Curricular Integration of Simulations in Neuroscience - Instructional and Technical Perspectives

In recent years interactive media and tools, like scientific simulations and simulation environments or dynamic data visualizations, became established methods in the neural and cognitive sciences. Hence, university teachers of neural and cognitive sciences are faced with the challenge to integrate these media into the neuroscientific curriculum. Especially simulations and dynamic visualizations offer great opportunities for teachers and learners, since they are both illustrative and explorable. However, simulations bear instructional problems: they are abstract, demand some computer skills and conceptual knowledge about what simulations intend to explain. By following two central questions this article provides an overview on possible approaches to be applied in neuroscience education and opens perspectives for their curricular integration: (i) How can complex scientific media be transformed for educational use in an efficient and (for students on all levels) comprehensible manner and (ii) by what technical infrastructure can this transformation be supported? Exemplified by educational simulations for the neurosciences and their application in courses, answers to these questions are proposed a) by introducing a specific educational simulation approach for the neurosciences b) by introducing an e-learning environment for simulations, and c) by providing examples of curricular integration on different levels which might help academic teachers to integrate newly created or existing interactive educational resources in their courses.

Verknüpfung von Identifikationstechnologien an Flurförderzeugen mit übergeordneten Lagerverwaltungssystemen mittels standardisierter IT-Integration

Prozessverbesserungsvorschläge durch den Einsatz von RFID und anderen neuen Technologien können die Effizienz in der Intralogistik steigern indem manuelle Kontrollschritte entfallen. Zusätzlich wird eine Verringerung der Fehlerquote erreicht und dadurch z.B. Fehlverladungen vermieden. Die Prozesssteuerung der Staplerfahrer und die Datenverarbeitung führen meist Lagerverwaltungssysteme durch. Bisher erfüllt dabei projektindividuelle Software die Vermittlerrolle zwischen der RFID-Hardware auf den Flurförderzeugen und der Dateneingabe. Eine systematische und umfassende Integration in die prozessführenden Lagerverwaltungssysteme auf dieser dezentralen Ebene wurde in der Vergangenheit vernachlässigt. Diese ist allerdings unabdingbar, um das gesamte Potenzial der Prozessverbesserung auszuschöpfen. Der zugrunde liegende Beitrag betrachtet eine standardisierte softwaretechnische Integration und leitet ein Konzept her, welches anhand eines Umsetzungsbeispiels validiert wurde.

Integration of Truncated Distributions in Exponential Family with Simulation Models of Logistics and Supply Chain Management

Truncated distributions of the exponential family have great influence in the simulation models. This paper discusses the truncated Weibull distribution specifically. The truncation of the distribution is achieved by the Maximum Likelihood Estimation method or combined with the expectation and variance expressions. After the fitting of distribution, the goodness-of-fit tests (the Chi-Square test and the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test) are executed to rule out the rejected hypotheses. Finally the distributions are integrated in various simulation models, e. g. shipment consolidation model, to compare the influence of truncated and original versions of Weibull distribution on the model.