{"title":"Mobile technologies in engineering education","authors":"P. Poulova, I. Šimonová","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155676","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155676","url":null,"abstract":"This paper focuses on mobile technologies used for personal and professional purposes. The questionnaire was applied to monitor the state among bachelor technical and engineering students at the Faculty of Informatics and Management, University of Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic. The 12-item questionnaire collected information on various mobile devices (PC, notebook, netbook, tablet, smartphone, mobile phones, others) and their use for communication with friends and family, for study and professional matters, for entertainment or search for information for education, further education, profession and interests. The results are reflected in the methology of Blackboard Mobile application which will be used since 2014/15 academic year.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"03 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127192961","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":"A comparison of the mechanical engineering and technical manager student's ICT attitudes at the Obuda University","authors":"G. Kiss, P. Kalagiakos","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155690","url":null,"abstract":"Communication and technology are critical to education. However, using technology in education is not an easy task as communication barriers emerge. The aim of this research is to analyze the ICT attitudes from different faculties at the Obuda University that is between the mechanical engineer students from the Mechanical Faculty and technical manager students from the Economics Faculty. The students from these two groups will use different ICT tool at work after their graduation; the mechanical engineering students will work mostly with designer ICT tools, the technical manager students will use mostly knowledge management and decision support systems. It would be important to know whether instructors, when using ICT, have to follow different teaching methods and approaches in these two different groups or not. We measured the ICT attitude with a tool consisting of 23 items (Likert scaled. We worked with 210 students. The data analysis was performed with SPSS software using descriptive statistics and Mann-Whitney test. The results show both groups having the same positive ICT attitude however with one difference.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"26 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123251411","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}
P. Kalagiakos, C. Kouloumperi, Ioannis Koumpouros, G. Kiss
{"title":"Reusable and mobile content at the multicultural school of Athens","authors":"P. Kalagiakos, C. Kouloumperi, Ioannis Koumpouros, G. Kiss","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155718","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155718","url":null,"abstract":"The multicultural school of Athens is a school of refugee students. When entering the school, the majority of our students do not speak Greek. Communication is a great obstacle; we found animation a valuable tool for communicating ideas, concepts, principles and behavior. These animations are learning objects organized in a wiki-based library assuring their mobility.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129728945","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}
Denitsa Velikova, Ivanka D. Tsvetkova, G. Mihaylov
{"title":"An algorithm for synthesis of binary phase manipulated signals with almost constant periodic auto - correlation function","authors":"Denitsa Velikova, Ivanka D. Tsvetkova, G. Mihaylov","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155677","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155677","url":null,"abstract":"The radio signals with good correlation properties find many applications in the wireless communication systems. Especially for radars, radio-navigation systems, radio - synchronizations it is very important to employ radio signals, possessing the so-named ideal auto - correlation function (ACF), resembling the Dirac delta - function. Besides it is very desirable the radio signals to have a complex inner structure in order to resist to the attempts for unauthorized access to the resources of the communication systems. A solution of this problem is the application of the so-named side-lobe suppression filters (SLSF), which can correct the real periodic ACF (PACF) of the complex signals in an ideal PACF. With regard in the paper we propose an algorithm for synthesis of complex phase manipulated (PM) signals, which can be processed by SLSF with small losses in the SNR.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"29 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129892788","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}
S. Mujacic, Muhdin Mujacic, Samira Mujkic, J. L. Bele
{"title":"Lessons learned from use of web conference in teaching programming","authors":"S. Mujacic, Muhdin Mujacic, Samira Mujkic, J. L. Bele","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155687","url":null,"abstract":"This paper analyses the use of web conference enabled lectures for programming courses within Engineering Informatics study programme, for two different groups of students: regular face-to-face students and blended learning students. Web conference offers the opportunity for the participants in the distance learning environment to be brought into a joint virtual environment regardless of their location, and also offers interactive and collaborative possibilities which facilitate the process of acquiring collective knowledge. The paper presents the comparison of mostly used web conferencing tools nowadays, based on several criteria: functionality, security, software installation, meeting setup and usability. Main aim of this paper was to evaluate the effectiveness of using web conference in teaching programming, for face-to-face and blended learning students. Web conference lectures were applied in the class on four out of ten courses in total, in the second year of the studies. The summative analysis of the pass rate and the average mark for both groups of students has been carried out in these courses. Then the results that the students achieved in the courses where the web conference was used were compared to the results that they achieved in the courses where the web conference was not used. Based on students' evaluation, the paper also presents formative analysis of efficiency and usefulness in using web conference in the class. Finally, guidelines for the efficient use of web conference in delivering programming courses have been proposed.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"170 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116418544","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}
