Into the Light: Diffusing Ccontroversy and Increasing Transparency in the Faculty Salary Equity Study Process

Students' Independent Professional Activity in Pedagogical PracticeThe topicality of the research is determined by the need for changes in higher education concerned with implementing the principles of sustainable education. The article focuses on teacher training, highlighting the teacher's profession as an attractive choice of one's career that permits to ensure the development of general and professional skills and an opportunity for new specialists to align with the labour market. The empirical study of students' understanding of their professional activity and of the conditions for its formation is conducted by applying structured interviews (of practice supervisors, students, academic staff); students and experts' questionnaire. Comparative analysis of quantitative and qualitative data and triangulation were used in case studies. As a result, a framework of pedagogical practice organisation has been created in order to form students' independent professional activity. The criteria and indicators of independent professional activity have been formulated and suggestions for designers of study programmes and organisers of the study process have been provided.

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The impact of reflective writing paper on non-English major learners’ autonomy in the context of Vietnam

Journal of NELTA ◽

10.3126/nelta.v17i1-2.8102 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 17 (1-2) ◽

pp. 104-128

Author(s):

Phan Thi Tuyet Van

Keyword(s):

Teaching Methods ◽

Reflective Writing ◽

Research Results ◽

English Major ◽

Study Process ◽

The Impact ◽

Process Journal

The article aims to investigate the impact of the reflective writing paper on non- English major learners’ learning autonomy in a Vietnamese context. The data was collected by means of questionnaire, competence tests and interviews. The participants did two reflective writing papers as an intervention during the research. The research results show the possibilities for teachers to modify their teaching methods through analysis of feedback from the subjects. The findings showed that most participants appreciated the role of the reflective writing paper and they were aware of the significance of learning autonomy in their study process. Journal of NELTA, Vol. 17 No. 1-2, December 2012, Page 104-128 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v17i1-2.8102

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Yield Enhancement Study: Process Variation and Design Margins Leading to Timing Issues in the RAM

ISTFA 2000: Conference Proceedings from the 26th International Symposium for Testing and Failure Analysis ◽

10.31399/asm.cp.istfa2000p0077 ◽

2000 ◽

Author(s):

Srikanth Perungulam ◽

Scott Wills ◽

Greg Mekras

Keyword(s):

Cross Sections ◽

Digital Signal Processor ◽

Focused Ion Beam ◽

Ion Beam ◽

Random Access ◽

Digital Signal ◽

Yield Enhancement ◽

Final Conclusion ◽

Stage Separation ◽

Study Process

Abstract This paper illustrates a yield enhancement effort on a Digital Signal Processor (DSP) where random columns in the Static Random Access Memory (SRAM) were found to be failing. In this SRAM circuit, sense amps are designed with a two-stage separation and latch sequence. In the failing devices the bit line and bit_bar line were not separated far enough in voltage before latching got triggered. The design team determined that the sense amp was being turned on too quickly. The final conclusion was that a marginal sense amp design, combined with process deviations, would result in this type of failure. The possible process issues were narrowed to variations of via resistances on the bit and bit_bar lines. Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) inspection of the the Focused Ion Beam (FIB) cross sections followed by Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) showed the presence of contaminants at the bottom of the vias causing resistance variations.

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