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MOOC

Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys

over the basic elements of designing and evaluating questionnaires.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Social surveys Social sciences -- Research Questionnaires -- Methodology
Resource Type:: MOOC

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Radiopaedia

"Radiopaedia’s mission is to create the best radiology reference the world has ever seen and to make it available for free, for ever, for all." To date (June 2020), it has 37000+ cases and 14000+ articles contributed by experts in the field open for access.

Subjects:: Radiation Science
Keywords:: Medical radiology Radiology
Resource Type:: Others

Courseware

Railway Engineering: An Integral Approach

Have you ever wondered what it takes to get your train on the right platform at the scheduled time every day? Understanding the complexity behind today’s sophisticated railway systems will give you a better insight into how this safe and reliable transportation system works. We will show you the many factors which are involved and how multiple people, behind the scenes, have a daily task that enables you to get from home to work. Journey with us into the world of rail – a complex system that connects people, cities and countries. Railway systems entail much more than a train and a track. They are based on advanced technical and operational solutions, dealing with continuously changing demands for more efficient transport for both passengers and freight every day. Each system consists of many components that must be properly integrated: from trains, tracks, stations, signaling and control systems, through monitoring, maintenance and the impact on cities, landscape and people. This integration is the big challenge and the source of many train delays, inconvenient connections and other issues that impact our society. This engineering course attempts to tackle those issues by introducing you to a holistic approach to railway systems engineering. You will learn how the system components depend on each other to create a reliable, efficient and state-of-the-art network.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering and Transportation
Keywords:: Railroad engineering
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Remote Sensing Image Analysis and Applications

From satellites gathering imagery from hundreds of miles above the Earth's surface to aerial systems mounted with lasers capable of generating 3D maps with centimeter accuracy, we're gathering more data about our Earth from above than ever before. This course will help you make sense of these complex and exciting datasets. Whether your interest is in natural disasters, environmental assessment, or national security, we'll give you the tools, methods, and techniques to extract actionable and meaningful information from these data.

Subjects:: Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Keywords:: Remote-sensing images Image processing -- Digital techniques
Resource Type:: Courseware

Video

Renewable Energy 101

There are many benefits to using renewable energy resources, but what is it exactly? From solar to wind, find out more about alternative energy, the fastest-growing source of energy in the world—and how we can use it to combat climate change.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: Renewable energy sources
Resource Type:: Video

Others

Replication Data for Chen, V.L., Delmas, M.A., Locke S., Singh, A. 2017. Information Strategies for Energy Conservation: A Field Experiment in India. Energy Economics

The data presented in this article are related to the research article entitled: “Information Strategies for Energy Conservation: A Field Experiment in India” (Victor L. Chen, Magali A. Delmas, Stephen L. Locke, Amarjeet Singh, 2017).The availability of high-resolution electricity data offers benefits to both utilities and consumers to understand the dynamics of energy consumption for example, between billing periods or times of peak demand. However, few public datasets with high-temporal resolution have been available to researchers on electricity use, especially at the appliance-level. In this article, we describe data collected in a residential field experiment for 19 apartments at an Indian faculty housing complex during the period from August 1, 2013 to May 12, 2014. The dataset includes detailed information about electricity consumption. It also includes information on apartment characteristics and hourly weather variation to enable further studies of energy performance. These data can be used by researchers as training datasets to evaluate electricity usage consumption.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: India Electric power -- Conservation Electric power consumption
Resource Type:: Others

Video

Research Skills for Engineering Students: Module 2, Part 2: Types of engineering information

In this video, you’ll continue to learn how to evaluate and identify different types of sources.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Information resources Engineering -- Research
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Research skills for engineering students: Module 5, Part 1: Academic databases

In this video, you’ll learn what databases are, and some tips for searching them effectively.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Engineering -- Research Database searching
Resource Type:: Video

Others

Response To Intervention – RTI Resources

Intervention Central provides K-12 teachers and schools with free resources to help struggling learners and implement Response to Intervention, and attain the Common Core State Standards (of USA). See more about CCSS at http://www.corestandards.org/.

Subjects:: Psychology
Keywords:: Response to intervention (Learning disabled children)
Resource Type:: Others

Video

Responsible Travel: A Case Study on Mt Rinjani, Lombok

Being a responsible traveller means leaving a place better than you found it. This video investigates the complex rubbish problem on Mt Rinjani.

Subjects:: Hotel, Travel and Tourism
Keywords:: Indonesia -- Lombok Tourism -- Environmental aspects
Resource Type:: Video

MOOC

Responsive Cities

Responsive cities define the future of urbanization. They evolve from smart cities, with a fundamental difference: The citizens move from the center of attention to the center of action. Responsive citizens use smart technology to contribute to planning, design and management of their cities. Responsive cities are about bringing cities back to their citizens. Responsive cities change the way the technology of a smart city is used. The first Smart Cities were technology driven and they produced large amounts of data from fixed or centrally controlled sensors. But by now, the citizens and their mobile phones have taken the leading role in direct data generation. Rather than using data that are centrally collected and stored, you will see platforms on which the citizens place the data and the information they decide to share. With this, your own responsibility becomes a foundation of a Responsive City. Cities evolve from being smart to being responsive. To demonstrate the potential of Responsive Cities, this course will define the concept of Citizen Design Science, a combination of Citizen Design, Citizen Science and Design Science. Experts, citizens and scientists participate in Citizen Design Science. This approach is still in an early stage of development, but with the Responsive Cities Massive Open Online Course, you will be ahead in exploring and defining its possibilities. ‘Responsive cities’ is the fourth edition of the ‘Future Cities’ series on urban MOOCs. The ‘Future Cities’ series is the first and complete series of urban courses dealing with the design, management and transformation of cities for their sustainable and resilient future. With every edition, the series becomes more interactive. It increasingly empowers citizens around the world to become part of the development of their own cities, especially in those places where this knowledge is needed most. Therefore, the course is inclusive for every individual interested in the planning, construction, redevelopment and management of future cities. The course is open to anyone regardless of background, skills, knowledge, or age.

Subjects:: Building Services Engineering and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Smart cities Sustainable development Cities towns -- Effect of technological innovations on City planning
Resource Type:: MOOC

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This museum is one of the most famous in the world. In the Galerie d'Honneur, the main masterpieces of Dutch painting are on display, like those of the painters Vermeer and Rembrandt.

Keywords:: Art -- Exhibitions Art museums Rijksmuseum (Netherls)
Resource Type:: Others

MOOC

Road Traffic Safety in Automotive Engineering

Engineers in the automotive industry are required to understand basic safety concepts. With increasing worldwide efforts to develop connected and self-driving vehicles, traffic safety is facing huge new challenges. This course is for students or professionals who have a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or similar and who are interested in a future in the vehicle industry or in road design and traffic engineering. It's also of value for people already working in these areas who wantbetter insight into safety issues. This course teaches the fundamentals of active safety (systems for avoiding crashes or reducing crash consequences) as well as passive safety (systems for avoiding or reducing injuries). Key concepts include in-crash protective systems, collision avoidance, and safe automated driving. The course will introduce scientific and engineering methodologies that are used in the development and assessment of traffic safety and vehicle safety. This includes methods to study the different components of real-world traffic systems with the goal to identify and understand safety problems and hazards. It includes methods to investigate the attitudes and behavior of drivers and other road users as well as recent solutions to improve active safety. Italso includes methods to study human body tolerance to impact and solutions to minimize the injury risk in crashes. Study topics include crash data analysis and in-situ observational studies of drivers and other road users by the use of instrumented vehicles and roadside camera systems. Solutions in active safety, such as driver alertness monitoring, driver information as well as collision avoidance and collision mitigation systems, will be described. Examples of in-crash protective systems are combinations of traditional restraints such as seat belts and airbags but with advanced functions such as automatic adaption to the individual occupant as well as pre-collision activation based on advanced integrated sensor systems and communication systems. The course will be based on recorded lectures that use videos and animations to enhance the experience. Online tutorials that access simulation models will give the participants an experience of influencing parameters in active safety and passive safety systems. As a result of support from MathWorks, students will be granted access to MATLAB/Simulink for the duration of the course.

