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Mann, Danny, and Jason Morrison. "Are there curricular differences between biology-based and application-based "bio" engineering disciplines?" Canadian Biosystems Engineering 63, no. 1 (December 31, 2021): 9.19–9.29. http://dx.doi.org/10.7451/cbe.2021.63.9.19.
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Several authors have previously promoted the transformation of the application-based agricultural engineering discipline into a biology-based biological engineering discipline. A systematic analysis of titles for courses being taught by ASABE-umbrella programs across North America was undertaken to identify curricular differences between biology-based and application-based “bio” engineering disciplines. Based on 44 ASABE-umbrella programs analyzed, the four most commonly used program names were biological engineering (25%), biosystems engineering (20%), biological systems engineering (15.9%) and agricultural engineering (13.6%). Definitions of these four program names were reviewed; biosystems, biological systems and agricultural engineering are typically defined such that they are best described as application-based “bio” engineering disciplines while biological engineering is best described as a biology-based engineering discipline. Based on statistical analysis of the frequency of words in course titles, there was a significant increase in the usage of the word “food” and a lack of the word “project” in the course titles within biological engineering programs. Over half of the unique options were found in biological engineering programs suggesting that they do offer unique course content compared with biosystems, biological systems and agricultural engineering degree programs, however, it is noteworthy that four options appear across all four degrees. It is concluded that there are curricular differences between biology-based and application-based “bio” engineering disciplines, however, the curricular differences are not as substantive as one might conclude from the philosophical discussions in the literature. Alternatively, it may simply not be possible to detect curricular differences solely from an analysis of the course titles
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Kocaoglu, Dundar F. "Engineering Management." Industry and Higher Education 10, no. 6 (December 1996): 332–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/095042229601000603.
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The number of degree-granting educational programmes under titles such as ‘Engineering Management’ and ‘Management of Technology’ is rapidly increasing throughout the world. The objective of such courses is to prepare engineers and scientists to move toward management responsibilities while maintaining identity in their technical fields. This strong growth pattern has been the key to the emergence of ‘Engineering Management’ as a discipline. It has triggered and reinforced the growth of research, publications and professional societies supporting the new discipline. This paper summarizes the results of a study conducted among the educational institutions offering degree programmes in ‘Engineering and Technology Management’ (ETM) and updates previous findings. Critical dimensions and strategic directions of engineering management education are discussed, and observations are made about the emerging research areas.
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Kuznia, Kevin D. "To a Higher Degree." Mechanical Engineering 130, no. 03 (March 1, 2008): 36–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1115/1.2008-mar-4.
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This paper focuses on ways to decide which advanced course of study is the best option for the career. The paper highlights that unlike the latitude offered to MBA students, the same variety of programs will not be found in engineering. There are very few accelerated master level engineering programs, but typically, one will have the advantage of not having to take prerequisites to start the program. However, unlike an MBA, which may require engineers to take prerequisite business classes before they start the actual degree program, in a master’s program in engineering, engineers will typically be allowed to take master’s level classes immediately. The MSE is marketable, but in a unique way from an MBA. However, many individuals outside the engineering discipline will have scant knowledge of just how this degree contributes to the organization. The MBA, on the other hand, is a widely recognized degree, and many people within and outside of engineering understand how an MBA contributes to an organization’s success. Both degrees can contribute to career advancement. It is important to let others know how this advanced education contributes to the goals of the organization. Deciding to obtain an advanced degree, whether it is in engineering or business, requires a commitment of time, effort, and expense. However, more important, the right degree can make an enormous difference in career opportunities.
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Uba, Sani Yantandu. "Semantic Categories of Reporting Verbs across Four Disciplines in Research Articles." English Language Teaching 13, no. 1 (December 18, 2019): 89. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/elt.v13n1p89.
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This paper investigates semantic categories of reporting verbs across four disciplines: Accounting, Applied Linguistics, Engineering and Medicine in research article genre. A general corpus of one million words and sub-corpus (for each discipline) were compiled from a total of 120 articles representing 30 articles from each discipline. In this study, two levels of analysis were conducted. Firstly, I randomly selected five articles from each discipline and read and reread each article identifying what reporting verbs are used, in what context are used and why such reporting verbs are used. This process enabled me to identify semantic categories of reporting verbs. Secondly, on the basis of the identified list of semantic categories of reporting verbs, I used the list in generating concordance output for quantitative textual analysis of each sub-corpus of the four disciplines, as well as the general corpus. The results of the study show that writers from both Accounting and Applied Linguistics are having a high frequency of reporting verbs than writers from Engineering and Medicine disciplines. It also shows that there are certain commonalities and differences between the disciplines. For example, all the disciplines are having frequency of the three semantic categories of reporting verbs but with certain degree of variations. The study recommends raising awareness of students on semantic categories of reporting verbs. The results could also help EAP/ESP teachers in designing course materials for discipline specific reporting verbs. It could also be helpful for textbook course designers in developing textbooks for teaching reporting verbs.
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Smith, Daniel W., and Nihar Biswas. "Environmental engineering education in Canada." Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering 28, S1 (January 1, 2001): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/l00-078.
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Environmental engineering education has been an active option for engineers from all disciplines for nearly 50 years at the graduate level. Some graduate programs expanded to integrate students with undergraduate science degrees with the engineering programs, since the cross discipline interaction is required outside the academic programs. In the mid-1980s interest increased to such a level that undergraduate programs began to form. Several of these programs have been accredited in their various forms recognizing the diversity of the field and those presenting the programs. The progression from graduate-degree-based specializations to broad-based undergraduate programs reflects both the increased knowledge in the field and the increased demand for professional engineers capable of responding to public health and environmental protection issues. Graduate programs greatly expand fundamental knowledge of physical, chemical, and biological processes and their application to protection problems. Of course, the doctorate is dedicated to the development of significant new knowledge. This paper defines several of the basic components of the environmental engineering profession and the educational process needed to produce qualified environmental engineers.Key words: environmental engineering, education, courses, undergraduate environmental engineering, graduate environmental engineering.
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Hu, Jiming, and Yin Zhang. "Measuring the interdisciplinarity of Big Data research: a longitudinal study." Online Information Review 42, no. 5 (September 10, 2018): 681–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-12-2016-0361.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the degree of interdisciplinary collaboration in Big Data research based on the co-occurrences of subject categories using Stirling’s diversity index and specialization index. Design/methodology/approach Interdisciplinarity was measured utilizing the descriptive statistics of disciplines, network indicators showing relationships between disciplines and within individual disciplines, interdisciplinary communities, Stirling’s diversity index and specialization index, and a strategic diagram revealing the development status and trends of discipline communities. Findings Comprehensively considering all results, the degree of interdisciplinarity of Big Data research is increasing over time, particularly, after 2013. There is a high level of interdisciplinarity in Big Data research involving a large number of disciplines, but it is unbalanced in distribution. The interdisciplinary collaborations are not intensive on the whole; most disciplines are aggregated into a few distinct communities with computer science, business and economics, mathematics, and biotechnology and applied microbiology as the core. Four major discipline communities in Big Data research represent different directions with different development statuses and trends. Community 1, with computer science as the core, is the most mature and central to the whole interdisciplinary network. Accounting for all network indicators, computer science, engineering, business and economics, social sciences, and mathematics are the most important disciplines in Big Data research. Originality/value This study deepens our understanding of the degree and trend of interdisciplinary collaboration in Big Data research through a longitudinal study and quantitative measures based on two indexes. It has practical implications to study and reveal the interdisciplinary phenomenon and characteristics of related developments of a specific research area, or to conduct comparative studies between different research areas.
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Nazarova, Olga. "“Applied Geometry” Discipline Adaptation to Undergraduate for Exploitative Specialities of an Aviation High Educational Institution." Geometry & Graphics 8, no. 1 (April 20, 2020): 57–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/2308-4898-2020-57-64.
