Print VersionA Sampling of CIBER-Funded Curriculum Development
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Executive Education at the Chinese Academy of Sciences
John Eichenseher, professor of accounting and information systems, UW-Madison
CIBER will provide funding to cover the airfare for up to five doctoral students to visit the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) in Beijing between November 2003 and June 2004. The sponsored students, along with UW-Madison School of Business faculty, will participate in week-long graduate-level management courses attended by branch managers with advanced scientific degrees from within CAS. U.S. students will interact with Chinese students in small-team discussions and presentations.
Research in Uganda for Students of the M.S. in Biotechnology Program
Richard Moss, director of the M.S. in Biotechnology Program, professor and chair of the Department of Physiology, UW-Madison Gail Robertson, curriculum director of the M.S. in Biotechnology Program, associate professor of Physiology, UW-Madison
A CIBER grant will be used to pilot a capstone research abroad program in Uganda in the summer of 2004. During the three-week trip, students of the M.S. in Biotechnology Program will research problems they have developed as part of the independent mentored research projects. Students will complete the capstone experience in Uganda with a better understanding of the role of the international marketplace in biotechnology and a heightened awareness of areas with potential for biotechnology applications.
Swahili Culture Online (Utamaduni Online)
Magdalena Hauner, professor of African languages and literature, UW-Madison Dianna Murphy, project manager for DoIT, UW-Madison Karin Gleisner, Ph.D. student in African Languages and Literature, UW-Madison
This three-year collaborative project, Utamaduni Online (Culture Online), will develop an innovative series of interactive, multimedia and Web-based lessons to improve advanced-level listening skills and cultural competency for students of Swahili, the most widely spoken African language. The project leaders have permission to use portions of the Tanzanian-U.S. produced film Maangamizi-The Ancient One (2000) by Martin Mhando and Ron Mulvihill. Lesson topics drawn from selected film clips include history, language and literature, religion, politics and social issues. Lessons will be made available to teachers and students of Swahili throughout the world.