Fernando A. Mikic-Fonte, M. Nistal, J. C. Burguillo, M. Caeiro
{"title":"NLAST: A natural language assistant for students","authors":"Fernando A. Mikic-Fonte, M. Nistal, J. C. Burguillo, M. Caeiro","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474628","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a system that works as an assistant for students in their learning process. The assistant system has two main parts: an Android application and a server platform. The Android application is a chatterbot (i.e., an agent intended to conduct a conversation in natural language with a human being) based on AIML, one of the more successful languages for developing conversational agents. The chatterbot acts as an intermediation agent between a student and the server platform. The server platform contains four repositories and a recommender (which are part of a bigger professor assessment system). The final objective of the assistant system is to make a student able to carry out several actions related to his/her learning and assessment processes, such as: to consult exam questions from a repository, to receive recommendations about learning material, to ask questions about a course, and to check his/her own assessed exams. These actions are carried out through and Android application using a natural language interface (by voice or typing). The purpose of this development is to facilitate the access to this information through a friendly interface.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"25 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126982315","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What engineering students tell us about to know mathematics and statistics in their courses?","authors":"C. Leão","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474705","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2016.7474705","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of this study was, and by using a simple idea, to understand students' preconceived idea that subjects as mathematics and statistics are not relevant topics to their courses. In the first week of the semester, two questions were addressed to 2nd year engineering students: (1) \"Applied Mathematics/Applied Statistics, what are your expectations?\" (2) \"Will I use these materials in the field/in the future/in other areas?\". Students, on a simple sentence, wrote their answers on a sheet of paper and handed to the teacher. At the end of the semester (last week of class), the same procedure was repeated. The main idea is to compare the answers obtained in the two different phases, in order to know and to identify if the lessons taught and the contents of both subjects did, or did not, change the students' points of view related to Statistics in Engineering.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"19 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132250335","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Development of a xAPI application profile for self-regulated learning requirements for capturing SRL related data","authors":"Mario Manso Vázquez, M. Caeiro, M. Nistal","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095997","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095997","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper we present an analysis of xAPI from the self-regulated learning needs point of view, focusing on how we can record all the actions derived from the implementation of self-regulated learning strategies. There are several questions unanswered: Which information could generate each strategy? How do we record this information using xAPI? Is the vocabulary and statements of xAPI appropriate or should be extended? Here we try to answer these questions, which may lead us towards the development of a xAPI application profile for SRL.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130047089","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching automation and control with App Inventor applications","authors":"Paulo Moura Oliveira","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7096077","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7096077","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents an experiment concerning the development of two mobile devices applications with the App Inventor 2 for Android operating systems. These applications are intended to support teaching and learning activities in Industrial Automation and Control courses, particularly concerning logic control, logic controller programming and process control. While the reported applications: eLogicum and Automatum are yet in an early development stage, this paper aims to motivate teachers and students to a wider use of mobile devices in the context of university teaching and learning processes. Both applications are reported, focusing in the more relevant development issues concerning the App Inventor 2 use.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127074434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cyber security education as a tool for trust-building in cross-border public protection and disaster relief operations","authors":"J. Rajamäki","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095999","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7095999","url":null,"abstract":"Public protection and disaster relief (PPDR) operations are increasingly more dependent on networks and data processing infrastructure. Incidents such as natural hazards and organized crime do not respect national boundaries. As a consequence, there is an increased need for European collaboration and information sharing related to public safety communications (PSC) and information exchange technologies and procedures - and trust is the keyword here. According to our studies, the topic “trust-building” could be seen as the most important issue with regard to multi-agency PPDR cooperation. Cyber security should be seen as a key enabler for the development and maintenance of trust in the digital world. It is important to complement the currently dominating “cyber security as a barrier” perspective by emphasizing the role of “cyber security as an enabler” of new business, interactions, and services - and recognizing that trust is a positive driver for growth. Public safety infrastructure is becoming more dependent on unpredictable cyber risks. Everywhere, present computing means that PPDR agencies do not know when they are using dependable devices or services, and there are chain reactions of unpredictable risks. If cyber security risks are not made ready, PPDR agencies, like all organizations, will face severe disasters over time. Investing in systems that improve confidence and trust can significantly reduce costs and improve the speed of interaction. From this perspective, cyber security should be seen as a key enabler for the development and maintenance of trust in the digital world, and it has the following themes: security technology, situation awareness, security management and resiliency. Education is the main driver for complementing the currently dominating “cyber security as a barrier” perspective by emphasizing the role of “cyber security as an enabler”.