Subjects:: Transportation
Keywords:: Traffic safety Roads -- Design construction Motor vehicles -- Safety measures Automobile industry trade
Resource Type:: MOOC

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Role of Human Factors in the FAA

In the Federal Aviation Administration(FAA), Human Factors is defined as a“multidisciplinary effort to generate and compile information about human capabilities and limitations and apply that information to equipment, systems,facilities, procedures, jobs, environments, training, staffing, and personnel management for safe,comfortable, and effective human performance” (FAA Order 9550.8A). FAA human factors researchers seek to understand the physical, behavioral, cognitive, and social characteristics of aviation professionals—such as pilots, air traffic controllers,technical operations specialists, and aircraft maintenance technicians—and the systems that they use.

Course related:: AAE4903 Human Factors in Aviation
Subjects:: Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Aeronautics -- Safety measures United States. Federal Aviation Administration Aeronautics -- Human factors
Resource Type:: Others

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Runoob.com

菜鸟教程的 Slogan 为：学的不仅是技术，更是梦想！我们相信：再牛逼的梦想也抵不住傻逼似的坚持！我们坚持一件事情，并不是因为这样做了会有效果，而是坚信，这样做是对的。本站域名为 runoob.com, runoob 为 Running Noob 的缩写，意为：奔跑的菜鸟。本站包括了HTML、CSS、Javascript、PHP、C、Python等各种基础编程教程。同时本站中也提供了大量的在线实例，通过实例，您可以更好地学习如何建站。本站致力于推广各种编程语言技术，所有资源是完全免费的，并且会根据当前互联网的变化实时更新本站内容。

Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Programming languages (Electronic computers) Computer programming
Resource Type:: Others

Video

RxTN CCMA Videos

A playlist of 13 videos demonstrates common professional skills performed by nurses at work. Videos are funded by the RX TN Grant for CCMA (Certified Clinical Medical Assistant). Watch the video "RX TN Orientation to CCMA" first in the playlist. Related online course materials are found at Skills Commons: https://www.skillscommons.org/handle/taaccct/8840

Subjects:: Nursing
Keywords:: Allied health personnel -- Vocational guidance Medical assistants -- Vocational guidance
Resource Type:: Video

Video

SAS: How to Tutorials - Advanced Analytics

The free resources help you learn SAS quickly without a significant financial or time commitment. In Advanced Analytics module, you will explore the use of SAS in basic statistics, econometrics, forecasting, machine learning, optimization, and more.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Statistics -- Data processing SAS (Computer file)
Resource Type:: Video

Presentation

SEEKDA as IT Multiplier: The Web Services Portal

This video was recorded at COIN / PlanetData Winter School on Knowledge Technologies for Complex Business Environments, Ljubljana 2011. Organized by COIN FP7 Integrated Project and PlanetData FP7 Network of Excellence, the school seeks to bring together students, scholars and researchers from industry in order to foster collaboration and interoperability with innovative services and project large-scale data management in business environments. The main topics of the winter school are: Interoperability and collaboration models and solutions, Enterprise interoperability and collaboration services, Innovative knowledge and semantically powered technologies, Knowledge process and context modelling, Pro-active knowledge tools, Large scale analytics and reasoning tools, Business cases and real case studies.

Subjects:: Management and Computing
Keywords:: Enterprise application integration (Computer systems) Internetworking (Telecommunication) Management information systems Information resources management
Resource Type:: Presentation

Video

SPSS for Beginners

This series assumes that you are brand new to SPSS. You will create a data set that you will use for all the following videos. When you finish all 8 videos, you will be comfortable in SPSS and ready to apply your skills in your statistics course.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Statistics Statistics -- Data processing SPSS (Computer file)
Resource Type:: Video

Video

SPSS for Beginners - Full Course

SPSS Statistics is a software package used for interactive, or batched, statistical analysis. Learn how to use it in this full course.
💻 Download course files here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
✏️ Course created by Barton Poulson from datalab.cc.
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⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️
(0:00:00) Welcome
(0:02:33) Versions, Editions, & Modules
(0:08:10) Taking a Look
(0:15:20) Sample Data
(0:19:10) Graph board Templates
(0:28:17) Bar Charts
(0:34:00) Histograms
(0:37:30) Scatterplots
(0:44:30) Frequencies
(0:53:00) Descriptives
(1:01:00) Explore
(1:12:00) Labels & Definitions
(1:23:00) Entering Data
(1:26:00) Importing Data
(1:37:00) Hierarchical Clustering
(1:48:00) Factor Analysis
(2:03:00) Regression
(2:15:00) Next Steps

Keywords:: SPSS (Computer file) Statistics -- Computer programs Statistics -- Data processing
Resource Type:: Video

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SPSS: Learn SPSS

The Library produced short Cantonese tutorials and organized workshops on SPSS and has subscribed to Linkedin Learning (former Lynda.com) and SAGE Research Methods Videos which provides SPSS online courses and tutorials. Of course, we also have books! There are also free websites you can use to learn SPSS.

Keywords:: SPSS (Computer file) Statistics -- Data processing Statistics -- Computer programs
Resource Type:: Others

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SUFR-W (Subtasks of unconstrained face recognition)

This package contains: 1. SUFR-W, a dataset of “in the wild” natural images of faces gathered from the internet. The protocol used to create the dataset is described in Leibo, Liao and Poggio (2014) - https://cbmm.mit.edu/publications/conference-abstracts/subtasks-unconstrained-face-recognition 2. The full set of SUFR synthetic datasets, called the “Subtasks of Unconstrained Face Recognition Challenge” in Leibo, Liao and Poggio (2014) - https://cbmm.mit.edu/publications/conference-abstracts/subtasks-unconstrained-face-recognition

Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Human face recognition (Computer science) Optical pattern recognition
Resource Type:: Others

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Salary Survey 2019: Greater China & South East Asia

Our Salary Survey is based on the analysis of permanent, interim and contract placements made across each of our geographies and recruitment disciplines during 2018, and our predictions for the year ahead.

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: China Southeast Asia Wages
Resource Type:: Others

Presentation

Sampling Table Configurations for the Hierarchical Poisson-Dirichlet Process

This video was recorded at European Conference on Machine Learning and Principles and Practice of Knowledge Discovery in Databases (ECML PKDD), Athens 2011. Hierarchical modeling and reasoning are fundamental in machine intelligence, and for this the two-parameter Poisson-Dirichlet Process (PDP) plays an important role. The most popular MCMC sampling algorithm for the hierarchical PDP and hierarchical Dirichlet Process is to conduct an incremental sampling based on the Chinese restaurant metaphor, which originates from the Chinese restaurant process (CRP). In this paper, with the same metaphor, we propose a new table representation for the hierarchical PDPs by introducing an auxiliary latent variable, called table indicator, to record which customer takes responsibility for starting a new table. In this way, the new representation allows full exchangeability that is an essential condition for a correct Gibbs sampling algorithm. Based on this representation, we develop a block Gibbs sampling algorithm, which can jointly sample the data item and its table contribution. We test this out on the hierarchical Dirichlet process variant of latent Dirichlet allocation (HDP-LDA) developed by Teh, Jordan, Beal and Blei. Experiment results show that the proposed algorithm outperforms their "posterior sampling by direct assignment" algorithm in both out-of-sample perplexity and convergence speed. The representation can be used with many other hierarchical PDP models.

Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Machine learning Artificial intelligence
Resource Type:: Presentation

Video

Sand Castle Holds Up A Car! - Mechanically Stabilized Earth

Dirt is probably the cheapest and simplest construction material out there, but it's not very strong compared to other choices. Luckily geotechnical engineers have developed a way to strengthen earthen materials with almost no additional effort - Mechanically Stabilized Earth (aka MSE or Reinforced Soil).

Subjects:: Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Reinforced soils
Resource Type:: Video

Courseware

Satellite Navigation

Global Satellite Navigation Systems (GNSS), such as GPS, have revolutionized positioning and navigation. Currently, four such systems are operational or under development. They are the American GPS, the Russian Glonass, the European Galileo, and the Chinese Beidou-Compass. This course will address: (1) the technical principles of Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), (2) the methods to improve the accuracy of standard positioning services down to the millimeter accuracy level and the integrity of the systems, and (3) the various applications for positioning, navigation, geomatics, earth sciences, atmospheric research and space missions. The course will first address the space segment, user and control segment, signal structure, satellite and receiver clocks, timing, computation of satellite positions, broadcast and precise ephemeris. It will also cover propagation error sources such as atmospheric effects and multipath. The second part of the course covers autonomous positioning for car navigation, aviation, and location based services (LBS). This part includes the integrity of GNSS systems provided for instance by Space Based Augmentation Systems (e.g. WAAS, EGNOS) and Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM). It will also cover parameter estimation in dynamic systems: recursive least-squares estimation, Kalman filter (time update, measurement update), innovation, linearization and Extended Kalman filter. The third part of the course covers precise relative GPS positioning with two or more receivers, static and kinematic, for high-precision applications. Permanent GPS networks and the International GNSS Service (IGS) will be discussed as well. In the last part of the course there will be two tracks (students only need to do one): (1) geomatics track: RTK services, LBS, surveying and mapping, civil engineering applications (2) space track: space based GNSS for navigation, control and guidance of space missions, formation flying, attitude determination The final lecture will be on (scientific) applications of GNSS.

Subjects:: Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Keywords:: Global Positioning System Artificial satellites in navigation
Resource Type:: Courseware

e-book

Scaling a Software Business | SpringerLink

This book presents the Scaling Management Framework, a model based on collected experiences from companies that have already made the journey to give software a central role within the organization. The model is unique because it suggests a holistic method to analyze and plan your journey. It simply means that you can’t just focus solely on your products or services. You also have to look closely at your processes and your organization, the way you make decisions and get things done. Inevitably, these will have to change. This book comes with a map, a compass, and suggested journeys along with selected travel stories comprising best practices and lessons learned from past digitalization journeys. Use the map to find your way in the digitalization landscape, and use the compass to find the direction of your journey. How do you transform your organization when software is becoming a critical part of your business? Software has changed the rules of the game. The world talks about the digitalization in industry and society – how the focus has shifted from producing tangible things towards software and services. This trend started many years ago, but is now affecting every company, whether it’s a software company or not. There are many companies that have already made a digitalization journey – and many are about to embark on this journey – like you.

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Software engineering Management information systems
Resource Type:: e-book

Courseware

Science Writing and New Media: Communicating Science to the Public

This course provides an introduction to writing about science (including medicine, technology, and engineering) for general readers. With a strong emphasis in background research, this course will help students build a foundation for strong science writing. Students will read works by accomplished science writers. Each assignment will focus on a different popular form, such as news articles, interviews, essays, and short features.

Subjects:: English Language
Keywords:: Communication in science Communication of technical information Technical writing
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Science Writing and New Media: Explorations in Communicating about Science & Technology

Proficiency in communicating about science and technology comes from both knowledge and practice, and this course emphasizes both. Through a variety of reading and writing assignments, we will examine general principles of good writing, as well as principles associated specifically with scientific and technical writing. We will also explore the effects of new media as avenues for communicating about science.

Subjects:: English Language
Keywords:: Communication in science Communication of technical information Technical writing
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Science Writing and New Media: Perspectives on Medicine and Public Health

Like other scientists, medical researchers and clinicians must be capable of presenting their work to an audience of professional peers. Unlike many scientists, however, physicians must routinely translate their sophisticated knowledge into lay terms for their own patients and for the education of the public at large. A surprising number of physicians write for less utilitarian reasons as well, choosing the narrative essay as a means of exploring the non-technical issues that emerge in their clinical practice. Over the course of the semester, we will explore the full range of writings by physicians and other health practitioners.

Subjects:: English Language
Keywords:: Medical writing
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Science Writing in Contemporary Society

This class addresses the craft of writing about science in and for contemporary society, both its pleasures and its challenges. We will read essays, reportage, op-eds, and web-based articles on a variety of topics concerning science, technology, medicine and nature. Readings by contemporary writers such as Elizabeth Kolbert, Atul Gawande, and Michael Pollan will serve as examples of the craft and sources of ideas for our own writing.

Subjects:: English Language
Keywords:: Technical writing
Resource Type:: Courseware

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Scikit Learn - User Guide

This project was started in 2007 as a Google Summer of Code project by David Cournapeau. Later that year, Matthieu Brucher started work on this project as part of his thesis. In 2010 Fabian Pedregosa, Gael Varoquaux, Alexandre Gramfort and Vincent Michel of INRIA took leadership of the project and made the first public release, February the 1st 2010. Since then, several releases have appeared following a ~ 3-month cycle, and a thriving international community has been leading the development.

Course related:: EIE6207 Theoretical Fundamental and Engineering Approaches for Intelligent Signal and Information Processing
Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Machine learning Python (Computer program language)
Resource Type:: Others

MOOC

Seeing Through Photographs

Although taking, sharing, and viewing photographs has become second nature for many of us, our regular engagement with images does not necessarily make us visually literate. This course aims to address the gap between seeing and truly understanding photographs by introducing a diversity of ideas, approaches, and technologies that inform their making. In this course you will look closely at photographs from the collection of The Museum of Modern Art and hear a variety of perspectives on what a photograph is and the ways that photography has been used throughout its nearly 180 year history: as a means of artistic expression, as a tool for science and exploration; as an instrument of documentation; to tell stories and record histories; and as a mode of communication and critique in our ever increasingly visual culture.

Subjects:: Photography
Keywords:: Photography Photographs Art photography
Resource Type:: MOOC

Presentation

Semantic Web Services Applications

This video was recorded at REASE. This is a one-hour video recording of the presentation of John Domingue at the First Asian Autumn School on the Semantic Web. It comprises two videos synchronized with the slides (requires Flash) or the videos alone. Table of Contents: Semantic Web Services: Application Areas Contents DIP DIP Consortium Supporting Emergency Planning for Essex County Council Essex County Council Emergency Planning Context Emergency planning scenario eMerges Ontologies Generic Application Structure Demonstration of Emergency Planning (GIS) Prototype V1 EMerges Prototype Architecture SWS and Business Process Modelling Super Project SUPER Consortium Motivation Querying the Process Space The Critical IT / Process Divide What Are My Services? What are my services? Matching Activities and Port Types Based on Semantics Supporting Business Users Better Matching Model Representations & Semantics The SUPER Stack Modelling Stack Telecommunications Solution Map Content on Demand Digital Rights Management & Content Procurement Modelling Stack Business Process Notations Modelling Stack Programming Model Deploying Applications Business Protocols Modelling Stack WSMO Top Level Notions The SUPER Trinity SUPER Methodology SUPER Architecture SUPER Ontology Stack Super Demo Context Prototype Scenario Digital Asset Management BPMN Service/Process Catalogue Super Demo Video

Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Semantic integration (Computer systems) Semantic Web
Resource Type:: Presentation

Courseware

Semiconductor devices - Diode

This tutorial gives a brief introduction of diode and diode as circuit element.

