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Ten Elementary School Teacher's Voices: How They Build Effective Literacy Learning In The Lives Of Their Second Grade Children, Merfat Alsubaie Apr 2018

Ten Elementary School Teacher's Voices: How They Build Effective Literacy Learning In The Lives Of Their Second Grade Children, Merfat Alsubaie

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Human Behavior Modeling For Residential Energy Consumption, Mesfer Alrizq Apr 2018

Human Behavior Modeling For Residential Energy Consumption, Mesfer Alrizq

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Electric utility companies are interested in load profile (electricity consumption) data for expansion planning. Conventional methods of collecting the load profile data, such as surveys and metering, are tedious and time consuming activities. Cumbersome data collection processes also pose barriers. We present an innovative behavior model for generating electricity consumption load profiles. The model, based on fuzzy logic and activity graphs, requires minimum consumer data and can be easily updated to adapt to changes in technology. We demonstrate the accuracy of our model against real world data.


Data Driven Decision Making: Utilizing Alumni Perspectives In Strategic Management, Robert Welton Apr 2017

Data Driven Decision Making: Utilizing Alumni Perspectives In Strategic Management, Robert Welton

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The most basic premise of macro-economic states that as prices for a good or service increase, demand decreases. As shown below, the cost of higher education in Michigan compares unfavorable to the rest of the nation. In order to remain viable in an age of worldwide competition for students, WMU (and more specifically SPAA) will need to identify marketable areas of competitive advantage as well as opportunities for programmatic improvement.


Online Cte In The Community College, Brian T. Dietz, Rachal Etshim Apr 2016

Online Cte In The Community College, Brian T. Dietz, Rachal Etshim

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Community colleges serve the most diverse student population with regard to age, race and ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. These characteristics mirror those of students who enroll in career and technical education (Bragg, 2001, 2014) and online courses (Aslanian & Clinefelter, 2013). Yet only a handful of studies have been conducted about online technical education in community colleges. Given the continued growth in online education (Allen & Seaman, 2015; Lokken & Mullins, 2015), increasing use of technology in the classroom, and the emphasis on career and technical education (CTE) as a means of increasing degree production, more information is needed about …