Othman Talib, M. Nawawi, W. Ali, R. Mahmud, Tengku Putri Norishah Tengku Shariman
{"title":"Implementing the SEA application for organic chemistry: Arrow-pushing versus electron-moving techniques","authors":"Othman Talib, M. Nawawi, W. Ali, R. Mahmud, Tengku Putri Norishah Tengku Shariman","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155719","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155719","url":null,"abstract":"The models used in organic chemistry are usually rigid; it is difficult for students to rapidly transfer between the macroscopic, submicroscopic, and symbolic levels of thought. As a result, students' perceptions of these models are sometimes incorrect. In organic synthesis students should comprehend information about reactions and, simultaneously, visualize the inverse of these reactions. Without deep understanding of the mechanistic aspects of organic reactions, students will face problems in an advanced chemistry course. Another problem in teaching organic chemistry effectively is the wide range of abilities and academic interests of students. The introductory organic chemistry class caters for students from various science and technology fields. Based on this context, a computer application was used as an alternative approach for teaching and learning organic chemistry with the assumption that animations could assist students to better understand concepts. In a study by Gilbert, Reiner and Nakhleh (2008), it was implied that animated presentations could exert an extra cognitive load on students. Consequently, a relevant question that educators need to answer is “How visuals should be animated in science instruction?” This study examined how an animation based computer application that applied an electron-moving technique was used as a supplementary material in a first year Organic Chemistry course and its effect on the performance of students. Using pre and post-test design, the study involved a comparison between an experimental group of first year students (n=28) who followed instructions that used moving-electron technique in a blended mode and a conventional group of first year students (n=27) who used arrow-pushing technique to learn the fundamental concept of organic reaction mechanism. The finding suggest the potential of using electron-moving technique as an instructional approach based on the improved post-test performance as compared to arrow-pushing techniques.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"616 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133917748","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":"Microsystems and nanotechnologies - training opportunities in the context of Romanian-Bulgarian transborder cooperation","authors":"R. Minev, E. Minev, Nina Bencheva, Yoana Ruseva","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155686","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155686","url":null,"abstract":"In the challenges specified in the objectives of the EU 2020 Strategy the place of microsystems and nanotechnologies (MNT) is not directly indicated but undoubtedly MNT go along with these challenges as well as with many areas of our life: research, electronics, environment, medicine, energy saving, sustainable management, waste disposal, water processing etc. According to the research made under the “Millennium project - Global future studies and research” MNT face 8 global challenges from the total 15. The education on MNT requires specific curricula and methods due to its multidisciplinary character on one hand and the declining numbers of students willing to study the “hard” sciences on the other. The paper considers a joint MEng/MSc University degree course in MNT under the \"Romanian-Bulgarian Services Centre for Microsystems and Nanotechnology\" project. It is developed by two of the project partners: National Institute for Research and Development in Microtechnologies - IMT Bucharest and Ruse University \"Angel Kanchev\", and University Politehnica of Bucharest. In the paper analyses supporting the development of the course is presented. The basic clusters of information required for the development of the course are specified and structured. More particularly a portfolio of technologies and services of interest for the business were defined as well as design and managerial skills required for the engineers. Exemplary structure of the proposed MNT course is also discussed. Three major blocks of modules are suggested: core, specific, optional. They are followed by an Individual Project. It is also envisaged that the course would cover several key areas of MNTs such as: IC Materials and Systems; Bio Materials and Systems; Manufacturing Materials and Systems. An indicative content of the modules is also presented and discussed from the point of view of the aims of the course; learning outcomes; targeted intellectual, practical and transferable skills; teaching and learning patterns; assessments methods. In general the course will provide an understanding of micro/nano manufacturing processes and systems. It will enable the engineers to appreciate the role of efficiency, process and materials selection in the design and production of MNT products. It will assist the design and manufacturing engineers in specifying the essential requirements for the products, including material and dimensional/geometrical properties and the usage of appropriate standards.