Program Modules Research Articles

Systemic functional multimodal discourse analysis: multimodal composing and civic agency of multilingual youth

ABSTRACT In our civic engagement afterschool program in the southeast of the United States, our youth and adult participants used a wide range of modalities including mapping, rapping, drawing, and performance to construct and convey their unique visions of school and community spaces. The purpose of this methodological paper is to explore systemic functional multimodal discourse analysis (SF MDA) as a potential resource to gauge the effectiveness of such humanizing and multimodal spaces in positioning youth as civic leaders. Data collected for this study included curriculum materials, descriptive field notes, and video recordings of the multimodal processes of focal youth across five program modules. Informed by an SF MDA perspective, our multimodal transcriptions illustrate how youth participants engaged in an intersemiotic complementarity of modalities and languages to share their insights and enact civic identities.

Bates’ Visual Guide to Physical Examination: A Review

Bates Visual Guide to Physical Examination is a web-based companion to the text Bates’ Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking by Lynn Bickley, MD. This site contains other multimedia features including video and audio. It is designed for students and faculty in medical, nursing, and related programs and provides head-to-toe and systems-based physical examination techniques. This review will assess its content, navigation, and search functions, and describe its special features.

Do I Need to Ask Permission? Applying Fair Use to Educational Activities.

Do I Need to Ask Permission? Applying Fair Use to Educational Activities.

Prevalence and awareness levels of color blindness among students of faculty of dentistry and dental prosthesis technology program.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the prevalence and awareness levels of color blindness among students in a faculty of dentistry and dental prosthesis technology program in two different universities. A survey of awareness of color blindness among 710 students (males: n=271; females: n=439) in the faculty of dentistry and dental prosthesis technology program of Gazi University and Ankara Medipol University in 2019-2021 was conducted. The color vision status of 442 of the students (males; n=155; females: n=287) was assessed using an online Ishihara color blindness test. The data obtained were subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS. There was no statistically significant difference in the color blindness scores in terms of sex (males: 0.75±0.84; females: 0.64±0.75) (p=0.226). The color blindness scores of the dental prosthesis technology students were statistically higher than those of the faculty of dentistry students (p=0.028). Education year was significantly associated with a compromised ability to identify colors properly (p=0.040). There was no statistically significant difference in terms of awareness levels of color blindness according to the number of years of education (p>0.005). In terms of the prevalence of color blindness, 2.2% of faculty of dentistry and dental prosthesis technology students had a moderate-to-high level of color blindness. Students' awareness of their own color vision status was very low. The educational content of faculty of dentistry and dental prosthesis technology programs on color blindness should be enriched.

144 Foundations of Emergency Medicine Resident as Teacher Experience

144 Foundations of Emergency Medicine Resident as Teacher Experience

Approach to Software Integration of Heterogeneous Sources of Medical Data Based on Microservice Architecture

The task of processing medical information is currently being solved in our country and abroad by means of heterogeneous medical information systems, mainly at the local and regional levels. The ever-increasing volume and complexity of the accumulated information, along with the need to ensure transparency and continuity in the processing of medical data (in particular, for bronchopulmonary diseases) in various organizations, requires the development of a new approach to integrating their heterogeneous sources. At the same time, an important requirement for solving the problem is the possibility of web-oriented implementation, which will make the corresponding applications available to a wide range of users without high requirements for their hardware and software capabilities. The paper considers an approach to the integration of heterogeneous sources of medical information, which is based on the principles of building microservice web architectures. Each data processing module can be used independently of other program modules, providing a universal entry point and the resulting data set in accordance with the accepted data schema. Sequential execution of processing steps implies the transfer of control to the corresponding program modules in the background according to the Cron principle. The schema declares two types of data schemas - local (from medical information systems) and global (for a single storage system), between which the corresponding display parameters are provided according to the principle of constructing XSLT tables. An important distinguishing feature of the proposed approach is the modernization of the medical information storage system, which consists in creating mirror copies of the main server with periodic replication of the relevant information. At the same time, the interaction between clients and data storage servers is carried out according to the type of content delivery systems with the creation of a connection session between end points based on the principle of the nearest distance between them, calculated using the haversine formula. The computational experiments carried out on test data on bronchopulmonary diseases showed the effectiveness of the proposed approach both for loading data and for obtaining them by individual users and software systems. Overall, the reactivity score of the corresponding web-based applications was improved by 40% on a stable connection.

Teachers of English learners: perceived motivators to becoming principals of high-needs schools

PurposeThe purpose of this study was to explore intrinsic and extrinsic motivations that led 28 teachers of emergent bilingual (EB) students to seek a master's in educational administration with a focus on bilingual/English as a second language (ESL).Design/methodology/approachTo address the study objectives, the authors used a qualitative phenomenological design. The authors conducted online interviews with 28 teachers of EBs. The authors used the self-determination theory as the theoretical framework.FindingsPrimarily, teachers of EBs were intrinsically motivated to seek the principalship. The authors identified additional motivators that were not found in the previous literature which heretofore was based on general education teachers' responses. Those motivators were, gain advice from mentors, promote cultural awareness, commit to a campus-wide impact, increase awareness of the importance of bilingual/ESL education programs, and foster a relationship with the school community.Practical implicationsIdentifying the intrinsic and extrinsic motivators for teachers of EBs who desire to move into a principal position may aid faculty in university principal preparation programs and administrators in school districts to support and mentor these teachers to better serve as leaders in high need schools.Originality/valueThere is little known about intrinsic and extrinsic motivations of teachers of EBs which influence their decisions to change their career paths to become principals.

Flying solo: professional isolation and role complexity in solo faculty programs

ABSTRACT Throughout the world of higher education, universities and colleges are reconceptualizing how their institutions are organized, especially in terms of faculty size related to overall programming. As adjunct rates increase and faculty positions are eliminated, many programs may be reduced to a single faculty lead. Yet, single faculty member programs are not well understood in the literature, nor are their roles in the larger higher education structure. This qualitative study explores the experiences of 12 university professors in the United States who coordinate single faculty programs, defined as academic programs employing only one tenured or tenure-track faculty member. Using the conceptual frameworks of Role Theory and Social Isolation, we explored the experiences of single faculty and how those experiences were influenced by the policies and practices of their institutions. Participants’ experiences of isolation included disciplinary/collaborative isolation, physical isolation, ownership isolation, and identity isolation. Participants described their roles as complex, unclear, and often unrecognized by others. Results indicate that faculty in single faculty programs may appear invisible within the current structure of academia and that revising existing practices could better support these faculty and their programs. Institutions must question whether single faculty programs should exist and the conditions under which these programs can succeed. Finally, policy and practice recommendations are offered for institutions, and even non-solo faculty peers, to support flying solo professors as they navigate serving their students and keeping their programs afloat.

Implementing a Continuous Improvement Model for Assignment Evaluation at the Technical and Professional Communication Program Level

We use a continuous improvement model to evaluate an information design assignment by analyzing 120 student drafts and finals alongside instructor feedback. Using data from across sections ( N = 118), we illustrate a process focused on improving student learning that other technical and professional communication program administrators and faculty can follow, while also offering insights into ways programs can assist a contingent labor force with improving pedagogical practice. This study provides insights into assignment design through data-driven evidence and reflective work that is necessary to help continuously improve a service course and to assist students in meeting learning outcomes.

Effects of Pre-questioning on the Students’ Reading Comprehension

This study was conducted to investigate the effect of Pre-questioning on the Students’ Reading Comprehension of the fifth semester students of Informatic Study Program Faculty of Computer Engineering Cokroaminoto Palopo University in academic year 2022/2023. The forms of questions were in multiple choice and essay, multiple choice used for reading comprehension tests and essay used for Pre-questioning tests. There were 40 students of the fifth semester students of Informatic Study Program Faculty of Computer Engineering Cokroaminoto Palopo University in academic year 2022/2023 as the sample on this study. The researcher used pre experimental method in this study. the sample was taken by using random sampling technique. There are two kinds of instrument used in this research, namely test and questionnaire. The result of the research shows that the reading comprehension ability of the fifth semester students of Informatics Study Program Faculty of Computer Engineering Cokroaminoto Palopo University was very effective. It was proven by the mean score in post-test was 7.55 and the T-test value 43.375 which was higher than the T-table value 2.315. And the students were interested in learning reading comprehension using pre-questioning technique.

