learning theories for engineering and technology education

... AND MICHAEL HACKER INTRODUCTION Human Development and Engineering and Technology Education HUMAN DEVELOPMENT The future of engineering and technology education (ETE) and its role in general education ... tools—useful and adaptable for solving real problems (Lesh & Lehrer, 2003) 12 LEARNING THEORIES FOR ENGINEERING MEAs have been developed for K-12 and undergraduate mathematics, technology and engineering ... personally and professionally rewarding for us We are grateful for the opportunity to work with and learn from such an able and visionary group of engineering and technology educators and researchers and...

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... Project Management for Business, Engineering, and Technology This page intentionally left blank Project Management for Business, Engineering, and Technology Principles and Practice R D E D ... Lancaster, and Debbie Gillespie for their support for this and earlier editions In Pretoria, thanks to Drs Calie Pistorius, Roelf Sandenbergh, Antonie de Klerk and Tinus Pretorius for encouraging education ... text and handbook, this book is about the “right” way to manage projects It is intended for advanced undergraduate and graduate university students, and for practicing managers in business, engineering, ...

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... Center for Business and Technology Pace University’s Center for Business and Technology (formerly the Pace Computer Learning Center) was created in 1984 to respond to public and corporate need for ... knowledge and understanding of the Google Android framework and platform The class is open to anyone interested in learning how to build mobile apps for the Google Android mobile platform, or ... new apps for these devices appear constantly, providing value and enjoyment for users Pace offers courses in creating apps for the iPhone and also for phones that use Android-based apps For students...

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... of this volume Food Process Engineering and Technology Zeki Berk Professor (Emeritus) Department of Biotechnology and Food Engineering TECHNION Israel Institute of Technology Israel AMSTERDAM ... heat, enthalpy and many others, is essential for the rational design and operation of food processes and for the prediction of the response of foods to processing, distribution and storage conditions ... between the cell content and the extracellular fluid This is the factor responsible for the crisp texture of fruits and vegetables and for the ‘fleshy’ appearance of fresh meat and fish Cellular food...

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... physiology and molecular biology to pathology) provide the information and knowledge base for biomedical engineering and technology Formulation of biological and physiological mechanisms and correlates ... engineering designs and practices differ widely among various application domains Chapter 18 is on high performance software engineering design for bioinformatics and more specifically for diabetes ... of information for neuroscience research, yet underutilized for clinical and diagnostic applications To fully exploit this data, methods for discovering nonlinear patterns and deeper understanding...

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... Science and Technology as Academic Discipline !! Under stress and struggling for recognition, visibility and relevance !! Encouraging Trends in placement !! Enrolment very encouraging for some, ... placement !! Enrolment very encouraging for some, not so for others IFT and Food Science & Technology Education !! Minimum standards for undergraduate curriculum established in 1966 !! Revised ... Minimum Standards designed to assure rigorous scientific training and develop professional skills for students enrolled in IFT approved curriculum IFT and Food Science & Technology Education...

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... The format “Chang, Dong-gun” is sometimes used for names in Korea and some other Asian countries, Ph.D candidate Department of Civil Engineering but it is not standard in English except for forms ... CTL English Writing Lab and Adam Turner http://www.hanyangowl.org 13 1.7 Formal email format handout Use this format for business purposes, writing to professors, or for applications [Greeting ... writing and common format punctuation errors were expanded and revised but removed from this book and made into separate files available at www.hanyangowl.org The first edition was based on engineering...

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... service before and after the sale – continual need for education and development of educational materials o Ability to consistently meet demand (e.g production strategies, tools and methods for partial ... catfish There is demand for other species, but supply is limited and prices are high o Diets formulated for primary culture species like catfish and trout Need dietary requirements for other species ... September 2003 Land-Based Aquaculture Production Systems, Engineering and Technology: Opportunities and Needs Andrew M Lazur, Josh Goldman, Kenneth J Semmens and Michael B Timmons INTRODUCTION...

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... role of science and technology in development for past and current practices, and proposes suggestions for Africa in the future © Juta & Co, Ltd xiii African science and technology education into ... science and technology education into the new millennium Chapter 11: Research in science and technology education, by P Naidoo, South Africa The main purpose of research in science and technology education ... traditional mass media, and their interface with informal and nonformal education in science and technology education Chapter 13: Into the next millennium by P Naidoo, South Africa, and M Savage, Nairobi,...

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... Electronics Handbook, Second Edition, Jerry C Whitaker The Engineering Handbook, Third Edition, Richard C Dorf The Handbook of Formulas and Tables for Signal Processing, Alexander D Poularikas The Handbook ... http://www.taylorandfrancis.com and the CRC Press Web site at http://www.crcpress.com 2006102977 Dedication For my wife Karen, for her dedication and love, and for Sophie and Maxwell Donald W Brenner For ... Marina, and for my children Lydia and Alexander Sergey E Lyshevski To my wife, Kathy, and my family for their loving support and patience Gerald J Iafrate v Preface The first edition of the Handbook...

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... drawbacks As a result, the model is no longer the standard for options on bonds, foreign exchange, and futures, though the standard models for these three items are modifications of the original ... small overthe-counter backwater of the financial community to a huge and growing market and created a demand for greater information about options pricing The Black-Scholes was deservedly at the ... the greeks and how they affect the price of an option; probability distributions and how they affect options; option pricing models and their advantages, disadvantages, and foibles and using them...

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... option into the BlackScholes formula (or whatever model is being used) and solving for volatility Usually, the value for volatility is plugged in and the formula is solved for the value of the option ... option Here, the situation is reversed—the formula is solved for volatility because the current price is known BELL CURVES AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS The standard deviation of prices is a description ... same scale Standard deviation is easier to understand with a diagram and a little more explanation Figure 5.1 shows the closing prices for a particular instrument, Widgets of America, for the past...

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... divided by the initial investment The formula is: Return = (Profit or loss) ÷ initial investment For example, if you buy an IBM option for and sell it for 71 /2 , for a profit of 21 /2 , your return ... premium The formula for the simple break-even point for calls is: Simple break-even point = Strike price + call premium The price of the UI must climb by some amount before expiration for you to ... no time value You, therefore, bought the option at 12, and, at expiration, it was worth The OEX needed to rise to 592 before you would have profited You can lose money before the expiration of...

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... divided by the initial investment The formula is: Return = (Profit or loss) ÷ initial investment For example, if you buy an IBM put option for and sell it for 71 /2 , for a profit of 21 /2 , your return ... costs for margin trades will be more than for cash trades The carrying cost for a cash transaction will only be the opportunity cost Carrying costs for trades on margin include the financing for ... drop by some amount before expiration for you to make any money at expiration For example, assume you bought OEX 180 options at 12 and the OEX was at 185 If the option expires and the OEX is at 178,...

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... down and forward—keep some of your original write, and roll down and forward some into the next expiration month Note that rolling down and forward restricts the maximum profit potential for a ... calls For example, if you’re long one UI and short two calls, you have, for margin purposes, one covered call write and one naked short call Break-Even Point The formulas for the two break-evens for ... criterion for determining if you should roll forward is the return per day However, it is only applicable for rolling forward into the same strike price For example, you may be able to make $435 for...

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... roll up and forward—keep some of your original write and roll up and forward some into the next expiration month Note that rolling up and forward restricts the maximum profit potential for a longer ... price you will select The reasons for this are that the delta will be higher for a higher strike price than for a lower strike and that the premium is higher, thus affording greater profit potential ... initial entry level The formula for the break-even point is: Break-even point = UI price + put premium For example, use the assumptions of a Treasury-bond futures price of 90.00 and a put premium of...

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