scholarly journals How do we need to adapt Biomedical Engineering Education for the Health 4.0 challenges?

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 604-607
Author(s):  
Holger Fritzsche ◽  
Axel Boese ◽  
Michael Friebe
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Organizational Setting ◽  
School Technology ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team Work ◽  
Innovation Generation ◽  
Biomedical Engineering Education

AbstractNovel challenges and developments require adaptations on skill set, content, and associated education. A biomedical engineer will require a broad range of skills - which to a large extent are currently not taught - in the coming years to meet the development needs of future healthcare: intensive interdisciplinary team work, advanced communication skills, team management and coaching capabilities, advanced project management, learn how to learn, visionary and forward looking thinking, understanding of health economics, entrepreneurship and leadership. But above all empathy towards the clinical user and patients is needed as well as a basic understanding of the current and future clinical workflows that can globally vary. An innovation process for a healthcare related product or service will likely only create value through the consideration and implementation of several of these points. Even though techniques for the development of innovation and enhancing creativity in individuals are widely discussed, there are relatively few reports on the practice of mainstreaming creativity in an organizational setting. We report on the setup of our Graduate School “Technology Innovation in Therapy and Imaging (T²I²)” that has implemented a structured post graduate program and focuses on interdisciplinary and application-oriented innovation generation education. The educational process starts with the observation and identification of clinical needs and an in-depth understanding of the problem and subsequently covers all steps necessary to transfer prototypes into viable solutions and further into implementing valuable products.

Functional-predictive Model Environments of Students in Graduate School as a Means of Scientific and Scientific-pedagogical Training of Highly Qualified Personnel

2020 ◽  
pp. 43-53
Author(s):  
Vladimir Sergeevich Malyshev ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Predictive Model ◽  
Graduate Student ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Way Of Life ◽  
Pedagogical Training ◽  
Qualified Personnel ◽  
Scientific Pedagogical ◽  
The Way

Introduction to the problem. The relevance of the analysis of the environment of a graduate student from the position of searching for a pedagogical means of managing his formation as a highly qualified specialist is due to the multidimensional goals and objectives of postgraduate training, which are based on the conditions of real life. The purpose of the article is to identify and justify the functional and predictive model of the environment of students in graduate school as a means of scientific and scientific-pedagogical training of highly qualified personnel. The methodology of the study. Theoretical bases of the description of a model of students in graduate school made presentation on environmental design, as part of a technology of the environmental approach in education, as well as theoretical and practical experience of understanding the way of life as a condition of personality during the educational process. An important role was played by the results of the study of the use of information and communication technologies as a system-forming factor in the training of highly qualified personnel in graduate school, conducted by the author since 2017. Results and conclusion. The environment of students in graduate school is presented as an integral tool that includes the parameters of the possibility, probability and reliability of achieving an educational goal in the environment and with the help of the environment. These parameters are revealed in the course of a sequential solution of nine tasks to describe the environment of students in graduate school, based on the rules of combining parts of the environmental approach in order to realize the educational potential inherent in it. The way of life of a graduate student is considered as a condition for becoming a highly qualified specialist with scientific and scientific-pedagogical training as a result of the interaction of the student with the environment.

scholarly journals QUALITY OF EDUCATION AS A CATALYST OF EFFICIENCY OF THE INNOVATION PROGRESS OF SOCIETY

2020 ◽  
pp. 54-66
Author(s):  
W. Gao
Keyword(s):  
English Language ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Quality Of Education ◽  
Postdoctoral Training ◽  
National Education ◽  
Spheres Of Influence ◽  
National Education Systems

The economic and innovational development depend on the quality of human capital, which is determined by the quality of education. The quality of training of pupils and students depends not only on traditional factors (amounts of funding, composition of groups), but also on the qualification of teachers, the level of introduction of new technologies in the educational process. A significant role in increasing the competitiveness of national education systems is played by the English language, which is an imperative condition for innovative breakthroughs, scientific achievements, mastery of new technologies. There is a redistribution of spheres of influence in the field of secondary and higher education at the global level, where the countries of the East Asian region are at the forefront. Attention to postdoctoral training as a prerequisite for improving the efficiency of the innovation process is significantly increasing. The necessity of finding a balance in the teaching of humanities and natural sciences and engineering disciplines in order to reveal the innovative potential of societies in the conditions of rapid technological changes is substantiated.

scholarly journals Designing Educational Objectives in the Aspect of Innovative Activities of the Motor Transport Profile

2021 ◽  
Vol 334 ◽  
pp. 01024
Author(s):  
Galina Bukalova ◽  
Еlena Khovanskaya
Keyword(s):  
Professional Identity ◽  
Innovation Process ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Goals ◽  
Innovation Development ◽  
Methodological Basis ◽  
Structural Composition ◽  
Innovation Activities ◽  
The University ◽  
Transport Complex

