scholarly journals Doctor Jérôme Lejeune’s Gaze at the University of Ottawa

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emanuela Ferretti
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Trisomy 21 ◽  
Trisomie 21 ◽  
Genetic Origin ◽  
Great Scientist ◽  
Premier Cycle ◽  
Scientific Truth ◽  
The University ◽  
Premier Cycle Universitaire ◽  
French Physician

From January 29th to February 1st, 2015, a group of University of Ottawa undergraduate students and I hosted an exhibit about the life and research of French physician Dr. Jérôme Lejeune, who in 1959 discovered Trisomy 21, the genetic origin of Down syndrome (DS). Considered the father of modern genetics, Dr. Lejeune believed medicine should serve the patient and not the disease. The exhibit focused on Lejeune’s profound humanity and compassion that accompanied his commitment to scientific truth. It also showed how this great scientist maintained an unshakeable adherence to his faith and conscience despite challenges and adversity. Du 29 janvier au 1er février 2015, un groupe d’étudiants au premier cycle universitaire ont organisé une exposition portant sur la vie et les travaux de recherche du médecin français Dr Jérôme Lejeune, qui en 1959 a découvert la trisomie 21, l’origine génétique du syndrome de Down. Dr Lejeune est considéré comme le père de la génétique moderne. Il croyait que la médecine devait se concentrer sur le patient et non seulement sur sa maladie. L’exposition a mis en valeur l’humanité et la compassion du Dr Lejeune en illustrant comment ce grand scientifique a su maintenir sa foi et ses croyances malgré les défis à relever.

scholarly journals DETERMINANTS PSYCHOSOCIAUX ET ABANDON SCOLAIRE DES ETUDIANTS INSCRITS DANS LES ETABLISSEMENTS FACULTAIRES DE L’UNIVERSITE DE NGAOUNDERE, CAMEROUN / PSYCHOSOCIAL DETERMINANTS AND DROP-OUT OF REGISTERED STUDENTS IN OPTIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NGAOUNDERE, CAMEROUN

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Charles Tchouata Foudjio ◽  
Guy Ari Hamadou
Keyword(s):  
Drop Out ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
First Year ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Psychosocial Determinants ◽  
Premier Cycle ◽  
Initial Hypothesis ◽  
The University ◽  
Premier Cycle Universitaire ◽  
The Impact

<p>Les établissements facultaires classiques des Universités camerounaises connaissent depuis plusieurs années, le phénomène d’abandon des études qui touche les étudiants inscrits au premier cycle universitaire. Selon le rapport de Delpouve et Breillat (2010) réalisé à l’Université de Yaoundé 1, près de 31% d’étudiants abandonnent les études en première année. L’objectif de cette étude est d’examiner l’impact des déterminants psychosociaux sur l’abandon scolaire des étudiants au sein des facultés universitaires. Notre hypothèse d’étude stipule que l’abandon scolaire des étudiants, relève davantage du processuel que de l’événementiel. C’est à dire qu’il est influencé par les déterminants psychologiques et/ou sociaux. Cette hypothèse a été vérifiée sur la base des données recueillies à l’aide d’un questionnaire administré auprès de 149 anciens étudiant(e)s ayant abandonné au premier cycle d’études à l’Université de Ngaoundéré. Les résultats obtenus sont en faveur d’une validation de l’hypothèse de départ. Il existe donc une corrélation significative et positive entre les déterminants psychosociaux et l’abandon scolaires des étudiants inscrits dans les établissements facultaires de l’Université de Ngaoundéré. Des entretiens semi-directifs ont été menés auprès de 15 étudiants dans le but d’approfondir la compréhension du phénomène d’abandon des études observé à l’Université. </p><p> </p><p>The traditional faculty establishments of Cameroonian universities have known for several years the phenomenon of dropping out of studies affecting students enrolled in the first cycle of university. According to the report by Delpouve and Breillat (2010) carried out at the University of Yaoundé 1, nearly 31% of students drop out of studies in the first year. The objective of this study is to examine the impact of psychosocial determinants on the dropout of students in university faculties. Our study hypothesis stipulates that students dropping out of school is more a process than an event. That is to say, it is influenced by psychological and / or social determinants. This hypothesis was checked on the basis of the data using a questionnaire administered to 149 former students who dropped out in the first cycle of studies at the University of Ngaoundéré. The results obtained are in favor of a validation of the initial hypothesis. There is therefore a significant and positive correlation between psychosocial determinants and the school dropout of students enrolled in faculty establishments of the University of Ngaoundéré. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 15 students with the aim of deepening the understanding of the phenomenon of dropping out of studies observed at the university.</p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0856/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

scholarly journals Dental Education during the COVID-19 Pandemic in a German Dental Hospital

