Initial Assessment of Small Systems (MEMS and NEMS) Course Taught in an Undergraduate and Graduate Classroom

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason W. Paquette ◽  
K. J. Kim
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
Molecular Motors ◽  
Scaling Laws ◽  
System Development ◽  
Initial Assessment ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems ◽  
Small Systems ◽  
Small System ◽  
Course Work ◽  
The University

Micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) and nanotechnology are a fast developing technology which combines very small mechanical structures with microelectronics circuits. These devices range in scale from nanometers (10−9 m) to several millimeters, and they are fabricated using the established techniques of microelectronics construction. Due to the increasingly large size and opportunities in these fields, it is becoming necessary to offer course work with small systems for students at the undergraduate and graduate level. A course in MEMS/NEMS small systems was taught at the University of Nevada, Reno in the spring of 2002. The course used the text written by Hsu [1] along with supplementary material. Problems and examples of applying fundamental principles from mechanics, electromagnetism, thermodynamics and optics among others to problems in MEMS design, fabrication and actuation were considered. The course is primarily designed to introduce both engineering undergraduate and graduate students to the possibilities of this exciting new engineering field. Also, current MEMS, NEMS, and microfluidic applications, such as sensors, actuators, heat exchangers, and chemical/biological analysis systems, were discussed. The course introduced a broad spectrum of topics related to small system development including basic engineering science for small system design, engineering mechanics, thermofluid engineering, scaling laws, materials for small systems, fabrication technologies, small system design, advanced nano-materials (molecular motors, nanotubes, polymer nanocomposites), standard characterization techniques: SEM, TEM, AFM, and applications (MEMS, NEMS and microfluidics).

An Open Source Solution for “Hands-on” teaching of PET/CT to Medical Students under the COVID-19 Pandemic

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Martin Biermann ◽  
Salim Kanoun ◽  
Trond Davidsen ◽  
Robert Gray
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Technical Challenge ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Hands On Learning ◽  
Central Image ◽  
The University

Abstract Aims Since 2017, medical students at the University of Bergen were taught PET/CT “hands-on” by viewing PET/CT cases in native format on diagnostic workstations in the hospital. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, students were barred access. This prompted us to launch and evaluate a new freeware PET/CT viewing system hosted in the university network. Methods We asked our students to install the multiplatform Fiji viewer with Beth Israel PET/CT plugin (http://petctviewer.org) on their personal computers and connect to a central image database in the university network based on the public domain orthanc server (https://orthanc-server.com). At the end of course, we conducted an anonymous student survey. Results The new system was online within eight days, including regulatory approval. All 76 students (100 %) in the fifth year completed their course work, reading five anonymized PET/CT cases as planned. 41 (53 %) students answered the survey. Fiji was challenging to install with a mean score of 1.8 on a 5-point Likert scale (5 = easy, 1 = difficult). Fiji was more difficult to use (score 3.0) than the previously used diagnostic workstations in the hospital (score 4.1; p < 0.001, paired t-test). Despite the technical challenge, 47 % of students reported having learnt much (scores 4 and 5); only 11 % were negative (scores 1 and 2). 51 % found the PET/CT tasks engaging (scores 4 and 5) while 20 % and 5 % returned scores 2 and 1, respectively. Conclusion Despite the initial technical challenge, “hands-on” learning of PET/CT based on the freeware Fiji/orthanc PET/CT-viewer was associated with a high degree of student satisfaction. We plan to continue running the system to give students permanent access to PET/CT cases in native format regardless of time or location.

