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Matl 260/360: Elements Of Materials Science—A Peer Review Of Teaching Project Benchmark Portfolio, Bai Cui

UNL Faculty Course Portfolios

The goal of MATL 260/360 Elements of Materials Science is to make undergraduate students understand the fundamental concepts of the microstructure-property relationship of materials. This course portfolio addresses several key questions in teaching, such as how to teach new knowledge more effectively, how to increase student engagement, how to promote students’ interests and motivations, and how to use this course to improve students’ analysis and critical thinking skills.

To address each of key questions, the course activities include: relating the new knowledge with daily-life and industry examples; giving PPT slides for after- class study; assigning homework questions after each lecture; …

Undergraduate Research Assistant To Present | Eed, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

Steven Wood, an undergraduate research assistant working with Dr. Wade Goodridge in Engineering Education has been accepted to present research at this year’s upcoming Utah Conference on Undergraduate Research (UCUR) located at the University of Utah on February 19th, 2016. He will present research on Spatial Ability and its improvement in a Statics curriculum, a new and leading edge of spatial research that has potential impacts on how we educate our engineering students.

Dr. Goodridge stated “I am very happy that Steven has engaged in this work with me as we need to disseminate to the public the importance that …

Undergraduate Research Assistant Receives Eurp | Engineering Education, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

Steven Wood, an undergraduate research assistant working with Dr. Wade Goodridge in Engineering Education has been awarded an EURP for this coming year to engage in research in spatial thinking. Steven will work with over a year of collected spatial ability data to discover the significant gains student achieve in it after completing a Statics course. Spatial ability includes the ability to mentally comprehend an object, diagram, model, etc. and be able to manipulate and visualize it in the mind. Numerous studies have found strong evidence that supports the correlation of high spatial ability to success in STEM coursework and …

Creating A Consolidated Business Systems Toolkit For Enterprise Resource Planning, April Shortt

2015 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

A major problem in many manufacturing facilities revolves around the need to consolidate and streamline production processes. Triumph Aerostructures’ Vought Aircraft Division is experiencing systemic functional redundancies that adversely impacts the efficiency, productivity, and bottom line of the division. An investigation of system usage across all business streams was performed where we analyzed which systems are used for which operational functions, and why these particular systems are utilized. The problem was researched using the DMADV methodology, along with other Six Sigma process analysis tools. Results showed that these problems are due to a lack of lower-level employee training on the …

Robotic Wheelchair Platform With Autonomous Mobility, Pragya Neupane

2015 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

An automated robotic wheelchair can allow for increased efficiency in terms of motion. This work details how through the use of computing, a wheelchair can be teleoperated to produce a system that can obviate the need for manual wheelchairs that can be difficult to operate. At this stage, the system is composed of various components and subsystems interacting to deliver precise control and navigation. By sending and receiving signals between the wheelchair platform and the computer, this system is able to communicate with the wheelchair platform and pass on instructions. The robotic wheelchair platform is able to record movement information, …

Design For A Variable Pipe Cutting Jig, Truitt Ammons

2015 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Parker-Hannifin is an aerospace company located in Fort Worth, Texas. A large part of their business entails creating custom metal pipes that are used for aerospace applications. These pipes are all bent and cut at different specifications. Currently, the method being used to cut these pipes takes a lot of storage space, it is lengthy, it uses unsafe methodology and it adds up to be costly. My team and I were commissioned by Parker-Hannifin to design a system that will alleviate these problems. The solution that this team has proposed will save the company storage space, lower the time it …

Trident - August 2015, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Trident

The newsletter of the Pacific Orthodontic Alumni Chapter at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

A Pfennig Saved: The Complexity Behind The Self-Perceived Saving Behavior Of German Speakers, Shane Sloan

2015 Fall Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

This study examined German savings behavior in the light of the recent European Union financial crises and Chen (2013), whose research linked language structure, cultural frameworks, and economic behavior. A specially-designed survey explored the savings behavior of southern Germans during the summer of 2013, augmented in 2015 with a data mining analysis of German social media platforms on the same topic. The results indicated a complex set of reasons for the savings behaviors of Germans, which also aligned broadly with the outcomes reported by Hofstede and provided a more comprehensive picture than Chen's theory.