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The problem of teaching and formulating the tasks for the “Applied Geometry” discipline is considered in this paper. Currently, in aviation high educational institutions there is a tendency to reduce the number of hours allocated to graphic disciplines; in addition, “Descriptive Geometry” – the habitual name of the discipline – has been replaced by name “Applied Geometry”. This is certainly connected with the transition to learning on undergraduate programs, that implies a competency-based approach, i.e., training in accordance with the necessary knowledge and methods of activity in a particular area [4; 9; 23; 29; 30; 34]. The planned results of learning in “Applied Geometry” include knowledge of methods for solving applied engineering-geometric problems, as well as the ability to use the basic elements of applied geometry and engineering graphics in professional activities, and to solve specific applied problems of geometric modeling [4; 14; 20; 22; 32]. For these reasons arises the question of the need to adapt “Descriptive Geometry” to the requirements and programs for the training of bachelors, bringing it to conformity with the name “Applied Geometry” of the discipline. According to the results of “Applied Geometry” studying, students ought to gain experience and have the ability to independently solve cognitive, organizational and other problems related to their future professional activities [28–30]. In this paper is proposed a general approach to the formulation of “Applied Geometry” problems for cadets pursuing a bachelor's degree in “Air Navigation” (25.03.03) and “Operation of Airports and Flight Support of Aircraft” (25.03.04). Using rather simple examples, has been considered the possibility to formulate the problem in such a way that instead of the traditional formulation it could be applied for a specific bachelor's degree. As well has been considered a complex applied problem, which is suitable as a task for performing a computational and graphic work, since it integrates several topics of the discipline.
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Nagy, Judit T., and Mária Bernschütz. "The Moderating Role of Academic Discipline in Acceptance of Video Technology for Educational Purposes." Periodica Polytechnica Social and Management Sciences 30, no. 1 (January 3, 2022): 28–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.3311/ppso.17531.
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This study aims to investigate the role played by academic discipline differences in terms of their influence on the acceptance of video technology being used for educational purposes by higher education students. The research model was based on Technology Acceptance Model in which academic discipline (hard, pure, soft, applied) was involved as a moderator variable.Data were collected from 240 students using a questionnaire on which the partial least-squares structural equation modelling and the Henseler's multi-group analysis were used to compare differences among academic discipline-groups. In summary, results show that the degree of importance attached to perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use and attitude toward video use when students explain the intensity of their instructional video usage differs between hard/soft, and pure/applied academic disciplines. In the case of hard-pure subjects (e.g. natural sciences) and hard-applied subjects (e.g. engineering or computer science) the intensity of video usage, as a learning resource, is mostly determined by the students' expectations in relation to the effortlessness (or otherwise) of learning with videos. In the case of soft-pure subjects (such as sociology) and soft-applied subjects (such as law and business studies) positive/negative feelings associated with video usage also play an important role in the intensity of video usage as a learning resource. The degree to which a student believes that using videos would enhance his or her learning has a stronger influence on the intensity of video usage in the case of soft-pure subjects than in the case of soft-applied subjects.
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Deng, Jiushuai, Juan Hu, Zhiqiang Xu, Weidong Wang, Zhongyi Bai, and Tingting Hu. "Strategies for Improving the Effectiveness of Professional Practice for Full-Time Professional Master Degree Postgraduate in Mineral Processing Engineering." Journal of Contemporary Educational Research 7, no. 1 (January 5, 2023): 27–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.26689/jcer.v7i1.4696.
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In order to gain practical experience and hands-on skills, full-time professional master degree postgraduate in mineral processing engineering should engage in professional practices. Nonetheless, a series of problems, including insufficient time for practice, low management level, inadequate implementation of the double-supervisor system, and poor results of professional practice, has reduced the effectiveness of professional practice. In view of the aforementioned problems and the characteristics of the discipline, this paper proposes several strategies for improving the effectiveness of professional practice for postgraduates in mineral processing engineering.
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Borucinsky, Mirjana, and Boris Pritchard. "Lexical bundles in maritime texts." ICAME Journal 46, no. 1 (August 1, 2022): 5–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/icame-2022-0001.
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Abstract Lexical bundles are recurring frequent word combinations. Research has shown that lexical bundles vary in genre and register (Biber 2006; Biber, Conrad and Cortes 2004; Hyland 2008a, 2008b; Scott and Tribble 2006). However, the degree to which they vary by discipline remains inconclusive. The main aim of this paper is to establish whether lexical bundles are discipline specific, i.e., whether each discipline draws on a specialized lexical repertoire or whether there is a core vocabulary shared across various disciplines. For that purpose, maritime texts covering the subdomains marine engineering, navigation, maritime law and shipping have been collected so as to investigate the structure and function of lexical bundles and to find out how they shape meaning in specialized discourse. For the purposes of the study, a 7.4 M corpus consisting of two monolingual subcorpora and one bilingual subcorpus was compiled. This corpus can be used as a basis for further studies in the field. Furthermore, the paper discusses problems encountered while extracting N-grams from a corpus, as well as classification criteria for the identification of lexical bundles. The results show that lexical bundles identified in maritime texts are phrasal rather than clausal. The results also indicate that lexical bundles are discipline specific. Teaching these specialized features that shape discourse can improve students’ language production and should thus be the focus of instruction in ESP.
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Davidovitch, Nitza, Michael Byalsky, Dan Soen, and Zilla Sinuani-Stern. "The Cost Of More Accessible Higher Education: What Is The Monetary Value Of The Various Academic Degrees?" Contemporary Issues in Education Research (CIER) 6, no. 1 (January 2, 2013): 37. http://dx.doi.org/10.19030/cier.v6i1.7602.
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One of the main reasons for acquiring a Bachelor's Degree is the perception of higher education as a means of improving graduates' financial status. In light of the increased accessibility of higher education, a growing number of students hope to use their studies as a financial springboard. In the current study we sought to examine this perception and to check whether and to what degree baccalaureate degrees indeed improve graduates' financial situation. In cooperation with Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics we gathered data on 6,091 graduates who completed their studies at the Ariel University Center during 2000-2008. Data analysis included exploring graduates' rate of employment and monthly salary from the day they began their academic studies until eight years later. We divided and distinguished between graduates by discipline and gender. The findings show that graduates earn almost three times the national average salary (and five times the median salary) and indicate employment rates of nearly 100%. Analysis of findings by discipline indicates that the most profitable fields are computer sciences and mathematics, engineering, and architecture. Salaries in the natural and social sciences and in the humanities are significantly lower both compared to the former fields and to the national average salary, at least for this eight year span. Analysis of the data by sex showed that the rate of employment among men is 12% higher than among women and that there is a disparity in employment within each discipline as well. Research conclusions show that academic degrees per se are not a guarantee of financial or occupational security. Employees with degrees in the social sciences and the humanities may find that their pay is no higher than those with no degree. One of the implications of this issue, already evident at this stage is that students are attempting to attain higher degrees in the hope of improving their financial status. The equation of a higher education with a higher income seems to involve other components as well, such as graduates' field of study, seniority on the job, and field of occupation.
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Galpin, Ixent. "Data science: an emerging discipline." CITAS 2, no. 1 (July 1, 2016): 39–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.15332/24224529.5178.
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The role of data scientist has been described as the “sexiest job of the 21st Century”. While possibly there is a degree of hype associated with such a claim, there are factors at play such as the unprecedented growth in the amount of data being generated. This paper characterises the already established disciplines which underpin data science, viz., data engineering, statistics, and data mining. Following a characterisation of the previous fields, data science is found to be most closely related to data mining. However, in contrast to data mining, data science promises to operate over datasets that exhibit significant challenges in terms of the four Vs: Volume, Variety, Velocity and Veracity. This paper notes that the current emphasis, both in industry and academia, is on the first three Vs, which pose mainly scientific or technological challenges, rather than Veracity, which is a truly scientific (and arguably a more complex) challenge. Data Science can be seen to have a more ambitious objective than what traditionally data mining has: as a science, data science aims to lead to the creation of new theories and knowledge. This paper notes that, ironically, the veracity dimension, which is arguably the closest one relating to this objective, is being neglected. Despite the current media frenzy about data science, the paper concludes that more time is needed to see whether it will emerge as discipline in its own right.
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Armashova-Telnik, Galina, Anna Zubkova, Alexandra Melnichenko, Veronika Semenova, Polina Sokolova, and Yulia Terentyeva. "Industrial sector engineering staff development systems." E3S Web of Conferences 258 (2021): 10025. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202125810025.
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This article discusses methods for the employees quality and performance improvement in the electric power industry enterprises. The characteristics of the factors influencing the development of personnel are given. The foreign experience of corporate training is analyzed, which identifies ways to improve labor activity, maintain labor discipline, increase the level of labor motivation, develop corporate culture and increase the employee loyalty at industrial enterprises. The structure of personnel training methods at the enterprise is schematically presented. The article substantiates the need for the formation of a qualified human resource that provides the company with the growth of economic indicators of production activity, a high degree of competitiveness in the industry market, and a positive image of the organization
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Mohr, Barbara, and Annette Vogt. "German Women Paleobotanists From the 1920S to the 1970S—Or Why Did This Story Start So Late?" Earth Sciences History 20, no. 1 (January 1, 2001): 14–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.17704/eshi.20.1.q7643x2308728m56.
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This study documents women paleobotanists and their achievements from the late 1920s to the early 1970s in Germany. More than forty women were involved in paleobotanical research and related fields during this period. After they had finished their degrees, about two thirds of them left the field for private, political, and/or economic reasons. Several of them, however, had a successful career or were even leaders in their field. Compared with other disciplines and neighbouring countries, the unusually late entry of women students into this discipline from the 1930s on is explained by the close affiliation of the discipline with Paleozoic geology and mining in Germany before 1945. It is significant that of the thirteen women who finished a degree in the field before 1945, about two thirds studied Quaternary pollen analysis and vegetation history. Only a minority was involved in pre-Quaternary paleobotany. After World War II, the number of women scientists increased noticeably only when Tertiary palynology/paleobotany became more important sub-disciplines of paleobotany, a pattern which was similar in both parts of the newly divided country. During the period between 1945 and 1955, the number of women students in West Germany was significantly higher than in the East. This is partly explained by the policies of the East German communist party, which put restrictions on women students from a middle-class background. Between 1955 and 1973 the number of women students in East Germany exceeded those in the West. This was due to the East German party policy of activating the female working force, especially in fields which had been traditionally occupied by men, such as geology, mining, and engineering.
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Филимонова, О., and O. Filimonova. "“Engineering and Computer Graphics” Discipline in the System of Higher Military Education." Geometry & Graphics 6, no. 4 (January 29, 2019): 88–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/article_5c21fba3f26c35.85693389.
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In this paper features for creation of educational process in a military higher education institution when studying “Engineering and Computer Graphics” discipline are revealed. Military education is a part of the Russian Federation’s education system. In conditions of the Armed Forces modernization and development of new methods and ways for conduct of operations the young officers’ perfection acquires a big significance. Requirements applicable to military specialists reflect the concept of educational activity in general – possession of strong theoretical knowledge and formed practical skills at the tasks solution. The big part in the system of development for military engineering education is assigned to practical orientation of training. Future officer has to understand the processes for design, production and operation of cars and mechanisms with varying complexity, therefore be able to work with design documentation of any kind. In the course of “Engineering and Computer Graphics” discipline studying cadets are learned to read and carry out drawings, to develop their technical support, and also to design and model both two, and three-dimensional objects on a plane and in space. The efficiency of graphic training in a greater degree depends on educational activity’s organization. Application of education traditional forms in combination with innovative practice and methods, development of the system of didactic tools focused on increase in educational process’s intensity is the most optimal one for achievement of training maximum results. During realization of the tasks set by the state for training of competent military specialists, the educational process based on principles of personally focused training with developing orientation has been organized by “Engineering and Computer Graphics” discipline teachers of Military Academy of Troops Air Defense of Russian Federation Armed Forces. The developed system of didactic tools enhances the intensity and productivity of cadets’ educational activity, helps to cultivate professional qualities of future military specialists.
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Oladiran, M. T., Jacek Uziak, and Venkata P. Kommula. "Tracking Design Elements in a Mechanical Engineering Curriculum." Advanced Materials Research 367 (October 2011): 601–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.367.601.
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Design activity is core to modern engineering practice. Some design experience is demanded by professional bodies that accredit degree engineering programmes (e.g. ABET and ECSA). The purpose of this paper is to track design related topics through the curriculum of the mechanical engineering degree programme at the University of Botswana. A questionnaire was designed and administered to staff teaching on the programme. The responses were used to map design components in the curriculum and assess the design experience of students. The results showed that design topics were delivered in various courses and the knowledge gained by students increased steadily from Year 3 to Year 5. Some observed deficiencies in the teaching of design included lack of industry recommended projects, negligible application of design software, and the use of only single discipline based problems (i.e. no multi disciplinary teaching approach). It was concluded that a programme review is needed to improve the pedagogy of design and enhance programme robustness. It is envisaged that the study will help in designing a new mechanical engineering curriculum to satisfy accreditation requirements.
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Mitchell, Joelle, and Alice Turnbull. "Identifying pan-industry common contributors to major accident events." APPEA Journal 60, no. 1 (2020): 41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/aj19036.
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Analysis of incident investigation findings as a means of identifying common precursors or causal factors is a common topic of safety research. Historically this type of research has been conducted through a single lens, depending on the researcher’s discipline, with incidents analysed in accordance with a favoured theory, or grouped according to industry or region. This has led to the development of numerous frameworks and taxonomies that attempt to predict or analyse events at various levels of granularity. Such theories and disciplines include safety culture and climate, human factors, human error, management systems, systems theory, engineering and design, chemistry and maintenance. The intent of such research is ostensibly to assist organisations in understanding the degree to which their operations are vulnerable to known precursors or causal factors to major accident events and to take proactive measures to improve the safety of their operations. However, the discipline-specific nature of much of this research may limit its application in practice. Specific frameworks and taxonomies may be of assistance when organisations have identified a relevant area of vulnerability within their operations, but are unlikely to assist organisations in identifying those vulnerabilities in the first place. This paper seeks to fill that gap. A multidisciplinary approach was taken to identify common causal factors. Investigation reports published by independent investigation agencies across various industries were analysed to determine common causal factors regardless of discipline or industry.
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Demeestere, K., J. Dewulf, C. Janssen, and H. Van Langenhove. "Environmental engineering education at Ghent University, Flanders (Belgium)." Water Science and Technology 49, no. 8 (April 1, 2004): 117–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.2166/wst.2004.0502.
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Since the 1980s, environmental engineering education has been a rapidly growing discipline in many universities. This paper discusses the history, the current status and the near future of environmental engineering education at Ghent University. This university, with about 50% of the Flemish university environmental engineering students, can be considered as representative for the situation in Flanders, Belgium. In contrast to many other universities, environmental engineering education at Ghent University does not have its historical roots in civil engineering, but has been developed from the curricula organized by the former Faculty of Agricultural Sciences. As part of a reorganisation of the education and research activities at this faculty, a curriculum leading to the degree of “bio-engineer in environmental technology” was established in 1991. This curriculum covers a 5-year study and is constructed around 8 main components. Exchange of students with other European universities, e.g. within the Socrates framework, has become a prominent aspect of student life and education. This paper also briefly describes the employment opportunities of graduated bio-engineers in environmental technology. Finally, the current implementation of the bachelor's-master's structure, leading to a “master of science in environmental technology” degree is summarized.
