Decision-Making Processes

Faculty in this area are pursuing research to improve undergraduate and graduate technology education. Researchers are working to improve engineering education through the use of remote laboratories, are studying how to teach students design methods and are teaching business simulations in an environment that has allowed for the collection of information on social networks.

In addition, researchers are applying cognitive theories to improve classroom learning. Along this line, Stevens faculty have been examining how grade-school children and undergraduate students learn about categories under different learning modes. Researchers also are interested in students' ability to understand abstract principles, based on the way in which learning materials are presented to the student.