Systems Course Research Articles

Integrating Your New Faculty to Reinforce a Liberal Education

Recognizing a need to pivot new faculty onboarding from a two-day “information download” to a more meaningful and pedagogically sound delivery of information, the provost invited the Academic Support Division to reimagine new faculty orientation for 2022. Through collaboration, an asynchronous Learning Management System course shell was quickly created to “flip the classroom” to deliver best-practice content to new faculty in a space where they were able to interact with their LMS teaching technology (Canvas) as a student and establish relationships with their new faculty cohort while discussing teaching philosophies, DEI pedagogical practices, and authentic assessment. This prioritized faculty connection and a sense of belonging for the in-person orientation and ensured the notion of liberal education was woven into all our various programs as a dual mission, Hispanic Serving Institution. This new structure afforded new faculty across all disciplines and modalities to receive consistent onboarding to foster student success.

Prolonged cognitive effort impairs inhibitory control and causes significant mental fatigue after an endurance session with an auditive distractor in professional soccer players

BackgroundThroughout official soccer matches, the presence of cheer by the crowd could be considered a critical auditive distraction that could further impair the cognitive interference control system, multiple object tracking (MOT) skill, heart rate variability (HRV), and increase mental fatigue. As the resource is not immediately replenished, the impairment of the cognitive interference control system may be delayed following a soccer game. Then, evaluating the recovery time course of the cognitive interference control system, MOT skill, HRV, and mental fatigue after prolonged tasks combining physical, endurance, and cognitive effort are essential. PurposeWe aimed to analyze the acute effect of cognitive effort and auditive distractor with 24-h follow-up throughout a prolonged endurance session on inhibitory control, subjective mental fatigue, MOT skill, and HRV in professional soccer players. MethodsTwenty professional male soccer players were recruited (23.56 ± 3.8 years, 78.1 ± 6.9 kg, 1.77 ± 0.06 m, and 12.5 ± 5.3% body fat). The sessions were performed in a randomized and counterbalanced crossover design, divided into four experimental conditions: endurance, endurance + MOT, endurance + MOT + AD, and endurance + AD. The soccer players completed the incongruent Stroop task utilizing an eye-tracker to assess cognitive effort. MOT task, subjective mental fatigue, and HRV were evaluated before the endurance training (60%Δ of maximal aerobic velocity during 40-min) and after 30-min and 24-h of recovery. These sessions were designed to investigate the acute effect of prolonged cognitive effort (repeated MOT throughout the endurance task) and AD (constant crowd noise and coach's voice each 15–40 s, totalizing = 80 voices) on inhibitory control, MOT skills, HRV, and subjective mental fatigue after a fixed endurance training session. ResultsThere was no condition × time interaction for accuracy of inhibitory control (p > 0.05, ηp2 = 0.001). There was a significant condition × time interaction for inhibitory control response time (p < 0.05, ηp2 = 0.16). A higher response time of inhibitory control was found for the endurance + MOT + AD and endurance + MOT experimental sessions (p < 0.05). There was a significant condition × time interaction for subjective mental fatigue (p < 0.05, ηp2 = 0.46). A higher subjective mental fatigue was found for the endurance + MOT + AD and endurance + MOT experimental sessions (p < 0.05). There was no condition × time interaction for HRV (p > 0.05, ηp2 = 0.02). ConclusionWe concluded that cognitive effort throughout a prolonged endurance session impaired inhibitory control and increased mental fatigue without promoting greater MOT skill and HRV changes in professional soccer players.

