Instilling Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value in Entrepreneurial Minded Engineering: Concepts for a Course Sequence in Dynamics and Controls

Extant literature illustrates that complementary efforts, such as Entrepreneurially Minded Learning, add an important dimension to the training of the next generation of engineers and innovators, providing them with multiple perspectives and a pathway for linking technical concepts to societal challenges. Nationwide initiatives, such as the Kern Entrepreneurial Engineering Network (KEEN), have focused specifically on infusing Entrepreneurially Minded Learning into curriculum content and delivery, training both faculty and students to have the know-why in addition to the know-how of engineering topics. KEEN has established a framework that supplements engineering skills already taught in classrooms with outcomes that support the development of an entrepreneurial mindset. The framework is rooted in fostering the 3Cs of entrepreneurial mindset: Curiosity, Connections, and Creating Value. In this study, we contribute a series of concepts infusing KEEN-inspired modules into a three-course sequence in Dynamics and Controls. We provide an overview on each of the modules, highlighting the KEEN framework objectives. We present postcourse student questionnaire responses illustrating student perception of entrepreneurial mindset and the 3Cs as it relates to engineering and addressing technological challenges. We provide lessons learned and sufficient detail of all modules for replication in other Dynamics and Controls course sequences as well as supporting student data.

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Experience With Grant Writing: Where Do I Even Begin?

Perspectives on School-Based Issues ◽

10.1044/sbi11.1.21 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 21-24

Author(s):

Nicole M. Mancini

Keyword(s):

Lessons Learned ◽

Economic Situation ◽

Grant Writing ◽

Personal Journey ◽

Know How ◽

Daunting Task

Abstract At first, grant writing may look like a daunting task. You may ask yourself, “Is it really worth the time and effort?” With today's economic situation, teachers and therapists need ways to supplement their programs and grants provide such an opportunity. However, many of us do not know how to get started. After a few experiences and many lessons learned, I have come to enjoy researching and writing grants to supplement my students' learning. It is well worth the time and effort. This article provides information about a personal journey, lessons learned, and resources to get you started.

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Measuring the performance of project risk management: a preliminary model

Organization Technology and Management in Construction An International Journal ◽

10.2478/otmcj-2019-0005 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 11 (1) ◽

pp. 1984-1991

Author(s):

Alfredo Federico Serpell ◽

Ximena Ferrada ◽

Larissa Rubio

Keyword(s):

Risk Management ◽

Construction Projects ◽

Research Literature ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Project Risk Management ◽

Project Risk ◽

Know How ◽

Construction Companies ◽

Important Concern ◽

Preliminary Model

Abstract The function of project risk management (PRM) is to understand the uncertainty that surrounds a project and to identify the potential threats than can affect it as well as to know how to handle these risks in an appropriate way. Then, the measurement of the performance of PRM becomes an important concern, an issue that has not yet been addressed in the research literature. It is necessary to know how successful the application of the PRM process is and how capable is the process within the organization. Regarding construction projects, it is essential to know whether the selected responses to mitigate or eliminate identified risks were suitable and well implemented after the execution of the project. This paper presents a critical analysis of the relevance of measuring the performance of PRM and the benefits of doing so. Additionally, it presents a preliminary and pioneering methodology to measure the performance of PRM through the evaluation of the adequacy of responses applied to mitigate risks as well as to evaluate the resulting impacts as indicators of the effectiveness of these actions at the end of the project. This knowledge will allow construction companies to incorporate good practices, generate lessons learned, and thereby to promote a continuous improvement of the whole PRM process.

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Review From Multiple Perspectives for the State of the Practice on the Use of Recycled Asphalt Materials and Recycling Agents in Asphalt Concrete Surface Mixtures

Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board ◽

10.1177/03611981211061130 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 036119812110611

Author(s):

Jhony Habbouche ◽

Ilker Boz ◽

Benjamin Shane Underwood ◽

Cassie Castorena ◽

Saqib Gulzar ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Quality Control ◽

Asphalt Concrete ◽

Asphalt Binder ◽

Concrete Surface ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Multiple Perspectives ◽