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Marcos, Esperanza, Valeria De Castro, María-Luz Martín-Peña, and Juan Manuel Vara. "Training New Professionals in Service Engineering: Towards a Transdisciplinary Curriculum for Sustainable Businesses." Sustainability 12, no. 19 (October 8, 2020): 8289. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su12198289.
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The service sector provides employment for more than 70% of the active population in developed countries, in areas as varied as tourism, commerce, logistics, finances, services, and personnel, amongst others. Despite the fact that society increasingly needs more professionals who are oriented towards this sector, there are hardly any specific plans that will provide them with appropriate training. The appearance of service science, management, and engineering (SSME) has led to a significant advance as regards understanding the skills required by a service professional. It is a transdisciplinary field that integrates aspects of business management, along with information and communication technologies and engineering, and social sciences, in addition to providing the foundations for the growth of sustainable business. This paper presents a curriculum for the training of professionals in service engineering, which has been designed and taught at a Spanish public university. This curriculum, which the university created in collaboration with SSME experts and service sector companies, stands out for two reasons: the transdisciplinary approach employed, which is one of the features of this emerging and integrative knowledge discipline, and the fact that it is providing a response to the need for higher education curricula for sustainable business development. The paper describes the method followed to create the curriculum for the Bachelor’s Degree in Service Engineering, a comparative study with other related degrees, and the results of the deployment of the degree in terms of employability.
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Teixeira, Ricardo Luiz Perez, Ricardo Shitsuka, and Priscilla Chantal Duarte Silva. "Implementation of extension in the technology and production area within professional discipline of engineering in the form of workshop." Research, Society and Development 8, no. 9 (June 27, 2019): e36891310. http://dx.doi.org/10.33448/rsd-v8i9.1310.
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The implementation of the extension in the engineering course complies with the Brazilian government's directive for the implementation of extension in the Brazilian undergraduate courses. The objective of this article is to describe the implementation of extension activities in the area of technology and production in a module of professional discipline of an engineering course in a Brazilian federal university in the form of workshops in the field of technology and production. We did a participatory action research in which it was tried to meet the new requirements of Higher Education legislation in relation to the 10% extension that should be included in the higher courses. We did this research on a degree in engineering course. The results were auspicious, enabling compliance with the legal requirements and the satisfaction of the local academic community.
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Wei, Jianliang, Jianhua Chen, and Qinghua Zhu. "Service Science, Management and Engineering Education." International Journal of Service Science, Management, Engineering, and Technology 1, no. 2 (April 2010): 51–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jssmet.2010040104.
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Service Science, Management and Engineering (SSME) is an emerging discipline which studies service industry under an integrated framework. SSME education trains scientists and skilled service workers to promote innovation and productivity in service industry. Although quite a number of universities started SSME programs years ago, most of them are still in the stage of experiment, and only address a small portion of the total subject. This paper first discusses the objectives of SSME education program—the abilities that service workers and scientists should have. Then, three types of foundation courses of the current programs are discussed in depth; the bachelor, master and PhD degree programs offered currently are analyzed, which include the course contents and teaching methods. Based on the inspirations from these practical programs, a unified model for SSME education is developed and presented, which proposes to unify bachelor, master and PhD programs, and establishes a new service science department comprising areas of service management, service engineering and design, service arts and humanities.
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Khan, Faraz Yusuf, Aaditya Ranjan Srivastava, Shrish Bajpai, and Naimur Rahman Kidwai. "Microwave Engineering as Part of Undergraduate Curriculum for Electronics Engineering and as Specialization Discipline for Postgraduate Studies in India." Comparative Professional Pedagogy 8, no. 3 (September 1, 2018): 82–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/rpp-2018-0045.
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Abstract The establishment and development of Radio frequency (RF) and Microwave Engineering (ME) from its inception in Electrical and Electronics Engineering to having its own distinct identity in the 21st century has been explored in this paper. Overview of contributions by India to the field of RF and Microwave Engineering have been mentioned. Present paper deals with the field of RF and Microwave Engineering, especially the standard of its education in India. This paper explores the multidisciplinary nature of a RF and Microwave engineer and analyses how an RF and a Microwave engineer can contribute to the industry. Hierarchy and structure of Indian education system concerned with Engineering and Technology have been reviewed along with options and incentive available to aspiring researchers in the field of RF and Microwave Engineering. Nuances of dual degree program have been discussed. Job opportunities in government sector and private sector have been analyzed. A RF and Microwave engineer can find employment opportunities in premier government bodies such as Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) along with private corporations in the rapidly growing telecom sector of India. Handheld device-based apps and web-based database programs initiated by the Government of India have been discussed. It has been concluded that RF and Microwave engineers will play a decisive role in the development of India. Performance of a RF and Microwave engineer will be a major factor in deciding the magnitude of performance of the Indian Defence Forces. The authors of this paper have suggested some steps to the Government of India which can help RF and Microwave Engineering education reach its maximum potential
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Borrego, Maura, David B. Knight, and Nathan Hyungsok Choe. "Research group experiences and intent to complete." Studies in Graduate and Postdoctoral Education 8, no. 2 (November 13, 2017): 109–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sgpe-d-17-00009.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to better understand the nature of graduate training experiences in research groups and to identify factors that may lead to increased student retention and success. Design/methodology/approach Surveys administered at four US universities resulted in quantitative responses from 130 Master’s and 702 doctoral engineering students participating in graduate research groups. Missing data were imputed, and responses were weighted by gender, discipline, degree program and nationality. Exploratory factor analysis identified four factors describing research group experiences. Regression models were built for two outcomes: satisfaction with research group experience and intention to complete degree. Control variables included gender, discipline, degree program, nationality, year in program and institution. Findings Fifty-five per cent of the variance in satisfaction was described by a model including agency, support, international diversity and group climate. Sixty-five per cent of variance in intent to complete was described by a model comprising international diversity, agency and support. Several control variables were significant. Originality/value Agency and support in particular were the most influential predictors of both satisfaction and intention, suggesting that future efforts should emphasize stable funding, clear expectations, access to mentors and agency-building experiences to help students take an active role in their own success.
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Rodgers, Kathy, Shelly Blunt, and Linda Trible. "A Real PLUSS: An Intrusive Advising Program for Underprepared STEM Students." NACADA Journal 34, no. 1 (June 1, 2014): 35–42. http://dx.doi.org/10.12930/nacada-13-002.
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Increasing numbers of underprepared students are admitted to colleges and universities with aspirations of earning a degree in a science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) discipline. Transitioning to college is difficult for all students, but can be especially challenging for the underprepared STEM student. Many of these students are capable of completing STEM degrees if given additional support during their first-year advising sessions as well as opportunities to strengthen their foundational knowledge prior to enrolling in major-level course work. Pathways Leading to Undergraduate Success in the Sciences (PLUSS) is an intrusive advising program the University of Southern Indiana designed to provide at-risk undergraduate STEM majors with increased academic support. The PLUSS program is associated with increased retention rates.
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Ahmed, Danish, Mohammed Nayeemuddin, Tahar Ayadat, and Andi Asiz. "Computing Competency for Civil Engineering Graduates: Recent Updates and Developments in Saudi Arabia and the US." International Journal of Higher Education 10, no. 6 (June 11, 2021): 57. http://dx.doi.org/10.5430/ijhe.v10n6p57.
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This paper discusses recent updates and developments of computing-based courses in the civil engineering discipline. Competency in computing is one of the most important capabilities for university graduates to obtain given the rapid development of computer technology in professional work. Civil engineering is no exception. In fact, many contemporary civil engineering projects require a high degree of computing skills, ranging from performing basic office work to programming for decision support system application in controlling flood water gates to executing construction automation via digital printing technology. However, the curriculum content for computing in civil engineering has been developmentally stagnant in the past several decades. This could be partly due to learning outcomes for civil engineering graduates, which do not explicitly mention a certain degree of achievement with respect to computing skills. Several computing-based courses offered in various civil engineering programs across Saudi Arabia and the US were examined, and their contents were compared to recent survey results administered by the American Society of Civil Engineering Technical Committee on Computing and Information Technology. The discussion is extended by examining technical courses offered in the Civil Engineering Program in Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University with respect to computing skills. The outcomes of this study are expected to give input and suggestions for future upgrades of computing-based courses offered within the civil engineering curriculum.
