scholarly journals “BREAKING DOWN BARRIERS”: DEVELOPMENT OF AN ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGINEERING TRANSFER PATHWAY IN CANADA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Titilope Adebola ◽  
Brian Frank ◽  
Alexandra Downie ◽  
Hannah Smith
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Students ◽  
Newfoundland And Labrador ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Underrepresented Students ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
Bridge Program

College pathways significantly improve access to engineering degrees for marginalized or underrepresented students. Although several provinces in Canada have established pathways for students wishing to move from an engineering technology diploma to an engineering degree, such as Newfoundland and Labrador, Alberta, and British Columbia, no province-wide pathway in Ontario’s higher education system exists. As a result, transfer students are faced with a myriad of challenges and limited transfer pathways due to the institution-specific and complex nature of transfer articulation agreements in Ontario.  This paper reports on the development of a province-wide diploma-to-degree engineering transfer pathway in Ontario. The proposed pathway program builds upon findings from a previous qualitative research study conducted by the co-authors which highlighted key factors necessary to develop future large-scale transfer pathways. The pathway was designed with the flexibility to incorporate extant institution specific pathways, while also providing a solid foundation for the development of a pilot multi-institutional bridge program. The challenges associated with creating a streamlined transfer pathway from engineering technology to engineering are myriad, and key outcomes from this project will continue to inform the development of possible approaches to a consistent, Ontario-wide engineering transfer program. 

scholarly journals “MEET THEM WHERE THEY’RE AT”: GATHERING INSTITUTIONAL PERSPECTIVES ON ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGINEERING TRANSFER IN CANADA

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Smith ◽  
Nerissa Mulligan ◽  
Brian Frank ◽  
Alexandra Downie ◽  
Roxanna Gholami
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Institutional Commitment ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Qualitative Research Study ◽  
System A ◽  
Visible Minorities ◽  
Or Groups ◽  
Efficient Transfer

This paper presents an investigation to determine the state of Canadian engineering transfer pathways and programs, how they were developed, and how to develop future large-scale transfer pathways. Technology to engineering pathways disproportionately improve access to engineering degrees for visible minorities, with some students relying on transfer as a pathway to a baccalaureate degree. However, there is no province-wide pathway in Ontario’s higher education system, so efficient transfer to engineering happens in a very a limited number of programs. To understand the system, a qualitative research study was developed that used semi-structured interviews with 15 institutions or groups with existing or attempted engineering transfer pathways. Results indicate that there are four factors differentiating existing pathways: timeline, structure, development, and scale. New partnerships should consider communication, collaboration, consideration of students and other institutions, and accreditation concerns as paramount in the success of proposed pathways, while lack of sustained institutional commitment, maintenance of programs, knowledge dissemination, and capacity may present challenges.

INVESTIGATING STUDENT EXPERIENCES OF ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY TO ENGINEERING TRANSFER IN ONTARIO

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hannah Smith ◽  
Brian Frank
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Student Experiences ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Engineering Technology ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
Transfer Programs ◽  
Large Scale Network ◽  
Phenomenological Methodology ◽  
Scale Network ◽  
Articulation And Transfer

The Ontario Council on Articulation and Transfer (ONCAT) Engineering Pathways Project aims to develop a large-scale network for transfer between engineering technology and engineering programs, enabling a streamlined transfer experience across multiple Ontario institutions. When developing a program of this nature, the lived experiences of students who have completed such a transition must be investigated. Eight interviews were completed with students and graduates of Ontario engineering technology to engineering transfer programs, with the intent to understand a) rationale for student transfer, b) experiences while studying, and c) experiences or plans post-graduation. A phenomenological methodology was used for analysis by inductive coding. Major results include the necessity of program accreditation for student enrollment, the benefits of short and rigorous bridging programs, and the marked lack of social and academic support students experienced during their transfer pathways. This research has been used to inform the development of the pilot phase of an Ontario-wide engineering transfer program. 

scholarly journals Effects of a Large-Scale Unconditional Cash Transfer Program on Mental Health Outcomes of Young People in Kenya

2016 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-229 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelly Kilburn ◽  
Harsha Thirumurthy ◽  
Carolyn Tucker Halpern ◽  
Audrey Pettifor ◽  
Sudhanshu Handa
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Young People ◽  
Health Outcomes ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Cash Transfer ◽  
Mental Health Outcomes ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Unconditional Cash Transfer

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

2018 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 631-652 ◽  
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.

First field results on the use of stallion sex-sorted semen in a large-scale embryo transfer program

2014 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 520-525 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Panarace ◽  
R.O. Pellegrini ◽  
M.O. Basualdo ◽  
M. Belé ◽  
D.A. Ursino ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Embryo Transfer ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Transfer Program ◽  
Embryo Transfer Program

Estimates of future flood risk in Western Europe and its potential impact on insured losses.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Remi Meynadier ◽  
Hugo Rakotoarimanga ◽  
Madeleine-Sophie Deroche ◽  
Sylvain Buisine
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Flood Risk ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Western Europe ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Flood Risks ◽  
Hazard Exposure ◽  
Modelling Framework ◽  
Loss Modelling ◽  
The Impact