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (13) ◽  
pp. 6905
Author(s):  
Julia Winter ◽  
Roland Frankenberger ◽  
Frank Günther ◽  
Matthias Johannes Roggendorf
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Dental Treatment ◽  
Dental Education ◽  
Full Recovery ◽  
Patient Treatment ◽  
Mouth Rinse ◽  
Rubber Dam ◽  
Dental Hospital ◽  
The University ◽  
Student Assistants

Due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, dental treatment performed by undergraduate students at the University of Marburg/Germany was immediately stopped in spring 2020 and stepwise reinstalled under a new hygiene concept until full recovery in winter 2020/21. Patient treatment in the student courses was evaluated based on three aspects: (1) Testing of patients with a SARS-CoV-2 Rapid Antigen (SCRA) Test applied by student assistants (SA); (2) Improved hygiene regimen, with separated treatment units, cross-ventilation, pre-operative mouth rinse and rubber dam application wherever possible; (3) Recruitment of patients: 735 patients were pre-registered for the two courses; 384 patients were treated and a total of 699 tests with the SCRA test were performed by SAs. While half of the patients treated in the course were healthy, over 40% of the patients that were pre-registered but not treated in the course revealed a disease being relevant to COVID (p < 0.001). 46 patients had concerns to visit the dental hospital due to the increase of COVID incidence levels, 14 persons refused to be tested. The presented concept was suitable to enable patient treatment in the student course during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.

Correlating entrance data and first year academic performance of students enrolled in the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering at the University of Porto

2021 ◽  
pp. 030641902110156
Author(s):  
TMGP Duarte ◽  
AM Lopes ◽  
LFM da Silva
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
First Year ◽  
Female Type ◽  
The University ◽  
First Year University ◽  
Over Time

Understanding how the academic performance of first year undergraduate students is influenced by home, personal and institutional factors is fundamental to delineate policies able to mitigate failure. This paper investigates possible correlations between the academic performance of students at the end of high school with their achievements at the end of first year university. Data for students in the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering (MIEM) program within the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Porto are analysed for the period 2016/2017 to 2019/2020. The students’ performance is measured by two metrics and the students are structured as a whole and by groups, according to their gender (Male/Female), type of secondary school (Public/Private), living place (Away/Home) and the rank of MIEM in their application list of options (Option 1/Option 2–6). The information is organized statistically and possible correlations between the data are investigated. The analysis reveals limited correlation between the two metrics, meaning that all students may exhibit good or poor results at the end of first year in MIEM, independent of their status at entrance. An unanticipated pattern is exhibited for the group Option 2–6, since it shows that, despite entering into MIEM without top application marks, the students in this group can perform as well as the others. This behavior is consistent over time.

scholarly journals The Impact of Embedded iPad Use on Student Perceptions of Their Digital Capabilities

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Matt Elphick
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Student Body ◽  
Learning And Teaching ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Key Skills ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education ◽  
The Impact

Digital capabilities are recognized as key skills that students must possess to learn and work in our increasingly digital world and have been the subject of a growing focus over recent years. Similarly, smartphones and, to a lesser degree, tablets are now ubiquitous within the student body, and many academics are beginning to leverage these devices for the purposes of learning and teaching in higher education. To further explore the possibilities of mobile technology, the iPilot project was created to explore the effects that embedded iPad use had on undergraduate students’ creativity, ability to collaborate with their peers and their perception of their digital capabilities. Focusing on the digital capabilities aspect of the project, this paper explores the results gathered. While the results are mixed, when combined with data taken from the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) Digital Experience Tracker, it does appear that using iPads in the university classroom can have a positive impact on certain digital behaviors and students’ perceptions of their digital skills.

