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Gender dynamics : a case study of role allocation in engineering education

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  • Subjects: Science , Engineering , Medicine
  • Type: VR , Virtual Reality , 3D Animation
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/396865 , uj:32962
  • Description: Labster's virtual labs engage students with science. Our catalog of 100+ virtual labs cover topics within biology, chemistry and more. virtual lab simulations, students work through real-life case stories, interact with lab equipment, perform experiments and learn with theory and quiz questions.
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Some prerequisites for access programmes that contribute to academic success in higher education

  • Authors: Shandler, Maxine , Steenekamp, Karen
  • Date: 2014
  • Subjects: Access programmes , Engineering , Academic success , Foundational provision - higher education
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: uj:5346 , ISSN 1753-5921 , http://hdl.handle.net/10210/13105
  • Description: The balance between the cost and value of access programmes is a concern in higher education. The function of access programmes is to provide support and additional time for under-prepared students to cope with the academic workload during the first year. This article aims to indicate the value students place on participation in an access programme. In this qualitative study, group interviews were conducted and the findings indicate that Engineering students attribute their success in the mainstream to the way in which participation in an access programme had integrated them academically into the university and exposed them to discipline related experiences in a non-threatening environment. The findings of this study indicate what aspects of the access programme students considered helpful for perseverance in mainstream studies. It is recommended that institutions that offer access programmes should not only be aware of the reciprocal influence of the cognitive and non-cognitive factors that affect students’ success, but also purposefully combine these factors in the design of their access programmes.
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Perception on the effects of substance abuse in a comprehensive university: a case of gender

Gender socio-economic and demographic determinants predictors of mathematics success

  • Authors: Agumba, Justus N.
  • Date: 2015
  • Subjects: Determinants , Gender , Engineering , Mathematics
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/17886 , uj:15934 , Citation: Agumba, J.N. 2015. Gender socio-economic and demographic determinants predictors of mathematics success. Strouhal, J. & Sandhu, P.S. (Eds.) 2015 International Conference on Environment, Agricultural & Civil Engineering (ICEACE-15), Sept. 24-25, 2015 Penang, Malaysia. pp.99-104. ISBN: 9789384422394.
  • Description: Abstract: he socio-economic and demographic factors have been indicated to predict mathematics success. However, there is paucity of research to verify if these factors differ in predicating mathematics success based on gender (male and female). Hence, this paper reports on a study of gender socio-economic and demographic factors as predictors of mathematics success for civil and built environment students at a comprehensive university in South Africa. Data was obtained through, questionnaire survey from 199 students who were purposive sampled. However, two questionnaires were not valid. The questionnaire was developed from exiting literature. The data was analysed using Statistical Package fo! r the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22. The statistical analyses computed were both descriptive and inferential. Inferential statistics were used to determine gender socio-economic and demographic variables influencing mathematics success. This was computed using binary logistic regression, splitting gender into male and female. The result established that when male and female socio-economic and demographic variables were tested they were poor predictors of mathematics success. Hence all the variables were insignificant, as the p-values were less than 0.05. However, the descriptive statistics on the socio-economic and demographic factors indicated that male students outperformed the female students in mathematics at high school and at the university. In terms of weekly income majority of the students earned less than R200, with 54% male and 55% for female. It is interesting to note that female students’ parents’ highest education were far better than male students, as 38% of ! female students indicated their parents highest education level was university degree compared to 30% of male students. However, the arithmetic difference is not too wide. Furthermore, majority of female students i.e. 74% compared to 61% male students pursued the building course, whereas male students were the majority in civil engineering technology compared to their female counterparts. This study informs university policy makers that where male and female students are accommodated, their age, passing high school mathematics, amount of weekly allowance, entry level to the university and type of education sponsors does not predict passing mathematics at university. However, further research is advocated as these variables are not exhaustive
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Outcome-based module for continuous assessments in engineering education : case study department of electrical and electronic engineering science at the University of Johannesburg

Challenges and opportunities in implementing engineering systems thinking in design, manufacturing and process industries in Zimbabwe

