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Industrial Automation

ISBN: 978-87-403-0004-8

1 edition

Pages : 205

Description

This highly popular Engineering Pocket Guide is crammed full of up-to-date, handy hints and technical information for engineers and technicians.
It has been designed to serve as quick and easy reference books that can be kept conveniently on your desk, in your pocket or in your briefcase.
Areas covered are:

I&C Drawings and Documentation
Process control
Advanced Process Control
Data Communications and Wireless
HAZOPs Hazard Operations
Safety Instrumentation and Machinery
SCADA
Project Management of I&C Projects

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Content

Introduction
I&C Drawings and Documentation
1. Introduction to Plant Design
2. Process diagrams
3. Instrumentation documentation
4. Electrical documentation
Process control
1. Basic Control Concepts
2. Principles of Control Systems
3. Control modes in closed loop control
4. Tuning of Closed Loop Control
5. Cascade Control
6. Initialization of a cascade system
7. Feed forward Control
8. Manual feedforward control
9. Automatic feedforward
10. Time matching as feedforward control
11. Overcoming Process dead time
12. First term explanation(disturbance free PV)
13. Second term explanation(predicted PV)
Advanced Process Control
1. Introduction
2. Overview of Advanced Control Methods
3. Internal Model Control
Industrial Data Communications and Wireless
1. Introduction
2. Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) model
3. RS-232 interface standard
4. Fiber Optics
5. Modbus
6. Data Highway Plus /DH485
7. HART
8. AS-i
9. DeviceNet
10. Profibus
11. Foundation Fieldbus
12. Industrial Ethernet
13. TCP/IP
14. Wireless Fundamentals
15. Radio/microwave communications
16. Installation and Troubleshooting
17. Industrial network security
18. Network threats, vulnerabilities and risks
19. An approach to network security planning
20. Securing a network by access control
21. Authentication, Authorization, Accounting & encryption
22. Intrusion detection systems
23. VLANs
24. VPNs and their security
25. Wireless networks and their security issues
HAZOPs Hazard Operations
1. Introduction
2. HAZOP Workshop
Safety Instrumentation and Machinery
1. Introduction
2. Introduction to IEC 61511 and the safety lifecycle
3. SIS configurations for safety and availability targets
4. Selection of sensors and actuators for safety duties
5. Selection of safety controllers
6. System integration and application software
7. Programming tools
8. Machinery safety
9. Guide to Regulations and Standards
Hazardous Areas and Intrinsic Safety
1. Introduction
2. Zonal Classification
3. Area classification
4. Methods of explosion protection
5. Flameproof concept Ex d
6. Intrinsic safety
7. Increased safety
8. Certification (components)
9. Principles of testing
10. Non Sparking concept
11. Concept Ex p
12. