This document contains a series of blog posts by Andy McKiel, a curriculum coordinator, discussing his experiences as a teacher and ideas about effective teaching practices. It explores ideas like providing student choice, encouraging student voice, connecting with others, being social, sharing knowledge, and celebrating learning. McKiel emphasizes focusing on proven teaching strategies rather than just new technologies. The posts reflect on McKiel's career and passion for helping students learn.
This document outlines a community service project to help orphanage children in Karataş, Turkey. The project aims to support the children's needs by providing tutoring for an exam, organizing recreational activities like a picnic or movie day, and inviting the children to their school for additional activities. The organizers faced some initial problems like being unable to take photos of the children and getting lost walking for two hours to find the orphanage. They were able to overcome these issues and provide tutoring support to children ages 12-18 at the orphanage.
Gabrielle Jordan presents strategies for new employees to succeed in the workplace. She outlines 9 key steps: 1) Finding fulfilling long-term career, 2) Navigating the crucial first 90 days with proper etiquette, attire, and asking questions, and 3) Addressing challenges like difficult bosses, mistakes, gender dynamics, office politics, and finding mentors. Jordan shares insights from her experience in engineering roles and involvement with the Society of Women Engineers.
Paula McDonald shared her experience of the first two years of motherhood while working as an engineer. She discussed the challenges of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, returning to work, and balancing work and family responsibilities. Engineering tools like risk assessment, continuous improvement, and lean principles helped her problem solve. She emphasized ignoring judgmental advice and trusting your own instincts as a mother. Lastly, she provided advice on how workplaces can better support working mothers.
The document provides an overview of managing a first project, including basic project management principles focusing on the five process groups of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. It also discusses types of projects, skills needed for a project manager, resources for project management, dealing with experienced project team members, overcoming resistance to authority, understanding stakeholders, and cultural dimensions. The document uses examples and scenarios to illustrate challenges that may arise on projects.
This document provides tips for pursuing a master's degree while working full-time by juggling school and a career. It recommends finding the right program format, such as online or weekend classes, to balance work and life. While doubling up provides benefits like tuition reimbursement and real-world experience, it also presents challenges for time management and workload. The document advises preparing by researching program requirements, visiting classes, and discussing plans with one's employer to help lead a successful double life of work and school.
Quang Nguyen - What happens when everybody is a leader?Agile Impact
The document discusses different theories of leadership and how leadership can emerge even without a formal position of authority. It provides five levels of leadership defined by John Maxwell: 1) Position, 2) Permission, 3) Production, 4) People Development, and 5) Personhood. It then gives tips for how to become a leader without a formal leadership role, such as taking initiative, accepting responsibility, going above and beyond, and introducing improvements. The document advocates for developing innovative practices and new skills to enhance capabilities. It emphasizes having a "can do" attitude and going the "extra mile" to get noticed and eventually be rewarded for leadership abilities.
This document contains a series of blog posts by Andy McKiel, a curriculum coordinator, discussing his experiences as a teacher and ideas about effective teaching practices. It explores ideas like providing student choice, encouraging student voice, connecting with others, being social, sharing knowledge, and celebrating learning. McKiel emphasizes focusing on proven teaching strategies rather than just new technologies. The posts reflect on McKiel's career and passion for helping students learn.
This document outlines a community service project to help orphanage children in Karataş, Turkey. The project aims to support the children's needs by providing tutoring for an exam, organizing recreational activities like a picnic or movie day, and inviting the children to their school for additional activities. The organizers faced some initial problems like being unable to take photos of the children and getting lost walking for two hours to find the orphanage. They were able to overcome these issues and provide tutoring support to children ages 12-18 at the orphanage.
Gabrielle Jordan presents strategies for new employees to succeed in the workplace. She outlines 9 key steps: 1) Finding fulfilling long-term career, 2) Navigating the crucial first 90 days with proper etiquette, attire, and asking questions, and 3) Addressing challenges like difficult bosses, mistakes, gender dynamics, office politics, and finding mentors. Jordan shares insights from her experience in engineering roles and involvement with the Society of Women Engineers.
Paula McDonald shared her experience of the first two years of motherhood while working as an engineer. She discussed the challenges of pregnancy, birth, breastfeeding, returning to work, and balancing work and family responsibilities. Engineering tools like risk assessment, continuous improvement, and lean principles helped her problem solve. She emphasized ignoring judgmental advice and trusting your own instincts as a mother. Lastly, she provided advice on how workplaces can better support working mothers.
The document provides an overview of managing a first project, including basic project management principles focusing on the five process groups of initiating, planning, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing. It also discusses types of projects, skills needed for a project manager, resources for project management, dealing with experienced project team members, overcoming resistance to authority, understanding stakeholders, and cultural dimensions. The document uses examples and scenarios to illustrate challenges that may arise on projects.
This document provides tips for pursuing a master's degree while working full-time by juggling school and a career. It recommends finding the right program format, such as online or weekend classes, to balance work and life. While doubling up provides benefits like tuition reimbursement and real-world experience, it also presents challenges for time management and workload. The document advises preparing by researching program requirements, visiting classes, and discussing plans with one's employer to help lead a successful double life of work and school.
