An Evaluation in the Use of Internet-Based Instructional Resources and MLE in Support of the Teaching and Learning of CAD/CAM

This work provides an account and evaluation of the development and integration of internetbased instructional resources and a Managed Learning Environment. They were used to enhance the teaching and learning of computeraided engineering applications in support of engineering undergraduate courses. They provide detailed instruction in the design of 3- Dimensional engineering part-models. The user is guided through creation, analysis of the structural integrity and subsequent planning of the process operations required to manufacture such part-models. Additional internet-based learning resources, in the form of selfassessment tutorials and quizzes, were developed to enable the students to gauge student understanding at staged points throughout the tutorial and laboratory sessions. Moreover, this work describes strategies used to encourage the use of the Managed Learning Environment along with the internet-based tutorials. It outlines an evaluation of the Managed Learning Environment by the students with a view toward setting this cohort’s skills in context via an evaluation over a two year period since its implementation.Key Words: Managed Learning Environment, Evaluation, Computer-Aided Engineering

They Don't Even Know Me! Understanding Anti-Gay Harassment and Violence in Schools

The Safe Schools Project was a five-year, statewide qualitative study examining the phenomenon of anti-gay harassment and violence in schools, kindergarten through grade twelve. All the incidents and patterns of harassment we analyzed occurred at school or at least partly on school property, on the way to or from school, or at a school-sponsored event, such as a field trip or a basketball game. Respondents participated in 30-45 minute interviews to help us answer such questions as: - What kinds of things happen in these incidents?- What is the nature of anti-gay harassment and violence in schools?- When and where do these acts of harassment and violence seem to happen?- Who may be targeted? Who is vulnerable? Who may be offenders?- How do youth witnesses seem to respond?- How do targeted individuals say they are affected? How do students who witness these incidents say they are affected?- Why do targets, witnesses, friends and family members sometimes choose not to report incidents to school authorities?- How do families seem to respond, when they know about the harassment?- How do school employees handle the harassment (from the perspective of students and families, as well as educators)?- How do respondents wish their principals had handled the incidents, assuming they knew what had happened? We analyzed, in the end, two completed suicides, among a total of 111 incidents of Washington State, school-based anti-gay harassment and violence

An Application of Web-Supported Mental Tools in Technology Education

This article presents the pedagogical model “Network Oriented Study with Simulations” (NOSS) using simulation software and the ICT-based tool “Web Orientation Agent” (WOA) (Page et al., 2006) and supporting findings. The NOSS model was developed and implemented in CSCL (computer supported collaborative learning) type learning situations around computers in technology education utilising novel technologies such as case web-supported simulations and to evaluate the effectiveness of those in teaching, studying and learning settings. The preliminary findings appear to support the effectiveness of this pedagogical model with some limitations which are subsequently discussed

Mapping the CMB III: combined analysis of QMAP flights

We present results from the QMAP balloon experiment, which maps the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB) and probes its angular power spectrum on degree scales. In two separate flights, data were taken in six channels at two frequency bands between 26 to 46 GHz. We describe our method for mapmaking (removal of 1/f-noise and scan-synchronous offsets) and power spectrum estimation, as well as the results of a joint analysis of the data from both flights. This produces a 527 square degree map of the CMB around the North Celestial Pole, allowing a wide variety of systematic cross-checks. The frequency dependence of the fluctuations is consistent with CMB and inconsistent with Galactic foreground emission. The anisotropy is measured in three multipole bands from l~40 to l~200, and the angular power spectrum shows a distinct rise which is consistent with the Saskatoon results.Comment: 4 pages, with 3 figures included. Submitted to ApJL. Window functions are available at http://pupgg.princeton.edu/~cmb/welcome.html and color figures and links at http://www.sns.ias.edu/~angelica/skymap.html#qma

