Project Title: VLSI Design Course Study Guide for Bachelor Students
Project Type: Study Guide, Replacement Textbook
Description:
The VLSI Design Study Guide for Bachelor Students is an Open Educational Resource (OER) project designed to support bachelor students in COBET’s ECE programs and all schools seeking to utilize the open resource. The study guide will focus on ensuring accessibility, inclusivity, and adaptability, catering to a diverse range of students with varying engineering academic backgrounds.
Coming Soon
Dr. Cynthia V. Marcello
Collaborators: Dr. Frank Appunn, Dr. Dave Hildebrandt
Project Title: The Research Design and Methodology Workflow Manual for Doctoral Students
Project Type: Manual
Description:
Designed with both novice and experienced researchers in mind, this manual offers step-by-step workflows, real-world examples, and decision-making tools that align with current scholarly expectations. Whether used as a primary learning tool, a supplemental guide, or a reference during dissertation development, it encourages critical thinking, methodological precision, and scholarly integrity. We are proud to present this OER as a living document—one that will continue to evolve in response to the changing needs of doctoral students and the broader academic community.
Project Title: Developing Yourself as a Doctoral Learner
Project Type: Videos
Description:
This three-part presentation demystifies strategic elements of the doctoral mindset needed to understand and succeed along the doctoral journey. Topics include linking and aligning learning and decision-making, avoiding logical fallacies, narrowing a research problem, time management, organizing literature, and using a personal SWOT to focus research. Parts: Think, Learn, & Flush? • Thinking Toward a Research Strategy • Thinking Critically About Self.
