scholarly journals The Nature of the Computing and Natural Science in Engineering Education

2021 ◽  
pp. 69-76
Author(s):  
Bojadzievski Andonova ◽  
Ramesh kulkarni
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Current Growth ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Relative Weighting

In engineering, the interdisciplinary essence of the Computing and Natural Science (CNS) as well as its relations with other fields are described. This paper presents a discussion of the phases by which CNS education evolve from the recognition of initial growth in the '80's to current growth. The limitations and potential benefits of varying CNS education methodologies are addressed, and so is the advancement of the number of the foundational elements, which are common to most strategies. The CNS course content, grades and curriculum are examined and all bachelors’ programs are surveyed. The curricula of the various programs are examined and discussed for their relative weighting for the standard "toolkit."

Reform of embedded system experiment course based on engineering education accreditation

2020 ◽  
pp. 002072092091815
Author(s):  
Yong Luo ◽  
Shuai-Bing Qin ◽  
Dong-Shu Wang
Keyword(s):  
Education Reform ◽  
Embedded System ◽  
Engineering Education ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Teaching Model ◽  
Electronic Information ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Practical Operation ◽  
System Experiment ◽  
The Embedded System

With the continuous development of engineering education accreditation in China, its concept has had a profound impact on the reform of various majors in higher education. Using the idea of engineering education accreditation, this paper discusses the main problems in the implementation of embedded experimental courses of electronic information majors and proposes related education reform programs. Taking the embedded system experiment course of the automation major and embedded system major of Zhengzhou University as examples, the course has carried out research on the aspects of teaching model, experimental course content, scientific assessment method, etc., and proposed corresponding improvement methods to achieve better effect. The practical operation result has proved that the embedded system experiment course of the automation major and embedded system major improved the students’ ability and met the requirements of professional accreditation.

scholarly journals Competence-driven engineering education: A case for T-shaped engineers and teachers

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alabadan Babatope A ◽  
Taiwo M. Samuel ◽  
Philip I. Ajewole ◽  
Oluwakemi M. Anyanwu
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
New Economy ◽  
Education Curriculum ◽  
Young Professionals ◽  
Science Management ◽  
Service Oriented ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Knowledge Intensive

<span>The demand for engineering education and graduates is increasing daily because the current service and technological designs are unable to meet the needs of the society and the expected dramatic increase in the future. The emerging skill gap requires a shift in the type of expertise required of young professionals that will be needed to successfully lead organizations in the new economy. Researchers have identified various ‘shapes’ for the engineering professionals to make them relevant to the 21<sup>st</sup> century challenge, especially in the industry where their expertise is much needed. T-shaped professionals have skills that make them to be more preferred among others. The purpose of this paper is to present the need to upgrade engineering education curriculum to produce more T-shaped graduate engineers required in the changing industrial world. The potential benefits of T-shaped professionals to organizational performance are quite significant; hence, the demand for T-shaped professionals in knowledge-intensive, service-oriented economies is increasing. Unfortunately, the challenges associated with creating more T-shaped professionals are also significant. National regulatory bodies for engineering education in Nigeria are beginning to move towards integrated curriculum to break down discipline silos and produce T-shaped graduate engineers for the fast-changing industrial world. Service Science Management and Engineering (SSME) is an emerging discipline with over 250 programmes in 50 nations seeking to create more T-shaped professionals.</span>

scholarly journals TEACHING EXPERIMENTS FOR ENGINEERING EDUCATION BASED ON CLOUD CAD SOFTWARE

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 2951-2960
Author(s):  
Raoudha Gaha ◽  
Pierre-Marie Nicolet ◽  
Matthieu Bricogne ◽  
Benoit Eynard
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Software As A Service ◽  
Scientific Research Work ◽  
Comparison Results ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
New Generation ◽  
Teaching Experiments

AbstractToday we live a high increasing digitalization in industry 4.0. As part of the evolution of CAD solutions on the market, there is a particular interest in new generation software which are distributed as Software-as-a- Service (SaaS) such as Onshape, 3D Experience, Fusion 360, etc. In order to prepare engineering students for integrating such software within the Université de Technologie de Compiègne (UTC), a further practicing study is carried out in this paper. This study aims to identify, analyze, experiment, evaluate and compare the capacities of Cloud-based CAD solutions on the market and in scientific research work in order to define potential benefits for their implementation in mechanical engineering education. Therefore, we tested two use scenarios of the two Cloud-based software; Onshape and Fusion 360 on a case study. Then, we discussed the comparison results.

