Inspiring Future Generations in STEM Field through Robotics Competition: A College Student Mentoring Approach

This article describes features of FIRST, an approach to introduce science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts to students. One unique aspect of the FIRST experience is that the reward and recognition for achievements are not necessarily gained on the field of play—excellence in design, demonstrated team spirit, Gracious Professionalism, community outreach, and more are recognized with awards. The focus of organized FIRST programs is on pre-college students {LE Comment: Please check whether the introduction of a preposition is required.}. At the college level, there are no formal FIRST programs, except for FIRST-related scholarships. However, as shown in the longitudinal study, the impact of FIRST carries into postsecondary education. There are diverse types of FIRST-related organizations and models at the college level. The article also highlights that during the semester, a sequence of team building, mentoring, project management, fundraising, and FIRST robot design topics are given by faculty, senior FIRST mentors, and professional engineers.

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Towards Realizing Practical Humanoid Robots One Challenge at a Time

Mechanical Engineering ◽

10.1115/1.2018-mar-6 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 140 (03) ◽

pp. S18-S23

Author(s):

Taskin Padir

Keyword(s):

Postsecondary Education ◽

Team Building ◽

Community Outreach ◽

Humanoid Robots ◽

Robot Design ◽

College Level ◽

Science Technology ◽

Unique Aspect ◽

Reward And Recognition ◽

The Impact

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Employee Engagement as a Rhizome for Talent Retention

International Journal of Recent Technology and Engineering - 2 ◽

10.35940/ijrte.b1160.0782s619 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 8 (2S6) ◽

pp. 860-864

Keyword(s):

Economic Growth ◽

Multiple Regression ◽

Employee Engagement ◽

Career Planning ◽

Team Building ◽

Community Outreach ◽

Outreach Program ◽

Talent Retention ◽

Building Activities ◽

The Impact

In this modernized era, every country competes with one another in their economic growth. In the phase of developing economic growth, IT/ITES Sector plays a major role. In a country every organization battle with one another to acquire talented employees and retain them. Retaining talented employees become a threat to every organization. Employee engagement is a unique approach to obtain the result of retaining talented employees. In order to be in the number one position, every organization needs support from talented employees who help in brightening the organization. Nowadays unsatisfied talented employees are ready to migrate from one organization to another organization where all the organization is ready to acquire them. This research paper, therefore, identifies the role of employee engagement in Talent Retention at organizations and identifies the relationship between employee engagement and talent retention. To find out the impact of employee engagement on talent retention, Multiple Regression were used and to identify the major programs/activities furnish by employers to retain a talented employee with particular reference to Coimbatore using descriptive survey research design. The research hypothesis was tested using Statistical tools such as Correlation, Multiple Regression, and Weighted Mean Average. 116 respondents were analyzed using a Systematic Random sampling method. The findings revealed that there is a relationship between employee engagement and talent retention. Once employee engagement is good there is a chance of retaining talented employees. Some of the top programs or activities are offered by employers to retain their talented employees are Social Activities, Celebrations, Flexible work schedule, Career planning discussion, Community Outreach program, Team Building Activities, Communication Activities, Orientation Program and Learning & Skill Enhancement program Hence it is proved that organizational climates drive the talented employees to remain in the organization

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Reflection on the impact of visual communications by graphics students in the University of Science & Technology Yemen

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e627722013-127 ◽

2013 ◽

Author(s):

Saiful Akram Che Cob Abd. Ghafar ◽

Ezal Bin Daud

Keyword(s):

Visual Communications ◽

Science Technology ◽

The University ◽

The Impact

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COMMUNITY IMPACT FOR CLINICALLY INTEGRATED ATC PROGRAM IN A SPORTSMEDICINE PRACTICE

Orthopaedic Journal of Sports Medicine ◽

10.1177/2325967121s00051 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 9 (7_suppl3) ◽

pp. 2325967121S0005

Author(s):