Subjects:: Building Services Engineering
Keywords:: Diodes Semiconductor Diodes
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Sensor Fusion and Non-linear Filtering for Automotive Systems

In this course, we will introduce you to the fundamentals of sensor fusion for automotive systems. Key concepts involve Bayesian statistics and how to recursively estimate parameters of interest using a range of different sensors. The course is designed for students who seek to gain a solid understanding of Bayesian statistics and how to use it to fuse information from different sensors. We emphasize object positioning problems, but the studied techniques are applicable much more generally. The course contains a series of videos, quizzes and hand-on assignments where you get to implement many of the key techniques and build your own sensor fusion toolbox. The course is self-contained, but we highly recommend that you also take the course ChM015x: Multi-target Tracking for Automotive Systems. Together, these courses give you an excellent foundation to tackle advanced problems related to perceiving the traffic situation around an autonomous vehicle using observations from a variety of different sensors, such as, radar, lidar and camera.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Transportation
Keywords:: Automobiles -- Electronic equipment Automotive sensors
Resource Type:: MOOC

Presentation

Service Science Innovation Lab

This video was recorded at COIN / ACTIVE Summer School on Advanced Technologies for Knowledge Intensive Networked Organizations, Aachen 2010. Organized by COIN FP7 Integrated Project (http://www.coin-ip.eu/) and ACTIVE FP7 Integrated Project (http://www.active-project.eu), the summer school seeks to bring together students, scholars and researchers from industry in order to foster collaboration and interoperability through innovative software solutions and share the recent research developments from well-established researchers and educators. The main topics of the summer school are: Interoperability and collaboration models and solutions, Enterprise interoperability and collaboration services, Innovative knowledge and semantically powered technologies, Knowledge process and context modeling, Pro-active knowledge tools, Large scale analytics and reasoning tools, Business cases and real case studies. More about the event at http://coin-active-ss.ijs.si/

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Enterprise application integration (Computer systems) Internetworking (Telecommunication) Management information systems Information resources management
Resource Type:: Presentation

Courseware

Sexual and Gender Identities

This course offers an introduction to the history of gender, sex, and sexuality in the modern United States, from the end of the nineteenth century to the beginning of the twenty-first. It begins with an overview of historical approaches to the field, emphasizing the changing nature of sexual and gender identities over time. The remainder of the course flows chronologically, tracing the expanding and contracting nature of attempts to control, construct, and contain sexual and gender identities, as well as the efforts of those who worked to resist, reject, and reform institutionalized heterosexuality and mainstream configurations of gendered power.

Subjects:: Sociology
Keywords:: Sex United States Social conditions Gender identity
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Signals and Systems

This course covers the fundamentals of signal and system analysis, focusing on representations of discrete-time and continuous-time signals (singularity functions, complex exponentials and geometrics, Fourier representations, Laplace and Z transforms, sampling) and representations of linear, time-invariant systems (difference and differential equations, block diagrams, system functions, poles and zeros, convolution, impulse and step responses, frequency responses). Applications are drawn broadly from engineering and physics, including feedback and control, communications, and signal processing.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Signal processing System analysis
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Signals, Systems and Inference

This course covers signals, systems and inference in communication, control and signal processing. Topics include input-output and state-space models of linear systems driven by deterministic and random signals; time- and transform-domain representations in discrete and continuous time; and group delay. State feedback and observers. Probabilistic models; stochastic processes, correlation functions, power spectra, spectral factorization. Least-mean square error estimation; Wiener filtering. Hypothesis testing; detection; matched filters.

Subjects:: Electronic and Information Engineering|Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Signal processing Signal theory (Telecommunication) System analysis
Resource Type:: Courseware

Video

Simple Linear Regression

An introduction and examples of how to use Correlation and Simple Linear Regression. Explaining concepts as coefficient of correlation, dependent variables, independent variables and the straight line equation and residuals.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Quantitative research Statistics
Resource Type:: Video

MOOC

Site Planning Online

Cities are built site by site. Site planning has been taught in urban planning, landscape architecture and architecture programs for over a century and continues to be a foundation course for those who aspire to plan the built environment. It is a required subject on licensing and certification programs for each of these disciplines. Mastering the art of site planning requires substantive knowledge, well-honed design skills, and familiarity with examples and prototypes of site organization. This course provides the perspectives of leading academics and practitioners on the important issues in preparing site plans. It offers a foundation of knowledge, and the opportunity to apply what is learned in preparing a site plan.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering, Building Services Engineering, and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Building sites -- Planning
Resource Type:: MOOC

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Six Sigma Belt Level Rankings - Lean Six Sigma Online Certification: Training at Purdue University

Get to know the six sigma belt level rankings so you can build skills that will help your company function more smoothly and advance your career.

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Total quality management Organizational effectiveness Six sigma (Quality control stard)
Resource Type:: Others

MOOC

Six Sigma: Define and Measure

An introduction to the Six Sigma methodology and DMAIC cycle for process improvement with a focus on the Define and Measure phases.

Subjects:: Management
Keywords:: Six sigma (Quality control stard)
Resource Type:: MOOC

Courseware

Skeletal system introduction

A course introducing the Skeletal System in 6 videos Created by Tracy Kim Kovach. It explores the structure and function of the human skeleton, as well as some animal skeletons; the microscopic structure of bone or the Harvesian system; Cellular structure of bone; Skeletal endocrine control; cartilage and collagen; and ligaments, joints, and tendons. Transcripts included.

Subjects:: Rehabilitation Sciences
Keywords:: Skeleton Human skeleton
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Skills Commons: Health Care and Social Assistance > Nursing and Residential Care Facilities

Skills Common is a FREE and OPEN digital library of Workforce Training Materials covering for a wide range of professions. All educational contents are ready for download and reuse. This is a sub-section for "Health Care and Social Assistance > Nursing and Residential Care Facilities", which included coursewares for nurse training from the level of certificate, diploma, associate degree, and bachelors degree.

Subjects:: Nursing
Keywords:: Health facilities Nursing
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Slavery and Human Trafficking in the 21st Century

This course explores the issue of human trafficking for forced labour and sexual slavery, focusing on its representation in recent scholarly accounts and advocacy as well as in other media. Ethnographic and fictional readings along with media analysis help to develop a contextualized and comparative understanding of the phenomena in both past and present contexts. It examines the wide range of factors and agents that enable these practices, such as technology, cultural practices, social and economic conditions, and the role of governments and international organizations. The course also discusses the analytical, moral and methodological questions of researching, writing, and representing trafficking and slavery.

Subjects:: Anthropology and Sociology
Keywords:: Slavery Human trafficking
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Smart Cities

Cities are first and foremost built for people, and in today’s world, people produce large amounts of valuable data, thus contributing to what we call “smart cities." As almost every building and every city is a prototype, these communities are in the early stage of development and require specific attention and expertise as we advance. Smart cities, such as Zurich and Boston, consist of human-made structures or environments that are, in some capacity, monitored, metered, networked and controlled. With this functionality, combined with stationary sensors and mobile devices, data and information have become the new building materials of future cities. Using this data, citizens are now beginning to influence the design of future cities and the re-design of existing ones. In this architecture course, you will learn the basics of information cities and urban science research, as well as how dynamic behavior and citizen-driven learning differentiate the responsive city from the smart city. The cities we present and develop in this course use the stocks and flows of information as the main drivers of change. To deepen your knowledge of smart cities and give a perspective on the future of these cities, we also introduce the concept of citizen design science, a combination of citizen science, urban design, and cognitive design computing. Participants will furthermore have unique access to a design research platform for citizen design science. The intelligent use of data and information is at the core of this course, and these concepts will be the next generation of participatory design and design computing environments.