scholarly journals BRIDGING COURSES FOR MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS: INTERNATIONAL PROJECT “BRIDGE2TEACH”

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-13
Author(s):  
Vincentas Lamanauskas
Keyword(s):  
Science Teacher ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Natural Science ◽  
International Project ◽  
Science Knowledge ◽  
Actual Problem ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Study Programme ◽  
And Mathematics ◽  
Mathematics And Science

Qualitative preparation of pre-service teachers remains an actual problem. Appropriate school preparation is important for studying at university. This is very actual for future natural science teachers because the candidates of very different knowledge and ability level enter Lithuanian (and not only) universities. Such condition is presupposed by Lithuanian (and not only) general secondary education system because all natural science subjects (physics, chemistry and biology) are compulsory up to the 10th form, and in the 11th -12th (3rd -4th gymnasium) classes, only one of all natural science subjects is compulsory, or an integrated natural science course. Besides, students taking into consideration their needs and inclinations can choose general or extended natural science – biology, chemistry or physics course. Five university scientist groups carrying out an international project “Developing Bridging Courses for Mathematics and Science Teacher Students/Bridge2Teach/” started solving this problem. The aim of the project is to create, test and develop the bridging courses designed for the preparation of mathematics and natural science teachers. In this way, it is sought to do away with the gap between what was learnt at school, and what is necessary starting the studies at university. In Siauliai university, for the pre-srvice Integrated natural science teacher knowledge consolidation, 12 ECTS credits course Holistic natural phenomena conception is foreseen in the programme, by which, filling the gaps in natural science knowledge, it is sought to form entire, holistic world cognition, to motivate students for deeper natural science understanding and interpretation, to awaken willingness to explore. The studies of this course are organised so that every student should have a possibility to acquire lacking natural science knowledge, to extend it, and to actualise. All Siauliai university study programme Integrated natural science pedagogy students, having participated in the survey, unanimously pointed out that having started studies at university, at a different level they felt gaps in natural science and mathematics knowledge and abilities. As the main solution way of such a problem, the students indicated bridging course organisation for the first course students, accentuating that for successful studies at university, general and even extended mastering of the school course is necessary. Having generalised teachers’ who participated in the expert survey answers about bridging courses for students in natural science and mathematics and their need, one can claim that students, who enter higher education, have school knowledge gaps, which could be at least partly fulfilled by properly prepared and realised bridging courses. Lecturers experts claim that bridging course content depends on the chosen study direction (even on the study programme) because, basically, the necessary knowledge for the students having chosen different study programmes differs. They accentuate that such course demand for every future student should be individual; they note that to include such course in study programmes is problematic. Keywords: bridging course, international project, mathematics course, science course, science education.

scholarly journals Concept Mapping for Higher Order Thinking

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (S1) ◽  
pp. 6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Susan Marie Zvacek ◽  
Maria Teresa Restivo ◽  
Maria Fátima Chouzal
Keyword(s):  
Engineering Education ◽  
Concept Mapping ◽  
Working Group ◽  
Instructional Strategy ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Learning Activity ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Group Members ◽  
High Order Thinking

<p class="Abstract"><span lang="EN-US">Engineering education is facing a changing world in which how one thinks is becoming more important than what one thinks; that is, our course content is important but constantly changing and we need to help students learn how to think about that content.</span></p> <p class="Abstract"><span lang="EN-US">Today&rsquo;s students have grown accustomed to immediate rewards, multi-channel stimuli, and rapid-fire communications.&nbsp; As a result, they are often impatient and suffer a lack of focus. When reflection is called for in the learning process - a time consuming practice - students may find it difficult to overcome the conflict between their typically speedy management of priorities and the focused, time-intensive thinking required to acquire a strong foundation of declarative knowledge.</span></p> <p class="Abstract"><span lang="EN-US">Therefore, the exploration of tools to facilitate the formation of deep knowledge structures is essential. One instructional strategy that shows promise is the use of concept mapping, a learning activity that requires students to explain their understanding of important ideas and the relationships among those ideas.&nbsp; This paper describes a pilot project to integrate concept mapping into a Mechanical Engineering Course and the preliminary results of that project.</span></p> <p class="Abstract"><span lang="EN-US">This project has been established within the Working Group of &ldquo;Tools for Developing High Order Thinking Skills&rdquo;, of the Portuguese Society for Engineering Education, in which the first author is the leader and the other two co-authors, are working group members</span><span lang="EN-US">.</span></p>

scholarly journals YouTube Usage in the University Classroom: An Argument for its Pedagogical Benefits

