Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773173
F. Tobajas, V. de Armas
Though Peer Mentoring is often cited as among the most influential factors on retention rates and degree completion, that influence is difficult to assess. From the academic year 2007- 2008, the evaluation of the Mentoring Program of the Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros de Telecomunicación (PM-ETSIT) at the University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (ULPGC), which is currently in its seventh year of operation, involves as a differential factor a complementary evaluation based on specific satisfaction surveys completed by Mentees after staying three years at the University. In this paper, the results obtained from the appraisal of the influence of the PM-ETSIT in different aspects of the student's academic life, including their decision to remain at the University, are presented.
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Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773295
C. Delgado Kloos, Carmen Fernández-Panadero, M. Ibáñez, M. Munoz, A. Pardo
Augmented Reality, 3D virtual worlds, etc.: the technology has evolved tremendously and so has its application to the field of education. Digital technologies have advanced to the point, where we are reproducing digitally more and more aspects of our life. We have parallel worlds: on the one hand the real world, and on the other virtual worlds, that can in fact be linked to the real one. They have different properties, but they can enrich and complement each other. In this paper, we explore the possibilities and challenges of these parallel worlds for educational uses.
{"title":"Towards parallel educational worlds","authors":"C. Delgado Kloos, Carmen Fernández-Panadero, M. Ibáñez, M. Munoz, A. Pardo","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773295","url":null,"abstract":"Augmented Reality, 3D virtual worlds, etc.: the technology has evolved tremendously and so has its application to the field of education. Digital technologies have advanced to the point, where we are reproducing digitally more and more aspects of our life. We have parallel worlds: on the one hand the real world, and on the other virtual worlds, that can in fact be linked to the real one. They have different properties, but they can enrich and complement each other. In this paper, we explore the possibilities and challenges of these parallel worlds for educational uses.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"68 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126220601","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773199
Bernabé Batchakui, R. Nkambou, C. Tangha
GELSOTC is an environment for training and collaboration based on the grid. It facilitates the communication between communities in centers of shared interest like the institutions of secondary education and university institutions. At the center of this communication between these communities is the mutual distribution of pedagogic contents. What can be done so that learners can access contents which correspond exactly to their needs? How can the contents placed at the disposal of the target community be validated? This is the subject of this article using the proposal for research ontology and validation of pedagogic contents; this ontology has to be integrated as a service in GELSOTC.
{"title":"GELOnto: An ontology for the research and the validation of the contents in GELSOTC","authors":"Bernabé Batchakui, R. Nkambou, C. Tangha","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773199","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773199","url":null,"abstract":"GELSOTC is an environment for training and collaboration based on the grid. It facilitates the communication between communities in centers of shared interest like the institutions of secondary education and university institutions. At the center of this communication between these communities is the mutual distribution of pedagogic contents. What can be done so that learners can access contents which correspond exactly to their needs? How can the contents placed at the disposal of the target community be validated? This is the subject of this article using the proposal for research ontology and validation of pedagogic contents; this ontology has to be integrated as a service in GELSOTC.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"42 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126698465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773208
L. Svobodová
The author deals with e-learning at University of Hradec Králové on the Faculty of Informatics and Management in the Czech Republic. In the second and third part of the article there is the description of main tools in WebCT and ways of students' motivation in the course Business theory and the chosen elements of the constructivism. The fourth part summarizes and analyzes the evaluative questionnaire from the students. Data were collected at the end of the economic subject (business theory). The last part concentrates on the analysis of business games which are currently available for the new concept of an economic electronic game which will reflect students' needs.