An Introduction to the Impact Behaviour of Polymer Composites Using Simplified Beam Models

1998 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 89-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. A. W. Mines
Keyword(s):  
Composite Materials ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Progressive Collapse ◽  
Structural Response ◽  
Sandwich Beams ◽  
Three Point Bending ◽  
The Past ◽  
Structural Case ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The paper describes a final-year undergraduate course that has been taught at the University of Liverpool for the past three years. The main aims of the course are to introduce the student to the design of structures using multi-component (composite) materials and to the performance of such structures under impact loading. Given the complexity of generalized composite behaviour and of structural crashworthiness, a simple structural case is considered, namely, a beam subject to three-point bending. A feature of the course is that not only is linear structural response considered but also non-linear (progressive) structural collapse is covered. The course is split into four parts, namely: (i) analysis of composite laminae, (ii) analysis of laminated beams, (iii) local and global effects in sandwich beams, and (iv) post-failure and progressive collapse of sandwich beams. Static and impact loadings are considered. Comments are made on how the theories are simplified and communicated to the undergraduate students.

scholarly journals Students’ Involvement in Social Networking and Attitudes towards Its Integration into Teaching

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. 250
Author(s):  
Ukeme Ekpedeme Umoh ◽  
Etuk Nssien Etuk
Keyword(s):  
Social Networking ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Survey Design ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Ex Post ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Research Questions ◽  
The University

<p class="apa">The study examined ‘Students’ Involvement in Social Networking and attitudes towards its Integration into Teaching. The study was carried out in the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The population of the study consisted of 17,618 undergraduate students enrolled into full time degree programmes in the University of Uyo for 2014/2015 academic session. The design of the study was survey design with ex-post facto approach. Random sampling technique was used to select 1730 students from the 12 faculties in the University. The instrument used for the study was ‘Students’ Social Networking and Attitude Questionnaire which was validated by an expert in curriculum studies and an expert in measurement and evaluation in the University of Uyo. Cronbach’s Alpha Statistical method was used to determine the reliability coefficient of .70 for the instrument. Two research questions and two null hypotheses tested at .05 level of significance guided the study. Mean and Standard Deviation were used to answer research questions; Independent t-test and Analysis of Variance were used to test the hypotheses. The results show that there is significant difference in involvement of university undergraduate students in Social Networking based on course of study, level (year) of study and age. Female undergraduate students’ involvement in social networking is higher than that of their male counterparts; but male undergraduate students showed a higher positive attitude towards integration of social networking into teaching and learning.</p>

scholarly journals Learning in the informal spaces and re-signification of the existence of undergraduate students of nursing

2014 ◽  
Vol 22 (5) ◽  
pp. 731-738 ◽  
Author(s):  
Isabel Silva de Jesus ◽  
Edite Lago da Silva Sena ◽  
Luana Machado Andrade
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Public University ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing Students ◽  
Construction Of Knowledge ◽  
Undergraduate Nursing ◽  
Teaching Learning ◽  
The University

OBJECTIVE: to describe the perception of lecturers and undergraduate nursing students regarding the dialogic experience in the informal spaces and its relationship with training in health.METHOD: experiential descriptions were collected in the context of a public university in the non-metropolitan region of the state of Bahia, Brazil, using open interviews. These descriptions were analyzed according to the principles of the phenomenology of Maurice Merleau-Ponty.RESULTS: it was revealed that the informal spaces contribute significantly to the construction of knowledge and professional training strengthening teaching and promoting the re-signification of the subjects' experience.CONCLUSION: it is evidenced that the dialogic experience has relevancy for rethinking the teaching-learning process in the university, such that the informal spaces should be included and valued as producers of meanings for the personal and academic life of lecturers and students, with the ability to re-signify existence.

scholarly journals Prevalence and impact of headache in undergraduate students in Southern Brazil

2010 ◽  
Vol 68 (6) ◽  
pp. 873-877 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asdrubal Falavigna ◽  
Alisson Roberto Teles ◽  
Maíra Cristina Velho ◽  
Viviane Maria Vedana ◽  
Roberta Castilhos da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
International Headache Society ◽  
Primary Headache ◽  
Tension Type Headache ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Headache Episode ◽  
Headache Type ◽  
Probable Migraine ◽  
Type Headache ◽  
The University

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence, characteristics and impact of headache among university students. METHOD: The criteria established by the International Headache Society were used to define the primary headache subtypes and the Migraine Disability Assessment Questionnaire (MIDAS), to assess the disability. The students were then grouped into six categories: [1] migraine; [2] probable migraine; [3] tension-type headache; [4] probable tension-type headache; [5] non-classifiable headache; [6] no headache. RESULTS: Of all undergraduate students interviewed, 74.5% had at least one headache episode in the last three months. Regarding disability, there was a significant difference between the headache types (p<0.0001). In the post-hoc analysis, migraine was the headache type with most reported disability. CONCLUSION: Headache is a highly prevalent condition among the students at the University of Caxias do Sul. This disease may have a major impact on the students' lives and in some cases, ultimately lead to educational failure.

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