COMPOSITE TESTING LABORATORY PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT BASED ON LEAN SIGMA APPROACH - CASE STUDY

This article reports a qualitative case study about the implementation of a translanguaging strategy with EFL learners belonging to the Language Learning Support programs at a private university, who struggled when speaking in English. In order to address this problem, this strategy aim to help participants to reflect and self-direct their oral performance development. Multimodal tools were used for learners to undertake a specific course of action to cope with their speaking difficulties. Data gathered from tutor's journals, student's e-portfolio and interviews, showed how confidence and self-regulation were fostered after including student's mother tongue and ICT tools. These findings suggest a need to expand this implementation with learners of different proficiency levels who also find it difficult to verbally express their ideas. Moreover, it takes a look at the use of the mother tongue as an advantage rather than as an obstacle to learning a foreign language.

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Implementation of Automatic Sample and Composite Element Cutting Technologies

Transactions on Aerospace Research ◽

10.2478/tar-2018-0013 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2018 (2) ◽

pp. 24-33

Author(s):

Robert Jaśkiewicz

Keyword(s):

Carbon Fiber ◽

Maximum Diameter ◽

Cnc Machine ◽

Testing Laboratory ◽

Composite Testing ◽

Water Jet Cutting ◽

Disc Cutting ◽

Abrasive Water Jet Cutting ◽

Weak Points ◽

Composite Samples

Abstract The article presents the methodology of introducing automatic carbon fiber panel cutting technologies at the Composite Testing Laboratory of the Institute of Aviation. It describes the process of implementing the new cutting technology which boosts the efficiency of preparing composite samples for strength testing, with the requirements applicable to edge smoothness and dimension tolerances taken into consideration. It also reviews the literature concerned with three most popular composite material cutting methods: laser cutting, abrasive water jet cutting and machining, presenting the strong and the weak points of each one of them. After selecting the machining technology relying on a disc, cutting tests have been performed. Cutting discs coated with diamond particles, and carbon fiber panels were used during the tests. The tests were performed with the use of the INFOTEC CNC machine, with an adapter enabling the installation of cutting discs with the maximum diameter of 150 mm.

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Facilitating Sports and University Study: The Case of a Dual Career Development Environment in Sweden

Case Studies in Sport and Exercise Psychology ◽

10.1123/cssep.2020-0011 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 4 (1) ◽

pp. 95-107

Author(s):

Lukas Linnér ◽

Natalia Stambulova ◽

Louise Kamuk Storm ◽

Andreas Kuettel ◽

Kristoffer Henriksen

Keyword(s):

Career Development ◽

Dual Career ◽

Development Environment ◽

Career Support ◽

Whole Person ◽

Support Team ◽

Performance Development

This case study of a dual career development environment (DCDE) was informed by the holistic ecological approach (HEA) and aimed at (a) providing a holistic description of a DCDE at university level in Sweden and (b) investigating the perceived factors influencing the environment’s effectiveness in facilitating the development of student-athletes. The authors blended in situ observations, interviews, and document analysis to explore the case, and HEA-informed working models were transformed into empirical models summarizing the case. Findings show a well-coordinated DCDE with the key role of coaches in daily dual career support and how efforts were integrated through a dual career-support team sharing a philosophy of facilitating healthy performance development and life balance, with a whole-person and empowerment approach. This study adds to the literature by identifying features of a successful DCDE, and insights from the case can be useful for practitioners in their quest to optimize their DCDEs and support.

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