Quang Nguyen - What happens when everybody is a leader?Agile Impact
The document discusses different theories of leadership and how leadership can emerge even without a formal position of authority. It provides five levels of leadership defined by John Maxwell: 1) Position, 2) Permission, 3) Production, 4) People Development, and 5) Personhood. It then gives tips for how to become a leader without a formal leadership role, such as taking initiative, accepting responsibility, going above and beyond, and introducing improvements. The document advocates for developing innovative practices and new skills to enhance capabilities. It emphasizes having a "can do" attitude and going the "extra mile" to get noticed and eventually be rewarded for leadership abilities.
The document discusses different theories of leadership and how leadership can emerge even without a formal position of authority. It provides five levels of leadership defined by John Maxwell: 1) Position, 2) Permission, 3) Production, 4) People Development, and 5) Personhood. It then gives tips for how to become a leader without a formal leadership role, such as taking initiative, accepting responsibility, going above and beyond, and introducing improvements. The document advocates for developing an attitude of "getting things done with love" and always striving to go one step further. It concludes by thanking the audience.
The latest of our quarterly talks at Shoreditch House in which we had some brilliant speakers talk about what they learnt from not going to University. While the title was meant to be provocative, we were not advocating not ignoring university but rather focusing on the value of pulling talent into your business who had not been to university, especially in terms of delivering diversity of thinking.
Steve Jobs was the co-founder of Apple Inc. and played a key role in the personal computer revolution. He dropped out of college but had a natural curiosity for electronics from a young age. Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Although he was ousted from Apple in 1985, he returned as CEO in 1997 and led the company to immense success with products like the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Jobs delivered an inspirational commencement speech at Stanford in 2005 about connecting the dots in life and overcoming adversity before passing away from cancer in 2011.
Essay About Steve Jobs. Online assignment writing service.Cierra Leigh
This document provides instructions for creating an account and submitting assignment requests on the website HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with an email and password. 2) Complete a form with assignment details, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and select one. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment. 5) Request revisions to ensure satisfaction, with a full refund option for plagiarized work.
The document appears to be the program from an event thanking various sponsors and guests for their support of the Issaquah Schools Foundation. It recognizes special guests including local government officials, thanks champion sponsors and corporate sponsors who attended, and lists potential ways funding could support students, such as expanding academic and extracurricular programs. It encourages following the Foundation on social media and thanks attendees for supporting students.
This document summarizes the life journey of Adon Kumar from humble beginnings in a mud hut in India to building a mansion in New Zealand. It describes how he was born in India to poor Christian parents and immigrated to Malaysia with his family. Despite facing challenges, he pursued education and worked various jobs before entering the IT field. He later became a teacher and the president of Wine-Searcher.com. Through hard work, faith, and never giving up on his goals despite setbacks, he was able to achieve success and financial security, building a mansion on a rural property in New Zealand.
This document provides biographical information about Andy Gronik, the founder and president of StageW Inc. It outlines his educational background, including graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and University of Georgia. It describes StageW's goal of advancing ideas to create jobs and education in Wisconsin by bringing people together around solutions. The document also lists Gronik's previous work experience founding and leading several other companies, as well as his passions, honors, and belief that nothing is impossible.
Michelle Wilder is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Argosy University Online. She has experience working in domestic violence situations, both from her own past abusive relationship and her sister's ongoing abusive marriage. She wants to use her education and experiences to help others dealing with domestic violence. The psychology program has helped her learn about theories and gain a broad introduction to the field. At times she felt disconnected from professors, but was still able to overcome challenges and adjust to the online program structure.
A summary of the different kinds of tech companies there are, what it's like to work in each, and then a summary of the soft skills needed to thrive and build a career in tech gathered over the last 22 years.
Art Deardorff grew up on a cattle ranch in Oregon and developed a strong work ethic. He earned engineering degrees from Oregon State University and the University of Arizona. He had a long career in nuclear engineering, working at companies like Boeing, General Atomic, and Nutech Engineering. At Structural Integrity Associates, he specialized in areas like fatigue analysis, leak-before-break evaluations, and ASME Code development. He contributed many technical programs and papers over his career. He emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning, client focus, and giving back through charity.
Art Deardorff grew up on a cattle ranch in Oregon and developed a strong work ethic. He earned engineering degrees from Oregon State University and the University of Arizona. He had a long career in nuclear engineering, working at companies like Boeing, General Atomic, and Nutech Engineering. At Structural Integrity Associates, he specialized in areas like fatigue analysis, leak-before-break evaluations, and ASME Code development. He contributed many technical programs and papers over his career. He emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning, client responsiveness, and giving back through charity work.
The document provides instructions for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with a password and email. 2) Complete a 10-minute order form providing instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and choose one based on qualifications. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment if satisfied. 5) Request revisions to ensure satisfaction, and the company offers refunds for plagiarized work.
Kate Van Dellen presented on confronting workplace sexism. She shared her own experience of facing sexism early in her career where her responsibilities were limited while her male counterparts did more substantial work. Other attendees also shared examples of sexism they faced, such as demeaning comments and assignments based on gender rather than skills. Van Dellen discussed what sexism looks like today, including verbal, written, and accidental forms. She encouraged attendees to develop a catch phrase to call out sexism and empower others to do the same through open discussion. The goal is to break down biases, not scare people, by confronting sexism promptly and documenting incidents.