Laura Grambo ◽

Samantha Rivero ◽

Katie Harbacheck ◽

Christine Boyd ◽

Shaun Keefer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sports Medicine ◽

Community Outreach ◽

Fiscal Year ◽

Outreach Program ◽

Building Relationships ◽

Sports Clubs ◽

Community Needs ◽

Community Sports ◽

Certified Athletic Trainer ◽

The Impact

Background: Health Systems routinely make investments in clinically driven outreach programs to build for future community needs, improve health outcomes, and serve their community mission. Many community sports programs have limited access to sports medicine care, including access to athletic trainers. Hypothesis/Purpose: The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate the impact of a clinically integrated Certified Athletic Trainer (ATC) Community Sports Outreach Program, by evaluating the outreach into the community, sports clubs, schools, covered events. Methods: The ATC Community Outreach Program monitored key metrics over a 3 and 1/2-year period. Metrics included the partnerships developed with local clubs and schools, number of athletes covered in each organization, games covered and hours spent supporting organizations. Categories were divided into fiscal years (FY) running from September to August. Fiscal Year 2016 was calculated from January – August, as it was the first year of the program. The percentage of growth of the amount of games covered was calculated from the adjacent FY. Results: Over the first 3 and 1/2 years (FY2016-FY2019), the number clubs, schools, programs covered grew from 10, 19, 25, to 31 from FY2016 - FY2019. Number of athletes from 7,363, 12,552, 15,104, to 19,794 from FY2016 - FY2019. The number of community outreach events grew from 6, 11, 57, to 190 from FY2016 - FY2019 (Table/Figure 1.1). The percentage of growth of games covered grew from 183%, 518% to 333% between FY2016 and FY2019. Discussion/Conclusion: Building, maintaining a sports medicine practice is a complex undertaking, and represents a significant investment for the health system and community. In many communities, access to sports medicine care for athletes is very limited. A clinically integrated ATC program can generate a significant impact on the community by building relationships with local sports clubs/schools and improving sports medicine care access to young athletes. Tables/Figures: [Table: see text][Figure: see text]

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Acceptability of COVID-19 Vaccines and Protective Behavior among Adults in Taiwan: Associations between Risk Perception and Willingness to Vaccinate against COVID-19

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18115579 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (11) ◽

pp. 5579

Author(s):

Feng-Jen Tsai ◽

Hsiu-Wen Yang ◽

Chia-Ping Lin ◽

Jeffrey Zen Liu

Keyword(s):

Risk Perception ◽

Final Analysis ◽

Personal Health ◽

College Level ◽

Protective Behavior ◽

Protective Behaviors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Vaccine Acceptance ◽

The Impact ◽

To Receive

This study aims to evaluate acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines and the impact of risk perception on vaccine acceptance and personal health protective behaviors in Taiwan. A nationwide cross-sectional study was conducted from 19 to 30 October 2020; 1020 participants were included in the final analysis; chi-square and logistic regression analyses were conducted. In total, 52.7% of participants were willing to receive COVID-19 vaccines, 63.5% perceived the severity of COVID-19 in Taiwan as “not serious”, and nearly 40% were worried about COVID-19 infection. Participants with higher perceived severity of COVID-19 had significantly higher odds of refusing the vaccine (OR = 1.546), while those worried about infection had lower odds of poor health protective behaviors (OR = 0.685). Vaccine refusal reasons included “the EUA process is not strict enough” (48.7%) and “side effects” (30.3%). Those who had previously refused other vaccinations were 2.44 times more likely to refuse the COVID-19 vaccines. Participants’ age had an influence on COVID-19 vaccine acceptance. In general, the Taiwanese public’s acceptance of the vaccine was lower than that in other high-income countries. Elderly participants and those with college-level education and above who had previously refused vaccines had lower willingness to receive a COVID-19 vaccine. Risk perception was positively associated with personal health protective behaviors but negatively associated with COVID-19 vaccine acceptance.