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Bourell, D. L., and H. L. Marcus. "The College-Wide Interdisciplinary Materials Science and Engineering Graduate Program." MRS Bulletin 15, no. 8 (August 1990): 46–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1557/s0883769400058954.
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The college-wide interdisciplinary graduate program approach to graduate education is a viable alternative to the departmental structure for areas of study that span two or more traditional disciplines. This article will explore the nature of this organizational style using materials science and engineering as the example discipline. We will discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the graduate program approach in the light of more than 18 years of experience at the University of Texas at Austin.The primary task of any center for higher learning is the education of students in an environment conducive to the open exchange and dissemination of ideas and knowledge. Traditionally, the university has approached this task by assembling scholars with common foundations of expertise into a collective group, the department. Besides the obvious function of providing a structured setting for the concentration of scholars with similar interests, the department also serves as the front line of faculty governance for matters including tenure, promotion, salary, resource management, and distribution. For example, course content and degree requirements are initiated at the department level. Thus the organizational structure of the college, and hence of the university, is firmly built on the traditional concept of department, a concept that has served education well.However, there are liabilities to the departmental structure since its natural tendency is to compartmentalize knowledge with the concomitant academic provincialism. This mindset poses a particularly serious problem for a number of subject areas that are intrinsically multidisciplinary. Several examples in the field of engineering science are biomedical engineering, manufacturing and industrial engineering, nuclear engineering, environmental engineering and also materials science and engineering.
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Boginskaya, Olga A. "Cross-disciplinary variation in metadiscourse: A corpus-based analysis of Russian-authored research article abstracts." Training, Language and Culture 6, no. 3 (September 22, 2022): 55–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.22363/2521-442x-2022-6-3-55-66.
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The article deals with metadiscourse variation in academic texts across disciplinary boundaries. Its main focus is on the distribution of metadiscourse markers in Russian-authored academic prose in the field of applied linguistics and engineering. The study assumes that the distribution of metadiscourse devices is determined by disciplinary norms. The theoretical basis of the study is Hyland’s taxonomy of metadiscourse markers. With the aim of investigating metadiscourse in English-medium research article (RA) abstracts by Russian authors, the present study adopted a combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The results revealed that RA abstracts feature four types of metadiscourse markers whose distribution varies across two disciplines representing the humanities and hard sciences. The study also investigated the degree of familiarity of linguistics and engineering scholars from leading Russian universities with metadiscourse devices and their awareness of the need to use them in research articles. To achieve this goal, a survey was conducted to obtain data on knowledge of metadiscourse as a discursive strategy. The findings carry therefore pedagogical implications for academic writing course designers and instructors and can enhance non-native English writers’ knowledge of academic writing conventions in the discipline.
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Ovadia-Blechman, Zehava, Ido Muller, and Sara Naftali. "Medical Engineering Education based on the Spiral Approach." International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP) 6, no. 3 (July 27, 2016): 32. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v6i3.5759.
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The goal of Medical Engineering (ME) education is to qualify students to become engineers who can provide technological solutions to problems encountered in medical environments. The undergraduate program of ME has been emerging as a distinct discipline at academic institutions. Students in this program undergo extensive training in both medicine and engineering sciences. This manuscript presents the curriculum of the ME bachelor's degree program at Afeka College of Engineering, which is designed according to the spiral approach. This approach is based on iterative revisiting of topics, such that with each encounter, levels of difficulty and sophistication are increased, new learning is related to previous learning, and students' competency is enhanced. A survey of students and graduates indicates that the approach greatly contributes to an integrative understanding of the studied material. Our experience of using this approach suggests that it fosters a holistic perspective and that it provides graduates with skills for dealing with industrial and academy challenges. This manuscript could contribute for anyone who develops or improves curriculum, particularly in a multidisciplinary program.
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Zhang, Jia Jia, Chang Long Du, Song Yong Liu, and Hao Jiang. "Study on the Distribution Law of the Crashed Coal Fragmentation." Advanced Materials Research 189-193 (February 2011): 1834–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.189-193.1834.
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In order to find the distribution law of coal fragmentation, mathematic model of size distribution was built according to fractal theory. Based on this, the experiments of impactive crash were carried out under different impact rate and different Protodikonov's hardness. The comparison between Weibull distribution and fractal distribution was done so as to find the relationship between the influence parameters and the coal fragmentation characteristic index, the coal fragmentation degree coefficient and the fractal dimension. The results indicate that both two types of distribution functions are suitable for the distribution discipline of coal fragmentation, but the relationship of the coal fragmentation degree and impact parameter is not reacted correctly by the coal fragmentation characteristic index and coal fragmentation degree coefficient in the Weibull distribution while the coal fragmentation degree could be expressed by the fractal dimension in fractal distribution. The relationships between the fractal dimension and the rate, the Protodikonov's hardness of coal are linear.
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Miner, Michael A. "Unpacking the monolith." International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy 39, no. 9/10 (September 9, 2019): 661–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijssp-05-2019-0101.
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Purpose The term STEM often remains an undifferentiated category, especially at the graduate level. Conceptualizing STEM as a monolithic category, rather than as a combination of distinct fields, prevents researchers from understanding and documenting the full range of persistent inequality within scientific disciplines at the graduate level and throughout the lifespan. The purpose of this paper is to address two oversights prior to degree completion within the context of the USA by asking two specific questions: To what extent is gender associated with choice of discipline within STEM graduate education? In the USA, do gender differences in STEM fields depend on citizenship status? Design/methodology/approach Using data from the 2015 International STEM Graduate Student in the US Survey, this study employs multinomial logistic regression analyses and presents predicted probabilities to assess differences of enrollment in STEM fields by gender and citizenship status. Findings Results show that domestic women were less likely to enroll in computer sciences and engineering when compared to domestic men. However, in contrast to domestic students, there were no gender differences among international students’ enrollment in engineering. Research limitations/implications This paper shows the importance and complexity of how gender intersects with citizenship status in enrollment patterns in STEM graduate fields. The survey included the top 10 universities in the USA based on the total enrollment of international students, and it is unclear if there exists differences in these selected students and schools when compared to students at colleges and universities that enroll less international graduate students. Originality/value The author makes the case to disaggregate STEM to better assess how specific fields can be modified to attract graduate students worldwide. This paper accentuates the significance of gender and citizenship status for understanding differences in choice of discipline among graduate students in STEM.
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Yin, Yong, Yu Li, Wei Guo Lin, and Er Shi Hua. "Directed-Weighted Modeling of Resource Node in Manufacturing Grid and Its Application Analysis." Advanced Materials Research 472-475 (February 2012): 2626–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.472-475.2626.
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Complex network has penetrated into numerous fields including mathematics and sciences, life science and engineering discipline, with strong interdisciplinary features. This paper applies the complex network theory into Manufacturing Grid field by abstracting multi-node network in Manufacturing Grid into complex network. Firstly, the characteristics of the direction and weight of the resource node in Manufacturing Grid are analyzed. Then, complex network modeling of resource nodes in Manufacturing Grid is launched. Some possible application such as node degree, shortest path between two nodes and role of node are discussed. Finally, typical examples of complex network, for example, the distribution of resource node degree and the shortest path between manufacturing subtasks are provided. The work of the paper supplies a new sight and approach to the research and study on Manufacturing Grid.
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Oliveira, Rannyelly Rodrigues de, and Francisco Régis Vieira Alves. "An investigation of the Bivariate Complex Fibonacci Polynomials supported in Didactic Engineering: an application of Theory of Didactics Situations (TSD)." Acta Scientiae 21, no. 3 (July 19, 2019): 170–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.17648/acta.scientiae.v21iss3id3940.