Technology readiness in enterprise resource planning gamification to improve student learning outcomes

&lt;span lang="EN-US"&gt;In online learning, students often experience problems related to the use of technology. One of them is enterprise resource planning (ERP) technology. Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the technology readiness index (TRI) to measure the extent to which students’ readiness for ERP gamification. This research targets students who use ERP gamification during management information systems and accounting information systems courses. The technique of determining the sample is using a census. So that all the population is used as a sample of 153 students in Indonesia, then analyzed using TRI. Through TRI analysis using SEM PLS, most students studying ERP gamification have a medium readiness index. The findings of this research showed that students are very close to technology, so they have a strong adoption of technology. Most students have an explorer character where they are enthusiastic and have high curiosity about learning ERP gamification. Pioneers who need a little encouragement from external parties to adopt ERP gamification. However, typical skeptics should be given a concrete example of the benefits of using ERP in learning. This research is also a benchmark for developing technology-based learning media according to the characteristics of students who are intended for technology in higher education.&lt;/span&gt;

Exploring Improvement Possibility of Undergraduate Liberal Arts Education Inspired by European Liberal Arts and Science Model

In order to improve liberal arts education in Korean universities, it is necessary to analyze the characteristics of European Liberal Arts &amp; Science [LAS] programs. This is because LAS in Europe reflects the orientation of modern liberal arts education such as universal, academic, and contemporary property, and can supplement the limitations of the Korean liberal arts curriculum, which is heavily influenced by sub-disciplines. The purpose of this paper is to explore the implications of the European University College [UC]s’ Liberal Arts &amp; Science model for undergraduate liberal arts education in Korean universities. To this end, text data of three European UCs and Amsterdam UC [AUC] were collected, preprocessed, and then analyzed using techniques such as frequency analysis, topic modeling, and a semantic network. By comparing the results of the frequency analysis, 14 common keywords were extracted and classified into universal (&lt;i&gt;social, human, public, development&lt;/i&gt;), academic (&lt;i&gt;research, science, knowledge, skills, analysis&lt;/i&gt;), and contemporary (&lt;i&gt;international, global, contemporary, data, economic&lt;/i&gt;) orientation. In the structure of the semantic network, some keywords were assigned in several topics. As a result of analyzing 5 keywords of 8 topics in the course titled Data of AUC LAS, 18 of 226 courses included an Introduction. 11 of them are introductory courses of convergence and 7 are theme-oriented courses, which is different from the cases in Korea, which are mostly focused on introductory courses in sub-disciplines. Based on the analysis of texts of AUC LAS, this paper proposes three things: the introduction of a coordinator system and convergence courses, the strengthening of the role of advisors, and the development of teaching-learning methods. The results of these discussions based on text data analysis can be used to improve the standards of liberal arts education in Korea or to reorganize liberal arts education at each university. They can also be used as a reference when developing and managing educational programs such as in institutions dedicated to liberal arts education, university colleges, and departments for self-designing curriculum at Korean universities.

The Design of IoT Based Lighting Installation Tools in Electrical Installation Engineering and Microcontroller Systems Courses

Internet of Things (IOT)-based lighting installation development Since teaching aids are an exact science, it is essential to have a tool that can depict the subject covered in the Electrical Installation Engineering course. The teaching tools created are meant to help lecturers better present the topic for electrical installation engineering to their students while also making it simpler for them to comprehend. In order to turn on and off lights and outlets using a smartphone and a manual switch in the event that the wifi network is damaged, this study added Internet of Things (IOT) installation procedures and a swap switch. The Research &amp; Development approach is being used in this investigation. A validation sheet is created by planning and creating research instruments, which is what is done to test the viability of instructional aids by professional validators. According to the results of expert validation, this teaching tool is appropriate for use with media and material experts based on the percentage values of media expert 1 receiving a score of 94.28% and media expert 2 receiving a score of 97.14%, and for material expert 1 receiving a score of 90% and material expert 2 receiving a score of 92%, with the category "Very Eligible".

Retracted: Application of Virtual Instrument Technology in the Teaching of Embedded System Course

Retracted: Application of Virtual Instrument Technology in the Teaching of Embedded System Course

“FLIPPED ASSESSMENT”: Proposal for a Self-Assessment Method to Improve Learning in the Field of Manufacturing Technologies