The implementation of innovation development strategies is a prerequisite for the effective functioning of modern transport complex enterprises. The need for innovation activities, formed in the sphere of profile production, actualizes the orientation of the educational process of the university on the formation of the graduates’ readiness for active participation in industrial innovation activities. The multidimensional nature of innovation activities causes the application of interdisciplinary and competence approaches as a methodological basis for the design of educational goals. The student’s understanding of their own professional identity is a prerequisite to achieve effective preparation for core innovation activities. The pedagogical potential of projective teaching, on the basis of the generalized structural composition of the innovation process, corresponds to the productive implementation of the innovation-oriented educational process of the engineering profile.

scholarly journals Understanding Women’s Experience in Graduate Mathematics Through a Focused Identity Lens

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Lynn Liao Hodge ◽  
Lauren Wagener Riva
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Southeastern United States ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
School Mathematics ◽  
Grade School ◽  
The Social ◽  
The World

Despite relatively equal proportions of boys and girls enrolled in STEM courses during grade school, women are significantly underrepresented in STEM degrees and occupations around the world (Hill, Corbett, and St. Rose, 2010). The field of mathematics reflects this trend. Our focus in this article is on three women graduate students in mathematics at a University in the Southeastern United States. In particular, we were interested in their identities that include their perspective on the graduate program. Specifically, we sought to understand the norms, expectations, and resources of the social situation in which their identities were developing. As will become apparent, the three students illustrate different identities as they participated in graduate school mathematics.

scholarly journals The effect of parental attitudes on habilitation of hearing impaired children

2013 ◽  
Vol 70 (4) ◽  
pp. 363-367
Author(s):  
Snezana Ristic ◽  
Biljana Kocic ◽  
Zoran Milosevic
Keyword(s):  
Hearing Loss ◽  
Parental Attitudes ◽  
Structured Interview ◽  
Speech Disorders ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Parent Attitudes ◽  
Complex Process ◽  
Children With Hearing Loss ◽  
Potential Methods

Background/Aim. Habilitation of children with hearing loss is a very complex process and requires a team work. Habilitation period length, as well as the effects themselves are individual and depend on many factors. The goal of any habilitation process is to improve the quality of life of each individual to the maximal extent possible, regardless of whether embedded cochlear implant, or other forms of amplification applied. A long-standing practice has shown that the influence of parents and their attitudes in the habilitation process is great. The aim of this study was to examine the extent of this influence in order to educate the parents so to help their children maximize their potential. Methods. The instruments used in this study were: semi-structured interview, the Parental Attitudes Scale (PAD), Package Nottingham Early Estimates (NEAP). The participants in this study were the parents with children aged 4-15 years. The extent of hearing loss in the children was recorded at the beginning and during the habilitation process and all were actively involved at least three months. For statistical analysis of this study the descriptive and inferential statistical techniques were applied. Results. The results of our study show significant differences in certain parental attitudes. A close cooperation of the parents and quality experts interactions with the parents are a prerequisite for a successful habilitation. Conclusion. The result of this research show that the process of habilitation of children with hearing and speech disorders is significantly affected by the parent attitudes. Parental attitudes were proved to be especially important for children with greater hearing loss. It was also noted that in our society mainly mothers are concerned with hearing-damaged children, which indicates that the educational process should be extend to both parents.

scholarly journals Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation

2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Shipton
Keyword(s):  
Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Parkinson's Disease ◽  
Movement Disorders ◽  
Therapeutic Option ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Implantation Technique ◽  
Advanced Parkinson’S Disease ◽  
Closed Loop Systems ◽  
Ventral Intermediate Nucleus ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team Work

Movement disorders are neurological conditions affecting speed, fluency, quality, and ease of movement. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is used to treat advanced Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia. Possible target sites for DBS include the ventral intermediate nucleus of the thalamus, the globus pallidus internus, and the subthalamic nucleus. High-frequency DBS leads to a kind of functional deafferentation of the stimulated structure and to the modulation of cortical activity. This has a profound effect on the efficiency of movement. Indications for the use of DBS include the need to improve function, reduce medication dependency, and avoid ablative neurosurgery. Appropriate patient selection is critical for success. The implantation technique is briefly described. Programming stimulation parameters are performed via telemetry. The adverse effects of DBS are discussed. The future should see the development of “closed-loop” systems. Its use has promoted interdisciplinary team work and provided an improved understanding of the complex neurocircuitry associated with these disorders. DBS is a highly effective, safe, and reversible surgical treatment for advanced Parkinson’s disease, tremor, and dystonia. It is a useful therapeutic option in carefully selected patients that significantly improves motor symptoms, functional status, and quality of life.

