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CSCI 179 LSIC: Engineering Design and 3D Modeling, Rebecca Bruce

EDUC 179 LSIC: Education: Promise and Betrayal Janet Bowman




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CSCI 179 LSIC: 3D Modeling and the WWW Rebecca Bruce
This course introduces freshman students to engineering design and modeling. Engineering design is the combination of a systematic approach to problem solving together with the creativity and knowledge needed to solve a problem.  In this course, we focus on facilitating creativity. The course will emphasize the following: the steps in a design process, sketching techniques, 3D modeling with SolidWorks, and the creative use of these tools and techniques to solve problems. This course gives students the opportunity to develop skills and understanding of concepts through project-based learning. This is a "hands-on" course, all concepts will be introduced in an interactive lab/lecture environment.

After working as a mechanical engineer in the aerospace industry, Rebecca Bruce entered the Ph.D. program in Computer Science at New Mexico State University where she began a research program in Natural Language Processing, the application of computers to the understanding of Human Speech. Rebecca Bruce began work at UNCA in 1998 where she is an Associate Professor of Computer Science. She also serves as Associate Director of the NCSU/UNCA Engineering Program.

EDUC 179 LSIC: Education: Promise and Betrayal Janet Bowman
Few areas of American life are as important to society as education. The original promise was that all were entitled to a fair chance to develop one’s individual power of mind and spirit to the utmost. Though this was the original promise, it did not truly include all. However, with the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision, it was hoped that social justice would prevail. This colloquium will be organized under three main headings: Education of African Americans in the United States before Brown; Schooling since the Brown v. Board of Education decision; and The inextricable link between educational opportunity and social justice. Interviews with students, parents, teachers, and administrators will be conducted to ascertain the belief/understanding about life in local schools. Participation in this colloquium will require the student to be an active participant in a series of discussions that could alter career choices.

Janet Bowman is a Tuskegee University graduate, with a BS in Chemistry/Education and MS in Nutrition/Biochemistry. Upon graduating from Tuskegee, she received a scholarship to attend the University of California at Berkeley. Her studies there resulted in the ABD in Nutrition/Biochemistry and the Ph.D. in Education Administration.