Striving toward goal completion and achieving objectives is one of the motors of personal advancement. The path to goal completion is fueled by many reasons, among which motivation stands out as one of the core impulses. Motivation acquires a particularly high relevance in learning, prompting educators to mind its substance when designing not only the material to be imparted but also the approach and the mechanisms to assess knowledge acquisition. The intrinsic nature of motivation might stem from self-realization, thriving in specific goals, or even exploring unknown ground. One of the main teacher–student interactions is the provision of adequate tools to achieve learning outcomes. One of the tools available to teachers is the exercise of extrinsic motivation. This paper proposes and assesses the initial implementation of a student-involved extrinsic motivation method. A pilot group in the Junior year of a Bachelor in Mechanical Engineering program was selected, in which the evaluation system was slightly modified with respect to the system that is normally used. The course selected for the study was a compulsory six European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System (ECTS) course covering production and manufacturing technology. Students were asked to partake in the drafting of questions to assess their own knowledge, hence indirectly increasing their motivation to learn the content. The tentative results obtained with the pilot group appear to be positive and relevant. Students showed a higher engagement during class and reported needing fewer hours of preparation at home (32% reduction). In addition, global satisfaction with the course was improved.

Going the distance: project management issues in a cycle hire project

Research methodology The case was devised using both primary and secondary data sources. Primary sources of data consisted of in-depth interviews with individuals using the cycle hire project. The researcher also had first-hand experiences of using the cycles. The case study has been tested with undergraduate and graduate students taking management information systems courses. Case overview/synopsis This teaching case study charts the London cycle hire project, mostly from its first inception in July 2010, right through to the planned expansion of electric cycles from Summer 2022. The main aim of the case is to introduce students to project management challenges which are part of the London cycle hire project. While the project was filled with enthusiasm from its early beginnings, various challenges were encountered including issues associated with the project procurement/sourcing process, software and technical problems, as well as other project management issues. Problems became so severe in 2011 that the service provider was hit with a penalty and had to make critical project improvements. Would these accountability measures prompt the service provider to resolve these issues? How would the service provider go about undertaking a fact-finding exercise to verify the existence of the challenges and address them to ensure renewed project success? Complexity academic level The case was written for classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. The focus of the case is particularly well suited for exploring topics and issues relating to types of information systems, project management and accountability, multiple global supplier procurement, as well as challenges associated with hardware integration and software design. While the case was targeted at MIS students, the case study would also be effective for an introductory level project management course or a general management course. The subject of the case, the bicycle rental program, is likely to appeal to students, and the basic underlying business issues, processes and objectives of the project are easily understood.

DEVELOPMENT E-MODUL GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM BASED ON MOODLE

The development of information technology has affected all fields, namely the field of education without exception. Information technology-based learning (e-learning) is learning where all information is centered on students. If the educator is not present, learning can still be done with e-learning learning which can be accessed using the internet. Current learning at ITB STIKOM Bali, especially in the Information Systems course, is still not effective due to limited learning resources that can increase student enthusiasm for learning. This lack of learning resources for students is a problem during a pandemic and currently facing the digital era due to unpreparedness in dealing with the digital world, this also occurs at the ITB STIKOM Bali campus which still uses learning resources that are less attractive and less interactive which causes students to be less interested to learn. This is supported by data from questionnaire results from 60 students who have completed GIS lectures with previous learning resources, around 72% of students stated that they agreed with the development of learning resources using multimedia e-modules. This course was chosen in the development of teaching materials because teaching Geographic Information Systems requires high-level thinking skills in the process of understanding theory and its applications, therefore higher-order thinking skills play an important role in developing understanding of the material and learning along with it. requires high concentration in digital map digitization. Based on these problems, it is necessary to develop learning resources in the form of Moodle-based multimedia-based e-modules that can be accessed by students online. The method of making an application using the method. The research method consists of literature study, MDLC (Multimedia Development Life Cycle) stages and evaluation. Testing the e-module by giving questionnaires to students taking Geographic Information Systems courses. The software used in making e-modules is Adobe Captivate and other supporting software in photo, audio, and video editing. Testing the effectiveness of the e-module by giving pre-test and post-test to 20 students randomly with an average N-Gain learning result of 0.78 in the high category so the e-module is very effectively used as a learning resource.

