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Research Funding Discussion

Research Funding Discussion. Ken Griggs Professor Management Area. Funding Opportunities. State Faculty Support Grant (SFSG) Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) Student Research Competition. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09.

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Research Funding Discussion

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  1. Research Funding Discussion Ken Griggs Professor Management Area

  2. Funding Opportunities • State Faculty Support Grant (SFSG) • Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) • Student Research Competition

  3. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 • CalPoly given ~ $150K/year in support of research by new faculty (2008 deadline 1/22/08; awards during Spring term 08, work must be completed by June 30, 2009) • Grants consist of- • Minigrants ~ $5K for ideas that could lead to external support • Student assistance • Supplies • Travel DIRECTLY related to the project • Can’t be used for equipment costing more than $2.5K • Can’t be used to compensate faculty • Assigned Time (up to 8 units) • Quarter Leave with full pay

  4. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 What’s required? • 250 Abstract written in non-technical language • Narrative (5-6 pages) that includes- • Significance of the project • Previous support • Plan of work • How will findings be used • Budget

  5. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 What’s required (continued) • Appendix A: Resume • Appendix B: Other Grants • Appendix C: Suggested Reviewers (only 3 required for 2008-2009) • A sign off by your Dept. Chair and the Dean

  6. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 • Criteria for evaluation • Significance • Methodology • Qualifications of investigator • Potential • Writing & Organizational Quality

  7. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 • The Academic Senate web site for committeeshttp://www.calpoly.edu/~acadsen/commmemb.html Grant web site is at- • http://www.calpoly.edu/~rgp/sfsg.html

  8. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 How to submit a proposal? Go to the following site and follow the instructions- http://www.rgp.calpoly.edu Susan Opava is the head of Research and Graduate Programs office.

  9. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 What you should NOT have in your proposal- • Requests for teaching related activities • Requests for travel to conferences, workshops, etc. • Requests for summer support • A work plan that doesn’t make sense

  10. State Faculty Support Grant 2008-09 Discussion • Committee membership • The process • The current situation

  11. Center for Teaching and Learning • The CTLGP is designed to aid in achieving Cal Poly’s commitment to teaching excellence and the resulting quality enhancement of the learning experience. Its purpose is to assist faculty at the assistant and associate professor ranks (probationary or tenured) to engage in course enhancement activities, particularly course redesign or course development through assigned time, travel support, equipment, and/or funding for student assistance

  12. Center for Teaching and Learning Phase INo proposal required. First workshop will be held on Monday October 1, 2007 from 1-3pm in 510B.To register for the workshop, email jgrimes@calpoly.edu. Up to 25 awards on first come, first served basis. • $1,000 stipends for attending on-campus workshops on developing hybrid/blended courses by incorporating technology interfaces into course design. Phase IIProposals are due on November 13, 2007. • Four units of assigned time and other support including student assistants and access to instructional designer. Up to 8 awards with a proposal required by November 13, 2007. Purpose is to design/redesign a section(s) of a course to improve student learning by incorporating technology as a integral component of instruction and based on sound pedagogy.

  13. Center for Teaching and Learning • Web site: http://ctl.calpoly.edu/ • Joe Grimes is the head of CTL

  14. Center for Teaching and Learning • Grants are primarily aimed at course transformation • Hybrid courses • A new course form… meets only once/week uses technology in place of face to face. • Blackboard • Wiki’s • Blogs • Online assessment • Discussion groups

  15. Center for Teaching and Learning Grant proposals should contain references to- • Objectives • Outcomes • Rubrics • The use of technology (primarily Blackboard)

  16. Student Research Competition • Students (grad or undergrad) and faculty mentors create a description of a research idea summarized in 5 pages along with a 3 page (max) set of supplementary materials. • Students present their ideas to the Grants Review Committee and a subset are selected to present at an annual competition held at a CSU campus. • Funds available to support students and faculty for a trip to the competition.

  17. Student Research Competition http://www.calpoly.edu/~rgp/src/cpstudents.htmlThe web site is at- http://www.calpoly.edu/~rgp/sfsg.htmlThe Academic Senate web site that contains information on the committee is at-http://www.calpoly.edu/~acadsen/commmemb.html3. A peer review evaluation document from the SFSG (Note that this may be simplified this year) 4. The OLD CTL grant proposal form. I think that this process will be the same for next year. The CTL Web site is at- http://ctl.calpoly.edu/

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