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Tools for Critical Thinking in IT / M. Hamiz
Get PDFIn the dynamic world of Information Technology (IT), critical thinking is indispensable. IT professionals are frequently confronted with intricate problems, user-centric design challenges, and consequential strategic decisions. This abstract introduces a diverse toolkit for critical thinking in IT, including empathy maps, user experience maps, use case exploration canvas, 5Ws1H, affinity diagrams, fishbone diagrams, flowcharts, and mental maps (thinking maps). These tools empower IT professionals to enhance problem-solving abilities and prioritize user-centric thinking. Empathy maps and user experience maps, for instance, foster a deep understanding of end-users by mapping their thoughts, feelings, needs, and pain points, facilitating the creation of more effective solutions. The use case exploration canvas assists in defining system functionalities from the user's perspective, aiding in the identification of essential use cases and feature prioritization. The 5Ws1H approach ensures comprehensive information gathering, leaving no critical aspects overlooked. Affinity diagrams and fishbone diagrams categorize vast information into reasonable clusters, streamlining brainstorming and ideation. Flowcharts provide visual representations of processes and system workflows, aiding in understanding complex structures. Mental maps (thinking maps) visually organize thoughts, concepts, and relationships, making them valuable for structuring complex information or brainstorming. By incorporating these tools into their critical thinking toolkit, IT professionals can foster innovation, efficiency, and user satisfaction. This abstract underscore the importance of these tools in IT, empowering professionals to make informed decisions, create user-centered solutions, and excel in the ever-evolving IT landscape
Measuring Malaysian public perception with secret-eye / Siti Zaleha Zainal Abidin, Nasiroh Omar and M. Hamiz M. Radzi
No full textPeople’s perception and emotion are usually measured through conducting
a survey research. With the rigid multiple choice or lickert scale selection of
answers, participants have to respond within a given time frame to give their
feedback on a certain specified issue. In this paper, we present our research
through collecting data regarding people’s perception and emotion through an
online forum. We quantify the data and perform data classification based on
issues and emotion. Data collection are carried out by using an implemented
software tool called Secret-Eye which is capable of extracting all significant
words in the forum unobtrusively at real time real life basis. The classified
data are ranked according to their frequency of existence. The discussion on
the tsunami disaster in Japan that happened in March 2011, is selected for this
study. It is beneficial to have the results on the perception analysis as public’s
feelings and facts on the discussion are expressed naturally. Thus, the results
indicate that it is feasible to extract people’s true means of perception through
social media
Dr. Duane M. Jackson, Morehouse College, July 2011
No full textThis video is a conversation with Dr. Duane M. Jackson. Dr. Jackson talks about his paper, "Recall and the Serial Position Effect: The Role of Primacy and Recency on Accounting Students' Performance." Jackie Daniel, AUC Woodruff Library, is the interviewer
"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States" By M. Carey.
No full text"Reflections on the subject of Emigration from Europe with a view to Settlement in the United States: containing bried sketches of the moral and political character of those states.
By M. Carey, member of the American philosophical, and of the American Antiquarian Society, and author of The Olive Branch, Cindiciae Hibernicae, essays on banking, on political economy, and on internal improvement.
