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Workforce Development Through Online Experiential Learning For Stem Education, Arefeh Mohammadi, Kevin Grosskopf, John Killingsworth

Durham School of Architectural Engineering and Construction: Faculty Publications

The U.S. workforce is increasingly comprised of older adults, women, and minorities who lack basic skills and are unable to acquire these skills through traditional educational and training programs. New approaches are needed to provide effective training to the adult learner and flexible support for nontraditional students who must balance work-life demands with limited educational opportunities. Contextualized teaching and learning (CTL) is a form of experiential learning that blends both basic skills and occupational training together in environments that allow students to relate subject matter to real-world situations. Virtual CTL environments can be created to better engage students, provide immediate …

Review Of "Rights And Reproductions: The Handbook For Cultural Institutions" (2nd Ed.), Georgia Westbrook

School of Information Studies - Post-doc and Student Scholarship

The second edition of Rights and Reproductions: The Handbook for Cultural Institutions provides an updated look at intellectual property, related laws, and appropriate use for cultural institutions. The authors provide a robust and clear explanation of relevant issues and serves a wide range of users employing the text as a reference work.

Development Of A Framework To Support The Effective Adoption Of Bim In The Public Sector: Lessons For Ireland, Shiyao Kuang, Alan Hore, Barry Mcauley, Roger West

Conference papers

Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been formally adopted by many countries with the promise of creating greater economic, social and sustainability benefits. Several authors and institutions have presented alternative BIM policies and tactics which have been adopted by developed countries. However, there is evidence to indicate that BIM adoption theories are not well established and, in particular, the linkage between BIM public sector adoption strategy outcomes and their contribution to achieving Government policy objectives are underdeveloped. This paper will present the outcome of the first phase of a systematic literature review of published studies (including journal papers and noteworthy international …

Diversity, Inclusion And The Exceed Teaching Workshop, Allen C. Estes

Architectural Engineering

The American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Excellence in Civil Engineering Education (ExCEEd) Teaching Workshops are currently in their 20th year of existence and have been highly successful. There is a growing body of literature on creating a multi-cultural classroom that celebrates diversity, accounts for the global differences and experiences of students, and deliberately fosters inclusivity. This paper examines the content of the existing culturally inclusive literature and quantifies how much is already present in the current ETW curriculum. It then suggests how much more could be included if a deliberate effort is made to include diversity and inclusivity into …

James Joyce Run: Why Are We On The Move Again If It's A Fair Question?, Barry Sheehan

Academic Articles

I write a blog www.jj21k.com which looks at the works of James Joyce, the environment which he wrote about and changes that have taken place since he wrote about them. The blog posts are predominantly about Dublin.

During a time of injury, instead of running I was able to cycle. This blogpost describes the journey James Joyce made through houses in Dublin that he lived in whilst growing up. This is paralleled with a cycle I made and narrative I wrote.

You can see more background information and other posts on www.jj21k.com.

Analysis Of The System Response Of A Spray Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling System, Daeho Kang, Richard K. Strand

Publications and Research

A spray Passive Downdraft Evaporative Cooling (PDEC) system achieves great savings for space cooling and improves indoor environmental quality by supplying a large amount of fresh outdoor air. As previous studies heavily focused on the energy saving capability of a spray PDEC system due to lack of methods for a detailed analysis, the influence of cool humid supply air from a spray PDEC system in a space in buildings has not been comprehensively studied. This study is intended to evaluate the competence of a spray PDEC system as a primary cooling system in typical spaces in a primary school building …

E-Learning Tools To Facilitate Instruction Of A Large Enrollment Structural Engineering Course, Maelle Van Thienen, James Boon Piang Lim, Anahid A. Behrouzi, Pablo Garcia, Wyatt Banker-Hix

Architectural Engineering

A significant challenge in teaching large civil engineering courses is engaging and providing feedback to students in a meaningful and timely manner. This paper presents a solution that uses e-learning tool Xorro-Q in the successful instruction of a Structures II course of 250+ second year students since 2016 at a research-intensive university in New Zealand.

