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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"engineering degree"”.
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Contention and congestion minimization in OBS networks
… in partial fulfilment for the Masters in Engineering Degree: Electrical Engineering,, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2017.
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The analytical and experimental study on the establishment of a tidal power plant in South Africa
… fulfilment of the requirements for the Master of Engineering Degree: Electrical Power Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2021.
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The study of the upgrade and improvement of power electronics protection system for locomotives
… of the requirements for the Master of Engineering Degree in Electrical Power Engineering, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2023.
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The Change: A Narrative-Informed Case Study Exploring the Tension between Structures and Agency in the Educational Trajectories of Engineering Students from Underserved Backgrounds
… dialogue about the transformative power of an engineering degree for underserved students. Long positioned as a mechanism for moving up the social ladder, engineering education is often discussed as a mechanism for upward mobility, promising underserved students the opportunity to climb. …
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Implementing software engineering practices in small industry with a focus on requirements elicitation
… any formal training in the practices of Software Engineering. My Thesis will discuss my evolving skills, gained through my Masters in Software Engineering degree work, as a Software Engineer and how I have been able to implement proper Software Engineering in my position in a small company. This …
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Meaning-Making in an Engineering Problem-Based Learning Classroom: an Analysis of Activity and Multimodality
… of an academic subject in the first year of an engineering degree and a particular PBL module within that degree. The overarching goal of the research is to contribute to a greater and deeper understanding of the process of students’ meaning making in the course of a PBL task. Specifically, the …
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Three essays on rural-nonrural disparities in postsecondary access and success
… MISSOURI AT AUTHOR'S REQUEST.] While a college degree is increasingly a crucial pathway to achieve success in the U.S labor market, recent estimates indicate that 20% of rural young adults have a college degree, as compared to 38% of their peers in nonrural areas. Despite the low college …
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Advanced aircraft passenger seat : a qualitative and quantitative study of comfort
… work performed during a project in the Master of Engineering degree program in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The project was to design, build and evaluate improved aircraft passenger seats. The main focus was comfort. Two surveys were …
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Advanced integrated general aviation primary flight display user interface design : development and assessment
… work performed during a project in the Master of Engineering degree program in the Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. It was performed in close coordination with the Avidyne Corporation of Bedford, Massachusetts and involved design, development …
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Disaggregating the Monolith: A Case Study on Varied Engineering Career Orientations and Strategies of Black Women in Tech
Diversifying the engineering workforce has been a national imperative for several decades. The increased participation of Black students in engineering is commonly identified as a crucial area for improvement. Yet, the rates of engineering degree completion are slowing for Black women in …
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An assessment of the potential for waste minimisation in small and medium size enterprises in South Africa
Against a background of a chemical engineering degree and a few years of industrial experience, I undertook this M.Sc. degree with the conviction that chemical engineering skills have a unique role to play in addressing environmental problems of pollution generated by industrial activity. Moreover, …
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Students' Perspective on the Purposes of Engineering Higher Education: A longitudinal qualitative case study of the U.S. and England
… a higher education institution and obtaining an engineering higher education degree. Each case is focused on a higher education institution, for a total of four institutions across the U.S. and England. The embedded units of analysis focus on twenty (20) undergraduate chemical engineering …
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The development of an effective learning environment in higher education for product design
… as a collaborative venture between the School of Engineering and the School of Art and Design, it was in the vanguard of a new wave of product design initiatives in the higher education sector that had a multidisciplinary approach. It was one of the first degrees within the institution to adopt an …
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A Quantitative Analysis of First Year Engineering Students' Courses Perceptions and Motivational Beliefs in Two Introductory Engineering Courses
As a national initiative to support retention of engineering students, engineering programs have undergone a surge of revisions to their coursework in recent years, most notably in relation to first-year programs. These program modifications are generally intended to enhance student success in …
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Application of Systems Engineering Analysis Methods to Examine Engineering Transfer Student Persistence
The demand for engineering graduates in the United States continues to grow, yet the number of students entering post-secondary education is declining, and graduation rates have seen little to no change over the last several decades. Engineering transfer students are a growing population and can …
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Achieving What Gets Measured: Responsive and Reflective Learning Approaches and Strategies of First-Year Engineering Students
Background: Engineering students who achieve academic success during their first year may later disengage from challenging course material in their upper-level courses, due to perceived differences between their expectations and values and those of their degree programs. In the extreme, academic …
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Assessment of exhaust emissions from imported used Motor Vehicles
… partial fulfillment of the award of Masters of Engineering Degree by the University of Zambia.An MGT 5 gas analyzer was used to conduct tail pipe emission testing from vehicles imported and presented for registration at Mimosa Motor Vehicle Inspection Centre in Lusaka. A total of 200 out of …
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Recruitment Strategies Aiming to Attract Females into Undergraduate Engineering Programs: Examining Their Role and Use
… women who graduated with general undergraduate degrees had increased to almost 58% of all students who completed 4-year degree programs (National Center for Education Statistics, 2009a). These percentages, however, have not been reflected in the enrollment rates of females into undergraduate …
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Epistemic Injustice Toward Women in Engineering
Women are underrepresented in engineering in the United States. To investigate this problem, engineering education research (EER) has examined possible hindrances to women pursuing an engineering degree and being retained in the field. One such hindrance is the barrier for women in the domain of …
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A quantitative study of the relationship between mindset and academic performance in firstyear mathematics courses at the University of Cape Town
… investigated. First-year science, commerce, and engineering students (N=745) enrolled in four different introductory calculus courses participated in this study. Their mindsets were assessed using a survey questionnaire known as the Mindset Assessment Profile (MAP) tool. The reliability of the …
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