W-band beam-steerable MEMS-based reflectarray

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (5) ◽  
pp. 521-532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simone Montori ◽  
Elisa Chiuppesi ◽  
Paola Farinelli ◽  
Luca Marcaccioli ◽  
Roberto Vincenti Gatti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Liquid Crystal ◽  
Imaging System ◽  
Elementary Cell ◽  
Control Architecture ◽  
Micro Electro Mechanical Systems ◽  
Concealed Weapons ◽  
W Band ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
Wave Imaging ◽  
The University

This paper presents recent advances on reconfigurable reflectarrays at the University of Perugia. In particular, the activities carried out in the framework of the FP7 project ARASCOM (“MEMS and Liquid Crystal based” Agile Reflectarray Antennas for Security and COMmunication). As for ARASCOM outcomes, the purpose of the project is the design of a very large reconfigurable reflectarray controlled with micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) for mm-wave imaging system at 76.5 GHz. A system with sufficient resolution to detect concealed weapons impose challenging requirements on the antenna, which shall be made of hundreds of thousands elements. The problem has been addressed by exploiting some innovative solutions and architectures that will be described in this document. In particular, the dimensioning of the reflectarray, the proposed 1-bit geometry of elementary cell, and the innovative biasing control architecture are reported together with the MEMS design and fabrication and the experimental results of a demonstrating board that validated the adopted procedure.

scholarly journals Perancangan Sistem Informasi Akademik Universitas Mahendradata Berbasis Web Dengan Metode Waterfall

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 58-64
Author(s):  
I Komang Pasek Sudiarsa
Keyword(s):  
System Design ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Cultural Changes ◽  
Academic Activities ◽  
Academic System ◽  
The World ◽  
New Students ◽  
Use Of The Internet ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
The University

Management of academic activities at Mahendradata University is still using manually ways, which means that it has not used an integrated information system yet, for the example the process of registering new students, arranging lecture schedules, filling in student KRS, managing lecture attendance, and managing student grades. Nowadays cultural changes have been marked by the increasingly rapid use of the internet. The internet as an information resources for its existence has now become a necessity. The benefits of the internet are quite large, especially in the world of business, entertainment and education. This system is designed to assist academic processes at the University of Mahendradata. The academic processes that have been analyzed and applied in this developed system are the process of preparing schedules, plotting teaching lecturers, printing KRS, printing lecture attendance, presenting inputs, filling in grades, and printing KHS. And the University can immediately develop a new system in order to work optimally. System design that has been used in developing this system uses the SDLC method, the waterfall method. The implementation of the system uses the PHP programming language Codegniter and MySQL database. The results of this study are in the form of an academic system design at the University of Mahendradata. This developed system is aim to assist the academic processes at the University of Mahendradata

scholarly journals Development of an ERP System Design Course to Improve Students' Learning Outcomes

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 276
Author(s):  
Basma Alharbi
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
System Design ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Course Design ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Erp System ◽  
Improved Learning ◽  
The University ◽  
System Selection

This paper describes the design and evaluation of an ERP system design course, which utilizes experiential learning theory along with open ERP sys-tem to provide the students with a holistic and cost-free learning environ-ment. The objective of the course is to familiarize students with the ERP se-lection and implementation life-cycle. When designing the pedagogical framework, the goal was to help students, especially those with little to no working experience to acquire the necessary knowledge, and develop the practical technical experience. Additionally, it was necessary to help students appreciate the depth and issues involved in the ERP system selection and implementation life-cycle. Lectures, case discussions, system demos with interactive labs, and group projects were used all together to enable in depth learning of the proposed topics. We focus on open source ERP system to provide the students with the required hands-on experience, and also to demonstrate that such approach can be utilized even by low resource universities. This paper includes details of the proposed framework. The proposed framework was taught and evaluated in a 1-semester graduate level course at the university of Jeddah, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The course design was in-directly assessed using a survey, and the results revealed the positive impact that the proposed framework had on students’ learning outcomes. The results of the assessment support that experiential based learning using open source ERP systems can lead to improved learning outcome.

scholarly journals Developing Prototype in Online Class using Justinmind: A COVID-19 Story

2021 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-94
Author(s):  
Noorihan Abdul Rahman ◽  
Rozianiwati Yusof ◽  
Nor Asma Mohd Zin ◽  
Zuriani Ahmad Zukarnain
Keyword(s):  
Learning Style ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
System Development ◽  
Learning System ◽  
Learning Technology ◽  
Online Class ◽  
Online Mode ◽  
Prototype Tool ◽  
Proactive Measures ◽  
The University