{"title":"Constructivism and e-learning in the business theory","authors":"L. Svobodová","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773208","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773208","url":null,"abstract":"The author deals with e-learning at University of Hradec Králové on the Faculty of Informatics and Management in the Czech Republic. In the second and third part of the article there is the description of main tools in WebCT and ways of students' motivation in the course Business theory and the chosen elements of the constructivism. The fourth part summarizes and analyzes the evaluative questionnaire from the students. Data were collected at the end of the economic subject (business theory). The last part concentrates on the analysis of business games which are currently available for the new concept of an economic electronic game which will reflect students' needs.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124853276","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773127
Ghazi I. Alkhatib, Z. Maamar, Ghassan F. Issa, A. Turani, Daoud M. Daoud, M. I. Zaroor
Software Engineering (SE) practices deals with business requirements that continue to operate in dynamically changing and turbulent environments. SE practitioners must confront the business need for persistent innovation and build appropriate future workforce culture. Agile software development approaches view change from a perspective that reflects today's tumultuous business and technology environments. Introducing these innovative methodologies, along with the more traditional Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) method, in IT departments is a challenging task. Such task requires not only technology expertise and knowledge, but also the human side of organization, team, and individual readiness to accepting such a challenge. To deal with this latter side, the paper employs creative thinking processes and the four brain concept. In such environment, linking agile methods and CMMI is imperative to improving software quality.
{"title":"Incorporating innovative practices in software engineering education","authors":"Ghazi I. Alkhatib, Z. Maamar, Ghassan F. Issa, A. Turani, Daoud M. Daoud, M. I. Zaroor","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773127","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773127","url":null,"abstract":"Software Engineering (SE) practices deals with business requirements that continue to operate in dynamically changing and turbulent environments. SE practitioners must confront the business need for persistent innovation and build appropriate future workforce culture. Agile software development approaches view change from a perspective that reflects today's tumultuous business and technology environments. Introducing these innovative methodologies, along with the more traditional Capability Maturity Model Integration (CMMI) method, in IT departments is a challenging task. Such task requires not only technology expertise and knowledge, but also the human side of organization, team, and individual readiness to accepting such a challenge. To deal with this latter side, the paper employs creative thinking processes and the four brain concept. In such environment, linking agile methods and CMMI is imperative to improving software quality.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"19 1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123279412","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773218
D. Samuelsen, O. Graven
This paper demonstrate how to construct an advanced yet low cost remote lab for experiments fro an module in analogue electronics at an electrical engineering course at second year bachelor level. The remote lab is designed for running experiments on a normal BJT common emitter amplifier circuit, while maintaining the possibility for the students to use a wide range of different setups. The main reasons for using remote lab are the opportunity to give the students the chance to focus on the theory for the laboratory and not setup problems, in addition the availability of the exercise is 24/7 and not dependent on the opening hours of the physical laboratory.
{"title":"Remote lab for experiments on a small-signal bipolar-junction transistor amplifier","authors":"D. Samuelsen, O. Graven","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773218","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773218","url":null,"abstract":"This paper demonstrate how to construct an advanced yet low cost remote lab for experiments fro an module in analogue electronics at an electrical engineering course at second year bachelor level. The remote lab is designed for running experiments on a normal BJT common emitter amplifier circuit, while maintaining the possibility for the students to use a wide range of different setups. The main reasons for using remote lab are the opportunity to give the students the chance to focus on the theory for the laboratory and not setup problems, in addition the availability of the exercise is 24/7 and not dependent on the opening hours of the physical laboratory.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"71 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123473337","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773229
A. Muchtar, Mohd Najib Redzuan Lee, K. Mastor, S. Abdullah, A. Hunger
The present paper reports a study on identifying pattern of changes in self-esteem and personality traits among UKM-UDE double degree students who study in both UKM in Malaysia and University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) in Germany. A longitudinal design of data collection was employed. Students responded to the Rosenberg Self-esteem and Big Five personality inventory (BFI) at three different times throughout one year. Data analysis indicated that there were significant changes in self-esteem and some noticeable pattern of change in the personality traits within one year stay in UDE campus. These findings suggest that new, intercultural environment and goal modification experienced by the students could probably cause the changes in the students' self-esteem and personality traits. The Double-degree programme seems to bear positive impact on the overall personality development of future engineers. Implications and possible future relevant research are discussed.