Recycled Asphalt ◽

Recycled Materials ◽

Continuous Quality ◽

Virginia Department

The objective of this paper is to provide information from multiple perspectives on the current state of the practice with regard to using recycled materials and recycling agents (RAs) in asphalt concrete mixtures. This information was collected through a survey of U.S. transportation agencies and RA suppliers combined with a search of RA-related specifications and pilot projects previously constructed. Moreover, a case study describing the Virginia Department of Transportation’s experience with RAs provides a tangible example of how at least one agency is approaching the potential implementation of these technologies. This practice review was achieved by documenting the experience, lessons learned, and best practices of multiple asphalt experienced contractors and asphalt binder suppliers in the Virginia area. This paper follows a similar survey conducted in 2014 as part of NCHRP 09-58 and provides a second look at the use of RAs across North America. Not all state departments of transportation have experience with using RAs. Factors preventing the use of RAs included specification limitations, lack of expertise in processing recycled materials, supporting data, and negative prior experiences. Developing a performance-based testing framework is mandatory for the successful use of RAs. In general, good and frequent communication with the RA supplier is critical and necessary during the planning stages, the production of mixtures, and the continuous quality control by the supplier to resolve issues when they arise. Finally, a strong quality control and quality assurance-testing program should be implemented to ensure that materials meet the properties needed to produce a good-performing mixture.

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Lessons earned and lessons learned: What should be done next to counter the COVID-19 infodemic?

European View ◽

10.1177/1781685820975878 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 154-163

Author(s):

Nad’a Kovalčíková ◽

Ariane Tabatabai

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

The Novel ◽

Health Crisis ◽

The Public ◽

Public Health Crisis ◽

Societal Challenges ◽

The World ◽

Information Manipulation ◽

Novel Coronavirus

As governments and citizens around the world have struggled with the novel coronavirus, the information space has turned into a battleground. Authoritarian countries, including Russia, China and Iran, have spread disinformation on the causes of and responses to the pandemic. The over-abundance of information, also referred to as an ‘infodemic’, including manipulated information, has been both a cause and a result of the exacerbation of the public health crisis. It is further undermining trust in democratic institutions, the independent press, and facts and data, and exacerbating the rising tensions driven by economic, political and societal challenges. This article discusses the challenges democracies have faced and the measures they have adopted to counter information manipulation that impedes public health efforts. It draws seven lessons learned from the information war and offers a set of recommendations on tackling future infodemics related to public health.

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Microenvironment, Oncoantigens, and Antitumor Vaccination: Lessons Learned from BALB-neuT Mice

BioMed Research International ◽

10.1155/2014/534969 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 2014 ◽

pp. 1-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 13

Author(s):

Laura Conti ◽

Roberto Ruiu ◽

Giuseppina Barutello ◽

Marco Macagno ◽

Silvio Bandini ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Crucial Role ◽

Tumor Development ◽

Growth Factor Receptor ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Breast Cancers ◽

Human Breast ◽

Know How ◽

Epidermal Growth ◽

Aggressive Clinical Course

The tyrosine kinase human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) gene is amplified in approximately 20% of human breast cancers and is associated with an aggressive clinical course and the early development of metastasis. Its crucial role in tumor growth and progression makes HER2 a prototypic oncoantigen, the targeting of which may be critical for the development of effective anticancer therapies. The setup of anti-HER2 targeting strategies has revolutionized the clinical outcome of HER2+breast cancer. However, their initial success has been overshadowed by the onset of pharmacological resistance that renders them ineffective. Since the tumor microenvironment (TME) plays a crucial role in drug resistance, the design of more effective anticancer therapies should depend on the targeting of both cancer cells and their TME as a whole. In this review, starting from the successful know-how obtained with a HER2+mouse model of mammary carcinogenesis, the BALB-neuT mice, we discuss the role of TME in mammary tumor development. Indeed, a deeper knowledge of antigens critical for cancer outbreak and progression and of the mechanisms that regulate the interplay between cancer and stromal cell populations could advise promising ways for the development of the best anticancer strategy.

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Education Program for Health Work “PET-SAÚDE” for the professional formation of dentists: lessons learned in primary care

Revista da Faculdade de Odontologia - UPF ◽

10.5335/rfo.v25i1.10239 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 25 (1) ◽

pp. 59-65

Author(s):

Patricia Vitor de Souza ◽

Ana Maria Lucas Guimarães ◽

Bruna Bruschi Oliveira ◽

Daniella Andrade Guimarães ◽

Mabel Miluska Suca Salas ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Public Health ◽

