COLLEGE OF EDUCATION

1.         Manuscript Preparation.  A typist(s) will be available to type manuscripts for books, articles, papers, research proposals, or other scholarly works.

2.         Technical Writing Assistance.  A technical writing expert will be available to proofread manuscripts and provide advice on writing, grammar, format, and APA style.

3.         Travel.  Each department is allocated operating funds to support travel by faculty to professional meetings for the purpose of presenting the results of research and other scholarly activities.  The amount of financial support depends upon the amount of the allocation and the number of faculty requesting support.

4.         INTERNET.  The global network, which serves the worldwide academic community, may be accessed through the campus Academic Computing Services system.

5.         Research funds in the College of Education are awarded to faculty members on a competitive basis during the fall semester by the College's Research Committee.  The guidelines for the competition are announced early in the fall semester by the Research Committee.

6.         Seminars and Research Symposia.  The College of Education Research Committee sponsors the College of Education Research Conference, dealing with research topics.

7.         College of Education Research Lab.  The COE Research Lab was founded to facilitate faculty members' and graduate students' scholarly activities and promote the productivity.  The Lab is equipped with computers with software needed for quantitative and qualitative research and other peripheral equipments.  Under the leadership of the Director of the Research Lab appointed by the Dean of the College of Education, two Graduate Assistants operate the lab during the regular working hours, from 8 am to 5 pm, Monday through Friday. The Director of the Lab also serves as the methodology consultant of the college who answers questions faculty members have in research design, instrument development, research procedure, and data analysis.  Services provided by the lab include, but not limited to, data collection, data preparation, and data analysis.  To obtain the assistance provided by the Lab, faculty members need contact the Director of the Lab who then will assign the tasks to the GA's.