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The emergence of Big Data and Data Intensive Systems as specialized fields in computing is motivating the development of new courses and curricula. The biggest challenge is to define coherent and stable intended learning outcomes in a highly dynamic field. It is also necessary to balance between proper knowledge acquisition by student and the required time investment of teacher. We carefully looked...
In recent years, the number of students who enrolled in the course of Introduction to Information Technology at Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand is getting larger and larger. This causes the excessive teaching loads for all limited number of instructors who take responsibility of this course. It also causes some problem on study resources, such as the limited number of laboratories/classrooms...
Over the last decades, nanomaterials have been incorporated on several products, from creams to space suits. The incorporation of nanomaterials into products has blow up the potential applications of nanotechnology for which revenues reached 1 trillion dollars. Carbon nanotubes represent a third of all nanomaterials in those products. Development of new products involves a life cycle. This cycle starts...
The demand for engineers has always been high in growing countries, however, the world's seventh largest economy, Brazil, is still far from being one of the places with highest development in engineering. Through the normal curricula, high school students often learn theory only and investment is not made in the practical part, as a consequence the interest in engineering is low. Creating a design...
This paper proposes a new web platform for educational activities for helping in the experimental work and the professional development of engineering students. The fundamental idea is to connect conventional theory study spaces, such as the classroom and home, through the web platform proposed with experimental training tools in the hands-on laboratory. What is proposed is a new focus on classroom...
Advances in technology have created unique opportunities for teaching digital design courses. Students in such courses no longer need to be present in the laboratory in order to obtain practical hands on experience and master the course material as students can complete laboratory assignments at home using relatively inexpensive commercial off-the-shelf development platforms and free software design...
The article describes an active learning method in studying the course "Integrated Systems Design and Control" for the masters program "System Analysis and Control". The method is based on involving of students to acquisition of a new knowledge in learning process, finding optimal solutions supported by practical activities. Strengthening of theoretical knowledge is supposed to...
Mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems in buildings are becoming a greater proportion of construction costs and building operating expenses. As such, MEP systems are required content in the curricula of construction programs. The current paper describes the implementation of computer-based laboratory exercises covering plan reading, material quantity take-offs, and basic material and labor estimating...
The ability to communicate technical information is a critical engineering skill underemphasized in many programs. A base for successful technical communication is often established through a required course early in engineering curriculum. However, these courses are frequently taught by English/communication instructors, and the content is neither integrated into subsequent curriculum nor applied...
Este artigo propõe um procedimento de duas etapas para estimar parâmetros críticos de motores CA que não possuem os dados das especificações do fabricante. Frequentemente, os usuários nãao possuem as especificações do motor necessárias para propiciar alto nível de proteção e desempenho do motor. O fabricante pode nunca ter fornecido as informações do motor, ou a documentação pode ter sumido. Este...
We propose an approach for addressing the challenges and meeting the needs of industrial networking education. The approach is based on using open source resources, key networking technologies, and an experimental framework to revolutionize the way industrial networking ought to be taught at higher learning institutions around the world. Based on the approach a new type of industrial networking course...
This paper discusses the inclusion of low-cost, portable experiments into a lecture-based introductory Signals and Systems course. Most of the experiments can be completed in a regular lecture room during a lecture period by students working at their desks, while an acoustic-based experiment is completed in a large room by students using only their computers. The experiments are embedded into what...
Over the last few years ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has proved to be an effective instrument for pavement applications spanning from physical to geometrical inspections of roads. In this paper, the new challenge of inferring mechanical properties of road pavements and materials from their dielectric characteristics was investigated. A pulsed GPR system with ground-coupled antennas, 600 MHz and...
This report presents THz spectroscopy as a valuable tool to discover unique signatures in a variety of analytes. Biomolecules and bacterial spores have been demonstrated to have characteristic signatures in the absorption patterns. Examples presented are the absorption band of thymine and the double bands of Bacillus sp. spores. In the case of thymine, the absorption band exactly matched the results...
The paper presents the way in which the teaching activities relating with the subject of Electromagnetic Compatibility were enhanced through applying some original methods of learner involvement. A brief history on this subject taught at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science of Transilvania University of Braşov is presented along with the course content. The actions proposed for...
The organization of classes and assessment system on the Personal Computer Applications (PCA) course, in the professional study of electrical engineering at the Polytechnic of Zagreb, is based on the Moodle system. Moodle is widely used open source application designed for e-learning. This system enables students to prepare for lectures and exercises, while emphasis is placed on their independent...
The objective of the Microprocessors and Microcontrollers course is the students to meet the general idea and concepts of a low-level assembly language and controlling the hardware devices with embedded microcontrollers. Since this is the hardware based course, which requires a lot of efforts by both the teachers and students, the students avoid to learn its material for gaining knowledge, but just...
This paper presents an overview and preliminary assessment of an NSF TUES funded project, “Building Sustainability into Control Systems Courses.” The new inductive teaching strategy utilizes an energy efficient academic building to provide students with direct, practical exposure to modern heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) and building automation systems. Students are taken on tours...
We developed software that provides intelligent hands-on bench-top dynamic help to students as they study in laboratories for introductory circuit analysis. Tutoring help is available at “teachable moments” as opposed to students waiting days or weeks for traditional teacher-graded labs reports. Quantitative and qualitative studies show that using the software leads to improved learning, verbalization...
This paper describes the design decisions taken and the mass properties tracking and testing flow chosen for the Van Allen Probes spacecraft and their deployable systems to achieve the coning angle requirements. Topics include a list of major requirements, a brief description of the error budget, a description of the tracking process of the spacecraft mass properties prior to test, a description of...
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