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A research cut will be presented in the Academic Master of the Programa de Pós-Graduação em Ensino de Ciências e Matemática (PGECM) of the Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Ceará (IFCE). This research used Didactic Engineering with a focus on the Theory of Didactic Situations, evidencing epistemological, cognitive and didactic elements articulated among themselves. This made it possible to mobilize the student's intuitive thinking towards inferential reasoning during the study of the Bivariate Complex Fibonacci Polynomials. Moreover, it had the purpose of inserting an epistemological conception in the teaching of History of Mathematics, considering that the research was applied in the course of Degree in Mathematics in the discipline of History of Mathematics.
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Rana, Naeem Akhtar, and Naeem Tuba. "Failure to get Admissions in a Discipline of their own Choice: Voices of Dejected Students." Journal of Education and Educational Development 4, no. 1 (May 30, 2017): 7. http://dx.doi.org/10.22555/joeed.v4i1.987.
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<p>Attaining a professional engineering degree is a dream of many pre-engineering intermediate students in Pakistan. Several students face scarcity of resources to accomplish and enliven their dreams of getting admission into an engineering institute, which results in great hardships and turmoil for them. The literature reveals that quantitative work in this area has been done to some extent, which restricts the comprehension of deeper understanding, profound feelings, perceptions, personal meanings, effects and experiences surrounding this dilemma at the time of rejection. This study has tried to ferret out the experiences of the students who could not get admission in the field of their own interest and went through the phase of uncertainty concerning their future. The research is grounded in the tradition of hermeneutic phenomenology as guided by Heidegger (1962), Gadamer (1960/2003), Casey (1993) and Levinas (1961/2004). By calling forth the philosophical and methodological tenets of this approach, the endeavor was to uncover the lived experiences of the students at the time of failure as well as how they felt about their future. A group of five students from the University of Karachi (Department of Statistics), who could not qualify in the Entrance test of a well renowned Engineering University in Karachi and later joined BS program in Actuarial Sciences, were interviewed for this research. The insights of the study reflect that lack of opportunities and failure result in a great set back for the students and harbor negative feelings in them towards education and its system. The study recommends the need to establish new public sector universities to fulfill the needs of the students to achieve their targets and simultaneously to groom them as an asset for the country.</p>
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Nerio, Ron, Althea Webber, Effie MacLachlan, David Lopatto, and Avrom J. Caplan. "One-Year Research Experience for Associate’s Degree Students Impacts Graduation, STEM Retention, and Transfer Patterns." CBE—Life Sciences Education 18, no. 2 (June 2019): ar25. http://dx.doi.org/10.1187/cbe.19-02-0042.
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The CUNY Research Scholars Program (CRSP) provides a yearlong faculty-mentored research experience to associate’s degree students. The program takes place at all 10 associate’s degree–granting colleges within the City University of New York system. We report on a mixed-methods study of 500 students who participated in the program during its initial 3 years. Quantitative longitudinal assessments revealed that students who engaged in CRSP were more likely to be retained in a science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discipline or to graduate with a STEM degree than their counterparts in a matched comparison group. Furthermore, students who participated in CRSP demonstrated an increased likelihood of transferring to the more research-intensive 4-year schools within the CUNY system and to R1 universities outside the CUNY system. CRSP students reported an increased sense of belonging in college based on survey data, and focus groups with their mentors provided insight into the factors that led to the gains listed above. These combined results—of student data analysis, student surveys, and mentor focus groups—provide evidence that early research experiences for associate’s degree students contribute to their academic success.
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Gur'eva, V., Valentina Makarova, and Irina Ivanova. "Prevention of conflicts in youth environment." Applied psychology and pedagogy 7, no. 1 (January 14, 2022): 51–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/2500-0543-2022-7-1-51-59.
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The article is devoted to the problem of conflict prevention in the youth environment, which is one of the most relevant in the context of modern socio-cultural conditions. The article reveals the role of the organizer of work with youth in organizing the prevention of various conflicts in the youth environment, discusses some methods, techniques and techniques for preventing conflicts, as well as techniques for getting out of conflict situations. The content of the article is based on a theoretical analysis of domestic and foreign literature on psychology, sociology and pedagogy in the field of conflict prevention and management in the youth environment, the formation of conflictological competence of young people. The proposed materials can be used in the process of teaching students in the direction of training Organization of work with youth, levels of higher education - bachelor's, master's degree in the process of mastering the relevant disciplines, in particular, the discipline "Social problems of youth", "Prevention of conflicts in the youth environment", " Psychological and pedagogical foundations of work with youth ”
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Díaz, Manuel J., Casimiro Mantell, Ildefonso Caro, Ignacio de Ory, Jezabel Sánchez, and Juan R. Portela. "Creation of Immersive Resources Based on Virtual Reality for Dissemination and Teaching in Chemical Engineering." Education Sciences 12, no. 8 (August 22, 2022): 572. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci12080572.
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Chemical Engineering is a complex discipline that is mainly applied to the industrial context, which makes it difficult to approach real equipment and systems in the classroom to students. Nevertheless, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are particularly useful to encourage active and autonomous learning, normally associated with deeper levels of engagement and understanding of the subjects taught. In this way, several studies have demonstrated that immersion has the potential to increase learning experiences and improve creativity and engagement, Virtual Reality (VR) being a remarkable example. In this context, we created and shared with students two immersive resources based on VR: (a) a laboratory 360° video tour, which was used to disseminate the Chemical Engineering Degree in an Open Door Days organized for high school students; and (b) an experiential learning tool integrated with Moodle, which was available previously to face-to-face practical lessons of the subject Separation Operations. In both cases, the feedback from the participant students was positive. High school students increased their interest in Chemical Engineering Degree after viewing the 360° video, meanwhile undergraduate students found the immersive tool useful in the subsequent performance of real practical activities. From the perspective of professors, creation of these resources required purchase of equipment, time and effort, but they were highly valued as a tool for disseminating and supporting teaching, being an initial starting point for the creation of more enhanced VR-based materials.
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Maglyas, Andrey, Uolevi Nikula, Kari Smolander, and Samuel A. Fricker. "Core software product management activities." Journal of Advances in Management Research 14, no. 1 (February 6, 2017): 23–45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jamr-03-2016-0022.
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Purpose Software product management (SPM) unites disciplines related to product strategy, planning, development, and release. There are many organizational activities addressing technical, social, and market issues when releasing a software product. Owing to the high number of activities involved, SPM remains a complex discipline to adopt. The purpose of this paper is to understand what are the core and supporting SPM activities. Design/methodology/approach The authors adopted the research method of meta-ethnography to present a set of techniques for synthesizing individual qualitative studies to increase the degree of conceptualization. The results obtained from three empirical studies were synthesized using the meta-ethnography approach to enhance, rethink, and create a higher level abstraction of the findings. Findings The results show that the study has both theoretical and practical contribution. As the meta-ethnography synthesis has not been widely applied in software engineering, the authors illustrate how to use this research method in the practice of software engineering research. The practical contribution of the study is in the identification of five core and six supporting SPM activities. Originality/value The practical value of this paper is in the identification of core SPM activities that should be present in any company practicing SPM. The list of supporting SPM consists of activities that are not reported to product manager but affect the product success.
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Yuan, Wenqiang, Yusheng Liu, Hongwei Wang, and Xiaoping Ye. "A serialization-based partial decoupling approach for multidisciplinary design optimization of complex systems." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 231, no. 14 (March 11, 2016): 2608–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0954405416634276.