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Organizational learning, knowledge management practices and firm’s performance

The Learning Organization ◽

10.1108/tlo-05-2013-0024 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 14-39 ◽

Cited By ~ 49

Author(s):

Ajay K. Jain ◽

Ana Moreno

Keyword(s):

Knowledge Management ◽

Organizational Learning ◽

Performance Management ◽

Management Practices ◽

Achievement Orientation ◽

Content Type ◽

Power Generation Equipment ◽

Engineering Organization ◽

Reward And Recognition ◽

The Impact

Purpose – The study aims at investigating the impact of organizational learning (OL) on the firm’s performance and knowledge management (KM) practices in a heavy engineering organization in India. Design/methodology/approach – The data were collected from 205 middle and senior executives working in the project engineering management division of a heavy engineering public sector organization. The organization manufactures power generation equipment. Questionnaires were administered to collect the data from the respondents. Findings – Results were analyzed using the exploratory factor analysis and multiple regression analysis techniques. The findings showed that all the factors of OL, i.e. collaboration and team working, performance management, autonomy and freedom, reward and recognition and achievement orientation were found to be the positive predictors of different dimensions of firm’s performance and KM practices. Research limitations/implications – The implications are discussed to improve the OL culture to enhance the KM practices so that firm’s performance could be sustained financially or otherwise. The study is conducted in one division of a large public organization, hence generalizability is limited. Originality/value – This is an original study carried out in a large a heavy engineering organization in India that validates the theory of OL and KM in the Indian context.

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The Effects of the Expansion of For-Profit Colleges on Student Enrollments and Outcomes at Community Colleges

Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis ◽

10.3102/0162373718795053 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 40 (4) ◽

pp. 631-652 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Adela Soliz

Keyword(s):

Community College ◽

Postsecondary Education ◽

Large Scale ◽

Higher Education System ◽

For Profit ◽

Education Data ◽

Education Levels ◽

Short And Long Term ◽

Using Data ◽

The Impact

This study is the first large-scale examination of the impact of for-profit colleges on the enrollment and outcomes of students at other postsecondary institutions. Using data primarily from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and a differences-in-differences approach, I estimate the effect of a new for-profit college opening on community college enrollments and degree completions, as well as county education levels. My results suggest that community college enrollments and degree completions do not decline when a new degree-granting for-profit college opens nearby. Furthermore, I find evidence that the county-level production of short- and long-term certificates increases after a new for-profit college opens, though the number of associate’s degrees does not increase. This evidence should serve to broaden conversations about the role of for-profit colleges in the larger landscape of the American higher education system.

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Outcomes for Black Students in Team-Based Learning Courses

Journal of Black Studies ◽

10.1177/0021934718810124 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 50 (1) ◽

pp. 66-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

Caroline Macke ◽

James Canfield ◽

Karen Tapp ◽

Vanessa Hunn

Keyword(s):

Academic Success ◽

Black Students ◽

Postsecondary Education ◽

Academic Outcomes ◽

Social Work Students ◽

Grade Point ◽

Course Grades ◽

White Institutions ◽

Team Based Learning ◽

The Impact

Racial inequity in postsecondary education is a significant social problem. Black students’ academic success is often hindered by feelings of isolation, particularly at predominantly White institutions (PWIs). Educators should ensure that their teaching strategies promote a sense of belonging. Team-based learning (TBL) is a small-group pedagogy that is being used at an increasing rate. The extant literature has not yet examined the impact of TBL on Black students. The current study compared the academic outcomes of White and Black students enrolled in TBL courses. In this study of 148 social work students, academic outcomes were operationalized as grade point average (GPA), course grade, and peer evaluation score. Findings indicate that although Black students had comparable GPAs and course grades, they scored significantly lower on peer evaluations. Implications are discussed.

