UMUC Research and Scholarship

- Online discussion conference grading rubric
- Wilke, Clifford A.
- Online learning; Scoring rubrics; Educational evaluation
- In the online classroom environment, the primary interaction and sharing of information and viewpoints between students is through the conference discussion. Students post responses to the topics of the respective week, and respond, interact and...
- The Sacred core: The Upattasanti Pagoda in Myanmar's new capital of Naypyidaw
- Seekins, Donald
- Burma -- Politics & government -- 1988-; Landscape architecture -- Social aspects
- In late 2005, Senior General Than Shwe, chairman of the SPDC military junta, decreed the relocation of his country's capital from Yangon (Rangoon) to Naypyidaw, located in the center of Myanmar. The layout and design of the new capital is modern,...
- Established theory and violent female offenders
- Livojevic-Davis, Michele
- Violence; Women; Violent crimes; Violet offenders; Female offenders;
- Abstract: According to Uniform Crime Report (UCR) arrest data, women’s violent offending has increased while men’s has decreased. The increase is slight for all violent offenses (less than 1%) and men continue to be arrested for over 80% of...
- Established theory and violent female offenders
- Livojevic-Davis, Michele
- Violence; Women; Violent crimes; Violet offenders; Female offenders
- Abstract: According to Uniform Crime Report (UCR) arrest data, women’s violent offending has increased while men’s has decreased. The increase is slight for all violent offenses (less than 1%) and men continue to be arrested for over 80% of...
- Naypyidaw, Myanmar's (Burma's) new capital city: The landscapes of power
- Seekins, Donald M.
- Burma -- Politics & government -- 1988- ; Military government; Landscape architecture -- Social aspects
- Summary Report for the project, "Naypyidaw, Myanmar's New Capital City - the Landscapes of Power." shows how the layout and design of the city, its “landscapes of power,” represent the vision of the military regime and its constitutional...
- Violent adult female offenders and their victims
- Livojevic-Davis, Michele
- Violent offenders; Violence in women; Violent crimes
- Arrests of women for violent crime have increased while men’s have decreased. The increase is significant because it confirms a trend in an important measure of women’s serious involvement with the criminal justice system. In addition, we do...
- Partnership between National Science Foundation and University of Maryland University College: Research about the mentoring program at the University of Maryland University College
- Meneses, Liliana; Robson, Gwyn
- Mentoring in education; Teacher-student relationships; Mentoring
- This session will demonstrate the importance of evaluating training using Kirkpatrick’s levels, especially levels one, two and three. Training must be evaluated. Most agencies spend money on level one, but actually training should evaluated...
- Improving the lives of patients with chronic diseases: Pharmacists as a solution
- Zaghab, Roxanne W; Rodriguez de Bittner, Magaly
- Pharmacists; Drug monitoring; Product safety; Chronic Diseases; Disease management; Medication therapy management
- Positive health outcomes hinge on the effective use of medications especially among vulnerable, chronically ill, and aging populations. Yet, increasingly powerful and complex drug combinations are used to treat patients with chronic diseases and...
- Cloud collaboration: Using Microsoft SharePoint as tool to enhance access services
- Chirombo, Fanuel; Diffin, Jennifer; Nangle, Dennis
- Cloud computing; Collaboration; Intranets; Microsoft SharePoint
- Proper knowledge-base access and document storage has long been an issue for the Document Management Team (Access Services) at the Information and Library Services of University of Maryland University College. Team members researched Share-Point...
- Effectively managing copyright clearance: Electronic reserves in a large distance education university
- Wang, Yu-Hsiu; Baker, Megan
- Electronic reserves; Distance education; Copyright; Copyright permissions
- Abstract: This paper describes the automated copyright clearance process for electronic reserves materials by the electronic reserves staff at the Information and Library Services (ILS), at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC)....
- Use of social media in response to Hurricane Sandy in local emergency management organizations
- Renda-Tanali, Irmak
- Emergency management; Social media
- Today, emergency managers are beginning to understand the importance of social media (SM) in communicating with citizens to be able to better prevent casualties and property loss during large scale emergencies. This research was conducted to...
- Where good ideas come from: Inside the organization or through open innovation
- Mierzwa, Tom
- Innovation management; Innovations in business; Business planning; Business models; Partnership (Business)
- Innovations, both simple and profound, have been created and adopted for centuries, although only recently incorporated as a central part of organizational strategy. How organizations develop new innovations has been the subject of many management...
- Preferred feedback mechanisms in online accounting & finance education: Evidence from UMUC
- Pucci, Richard; French, Joseph J.
- Feedback; Online learning; Education
- Abstract: This research utilizes an online questionnaire survey to assess student perceptions of feedback in online accounting & finance courses at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC). Existing literature demonstrates that students...
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Bijlani, Subash
- Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Economic development; Economic development -- Environmental aspects;
- Entrepreneurs act as catalysts for economic change and research, which indicates that they are highly creative individuals who imagine new solutions by generating opportunities for profit or reward. They often possess innate traits, such as a...
- Entrepreneurship and Innovation
- Bijlani, Subash
- Entrepreneurship; Innovation; Economic development; Economic development -- Environmental aspects;
- Entrepreneurs act as catalysts for economic change and research, which indicates that they are highly creative individuals who imagine new solutions by generating opportunities for profit or reward. They often possess innate traits, such as a...
- Leonardo Da Vinci: Drawing his drawings in the presence of his drawings at Windsor Castle and the British Museum
- Gruetter, Richard C.
- Drawing; Leonardo, da Vinci, 1452-1519; Artists; Italian drawing; British museum;
- By making drawings of his drawings an interdisciplinary approach combining studio art with art history became an exciting way for one of my generation to meet this challenge of reinterpreting Leonardo Da Vinci and his art. He is known for his...
- Taking EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) to the distance: Implementation at University of Maryland University College
- England, Lenore; Fu, Li; Miller, Stephen; Coogan, John; Thomes, Cynthia; DeBonis, Rocco
- Electronic resources management; Libraries; Online information services; Access to information; Methodology
- Problem Statement: No effective one-stop search interface for electronic resources. Objective: Find and implement a discovery tool to meet patrons’ research needs at a distance
- Mentoring of biotechnology graduate students through virtual media: An ongoing study of challenges and impact
- Kahn, Rana
- Mentoring; Biotechnology; Distance education; Industry
- The Professional Science Master’s (PSM) Biotechnology program at the University of Maryland University College (UMUC) developed a novel online mentoring program that pairs students with mentors from the biotechnology industry. The mentoring...
- Students', faculty assistants' and professors' perceptions on how to succeed in online courses
- Engvig, Mona
- Online courses; Learning strategies; Students -- Conduct of life
- This study focuses on perceived factors for online students' success. The study used the online survey program SurveyMonkey to survey students, faculty assistants, and faculty in the online AMBA program at University of Maryland. The total number...
- Using design thinking to deliver systemic innovation
- Luebke, Roy
- Structural design; Decision making; Innovation management;
- Design thinking is a solution-focused methodology that combines elements of critical thinking, systems thinking, strategic thinking, and abductive reasoning to produce a desired future state or condition. Design thinking is not about how to create...