Analysis of Student Perceptions of a Newly Developed Integrative System Course Model

BackgroundDuring Spring 2021, we piloted a course model that integrated the immune system and HEENT (head, eyes, ears, nose, and throat) by concurrently presenting them in the context of clinical cases. Immune system topics (e.g., infection, cancer) were tied to their manifestations in the HEENT system, and concepts from both systems were consolidated in weekly case-based learning and small group discussion (CBL/SGD) sessions.MethodsTo evaluate students’ perceptions of the effectiveness of this model, we administered to the class a voluntary survey containing closed- and open-ended items; conducted a focus group of 10 students selected via convenience sampling; and employed a mixed approach to analyze the resulting data, including multiple qualitative methods.ResultsThirty-nine of 74 students completed the survey (53% response rate). In response to the item related to overall effectiveness of using CBL/SGD for system integration, nearly half (48.72%) of these students rated the overall effectiveness as average. Constant comparison analysis of the qualitative data revealed three major themes–student satisfaction with integration of immunology and HEENT, content and time involved in CBL/SGD, and suggestions for improvement–and classical content analysis revealed the relative importance of these themes. Participants held positive and negative perceptions, expressed concerns regarding CBL/SGD (e.g., its helpfulness, complexity), and made suggestions for improvement of integration.ConclusionsUsing multiple methods allowed us to gain a deeper understanding of students’ perceptions of the new course model, and we have taken actions to improve course quality in the future.

МОТИВАЦИЯ НА ПЕДАГОГИЧЕСКИТЕ СПЕЦИАЛИСТИ ЗА ПОВИШАВАНЕ НА ПРОФЕСИОНАЛНАТА КВАЛИФИКАЦИЯ

The report analyzes the results of a survey conducted among 250 Bulgarian pedagogical specialists regarding the effectiveness and usefulness of qualification courses in the Bulgarian education system for upgrading the level of professional qualification. It helps to improve the abilities and their professional upgrading as educators, individuals and narrow specialists in the relevant field. This is the first survey to be conducted in Bulgaria, with the aim of establishing the satisfaction of pedagogical specialists with the additional qualification. The problem that is posed in the scientific research is to reveal the attitude and attitudes of the pedagogical specialists towards the different forms of interaction to achieve a quality result and reflection on their professional realization. The innovative element in the scientific text is that the method of survey research leads to the scientific result of a positive attitude and direct satisfaction of the teaching staff from their participation in various qualification courses to increase the level of professional qualities and skills.

学科史的认知与课程教学的实践: 以《中国社会史》课程为例的探讨

The History of Chinese Society is a distinctive course in the undergraduate curriculum system of history majors. How to shift the teaching form of this course from the traditional rigid structure of the subject to a more vivid and the student-centered subject history is an important practice of curriculum reformation, which in turn drives a comprehensive understanding of the entire subject content. This teaching practice method had greatly changed the shortcomings of boring presentation of the subject structure in the previous curriculum teaching. Combining each research direction of the history of Chinese social history with specific scholars, combing the academic history of life of scholars, and showing students the subject history and subject frontier is a very worthwhile attempt and method, and also one of the achievements in the curriculum reformation and teaching practice of The History of Chinese Society.

MOOCs: an insider’s perspective on a novel educational method with historical, organizational, participatory, and evaluative aspects

This research investigates the role and conditions for the utilization of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) in the modern educational system. The study aims to identify the evolutionary stages in the development of MOOCs, highlight the tools employed in their organization, determine the roles of the learning participants within MOOCs, and analyze the outcomes of implementing MOOCs. The research focuses on the development and proliferation of MOOCs in both global and domestic educational practices. The subject of investigation encompasses the conditions for using MOOCs in worldwide and national educational contexts. The research methodology includes analyzing regulatory acts, government programs, scientific publications, articles, monographs, and materials from scientific conferences and seminars. The findings explore the history of MOOC creation and dissemination, tracing the evolutionary transition from open content to open learning processes. The concept of a "personal learning environment" is examined, highlighting the social services involved in its formation. Practical achievements, experimental evidence, and statistical data on organizing the learning process within open distance courses are analyzed.The main conclusions and recommendations emphasize that MOOCs represent a new and underexplored method of education, incorporating novel approaches and social services that are constantly evolving. Successful implementation requires addressing key issues such as selecting and evaluating open content, assisting students in organizing activities with open content, and more. Additionally, broader questions arise, including the suitability of certain subjects for open distance courses, the integration of MOOCs into traditional teaching approaches, and the necessary pedagogical skills for conducting open distance courses.