Student Perception ◽

Disease Process ◽

Family Health ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Basic Unit ◽

Theoretical Concepts ◽

The Public ◽

Family Health Strategy ◽

Professional Formation

Objective. The aim of the study was to analyse the results of the PET-SAÚDE/GRADUASUS in dental formation and integration between university, service and community. Method. This study reports the experience of one of the tutorial teams of the PET-SAÚDE/GRADUASUS program. Between June 2016 and April 2017 diagnosis, strategic planning and an intervention were carried out in the community of São Raimundo I Family Health Strategy (ESF) in Governador Valadares-MG. Educational actions were carried out at the operative groups, home visits, schools and the waiting rooms of the Basic Unit, focusing on priorities of public oral health problems. Results. As results of the educational actions, the over demand of the public health professional decreased. The community benefited by the increase assistance regarding health promotion and prevention actions, motivating an active participation of the population in its own health-disease process. In the student perception, the knowledge about the health and the public health system was improve, through the application of theoretical concepts in the reality of health practices, and the acquisition of capacities and abilities necessaries for the practice in health. Conclusion. The actions performed as part of the program, promoted positive impacts in the professional formation, benefited the service and the community and the integration between them. ;

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Lessons learned from urgent computing in Europe: Tackling the COVID-19 pandemic

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ◽

10.1073/pnas.2024891118 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 118 (46) ◽

pp. e2024891118

Author(s):

Núria López ◽

Luigi Del Debbio ◽

Marc Baaden ◽

Matej Praprotnik ◽

Laura Grigori ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Crisis Management ◽

Computer Simulations ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Mitigation Strategies ◽

For Profit ◽

Not For Profit ◽

Societal Challenges ◽

The World ◽

Advanced Computing ◽

Urgent Computing

PRACE (Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe), an international not-for-profit association that brings together the five largest European supercomputing centers and involves 26 European countries, has allocated more than half a billion core hours to computer simulations to fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Alongside experiments, these simulations are a pillar of research to assess the risks of different scenarios and investigate mitigation strategies. While the world deals with the subsequent waves of the pandemic, we present a reflection on the use of urgent supercomputing for global societal challenges and crisis management.

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LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE INTEGRATE PROJECT: SUPPORTING POSTSECONDARY FACULTY IN THEIR DESIGN OF CURRICULAR MATERIALS CONNECTING GEOSCIENCE AND SOCIETAL CHALLENGES

10.1130/abs/2016am-283477 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Aida Awad ◽

◽

David Steer ◽

Leilani Arthurs ◽

Joshua L. Caulkins ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Lessons Learned ◽

Societal Challenges ◽

Postsecondary Faculty ◽

Curricular Materials

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Access to Mainstream Microfinance Services for Persons with Disabilities – Lessons Learned from Uganda

Disability Studies Quarterly ◽

10.18061/dsq.v29i1.168 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 29 (1) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Flavia Nakabuye Bwire ◽

George Mukasa ◽

Roy Mersland

Keyword(s):

Business Model ◽

Pilot Project ◽

Economic Incentives ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Market Opportunity ◽

Font Size ◽

Persons With Disabilities ◽

Know How

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Arial;" lang="EN-GB">This article reports from a pilot project in Uganda where the aim is to enable persons with disabilities to have access to mainstream microfinance services. Several lessons have already been learned: 1) entrepreneurs with disabilities are an untapped market opportunity for Micro Finance Institutions (MFIs); 2) to influence MFIs it is important to understand their business model and team up with key actors from the industry; 3) persons with disabilities are often misinformed about MFIs’ terms and services and don’t know how to tap these opportunities. Gradually a change in attitudes in MFIs and Disabled Peoples Organizations (DPOs) is observed. All MFIs participating in the project now report an increase in the number of clients with disabilities served. This is happening without the use of any economic incentives.</span>

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Building Effective Clusters and Industrial Parks

The Oxford Handbook of Structural Transformation ◽

10.1093/oxfordhb/9780198793847.013.13 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 290-308

Author(s):

Xiaobo Zhang

Keyword(s):

Developing Countries ◽

Local Governments ◽

Central Government ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Industrial Districts ◽

Industrial Park ◽

International Firms ◽

Know How ◽

Industrial Parks ◽

Informational Advantage

This chapter discusses some of the strategies that are commonly used to build effective clusters and industrial parks. Industrial districts (clusters) offer three major advantages: better access to suppliers and markets, labour market pooling, and spillovers of technological know-how. Compared to the central government, local governments are in a better position to identify and solve the bottlenecks that affect clusters and industrial parks, mainly because of their informational advantage. The chapter first provides an overview of clusters and industrial parks before analysing the experiences of—and the lessons learned by—developing countries such as China in building them. Four strategies to increase the chances of success of a cluster and industrial park are highlighted: targeting international firms, targeting grouped businesses, incentivizing first movers, and adopting a step-by-step approach. The chapter also considers a number of reasons why clusters and industrial parks failed in countries like India, Egypt, and Senegal.

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