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Effects of Industry 4.0 on the Labor Markets of Iran and Japan

Economies ◽

10.3390/economies6030039 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 (3) ◽

pp. 39 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Majid Ziaei Nafchi ◽

Hana Mohelská

Keyword(s):

Labor Markets ◽

Industry 4.0 ◽

Industrial Revolution ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Cyber Physical Systems ◽

Physical Systems ◽

Science Technology ◽

Levels Of Automation ◽

Technology And Economy ◽

The Impact

Industry 4.0 is the essence of the fourth Industrial revolution and is happening right now in manufacturing by using cyber-physical systems (CPS) to reach high levels of automation. Industry 4.0 is especially beneficial in highly developed countries in terms of competitive advantage, but causes unemployment because of high levels of automation. The aim of this paper is to find out if the impact of adopting Industry 4.0 on the labor markets of Iran and Japan would be the same, and to make analysis to find out whether this change is possible for Iran and Japan with their current infrastructures, economy, and policies. With the present situation of Iran in science, technology, and economy, it will be years before Iran could, or better say should, implement Industry 4.0. Japan is able to adopt Industry 4.0 much earlier than Iran and with less challenges ahead; this does not mean that the Japanese labor market would not be affected by this change but it means that those effects would not cause as many difficulties as they would for Iran.

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Establishing safety huddles on a general adult acute psychiatric ward: staff's views and relation with restrictive practice

BJPsych Open ◽

10.1192/bjo.2021.485 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 7 (S1) ◽

pp. S178-S179

Author(s):

Sidra Chaudhry ◽

Nicoletta Lekka

Keyword(s):

Patient Care ◽

Positive Impact ◽

Team Building ◽

High Risk Patient ◽

Psychiatric Ward ◽

Clinical Activity ◽

Restrictive Practice ◽

Feedback Questionnaire ◽

Multidisciplinary Staff ◽

The Impact

AimsTo establish Safety Huddles (SH) on an acute general adult psychiatric ward, exploring links to restrictive practice. Additionally, to obtain multidisciplinary staff feedback on SH's impact on their workload/wellbeing and on patient care, and to identify barriers in implementation.Background: A SH is a multidisciplinary daily briefing focused on patients most at risk, held at a fixed time and place, lasting max 5-10 minutes. Effective SH involve agreed actions, are informed by multidisciplinary staff feedback of data and provide the opportunity to appreciate and celebrate success in reducing harm. SH are a valuable team building activity, promoting situational awareness and helping with prioritising daily tasks.MethodSH were introduced on September 2020. Templates were developed to prompt staff how to facilitate. Staff were encouraged to identify key goals and reflect on issues in the last and next 24 hours. Each participant was allocated a role, e.g. record keeping or dissemination of information. In December 2020, records of incidence of restrictive practice (numbers of restraints, seclusions and rapid tranquilisations) were obtained for the periods June-August 2020 and September-November 2020. Additionally, staff feedback was obtained through a short anonymous Survey Monkey questionnaire. It explored whether SH had an effect on patient care and staff's workload/wellbeing, and possible barriers to implementation.ResultComparing the two 3-month periods before and after SH implementation, restraint episodes were reduced from 47 to 21, seclusion episodes from 19 to 2, and rapid tranquilisation episodes from 10 to 3. Nine staff members responded to the feedback questionnaire. All believed SH had a positive impact on patient care, or had the potential to do so. Staff reported SH gave them insight into incidents, made them feel safer and prepared for the day, played a part in reducing restrictive practice, and empowered staff from all professional backgrounds by giving them a voice. Low or late participation, cancellation of SH because of clinical activity, and vague questions in the meeting template were identified as barriers in implementation.ConclusionAcute psychiatric wards regularly face challenges of high clinical activity, low staffing levels, bed pressures, and high-risk patient cohorts. SH contributed to reducing restrictive practice and creating a safer and more positive work environment. It is important to ensure SH are taking place daily, using an appropriate template to guide staff who may be new to facilitating. Accordingly, the impact on restrictive practice, patient care and staff wellbeing can be sustained long-term.

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