During the course, Xorro-Q has been utilized as an online practice-based learning tool where students can repeat questions without penalty and automatically receive detailed instructor-developed feedback (diagrams, text, or link to website/video) in response to specific incorrect answers. Additionally, Xorro-Q permits a variety of questions …

Interactive Physical Experiments In An Advanced Undergraduate Structural Dynamics Course, Charles D. Facciolo, Anahid A. Behrouzi

Architectural Engineering

This paper describes a number of physical models and hands-on lab activities incorporated in an advanced undergraduate structural dynamics lecture and laboratory course pairing offered within the Architectural Engineering department at California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo. These course modifications were designed and implemented in the Winter 2018 quarter to enable students to:

-Collect acceleration data during free or forced vibration tests using a smartphone accelerometer application to generate data plots in Matlab; -Conduct free vibration tests on various single-degree of freedom (SDOF) systems to investigate effects of varying mass, stiffness/height, material type, and damping type (pendulum or …

Exposing Undergraduates To Design, Fabrication, And Large-Scale Experimentation In A Structural Steel Design Course, Jenna Williams, Mark William Wright, Michael James Deigert, Anahid A. Behrouzi

Architectural Engineering

During Fall 2017, Spring and Fall 2018 quarters, various hands-on design, fabrication, and large-scale experimental projects were incorporated into a 10-week undergraduate structural steel design course offered in the Department of Architectural Engineering at California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo. Through these projects students investigated one or two unique steel lateral force resisting systems (LFRS) consisting of either: special moment frame (SMF), special concentric braced frame (SCBF), and/or buckling restrained braced frame (BRBF). Students completed design calculations per the American Institute of Steel Construction steel building and seismic codes, visualized their final design using AutoCAD software, constructed and …

Andrews Students Honored For Excellent Design, Congress For The New Urbanism

Andrews Agenda: Campus News

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Tanzania Polytechnic College Classroom Buildings Update 2019, Thomas Fowler, Iv, Kevin Dong

Architecture

The work in this publication is a summary of ongoing work that started in 2014, when architecture and architectural engineering students starting developing the master plan for the proposed Polytechnic University in Same, Tanzania, Africa, working directly with ARUP’s David Lambert and the Mbesese Initiative for Sustainable Development. Since this time we have had 200 plus graduate and undergraduate students who have provided research and design input into the development of this project.

This work in 2019 provides an update to the classroom building designs for the Polytechnic College master plan.The Design Collaboratory is an award winning (NCARB Prize, Auto …

Mbesese Build: An Experimental Experience (Same (Tanzania, Africa) Polytechnic College, Thomas Fowler, Iv, Kevin Dong

Architecture

No abstract provided.

Fowler Studio Albuquerque, New Mexico Rail Yards - 2019, Thomas Fowler, Iv

Architecture

No abstract provided.

Permitting A Homeless Transition Village: Transactions Between The Informal And The Formal, Stephen Luoni

Community Design Center Faculty Publications and Presentations

More than three million Americans experience homelessness annually. Emergency shelter capacity is limited while local governments are unable to provide even temporary housing. Informal housing involving interim self-help solutions are now popular adaptive actions for obtaining shelter, despite nonconformance with city codes. Unfortunately, most informal solutions have resulted in objectionable tent cities and squatter campgrounds where the local response has simply been to move the problem around. Our homeless transition village plan prototypes a shelter-first solution using a kit-of-parts that can be replicated in other communities. Village design reconciles key gaps between informal building practices and formal sector regulations, creating …

Full Functionality And Recovery Assessment Framework For A Hospital Subjected To A Scenario Earthquake Event, Emad M. Hassan, Hussam Mahmoud

Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Modeling the recovery process of a community's infrastructure after the occurrence of extreme events is now at the forefront of research. Estimating post-disaster recovery of either single or multiple infrastructure in a community requires proper flow and interaction of information of the physical, economic and social components of the involved sectors. Understanding this recovery process is essential, particularly for critical infrastructure, such as a hospital, which is vital for a community's well-being. In this study, the full seismic functionality and recovery process of a six-story hospital, located in Memphis, TN, is quantified and assessed using a comprehensive 3-D finite element …

Parlier Business Park - Specific Plan, Earl Mitchell Gatela

City and Regional Planning

The purpose of the Parlier Business Park Specific Plan is to:

• Develop the Business Park Zoning District and appropriate development standards.

• Prepare design guidelines for architecture, storefront design, landscaping, and signs that enhance the PBP image and encourage compatible manufacturing and warehouse uses.

• Develop an appropriate urban design and streetscape concept plan for the PBP.

• Encourage the development of the PBP as a center for manufacturing and warehouse uses.

• Ensure consistency with the Parlier General Plan.

