Kurzfassung der Bachelorarbeit mit dem Fallbeispiel zur Industry Research Project Week 2018

Thesis (M. A. (English Studies)) --University of Limpopo, 2020 / Conventional laboratory report writing skills present an enormous challenge to first entering science students including the Bachelor of Science (BSc) students at Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University (SMHSU). First entering students are expected to meet essential tertiary discourse requirements and standards consistent with their scientific community. The purpose of this study was to explore how content lecturers in cognate departments assess laboratory report writing skills of first entering BSc students. The research design was exploratory and a mixed approach was used. Students sat for a criterion-referenced test and interviews were conducted with content lecturers to collect data; quantitative basic statistical interrogation of the basic data points and post interview analysis were performed. Some of the key findings of this exploration was that most first entering BSc students are in a dire situation regarding the laboratory report writing genre; they are unable to communicate comprehensive and intelligible information in the written laboratory reports. Thus, content lecturers and English language lecturers from the Department of Language Proficiency (DLP) need to strategically collaborate in order to improve the performance of first entering BSc students.

Philosophiae Doctor - PhD / Curriculum review can ensure that nurses develop appropriate competencies to respond to market demand. Regular revision and updating of curricula are in line with recommendations of the WHO to scale-up health professionals' education and training. Introducing transformative changes in education provides an opportunity to review the strengths and weaknesses of the current systems. The nursing profession was the first of the health professions in South Africa to transform its legislative framework, which led to the development of new qualifications.

This study seeks to investigate the relationship between human development factors and domestic stock markets using a multiple linear regression model. Despite efforts to improve the model's explanatory power, the findings indicate that the model fails to confirm the research question. Nevertheless, the model uncovers a discernible trend in the dataset, albeit with limited explanatory capacity. These results highlight the complexity of the interplay between human development factors and domestic stock markets and suggest the need for further research and alternative modeling approaches to deepen the understanding of this relationship.

Software for simulating the expected power production of photovoltaic installations is an important tool for monitoring the system condition. The purpose of this paper is to investigate modeling parameters and long term condition of existing up-and-running installations by using the software PVcheck. An evaluation of the software will be made with the intent of providing feedback that can be used to improve its functions. Central results in this paper include the proof of concept that a degradation analysis of photovoltaic installations can be made using PVcheck as well as showing an unexplained seasonal periodicity in results when using the Ineichen/Perez clear sky model in Glava, Sweden.

In recent time, drones are everywhere. While commercial drones have shown great potential for hobby enthusiasts, it has shown a greater potential in military use and safeguarding. Currently, a significant amount of drones are being used for malicious means, such as espionage and warfare. Because of this, these drones has to be combated. One way to combat them is to use countermeasure drones. In this thesis, the objective is to implement and evaluate the security capabilities of SROS2 in a simulated environment. The thesis goal is to create a simulated environment along with two “ally” drones with secure communication and one “enemy” drone that will try to eavesdrop on their communication. Completing the thesis work was done by configuring a drone network using ROS2’s subscriber-publisher model and the use of evaluating methods such as Wireshark, tcpdump, and overhead performance tests to better understand and form a clearer picture of the inner-workings of the security capabilities offered by SROS2. The result yielded a simulated environment with three drones, where the “ally” drones successfully communicated with each other and the “enemy” drone failed in eavesdropping on the data travelling between them. SROS2’s security offered security but also showcased a decrease in latency and throughput performance, compared to a non-configured SROS2 network. / Nu för tiden finns drönare överallt. Medan kommersiella drönare har visat stor potential för hobbyentusiaster så har de också visat en större potential inom militär användning och skydd. Under en senare tid så har drönare används för skadliga ändamål, såsom spionage och krig. På grund av detta så måste dessa drönare bekämpas. Ett sätt att bekämpa dem är att använda skydds-drönare. I detta examensarbete är målet att implementera och utvärdera säkerhetsförmågan hos SROS2 i en simulerad miljö. Målet är att skapa en simulerad miljö tillsammans med två ”allierade” drönare med säker kommunikation och en ”fiende” drönaresom ska försöka avlyssna deras meddelanden. Examensarbetet gick till väga i form av konfigurering av ett drönarnätverk med ROS2:s subscriber-publisher-modell och utvärderingsmetoder som Wireshark, tcpdump, och “overhead” prestanda tester föratt bättre förstå och få en bättre bild av säkerhetsfunktionerna som erbjuds av SROS2. Resultatet blev en simulerad miljö med tre drönare, där de ”allierade” drönarna framgångsrikt kommunicerade med varandra och ”fiende” drönare misslyckades medatt avlyssna data som färdades mellan dem. SROS2 erbjuder säkerhet men också visar en minskning i latens och genomströmnings-prestanda jämfört med en okonfigurerad SROS2 nätverk.

