Course description This course offers theoretical and conceptual background for understanding the sociological and anthropological study of medicine. It will also include normative analysis of bioethical stances in the context of using novel medical technologies which challenge existing socio-cultural definitions. To illustrate these issues we will focus on two examples: genetic testing and adv...

This paper describes a theoretical framework and feature taxonomy for MOOCs, with the goal of developing a shared language for researchers and designers. The theoretical framework characterizes MOOC design goals in terms of stances towards knowledge, the learner, and assessment practices, taking as a starting point the affordances of the Web and digital learning environments. The taxonomy encom...

In this paper, we summarize our experiences from teaching a course in humanoid robotics at Chalmers University of Technology in Göteborg, Sweden. We describe the robotic platform used in the course and we propose the use of a custom-built robot consisting of standard electronic and mechanical components. In our experience, by using standard components, the students obtain a deeper understanding...

Psychotic symptoms during the course of HIV infection constitute a known complication. New-onset psychosis, diagnosed usually by exclusion of other psychoses, is characterized by distinct constellation of symptoms and a varied clinical course, and has been linked to putative neurotransmitter pathology in cortical neurones. A case of new-onset psychosis in AIDS is discussed and it's theoretical ...

This document is intended as a brief familiarisation course for Hocking NDT’s customers and sales representatives. It is not intended as a complete theoretical course in Eddy Current Non destructive testing and a number of aspects are intentionally simplified. The bibliography at the end of the document details several appropriate reference books which should be consulted if a more complete und...

XML is the underlying representation formalism of much web-data. Thus to reason about web-data essentially boils down to reasoning about data in XML format. In this course the students learn about the main languages for querying XML data: XPath and XQuery. The course contains both theoretical work and practical examples.

This paper describes an advanced laboratory course in acoustics, specifically targeted for students with an interest in engineering applications at a school with a strongly integrated industrial co-op program. The laboratory course is developed around a three-pronged approach to problem solving that combines and integrates theoretical models, computational models, and experimental data. The cou...