2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (09) ◽  
pp. 157 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Marc Jackman
Keyword(s):  
Trinidad And Tobago ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Tertiary Level ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Laboratory Experimentation ◽  
Domain Specific ◽  
Potential Benefits ◽  
Youtube Videos ◽  
The University

The demands of teaching at the tertiary level are increasing all the time. YouTube is one of the new e-resources that can be used in contemporary tertiary education pedagogy. This paper is an account of YouTube usage in three psychology classes (adolescent, developmental, and educational psychology) at the University of Trinidad and Tobago. This paper reports on the usage of YouTube videos as means of summarising course content, clarifying complex concepts, concretising abstract ideas, modelling appropriate interventions, reinforcing domain-specific jargon, exploring vicarious laboratory experimentation, and capturing first-hand musings and expositions of historical and contemporary theorists in the field of psychology. A rationale for each particular use was also given as well as the real and potential benefits to modern students.

Epitaxial growth manner and structure of superconducting oxide films

1990 ◽  
Vol 48 (4) ◽  
pp. 2-3
Author(s):  
Yoshichika Bando ◽  
Takahito Terashima ◽  
Kenji Iijima ◽  
Kazunuki Yamamoto ◽  
Kazuto Hirata ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ultrathin Films ◽  
Film Surface ◽  
High Energy ◽  
Epitaxial Films ◽  
Layer By Layer ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
In Situ Growth ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Activated Reactive Evaporation

The high quality thin films of high-Tc superconducting oxide are necessary for elucidating the superconducting mechanism and for device application. The recent trend in the preparation of high-Tc films has been toward “in-situ” growth of the superconducting phase at relatively low temperatures. The purpose of “in-situ” growth is to attain surface smoothness suitable for fabricating film devices but also to obtain high quality film. We present the investigation on the initial growth manner of YBCO by in-situ reflective high energy electron diffraction (RHEED) technique and on the structural and superconducting properties of the resulting ultrathin films below 100Å. The epitaxial films have been grown on (100) plane of MgO and SrTiO, heated below 650°C by activated reactive evaporation. The in-situ RHEED observation and the intensity measurement was carried out during deposition of YBCO on the substrate at 650°C. The deposition rate was 0.8Å/s. Fig. 1 shows the RHEED patterns at every stage of deposition of YBCO on MgO(100). All the patterns exhibit the sharp streaks, indicating that the film surface is atomically smooth and the growth manner is layer-by-layer.

Nucleation and initial growth of Pd2Si crystals on Si(111)

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 844-845
Author(s):  
Xianghong Tong ◽  
Oliver Pohland ◽  
J. Murray Gibson
Keyword(s):  
High Vacuum ◽  
Dark Field ◽  
Ultra High Vacuum ◽  
Initial Growth ◽  
Surface And Interface ◽  
Dark Field Imaging ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Initial Stage ◽  
Effect Of Surface

The nucleation and initial stage of Pd2Si crystals on Si(111) surface is studied in situ using an Ultra-High Vacuum (UHV) Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM). A modified JEOL 200CX TEM is used for the study. The Si(111) sample is prepared by chemical thinning and is cleaned inside the UHV chamber with base pressure of 1x10−9 τ. A Pd film of 20 Å thick is deposited on to the Si(111) sample in situ using a built-in mini evaporator. This room temperature deposited Pd film is thermally annealed subsequently to form Pd2Si crystals. Surface sensitive dark field imaging is used for the study to reveal the effect of surface and interface steps.The initial growth of the Pd2Si has three stages: nucleation, growth of the nuclei and coalescence of the nuclei. Our experiments shows that the nucleation of the Pd2Si crystal occurs randomly and almost instantaneously on the terraces upon thermal annealing or electron irradiation.

Leadership in Teaching: Using Student Perspectives on Administration, Supervision and Private Practice

2011 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Mary J. Emm ◽  
Christine P. Cecconi
Keyword(s):  
Student Perceptions ◽  
Clinical Supervision ◽  
Private Practice ◽  
Universal Design ◽  
Professional Preparation ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Functional Information ◽  
Course Content ◽  
Group Activities ◽  
Assessment Procedures

Clinical supervision is recognized as a distinctive area of practice and expertise, yet professional preparation in this area remains inadequate. This paper presents functional information describing the development and implementation of an experimental course on administration, supervision, and private practice, based on graduate student perceptions and preferences for course content and types of learning activities. Current pedagogical trends for universal design in learning and fostering student engagement were emphasized, including problem-based and collaborative learning. Results suggest that students were highly pleased with course content, interactive and group activities, as well as with assessment procedures used.

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