Developing knowledge intensive ideas in engineering education: the application of camp methodology

Background: Globalization, technological advancement, environmental problems, etc. challenge organizations not just to consider cost-effectiveness, but also to develop new ideas in order to build competitive advantages. Hence, methods to deliberately enhance creativity and facilitate its processes of development must also play a central role in engineering education. However, so far the engineering education literature provides little attention to the important discussion of how to develop knowledge intensive ideas based on creativity methods and concepts.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to investigate how to design creative camps from which knowledge intensive ideas can unfold.

Design/method/sample: A framework on integration of creativity and knowledge intensity is first developed, and then tested through the planning, execution and evaluation of a specialized creativity camp with focus on supply chain management. Detailed documentation of the learning processes of the participating 49 engineering and business students is developed through repeated interviews during the process as well as a survey.

Results: The research illustrates the process of development of ideas, and how the participants through interdisciplinary collaboration, cognitive flexibility and joint ownership develop highly innovative and knowledge-intensive ideas, with direct relevance for the four companies whose problems they address.

Conclusions: The article demonstrates how the creativity camp methodology holds the potential of combining advanced academic knowledge and creativity, to produce knowledge intensive ideas, when the design is based on ideas of experiential learning as well as creativity principles. This makes the method a highly relevant learning approach for engineering students in the search for skills to both develop and implement innovative ideas.     

Camping the “post-” on Scream Queens

In September 2015, Scream Queens premiered on FOX. In the show, mass murderers at the fictional Wallace University brutalize and torture college students. At first glance, Scream Queens shows promise to disrupt heteronormativity, as the show’s lead characters include an overtly feminist university Dean, an acerbic and bright sorority president, and a gay scholar athlete. I argue that when the camp aesthetic enters the show’s post-(feminism and sexuality) context what emerges is “pop-camp”—an affected form of camp bereft of resistive promise. This analysis extends previous explorations of pop-camp to ask how camp may restore sexism and homophobia through discourses of the post- infused with an impulse toward nostalgia. The post- presents a distorted view of past inequality. When combined with humor, satire, and irony, this camping of the post- can be outright dangerous in restoring sexism and homophobia. This analysis of Scream Queens explores how camp responds to the post- rhetoric that has come to define contemporary times.     

“大众创业,万众创新”背景下酒店管理专业创新型人才培养模式探究——以广州番禺职业技术学院大学生茶事创客训练营为例

在"大众创业,万众创新"的背景下,企业的创新及改革离不开创新性人才的支撑。如何大力实施专业人才培养结构性改革,广州番禺职业技术学院酒店管理专业结合餐饮类行业特点,开拓人才培养思路与手段,以"大学生茶事创客训练营"为项目载体,探索创新型人才培养模式。     

Futoko and Camp Programs in Japan

Although Japanese education is compulsory up to the ninth grade, there are students who do not or cannot go to schools. They are referred long-term school absentees, or futoko students. They tend to have lower social communication skills and self-concepts than non-futokostudents. To develop these elements, outdoor activities have been found as an effective method provided by either public or private organizations. This paper aims to introduce the futokophenomenon within Japanese culture, and to analyze the organizations' philosophies and their program methods. According to the result, all organizations' major objectives are the development of social communication skills and self-concepts. An issue of parental participation with their futoko children is controversial. The perception on school attendance varies among organizations. To create effective and beneficial programs, it is important to apply objective research method. For that, it is crucial for both researchers and organizations to collaborate for assuring and improving of the quality of programs. This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Student Perceptions of a Summer Robotics Camp Experience

Research on the effectiveness of STEM-focused (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-focused) schools and other learning experiences (e.g., short-term camps) on student outcomes is sparse. This study documented perceptions of STEM content and careers for elementary, middle, and secondary school students participating in university-based summer camps focused on robotics. Attitudes before and after the camp experiences were compared across gender groups and grade levels. Middle school students showed greater growth on the surveys compared to their elementary and secondary school peers. Implications for the design and evaluation of STEM experiences include looking at longer, more intensive experiences.     

论太平天国二破江南大营战役的战术成就

太平天国二破江南大营战役,是太平天国战争史上的经典战例。太平军在外线内线作战的转化、大支队战术的运用和临时基地建设三方面,均取得了显著的战术成就。     

Efficacy of online training for improving camp staff competency

Preparing competent staff is a critical issue within the camp community. This quasi-experimental study examined the effectiveness of an online course for improving staff competency in camp healthcare practices among college-aged camp staff and a comparison group (N = 55). We hypothesized that working in camp would increase competency test scores due to opportunities for staff to experientially apply knowledge learned online. Hierarchical linear modeling was used to analyse the cross-level effects of a between-individuals factor (assignment to experimental or comparison group) and within-individual effects of time (pre-test, post-test #1, and post-test #2) on online course test scores. At post-test #2, the difference in average test scores between groups was ~30 points, with the treatment group scoring lower on average than the comparison group. Factors that may have influenced these findings are explored, including fatigue and the limited durability of online learning. Recommendations for research and practice are discussed.     

基于主观问卷调查的我国冲浪夏令营学员及家长调查

通过主观问卷调查对参与2018年全国青少年冲浪夏令营的250名学员及120名家长进行调查。从学员参加夏令营活动动机、满意程度,学员对未来继续参加冲浪夏令营的意向,家长得知冲浪夏令营的渠道,家长选择冲浪夏令营的因素,家长对夏令营品牌的注重程度,家长支持孩子参加冲浪夏令营的目的进行研究。发现家长认识不够全面、学员缺乏思想高度的问题。希望通过把握宣传方案来加深家长认识,通过明确教练职责来提高学员思想。     

“一带一路”国家大学生科技创新训练体系的构建与实践

探索多种维度与形式的人才培养交流与合作模式,是实现教育对外开放的重要途径。北京市"一带一路"国家大学生科技创新训练营已连续举办两届,对推介宣传首都教育,推进北京与"一带一路"沿线国家高校之间的教育交流与合作,成效显著,已成为推动北京和"一带一路"国家大学生交流的品牌项目。     

雄浑悲壮的史诗——评袁仁琮长篇小说《血雨》

长篇小说《血雨》描写了共产党人罗时文 (罗世文 )、张世平 (张露萍 )、车南华 (车耀先 )等革者以及爱国将领、爱国民主人士杨虎城、黄宏声 (黄显声 )等在全国最大的监狱———息烽集中营里和以戴笠、周言浩 (周养浩 )为首的国民党特务的英勇顽强而又异常艰苦复杂的斗争 ,作品对从抗日战争至解放战争这一这革命历史时期作了客观而独特的审视 ,多侧面地描写人物性格 ,形象真实、可信 ,含量丰富。作品采取发散式结构 ,多角度多侧面切入历史 ,构思巧妙。