1) The document is a presentation by Stan Gloss about his journey living with dyslexia. It details his struggles in school, eventual diagnosis, and path to success through various careers and entrepreneurship.
2) It provides advice for others with dyslexia, including leveraging technology, celebrating successes, being resilient against naysayers, and building a support network.
3) The presentation emphasizes finding creative solutions and adapting to changing environments in order to turn challenges into opportunities.
Maine Dropout Prevention Summit Closing SlideshowDarren Joyce
The document summarizes Maine's 2009 Dropout Prevention Summit. It discusses how the summit brought together youth, educators, and policymakers to address the dropout crisis from multiple perspectives. Participants shared stories of youth who had dropped out, identified strengths and challenges in communities, and began developing a statewide plan to improve graduation rates through supportive programs and partnerships. The goal was for communities to continue these efforts by holding local summits, using data to prioritize issues, and building plans and coalitions to enact lasting change for youth.
This document discusses partnering with parents to raise kids who want to go to school. It talks about common negative views about school and provides strategies for parents to replace negative beliefs and self-talk with positive beliefs that value their children's education. The document suggests that parents question limiting beliefs, create new positive self-talk, use affirmative statements, communicate value and pride in their children's learning, and storyboard the future they want to rewrite.
The document describes a program called Smart Girls Rock that aims to encourage young women to pursue careers in engineering. It provides details on the program's organization, volunteers, and success in inspiring female students to consider engineering. The program offers speed-mentoring sessions where female students speak to various female engineers, shares research on the benefits of mentoring for career choices, and provides feedback from students who found the program influential in expanding their views of engineering careers.
Venture Design, Session I at General Assembly (GA SF)Alex Cowan
This document provides an overview of Alex Cowan's Venture Design course which teaches entrepreneurship and product development. The course is divided into 5 sessions covering topics like achieving customer relevance through personas and problem scenarios, iterating a venture based on customer discovery, focusing and validating the venture, and designing the business model and product. The document emphasizes the importance of design thinking and lean startup methodologies. It provides examples of exercises used in the course like creating vivid personas and exploring a day in the life of different persona types through photos.
Marion Sterling- Keys to Getting Any Job- Struggling ParentsOCLRE
The document summarizes a project created by students to help unemployed adults find jobs. The students researched job search strategies and created a flyer with tips on writing resumes, finding job openings, and interviewing. They distributed the flyers to classmates, a local food pantry, and received positive feedback from a judge who saw one student use the research to help her mother create a resume.
Schneider Electric provides connected technologies that ensure energy and automation solutions are available everywhere, for everyone, at every moment. Megatrends like urbanization, digitization, and industrialization are driving a 50% increase in energy demand by 2050. Schneider Electric makes life safe, reliable, efficient, sustainable and connected through their focus on energy management and automation. They have deep expertise across various industry segments like oil and gas, mining, utilities, data centers, and more.
The document discusses different theories of leadership and how leadership can emerge even without a formal position of authority. It provides five levels of leadership defined by John Maxwell: 1) Position, 2) Permission, 3) Production, 4) People Development, and 5) Personhood. It then gives tips for how to become a leader without a formal leadership role, such as taking initiative, accepting responsibility, going above and beyond, and introducing improvements. The document advocates for developing an attitude of "getting things done with love" and always striving to go one step further. It concludes by thanking the audience.
The latest of our quarterly talks at Shoreditch House in which we had some brilliant speakers talk about what they learnt from not going to University. While the title was meant to be provocative, we were not advocating not ignoring university but rather focusing on the value of pulling talent into your business who had not been to university, especially in terms of delivering diversity of thinking.
Steve Jobs was the co-founder of Apple Inc. and played a key role in the personal computer revolution. He dropped out of college but had a natural curiosity for electronics from a young age. Jobs co-founded Apple with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne in 1976. Although he was ousted from Apple in 1985, he returned as CEO in 1997 and led the company to immense success with products like the iMac, iPod, iPhone and iPad. Jobs delivered an inspirational commencement speech at Stanford in 2005 about connecting the dots in life and overcoming adversity before passing away from cancer in 2011.
Essay About Steve Jobs. Online assignment writing service.Cierra Leigh
This document provides instructions for creating an account and submitting assignment requests on the website HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with an email and password. 2) Complete a form with assignment details, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and select one. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment. 5) Request revisions to ensure satisfaction, with a full refund option for plagiarized work.
The document appears to be the program from an event thanking various sponsors and guests for their support of the Issaquah Schools Foundation. It recognizes special guests including local government officials, thanks champion sponsors and corporate sponsors who attended, and lists potential ways funding could support students, such as expanding academic and extracurricular programs. It encourages following the Foundation on social media and thanks attendees for supporting students.
This document summarizes the life journey of Adon Kumar from humble beginnings in a mud hut in India to building a mansion in New Zealand. It describes how he was born in India to poor Christian parents and immigrated to Malaysia with his family. Despite facing challenges, he pursued education and worked various jobs before entering the IT field. He later became a teacher and the president of Wine-Searcher.com. Through hard work, faith, and never giving up on his goals despite setbacks, he was able to achieve success and financial security, building a mansion on a rural property in New Zealand.