Pacific Review Fall 2015, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

2015 Commencement - Graduate - H. Wayne Huizenga School Of Business And Entrepreneurship, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review Summer 2015, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Modernization Of The Game Country Usa, Inc. Day Ii Game Feeder, Joshua Berry

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The Day II Feeder dispenses a pre-programmed quantity of feed at preprogrammed times of day to attract wildlife to its location at predictable intervals. Its patented design incorporates a light sensor that monitors ambient light and uses sunrise and sunset as time references. This project replaces the feeder’s currently outdated and complicated electronic control system and 24-switch physical programming interface with a completely new and user-friendly design that receives all control and programming settings wirelessly via Bluetooth from a companion smartphone application. This allows more user-selectable options for feed times and feed quantities. Also, all of the old electronic parts …

Pettinger Engine Analysis And Improvement, Amir Shrestha

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The Pettinger Engine is a six link internal combustion engine that has a very different kinematics than a conventional engine. Its prototype was developed by Mr. Pettinger; however, its true capabilities are yet to be discovered. We were given the task of quantifying the capabilities of this engine. Various analyses were done to find engine characteristics and performance while comparing the results to a conventional engine. Variable valve timing and throttle elimination were also implemented to increase engine performance. Torque and angularity calculations showed more promising results in favor of the Pettinger Engine. Friction calculations revealed to have not much …

New Playstation (Ps3 & Ps4) Consoles Refurbishing Process, Gamestop, Ltd. Grapevine, Texas, Tangwa Nembo

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Manufacturing moved out of the United States in the late 1990s and early 2000 because of the high cost of production. Even though some companies did complain of taxes as a prime reason for moving, touch labor was the most evident cause of out sourcing, especially to China. GameStop, Inc. is the number one game retailer in the world and has special features that many retailers don’t have. This is its ability to sell refurbished games (software and consoles). This is possible by taking trade-ins from stores and then taking them to their refurbishing center in Grapevine, Texas and changing …

Orbital Elevators A Performance Analysis, Dierdra O'Donoghue

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The space race is reborn, with companies competing to be the first to send their paying passengers to space. Therefore, an economically viable route includes modifying an existing vehicle for this task. As such, the X–15 is the rocket plane for the job, as its capabilities include reaching the edge of space. The redesigned vehicle will be analyzed for performance characteristics from both the air drop and horizontal take–off single stage suborbital and orbital maneuvers. The applicable performance equations will be crafted into codes in Matlab, and first order estimations of the necessary performance parameters will be acquired. These results …

Traffic Impact Analysis For Hidden Lakes, Mckinney, Texas, Thuy-Nhu Nguyen

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

Approximately 27 acres of undeveloped property located in McKinney, Texas is to be developed with two commercial pads along US 380 and the remaining land to be used for single-family homes. There are four steps to a Traffic Impact Analysis: trip generation, trip distribution, mode choice, and trip assignment. Trip generation is a function of household size, vehicles per home, employees, age, income, land use, and size of building. Trip distribution takes into account the information from trip generation and the travel time from the new development to other zones. Mode choice analyzes different alternatives of transportation based on travel …

The Alternative Analysis And Design Of Residential Retaining Walls For Hidden Lakes Mckinney, Texas, Samuel Mota

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

The purpose of retaining walls is to adjust the natural ground slopes, allowing the development of new gradients without affecting the stability of the soil. These new slopes can serve as roadways, parks and residential lots. However, this function calls for a huge amount of strength and endurance of the wall. Different materials and designs have become variants when deciding the type of retaining wall solution. This project compared the three most common types of retaining walls used in the residential setting: gravity retaining walls (MSE); cantilever retaining walls; and counterfort retaining walls. The result of this analysis was used …

Proposals For Improving Seating In Movie Theaters, Tracy Oguni

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

This project explores the nature of seating arrangements in movie theaters, and the ways that the theater seating experience could be improved. Currently, movie theaters are built with long rows of seats. In a large, nearly-full theater, seating can be impossible to find. This effectively reduces the seating capacity of a theater. Movie theater patrons moving in and out of their seats can also disturb a lot of other clients. This project includes a brief survey of the history of the theater and the current methods of seating currently employed. Improvements to the system include proposing an optimal number of …

