OBJECTIVE We hypothesized that etiologically relevant parental, peer, and demographic variables would predict both the transition into alcohol use and consequences and the increase in intensity of these outcomes from prematriculation to the sophomore year of college. METHOD College students (N = 388) at a midsized northeastern public university were assessed during the summer before matricula...

Practical nursing training includes the learning of knowledge, skills, and attitude that are applied in clinical situations. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) method is an effective tool for evaluating the clinical nursing skills of nursing students. Depression is an important stress factor that can reduce academic achievement. However, self-efficacy with respect to the abili...

It is commonly accepted that hands-on experiences increase both learning and enjoyment during coursework. Mechatronics projects provide both interesting and relevant hands-on experiences for a wide range of topics including design processes, basic mechatronics concepts, technical communication, and working in a group environment. ME2110: Creative Decisions and Design at Georgia Tech integrates ...

Each Carnegie Mellon course number begins with a two-digit prefix which designates the department offering the course (76-xxx courses are offered by the Department of English, etc.). Although each department maintains its own course numbering practices, typically the first digit after the prefix indicates the class level: xx-1xx courses are freshmen-level, xx-2xx courses are sophomore level, et...

This paper presents experiences from a first-time implementation of a data structures and algorithms course based on a specific computer graphics problem, namely surface reconstruction from unorganized points, as the teaching medium. The course required sophomore students to implement the algorithm found in Hoppe et al.’s SIGGRAPH ’92 paper of the same title. This problem was chosen since the s...

Grades Because these programs have small cohorts, there is a competitive GPA requirement. Average GPAs of admitted students range from 3.0 to 3.7 depending on the program. Prospective students are required to complete the prerequisite courses with a grade of C or better prior to beginning the program. Students should aim to take the prerequisites during their first year or sophomore year ? and ...

Editor-in-Chief Glen S. Corso yesterday announced editorial appointm ents for the rem ainder of this year and next. The ap ­ pointm ents will become effective M arch 25th. Corso announced that John M. Abowd, a sophomore night editor from Farm ington, Michigan will assum e the post of Executive Editor. He defined Aboud’s duties as “overseeing production and acting as num ber two m an on the p ap...