Subjects:: Building Services Engineering and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Smart cities Cities towns -- Effect of technological innovations on City planning
Resource Type:: MOOC

Others

Smart History

A website with images, videos, and information about art from Prehistoric sculptures to 20th century Architecture.

Subjects:: Visual Arts
Keywords:: Arts History
Resource Type:: Others

Others

Social Workers Registration Board - Code of Practice

This document serves as a guide to the everyday conduct of social workers. Under section 11 of Social workers Registration Ordinance, this Code of Practice will be used as a basis for adjudication when the conduct of a social worker is alleged to have violated the standards specified in this document. It represents standards of ethical behaviour for social workers in professional relationships with clients, with colleagues, with agency, with profession, and with society as a whole. It is applicable to any professional conduct of social workers.

Subjects:: Social Work and Human Services
Keywords:: Social workers -- Professional ethics Social service -- Moral ethical aspects
Resource Type:: Others

Courseware

Sociology 2A: International Sociology

At the dawn of the twenty-first century, globalization is a pervasive feature of social life. The clichéd examples – from McDonald’s to reggae music – form just the tip of the globalization iceberg. A world economy, a world polity, and a world culture are all undergoing rapid expansion. In this course, we will consider globalization’s aspects and impacts, in an effort to develop some understandings of its causes, effects, and implications for your own life.

Subjects:: Sociology
Keywords:: Sociology
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Software Construction

6.005 Software Construction introduces fundamental principles and techniques of software development, i.e., how to write software that is safe from bugs, easy to understand, and ready for change. The course includes problem sets and a final project. Important topics include specifications and invariants; testing; abstract data types; design patterns for object-oriented programming; concurrent programming and concurrency; and functional programming.

Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Computer programming Computer software -- Development
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Solar Energy

In the third edition of Solar Energy, you will learn to design a complete photovoltaic system. This course introduces the technology that converts solar energy into electricity, heat and solar fuels with a main focus on electricity generation. Photovoltaic (PV) devices are presented as advanced semiconductor devices that deliver electricity directly from sunlight. The emphasis is on understanding the working principle of a solar cell, fabrication of solar cells, PV module construction and the design of a PV system. You will gain a greater understanding of the principles of the photovoltaic conversion- the conversion of light into electricity. This course explores the advantages, limitations and challenges of different solar cell technologies, such as crystalline silicon solar cell technology, thin film solar cell technologies and the latest novel solar cell concepts as studied on lab-scale. We will discuss the specifications of solar modules and demonstrate how to design a complete solar system for any particular application.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Solar cells Solar energy Photovoltaic power systems
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Solar Energy Engineering: Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

The key factor in getting more efficient and cheaper solar energy panels is the advance in the development of photovoltaic cells. In this course you will learn how photovoltaic cells convert solar energy into useable electricity. You will also discover how to tackle potential loss mechanisms in solar cells. By understanding the semiconductor physics and optics involved, you will develop in-depth knowledge of how a photovoltaic cell works under different conditions. You will learn how to model all aspects of a working solar cell. For engineers and scientists working in the photovoltaic industry, this course is an absolute must to understand the opportunities for solar cell innovation.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Solar energy Renewable energy sources Photovoltaic cells Photovoltaic power generation
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Solar Energy: Integration of Photovoltaic Systems in Microgrids

Photovoltaic systems are often placed into a microgrid, a local electricity distribution system that is operated in a controlled way and includes both electricity users and renewable electricity generation. This course deals with DC and AC microgrids and covers a wide range of topics, from basic definitions, through modelling and control of AC and DC microgrids to the application of adaptive protection in microgrids. You will master various concepts related to microgrid technology and implementation, such as smart grid and virtual power plant, types of distribution network, markets, control strategies and components. Among the components special attention is given to operation and control of power electronics interfaces. You will familiarize yourself with the advantages and challenges of DC microgrids (which are still in an early stage). You will have the opportunity to master the topic of microgrids through an exercise in which you will evaluate selected pilot sites where microgrids were deployed. The evaluation will take the form of a simulation assignment and include a peer review of the results.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering and Building Services Engineering
Keywords:: Solar energy Renewable energy sources Photovoltaic power systems Microgrids (Smart power grids)
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Solar Energy: Photovoltaic (PV) Technologies

The technologies used to produce solar cells and photovoltaic modules are advancing to deliver highly efficient and flexible solar panels. In this course you will explore the main PV technologies in the current market. You will gain in-depth knowledge about crystalline silicon based solar cells (90% market share) as well as other up and coming technologies like CdTe, CIGS and Perovskites. This course provides answers to the questions: How are solar cells made from raw materials? Which technologies have the potential to be the major players for different applications in the future?

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Solar cells Photovoltaic power systems Photovoltaic power generation Silicon solar cells
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Solid State Physics

In electrical engineering, solid-state materials and the properties play an essential role. A thorough understanding of the physics of metals, insulators and semiconductor materials is essential for designing new electronic devices and circuits. After short introduction of the IC fabrication process, the course starts with the crystallography. This will be followed by the basic principle of the quantum mechanics, the sold-state physics, band-structure and the relation with electrical properties of the solid-state materials. When the material physics has been throughly understood, the physics of the semiconductor device follows quite naturally and can be understood quickly and efficiently.

Subjects:: Physics and Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Semiconductors Solid state physics Matter -- Properties
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Solid State Physics

This course is intended for students enrolling for BSc with Education and BEd degrees. Solid state physics forms the backborn of physics. The module has four units: Introduction to solid state physics; Crystal defects and mechanical properties ; Thermal and electrical properties; and Band theory & Optical properties.In the first unit/activity i.e. introduction to solid state physics. The student is expected to explain the atomic structure, describe the various atomic bonds such as ionic bonds and covalent bonds. The learning will also require students to distinguish between crystalline and amorphous solids; polycrystalline and amorphous solids and to explain the production and use of X-ray diffraction. In the second unit i.e. crystal defects and mechanical properties, the learning includes, differentiating between the different types of crystal defects: the point defects (vacancy, interstitials, and substitutional) and dislocations (screw and edge). Here, the student learns that point defects are very localised and are of atomic size, while dislocation is a disorder which extend beyond the volume of one or two atoms. The effects of the defects on mechanical, and electrical properties of these defects are also part of the learning that will take place. In unit three the learning outcomes include definitions of heat capacity, and explanations of variation of heat capacity with temperature based on the classical, Einstein and Debye models. The students will be required to use the free electron theory to explain high thermal and electrical conductivities of metals and also be able to derive and apply the Wiedermann-Frantz law. Finally, in activity four, the expected learning should enable the students to use the band theory to explain the differences between conductors, semiconductors and insulators; explain the differences between intrinsic and extrinsic semiconductors in relation to the role of doping. At the end of it all, the students use the concepts of the interaction of electromagnetic waves (light) with materials to explain optical absorption, reflectivity and transmissivity.