This document provides biographical information about Andy Gronik, the founder and president of StageW Inc. It outlines his educational background, including graduating from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and University of Georgia. It describes StageW's goal of advancing ideas to create jobs and education in Wisconsin by bringing people together around solutions. The document also lists Gronik's previous work experience founding and leading several other companies, as well as his passions, honors, and belief that nothing is impossible.
Michelle Wilder is pursuing a Bachelor's degree in psychology from Argosy University Online. She has experience working in domestic violence situations, both from her own past abusive relationship and her sister's ongoing abusive marriage. She wants to use her education and experiences to help others dealing with domestic violence. The psychology program has helped her learn about theories and gain a broad introduction to the field. At times she felt disconnected from professors, but was still able to overcome challenges and adjust to the online program structure.
A summary of the different kinds of tech companies there are, what it's like to work in each, and then a summary of the soft skills needed to thrive and build a career in tech gathered over the last 22 years.
Art Deardorff grew up on a cattle ranch in Oregon and developed a strong work ethic. He earned engineering degrees from Oregon State University and the University of Arizona. He had a long career in nuclear engineering, working at companies like Boeing, General Atomic, and Nutech Engineering. At Structural Integrity Associates, he specialized in areas like fatigue analysis, leak-before-break evaluations, and ASME Code development. He contributed many technical programs and papers over his career. He emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning, client focus, and giving back through charity.
Art Deardorff grew up on a cattle ranch in Oregon and developed a strong work ethic. He earned engineering degrees from Oregon State University and the University of Arizona. He had a long career in nuclear engineering, working at companies like Boeing, General Atomic, and Nutech Engineering. At Structural Integrity Associates, he specialized in areas like fatigue analysis, leak-before-break evaluations, and ASME Code development. He contributed many technical programs and papers over his career. He emphasizes the importance of lifelong learning, client responsiveness, and giving back through charity work.
The document provides instructions for requesting writing assistance from HelpWriting.net. It outlines a 5-step process: 1) Create an account with a password and email. 2) Complete a 10-minute order form providing instructions, sources, and deadline. 3) Review bids from writers and choose one based on qualifications. 4) Review the completed paper and authorize payment if satisfied. 5) Request revisions to ensure satisfaction, and the company offers refunds for plagiarized work.
Kate Van Dellen presented on confronting workplace sexism. She shared her own experience of facing sexism early in her career where her responsibilities were limited while her male counterparts did more substantial work. Other attendees also shared examples of sexism they faced, such as demeaning comments and assignments based on gender rather than skills. Van Dellen discussed what sexism looks like today, including verbal, written, and accidental forms. She encouraged attendees to develop a catch phrase to call out sexism and empower others to do the same through open discussion. The goal is to break down biases, not scare people, by confronting sexism promptly and documenting incidents.
1) The document is a presentation by Stan Gloss about his journey living with dyslexia. It details his struggles in school, eventual diagnosis, and path to success through various careers and entrepreneurship.
2) It provides advice for others with dyslexia, including leveraging technology, celebrating successes, being resilient against naysayers, and building a support network.
3) The presentation emphasizes finding creative solutions and adapting to changing environments in order to turn challenges into opportunities.
Maine Dropout Prevention Summit Closing SlideshowDarren Joyce
The document summarizes Maine's 2009 Dropout Prevention Summit. It discusses how the summit brought together youth, educators, and policymakers to address the dropout crisis from multiple perspectives. Participants shared stories of youth who had dropped out, identified strengths and challenges in communities, and began developing a statewide plan to improve graduation rates through supportive programs and partnerships. The goal was for communities to continue these efforts by holding local summits, using data to prioritize issues, and building plans and coalitions to enact lasting change for youth.
This document discusses partnering with parents to raise kids who want to go to school. It talks about common negative views about school and provides strategies for parents to replace negative beliefs and self-talk with positive beliefs that value their children's education. The document suggests that parents question limiting beliefs, create new positive self-talk, use affirmative statements, communicate value and pride in their children's learning, and storyboard the future they want to rewrite.
The document describes a program called Smart Girls Rock that aims to encourage young women to pursue careers in engineering. It provides details on the program's organization, volunteers, and success in inspiring female students to consider engineering. The program offers speed-mentoring sessions where female students speak to various female engineers, shares research on the benefits of mentoring for career choices, and provides feedback from students who found the program influential in expanding their views of engineering careers.
Venture Design, Session I at General Assembly (GA SF)Alex Cowan
This document provides an overview of Alex Cowan's Venture Design course which teaches entrepreneurship and product development. The course is divided into 5 sessions covering topics like achieving customer relevance through personas and problem scenarios, iterating a venture based on customer discovery, focusing and validating the venture, and designing the business model and product. The document emphasizes the importance of design thinking and lean startup methodologies. It provides examples of exercises used in the course like creating vivid personas and exploring a day in the life of different persona types through photos.
Marion Sterling- Keys to Getting Any Job- Struggling ParentsOCLRE
The document summarizes a project created by students to help unemployed adults find jobs. The students researched job search strategies and created a flyer with tips on writing resumes, finding job openings, and interviewing. They distributed the flyers to classmates, a local food pantry, and received positive feedback from a judge who saw one student use the research to help her mother create a resume.