Evaluating the Role of Universities in Promoting Life skills among Young Students

The present study was conducted to examine the role of universities in promoting life skills among the youth to live and work in the 21st century. It was a descriptive study and adopted the survey approach of the social sciences. The population of the study consisted of students and faculty (of bachelor studies programs) of the final semester in general universities in Pakistan. A multistage sampling technique was used. Five universities were selected randomly, one from each province and one from the capital territory of Islamabad; one faculty was taken as a cluster; and then finally, ten (10) faculty members and eighty (80) students were contacted prospectively by each of the sampled universities. The total samples were thus comprised of 50 university teachers and 400 students. The researcher, after the literature review, prepared two questionnaires on a five-point-likert-scale: one for university teachers and one for the students. After piloting, the tools were administered with the help of two data collectors who were trained for the purpose. Out of 50 and 400 questionnaires, forty-four and 382 questionnaires of the university teachers and students, respectively, were completed and returned. As the study was of descriptive nature and explored the role universities in promoting life skills among the youth/ students in Pakistan; hence, descriptive statistics i.e. percentage and mean score(s) was used to analyze the data and demonstrate the situation. On the basis of the data analysis, the study concluded that universities have a prime responsibility in promoting life skills among youth and students by offering properly designed co-curricular activities. The universities are promoting life skills among the youth, including IT skills, communication skills, critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity & innovation through co-curricular activities.

Research on computer static software defect detection system based on big data technology

Abstract To study the static software defect detection system, based on the traditional static software defect detection system design, a new static software defect detection system design based on big data technology is proposed. The proposed method can optimize the distribution of test resources and improve the quality of software products by predicting the potential defect program modules and design the software and hardware of the static software defect detection system of big data technology. It is found that the traditional static software defect detection system design based on code source data takes a long time, averaging 65 h /day. However, the traditional static software defect detection system based on deep learning has a short detection time, averaging 35 h/day. In this article, the detection time of the static software defect detection system based on big data is shorter than that of the other two traditional system designs, with an average of 15 h/day. Because the system design adjusts the operating state of the system, it improves the accuracy of data operation. On the premise of data collection, the system inspection research is completed, which ensures the operational safety of software data, alleviates the contradiction between system and data to a high degree, improves the efficiency of system operation, reduces unnecessary operations, further shortens the time required for inspection, improves the system performance, and has higher research and operation value.

Embodied Social Justice Learning: Considerations for Curriculum Development and Training in Counseling Programs

Social justice curriculum development continues to be an evolving area in the educational and professional training of counselors and counseling psychologists. While many programs facilitate trainees’ exploration of social justice knowledge through infusion into multicultural counseling courses, there is a growing trend in counseling curriculum development to provide students with specific social justice-oriented awareness and approaches to advocacy. This article describes the development of two-course sequence in a mental health counseling program where trainees are introduced to multicultural and social justice content pedagogically organized around liberation and critical history frameworks. The theoretical frameworks, process of implementing specific curricular activities with a focus on a culminating service-learning experience, and strategies for enhancing social justice and advocacy curriculum development through an embodied social justice learning curricular approach are discussed. This article aims to advance curriculum development by encouraging faculty in counseling programs to consider implementing curricular activities that are guided by social justice embodiments and critical-liberatory frameworks to facilitate trainees’ social justice knowledge and their approach to advocacy in their roles as helping professionals.

