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Interrelationship of the Aviation/Aerospace Industry and Economic Impact Analysis of a Research Park

  • PI Kelly George

  • Descriptive study of the aviation & aerospace industries' importance in Florida & Volusia County as well as the local economic impact of an established aerospace technology research park.
Investigating the Influence of the Level of Inquiry on Student Engagement

  • PI Emily Faulconer

  • Previous studies have found that inquiry labs improved chemistry students’ abilities to ask high level questions (Hofstein, Shore, & Kipnis, 2004; Hofstein et al., 2005). However, both studies used traditional approaches as the control and neither described the actual level of inquiry applied. This study sought to investigate the influence of the level of inquiry on student engagement, measured by the quantity and quality of student questions and LIKERT survey responses regarding attitudes towards chemistry and the classroom experience.

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Leadership Excellence: Using our Gifts to be Christ-like

  • PI Matthew Earnhardt

  • Arguably the most influential individual to walk this earth was Jesus of Nazareth. Christians argue Jesus was, and is, the epitome of leadership and His example is to be followed in every aspect of one's life, including leadership.

Leading Through Recessions How Organizational CEO's and Presidents Responded to the 2008 Recession

  • PI Matthew Earnhardt

  • The paradigms and thinking processes of CEO/Presidents are studied to determine the characteristics of both leaders that successfully sustained businesses throughout the 2008 recessions and those that failed. A variety of industries are studied as part of the continuing work of Walker (2013).

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Mobile Technology in Higher Education: An Extended Technology Acceptance Perspective

  • PI Dennis Pires

    PI Leila Halawi

  • The study provides an important theoretical framework for decision-making for educational institutions as they seek improvement in user acceptance of technology in the higher education setting. The study adds to the knowledge in the field of information technology by providing statistical research that uses path analysis to disentangle the various causal processes underlying the acceptance of technology in higher education. In this study, the research addresses the following question: Are the constructs of perceived resources, perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, and attitude towards use significant predictors of educators’ acceptance of mobile technology in higher education as defined by actual use? 

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New Adjunct Outreach Study

  • PI Cristina Cottom

    CO-I Sara Ombres

    CO-I Angela Atwell

    CO-I Lisa Martino

  • The purpose of this causal-comparative study is to test if an increase in communication through emails and phone calls from the Rothwell Center for Teaching and Learning (CTLE-W) team to first time ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ-Worldwide (ERAU-W) adjunct faculty during their first term teaching will increase utilization of CTLE-W resources such as EV-Anars (an EV-Anar is a 20 minute monthly session that covers basic teaching topics hosted in EagleVision and presented by CTLE-W, and ends with an open Q&A and general dialogue with faculty), Discussions, visits to the CTLE-W Resource Site, outreach to the CTLE-W team (email and/or phone), and CTLE-W office hours compared to first time ERAU-Worldwide adjunct faculty who do not receive increased communication from CTLE-W.

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Perceptions of Instructors and Students with Respect to Synchronous Video Learning

  • PI John Griffith

  • This research examined student (n=1,751) and instructor (n=658) perceptions on preference and effectiveness of a synchronous video (EV) learning course delivery system.  The preference order for students and instructors was classroom instruction, then Online, EV Home and EV Classroom. 
Prospective Gains in Safety and Cost Management; Using the HFACS to Proactively Address Organization Influences that Cause Human Error

  • PI Mark Miller

    PI Michelle Hight

  • Using the HFACS to identify organization influences causes to accidents.

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Representations of the Military in 20th Century Ethnic American Literature

  • PI Kara Fontenot

  • Building on existing literary and ethnic studies scholarship with respect to the construction of American identity, I am considering the political work of representations of the U.S military in ethnic American literature. Ethnic American texts that contain representations of the U.S. military are an essential yet understudied part of a politicized, nation-centered critical discourse that examines strategies for constructing and negotiating national identity, practices of inclusion and exclusion with regard to citizenship and relationships between individual, racial group, ethnic group and nation.

Research and update SSCP Study Guide to 3d Edition

  • PI Michael Wills

  • Research current cybersecurity industry best practices, threat intelligence, and regulatory requirements, as part of publisher update for (ISC)2 Systems Security Certified Professional Study Guide, 3d Edition
Rethinking Credentials for Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability: A DACUM Approach

  • PI Leila Halawi

    CO-I Wendy Kappers

    CO-I Patti Clark

  • The goal of this project was to move sustainability from where it is today, in the pre-paradigm phase, to the realms of normal science, where sustainability can be deployed to help organizations, not limited to the aviation and aerospace fields, accomplish goals such as increasing profits, reducing risk, remaining agile, and addressing common threats within their industry The proposed work did enhance the understanding of sustainability as a discipline and increased the reach of our Worldwide program. It was also a great venue to market our certificate offering along with our Master's degree.
Romans 12 Motivational Gifts in the Military: An Exploration of Person Job Fit, Job Performance and Job Satisfaction

  • PI Matthew Earnhardt

  • The current study extends research of Romans 12 motivational gifts and their relationship to person-job fit, job satisfaction, and job performance in the military context. A convenience sample of 72 U.S. Air Force personnel from a base in the Rocky Mountain region measured person-job fit, job satisfaction, and job performance.