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Schneider Electric provides connected technologies that ensure energy and automation solutions are available everywhere, for everyone, at every moment. Megatrends like urbanization, digitization, and industrialization are driving a 50% increase in energy demand by 2050. Schneider Electric makes life safe, reliable, efficient, sustainable and connected through their focus on energy management and automation. They have deep expertise across various industry segments like oil and gas, mining, utilities, data centers, and more.
5G will provide significantly higher speeds, greater network capacity, and lower latency compared to previous generations of wireless networks. It will be capable of supporting billions of connected devices and enabling technologies like autonomous vehicles that require real-time connectivity. To realize the full potential of 5G, network intelligence must be distributed throughout the system and open source standards adopted.
The document outlines a transformation roadmap for a company to innovate or risk being disrupted by competitors. It discusses developing a culture of inclusion to empower innovation, aligning innovation with business strategy, and playing a key role in enabling transformation. Bold visions are presented, such as being leaders in additive manufacturing and meeting aggressive growth targets through innovation, including printing a vehicle by 2020 and an engine by 2018. The roadmap first involves proving technologies and processes through demonstration projects before pursuing these bold visions.
This document discusses artificial intelligence and its progression from narrow to general to super intelligence. It notes that most current AI is narrow intelligence focused on specific tasks. There are concerns about how rapidly AI could evolve and whether it could become superintelligent and pose risks to humanity. The document also discusses how companies like Cummins are beginning to implement narrow AI applications but that widespread adoption is still in the early stages. It stresses the importance of establishing ethical and regulatory standards as AI capabilities continue to advance.
AI for HI discusses how Google is using artificial intelligence to help those who are hearing impaired. The talk was given by Aleksandra Faust, a Ph.D. from Google Brain, Google's AI research division. Dr. Faust explained Google's work using AI to provide captions and transcripts for those with hearing loss.
CAE is recognized as a center-of-excellence with expertise in engineering technologies valuable to BD. Automating processes saves time and ensures data integrity for quick decisions by BD associates worldwide, enabling the successful launch of a product platform with a new safety feature through hundreds of intelligent iterations. The future involves utilizing trained neural networks, self-healing scripts, past conversations, and machine learning watching human problem solving to build recommended new algorithms, with the ability to sense user emotions and pass conversations to humans or tweak algorithms to improve user sentiment.
The document discusses the benefits of exercise for mental health. Regular physical activity can help reduce anxiety and depression and improve mood and cognitive function. Exercise causes chemical changes in the brain that may help protect against mental illness and improve symptoms.
Alaina G. Levine gave a presentation on how to become a challenge agent and foster innovation within organizations. She discussed collecting data to understand pain points, having guts to disrupt systems, and organizations providing top-down permission and safe harbors for employees to take on challenges. Levine argued that diversity, cross-functional teams, and developing challenge agents are critical for stimulating new ideas and should be explicitly rewarded. Organizations should create pathways for sharing ideas across divisions and support employees who see problems and want to create solutions.
The document discusses keys to achieving a perfect work day which include managing your energy by treating your body like an athlete with rituals for recovery, practicing mindfulness through taking breaks, and curating your life by focusing on your strengths. It advocates managing your different types of energy, building your capacity, and asking what you can be mediocre or great at to find balance and live in the moment.
This document lists over 100 values and traits. It encourages the reader to discover and list 3-4 truths they have found about themselves, including their values, skillset, entrepreneurial profile, and stamina. The document suggests reflecting on what is most important and true for the reader from among the extensive list provided.
This document discusses personality types and wellness. It identifies four main personality types - NF Blues, SJ Golds, NT Greens, and SP Oranges. Each type has core values, needs, possible blocks, and suggestions for improvement. The document provides guidance on identifying one's own personality type and recognizing key values. It emphasizes creating a wellness balance by making small changes regularly to improve life.
This document provides guidance on developing corporate relations for a student section of the Society of Women Engineers (SWE). It outlines a corporate relations cycle that involves defining objectives, creating an information packet about SWE, communicating and cultivating relationships with companies, and expressing gratitude while gathering feedback. The document recommends thinking like a CEO by focusing on return on investment when defining objectives. It also provides tips for compiling relevant information to include in the SWE packet, such as contact details, sponsorship requests, and event calendars. Finally, it discusses following up with corporate contacts to cultivate relationships and show companies their impact through recognition and thank you messages.
This document outlines an 8-step succession planning approach for finding a section's next officer. The steps include: 1) identifying strategies and priorities; 2) assessing culture; 3) determining leadership needs; 4) identifying potential candidates; 5) matching candidates to needs; 6) asking candidates to take on roles; 7) developing and coaching candidates; and 8) reassessing regularly. The goal of succession planning is to develop members for future leadership roles, ensure continuity of leadership, and avoid problems during leadership transitions.
The document discusses how software engineering (SWE) experiences can complement careers in various ways. It provides examples of members who have used SWE to gain geographic exposure, improve leadership and public speaking skills, and prepare for promotions. The document also notes that SWE involvement can help fill gaps during periods of unemployment, breaks from work after having children, or retirement. It highlights the various volunteer opportunities within SWE at the local and society levels, including leadership positions, committees, and conferences. The document encourages taking advantage of SWE's resources to complement one's career.
This document provides guidance on having a difficult conversation with an underperforming software engineering (SWE) leader. It recommends preparing for the conversation by checking your preconceptions, understanding the other person's perspective, and focusing on common goals. During the conversation, discuss specific facts and examples while remaining open-minded. Afterward, strategize solutions together and avoid defensiveness, reaching out for help from other resources if needed. The overall goals are to have an open and constructive discussion to work towards improving performance.
