Survey Use to Validate Engineering Methodology and Enhance System Safety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jonathan Corrado
Keyword(s):  
Risk Reduction ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Method Development ◽  
Research Study ◽  
Design Engineering ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
System Safety ◽  
Reduction Activity ◽  
Assessment Activity ◽  
Survey Results

Abstract Surveys and the resulting data provide powerful insights to an item or concept being assessed. Not only do they garner feedback that can be used to enhance the item, but, in the instance of this article, they can enhance the validity of positive change via novel concepts prior to spending the time and money in incorporating these concepts and running the risk of negligible meaningful return. In an effort to ensure the validity of proposed novel methods in a design engineering context, a survey was developed and administered to engineering subject matter experts. This was done to not only ensure that the proposed methods would be viable if implemented but gave confidence in the results of the research that drove the method development. This assessment activity served as a risk reduction activity to ensure smooth implementation of the methods from both an efficiency standpoint and, most importantly, as part of maximizing system safety. This paper discusses the composition and considerations of the survey administered in the research study, in addition to the survey results with the intention of providing a format for others in a similar context to glean from and, if practical, replicate the method.

CoBuilt 4.0: Investigating the potential of collaborative robotics for subject matter experts

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 353-370
Author(s):  
Dagmar Reinhardt ◽  
Matthias Hank Haeusler ◽  
Kerry London ◽  
Lian Loke ◽  
Yingbin Feng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Subject Matter ◽  
Task Complexity ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Industrial Growth ◽  
Perceived Safety ◽  
Industry Applications ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Task Sequences

Human-robot interactions can offer alternatives and new pathways for construction industries, industrial growth and skilled labour, particularly in a context of industry 4.0. This research investigates the potential of collaborative robots (CoBots) for the construction industry and subject matter experts; by surveying industry requirements and assessments of CoBot acceptance; by investing processes and sequences of work protocols for standard architecture robots; and by exploring motion capture and tracking systems for a collaborative framework between human and robot co-workers. The research investigates CoBots as a labour and collaborative resource for construction processes that require precision, adaptability and variability. Thus, this paper reports on a joint industry, government and academic research investigation in an Australian construction context. In section 1, we introduce background data to architecture robotics in the context of construction industries and reports on three sections. Section 2 reports on current industry applications and survey results from industry and trade feedback for the adoption of robots specifically to task complexity, perceived safety, and risk awareness. Section 3, as a result of research conducted in Section 2, introduces a pilot study for carpentry task sequences with capture of computable actions. Section 4 provides a discussion of results and preliminary findings. Section 5 concludes with an outlook on how the capture of computable actions provide the foundation to future research for capturing motion and machine learning.

Development of an Instrument for Assessing Trauma Team Performance

2007 ◽  
Vol 51 (11) ◽  
pp. 678-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Kuenzle Haake ◽  
Yan Xiao ◽  
Colin Mackenzie ◽  
F. Jacob Seagull ◽  
Thomas Grissom ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Team Performance ◽  
Performance Feedback ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Clinical Performance ◽  
Trauma Team ◽  
Ease Of Use ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Real Patient ◽  
Widespread Application

Teamwork training is critical for patient safety and has been advocated for widespread application in many settings. A key challenge for evaluating teamwork training is measurement. Despite much effort, the team performance instruments reported thus far suffer from a variety shortcomings that prevent their wide application in assessing teams in real settings. Based on review of video recorded trauma team activities in real patient care, a multi-disciplinary research team developed an instrument based on observable behaviors (UMTOP). A set of video clips were reviewed by 6 subject matter experts who were requested to provide “descriptors” about the observed team activities. The 167 collated descriptors were combined to a reduced list, which was then sent to the subject matter experts for revision. The revised list was then categorized into 5 areas of team performance (task and clinical performance, leadership organization, teamwork organization, social environment, sterile precaution). UMTOP was developed to be a tradeoff among four criteria: ease of use, reliability, usefulness for team performance feedback, and speed of scoring. An initial assessment of reliability was conducted with surgeon and nursing reviewers.

scholarly journals Quality Parameters Perception of Modern Methods of Construction Based on Wood in the Context of Sustainability

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jozef Švajlenka ◽  
Mária Kozlovská
Keyword(s):  
Research Study ◽  
Quality Parameters ◽  
Performance Parameters ◽  
Modern Methods ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
Economic Survey ◽  
Wooden Structures ◽  
Residents Attitudes

Quality parameters are important for achieving sustainability and prosperity. A range of new and innovative construction systems is currently being developed, presented as modern methods of construction (MMC), which have an ambition to improve the performance parameters of buildings throughout their life cycle. As for the implementation of modern methods of construction in Slovakia, assembled buildings based on wood seem to be the most preferred construction system. In the study presented in the paper, we searched for already built and occupied wood-based family houses. The residents’ attitudes towards such a type of buildings in the context with declared design and qualitative parameters of efficiency and sustainability are overlooked. The methodology of the research study is based on a socio-economic survey. Due to the large amounts of data collected through a questionnaire, only selected parts of the survey results are evaluated and discussed in the paper. The presented parts of the survey focus on two research questions. The first is aimed at determining the preferred parameters of wooden structures with future users and the second is aimed at evaluating the quality of buildings in view of users of existing wooden buildings. An expectations survey aims the determine the attitudes of users during their use of wooden buildings as one of the innovative technologies, MMC, and their view of the quality of construction and comfort while living in them.

