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AS-937-22 Resolution on New Degree Program for Masters of Science in Statistics
Get PDFApproves the new degree program for final review by the Chancellor’s Office
AS-935-22 Resolution on UFPP 11.4.3: Changes in Department Leadership Models
Get PDFPlaces the policy contained in 11.4.3 Changes in Department Leadership Models in UFPP Academic Year 2022-23, and it further resolves that by Fall 2022 colleges will revise chapter 11 of their personnel policy documents as needed state their process for implementing any changes in department leadership models
Determining Student Interest for a Virtual Reality Safety Training Course
Get PDFThe purpose of Cal Poly’s Construction Management Department is to provide students with the best education they can get so they can be prepared for the challenges they may encounter in their professional careers. This research paper analyzes students\u27 prior knowledge of virtual reality (VR) and determines the interest in creating a Construction Management (CM) technical elective covering VR and safety training which can help educate and train students about safety, hazardous jobsite situations, and accident prevention measures. This paper also examines the advantages of a VR construction training course taught on campus compared to online training without VR. VR uses technology to create a computer-generated environment which gives the user the feeling that they are physically in the three-dimensional (3-D) environment. The use of VR for training gives an advantage to students by allowing them to interact with each other in a simulated 3-D jobsite environment, providing a higher retention rate for the training material. A survey was conducted to determine CM student interest in a VR and safety training technical elective. Based on these results confirming student interest in an additional course, the department may want to develop a VR course for students to take as a technical elective
Paso Robles Police Department Shooting Range Shade Structure
Get PDFThe Paso Robles Police Department uses a private shooting range about 15 minutes from their station and nearby the Paso Regional Airfield. This range is used for training and certifications and the California Highway Patrol and other local law enforcement organizations have access to do the same. The Paso Police department received a grant from the state to make improvements to the range and they have decided to allow Cal Poly students to use much of the grant to complete senior projects at the range. With the climate in Paso Robles being quite hot, with summer temperatures frequently in the ninety-degree range and even reaching the hundreds, a shade structure became a priority for the Department. While construction of the project was a major undertaking, design and planning were very significant parts of the project. With the strong winds that can occur in Paso Robles, it was important to ensure the structure would hold up to the loads that it would experience. Additionally, with long material lead times, it was important to finalize the design early so that the proper materials could be ordered to complete the project safely and efficiently
Creating a LEED General Associate Exam Preparation Technical Elective
Get PDFSustainability in building design is increasing in demand within the construction industry. The Construction Management program at California Polytechnic State University currently requires classes that address sustainable building, but does not have a class that specifically prepares students for professional certification in this field. The purpose of this course is to prepare students for the LEED Green Associate exam, which if passed, will earn the student the Green Associate credential. By offering this class as a technical elective, students will be given the opportunity to build off their previous knowledge of green building and pursue a certification that will help solidify their knowledge. Given that green building is on the rise, preparing students to earn a certification in this field will contribute to a greater wealth of knowledge of green building directly out of college and will make newly graduated students more competitive when they enter the job market. This project-based paper will provide an in-depth analysis of the proposed curriculum, course content, assignments, and evaluation methods that will be used in the proposed technical elective. The technical elective will be proposed as a 2-unit course that can be taken by students who are third-year standing
Self-Performing Developers and General Contractors Working Together
Get PDFOne of the major goals for a general contractor during construction is to make a profit and for the owner, get the project built for the lowest amount possible. Just as general contractors have been opening self-performing divisions within their own company, owners are capable of self-performing certain aspects of a construction job as well. Owners have shown the capability to operate the project management aspect of construction in order to keep control of factors that are important to the owner and then form a joint venture or subcontract the entire construction management aspect of the project. The project management aspect includes bid leveling, project buyout, scheduling, procurement, submittal and document management and direct communication between the architect, engineers, and subcontractors. Using this owner-incorporated structure, the owner is in more control of operations and has more oversight throughout the project, but in return they take on more risk with the added responsibility in regard to financials and building out the project correctly. In this research, owners can be thought of as developers and are constantly in the market for acquiring land in order to build a new project in hopes of making a profit
Verification of a Digital Microfluidics Platform
Get PDFThe electrowetting effect describes the change in contact angle between a solid surface and electrolyte in response to an applied electric potential difference. Given a planar array of individually-actuated electrodes, electrowetting can be used to transport, mix, and separate picoliter to microliter-sized droplets of liquid on a dielectric layer. Applications of this phenomenon range from lab-on-a-chip and other microfluidic devices to liquid lenses capable of altering their topology and focus within milliseconds.
This project extends prior work simulating the dependence of droplet velocity on actuation voltage and demonstrates observed physics on a physical platform. The simulation portion of this project models the electrowetting effect and attempts to recapitulate experimental observations by comparing the Young-Lippman model to one derived from general electromagnetic forces on the droplet. In conjunction, it fabricates and verifies the function of a physical device for conducting these tests. In doing so, this project provides Cal Poly with a functional and well-tested digital microfluidics platform for biology and other research
TESTING THE RELIABILITY OF CIVIC SCIENCE DATA COLLECTION OF PLANT TRAITS IN A PERENNIAL SUNFLOWER DOMESTICATION EXPERIMENT
Get PDFCivic science has been prevalent in environmental science for many years. The use of volunteers and the community as a helping hand in research continues to link society and science, as well as increases the magnitude and breadth of environmental studies. Assessments of data quality produced by civic science is an important component in validating the accuracy and reliability of the research. In this study, the reliability of civic science was tested by assessing the variation within data gathered from undergraduate Cal Poly students. Using a common garden experimental set up, the health of twelve wildtype silphium genotypes were assessed through six general plant traits: plant height, the number and width of viable seed heads, percent disease and herbivory, and pollinator count. During the lab period of a Cal Poly ecology course, eight groups of students performed the plant health assessments on all twelve genotypes. As an assessment of reliability, the coefficient of variance was calculated for each plant trait and an ANOVA with a Tukey-Kramer HSD test applied to determine any significant variation within groups. Significant variation within groups was found in more complex estimation methods such as estimating disease prevalence and herbivory, while more simple methods of data collection such as counting seed heads or measuring plant height were the most reliably consistent. We conclude that methods of data collection had a significant effect on the reliability of data collection using civic science and that with increased training and improved protocols, civic science can produce reliable data in the environmental sciences and further broaden the involvement of the community in research