TENDENCIES OF BORDER GUARDS EDUCATION SYSTEM QUALITY IN LATVIA

The novelty of the research is related to the need of Latvia as a member of the European Union and the Schengen area to continuously improve the requirements of vocational education, competence and professional qualification of border guards. The main objective of the research is to summarize the views of border guards on the positive achievements of the existing education system and the shortcomings detected for further improvement of the education system of border guards. The aim of the research is to summarize the views of border guards on the necessity of the vocational education including practical classes and training courses in the education system and possible solutions for further improvement, as well as the development of profession standards in a new quality and to develop cooperation between EU countries and neighboring countries to obtain knowledge and practical skills. The method of legal analysis was implemented by analyzing the requirements of the normative regulation concerning the professional qualification of border guards, the historical analysis method was used to explore the evolution of the professional education of border guards in the historical aspect, as well as the survey (questionnaire) method performing the survey of border guards of different educational levels has been performed. The research uses legal analysis, historical and survey methods. As a result of the research valuable information has been obtained that will serve to improve border guards profession and education standards. Since October 2017, the Rēzekne Academy of Technology continues to implement the long-term studies initiated by the European Regional Development Fund's Postdoctoral Research Support Project "EU External Border Security, Latvia's Internal Security" No. 1.1.2 / VIAA / 1/16/127. The cooperation partner of the project is the State Border Guard College.

AN EVALUATION OF STUDENTS PROFICIENCY IN DIGITAL LITERACY AT ECONOMIC SUBJECTS

Contemporary education relies heavily on new technologies, which have an undeniable impact on learning and are considered a crucial component. In order to acquire technical skills relevant to the 21st century, students need to adapt to the evolving technologies. Education in digital literacy is essential, and as such, it ought to be included in the curriculum of all courses in educational systems. This study set out to assess the degree of digital literacy among students in a high school that placed a strong emphasis on economics, with a particular emphasis on the need for skill development in the context of a culture that values digital knowledge. In addition, the study used a framework derived from earlier research to assess the contribution of nine literacies to digital literacy. The investigation, which was based on a survey of 217 students, revealed that their levels of digital literacy ranged from average to high. The statistical study showed that every suggested literacy in the framework significantly contributed to digital literacy.

Integrating Business Cycles and Transaction Processing: The Kayak Roll Case

Abstract Most accounting information systems (AIS) courses cover business cycles, business processes, transaction processing, risks, controls, and other topics independently. Thus, students can miss important relationships among those topics. This case integrates these topics, including how business cycles drive transaction processing, by guiding students through accounting tasks for a kayak retailer. In the case, students analyze business process activities and record transactions in QuickBooks software, a widely-used computerized accounting system representative of those they will likely encounter during their careers.

Optimasi Akses Informasi Sekolah Negeri Pao-Pao melalui Pengembangan Website Interaktif

At SDN Pao-Pao Makassar the process of conveying and obtaining information is carried out in the same way as usual, namely by waiting and having to come directly to school. To solve this problem, the author has a desire to make it easier for teachers, students or parents/guardians of students to know and convey school information. So the solution to this problem is to build a school information system website that can be accessed via the internet. The existence of this website can make it easier for teachers, students and parents/guardians of students to find school information quickly and practically. The mechanism of this information system is that the administrator manages and regulates the course of the school information system, the teacher manages the learning outcomes of students, while students or parents/guardians of students can see the results of student learning activities. Meanwhile, visitors can only see information about the school. The analysis and design tools used in the development of this website are system development methodologies, namely Use Case Diagrams. The information provided by SDN Pao-Pao using the internet is expected to make it easier for the general public to obtain up to date information.

Development of an Anticipatory Triage-Ranking Algorithm Using Dynamic Simulation of the Expected Time Course of Patients With Trauma: Modeling and Simulation Study.