scholarly journals Ascertaining the Suitability of Writing Syllabus Specifications to the CEFR: Subject Matter Experts’ Perspectives

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Nurul Farehah Mohamad Uri ◽  
Mohd Sallehhudin Abd Aziz
Keyword(s):  
Data Analysis ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Level Set ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Secondary School Teachers ◽  
Global Scale ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Second Stage

The Implementation of CEFR in Malaysia is currently at the second stage whereby the classroom usage of the new CEFR-aligned syllabus and assessment has taken place since 2017 at all stages except for Form 5. Previous studies on CEFR in Malaysia have focused more on teachers’ views and their readiness in accepting the new changes. However, this study focusses more on ascertaining the suitability of the writing syllabus specifications against the CEFR writing scale to find out if the CEFR levels of writing syllabus specifications recommended by the teachers match the CEFR level set by the Ministry of Education, Malaysia. A total of 331 secondary school teachers were asked to respond to the writing syllabus checklist and the Winstep SPSS was used for data analysis. Findings have shown that productive skills of the writing syllabus specifications were found not to be aligned to the target CEFR level set by the Ministry. In conclusion, adjustment and alignment processes should be made accordingly to align and match the non-CEFR aligned English syllabus to the CEFR global scale instead of eradicating it.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik (LKPD) Berorientasi Nilai-Nilai Agama Islam melalui Pendekatan Inkuiri Terbimbing pada Materi Suhu dan Kalor

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sri Latifah
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Field Trials ◽  
Test Field ◽  
Development Research ◽  
Guided Inquiry ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Percentage Score ◽  
Inquiry Approach ◽  
Apply Research

This is a research development that aim to produce product such as Student’s Worksheet (LKPD) oriented in values of Islam, through guided inquiry approach on the temperature and heat material for students of class X SMA/MA and to know the response of students toward it. The problem in this study include how to develop Student’s Worksheet (LKPD) oriented in values of Islam through guided inquiry approach on the temperature and heat material and the extent to which the response of students toward it.. This is a development research which apply Research and Development (R&D) method. Products produced is categorized as valid by the validation of subject matter experts with a percentage of 85%, subject matter experts to Islam with a score of 89% and design experts with a score of 91%, as well as products LKPD are very interesting based on the assessment of teachers with a percentage of 84%, and the response of students to the test field trials obtain a percentage score of 90%. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan yang bertujuan untuk menghasilkan produk berupa Lembar Kerja Peserta Didik (LKPD) berorientasi nilai-nilai agama Islam melalui pendekatan inkuiri terbimbing pada materi suhu dan kalor untuk peserta didik kelas X SMA/MA dan untuk mengetahui respon peserta didik terhadap produk LKPD berorientasi nilai-nilai agama Islam melalui pendekatan inkuiri terbimbing pada materi suhu dan kalor untuk peserta didik kelas X SMA/MA . Masalah dalam penelitian ini antara lain bagaimanakah mengembangkan LKPD berorientasi nilai-nilai agama Islam melalui pendekatan inkuiri terbimbing pada materi suhu dan kalor dan sejauh manakah respon peserta didik terhadap LKPD berorientasi nilai-nilai agama Islam melalui pendekatan inkuiri terbimbing pada materi suhu dan kalor untuk peserta didik kelas X SMA/MA. Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian pengembangan menggunakan metode penelitian Research and Development (R&D). Produk yang dihasilkan berkategori valid berdasarkan validasi dari ahli materi dengan persentase 85%, ahli materi agama Islam dengan skor 89% dan ahli desain dengan skor 91%, serta produk LKPD sangat menarik berdasarkan penilaian guru memperoleh persentase 84%, dan respon peserta didik pada uji coba lapangan memperoleh skor persentase 90%.

scholarly journals Trade-based money laundering (TBML) empowers criminals to run free post-Brexit

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariola Jolanta Marzouk
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Money Laundering ◽  
Subject Matter ◽  
Small Sample ◽  
Subject Matter Experts ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Government ◽  
The Uk

Purpose This paper aims to provide unique empirical findings exploring the impact of the UK’s post-Brexit Economic Strategy to boost trade with developing countries on the UK banking sector’s ability to manage trade-based money laundering risks. Design/methodology/approach Exploratory research design that used structured literature review, followed by semi-structured interviews with key subject matter experts employed by large UK banks. Findings Both banks and law enforcement struggle to prioritise trade-based money laundering (TBML) intelligence discovery due to deficient skills, resources, technology and lack of strong regulatory stimulus. The regulated sector calls for the UK anti-money laundering (AML) reform that would better incentivise TBML deterrence, yet the Government underestimates the money laundering risks while trading with high-risk jurisdictions post-Brexit. Research limitations/implications The findings are based on a small sample of six semi-structured interviews with difficult to access population of key subject matter experts. Despite the small sample, participants provided well-articulated and informed insights. Practical implications The UK’s post-Brexit Economic Strategy to boost trade with developing countries downplays the TBML risks it carries. The findings should alert UK banks, law enforcement and the Government who will collectively bear the responsibility to effectively manage TBML while enabling smooth trading. Originality/value The research provides unique perceptions of UK banks’ senior subject matter experts on managing TBML threats from opportunistic criminals.

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