Seminar

Research Narratives in Architecture: Do you know your (copy)rights?

Ryan Ferguson — Tue, 23 May 2023 19:37:09 +0000

Research Narratives in Architecture: Do you know your (copy)rights? Ryan Ferguson Tue, 05/23/2023 - 15:37

Join us in the Cummings Lecture Theatre on Monday, May 29 from 12:40 to 1:25 for Research Narratives in Architecture: Do you know your (copy)rights?

As an architect – an artist, an engineer, a content creator – copyright can be an important aspect of your income. Join Lauren Byl, Copyright & Licensing Librarian, and Rachel Figueiredo, Entrepreneurship Librarian to talk about what copyright is, how it applies to your work, and how you can protect yourself as you navigate jobs after graduation.

Women's Entrepreneurship Week 2021

Rachel Hickey — Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:52:31 +0000

Women's Entrepreneurship Week 2021 Rachel Hickey Thu, 10/14/2021 - 12:52

The Conrad School is hosting a Speaker Series to celebrate Women Entrepreneurship Week 2021 with Montclair University and other institutions around the globe. Celebrate with us!

Join us virtually:

Strategizing Your Intellectual Property

Monday, October 18, 2021 12:00-1:00pm

Joanna Ma, B.A.Sc. (Elec. Eng.)(Hons.), J.D.

Technology Lawyer, Bereskin & Parr LLP

Joanna Ma is a technology lawyer who specializes in patents and designs, and has an electrical engineering background. Her practice is predominantly focused on advising various-sized technology companies on developing intellectual property (IP) portfolios and strategies that are practical and aligned with their business goals, as well as on the enforcement of IP rights. She is experienced in drafting and prosecuting patent and design applications relating to software, electrical, and medical technologies. Joanna is also an IP advisor at several innovation centres across Ontario.

Social Entrepreneurship: Building for Social Impact

Thursday, October 21, 2021 at 12:00-1:00pm

Nada Basir, PhD, MSc, BSc

Assistant Professor at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business

Nada Basir is an Assistant Professor at the Conrad School of Entrepreneurship and Business. In her previous roles, she was an Assistant Professor at University of Ontario Institute of Technology and part of the founding team for Via Informatics (LocationGenius). Nada earned her PhD from the Schulich School of Business and her MSc from McGill University. She teaches BET 620 - Entrepreneurial Organizations and BET - 420 Entrepreneurship for Social Impact.

Learn more about Women Entrepreneurship Week events at https://www.montclair.edu/entrepreneur/women-entrepreneurship-week/

From Silos to Synergy

Engineering Advancement Coop — Tue, 17 Nov 2020 16:48:22 +0000

From Silos to Synergy Engineering Ad… Tue, 11/17/2020 - 11:48

How cities develop and function is the endeavor of engineers and planners, among others, however, students and faculty in these two disciplines often have limited opportunity to work and study collaboratively. At the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, we are fortunate to have a Planner- in-Residence and an Engineer-in-Residence who bring industry perspectives to curricular activities in the School of Planning and in Civil and Environmental Engineering, respectively. Both experts believe in the advantages of collaboration and interdisciplinary for the benefit of our cities and urban prosperity. This session is a first step toward bridging the two disciplines further, highlight examples of the shortfalls of working in disciplinary silos and the benefits of synergy among planners and engineers.

Speakers:
Rob Horne, MA, RPP, Planner-in-Residence, School of Planning
Michael Murray, M.Eng., P.Eng., Douglas Wright Engineer-in-Residence, Civil and Environmental Engineering

Moderators:
Nadine Ibrahim, PhD, Turkstra Chair in Urban Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Markus Moos, PhD, RPP, Director and Associate Professor, School of Planning

Seminar: Effective Teaching of Engineering Courses Using Flipped Classrooms

Engineering Advancement Coop — Fri, 21 Feb 2020 14:12:09 +0000

Seminar: Effective Teaching of Engineering Courses Using Flipped Classrooms Engineering Ad… Fri, 02/21/2020 - 09:12

