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View article: Development of Reduced Feeder and Load Models Using Practical Topological and Loading Data
Development of Reduced Feeder and Load Models Using Practical Topological and Loading Data Open
Distribution feeder and load model reduction methods are essential for maintaining a good tradeoff between accurate representation of grid behavior and reduced computational complexity in power system studies. An effective algorithm to obt…
View article: STUDENTS’ INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SKILLS
STUDENTS’ INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION – PROMOTING ENGAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SKILLS Open
Six Higher Education Institutions (HEI), from different European countries (Estonia, Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, and Spain) joined forces in 2018 to launch a shared Erasmus+ Project under the Key Action - Cooperation for innovation…
View article: ONLINE ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS COURSE – DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT
ONLINE ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS COURSE – DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF A SUCCESSFUL PROJECT Open
According to the New UNESCO global survey studying the effect of Covid-19 on higher education (2021) the pandemic has had an impact on higher education systems in terms of access and quality of teaching and learning. Covid-19 has caused th…
Critical and injective modules over skew polynomial rings Open
Let $R$ be a commutative local $k$-algebra of Krull dimension one, where $k$ is a field. Let $α$ be a $k$-algebra automorphism of $R$, and define $S$ to be the skew polynomial algebra $R[θ; α]$. We offer, under some additional assumptions …
On noncommutative bounded factorization domains and prime rings Open
A ring has bounded factorizations if every cancellative nonunit $a \in R$ can be written as a product of atoms and there is a bound $λ(a)$ on the lengths of such factorizations. The bounded factorization property is one of the most basic f…
The finite dual of commutative-by-finite Hopf algebras Open
The finite dual $H^{\circ}$ of an affine commutative-by-finite Hopf algebra $H$ is studied. Such a Hopf algebra $H$ is an extension of an affine commutative Hopf algebra $A$ by a finite dimensional Hopf algebra $F$. The main theorem gives …
View article: Change in Gap Perception within Current Practices in Assessing Students Learning Mathematics
Change in Gap Perception within Current Practices in Assessing Students Learning Mathematics Open
The COVID pandemic has touched many aspects of everyone’s life. Education is one of the fields greatly affected by it, as students and teachers were forced to move online and quickly adapt to the online environment. Assessment is a crucial…
INNOVATIVE TEACHING METHODOLOGIES FOR AN ONLINE ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS COURSE Open
The fast evolution of distance learning tools such as Open Educational Resources (OER)) is an evidence of a shift in the way teaching and learning are understood. Several Higher Education Institutions are trying to increase their efficienc…
View article: Exploring and Developing a Shared Understanding of the Issues Surrounding Engineering Mathematics
Exploring and Developing a Shared Understanding of the Issues Surrounding Engineering Mathematics Open
Although Mathematics is a pillar which many of the subjects of any Engineering degree are based on, and in spite of being used as a tool in almost all of such subjects, it is sometimes difficult for students to assimilate the mathematical …
View article: DEVELOPING INTERACTIVE E-CONTENTS FOR A MATHEMATIC ERASMUS+ PROJECT – CHALLENGES AND EXPERIENCES
DEVELOPING INTERACTIVE E-CONTENTS FOR A MATHEMATIC ERASMUS+ PROJECT – CHALLENGES AND EXPERIENCES Open
Stimulating students for learning is a regularly recurring theme that never seems finished, remaining in the frontline of teachers’ day to day struggle, and this recurrent factor is exponentiated when the subjects are directly related with…
Promoting Innovation and Creativity: The Case of Human Factor in Romanian SMEs Open
Innovation has become the central engine of economic well-being, competitiveness, employment and long-term income growth for most economies. As the European Union Innovation Scoreboard shows, Romania is part of the modest innovators group.…
View article: Re-imagining the Pedagogical Paradigm Within a Technology Mediated Learning Environment
Re-imagining the Pedagogical Paradigm Within a Technology Mediated Learning Environment Open
Traditional didactic pedagogies employed within the culture of the Russian higher education system precluded students’ engagement with problems which were described as generating dissonances in learning cognition. Addressing issues of diss…
Governmental interventionism degree in economy - a case study in OECD countries Open
In this study, we talk about the economic role of the state, and we analyze the degree of its intervention in the economy within the OECD countries, for the period 2000-2016. Thus, we seek to identify the countries characterized by an acti…
View article: Development of a Mathematics On-line Project in Engineering Education
Development of a Mathematics On-line Project in Engineering Education Open
Embracing tertiary education system represents the beginning of a transition and adjustment period for several students. Most of these have just finished high school where the environment is strictly defined, controlled, stable and attenda…
View article: Lifelong learning as a tool for the development of smart cities: technology enhanced learning as an enabler
Lifelong learning as a tool for the development of smart cities: technology enhanced learning as an enabler Open
This paper considers the ubiquity of technology as an enabler for lifelong learning in modern society and the impact this dependence on technology has on the strategic design of learning systems. The role of lifelong learning in modern eco…
Technologies, learning and culture: Some emerging themes Open
This paper reflects on some of the themes emerging from a consideration of recent research at the nexus of technologies, learning and culture. The authors comment on the expansive nature of the concept of learning spaces in papers featurin…
View article: PERCEPTIONS, BELIEFS, AND ATTITUDES OF FIRST YEAR THIRD-LEVEL STUDENTS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, POLISH, FINNISH, AND IRISH STUDENTS
PERCEPTIONS, BELIEFS, AND ATTITUDES OF FIRST YEAR THIRD-LEVEL STUDENTS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF PORTUGUESE, RUSSIAN, POLISH, FINNISH, AND IRISH STUDENTS Open
The contemporary skillset of undergraduates includes a degree of sophistication in the application of ICT within their daily lives as well as within the higher education environment. The assumption of the student as a digital native, with …
View article: Russian perspectives of online learning technologies in higher education: An empirical study of a MOOC
Russian perspectives of online learning technologies in higher education: An empirical study of a MOOC Open
There has been a rapid growth of massive open online courses (MOOCs) in the global education market in the last decade. Online learning technologies are becoming increasingly widespread in the non-formal education sector and in higher and …
Rhetorical relationships with students: A higher education case study of perceptions of online assessment in mathematics Open
Some students perceive that online assessment does not provide for a true reflection of their work effort. This article reports on a collaborative international project between two higher education institutions with the aim of researching …
IT ISN’T ADDING UP: THE GAP BETWEEN THE PERCEPTIONS OF ENGINEERING MATHEMATICS STUDENTS AND THOSE HELD BY LECTURERS IN THE FIRST YEAR OF STUDY OF ENGINEERING Open
The transition from second level to third level education offers a considerable degree of challenge for many students. One such challenge is the students’ internalized world-view and its effects on the potential of the students. The percep…
SELF-EFFICACY AND EXPECTANCY OF ENGINEERING STUDENTS IN HIGHER EDUCATION: A CASE STUDY OF THE PERCEPTIONS AND BELIEFS OF LECTURERS Open
Online assessment is intended to enhance the learning experiences of students and improve the manner in which feedback is delivered. This paper reports on an international project, undertaken in three countries, to examine the beliefs held…
Myths, rhetoric and opportunities surrounding new teaching technologies: engineering mathematics education Open
Issues of confidence and self-efficacy and expectancy relating to engineering students are not widely discussed. The transition to third level education is known to be a major stressor in the relationship between students and their prospec…