The PBPSP has been developed to allow a mix of the manufacturing, warehouse, hangar/storage, and office uses currently permitted …

Improving Bicyclist And Pedestrian Safety In Riverside, Ca, Ryanne Browers

City and Regional Planning

There is great potential within the City of Riverside to increase the number of pedestrians and bicyclists. Currently, the largest barrier to this increase is user fear for health and safety. The geographic location of Riverside, which funnels pollutants from the Greater Los Angeles Area into the region, contributes to the region having very few good air days. This creates a barrier between those who potentially would walk or bike from actually doing so due to health risks.

The City of Riverside has identified in its Bike Master Plan that it currently has twice as many bicyclists than the national …

Downtown Porterville: Transit Oriented Design Strategy, Luke Troy Andres

City and Regional Planning

This Downtown Transit Oriented Design Strategy sets out opportunities and design guidelines for the revitalization of Downtown Porterville. It assesses the City’s goal for the downtown, enhancing the appearance and vitality of the historic center of the City.

This design for downtown demonstrates possible developments and builds out a new vision for the “heart of the City”. Implementing new strategies, this design program plans to create a transit oriented development in the area, allowing for new opportunities. Adding new residential, commercial and office uses, Downtown Porterville will be a vibrant place for people to live, work and visit in the …

Urban Heat Islands: Causes, Impacts, & Mitigation, Megan Rupard

City and Regional Planning

The purpose of this project is to understand the factors contributing to the urban heat island effect and why it is important to consider when planning a city. This senior project will review the factors that contribute to an urban heat island, what kind of effects urban heat islands have on our city’s and their inhabitants, and how the effects can be mitigated and minimized. This project will review current mitigation strategies that have been developed to combat urban heat islands and analyze the benefits that can be attained from these mitigation strategies. Case studies will be used to understand …

Campus Design: Assessing Outdoor Spaces At California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo To Improve Student Experience, Meha Patel

City and Regional Planning

The outdoor space of university campuses is an aspect of design which still remains, to a certain degree, uncharted. There are merely not enough relevant case studies and research in creating foundational principles which adhere to the design of a functional outdoor space on university campuses.

The success of the student body for a college, academically and socially, is dependent on creating a welcoming and holistic learning environment for students to thrive. Social spaces bridge the gap between the built and natural environment, therefore, providing proper physical components in an outdoor space becomes vital in creating a desired environment which …

The City Of Pasadena: Circulating Without A Car, Caroline Bender

City and Regional Planning

This senior project will provide an analysis of the current bike infrastructure in the City of Pasadena and the Metro Bike Share program that was removed. This data collection and analysis will act as a basis for a proposal of improvements to the current infrastructure that would allow for the success of a bike share program and will present design guidelines for the proposed improvements. These proposed improvements would ultimately guide the City of Pasadena to achieving their vision for the city’s transportation system.

Noho2: North Hollywood Transit-Oriented Development, Caroline Chen

City and Regional Planning

As population in California continues to grow, the demand for high-density housing alongside alternative transportation in communities across the U.S. has been steadily increasing. North Hollywood, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, is one such community. This transit-oriented development (TOD) proposal capitalizes on the existing assets of the community while introducing new elements that meet local and regional demand and enhance the harmony of the public.

Streets Of San Francisco: An Analysis Of The City's Transportation Network, Complete Streets Guidelines And Policies, Ian Xavier Connolly

City and Regional Planning

Transportation is a key element to everyday life, providing an efficient connection and movement of goods and people. While there are different modes of transportation, motor vehicles are still the preferred and highly used option, providing people the luxury of traveling to farther distances on their own time and in their own comfort. However, in a country where cities are increasingly becoming cores of pedestrian traffic, motor vehicles make these places less walkable, as well as produce pollution through their use of gasoline. At a time when we must continue to consider the safety and environmental aspects of transportation, we …

Shkollë Fillore, Vlera Ferati

Theses and Dissertations

Një ndër vështirësit e mëdha që kemi kaluar ne si popull në periudha të ndryshme historike, është edhe themelimi i shkollave të para shqipe, si dhe përpjekjet e shumta të zhvillimit të arsimit në trojet shqiptare...por, fakti që na gëzon, është pikërisht nisma e krijimit të formave të para të mësimit të organizuar në institucionet arsimore, e cila daton qysh nga koha e Ilirisë së lashtë! Pra, qysh nga ajo kohë interesimi dhe dëshira e madhe për arsimim, kanë bërë që sidomos gjatë periudhës së Rilindjes Kombëtare, të ngriten shkolla dhe të zhvillohet arsimi në masë të madhe.

