Creating a Quantitative Statistics Training and Research (STAR) Laboratory for the Behavioral Sciences
Abstract
To produce high-quality research, the academic institution needs advanced and high-quality equipment to analyze mathematical (quantitative and qualitative) data. The success of the academic research enterprise, including: science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM) and all other disciplines, requires an operational and advanced data science and mathematical infrastructure to analyze data collected by the research faculty. The productivity and ability of the academic enterprise to produce quality research data analyses is dependent upon the availability and access of mathematical computational equipment. Technology and advances in information science have revolutionized and transformed the way in which mathematical science as a professional discipline is carried out. In the modern classroom and the laboratory, the thought of teaching statistics without the use of technology seems very archaic. The preparation of future behavioral scientists, human service practitioners, natural scientists, or any field that deals with people or data, requires a basic understanding of research methodology and the fundamentals of data analysis. Statistical training is an essential component of the academic curriculum across all disciplines that are dependent upon the utilization of data science, data analytics, and research data. STEM professional and career development must include exposure to the most recent and advanced statistical software and computing technology. Undergraduate behavioral and natural science programs should have state-of-the-art statistical training and research laboratories to support and enhance the teaching and learning of statistics and research. These same statistical centers can also be used by internal (students, faculty, and staff) and external (community members) stakeholders to impact and support the entire institutional research enterprise. Research and education at institutions of higher learning require a state-of-the-art statistical training and research center. Toward these goals, Alabama State University will create an advanced statistical training and research (STAR) laboratory as a central hub for data analytics, data science education, and research. Being able to adequately train the next generation of scientists and behaviorists is paramount to putting students on the path toward STEM careers. Moreover, to produce any research, advanced mathematics computational equipment Is needed. Given the high costs associated with the research equipment, which require high-speed processors, this grant is submitted to establish a state-of-the-art research center on campus. To prepare a well-trained personnel within the Department of Defense (DoD), knowledge of data science and mathematical science is necessary to support future researchers. The acquisition of equipment will enhance current research capabilities for performing research and research-related education in areas of interest to the DoD.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 03, 2022
- Source ID
- W911NF2210012
Entities
People
- Calvin Smith
Organizations
- Alabama State College
- Army Contracting Command
- United States Army