Civil Engineering Program Compliance of SUCs in Western Visayas to Philippine Technological Council – Washington Accord Standards

This descriptive study determined the institutional status of the Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering (BSCE) program of State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Western Visayas in terms of years of implementation, AACCUP level of accreditation, the total number and educational qualification of the faculty, and level of practice of the program to the Philippine Technological Council – Washington Accord (PTC-WA) based on the nine (9) criteria. Data gathered through a survey questionnaire were presented in tabular and narrative presentations and were confirmed through triangulation using comparative analysis and review questions. Results revealed that the majority of the SUCs in Western Visayas had offered the BSCE program for 5-10 years, with Level II accreditation. Most of the faculty members are full-time and have master’s degrees, and the average passing percentage of the graduates in the board examination for the last three years was 75.55% as against the national passing percentage of 41.05%. As an entire group, SUCs in Western Visayas offering the BSCE program had ‘Very Highly Practiced’ the PTC-WA criteria on students and ‘Highly Practiced’ on all the other eight criteria of PTC-WA. As a whole, they had ‘Highly Practiced’ the nine criteria of PTC-WA. Consequently, respondents recommend to the SUCs management to pursue the development of the BSCE program by empowering its heads of units, faculty members, and support staff to cope with the improvement needed in terms of program educational objectives, faculty and support staff, continuous quality improvement, community-oriented programs, and industry-academe linkages.

SMART DOOR LOCK SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT PROTOTYPE USING RFID TECHNOLOGY ID-12

This innovative door lock system is designed to make it easier to control security in certain homes or rooms. This system can also be used in government offices and factories to restrict someone from entering a room that just anyone can not enter. In this system, the automatic door lock uses an ID-12 type RFID reader, Tag/Transponder, Arduino UNO R3, 5v Buzzer, Drop Bolt Lock, Relay Module, and LCD. The RFID reader ID-12 is used as a receiver, and the tag/transponder as a transmitter. This system works when the scanned RFID tag/card/transponder sends hexadecimal data to the RFID Reader ID-12, which then, from the RFID Reader, will receive and send data to the Arduino. Then the Arduino UNO will process it by reading the program module (data from the RFID tag/card/transponder) and giving commands to the buzzer to make a sound or notification. The relay module is a connector or breaker for the deadbolt lock or solenoid to open and lock the door and a 16x2 LCD to display the status of the scanned RFID card. On standby, the LCD displays the words "Smart Door Lock Scan Your RFID." When the scanned RFID card is registered and the bolt lock or solenoid is open, the LCDs the words "Welcome". When the scanned RFID card is not registered, and the drop bolt lock or solenoid is not open, then the words "Your Card is Unregistered." The push button is used to reset the Arduino when the Arduino is hanging and when the 16x2 LCDs have an error display

An efficient fatigue assessment model of offshore wind turbine using a half coupling analysis

Fatigue failure is an important issue for offshore wind turbine support structures. Especially, fully coupled time domain analysis will lead to high computational burden. Therefore, accurate and efficient fatigue evaluation methods have always been the common goal pursued by the industry and researchers. This paper evaluates fatigue damage under combined wind and wave loading, using a fixed jacket offshore wind turbine as an example. A half coupling model (HCM) with distinct advantage by considering aerodynamic damping and structural damping is developed for dynamic response analysis of offshore wind turbine. The precision and effectiveness of the developed HCM is verified to be reasonable by comparing with numerical simulated results. A linearized Morison equation is proposed to achieve frequency domain analysis of wave response which is embedded as a programming module in ANSYS. Based on the developed model, dynamic response analysis is carried out under wind and wave loading, and then combined stress spectra at the location of different tubular joints (X-joint and K-joint) are obtained. To consider the interaction of wind and wave, a spectral fatigue combination rule based on Han and Ma's method is used to calculate fatigue damage. The developed combination rule is assessed by compared with time domain fatigue result based on rainflow cycle counting. Analysis using the newly developed model and method demonstrates a high accuracy and efficiency for fatigue damage prediction.