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The optimization for multidisciplinary engineering systems is highly complicated, which involves the decomposing of a system into several individual disciplinary subsystems for obtaining optimal solutions. Managing the coupling between subsystems remains a great challenge for global optimization as the existing methods involve inefficient iterative solving processes and thus have higher time cost. Some strategies such as discipline reorder, coupling suspension and coupling ignoring can to some extent reduce the execution cost. However, there are still some deficiencies for these approaches such as uniform handling of the couplings, complete decoupling and heavy burden of system optimizer. To overcome the above drawbacks, a serialization-based partial decoupling approach is proposed in this study, which consists of three main steps. First, different disciplines are clustered into some subsystems by analyzing the interdisciplinary sensitivities. Then, for each subsystem, a serialization process is proposed to ensure no coupling loops exist and the subsystem can be solved with no iteration, which can reduce the time cost for solving the disciplinary problem to a large degree. Finally, a local optimization model is constructed for each subsystem to maintain the scale of the global optimizer and ensure mutual independence and parallel processing. The proposed three-layer framework ensures the feasibility of solving for each subsystem and improves the efficiency of optimization execution. Several experiments have been conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed approach.
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Shults, R. "DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE EDUCATIONAL MODULES ON ARCHITECTURAL PHOTOGRAMMETRY FOR BACHELOR’S DEGREE CURRICULA IN ARCHITECTURE." ISPRS - International Archives of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences XLII-5/W3 (December 5, 2019): 115–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/isprs-archives-xlii-5-w3-115-2019.
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Abstract. Modern specialists in the field of architecture work exclusively in three-dimensional space. At the same time, their training completely ignores the state-of-the-art technologies associated with obtaining three-dimensional models of engineering structures. In such circumstances, the connections between the three key participants in the design and construction of engineering structures, namely architects, builders, and surveyors are broken. The main technology that allows obtaining three-dimensional models is photogrammetry. The purpose of the presented article is to determine the subject matter of close-range photogrammetry in solving architectural design problems. Based on certain architectural tasks, educational modules for the discipline of architectural photogrammetry of the bachelor educational level were developed. The peculiarity of the proposed program is that it is designed in such a way that it allows using the whole complex of the modern achievements in the field of automated image processing and the specifics of setting and solving architectural problems. At the same time, this program covers such modern technologies and concepts as UAV photogrammetry, digital photogrammetry, photogrammetric scanning, BIM, GIS, etc. Such an approach allows students without problems to learn several special knowledge, which is owned by surveyors and photogrammetrists. The approximate content of the course of architectural photogrammetry for bachelor students is presented.
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Srikanth, Seelam, Arpan Mehar, and Kolisetty Guru Naga Venkata Praveen. "Simulation of Traffic Flow to Analyze Lane Changes on Multi-lane Highways under Non-lane Discipline." Periodica Polytechnica Transportation Engineering 48, no. 2 (January 30, 2018): 109–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.3311/pptr.10150.
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The present study uses the microscopic traffic simulation flow model VISSIM for generating traffic flow data to obtain the essential parameters. Study calibrated and validated the VISSIM model based on the field data. Further, lane change behaviour is analyzed with homogeneous vehicle type traffic on four-lane, six-lane and eight-lane divided highways sections through VISSIM simulation model. The study finds the number of lane changes depends on traffic volume as well as on a number of lanes provided for a direction of travel. Lane change data was correlated with traffic volume, and the third-degree polynomial trend was found to be fitted on each type of simulated highway sections. A maximum number of lane changes and lane change at the capacity level of the volume are also quantified on simulated sections of four-lane, six-lane and eight-lane divided highways.
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Putu Indra Ari Purnama. "IMPLEMENTASI SISTEM INFORMASI REKAPITULASI MANAJEMEN JADWAL KUNJUNGAN (SIREMAJAKU) PRIMAKARA)." Journal of Applied Management and Accounting Science 1, no. 1 (December 18, 2019): 56–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.51713/jamas.v1i1.9.
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In college, a person will study a more specific discipline such as psychology, law, economics, literature, engineering, medicine, and so forth. People who are studying in college are called students (Setiawan). By studying in tertiary institutions, students can gain additional knowledge and insights that can be used in life and to prepare for their future. In addition, by studying in tertiary institutions, students can get a degree, namely a bachelor's degree. Until now, it continues to grow and emerge rapidly with Private Universities with their respective fields of knowledge and excellence in competing to show their charm to attract prospective new students who will study at the College. The tighter competition between private universities, the greater the challenges faced by these private universities to develop their tertiary institutions. One way that can be done by Higher Education the private sector so that they can develop themselves well is by increasing the number of students and maintaining good relations with schools from prospective students.
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Sánchez-Ruiz, Rubén R., Lucy Perla G. Cedillo Ramírez, and Jaime Lama-Valdivia. "Need for the development of competencies in palliative care during the undergraduate of the medical career." Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana 22, no. 3 (July 9, 2022): 653–54. http://dx.doi.org/10.25176/rfmh.v22i3.4885.
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Dear editor, Palliative Care (PC) aims to improve the quality of life and alleviate the suffering of patients with serious and incurable conditions. With the aging of the population and the higher prevalence of chronic diseases, the number of people in need of this care has increased. PC is multidimensional and interdisciplinary; and can be provided at different levels of care by both general practitioners and specialists. Therefore, adequate training in this discipline must be required during the medicine degree to allow the development of the necessary skills for its application in medical practice.
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Booker, Nigel, Jeffrey D. Gates, and Peter Knights. "Cognitive Biases and the Cultural Disconnect between Engineers and Decision-makers." Technium Social Sciences Journal 17 (March 8, 2021): 35–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.47577/tssj.v17i1.2752.
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Engineering culture is alien to the way the average person thinks and makes decisions. There is a dichotomy between the evidence-based analytical methodologies used by engineers and the intuitive or heuristic processes commonly used by the general public. Both can be appropriate in context, but wrong choices can lead to undesirable and sometimes dire consequences. For the recommendations from an engineering analysis to be accepted by non-technical decision-makers, the findings must be presented in a manner that takes account of human factors. Successful engineers are those who are proficient in translating the language of their technical discipline into that of broader society. A key skill is consequential reasoning, which is contained within engineering codes of ethics but is also critical to the persuasive power of analytical findings. Students and early-career engineers need structured learning in communication and in socio-cultural and emotional intelligence. They need exposure to cognitive psychology and epistemology, especially in relation to bias and false logic. If formal humanities courses cannot be accommodated in the undergraduate engineering degree, then post-graduate and continuing professional development opportunities should be offered.
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Denaro, Kameryn, Kimberly Dennin, Michael Dennin, and Brian Sato. "Identifying systemic inequity in higher education and opportunities for improvement." PLOS ONE 17, no. 4 (April 8, 2022): e0264059. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0264059.
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It is well established that there is a national problem surrounding the equitable participation in and completion of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) higher education programs. Persons excluded because of their ethnicity or race (PEERs) experience lower course performance, major retention, sense of belonging, and degree completion. It is unclear though how pervasive these issues are across an institution, from the individual instructor, course, and discipline perspectives. Examining over six years of institutional data from a large-enrollment, research-intensive, minority-serving university, we present an analysis of racial opportunity gaps between PEERs and non-PEERs to identify the consistency of these issues. From this analysis, we find that there is considerable variability as to whether a given course section taught by a single instructor does or does not exhibit opportunity gaps, although encouragingly we did identify exemplar instructors, course-instructor pairs, courses, and departments that consistently had no significant gaps observed. We also identified significant variation across course-instructor pairs within a department, and found that certain STEM disciplines were much more likely to have courses that exhibited opportunity gaps relative to others. Across nearly all disciplines though, it is clear that these gaps are more pervasive in the lower division curriculum. This work highlights a means to identify the extent of inequity in STEM success across a university by leveraging institutional data. These findings also lay the groundwork for future studies that will enable the intentional design of STEM education reform by leveraging beneficial practices used by instructors and departments assigning equitable grades.