To which are now added the English editor's comments on the subject; together with Important Advice to Emigrants, and Cautions Against Impositions Practiced in the Outports
Dispelling the Myths Behind First-author Citation Counts
Get PDFWe conducted a full-scale evaluative citation analysis study of scholars in the XML research field to explore just how different from each other author rankings resulting from different citation counting methods actually are, and to demonstrate the capability of emerging data and tools on the Web in supporting more realistic citation counting methods. Our results contest some common arguments for the continued
use of first-author citation counts in the evaluation of scholars, such as high correlations between author rankings by first-author citation counts and other citation
counting methods, and high costs of using more realistic citation counting methods that are not well-supported by the ISI databases. It is argued that increasingly available digital full text research papers make it possible for citation analysis studies to go beyond what the ISI databases have directly supported and to employ more
sophisticated methods
Dr. Glendon Swarthout
No full textHosted by Roger M. Busfield, MSU Assistant Professor of Speech and Theater, Meet the Author is designed to introduce a general audience to a contemporary author and their work through in-depth interviews. This episode features a conversation between Dr. Glendon Swarthout, prolific author and English professor at MSU, and assistant professors Sam S. Baskett and Theodore B. Strandness
Simulation of thermal plant optimization and hydraulic aspects of thermal distribution loops for large campuses
Get PDFFollowing an introduction, the author describes Texas A&M University and its utilities system. After that, the author presents how to construct simulation models for chilled water and heating hot water distribution systems. The simulation model was used in a $2.3 million Ross Street chilled water pipe replacement project at Texas A&M University. A second project conducted at the University of Texas at San Antonio was used as an example to demonstrate how to identify and design an optimal distribution system by using a simulation model. The author found that the minor losses of these closed loop thermal distribution systems are significantly higher than potable water distribution systems. In the second part of the report, the author presents the latest development of software called the Plant Optimization Program, which can simulate cogeneration plant operation, estimate its operation cost and provide optimized operation suggestions. The author also developed detailed simulation models for a gas turbine and heat recovery steam generator and identified significant potential savings. Finally, the author also used a steam turbine as an example to present a multi-regression method on constructing simulation models by using basic statistics and optimization algorithms. This report presents a survey of the author??s working experience at the Energy Systems Laboratory (ESL) at Texas A&M University during the period of January 2002 through March 2004. The purpose of the above work was to allow the author to become familiar with the practice of engineering. The result is that the author knows how to complete a project from start to finish and understands how both technical and nontechnical aspects of a project need to be considered in order to ensure a quality deliverable and bring a project to successful completion. This report concludes that the objectives of the internship were successfully accomplished and that the requirements for the degree of Degree of Engineering have been satisfied
Semantic web representation for phytochemical ontology model
No full textNowadays people are more health consciousthey monitor the ingredients and nutrients of what they eat. Fruits and vegetables, which are rich of phytochemicals, are always chosen as a good diet. Phytochemicals are rich of nutrients and can give health benefits to the takers. Previous research has modelled the phytochemicals into its chemical structure and colours according to group of fruits and vegetables ontologically. However, there is no semantic web representation of that ontology model that makes the information more sharable among users. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a semantic web for phytochemical ontology model by linking the user interface to ontology model using JENA framework. The data from the ontology is read by using SPARQL query to display information to the front-end user. By having this semantic web representation, it is hoped that the knowledge is more accessible and shareable among intended users
Intern experience at CH���M Hill, Inc.: an internship report
Get PDFIncludes author's vita"Submitted to the College of Engineering of Texas A&M University in partial
fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of Doctor of Engineering."Includes bibliographical referencesA review of the author's internship experience with CH���M HILL, Inc.
during the period September 1975 through May 1976 is presented. During this nine month
internship the author worked as an Engineer II in the Industrial Processes discipline of this
large consulting engineering firm... The author's prime responsibility was as one of three
lead design engineers on the design of a large wastewater treatment facility for a pulp mill
in Hoquiam, Washington owned by ITT Rayonier Inc. The work generally consisted of the design
of individual treatment units and associated piping and pumping. The purpose of the project
was to provide wastewater treatment capabilities that would satisfy the effluent limitations
(standards) imposed upon the mill by the State of Washington Department of Ecology and the
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The author's assignment also entailed necessary
interaction with the project manager and other CH���M HILL design engineers and support staff
members, the client's representatives, and representatives of two other consulting engineering
firms working on the project. Thus, the internship position at CH���M HILL provided considerable
experience coordinating the author's work with the work of other engineers, guiding the design
and administrative efforts of a support staff, and interacting regularly with the client and
other consulting firms. This broad exposure to a variety of engineering and organizational
problems provided a valuable educational experience
Transition to turbulence in a qblique shock-wave/boundary-layer interaction at M=15
No full textDirect numerical simulations are carried out for different forcing techniques to trigger transition during the interaction between an oblique shock-wave and a laminar boundary-layer at M = 1.5. Three forcing methods are used: a) forcing of oblique unstable modes, whose shape and behaviour are determined by the local linear stability theory, b) broadband free-stream acoustic disturbances, and c) a cold plasma flow control device. While the oblique-mode breakdown is dominant for low-amplitude forcing, long streaky structures drive the transition process in a high-amplitude disturbance environment. LES are also performed on the experimental setup by the Institute of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ITAM) from Novosibirsk State University with cold plasma actuation. As well as the disturbance type, the effect of Reynolds number and forcing amplitude will be investigated
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