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Serve as You Learn: Problem-Based Service-Learning Integrated into a Product Innovation and Management Class

  • Kim, Eundeok;Lee, Yoon-Jung
    • International Journal of Costume and Fashion
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    • v.18 no.2
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    • pp.29-43
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    • 2018
  • Service-learning is a form of experiential education in which students participate in organized activities and develop a sense of civic responsibility while acquiring content knowledge of the discipline. The purpose of this study was first, to examine the underlying theories and principles of service-learning, and second, to present a case of systemic implementation of problem-based service-learning into a Product Innovation and Management class in higher education. The New Product Development for an E-Commerce Small Business project was developed for a community partner, BevShots, reflecting the needs of the firm, and was tightly woven into the course content. Students' participation in the project had a significant effect on increasing their awareness of the needs in the community and identifying their roles as citizens as well as enhancing their content knowledge learning. The community partner also received benefits for his business by participating in the project. Through this study, we aim to inspire fashion design and merchandising educators to implement service-learning projects/classes in the curriculum.

Living Labs as a Model for University Innovation (대학의 혁신모델로서 리빙랩: 현황과 과제)

  • Seong, Ji-eun;Kim, Min-su
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.21 no.6
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    • pp.118-127
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    • 2018
  • Recently, universities have applied a living lab as a user-led innovation model. This study analyzed two cases, British Columbia University, and D University. They are trying to change current provider-centered and expert-centered education model which encounters the limitations. To deriving the characteristics of university living lab, we analyzed the background, goals, methods, and implications of each case. The University of British Columbia operated a living lab centered on university buit-in environment. Students and faculty members participated in the living lab as proconsumers. D University operated a living lab as part of industry - academia cooperation and regional cooperation. The local community was set up as a living lab and knowledge providers, students, and users, local citizens, solved the problem jointly. Although the methods of living labs are different from each other, they are introducing new research and education methods and utilizing participatory governance.

Reduce on the Cost of Photovoltaic Power Generation for Polycrystalline Silicon Solar Cells by Double Printing of Ag/Cu Front Contact Layer

  • Peng, Zhuoyin;Liu, Zhou;Chen, Jianlin;Liao, Lida;Chen, Jian;Li, Cong;Li, Wei
    • Electronic Materials Letters
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    • v.14 no.6
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    • pp.718-724
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    • 2018
  • With the development of photovoltaic industry, the cost of photovoltaic power generation has become the significant issue. And the metallization process has decided the cost of original materials and photovoltaic efficiency of the solar cells. Nowadays, double printing process has been introduced instead of one-step printing process for front contact of polycrystalline silicon solar cells, which can effectively improve the photovoltaic conversion efficiency of silicon solar cells. Here, the relative cheap Cu paste has replaced the expensive Ag paste to form Ag/Cu composite front contact of silicon solar cells. The photovoltaic performance and the cost of photovoltaic power generation have been investigated. With the optimization on structure and height of Cu finger layer for Ag/Cu composite double-printed front contact, the silicon solar cells have exhibited a photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 18.41%, which has reduced 3.42 cent per Watt for the cost of photovoltaic power generation.

Intellectual Capital and Innovation Capability: A Strategy for Achieving Competitive Advantage

  • OYELAKIN, Oyekunle;ABBA, Maryam Tijjani;ADAMU, Ahmed;BABAN-MAIRAM, Munir;NA'ANMAN, Sallah Boniface;FAKAH, Henrietta
    • Fourth Industrial Review
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    • v.2 no.2
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    • pp.11-23
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    • 2022
  • Purpose - The ability to meet the high demand for education in Nigeria is lacking, making the region remain backwards in education. Given this reason, the study investigates the role of innovation capability in the relationship between intellectual capital and competitive advantage in tertiary institutions in Nigeria. Research design, data, and methodology - The study is cross-sectional research, a total of 427 questionnaires were administered to respondents. The study distributed its questionnaire across 12 faculties at the University of Ibadan using a random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using ADANCO 2.1.1. Result - The study reveals that human capital, structural capital, relational capital, and innovation capability positively affect competitive advantage. Innovation capability mediates the relationship between human capital and relational capital. However, structural capital was not mediated by innovation capability. Conclusion - The study concludes that intellectual capitals and innovation capability are crucial to maintaining a competitive advantage over their peers. Achieving more significant success in the variables mentioned earlier will help Nigeria's tertiary institutions compete locally and internationally.

Pounding analysis of RC bridge considering spatial variability of ground motion

  • Han, Qiang;Dong, Huihui;Du, Xiuli;Zhou, Yulong
    • Earthquakes and Structures
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    • v.9 no.5
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    • pp.1029-1044
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    • 2015
  • To investigate the seismic pounding response of long-span bridges with high-piers under strong ground motions, shaking table tests were performed on a 1/10-scaled bridge model consisting of three continuous spans with rigid frames and one simply-supported span. The seismic pounding responses of this bridge model under different earthquake excitations including the uniform excitation and the traveling wave excitations were experimentally studied. The influence of dampers to the seismic pounding effects at the expansion joints was analyzed through nonlinear dynamic analyses in this research. The seismic pounding effects obtained from numerical analyses of the bridge model are in favorable agreement with the experimental results. Seismic pounding effect of bridge superstructures is dependent on the structural dynamic properties of the adjacent spans and characteristics of ground motions. Moreover, supplemental damping can effectively mitigate pounding effects of the bridge superstructures, and reduce the base shear forces of the bridge piers.