Opinions on the Internet of Things in the Industrial Design Curriculum

The aim of this work investigated whether there is a need to incorporate the Internet of Things (IoT) into the Industrial Design curriculum. Initial research comprised a literature review into the origins, growth, challenges and enabling technologies for the IoT. Furthermore, literature around IoT within the current curriculum and for industrial designers and graduates was explored. Whilst this work considers the possibilities and capabilities through various visions and methods of application, the fundamentals of the technical side are considered in order to understand these possibilities for the IoT as a subject. A mixed-method approach was designed which used a structured questionnaire survey for industrial design students and interviews with design lecturers. The results revealed a majority agreement into the need and interest for Industrial Design Curriculum to incorporate IoT subject matter, however, with much debate and discussion into how this may be envisioned. The work concludes with implementation through a mixed approach to teaching microcontroller design applications combined with projectled problem based learning allowing students to combine their design skills into product concepts and prototypes in order to realise and develop the future Internet of Things

Design for Manufacture (DFM) within Professional Practice and its Relationship to Design Education

This research set out to assess the importance of Design for Manufacture (DFM) within the industrial design process, understanding how it is taught, and comparing this to the requirements of professional practice.  A mixed methods approach was applied in, collecting a combination of both quantitative and qualitative data through two questionnaires.  The first questionnaire was directed at current and graduate students from the Industrial Design (ID) and Product Design (PD) courses at Loughborough Design School.  The second questionnaire targeted design companies that had previously employed Loughborough students in either placement or graduate roles.  The results of the two questionnaires were then analysed individually before comparing a selection of directly corresponding results. The results from the primary research showed that both students and companies agreed that DFM was a key skill utilised within professional practice.  In both cases, DFM was regarded as more important than sketching and sketch rendering, supporting findings within the literature review that the role of the designer has changed.  It was discovered that the main benefit of a professional designer implicating DFM during the design process was an overall reduction in cost.  It may be concluded that, although the teaching of DFM at Loughborough Design School supplied the students with some knowledge, it does not entirely meet the requirements for professional design practice. Keywords Design for Manufacture, Professional Practice, Design Education

Assets, Health, and Well Being: Neighborhoods, Families, Children and Youth

Assets, Health, and Well Being: Neighborhoods, Families, Children and Yout

Incidence of medication-related harm in older adults following hospital discharge: a systematic review

Objectives To determine the incidence, severity, preventability and risk factors for medication-related harm (MRH)in community-dwelling older adults following hospital discharge. Design: Systematic review Setting: A search of Medline, EMBASE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library was undertaken without time restrictions Participants Older adults (average age 65 years) participating in observational studies investigating adverse drug reactions (ADR) or adverse drug events (ADE)post-discharge within a defined follow-up period Measurements The abstracts of all articles were initially screened by one author to exclude obviously irrelevant articles. The remaining articles were independently screened by two authors for inclusion. Data extraction,including study characteristics, MRH incidence and risk factors, and, critical appraisal was performed by two authors independently, and verified by a third reviewer. Disagreements were resolved through discussion. Results Out of 584 potentially relevant articles, eight studies met our inclusion criteria; five North American and three European. Most of the included studies were of moderate quality. There was a wide range in MRH incidence, from 0.4% to 51.2% of patients, and 35% to 59% of MRH was preventable. The MRH incidence within 30 days post-discharge ranges from 167 to 500 events per 1000 patients discharged (17-51% of patients. Substantial methodological heterogeneity exists across multiple domains of the studies, including ADR and ADE definitions, characteristics of recruited populations, the follow-up duration post-discharge, and data collection. Conclusions Medication-related harm is common following hospital discharge in older adults. However, a clear understanding of the epidemiology is hampered by methodological inconsistencies between studies and a paucity of data on risk factors. There is need for international consensus on conducting and reporting MRH studies.Data from large, multicentre studies examining a range of biopsychosocial risk factors could add insight to this important area of patient safety

Prospectus Magazine, July 1980

JULY 4 FESTIVITIES WILL BE REAL BLAST; Welcome; Summer is best for aid applicants; Stu-go president wants to greet, meet students; When lights go down; Looking ahead: College for Kids, Thunderbirds, Roadeo, Reviews; Hardee\u27s -- best eatin\u27 at Parkland; Notice; Remodeling continues; It\u27s a kid\u27s world, for sure; Up, Up, Up, and away --all in formation; Mosquitos are coming, can carry encephalitis; Kids and TV get reviewed; Don\u27t blame neighbors for nature\u27s own faults; What d\u27ya say?; Sunshine Theatre is a first for C-U; The only chills come from drinking soda; Ride \u27em busboy?https://spark.parkland.edu/prospectus_1980/1025/thumbnail.jp