Ichnaea: Automatic Student Attendance Tracking, Sidharth Goyal

2015 Spring Honors Capstone Projects - Archive

With the influx of students in universities, and the increase in the size of classes, the attendance taking process has become more cumbersome and time consuming. Using traditional techniques of attendance taking wastes a lot of time in class and leads to a lot of errors. Ichnaea: Automatic Student Attendance Tracking System provides a non-intrusive way to take attendance in classes. The main aim of Ichnaea is to automate the attendance taking process. There will not be any need for manual attendance taking. After the system is installed in a classroom, the students only need to walk into class with …

Honorable Mention Contest Entry: A “Land You Could Not Escape Yet Almost Didn’T Want To Leave:” Japanese American Identity In Manzanar Internment Camp Gardens, Mckenzie P. Tavoda

Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize

This is McKenzie Tavoda's submission for the 2014-2015 Kevin and Tam Ross Undergraduate Research Prize, which won honorable mention. She wrote about Japanese American identity in the Manzanar Internment Camp gardens. You can read the final essay that came out of her research here.

Negotiating Selfhood And Civic Responsibility In Thoreau’S Walden, Emily Young

The Compass

Henry David Thoreau’s Walden is many things: an account of a man’s solitary retreat from society, a testament to the threat of modernity, a call for autonomy and mental awakening, and a sheer appreciation of life’s simplicities. While some of the text is devoted to his daily life on Walden Pond, much of it is highly political and dialectical, advocating strongly for social change in nineteenth-century society rife with increasing industrialization, capitalism, and slavery. His withdrawal from this society was intended to show all the flaws of social organization andobsequious citizenship and the benefits of living simply, independently, and with …

Pacific Review Spring 2015, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.

Just The Facts: A Fresh Look At Undergraduate Engineering Retention | College Of Engineering, Usu College Of Engineering

College of Engineering News

The department head and associate dean in the College of Engineering at Utah State University can pull up dozens of detailed spreadsheets and graphs outlining the latest trends in student performance.

Trident - February 2015, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Trident

The newsletter of the Pacific Orthodontic Alumni Chapter at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

Lincoln University Undergraduate Bulletin 2015-2017, Lincoln University, Jefferson City Missouri

Bulletins and Catalogs

The Lincoln University Undergraduate Bulletin contains the academic regulations and degree requirements of the University. A student may choose to satisfy the requirements for graduation from any one Bulletin issued in the eight years prior to the awarding of a bachelor's degree or the three years prior to the awarding of an associate degree, provided that he/she was enrolled during the school year for which that Bulletin was issued.

The Lincoln University Undergraduate Bulletin also serves as a guide to the academic programs of the University and is intended to assist students in the selection of their programs of study. …

Surveying Environmental Attitudes, Behavior And Knowledge At A Christian Liberal Arts University: Exploring Faith, Stewardship, And The "New Ecological Paradigm", Kathryn R. Rudy

Master of Environmental Science (MES) Theses

A survey of undergraduate students (N=208) at a private, Christian university assessed environmental attitude with the New Ecological Paradigm (NEP), environmental knowledge with the National Environment Education & Training Foundation NEEFT)/Roper Survey, and self-reported environmental behaviors. Some additional survey components explored the relationships of Christian faith and environmental attitudes of students. Sampling occurred among students in a few select classes and via all-campus student email announcements for voluntary and anonymous responses. This survey can serve in program and curriculum development, survey tool development and as a benchmark study for Taylor University.

Students overwhelmingly recognize a relationship between their Christian faith …

Inquiro 9 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

https://www.uab.edu/inquiro/issues/past-issues/volume-9

Scientists Worldwide: An International Perspective On An American Research Lab Setting, Jessica Maya

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

p. 11

https://www.uab.edu/inquiro/issues/past-issues/volume-9/scientists-worldwide-an-international-perspective-on-an-american-research-lab-setting

Science Meets Business: Turning An Idea Into Reality, Emily Haley

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 15-16

https://www.uab.edu/inquiro/issues/past-issues/volume-9/science-meets-business-turning-an-idea-into-reality