  • Authors: Nyemba, Wilson R. , Mbohwa, Charles
  • Date: 2017
  • Subjects: Engineering , Manufacturing , Systems thinking
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/258916 , uj:27231 , Citation: Nyemba, W.R. & Mbohwa, C. 2017. Challenges and opportunities in implementing engineering systems thinking in design, manufacturing and process industries in Zimbabwe.
  • Description: Abstract: Engineering and manufacturing companies in industrializing countries such as Zimbabwe, largely employ traditional methods as well as conventional machine tools. Research carried out at five companies in Zimbabwe specializing in different business operations, similarly revealed that although such methods and tools are still applicable and productive, the processes are time consuming and the conventional machines often break down thereby delaying production. However, the research, which was conducted through interviews, direct observations as well as surveys, also revealed disconnections in 3 aspects of company policies, techniques employed and continuous professional development training. The research focused on establishing the challenges faced by the companies in implementing holistic approaches encompassing and integrating these 3 aspects. Recommendations were made for turning the various challenges into opportunities through adopting engineering systems thinking for integrating these aspects in order to improve capacity utilization, productivity and efficiency in the various companies.
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Course evaluation for low pass rate improvement in Engineering education

  • Authors: Ouahada, Khmaies
  • Date: 2019
  • Subjects: Education , Engineering , Evaluation
  • Language: English
  • Type: Article
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/404695 , uj:33951 , Ouahada, K. 2019: Course evaluation for low pass rate improvement in Engineering education.
  • Description: Abstract : A course evaluation is a process that includes evaluations of lecturers’ teaching performances and their course material moderations. These two procedures are usually implemented, whether officially by the faculty of engineering or by lecturers’ own initiatives, to help identify lecturers’ strengths and weaknesses and the ways forward to improve their performances and their qualities of teaching. This paper presents different ways of implementing these two criteria from students’ and professionals’ perspectives. Official questionnaires from the faculty of engineering, personal questionnaires using Google surveys, Moodle and special designed forms have been used for moderation and evaluations. The process of evaluation is the core of a feedback procedure followed by universities in order for them to monitor the teaching quality of their staff. Satisfactory results show that such a process can improve the lecturers’ teaching performances, courses material quality, students’ satisfaction and performances, and finally the pass rate of the class.
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Shielding as an effective engineering control for occupational exposure to MRI-related electromagnetic fields : a brief review

  • Authors: Rathebe, Phoka C.
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Engineering , Health effects , Magnetic resonance imaging
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference Proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/426619 , uj:36600 , Rathebe, P.C., 2020: Shielding as an effective engineering control for occupational exposure to MRI-related electromagnetic fields : a brief review.
  • Description: Abstract: Electromagnetic fields emitted by magnetic resonance imaging scanners are accountable for transient exposure-related health effects. The ferromagnetic objects attracted by strong magnetic fields are ascribed to injuries among patients with relatively no literature suggesting safety risks to MRI staff. Although ferromagnetic objects are ballistic, the benefits of shielding materials integrated with copper, aluminum, nickel polymers and carbon fiber are considered significant. This paper aimed to provide a brief review on how electromagnetic fields emitted by magnetic resonance imaging scanners could cause exposure-related effects as well as safety injuries from projectile effects and how such exposure scenarios can be eluded using various shielding methods. In this paper, shielding is recognized as an engineering approach that provides the most effective attenuation for electromagnetic fields in the magnetic resonance imaging facilities. Several studies suggest that shielding materials could be approached, either in a form of films, shield specific paint products or reactive shielding methods and in this paper, their significant role is discussed.
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A project based assessment of the foundation engineering course for large class sizes

  • Authors: Fanourakis, George C.
  • Date: 2020
  • Subjects: Engineering , Geotechnical , Assessment
  • Language: English
  • Type: Conference proceedings
  • Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10210/457584 , uj:40610 , Citation: Fanourakis, G.C. 2020. A project based assessment of the foundation engineering course for large class sizes.
  • Description: Abstract: The Engineering Council of South Africa has a mandatory requirement that all the courses of the Baccalaureus Technologiae degree shall comprise a project. The passing of this project is required in order to pass the course. The purpose of such projects is to assess whether a student has understood the knowledge imparted and is able to appropriately apply it. Allocation of a different project to each learner in the case of large class sizes poses a practical problem. Hence, group projects are opted for. Furthermore, the fair evaluation of the group projects and allocation of specific marks to each member based on actual contribution poses a challenge, as it is not acceptable to allocate the same mark to every group member. This paper proposes an original comprehensive system for, firstly, assessing the application of knowledge and secondly, fairly assessing group projects and allocating specific marks to the individual members. This system was implemented in the Foundation Engineering IV course, at the University of Johannesburg. The system was successful as 91 % of the learners achieved the outcomes. In addition, the individually allocated marks appeared fair as none of them were queried.
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