{"title":"Pattern of changes in personality traits and self-esteem among UKM-UDE Double degree students","authors":"A. Muchtar, Mohd Najib Redzuan Lee, K. Mastor, S. Abdullah, A. Hunger","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773229","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773229","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper reports a study on identifying pattern of changes in self-esteem and personality traits among UKM-UDE double degree students who study in both UKM in Malaysia and University of Duisburg-Essen (UDE) in Germany. A longitudinal design of data collection was employed. Students responded to the Rosenberg Self-esteem and Big Five personality inventory (BFI) at three different times throughout one year. Data analysis indicated that there were significant changes in self-esteem and some noticeable pattern of change in the personality traits within one year stay in UDE campus. These findings suggest that new, intercultural environment and goal modification experienced by the students could probably cause the changes in the students' self-esteem and personality traits. The Double-degree programme seems to bear positive impact on the overall personality development of future engineers. Implications and possible future relevant research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"59 3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116521641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773261
C. Emmanouilidis, P. Pistofidis, N. Papathanassiou, Ashraf Labid
A significant challenge for Maintenance Management professionals is related to the need for them to possess a truly multi-disciplinary set of competencies. This paper presents an analysis of Maintenance Management training and competence assessment requirements, including results of a user survey conducted in EU countries. On the basis of this, a maintenance management curriculum has been defined. The design principles for a e-learning and self-assessment tool for maintenance management training and competencies assessment are outlined. The iLearn2Main tool has been developed based on an open source Learning Management System and is currently delivered in five European languages. It has been pilot-tested by user groups from industry and academia. The evaluation results analysis show high acceptance rates for the education tools, visually-appealing and well-structured content are crucial for the user acceptance of maintenance management e-training.
{"title":"Competencies in maintenance management: The iLearn2Main tools for training and competence assessment","authors":"C. Emmanouilidis, P. Pistofidis, N. Papathanassiou, Ashraf Labid","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773261","url":null,"abstract":"A significant challenge for Maintenance Management professionals is related to the need for them to possess a truly multi-disciplinary set of competencies. This paper presents an analysis of Maintenance Management training and competence assessment requirements, including results of a user survey conducted in EU countries. On the basis of this, a maintenance management curriculum has been defined. The design principles for a e-learning and self-assessment tool for maintenance management training and competencies assessment are outlined. The iLearn2Main tool has been developed based on an open source Learning Management System and is currently delivered in five European languages. It has been pilot-tested by user groups from industry and academia. The evaluation results analysis show high acceptance rates for the education tools, visually-appealing and well-structured content are crucial for the user acceptance of maintenance management e-training.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116468498","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773197
M. Sakr, Khaled A. Harras, Mark Stehlik
Qatar is working towards becoming a knowledge-based society by 2030. However, there is a limited understanding of the field of computer science, especially at the K-12 level, as well as its potential impact to achieve the above goal. We have developed several outreach activities to help introduce K-12 students and their teachers to computer science through workshops on CS such as education, problem solving through puzzles, programming through Alice, robotics, and high school programming competitions. These initiatives have dramatically improved the understanding and acceptance of the field of computer science in Qatar in K-12 students, teachers, and administrators.
{"title":"Computer what?! Designing outreach activities to introduce computer science to K-12 in Qatar","authors":"M. Sakr, Khaled A. Harras, Mark Stehlik","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773197","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773197","url":null,"abstract":"Qatar is working towards becoming a knowledge-based society by 2030. However, there is a limited understanding of the field of computer science, especially at the K-12 level, as well as its potential impact to achieve the above goal. We have developed several outreach activities to help introduce K-12 students and their teachers to computer science through workshops on CS such as education, problem solving through puzzles, programming through Alice, robotics, and high school programming competitions. These initiatives have dramatically improved the understanding and acceptance of the field of computer science in Qatar in K-12 students, teachers, and administrators.","PeriodicalId":146973,"journal":{"name":"2011 IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference (EDUCON)","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131094421","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2011-04-04DOI: 10.1109/EDUCON.2011.5773235
Bill Williams, J. Figueiredo
This paper presents empirical data from a study of the practice of recently graduated engineers working in Portugal and situates the findings in ongoing work to find an appropriate model to categorize the practice of engineering professionals and to draw out useful conclusions for the design of engineering courses and the competences to be developed in them.
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