The document discusses how to host a SWEek of Welcome, which is a week of daily events held within the first month of school by a collegiate Society of Women Engineers (SWE) section. A SWEek of Welcome benefits sections by reaching new students early, getting them involved, solidifying leadership teams, and gaining campus visibility. It recommends limiting participation to the executive committee, finalizing plans before summer, and forming partnerships. Examples provided include sample flyers, schedules from past SWEeks at the University of Florida, and sample activity lists.
The document discusses how members of the Society of Women Engineers can get the most out of their Leadership Coaching Committee Coach. It provides an introduction to the author and overview of what LCC Coaches do, including presenting modules on topics like leadership, strategic planning, and inclusiveness. Members are encouraged to contact their assigned Coach or LCC leadership to request modules, consulting, or assistance with new sections or vitality surveys. In closing, it emphasizes that members should just ask their Coach for help.
The document discusses the Mars Ice Challenge competition hosted by NASA's Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts - Academic Linkage (RASC-AL) division. The competition challenges university teams to design and build systems to extract water from a simulated Martian surface, with a $10,000 budget. A senior mechanical engineering student formed a team from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville to compete, despite challenges such as it being the school's first entry and lack of experience. The team worked to design and build a system to extract water for the competition.
The document discusses the transition to digital business models and the concept of "digital cohesion". Digital cohesion refers to applications and services connecting and self-assembling to provide comprehensive, predictive services that enhance users' lives. It notes several barriers to achieving digital cohesion, including economics, performance, scaling, interoperability, trust, and security. The document argues that overcoming these barriers will require automation, open standards, and "software-defined secure networks".
Redefining brain tumor segmentation: a cutting-edge convolutional neural netw...IJECEIAES
Medical image analysis has witnessed significant advancements with deep learning techniques. In the domain of brain tumor segmentation, the ability to
precisely delineate tumor boundaries from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
scans holds profound implications for diagnosis. This study presents an ensemble convolutional neural network (CNN) with transfer learning, integrating
the state-of-the-art Deeplabv3+ architecture with the ResNet18 backbone. The
model is rigorously trained and evaluated, exhibiting remarkable performance
metrics, including an impressive global accuracy of 99.286%, a high-class accuracy of 82.191%, a mean intersection over union (IoU) of 79.900%, a weighted
IoU of 98.620%, and a Boundary F1 (BF) score of 83.303%. Notably, a detailed comparative analysis with existing methods showcases the superiority of
our proposed model. These findings underscore the model’s competence in precise brain tumor localization, underscoring its potential to revolutionize medical
image analysis and enhance healthcare outcomes. This research paves the way
for future exploration and optimization of advanced CNN models in medical
imaging, emphasizing addressing false positives and resource efficiency.
Rainfall intensity duration frequency curve statistical analysis and modeling...bijceesjournal
Using data from 41 years in Patna’ India’ the study’s goal is to analyze the trends of how often it rains on a weekly, seasonal, and annual basis (1981−2020). First, utilizing the intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) curve and the relationship by statistically analyzing rainfall’ the historical rainfall data set for Patna’ India’ during a 41 year period (1981−2020), was evaluated for its quality. Changes in the hydrologic cycle as a result of increased greenhouse gas emissions are expected to induce variations in the intensity, length, and frequency of precipitation events. One strategy to lessen vulnerability is to quantify probable changes and adapt to them. Techniques such as log-normal, normal, and Gumbel are used (EV-I). Distributions were created with durations of 1, 2, 3, 6, and 24 h and return times of 2, 5, 10, 25, and 100 years. There were also mathematical correlations discovered between rainfall and recurrence interval.
Findings: Based on findings, the Gumbel approach produced the highest intensity values, whereas the other approaches produced values that were close to each other. The data indicates that 461.9 mm of rain fell during the monsoon season’s 301st week. However, it was found that the 29th week had the greatest average rainfall, 92.6 mm. With 952.6 mm on average, the monsoon season saw the highest rainfall. Calculations revealed that the yearly rainfall averaged 1171.1 mm. Using Weibull’s method, the study was subsequently expanded to examine rainfall distribution at different recurrence intervals of 2, 5, 10, and 25 years. Rainfall and recurrence interval mathematical correlations were also developed. Further regression analysis revealed that short wave irrigation, wind direction, wind speed, pressure, relative humidity, and temperature all had a substantial influence on rainfall.
Originality and value: The results of the rainfall IDF curves can provide useful information to policymakers in making appropriate decisions in managing and minimizing floods in the study area.
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Applications of artificial Intelligence in Mechanical Engineering.pdfAtif Razi
Historically, mechanical engineering has relied heavily on human expertise and empirical methods to solve complex problems. With the introduction of computer-aided design (CAD) and finite element analysis (FEA), the field took its first steps towards digitization. These tools allowed engineers to simulate and analyze mechanical systems with greater accuracy and efficiency. However, the sheer volume of data generated by modern engineering systems and the increasing complexity of these systems have necessitated more advanced analytical tools, paving the way for AI.