Subjects:: Physics
Keywords:: Solid state physics
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Solid-State Circuits

This is a course in analog circuit analysis and design. It covers the tools and methods necessary for the creative design of useful circuits using active devices. The class stresses insight and intuition, applied to the design of transistor circuits and the estimation of their performance. It concentrates on circuits using the bipolar junction transistor, but the techniques that we study can be equally applied to circuits using JFETs, MOSFETs, MESFETs, future exotic devices, or even vacuum tubes.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Analog integrated circuits Linear integrated circuits
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Spacecraft Technology

Exploration of space is never out of the news for long and the desire to construct lower-cost, reliable and more capable spacecraft has never been greater. At TU Delft years of technology development and research experience in space engineering allow us to offer this course, which examines spacecraft technologies for satellites and launch vehicles. This course provides: - knowledge of the technical principles of rockets and satellite bus subsystems; - the ability to select state-of-the-art, available components; - analysis of the physical and technical limitations of subsystem components; - identification of the key performance parameters of different spacecraft subsystems; - comparison of the values obtained by ideal theory and real-life ones; - opportunity to make preliminary designs for a spacecraft based on its key requirements. Other spacecraft types, such as interplanetary rovers, are not covered in this course. Spacecraft instrumentation and other payloads are also not covered.

Subjects:: Aeronautical and Aviation Engineering
Keywords:: Space vehicles
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Spatial Data Analytics for Transportation

Do you know how important GIS is to the transportation industry? The spatial applications to this field are so extensive that they represent an entire sub-discipline within the GIS community. In this course, we'll learn about the primary modes of transportation and explore some of the spatial applications developed to meet the unique needs of each. We'll also take a close look at some key organizations in the industry and learn firsthand from more than a dozen transportation professionals about the role GIS plays for them.

Subjects:: Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics and Transportation
Keywords:: Transportation -- Planning Geographic information systems Geospatial data
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Spatial Tools in Water Resources Management

The course discusses several Geopgraphical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) tools relevant for analysis of (problems in and aspects of) water systems. Within the course, several applications are introduced. These applications include GIS tools to determine mapping of surface water systems (catchment delineation, reservoirs and canal systems). The RS tools include determination of evaporation and soil moisture patterns, and measurement of water levels in surface water systems.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering, Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics, and Hydraulic Engineering
Keywords:: Spatial analysis (Statistics) Hydrogeology Water-supply -- Management
Resource Type:: Courseware

Video

Speed Modeling Anna (Frozen) - In Maya

A video demonstrate the modelling in MAYA, illustrate with the example of a disney character, Anna. Modeling - The modeling was done using mainly edge modeling - The eye is a low polygon sphere and then a flat polygon plane to start off, then extrude the edges and edit them into place

Subjects:: Interactive and Digital Media and Computing
Keywords:: Maya (Computer file) Computer animation
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Stata Tutorial Playlist: Behavioral Sciences

Find out how to interact with Stata 16 using the menu system and dialog boxes, the Command window, and the Do-file Editor. We also show you some valuable, time-saving tips for improving your workflow in Stata. Finally, you can see an overview of the major components of the software, such as data management, graphics, and how to get help.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Stata Statistics -- Data processing Mathematical statistics -- Data processing
Resource Type:: Video

Video

Statics

This free online statics course teaches how to assess and solve 2D and 3D statically determinate problems. The course consists of 72 tutorials which cover the material of a typical statics course (mechanics I) at the university level or AP physics.

Subjects:: Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Mechanics Mechanics Analytic Mechanics Applied Statics
Resource Type:: Video

Courseware

Statistics 250 - Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis

Statistics is the science that turns data into information and information into knowledge. This class covers applied statistical methodology from an analysis-of-data viewpoint. Topics covered include frequency distributions; measures of location; mean, median, mode; measures of dispersion; variance; graphic presentation; elementary probability; populations and samples; sampling distributions; one sample univariate inference problems, and two sample problems; categorical data; regression and correlation; and analysis of variance. Use of computers in data analysis is also explored.

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Statistics
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Statistics and R

This course teaches the R programming language in the context of statistical data and statistical analysis in the life sciences. We will learn the basics of statistical inference in order to understand and compute p-values and confidence intervals, all while analyzing data with R code. We provide R programming examples in a way that will help make the connection between concepts and implementation. Problem sets requiring R programming will be used to test understanding and ability to implement basic data analyses. We will use visualization techniques to explore new data sets and determine the most appropriate approach. We will describe robust statistical techniques as alternatives when data do not fit assumptions required by the standard approaches. By using R scripts to analyze data, you will learn the basics of conducting reproducible research. Given the diversity in educational background of our students we have divided the course materials into seven parts. You can take the entire series or individual courses that interest you. If you are a statistician you should consider skipping the first two or three courses, similarly, if you are biologists you should consider skipping some of the introductory biology lectures. Note that the statistics and programming aspects of the class ramp up in difficulty relatively quickly across the first three courses. We start with simple calculations and descriptive statistics. By the third course will be teaching advanced statistical concepts such as hierarchical models and by the fourth advanced software engineering skills, such as parallel computing and reproducible research concepts.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods and Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Life sciences -- Statistical methods Mathematical statistics -- Data processing R (Computer program language)
Resource Type:: MOOC

Courseware

Statistics for Applications

This course offers an in-depth the theoretical foundations for statistical methods that are useful in many applications. The goal is to understand the role of mathematics in the research and development of efficient statistical methods.

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Mathematical statistics
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Statistics for Brain and Cognitive Science

Provides students with the basic tools for analyzing experimental data, properly interpreting statistical reports in the literature, and reasoning under uncertain situations. Topics organized around three key theories: Probability, statistical, and the linear model. Probability theory covers axioms of probability, discrete and continuous probability models, law of large numbers, and the Central Limit Theorem. Statistical theory covers estimation, likelihood theory, Bayesian methods, bootstrap and other Monte Carlo methods, as well as hypothesis testing, confidence intervals, elementary design of experiments principles and goodness-of-fit. The linear model theory covers the simple regression model and the analysis of variance. Places equal emphasis on theory, data analyses, and simulation studies.

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics and Biology
Keywords:: Statistics Cognitive science
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Stochastic Evolution Equations

The lectures are at a beginning graduate level and assume only basic familiarity with Functional Analysis and Probability Theory. Topics covered include: Random variables in Banach spaces: Gaussian random variables, contraction principles, Kahane-Khintchine inequality, Anderson’s inequality. Stochastic integration in Banach spaces I: γ-Radonifying operators, γ-boundedness, Brownian motion, Wiener stochastic integral. Stochastic evolution equations I: Linear stochastic evolution equations: existence and uniqueness, Hölder regularity. Stochastic integral in Banach spaces II: UMD spaces, decoupling inequalities, Itô stochastic integral. Stochastic evolution equations II: Nonlinear stochastic evolution equations: existence and uniqueness, Hölder regularity.

Subjects:: Mathematics and Statistics
Keywords:: Stochastic partial differential equations Evolution equations
Resource Type:: Courseware

Video

Structural Analysis

These tutorials cover a range of material that, depending on where you go to school, might show up in either mechanics of materials 2 or structural analysis courses. A solid understanding of mechanics of materials is necessary to understand the topics presented here.

Subjects:: Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Structural analysis (Engineering)
Resource Type:: Video

Courseware

Structural Geology & Map Interpretation

The discipline of structural geology studies the architecture of the solid Earth and other planets. Rock deformation patterns are exciting features beacause of their aesthetic beauty and their economic interest to man. Knowledge of the subsurface structure is vital for the success of a variety of engineering and mineral exploration pograms. A thorough understanding of rock structures is essential for strategic planning in the petroleum and mining industry, in construction operations, in waste disposal surveys and for water exploration. Deformation structures in the country rock are important further for locallizing hazard zones, such as potential rockslide masses, ground subsidence, and seismic faults. Research activities concentrate on rock defomation structures in he shallow continental crust.