- Arsimimi …

Stacioni I Trenit Në Pejë, Diellza Radavci

Theses and Dissertations

Rëndësia e projektimit të një stacioni të trenit! Transporti publik është një faktor i rëndësishëm kontribues për qëndrueshmërinë urbane. Transporti publik ndihmon në reduktimin e kohës të trafikut, rrit mundësinë e punësimit, ul kostot e biznesit, ndihmon në uljen e kostos së jetesës dhe rrit produktivitetin e biznesit. Redukton ndotjen e dëmshme dhe përmirëson cilësinë e ajrit. - Treni është pjesë e rëndësishme e transportit publik qysh nga shekulli I XIX-të. Kur u ndërtua lokomotiva e pare me avull, njerëzit druheshin nga shpejtësia e saj (rreth 80 km/orë), pasi që në atë kohë transporti më i shpejtë ishte me karroca …

Galeria E Artit Modern, Betime Visoça

Theses and Dissertations

Qëllimi i këtij punimi të diplomës është projektimi i një gallerie e cila ka për qëllim kryesor promovimin e artit në mënyra të ndryshme. Si fillim janë analizuar strukturat e ngjajshme në qytet në mënyrë që të përcaktohet në mënyrë më të qartë se cilave funksione duhet të i’u jepet rëndësi më së shumti. Në qytetin e Prishtinës aktualisht nuk ekziston një strukturë/objekt i cili i ka të inkorporuara disa funksione brenda një hapësire. Por, nuk mund të anashkalohet fakti që këto hapësira ekzistojnë por nuk kanë hapsira të mjaftueshme qe brenda një galleri të shprehen të gjitha. Duke marrë …

“Hotel”, Benjamin Krasniqi

Theses and Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Projektimi I Restaurantit Dhe Vikendicave Në Fshatin Kovaqec, Alban Hasaj

Theses and Dissertations

Tema e këtij punimi të Diplomës mbështetet në krijimin e një hapësire të përshtatshme për të kaluar një pushim, relaksim të nivelit të lartë. Trajtimi i një teme të tillë ka ardhur si rezultat i mungesës së hapësirave, komplekseve të këtij tipi. Fokusi ka qenë në krijimin e hapësirave private përmbrenda kompleksit. Lokacioni i përzgjedhur gjendet në fshatin Kovaqec komuna e Kaçanikut. Arsyeja kryesore që më ka shtyrë ta përzgjedhë këtë lokacion kanë qenë bukuritë natyrore, malet, uji etj. Një tjetër arsye ka qenë që me anë të këtij projekti të arrihet rritja e numrit të vizitorëve në komunën e …

Shkolle Fillore, Florjana Bytyci

Theses and Dissertations

Ne si popull njihemi për pushtime të shumta nga okupues të ndryshëm, prandaj arsimimi në trevat shqiptare ka hasur në vështërsi të mëdha. Edhe pse të pushtuar dhe okupuar, populli shqiptar ka gjetur mënyra të ndryshme për arsimim në gjuhën tonë amëtare.Gjatë periudhes së Rilindjes Kombëtare edhe në Kosovë si në të gjith trojet e tjera shqiptare, pati përpjekje të shumta për ngritjen e shkollave dhe arsimimit.

Shkolla merr një rëndësi absolute për formimin e çdo individi në jeten e tij, kështu njeriu përmes një edukimi të duhur dhe cilësor bëhet i aftë t’a ndërtojë vetë të ardhmen.

Qëllimi i …

Ndërtesat Shoqërore- Shkollë Fillore E Muzikës, Etleva Sylejmani

Theses and Dissertations

Shkolla përfaqëson një institucion të organizuar dhe të specializuar për arsimimin e çdo individi. Ajo vepron si një qendër mësimi dhe ka ndikim të madh në shoqërinë e çdo vendi. Përhapja e shkollës dhe e sistemit të arsimit në Kosovë, pas përpjekjeve të mëdha, fillon në shek. XIX, me hapjen e shkollave në Prizren, Gjakovë dhe Pejë, si dhe shkollës fillore për djem dhe vajza në Prizren.

Në Kosovë shkolla e parë shqipe hapet në Stubëll, në vitin 1905. Nga viti 1999 deri më 2006 nga buxheti i Kosovës janë riparuar 39 objekte shkollore dhe janë ndërtuar 28 objekte të …