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114266813","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Visualizing the invisible foundation collapse mechanisms","authors":"J. C. Marques","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7096078","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7096078","url":null,"abstract":"Every civil engineering structure relies on the good performance of its foundation, whose function of safely transmitting load to the ground is carried out away from our eyes. With the purpose of giving visibility to this process this paper describes two IT tools and a small-scale experimental setup that have been developed as learning aids for the study of the behavior and bearing capacity of shallow foundations by Civil Engineering students.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125101100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Segundo, J. A. N. Cocota, Rarisson Queiroz Hilario, Vinicius de Oliveira Gomide, D. V. M. Ferreira
{"title":"Low cost SCADA system for education","authors":"A. Segundo, J. A. N. Cocota, Rarisson Queiroz Hilario, Vinicius de Oliveira Gomide, D. V. M. Ferreira","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7096022","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2015.7096022","url":null,"abstract":"A prototype based on SCADA system was developed as a result of the final project of the discipline entitled Applied Microcontrollers to Control and Automation Engineering. This course has project based learning (PBL) methodology. The prototype has a drive unit and a computer program. This device was developed using a PIC18F4550 microcontroller and various electronic components: resistors, capacitors, LEDs, among others. The computer program was developed using programming language C Sharp (C #) in Visual Studio development environment. The interface between the program and the device is performed via USB communication. This prototype is now used in the discipline mentioned in order to teach practical lessons about embedded systems projects, USB communication, data acquisition and supervisory systems. As all stages of the project were presented to the students in a very detailed way and its development was performed on a real application, the students showed a lot of interest about this tool during the last school year.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2015-03-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129558382","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Software engineering in a nutshell for Electrical Engineering students","authors":"Marianne von Schwerin","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826184","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826184","url":null,"abstract":"Nearly all electrical engineers develop software or do at least a little programming in their everyday professional life. The curricula of Electrical Engineering Bachelor Programs usually include only little time for acquiring software engineering skills. Therefore, in this contribution a concept for a compact course is introduced which includes the main topics of software engineering and focuses on the software development skills which are usually expected from an engineer.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"37 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115438125","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
N. A. Rashid, M. Taib, Z. H. Murat, R. Kadir, S. Lias, N. Sulaiman
{"title":"Summative EEG alpha classification relates learning style and openness","authors":"N. A. Rashid, M. Taib, Z. H. Murat, R. Kadir, S. Lias, N. Sulaiman","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826188","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826188","url":null,"abstract":"Learning Style (LS) had been drawn as one of the important domains in a learner's profile. It was considered relevance to different aspects of teaching and learning such as achievement and motivation. On the other hand, Openness has been interpreted as a major trait which linked to knowledge and skill acquisition which linked to learner differences. In this research the relation between LS and Openness is studied as to underline a substantive learners' profile. Kolb's Learning Style Inventory (KLSI) had been employed to determined participants' (N= 131) LS of Diverger, Assimilator, Converger or Accommodator. Then, Electroencephalogram (EEG) technology was utilized to gather their brain signals. The signals dataset of Alpha band is selected, processed and classified towards the corresponding LS using SPSS 2-Step Cluster Analysis. The result shown 100% classification of brain signals towards LS achieved while Accommodator found as the LS that related to Openness.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130481918","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Students' skills perceptions for engineering","authors":"Adriana Anunciatto Depieri, R. Lopes","doi":"10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826126","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/EDUCON.2014.6826126","url":null,"abstract":"There is a continuous demand for skilled professionals, however it is not easy to educate an engineer who is prepared to meet the challenges encountered in this new century. Inspiring high school students to pursue engineering careers is closely aligned with an understanding of the importance of engineering skills and abilities. This paper presents a study that addresses the issue of high school students' perceptions of how important some skills are to engineering, and how these perceptions relate to their intention to pursue engineering university degrees. We hypothesize that students' overall perception on the importance of characteristics, abilities, competencies and qualities needed for engineering are directly related to their engineering career choice. Overall survey results demonstrated that high school students perceive how important some skills are to engineering. The results corroborate the thought that to be prepared for today's engineering, high school students need not only solid education in science, mathematics, and technology, but also an education beyond high school subjects, including solid foundations in literacy, numeracy, and thinking skills to succeed in engineering.","PeriodicalId":235118,"journal":{"name":"IEEE Global Engineering Education Conference","volume":"2 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125539812","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}