AI offers the capability to process vast amounts of data, identify patterns, and make predictions with a level of speed and accuracy unattainable by traditional methods. This has profound implications for mechanical engineering, enabling more efficient design processes, predictive maintenance strategies, and optimized manufacturing operations. AI-driven tools can learn from historical data, adapt to new information, and continuously improve their performance, making them invaluable in tackling the multifaceted challenges of modern mechanical engineering.
Software Engineering and Project Management - Introduction, Modeling Concepts...Prakhyath Rai
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The aquaponic system of planting is a method that does not require soil usage. It is a method that only needs water, fish, lava rocks (a substitute for soil), and plants. Aquaponic systems are sustainable and environmentally friendly. Its use not only helps to plant in small spaces but also helps reduce artificial chemical use and minimizes excess water use, as aquaponics consumes 90% less water than soil-based gardening. The study applied a descriptive and experimental design to assess and compare conventional and reconstructed aquaponic methods for reproducing tomatoes. The researchers created an observation checklist to determine the significant factors of the study. The study aims to determine the significant difference between traditional aquaponics and reconstructed aquaponics systems propagating tomatoes in terms of height, weight, girth, and number of fruits. The reconstructed aquaponics system’s higher growth yield results in a much more nourished crop than the traditional aquaponics system. It is superior in its number of fruits, height, weight, and girth measurement. Moreover, the reconstructed aquaponics system is proven to eliminate all the hindrances present in the traditional aquaponics system, which are overcrowding of fish, algae growth, pest problems, contaminated water, and dead fish.
Advanced control scheme of doubly fed induction generator for wind turbine us...IJECEIAES
This paper describes a speed control device for generating electrical energy on an electricity network based on the doubly fed induction generator (DFIG) used for wind power conversion systems. At first, a double-fed induction generator model was constructed. A control law is formulated to govern the flow of energy between the stator of a DFIG and the energy network using three types of controllers: proportional integral (PI), sliding mode controller (SMC) and second order sliding mode controller (SOSMC). Their different results in terms of power reference tracking, reaction to unexpected speed fluctuations, sensitivity to perturbations, and resilience against machine parameter alterations are compared. MATLAB/Simulink was used to conduct the simulations for the preceding study. Multiple simulations have shown very satisfying results, and the investigations demonstrate the efficacy and power-enhancing capabilities of the suggested control system.
Electric vehicle and photovoltaic advanced roles in enhancing the financial p...IJECEIAES
Climate change's impact on the planet forced the United Nations and governments to promote green energies and electric transportation. The deployments of photovoltaic (PV) and electric vehicle (EV) systems gained stronger momentum due to their numerous advantages over fossil fuel types. The advantages go beyond sustainability to reach financial support and stability. The work in this paper introduces the hybrid system between PV and EV to support industrial and commercial plants. This paper covers the theoretical framework of the proposed hybrid system including the required equation to complete the cost analysis when PV and EV are present. In addition, the proposed design diagram which sets the priorities and requirements of the system is presented. The proposed approach allows setup to advance their power stability, especially during power outages. The presented information supports researchers and plant owners to complete the necessary analysis while promoting the deployment of clean energy. The result of a case study that represents a dairy milk farmer supports the theoretical works and highlights its advanced benefits to existing plants. The short return on investment of the proposed approach supports the paper's novelty approach for the sustainable electrical system. In addition, the proposed system allows for an isolated power setup without the need for a transmission line which enhances the safety of the electrical network
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Car accident rates have increased in recent years, resulting in losses in human lives, properties, and other financial costs. An embedded machine learning-based system is developed to address this critical issue. The system can monitor road conditions, detect driving patterns, and identify aggressive driving behaviors. The system is based on neural networks trained on a comprehensive dataset of driving events, driving styles, and road conditions. The system effectively detects potential risks and helps mitigate the frequency and impact of accidents. The primary goal is to ensure the safety of drivers and vehicles. Collecting data involved gathering information on three key road events: normal street and normal drive, speed bumps, circular yellow speed bumps, and three aggressive driving actions: sudden start, sudden stop, and sudden entry. The gathered data is processed and analyzed using a machine learning system designed for limited power and memory devices. The developed system resulted in 91.9% accuracy, 93.6% precision, and 92% recall. The achieved inference time on an Arduino Nano 33 BLE Sense with a 32-bit CPU running at 64 MHz is 34 ms and requires 2.6 kB peak RAM and 139.9 kB program flash memory, making it suitable for resource-constrained embedded systems.