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132195458","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":"Using educational technology to create effective learning societies in 21st century","authors":"Ilker Yengin","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155689","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155689","url":null,"abstract":"This study discusses required cognitive skills in 21st century education and potential use of web 2.0 technologies to address the requirements of learning societies in 21st century. Providing a literature review, in the first part, the nature of 21st century learning environment and new cognitive skills to fulfill these requirements are discussed. More over, a review of literature of activities to develop these cognitive skills for 21st century education is provided. In the second part, web 2.0 technologies' potentials to address the development of cognitive skills that are determined are analyzed and illustrated with examples. According to the analysis and discussions, the web 2.0 technologies are suitable to fulfill most of the emerging demands of learning communities in 21century life. This article would be interesting for the readers who would like to learn about the demands of new learning communities in 21st century and cognitive skills required fulfilling these demands. Moreover, the article may be interesting for understanding the activities and suggested web 2.0 technologies to develop cognitive skills for 21st century education.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"34 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116432984","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}
Benjamin Aigner, Veronika David, M. Deinhofer, Angelina Kratschanova, Christoph Veigl
{"title":"The AsTeRICS Academy for cross-cultural education in assistive technologies","authors":"Benjamin Aigner, Veronika David, M. Deinhofer, Angelina Kratschanova, Christoph Veigl","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155704","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155704","url":null,"abstract":"The AsTeRICS Academy is an ongoing project of the University of Applied Sciences Technikum Wien which focuses on development and application of novel educational strategies in the sectors of electronic engineering and information technologies, targeting very heterogeneous groups of learners in an international context. The applied methods include hands-on workshops and practical design challenges using the Assistive Technology Rapid Integration and Construction Set (AsTeRICS) which offers a set of building blocks for the efficient graphical creation of tailored solutions for people with special needs. In a 10-day summer school, participants create working assistive solutions which can directly be applied with end-users. Students of the UAS expand their knowledge in hardware and software engineering by extending this existing framework.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"35 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115029665","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":"Challenges and solutions for real-time remote console access to telecommunication equipment","authors":"Georgi V. Hristov, P. Zahariev, Diyana Kyuchukova","doi":"10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155671","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/ITHET.2014.7155671","url":null,"abstract":"During the last decades hundreds of new platforms and sites for distance and virtual learning have appeared. Many of them are managed by universities or educational organizations, while the others are stages for know-how sharing by professionals and long-life learners. Despite the impact of all of these sites they lack a very important feature, which is vital for gaining hands-on experience - they do not provide means to perform any sort of practical exercises. In order to solve this challenge several new ways for distance and virtual learning have emerged. Many of the old e-learning sites and platforms have started to provide new means for performing simulation or emulation tasks and exercises, while other have invested into the development of entirely new and sometimes proprietary web-based solutions for performing these tasks. Lately a different type of solutions have emerged - ones that provide the possibility to perform tasks on real equipment. There are two ways in achieving this - trough virtualization of real devices and trough remote access to real equipment. While the first method is cheaper, since it does not require the purchase of the devices that are being virtualized it is not that reliable and sometimes it is not possible to fully virtualize a device or all of its features. This has clearly pointed out the remote access to real devices as the only available solution for gaining high quality hands-on experience. Despite the productivity and the guaranteed quality of this method it can be very hard to implement it. This is due to the fact that the remote access methods provide several challenges of their own. Many devices are simply not designed to be used remotely - a solution to this issue is to use middleware devices, which emulate a local connection with the targeted device and at the same time provide remote access from the outside network. A different challenge is to use the right method for establishing the remote access. There are several protocols and standards for this and each of them has its own advantages and drawbacks. Last but not least the process of setting the middleware devices can be very challenging. In this paper we investigate the possibility to create a remote access laboratory for access to specialized network devices. We provide information about the general topology of the laboratory and then we present our solution for configuring and providing remote access to routers and switches by using console servers. The paper is concluded by an analysis of the results of our efforts and by directions for future work.","PeriodicalId":432693,"journal":{"name":"2014 Information Technology Based Higher Education and Training (ITHET)","volume":"122 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127722954","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}