science Center has announced the recipients of its 2010 Fall Graduate Student Travel Grants. Following is the list of recipients and their advisors.
Michigan Tech’s MBA Online, offered by the School of Business and Economics, is mentioned in the Bloomberg Business Week Business School Rankings and Profiles.
The Tech MBA Online is one of 50 listed in the distance learning section, and the site says, “Advances in educational technology have made distance learning programs a viable alternative to attending bricks-and-mortar campuses.”
“We are pleased to see the online program getting this well-deserved attention,” says Darrell Radson, dean, School of Business and Economics.
School officials said the two-year Tech MBA Online focuses on technology and innovation management. The degree incorporates a solid foundation of fundamental business disciplines, including a global perspective. Training professionals to be ethical leaders who manage financially sound but sustainable organizations is also a program goal. The degree program includes two weekend residencies and a weeklong international residency.
“The uniqueness of our program centers on its connection to technology,” according to Radson. “We are using the expertise of our university and our business school to train students to take new ideas and concepts and move them into new products and new businesses.”
For more information about the Tech MBA Online, call Ruth Archer, graduate program director, at 487-3055, or visit www.mbaonline.mtu.edu .
Published in Tech Today.
Styles apply a common set of formatting to a paragraph within Word. In a previous post, we showed how to apply a style to a paragraph. This tutorial will show two ways to edit an existing style.
First, edit the text as you desire. In the example below, I have edited the text “Introduction” to be a different font (Adobe Garamond Pro Bold) and size (24 point) than the original Heading 1 style. We can tell Heading 1 is applied to this text because it is outlined in orange in the Style section of the ribbon.
Styles in Word are used to format text consistently throughout your document. Each paragraph may have a single style applied to it. For each paragraph, styles define the:
Styles are found on the Home tab of Word, in the Styles section (boxed in the figure below).
Students who are scheduling a defense of a thesis or dissertation on or after January 10, 2011 will need to format and submit their document according to the new procedures.
The new procedures do not apply to students submitting a report, or to students who defend before January 10, 2011.
The Graduate School will give a presentation outlining the major changes in formatting and submission procedures on December 9th beginning at 4:05pm. This seminar at least once more in January, based on demand.
Please register online so we can plan for your attendance. After registration, you will receive e-mail reminders closer to the date, and the location of the seminar.
Please contact Debra Charlesworth with any questions.