Speaker: Prof. Mohamed Bakr

Title: Effective Teaching of Engineering Courses Using Flipped Classrooms

Date: 25 February, 2020

Time: 3pm

Location: EIT-3142

Invited By: Omar Ramahi

ABSTRACT: The classical approach of teaching an engineering course requires the instructor to spend most of the class time explaining different concepts. There is very little time for interesting discussions or group activities. Students spend their time outside the classroom applying the concepts they learnt using homework problems, lab sessions, assignments, and projects. This approach may not be suitable for our time where students with shorter attention span are more used to learn through videos and podcasts. Students often feel bored in classes with a highly mathematical content leading to lower attendance and poor class engagement.

The flipped classroom approach aims at making a more efficient use of the precious class time. The material is delivered to students before the class session using interesting video modules with a sufficient number of examples. The class time is dedicated to solving more problems, discussing interesting applications, or having group activities. This approach was shown, when applied properly, to offer a better and enjoyable learning experience for students.

I report in this talk on my 18 years-long journey as an instructor in McMaster University. This journey saw my transformation from someone who utilizes classical teaching methods to an instructor who strongly favors teaching using flipped classrooms. This transformation saw my course evaluations rise from below average to always excellent regardless of how mathematical or abstract the course taught is. I will present my teaching approach that combines flipped classrooms and experiential learning. I will address possible approaches to flipping any course. I will also discuss the best practices when applying flipped classrooms to guarantee good results.

Mohamed H. Bakr received a B.Sc. degree in Electronics and Communications Engineering from Cairo University, Egypt in 1992 with distinction (honors). In June 1996, he received a Master's degree in Engineering Mathematics from Cairo University. In 1997, he was a student intern with Optimization Systems Associates (OSA), inc. From 1998 to 2000, he worked as a research assistant with the Simulation Optimization Systems (SOS) research laboratory, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. He earned the Ph.D. degree in September 2000 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University. In November 2000, he joined the Computational Electromagnetics Research Laboratory (CERL), University of Victoria, Victoria, Canada as an NSERC Post Doctoral Fellow. Dr. Bakr received a Premier’s Research Excellence Award (PREA) from the province of Ontario, Canada, in 2003. He also received an NSERC Discovery Accelerator Supplement (DAS) award in 2011. In 2014, he was a co-recipient of Chrysler’s innovation award for a project on novel designs of hybrid cars. Since 2015, he was listed on the Dean’s Teaching Honour Roll several times in recognition of his success in utilizing flipped classrooms in teaching engineering courses. He was awarded in April 2018 a Leadership in Teaching and Learning (LTL) fellowship from the McPherson Institute, McMaster University. In January 2020, he was a recipient of a Faculty Appreciation Award from the McMaster Engineering Society (MES) in recognition of his contributions to undergraduate teaching in McMaster. His research areas of interest include optimization methods, computational electromagnetics, computer-aided design and modeling of power circuits and motors, microwave circuits, THz, and photonic devices, nanotechnology, and artificial intelligence applications. He is currently working as professor with the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, McMaster University. He is the author/coauthor of over 270 journal and conference papers, two experiential books on the optimization and CAD of high frequency structures, two book chapters on optimization and electromagnetic modeling, and two patents.

3MT final competition

Amanda Guderian — Mon, 11 Feb 2019 15:23:17 +0000

3MT final competition Amanda Guderian Mon, 02/11/2019 - 10:23

Come watch the finalists of the 3MT faculty-based heats present their research in the 3MT university-wide final competition.

Graduate research students from different faculties at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ will challenge themselves to articulate the impact and breadth of their research in a 3-minute presentation, using 1 static PowerPoint slide. Judged on engagement, communication and comprehension, the winner will have a chance to compete in the Provincial 3MT competition on April 17, 2019 at McMaster University.

All students, staff, and faculty are welcome to attend.

Last year's 3MT university-wide winner, Gregory Lui (middle), runner up Tina Chan, and People's Choice winner Percy Korsah.