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Leading Undergraduate Students to Big Data Generation
People are facing a flood of data today. Data are being collected at
unprecedented scale in many areas, such as networking, image processing,
virtualization, scientific computation, and algorithms. The huge data nowadays
are called Big Data. Big data is an all encompassing term for any collection of
data sets so large and complex that it becomes difficult to process them using
traditional data processing applications. In this article, the authors present
a unique way which uses network simulator and tools of image processing to
train students abilities to learn, analyze, manipulate, and apply Big Data.
Thus they develop students handson abilities on Big Data and their critical
thinking abilities. The authors used novel image based rendering algorithm with
user intervention to generate realistic 3D virtual world. The learning outcomes
are significant
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You can lead a horse to water… are clinical students getting the message about the library and information skills support that is available?
Cambridge University Library is the recipient of a grant from the Arcadia Trust
to investigate issues and challenges in delivering academic library services in the
digital era. One project under this auspice has been IRIS: Induction, Research
and Information Skills, which attempted to map the information skills and needs
of students at Cambridge University. The results of this study will be used to provide
information in planning future services and facilities for students. Students
were invited to complete an online survey asking about which online information
resources they use most frequently, from whom they hear about new resources,
and where they go for help with information-seeking. Librarians across the tripartite
Cambridge system, in 60 college, department, and University libraries,
were also surveyed with regard to what training, induction, and support they
offered and to whom. This article will focus on the responses of 115 medical students
who participated in the survey, accounting for 6.5% of the total survey
responses. While acknowledging that student respondents were self-selecting, the
results raise questions about how well the librarians’ message is getting across
and how librarians can better serve students in the digital age
Engineering at San Jose State University, Winter 2014
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Research and Education in Computational Science and Engineering
Over the past two decades the field of computational science and engineering
(CSE) has penetrated both basic and applied research in academia, industry, and
laboratories to advance discovery, optimize systems, support decision-makers,
and educate the scientific and engineering workforce. Informed by centuries of
theory and experiment, CSE performs computational experiments to answer
questions that neither theory nor experiment alone is equipped to answer. CSE
provides scientists and engineers of all persuasions with algorithmic
inventions and software systems that transcend disciplines and scales. Carried
on a wave of digital technology, CSE brings the power of parallelism to bear on
troves of data. Mathematics-based advanced computing has become a prevalent
means of discovery and innovation in essentially all areas of science,
engineering, technology, and society; and the CSE community is at the core of
this transformation. However, a combination of disruptive
developments---including the architectural complexity of extreme-scale
computing, the data revolution that engulfs the planet, and the specialization
required to follow the applications to new frontiers---is redefining the scope
and reach of the CSE endeavor. This report describes the rapid expansion of CSE
and the challenges to sustaining its bold advances. The report also presents
strategies and directions for CSE research and education for the next decade.Comment: Major revision, to appear in SIAM Revie
Benefits to the U.S. from Physicists Working at Accelerators Overseas
We illustrate benefits to the U.S. economy and technological infrastructure
of U.S. participation in accelerators overseas. We discuss contributions to
experimental hardware and analysis and to accelerator technology and
components, and benefits stemming from the involvement of U.S. students and
postdoctoral fellows in global scientific collaborations. Contributed to the
proceedings of the Snowmass 2013 Community Summer Study.Comment: 23 pages, 1 figur
Skills and Knowledge for Data-Intensive Environmental Research.
The scale and magnitude of complex and pressing environmental issues lend urgency to the need for integrative and reproducible analysis and synthesis, facilitated by data-intensive research approaches. However, the recent pace of technological change has been such that appropriate skills to accomplish data-intensive research are lacking among environmental scientists, who more than ever need greater access to training and mentorship in computational skills. Here, we provide a roadmap for raising data competencies of current and next-generation environmental researchers by describing the concepts and skills needed for effectively engaging with the heterogeneous, distributed, and rapidly growing volumes of available data. We articulate five key skills: (1) data management and processing, (2) analysis, (3) software skills for science, (4) visualization, and (5) communication methods for collaboration and dissemination. We provide an overview of the current suite of training initiatives available to environmental scientists and models for closing the skill-transfer gap
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