<p>The large-scale and complex nature of climate change makes it difficult to assess and quantify the impact on insurance activities. Climate change is likely affecting the probability of natural hazard occurrence in terms of severity and/or frequency.</p><p>Natural catastrophe risk is a function of hazard, exposure and vulnerability. As a (re)-insurer it is seen that changes in year-on-year losses are a function of all these components and not just the hazard.</p><p>The present study focuses, in a first step, on assessing impacts of climate change on fluvial flood risks in Europe solely due to changes in hazard itself. A stochastic catalogue of future flood risk events is derived from Pan-European data sets of river flood probability of occurrence produced within EU FP7 RAIN project. The loss modelling framework internally developed at AXA is then used to provide a geographical view of changes in future flood risks.</p><p> </p>

Stakeholder Approach for Quality Higher Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 1664-1690
Author(s):  
Neeta Baporikar
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Economic Growth ◽  
Growth And Development ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Poor Quality ◽  
Stakeholder Approach ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
Core Issue ◽  
Low Efficiency ◽  
Quality In Higher Education

Higher education is not necessary for economic growth and development is a general presumption, the belief being literacy and primary education is. Increased concerns for ‘Education for All', also led to overall neglect of higher education in many developing countries. But given the inter-dependence of one layer of education on the other, higher education becomes critically important for developing and sustaining a good quality primary and secondary education. It is also a necessary feature for economic growth, development and sustenance. Higher education system suffers from a yawning gap in funds, outdated regulatory mechanisms, poor quality, and low efficiency. Liberalization of sector to attract large scale investments is the key to access, affordability, and equity. However, the core issue still remains ‘quality in higher education'. This chapter through in depth literature review and content analysis delves into stakeholder approach for quality higher education, which would hopefully not only optimize the higher education impact but also guarantee quality higher education.

The Viability of Tuition-Free Community College

2020 ◽  
pp. 089590482095111
Author(s):  
Matthew P. Ison
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Community College ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Student Loans ◽  
College Education ◽  
Underrepresented Populations ◽  
Higher Education System ◽  
American Higher Education ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
Policy Discussion

Free higher education has become a major policy discussion of the past few years, one that is often debated or supported along partisan lines. Those supporting this policy initiative often point to the rising cost of a college education and the barrier it creates for underrepresented populations hoping to access higher education. Others point to a broken financial aid system that leaves more individuals financing their education through student loans, adding to a massive national loan debt now exceeding a trillion dollars. Various arguments for and against a free-tuition program within the American higher education system are addressed. While an argument can be made that all public American higher education should be tuition-free, limiting a large-scale federal program to the American community college has economic and political implications that could make the policy more feasible for a larger percentage of the American public.

scholarly journals A Necropsy Study of Disease and Comorbidity Trends in Morbidity and Mortality in the Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) in South-East Queensland, Australia

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
V. Gonzalez-Astudillo ◽  
J. Henning ◽  
L. Valenza ◽  
L. Knott ◽  
A. McKinnon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Infectious Disease ◽  
Body Condition ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Attack Tree ◽  
Phascolarctos Cinereus ◽  
Population Reduction ◽  
Good Body Condition ◽  
Australian Marsupial

AbstractKoalas are an iconic Australian marsupial undergoing precipitous population reduction in South-East Queensland from complex interacting threats. To investigate the causes of death and the interaction of comorbidities with demography in South-East Queensland koalas, a large scale, high-throughput prospective necropsy survey was conducted spanning 2013–2016. During this period, 519 necropsies were conducted in 155 young/subadult koalas, 235 mature, 119 old koalas and 10 of unknown age. Similar numbers of males and females were assessed. Trauma and infectious disease at were the most common single diagnoses. However, comorbidity was frequent, including multicentric infection or infectious disease in combination with trauma or senescence. Female koalas had proportionally more reproductive chlamydiosis compared to males in which the ocular and urinary systems were more commonly affected. Comorbidity and disease were strongly associated with poor body condition, and trauma was associated with good body condition. Animals affected by motor vehicle trauma were often in better body condition than those affected by animal attack, tree fall or other causes of trauma. This study identified a higher frequency of infections and comorbidity then previously reported, confirming the complex nature of interacting threats to the koala population.

An Investigation Into the Effect of Subcooled Liquid Inertia on Flow-Change-Induced Transient Flow Surges in Horizontal Condensing Flow Systems

2005 ◽  
Vol 127 (11) ◽  
pp. 1280-1284 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. J. Kobus
Keyword(s):  
Flow Rate ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Transient Flow ◽  
Phase Region ◽  
Complex Nature ◽  
Vapor Flow ◽  
Two Phase ◽  
Subcooled Liquid ◽  
Flow Systems ◽  
Final Steady State

The objective of this research is to investigate large-scale transient flow surges of the condensate leaving in-tube condensing flow systems because of perturbations in the inlet vapor flow rate, and the influence of the subcooled liquid inertia of the condensate on these transient responses. Small changes in the inlet vapor flow rate momentarily cause large transient flow surges in the outlet liquid flow rate. Condensate inertia is seen to destabilize the system into an underdamped behavior where the flow rate can overshoot the final steady-state position several times. A one-dimensional, two-fluid, distributed parameter system mean void fraction (SMVF) model of the time-dependent distribution of liquid and vapor within the two-phase region is developed for predicting these transient characteristics, which it is seen to do quite well, especially when consideration is given to the complex nature of the problem.

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