Implementation of Back Tracking Algorithm in The Scheduling of Mathematics Study Program Faculty of MIPA Unsoed

The complicated case of scheduling courses at the Mathematics and Natural Sciences Faculty of Mathematics Study Program, Universitas Jenderal Soedirman, is a topic that is quite interesting to discuss and find a solution to using a mathematical method. In fact, manual course scheduling without a method is prone to scheduling errors such as class schedule clashes, clashes in the use of lecture rooms and so on, so a more efficient method of scheduling courses is needed. Scheduling lectures with the backtracking algorithm is a systematic and efficient method of scheduling lectures with influencing factors such as the number of courses, number of sessions, number of rooms, and lecture time. Algorithm backtracking is an algorithm based on Depth First Search to find solutions to problems more efficiently. The back tracking algorithm performs a systematic search for solutions to all possible solutions at each node based on recursive Depth First Search. Depth First Search is a search method that is carried out at one node in each level from the far left. If a solution has not been found, then the search continues on the right hand node. And so on until a solution is found or if you find a dead end it will backtrack to the previous position. If a solution is found, the search will stop even if there are nodes that have not been traced. The implementation of the backtracking algorithm pays close attention to the factors that become obstacles in scheduling courses. The course schedule function with the backtracking algorithm can meet every influencing factor such as the number of courses, rooms, classes, and lecture time so that scheduling lectures with this method is very helpful because the method used is more efficient and can avoid errors in scheduling.

A More Relevant MBA: The Role of Across-the-Curriculum Delivery of Intercompetency Coursework in Aligning the Required Curriculum With Required Managerial Competencies

Despite their widespread popularity in the United States, MBA programs have received considerable and sustained criticism. The chief complaint is that MBA graduates lack key skills required to be competent managers, and the main suspect has been identified as a less than relevant curriculum. Previous studies determined that the required MBA curriculum did a poor job of delivering the managerial competencies prized by incumbent managers. However, these researchers suspected that across-the-curriculum delivery of managerial competencies could mitigate this misalignment. This study advances the field by implementing an intercompetency approach, by including previously excluded coursework, and by using an updated dataset. The results show that the required curriculum of MBA programs in the United States is on average more closely aligned with the prescribed coverage benchmarks than previously believed, and that across-the-curriculum delivery of content via intercompetency coursework substantially aids in this alignment. The findings have actionable implications for program managers, faculty members, and researchers in the field of graduate management education.

Patient engagement in a mobile health intervention to improve preparedness for prostate biopsy.

We designed and implemented a peri-procedural text message (SMS) program for patients undergoing transrectal prostate biopsy and aimed to evaluate predictors of patient enrollment and engagement with the SMS program. We designed an SMS-based program with 8 messages containing web-based modules with educational content and reminders confirming MRI for fusion biopsy, antibiotic adherence, enema use, and anticoagulation cessation. Data on patient demographics, enrollment, and engagement with modules were collected from June 1, 2018 to February 28, 2021. Engagement was defined as a patient clicking a link delivered via SMS to access modules. We made multivariable models to identify predictors of patient enrollment and engagement. Of the 1,760 prostate biopsies between June 2018 and March 2021, 1,383 (78.6%) were enrolled in SMS, 182 (10.3%) in email, 106 (6.0%) in both, and 240 (13.6%) were not enrolled. Of 1418 patients enrolled, 1,270 (89.6%) engaged with at least one module. African American patients had 50% lower odds of being enrolled (OR = 0.50, 95% CI 0.28-0.96; P = 0.03), but once enrolled there were no differences in engagement. Patients for whom English was not listed as their primary language had 60% lower odds of engagement (OR = 0.40, 95% CI 0.17-1.00, P = .04) and patients who were single or divorced had a 40% lower odds of engagement (OR = 0.60, 95% CI 0.41-0.91, P = 0.01). A cohort of older men undergoing prostate biopsy were able to engage with a text message-based education and reminder program. Future efforts must address barriers to enrollment for Black or African American men and improve accessibility to non-English speaking patients.

Good Perceived Understanding of and Satisfaction with Competency-Based Education: The 2021 Survey of Faculty and Preceptors in the Future Education Model Graduate Demonstration Programs

Upon completion, participant will be able to articulate perceived understanding of and satisfaction with competency-based education and demonstration programs among faculty and preceptors.