COVID-19 gives a drastic change in our lifestyle. In education, it effects on motivation, routine and the dilemma in using certain application. The university has taken various proactive measures for ensuring the productivity of their stakeholders. Students and instructors are changing their teaching and learning style which this impact on learning technology usage while having online class. This paper shares COVID-19 story in terms of learning system development online which is challenging for learners and instructors. They need to adjust themselves so that the message is conveyed, and problem is solved during the online class. This paper looks at how the learners and instructors manage their online class by using an online prototype tool, Justinmind, for assisting them to learn system development during COVID-19. The learners have been asked to plan, gather, and design the user interface according to the requirements stated previously. This study found out that there are some difficulties in conducting system development class in online mode since there is a change of routine as well as teaching and learning style. However, the difficulties have been addressed by the utilization of the technology and thus creating more exciting journey for the class regardless of the pandemic era.

Seton Hall University Doctor of Science Degree Program

2004 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Janet Koehnke ◽  
Joan Besing ◽  
Kelly Shea-Miller ◽  
Brett Martin
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
Clinical Education ◽  
Doctoral Program ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Science Degree ◽  
Course Work ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Clinical Practica ◽  
The University

This article provides an overview of the clinical doctoral program in audiology at Seton Hall University. It is a full-time, 4-year program that includes academic course work, clinical practica, and research experience. In concert with the university mission, the program is designed to enable students to develop the skills they need to be leaders in the field of audiology, providing assessment and intervention to individuals with hearing problems and enhancing the knowledge base of the profession. As part of the School of Graduate Medical Education, students in the program have access to a wealth of resources in related health professions. The close proximity to New York City provides many opportunities for outstanding clinical education with a diverse population.

Lessons Learned Building an Online Degree Program

2017 ◽  
pp. 172-182
Author(s):  
Ottilie F. Austin ◽  
Gail M. Hunger ◽  
Julie J. Gray
Keyword(s):  
Reading Program ◽  
Degree Program ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Course Evaluations ◽  
Online Reading ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Course Work ◽  
History Of ◽  
Online Degree ◽  
The University

Many universities and colleges are moving courses and master's programs to online formats. The Masters of Reading program at the University of Virginia has a history of providing professional development to teachers in the Commonwealth through course work and the online Reading Degree program. This chapter will outline the growth of a state outreach master's degree program as it developed courses online beginning in 1999 and moved to a fully online degree program. The authors will discuss the importance of using a sound instructional design model and taking a close look at course evaluations to examine the design of the course and the quality of instruction. This chapter will discuss the success of our design, lessons learned and some of the challenges faced.

Quality System Development at the University of Graz: Lessons Learned from the Case of RCE Graz-Styria

2014 ◽  
pp. 131-152
Author(s):  
Friedrich M. Zimmermann ◽  
Andreas Raggautz ◽  
Kathrin Maier ◽  
Thomas Drage ◽  
Marlene Mader ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
System Development ◽  
Quality System ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
The University

Flipped Instructional Technology

2016 ◽  
pp. 702-712
Author(s):  
Kevin Paul Barrons
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Flipped Classroom ◽  
Zone Of Proximal Development ◽  
Proximal Development ◽  
Learner Motivation ◽  
Course Work ◽  
The University ◽  
Cognitive Practice ◽  
University Setting ◽  
Value Creation Process

Most recently, the Flipped Classroom concept has drawn attention by educators as a means of organizational and individual competencies. The goal in the university setting is to improve cognitive practice and increase learning in the value creation process and the zone of proximal development (ZPD) environment. Seeing one experiences this newest pedagogy in “flipped classroom” design, it has changed various educational disciplines in business education due to the increase in the success in learner motivation and comprehension - based on the objectives required for course work. Educational technology has played a key role providing a catalyst in this achievement. For example: The ZPD and experiential learning are applied in the growth of specialist in the field of management information systems (MIS).

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