Subjects:: Land Surveying and Geo-Informatics
Keywords:: Geology Structural Map reading Maps
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Structural Mechanics

This course covers the fundamental concepts of structural mechanics with applications to marine, civil, and mechanical structures. Topics include analysis of small deflections of beams, moderately large deflections of beams, columns, cables, and shafts; elastic and plastic buckling of columns, thin walled sections and plates; exact and approximate methods; energy methods; principle of virtual work; introduction to failure analysis of structures. We will include examples from civil, mechanical, offshore, and ship structures such as the collision and grounding of ships.

Subjects:: Structural Engineering and Mechanical Engineering
Keywords:: Structural analysis (Engineering)
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Supply Chain Management Simulation Activity

The Near Beer simulation demonstrates the difficulty of managing supply with customer demand and exemplifies the Bullwhip Effect in supply chain management. In essence, the simulation will show how difficult it is to match production and supply as customer demand changes. The free, limited use, Near Beer simulation has two levels, novice and expert. The novice level provides sufficient interaction for students to attempt to match inventory with customer demand. This simulation is appropriate to use in a principles of marketing course, to supplement the class discussion, and might be introduced at the conclusion of the first class session, to be completed by the end of the week, or conclusion of the class topic discussion. Depending upon the size of the class, students can complete the simulation individually, or in small (no more than three students) teams. I prefer to assign this activity individually. The objective is to balance inventory with demand, and reduce or avoid stock-outs and over-supply of inventory. Not as easy as it sounds! The effectiveness of meeting demand is measured in how many weeks it take to reach a balanced inventory. I have had students meet demand in as little as 6 weeks, while others may take as long as 16 weeks.

Subjects:: Logistics
Keywords:: Product management -- Computer simulation Production management
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Survey Data Collection and Analytics Specialization

basics of questionnaire design, data collection methods, sampling design, dealing with missing values, making estimates, combining data from different sources, and the analysis of survey data.

Subjects:: Statistics and Research Methods
Keywords:: Social surveys -- Methodology Social sciences -- Research -- Methodology
Resource Type:: MOOC

Courseware

Sustainability: Political Economy, Science, and Policy

This course examines alternative conceptions and theoretical underpinnings of sustainable development. It focuses on the sustainability problems of industrial countries, and of developing states and economies in transition. It also explores the sociology of knowledge regarding sustainability, the economic and technological dimensions, and institutional imperatives, along with implications for political constitution of economic performance.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering, Political Science, and Social Ecology
Keywords:: Sustainable development
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Sustainable Building Design

Meeting growing global energy demand, while mitigating climate change and environmental impacts, requires a large-scale transition to clean, sustainable energy systems. Students and professionals around the world must prepare for careers in this future energy landscape, gaining relevant skills and knowledge to expedite the transformation in industry, government and nongovernmental organizations, academia, and nonprofits. The building sector represents a large percentage of overall energy consumption, and contributes 40% of the carbon emissions driving climate change. Yet buildings also offer opportunities for substantial, economical energy efficiency gains. From retrofit projects to new construction, buildings require a context-specific design process that integrates efficiency strategies and technologies. In this course, you'll be introduced to a range of technologies and analysis techniques for designing comfortable, resource-efficient buildings. The primary focus of this course is the study of the thermal and luminous behavior of buildings. You'll examine the basic scientific principles underlying these phenomena, and use computer-aided design software and climate data to explore the role light and energy can play in shaping architecture. These efficiency design elements are critical to the larger challenge of producing energy for a growing population while reducing carbon emissions.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering, Building Services Engineering, and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Buildings -- Energy conservation Sustainable architecture Sustainable buildings -- Design construction
Resource Type:: MOOC

Video

Sustainable Cultural Tourism

A webinar introducing a value-based planning and development method for cultural tourism from within the community. Through planning and sustainable practices, tourism can support earned livelihood, cultural retention, and resource protection.

Subjects:: Hotel, Travel and Tourism
Keywords:: Heritage tourism Sustainable tourism
Resource Type:: Video

Courseware

Sustainable Development for Engineers

By independent study of the book Sustainable Development for Engineers (K.F. Mulder, 2006) students acquire basic knowledge about sustainable development.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: Sustainable engineering Sustainable development Environmental engineering
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Sustainable Energy: Design a Renewable Future

A transition to sustainable energy is needed for our climate and welfare. In this engineering course, you will learn how to assess the potential for energy reduction and the potential of renewable energy sources like wind, solar and biomass. You’ll learn how to integrate these sources in an energy system, like an electricity network and take an engineering approach to look for solutions and design a 100% sustainable energy system.

Subjects:: Electrical Engineering
Keywords:: Solar energy Renewable energy sources Biomass energy Wind power Sustainable development
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

Sustainable Hydrogen and Electrical Energy Storage

Energy storage will be of major importance when more and more energy is produced using fluctuating renewable sources like wind and solar power. This course concerns two energy storage methods: storage in the form of the artificial fuel hydrogen, and storage in the form of batteries. In the transition to a sustainable-energy future, both hydrogen and batteries will likely play increasingly important roles. Hydrogen has the advantage of effectively limitless scale up potential while batteries have the advantage of high energy efficiency. Methods for sustainable and renewable hydrogen production include solar, wind power, direct photo-electrolysis of water, thermal and nuclear methods as well as biological options. The students will learn about such production methods of hydrogen using renewable energy sources, and separation technologies for clean hydrogen. The application of hydrogen requires cheap, safe, lightweight and easy to handle storage of hydrogen. The course presents current options for storage of hydrogen, including light metal hydrides, large adsorption surface, and nanostructured materials, as well as gaseous and liquid hydrogen storage. It will be explained that the ultimate solution still needs to be found. Students will get an overview of most recent advances and bottlenecks, synthesis and characterization techniques. The electrical energy storage in batteries concerns the principles of (rechargeable) batteries, mainly Li-ion, and the relation of the performance with material properties. The relation between properties at the atomic level with the real life battery performance will be displayed. The principles will be explained in terms of basic electrochemistry and thermodynamics. The course will present recent advantage in the field of Li ion batteries. In addition super-capacitors, allowing fast (dis)charge and based on similar principles, are part of the course.

Subjects:: Building Services Engineering, Chemistry, and Environmental Engineering
Keywords:: Storage batteries Renewable energy sources Hydrogen as fuel Energy storage Hydrogen -- Storage
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Sustainable Packaging in a Circular Economy

It has become almost impossible to imagine what our lives would be like without the many benefits of packaging - just think about the different packaging and single-use items you use on a daily basis. Yet as our global population grows in size and affluence, both our collective demand for packaging materials and the waste we generate as a result will increase dramatically. Currently, large amounts of packaging waste escape formal collection and recycling systems and eventually end up polluting the environment. Moreover, their material value is forever lost to the economy. The Ellen MacArthur Foundation estimates that uncollected plastic packaging waste alone is worth somewhere between 80 to 120 billion dollars a year. So how can we improve packaging systems in order to capture this wasted potential? Clearly, the way we currently design, recover, and reuse packaging urgently needs a rethink! In this course, you will learn about the design of sustainable packaging systems. To do so we will explore the design and business strategies of the circular economy. Contrary to our current industrial model, which extracts, uses and ultimately disposes of resources, a circular economy is regenerative by design. This means that products and services are reimagined from a systems perspective in order to minimize waste, maximize positive economic, environmental and social impacts, and keep resources locked in a cycle of restoration. This course is for you if you are interested in learning about sustainable packaging design. You'll also benefit if you are a professional in the packaging industry and want to learn how to find circular opportunities in your work. Students - particularly in design - will be able to broaden their knowledge of circular design and business strategies.