In cases of terrorism, disasters, or mass casualty incidents, far-reaching life-and-death decisions about prioritizing patients are currently made using triage algorithms that focus solely on the patient's current health status rather than their prognosis, thus leaving a fatal gap of patients who are under- or overtriaged. The aim of this proof-of-concept study is to demonstrate a novel approach for triage that no longer classifies patients into triage categories but ranks their urgency according to the anticipated survival time without intervention. Using this approach, we aim to improve the prioritization of casualties by respecting individual injury patterns and vital signs, survival likelihoods, and the availability of rescue resources. We designed a mathematical model that allows dynamic simulation of the time course of a patient's vital parameters, depending on individual baseline vital signs and injury severity. The 2 variables were integrated using the well-established Revised Trauma Score (RTS) and the New Injury Severity Score (NISS). An artificial patient database of unique patients with trauma (N=82,277) was then generated and used for analysis of the time course modeling and triage classification. Comparative performance analysis of different triage algorithms was performed. In addition, we applied a sophisticated, state-of-the-art clustering method using the Gower distance to visualize patient cohorts at risk for mistriage. The proposed triage algorithm realistically modeled the time course of a patient's life, depending on injury severity and current vital parameters. Different casualties were ranked by their anticipated time course, reflecting their priority for treatment. Regarding the identification of patients at risk for mistriage, the model outperformed the Simple Triage And Rapid Treatment's triage algorithm but also exclusive stratification by the RTS or the NISS. Multidimensional analysis separated patients with similar patterns of injuries and vital parameters into clusters with different triage classifications. In this large-scale analysis, our algorithm confirmed the previously mentioned conclusions during simulation and descriptive analysis and underlined the significance of this novel approach to triage. The findings of this study suggest the feasibility and relevance of our model, which is unique in terms of its ranking system, prognosis outline, and time course anticipation. The proposed triage-ranking algorithm could offer an innovative triage method with a wide range of applications in prehospital, disaster, and emergency medicine, as well as simulation and research.

The MBL2 genotype relates to COVID-19 severity and may help to select the optimal therapy.

Sars-CoV-2 acute infection is clinically heterogeneous, ranging from asymptomatic cases to patients with a severe, systemic clinical course. Among the involved factors age and preexisting morbidities play a major role; genetic host susceptibility contributes to modulating the clinical expression and outcome of the disease. Mannose-binding lectin is an acute-phase protein that activates the lectin-complement pathway, promotes opsonophagocytosis and modulates inflammation, and is involved in several bacterial and viral infections in humans. Understanding its role in Sars-CoV-2 infection could help select a better therapy. We studied MBL2 haplotypes in 419 patients with acute COVID-19 in comparison to the general population and related the haplotypes to clinical and laboratory markers of severity. We recorded an enhanced frequency of MBL2 nullalleles in patients with severe acute COVID-19. The homozygous null genotypes were significantly more frequent in patients with advanced WHO score 4-7 (OR of about 4) and related to more severe inflammation, neutrophilia, and lymphopenia. Subjects with a defective MBL2 genotype (i.e.,0/0) are predisposed to a more severe acute Sars-CoV-2 infection; they may benefit from early replacement therapy with recombinant MBL. Furthermore, a subset of subjects with the A/A MBL genotype develop a relevant increase of serum MBL during the early phases of the disease and develop a more severe pulmonary disease; in these patients, the targeting of the complement may help. Therefore, COVID-19 patients should be tested at hospitalization with serum MBL analysis and MBL2 genotype, to define the optimal therapy.

The next layer: Towards open pedagogy in geospatial education

AbstractOpen‐source software and open data are becoming increasingly popular in the teaching and learning of geographic information science. The cost savings that are derived from using free software over proprietary software are one driving factor, yet the move from “closed” to “open” represents much more than financial austerity—it signifies a broader shift in educational philosophy. This article documents the gradual transition of an introductory undergraduate course in geographic information systems from an entirely closed course to one that has become increasingly open. Having completely adopted the first three layers of open—software, data, and educational resources—the course is now turning toward the next layer: embracing the philosophy of open pedagogy.