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Yang, Yang, and Joan M. Barth. "A Q factor analysis approach to understanding female college students’ attitudes toward multiple STEM disciplines." Methodological Innovations 10, no. 3 (July 2017): 205979911773870. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2059799117738704.
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Research on gender disparities in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) has paid little attention to the fact that not all STEM disciplines experience the same degree of gender imbalance. Previous research has primarily examined a single STEM discipline or combined STEM disciplines in their analyses. This study addressed some of the limitations of previous research using an innovative statistical approach, Q factor analysis (QFA). QFA is used to explore multifaceted human perceptions, behaviors, and experiences. It enables researchers to categorize people based on their pattern of responses and opinions on a certain topic, in contrast to the more commonly used R factor analysis that categorizes variables. QFA was applied to a sample of 98 female undergraduate students who were enrolled in introductory STEM courses. Participants competed a survey that assessed their attitudes, experiences and beliefs about math, science, and computers. Questions tapped into constructs typically used in social cognitive models of academic and career choices. Two typologies emerged from the analyses. The math-computer group had favorable attitudes and beliefs toward math and computers and less interest in science; whereas the science group had more favorable attitudes and beliefs towards science. Participants’ major choice and self-reported academic support aligned with the two groups in ways that were consistent with the groups’ interests. The study demonstrates the potential for QFA to be applied with various types of data on a wide range of topics and to address questions that are not easily answered using traditional statistical approaches.
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Manyacka Ma Nyemb, Philippe, Mouhamadou Moustapha Niang, Habsatou Yattara, Aînina Ndiaye, and Magaye Gaye. "Study on motivation factors and their affectiveness among the students of anatomy." Indian Journal of Clinical Anatomy and Physiology 9, no. 4 (January 15, 2023): 273–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.18231/j.ijcap.2022.057.
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Nowadays, we see in many medical students a real demotivation whatever the discipline involved. This has disastrous effects in the student world resulting in a lack of interest in courses on the one hand but also the abandonment of medical studies on the other.The objective of this work was to identify the motivation factors of anatomy students of first and second years, determine the different types of motivation, assess the degree of motivation, and make recommendations to improve the motivation of anatomy students particularly, and generally during medical studies.In this context, we conducted a cross-sectional and descriptive study with L2 and L3 medical students at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis in the 2021/2021 academic year.We collected 135 questionnaires from 153 students, giving a response rate of 88.2%. Most respondents were male. The overall degree of motivation was 77.85% with no significant difference between the two sexes.Motivation is probably the most important factor that teachers can target to improve learning. A better understanding of the determinants and indicators of motivation could, to some extent, improve medical student training.
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Liu, Jianqing, and Yifei Wang. "Study on Academic Evaluation Practice of Theoretical Courses of Sports Basketball Education under the Concept of Quantitative Evaluation." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2022 (August 20, 2022): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/9151943.
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The report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of my country clearly pointed out that it is necessary to cultivate high-quality teachers, which means improving the physical education ability of our country. The construction of physical education teachers in colleges and universities should not only have good professional skills but also have a profound theoretical foundation, which requires strengthening their teaching evaluation. Therefore, evaluating their teaching effects has become an important topic in the current teaching reform. For a long time, the theoretical teaching performance evaluation of domestic university sports majors mostly adopts quantitative methods such as paper and pen, pursuing precision, and quantification, thus greatly improving the comprehensive quality of students. This study is to analyze the academic performance of vocational basic courses of basketball in colleges and universities, using the quantitative evaluation method and developmental evaluation idea. The conclusion is that the teaching emphases of each discipline can be distinguished based on the evaluation criteria of teachers’ academic qualifications and quantitative evaluation so as to find the development direction of each discipline of sports basketball and the degree of goal completion.
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Pauzi, NIM, and Z. C. Muda. "Conceptual Design Framework and Taxonomy Assessment for Capstone Design." International Journal for Innovation Education and Research 3, no. 3 (March 31, 2015): 50–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.31686/ijier.vol3.iss3.327.
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The Integrated Civil Engineering Capstone design were introduced to combined all the civil engineering discipline such as geotechnical, water and wastewater, environmental, project management, structure and road into one subject. The complex multiple constraints which were set by Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) are compulsory for the Civil Engineering Bachelor degree. The designing of a complex solving with multiple conflicting constraints are developed in this course so that the students were trained to have achieved the level 5 and level 6 of bloom taxonomy level. The multiple criteria were tested for the students when the students were deciding the platform level for their project constructions. The multiple criteria were consisting of the time, cost, technical feasibility, societal, cultural, legal, and environmental and sustainability. These criteria were then evaluated based on the ranking matrix. The high, medium or low impacts of the criteria were assigned to each of the multiple criteria. Finally, the platform level was decided based on the criteria that have the lowest impact to the environment between the two layouts. The conceptual toolbox was used as guidelines for the student to propose the two layouts. This capstone design course is the key element to prepare the students to real engineering problems which requires the student to solve the complex solving with multiple conflicting constraints.
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Miller, K. J. "Structural integrity—whose responsibility?" Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part L: Journal of Materials: Design and Applications 217, no. 1 (January 1, 2003): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/146442070321700102.
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Structural Integrity (SI) as a single distinct subject has now come of age. It has grown, sometimes painfully, through the activities of many different engineering and scientific disciplines, numerous professional institutions, separate industrial organizations, several university engineering departments and national and international societies. An accelerated impetus has been derived from severe engineering problems and accidents, some of which are briefly reviewed. In the UK and elsewhere the numerous but separate disciplines initially involved in SI have each made valuable contributions. Engineers and scientists attempted to solve practical problems, but without accurate knowledge of the applied stress levels. They were followed by metallurgists, who focused attention on a materials microstructure. Design engineers and manufacturers were unable to incorporate defects of the order of grain size, or less, into their calculations. All were eventually assisted by two important developments. First came the rapid advances in two-and three-dimensional finite element analyses of stress distributions in complex-shaped geometries, and second, the study of cracks by elastic and then elastic-plastic fracture mechanics. When combined, these computer-assisted developments focused attention on the all-important synergistic parameter a. En-route to this improved state of affairs several alternative approaches were investigated to quantify the SI of structures, components and materials, many of these alternatives effectively delaying progress for many years, at great cost. Although the UK has made numerous positive contributions to SI investigations, sometimes due to unfortunate although avoidable accidents, of which many recent incidents are well-documented, future pitfalls and false trails have to be avoided wherever and whenever possible. To achieve this, individual discipline approaches now need to be better integrated at national and international levels. The increasing complexity of engineering components and structures intended to work at higher temperatures, in more aggressive environments, and with greater efficiency, will demand a higher degree of synthesis of effort. Society will demand nothing less Failures due to inappropriate and/or incorrect SI assessments leading to increasing costs to the nation in terms of human, animal and plant life, environmental damage to land sea and air, disruption to societal activities, not to mention the associated Government-sourced budget losses, need to be dramatically reduced. By looking at some industry-university collaborations in SI studies, it is hoped that the issues raised in this lecture will help in plotting the way forward and answering the question ‘Structural Integrity-whose responsibility?’
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Geng, Jun Hao, Xi Tian Tian, and Xiao Liang Jia. "Aviation Equipment Maintenance Job Card Generation Method Based on Lightweight Model." Advanced Materials Research 201-203 (February 2011): 714–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.201-203.714.
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To improve the accuracy of description and the clarity degree of guiding of aviation equipment maintenance job card, the method of maintenance job card generation based on lightweight model was proposed. This method applies multi-view 3D annotation method to implement the separation show for technical requirements from different maintenance discipline and operation timestamp, uses dynamic viewpoint navigation method to make the show of disassembly and assembly simulation process of parts conform to the observation habit of human, finally, transforms the maintenance order information into 3D portable job card file based on lightweight model and releases it to maintenance site. The maintenance application instance of right aerofoil shows that this method can realize the accurate, intuitive and non-ambiguous description, increase the efficiency and quality of maintenance.