Subjects:: Product Design
Keywords:: Packaging -- Environmental aspects Packaging -- Design Sustainable design
Resource Type:: MOOC

MOOC

Sustainable Tourism – promoting environmental public health

The MOOC introduces learners to key environmental health and natural resources management challenges associated with the rapid growth in international tourist arrivals into low-income countries.

Subjects:: Hotel, Travel and Tourism
Keywords:: Sustainable tourism
Resource Type:: MOOC

MOOC

Sustainable Tourism: Rethinking the future

Gain the skills and knowledge to rethink current tourism developments and reimagine practices to build alternatives futures.

Subjects:: Hotel, Travel and Tourism
Keywords:: Sustainable tourism
Resource Type:: MOOC

Courseware

Sustainable Urban Development

Did you know that cities take up less than 3% of the earth’s land surface, but more than 50% of the world’s population live in them? And, cities generate more than 70% of the global emissions? Large cities and their hinterlands (jointly called metropolitan regions) greatly contribute to global urbanization and sustainability challenges, yet are also key to resolving these same challenges. If you are interested in the challenges of the 21st century metropolitan regions and how these can be solved from within the city and by its inhabitants, then this Sustainable Urban Development course is for you! There are no simple solutions to these grand challenges! Rather the challenges cities face today require a holistic, systemic and transdisciplinary approach that spans different fields of expertise and disciplines such as urban planning, urban design, urban engineering, systems analysis, policy making, social sciences and entrepreneurship. This MOOC is all about this integration of different fields of knowledge within the metropolitan context. The course is set up in a unique matrix format that lets you pursue your line of interest along a specific metropolitan challenge or a specific theme. Because we are all part of the challenges as well as the solutions, we encourage you to participate actively! You will have the opportunity to explore the living conditions in your own city and compare your living environment with that of the global community. You will discover possible solutions for your city’s challenges and what it takes to implement these solutions. Your participation will also contribute to wider research into metropolitan regions as complex systems. We invite you to take the first steps in understanding the principles that will be essential to transform metropolitan regions into just, prosperous and sustainable places to live in!

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering, Building Services Engineering, and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Sustainable urban development City planning
Resource Type:: Courseware

MOOC

Sustainable Urban Environments

How can we strengthen sustainability? By empowering individuals and communities to transform and balance dynamic natural resources, economic prosperity, and healthy populations. In this course, you’ll explore productive and disruptive social, ecological, and economic intersections – the “triple bottom line.” You’ll investigate a spectrum of global, national, regional, municipal and personal relationships that are increasing resiliency. Most importantly, you’ll learn how to effectively locate your interests, and to leverage optimistic change within emerging 21st century urban environments. This course will describe fundamental paradigm shifts that are shaping sustainability. These include connectivity, diversity, citizen engagement, collaboration source tracing, mapping, transportation, and integrative, regenerative design. We will take examples from cities around the globe; making particular use of the complex evolution of site-specific conditions within the Connecticut River watershed. In addition we will present tools and strategies that can be utilized by individuals, communities, and corporations to orchestrate effective and collective change. Each week, lessons will highlight the significance of clean water as a key indication of ecosystem, community and human health. Learners will be asked to investigate and share information about their local environment. Finally, we will note the impact of such disruptive forces as industrial pollution, changing governance, privatization of public services, mining of natural resources, public awareness, and climate change. A fundamental course goal will be to characterize indicators of economic prosperity and happiness that relate to environmental sustainability – and the capacity of individuals to create change.

Subjects:: Environmental Engineering, Building Services Engineering, and Building and Real Estate
Keywords:: Urban ecology (Sociology) Sustainable development
Resource Type:: MOOC

Courseware

Sustainable Urban Freight Transport: a Global Perspective

Life in the city relies on the smooth operation of urban logistics. Everything from retail to services, construction to waste collection rely on an efficient and reliable freight transport system. However, with the increasing pressures of urbanization, this has to be balanced with the environmental and social impacts caused by transport activity. This is the challenge of City Logistics, a field of study that has significant practical implications for the world and the cities we live in. It is not merely a question of what is involved, but what can be done about urban freight transport to improve it for the sake of economic efficiency, quality of life, and sustainability. From a systematic scientific foundation of the field, this course will take you on a journey to learn how city logistics is understood and practiced in cities around the world. Our instructors, members of a renowned global expert network, will teach you the basics of this highly complex social system. Using their experience in real-world projects, they will illustrate how the knowledge learnt in this course is applied across industry and the public sector. This course caters primarily to university students or professionals working in urban transport infrastructure planning or logistics management. Whether you are simply curious about the topic or you intend to develop a career in these fields, this course will give you the tools you need to understand the complexities of urban freight transport systems. The course emphasizes the theoretical foundation, the rigorous evaluation, and a multi-disciplinary approach to this complex area. Course participants will benefit from numerous case studies of best practice in selected cities around the world, in a variety of business settings. Our emphasis on the global perspective is particularly relevant, since an understanding of local culture and political climate is an important factor in the success of any city logistics intervention. The course will provide an avenue for students to learn from their peers about the challenges faced in their respective cities, and how to apply the principles learned to the challenges faced in their own cities.

Subjects:: Transportation
Keywords:: Freight freightage Transportation -- Environmental aspects Sustainable development Urban transportation
Resource Type:: Courseware

Video

Synthesizing information

In this video, you’ll learn more about synthesizing information. The video includes information on: (1) The importance of synthesis (2) Tips for improving your thought process (3) Resources

Keywords:: Information resources Research -- Methodology Thought thinking
Resource Type:: Video

Courseware

System Safety

This course covers important concepts and techniques in designing and operating safety-critical systems. Topics include the nature of risk, formal accident and human error models, causes of accidents, fundamental concepts of system safety engineering, system and software hazard analysis, designing for safety, fault tolerance, safety issues in the design of human-machine interaction, verification of safety, creating a safety culture, and management of safety-critical projects. Includes a class project involving the high-level system design and analysis of a safety-critical system.

Keywords:: System safety Industrial safety
Resource Type:: Courseware

Courseware

System Validation

The purpose of this course is to learn how to specify the behavior of embedded systems and to experience the design of a provably correct system. In this course you will learn how to formally specify requirements and to prove (or disprove) them on the behaviour. With a practical assignment you will experience how to apply the techniques in practice.

Subjects:: Computing
Keywords:: Embedded computer systems
Resource Type:: Courseware

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Agriculture)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of agriculture.

Keywords:: Agriculture
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Arts)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Subjects:: Performing Arts
Keywords:: Arts Music
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Economy and Finance)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Subjects:: Economics and Finance
Keywords:: Economics Finance
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Education)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Keywords:: Education
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Generalities)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of general works.

Keywords:: Linguistics Literature Education
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (History and Geography)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Keywords:: Geography History
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Linguistics and Literature)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Subjects:: English Language, Language and Languages, English Literature, Chinese Literature, and Chinese Language
Keywords:: Linguistics English language Chinese language
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Medicine and Home Economics)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Keywords:: Home economics Medicine
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Philosophy and Religion)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Subjects:: Religions and Philosophy
Keywords:: Religions Philosophy
Resource Type:: e-book

e-book

Taiwan eBook (Politics, Law and Military)

Contains freely accessible academic books in Chinese in the area of humanities, social sciences, philosophy, medicine, economy & finance.

Keywords:: Military art science Political science Law
Resource Type:: e-book

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