Feedback plays a vital role in learning. With online learning on the rise, feedback can be given directly to each student in a way that can not be achieved in a traditional classroom with one teacher. But while the importance of feedback is well-known, little is known about how students interact with feedback. This study was conducted to find out how students interact with feedback from a question-based learning platform in terms of their eye movement patterns. Using an eye tracker and a multiple choice quiz, data of gaze duration in each quiz segment and gaze transactions in between segments was extracted and analyzed. The results show that students fall into three groups: 1) those who spend most time on feedback and less on the question, 2) those who spend most time on questions and less on the feedback 3) those who use a mixed approach. Students in group 1) and 3) had few gaze transactions between the questions and feedback, indicating that the feedback was used as intended. Having discovered the presence of distinct patterns of feedback interaction, the next steps will be to investigate how these impact the use and utility of the feedback by students. / Feedback spelar en avgörande roll för inlärning. Med e-learning kan feedback ges individuellt till varje elev på ett sätt som inte är möjligt i ett traditionellt klassrum med endast en lärare. Men medan vikten av feedback är välkänd, är det mindre känt hur studenter interagerar med feedback. Denna studie utfördes med syftet att ta reda på hur studenter interagerar med feedback i en frågebaserad lärplattform, när det gäller deras ögonrörelsemönster. Med hjälp av en eye tracker och ett quiz med flervalsfrågor, kunde data om deltagarnas ögonrörelser – hur länge de tittade i olika segment och vilka övergångar deras ögon gjorde mellan segment – samlas in och sedan analyseras. Resultaten visade att deltagarna hamnar i tre kategorier: 1) de som spenderar mycket tid på att läsa feedback och mindre på att läsa frågan 2) de som spenderar mycket tid på att läsa frågan och mindre på att läsa feedback och 3) de som hade ett blandat angreppssätt. Deltagare i grupperna 1) och 3) hade få blickövergångar mellan frågor och feedback, vilket indikerar att feedbacken användes som avsett av dessa deltagare. Upptäckten av distinkta mönster av interaktion med feedback öppnar upp för framtida studier att undersöka hur dessa påverkar användning och användbarheten av feedback hos studenter.

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Problem: Because of the complex nature and autonomy of school nursing practice, multiple professional organizations recommend a Bachelor of Science in Nursing as the minimum level of education for entry into this specialty. Despite research demonstrating benefits to patients and nurses with this level of education, school nurses across the U.S. vary widely in their educational and experiential preparation for this critical role. Benner's Novice-to-Expert Framework emphasizes the importance of experience in nursing or in a specialty practice to developing the skill needed to provide expert nursing care. This study investigated what knowledge school nurses considered important to competent practice when responding to the National Board for Certification of School Nurses 2007 Role Delineation Survey and whether there are differences in how school nurses responded to these questions based on their educational and experiential backgrounds. Methods: This was a quantitative, non-experimental exploratory study involving secondary analysis of the survey data. Demographics were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Non-parametric statistical procedures (Fisher's Exact Test) were used to see if the 399 subjects' answers to 32 knowledge questions on the survey differed based on education level, years of general nursing experience, and years of school nursing experience. Results: Most subjects indicated that 27 of the 32 knowledge areas were moderately or extremely important for competent school nursing practice. Results of Fisher's Exact Test indicated differences on two items based on the education level of the respondents and differences on two items based on years of experience in school nursing, but no significant differences were found based on years of overall nursing experience. Communication skills in counseling had a significant difference based on both education level and years of school nursing experience; but it was impossible to tell which was more significant. Conclusions: This study contributes to the body of knowledge about school nursing and what this sample of school nurses perceived as important knowledge for competent practice. However, this analysis of differences in answers given to the survey knowledge questions does not settle the debate of whether there are differences in nurse perceptions based on education level or experience. / Ph. D.

This study described the Department of Agriculture at Alcorn State University (ASU) as perceived by the agricultural baccalaureate degree graduates. Additionally, the study established a biographic and demographic data bank of these graduates for future reference and use by the Department. A descriptive research design was used for the study. The total population for the study was the 160 graduates from all agricultural program areas at ASU from 1982-1986. Data was collected by a questionnaire developed by the researcher with assistance from two review panels. Mailed instruments were returned by 102 graduates representing a 64% response rate. Data were summarized by frequency distributions, percentages, measures of central tendency and measures of variability as appropriate for each variable item. Statistical analyses were performed using the Statistical Analysis System computer package at ASU. The following major conclusions were reached: (1) the graduates perceived the faculty as being effective in the Department of Agriculture at ASU, (2) graduates perceived that certain curricula in the Department were less than adequate, especially that the number of semester hours in communication skills and agricultural engineering courses needed increasing, (3) the graduates perceived the facilities in the department as insufficient and that additional intern training centers are needed, {4) graduates reported little participation in professional and civic activities, (5) graduates were willing to participate in recruitment for the department, and (6) most graduates were currently employed. Major recommendations made were: (1) strategies be developed to improve communications with agricultural agencies and industries, (2) the Department of Agriculture closely review the current curriculum to determine how communication, agricultural engineering and computer skills could better be integrated into the undergraduate curriculum, (3) agricultural graduates be contacted to assist in locating appropriate off-campus training centers for student internships, and (4) each program area of the Department needs to further analyze the data collected from the graduates to assist in making programmatic improvement. / Ed. D.