Journal Articles: Recent submissions
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A Compromise Experimental Design Method for Parametric Polynomial Response Surface Approximations
(2006)This study presents a compromise approach to augmentation of experimental designs, necessitated by the expense of performing each experiment (computational or physical), that yields higher quality parametric polynomial ... -
An investigation on industry-sponsored design projects' effectiveness at the first-year level: potential issues and preliminary results
(2006)This paper presents the preliminary work for developing guidelines to ensure that industry-sponsored projects in first-year courses aid, not hamper, retention of students. Specifically, the overall research plan includes ... -
A finite element analysis of the effects of an increasing angle on the tower of Pisa
(2001)The Leaning Tower of Pisa has aroused admiration and curiosity throughout the world for its beauty and unusual lean. This study investigates the effects of increasing lean on the structural integrity of the tower. Employing ... -
Gender, culture and entrepreneurship in Kenya
(2012)This study looked into how different cultural factors affect gender involvement in entrepreneurship in a multi-ethnic country, Kenya. A majority of previous similar studies have been done in Western, developed societies ... -
A framework for classifying disassemble/analyse/assemble activities in engineering design education
(2008)Disassemble/analyse/assemble (DAA) activities of an artifact pervade many undergraduate engineering courses in the USA as they provide useful 'hands-on' learning components. DAA activities are central to product dissection ... -
A Student-centred Approach to Improving Course Quality Using Quality Function Deployment
(2007)This paper presents the development and an application of a quality function deployment (QFD)-based methodology that will lead to increased student satisfaction with their educational experience in a redesigned course. The ... -
Effects of shoot tip and flower removal on growth and yield of spider plant (Cleome gynandra L.) in Kenya.
(University of Nairobi, 2015)Aims: Despite spider plant's (Cleome gynandra L.) high nutritional value, it has received minimal research attention compared to exotic vegetables and other indigenous vegetables such as amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) and ... -
Improving the Acoustics in a Historic Building Using Axiomatic Design and TRIZ
(2005)This article investigates the use of TRIZ and Axiomatic Design to solve the problem of poor acoustics in the historic Schwab Auditorium on the Penn State University Park campus. The problem ... -
An Assessment of In-Person and Remotely Operated Laboratories
(2003)Increasingly mechanical engineering departments are beginning to incorporate remotely operated laboratories into their laboratory curriculums. Yet very few studies exist detailing the extent to which this new medium for ... -
An Investigation on the Effectiveness of Design Ideation Using TRIZ
(2006)Design ideation continues to be one of the mysterious and yet a very important part of the design process. In the past, there have been studies related to how people generate ideas, why some are more productive in idea ... -
The Five-Factor Model personality assessment for improved student design team performance
(2006)Researchers have long noted the correlation of various personality traits and team performance. Studies relating aggregate team personality traits to team performance are scattered in the literature and may not always be ... -
Towards the Definition of a Framework and Grammar for Game Analysis and Design
(University of Nairobi, 2014)The present paper defines an original approach to game analysis and design able to characterize a given game in a simple, yet efficient, way. Inspired by models widely used across the gaming industry, the proposed ...