Development and validation of FRAT code for coated particle fuel failure analysis

  • Jian Li;Ding She;Lei Shi;Jun Sun
    • Nuclear Engineering and Technology
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    • v.54 no.11
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    • pp.4049-4061
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    • 2022
  • TRISO-coated particle fuel is widely used in high temperature gas cooled reactors and other advanced reactors. The performance of coated fuel particle is one of the fundamental bases of reactor safety. The failure probability of coated fuel particle should be evaluated and determined through suitable fuel performance models and methods during normal and accident condition. In order to better facilitate the design of coated particle fuel, a new TRISO fuel performance code named FRAT (Fission product Release Analysis Tool) was developed. FRAT is designed to calculate internal gas pressure, mechanical stress and failure probability of a coated fuel particle. In this paper, FRAT was introduced and benchmarked against IAEA CRP-6 benchmark cases for coated particle failure analysis. FRAT's results agree well with benchmark values, showing the correctness and satisfactory applicability. This work helps to provide a foundation for the credible application of FRAT.

Analysis on the Effectiveness of Innovation Schools in Jeonnam Region -Comparison Analysis of Innovation Schools with General Schools- (전남 혁신학교의 효과성 분석 -혁신학교와 일반학교간의 비교 분석-)

  • Kim, Yong-Ki
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.17 no.4
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    • pp.561-568
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    • 2017
  • The purpose of this study was to analyze effectiveness of Jeonnam Innovation School based on comparison of 'democratic school management,' 'curriculum,' 'learning community,' and 'satisfaction with education,' between general schools and innovation schools. For the study, a survey was conducted among 24 innovation schools and 24 general schools, with 912 students of the innovation schools, 913 students of the general schools, 99 teachers of the innovation schools, 99 teachers of the general schools, 101 parents of the innovation schools, and 103 parents of the general schools as respondents. In the result, innovation schools showed higher effectiveness than general schools, especially in the middle schools in comparison to the elementary schools. The difference in effectiveness between innovation schools and general schools was greatest in 'democratic changes of the school' and 'satisfaction with education' according to the responses from the teachers, students, and parents.

An Analysis of Higher Education Policy: The Case of Government-Supported University Programs in South Korea

  • Han, Seung-Hwan;Kim, Somin;Seo, Ilwon;Kwon, Ki-Seok
    • Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.364-381
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    • 2018
  • This paper examines government-supported university programs in South Korea over the last decade. To do this, we review the current status and issues of recent programs supported by the Ministry of Education. Thereafter, we draw some lessons and suggest policy implications for improving the effectiveness of government-supported university programs. The issues addressed include 1) low consensus amongst stakeholders in the higher education sector and top-down goal setting led by the government, 2) frequent reshuffling of the structures and contents of programs, 3) ineffectiveness due to redundancy of projects, 4) disparity between 'haves' and 'have-nots' in the higher education system, and 5) an inadequate evaluation system and assessment indicators. We suggest that government-supported programs should be realigned to stimulate the reform of higher education aimed at strengthening its publicness. The role of government needs to transit from 'leading' to 'supporting', while the universities should take initiatives in reforming the higher education system.

A Study on computer engineering graduates' perception of CAC(Computing Accreditation Committee) evaluation (컴퓨터·정보(공)학 분야 졸업생의 CAC 인증성과 인식에 관한 연구)

  • Han, Jiyoung;Kang, So Yeon;Jeon, Ju Hyun
    • Journal of Engineering Education Research
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.24-34
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    • 2016
  • There's been few research to study the effects of CAC(Computing Accreditation Committee) evaluation, since start of CAC accreditation 10 years ago. The purpose of this paper is to find what computer engineering graduates perceive the effects of CAC accreditation and to suggest how CAC accreditation process can be improved. The research findings through survey are followings; First, computer engineering graduates' undergraduate education satisfaction is not high enough(3.28). Second, the computer engineering graduates don't recognize CAC accreditation necessary. Third, graduates who work in company chose design courses as the most helpful, while graduates who study in graduate school pursuing further career in master or doctor program chose major subjects. Lastly, graduates from accredited program do not think their completion of accreditation program influence their employment. Strategic approaches to make higher effectiveness of CAC accreditation system are suggested. First, improvement of curriculum and instruction method in CAC accredited program is required to satisfy the needs of students and industry. Second, efforts to inform students of understandings and necessity of accreditation are highly recommended. Third, industrial sector needs to understand CAC accreditation and give graduates from accredited program more incentives. Lastly, government support like Seoul Accord Activation Project should last for a while.