More than an intervention: strategies for increasing diversity and inclusion in STEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 234-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sosanya Jones
Keyword(s):  
Graduate School ◽  
Graduate Program ◽  
Stem Fields ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Program Leaders ◽  
Diversity And Inclusion ◽  
Graduate School Preparation ◽  
School Preparation ◽  
Insight Into

Purpose This paper aims to provide insight into the strategies used by leaders of graduate school preparation programs for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) to recruit and retain graduate students of color within STEM fields. Design/methodology/approach This paper is a qualitative multiple-case study using a snowball sample and semi-structured interview protocol. Twenty interviews were conducted. Findings Graduate program leaders use particular strategies to increase diversity and inclusion within graduate STEM education, and these strategies are strongly influenced by their institutional context. The most common strategies include collaboration, mapping the political terrain, evaluation, mediation, persistence, persuasion, networking in and outside of the institution, strategic planning, bargaining and negotiation, reaching out to the greater campus, and coalition building and developing allies. Research limitations/implications All of the institutions in this study were public research institutions. Further inquiry is needed on more diverse types of institutions. Practical implications The results of this study can be used by institutional and STEM program leaders who wish to increase diversity and inclusion. Social implications This research study raises awareness about an under-studied group of leaders, as well as the importance of considering context when developing strategic plans for increasing diversity and inclusion for STEM. Originality/value This study is unique because while graduate school preparation programs have become an important strategy for addressing diversity in STEM fields, research on these programs usually focuses only on student outcomes. This study provides rare insight into what is required to implement, sustain and expand these kind of diversity programs.

scholarly journals Implementation of Advanced Collaborative Platform for Project Based Learning in Naval Architecture Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-226
Author(s):  
Davor Bolf ◽  
Marko Hadjina ◽  
Tin Matulja ◽  
Igor Knapić
Keyword(s):  
Product Life Cycle ◽  
Project Based Learning ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Team Work ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Naval Architecture ◽  
Detailed Model ◽  
Collaborative Platform ◽  
Education Process

In the education process it is of utmost importance to adequately prepare the student for the labor market in accordance with current achievements in the professional field. In doing so, the standard educational process is often not sufficiently aligned with the needs of the market, especially in terms of preparation for work in a collaborative project environment, which is expected in nowadays modern design company. Today, the industry uses advanced digital collaborative software solutions that integrate ideas, design, development and follow the product life cycle. Such software needs to be implemented in the contemporary education process. In this paper authors present the implementation of the 3DExperience Collaborative Platform in the education process of naval architecture, based on modeling of a sample ship in order to analyze its global strength. Students are being familiarized with team work, they are able to monitor their work and progress of their colleagues, influence on the execution of the tasks and adjust the course of the project, redistributing and reallocating the resources. All of this actions are comparatively realistic depiction of the real working environment. Finally, the application of VR technology for the visualization of the model of the ship is presented in order to better understand the project challenges, ship structure and control of the performed tasks. At the end of the paper, the authors give an overview of the achievements and also stress out guidelines for further application of the software in the education process. Next milestone in this ongoing process would be to produce a detailed model of the ship and its documentation and other production information.

scholarly journals Characterization of school-related problems and diagnoses in a Neuro-Learning Disorder Clinic

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 161-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Coelho CARVALHO ◽  
Ricardo Franco de LIMA ◽  
Gláucia Gabriela Bagattini de SOUZA ◽  
Taciana Coli PIRES ◽  
Rafael PIERINI ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Learning Difficulties ◽  
Team Work ◽  
State University ◽  
Learning Disorder ◽  
Global Learning ◽  
Children And Young People ◽  
The Public ◽  
Interdisciplinary Team Work

Abstract The objective of this study was to characterize the children referred to the Neuro-Learning Disorder Clinic at the Public Hospital of the Universidade Estadual de Campinas (State University of Campinas) in 2010 focusing on the demographics, parents' concerns, and the diagnoses given by the health care professionals. A total of 203 male and female children and young people, aged 4-17 years old, attending kindergarten to high school were analyzed. The children that were referred due to school-related problems underwent interdisciplinary evaluations aiming to establish a diagnosis. After thorough evaluation, the children were treated according to their specific needs. The study sample was predominately comprised of males (67.0%), fifth graders with average age of 10 years and 11 months. The main problems identified were global learning difficulties and inattention. The evaluation results indicated 43.8% of pedagogy-related learning difficulties and 32.2% of intellectual disability issues. The findings corroborate those of other studies on the characterization of behavior and school-related problems of children and adolescents in specialized centers. The results obtained emphasize the importance of an interdisciplinary team work to evaluate school-related problems.

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