3. 9 SWE Girls, 15 Years Later: Where We Started, Where We Are Now, and Where We Are Going
WE14, The Annual Conference
for Women Engineers
4. Elizabeth Bierman, SWE Society President
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Senior Project Engineer at Honeywell Aerospace
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BS Aerospace Engineering- 1999
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Iowa State University
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MBA- Bentley University-2003
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Masters Systems Engineering- 2005
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Iowa State University
9. Sarah
Persistence
Determination
Listening to Myself
A New Dream
Love of Learning
Growth & Change
Helping Others
Discovering Balance
Mindful Parenting
Priorities
Sharing my
Intentions
Nurturing myself & others
Owning my voice & power
Compassion
12. Amy Huebner Mom of Three Principal Development Quality Engineer
Iowa State University , Mechanical Engineering 1995 - 2000
1997 Come Across SWE and join
1998 Internship with Boeing
1999 Internship with General Motors
Graduation
2000 - 2006
2006 - present
FCG- Product Development
Chassis Development Engineer TCAP
Marry Shawn
Manufacturing
Engineer
Design Assurance Engineer
2007 Sophia
2009 Casey
2011 Theodore
13. Lessons Learned
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If you want to move up, be visible, drive your career
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Sometimes you have to suck it up and prove yourself
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There are successful women all around, pay attention
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Be open-minded to opportunities, look for the out-of-the-box
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Find a strong mentor
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Leave emotion at the door or the message is lost
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There is balance, just define it yourself
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Network: Home and Work
16. Graduated ISU in May 1999
BS in Agricultural Engineering Ames, Iowa
First job after college Engineering Services Specialist May 1999 – February 2004
Bloomington, Illinois
Back to my hometown for my husband to farm with my parents. Sales Manager
May 2004 – May 2014
Tipton, Iowa
Opportunity in my area of interest
K-12 Outreach Educator
June 2014 – current
Tipton, Iowa
24. Tami Wilcox – Civil Engineer
BS Civil Engineering ISU – May 2000
Ames, IA
First Job – Construction Engineer – Weitz
January 2000 – December 2000
Des Moines, IA
Second Job – Civil Engineer – Shive-Hattery
First Day January 4, 2001
Moline, IL
First Project – Krispy Kreme Parking Lot
First Baby – November 2004
Went back to work 4 days/week
MS Business Administration
May 2005
Professional Engineering License
July 2005
25. Tami Wilcox – Civil Engineer
Second Baby – Ethan – April 2007
Went back to work 3 days/week
Third Baby – Owen – June 2010
Asked for 1-year Maternity Leave
June 2010 Major Job Responsibilities
-Lead Design Engineer on 5M Water Main Project
-Lead Design Engineer on Wastewater Plant Refurb and 5 Mile Force Main
- City Engineer for Hampton, IL
Officially Quit Job to Move to Brazil
April 2011
Horizontina, RS Brazil
Currently
Junior Lego League Coach
Religious Education Teacher
Class Mom
Homeschool Preschool Teacher
32. Meet Tricia Walker
Graduated with BS from ISU in ESci-BME 2000
Graduated with MS with thesis from UofI in
BME in 2002
Joined CDT in Product Development (Engineer II, Proj Engr,
Engr Sup) in Brooklyn Park, MN in 2003
Joined Accellent in Design Engineering (Catheter Design Engr, Proj Mgr) in Brooklyn
Park, MN in 2006
Presented with opportunity to move for Accellent to the Trenton, GA manufacturing plant to take an Engineering Manager Position in 2008
Moved back to the Midwest to work with Cari Hague and Jacquelyn’s Photography in Ames, IA (Client Care Manager) in 2009
Joined Medtronic’s Cardiovascular Division in Brooklyn Park, MN (Sr Supplier Quality Engr, Prin Supplier Quality Engr) in 2011
36. Angie Owen
Graduated with degree in Chemical Engineering with Minor in Food Science
Worked as an Operations Engineer in Cedar Rapids, Iowa & Minneapolis, Minnesota
Moved back to hometown
Des Moines, Iowa
Worked as a Production Engineer at artistic furniture company
Currently working as Investment Advisor in family business
Change of career path - obtained security licenses
39. An Introspective Look
Caring
Challenge
Compassion
Connection
Conformity
Cooperation
Courage
Creativity
Curiosity
Fairness
Fitness
Flexibility
Freedom
Friendliness
Forgiveness
Fun
Hard-working
Honesty
Humor
Humility
Independence
Influence
Integrity
Intimacy
Order Open-mindedness Patience Persistence Pleasure Power
Self-control
Sensuality
Spirituality
Skillfulness
Status
Supportiveness
Trust
40. Last Few Pieces of Advice
~Growth is painful. Change is painful. But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.
~Find a mentor. Inside and outside of your company.
~The secret to having it all is knowing you already do.
~If they don’t appreciate you, they don’t deserve you. Simple as that.
~Great things never came from comfort zones.
~Listen to yourself.
~Trust your gut.
~Get involved and stay involved.
~Have a network at work and at home.
41. Meaningful Quotes
"Let your dreams be bigger than your fears and your actions louder than your words." "Without purpose, life is motion without meaning, activity without direction and events without reason." – Rick Warren "Have faith in your journey. Everything had to happen exactly as it did to get you where you're going next." – Mandy Hale “If you know what you’re worth, then go out and get what you’re worth” – Rocky Balboa “Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid.” – Albert Einstein “Success is liking yourself, liking what you do, and liking how you do it.” – Maya Angelou “The things you are passionate about are not random, they are your calling.” – Fabienne Fredrickson “I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I’ve ended up where I need to be.” – Douglas Adams “Be the change you want to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi “Never give up on something that you can't go a day without thinking about.” – Winston Churchill
42. Suggested Resources
Flourishing by Maureen Gaffney
What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith
Lean In by Sheryl Sandberg
Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath
Working at the Speed of Trust – FranklinCovey
The E Myth by Michael E. Gerber
Good to Great by Jim Collins
She by Kobi Yamada
Us! by Mary Anne Radmacher
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh
Designed For Success: The 10 Commandments for Women in the Workplace by Dondi Scumaci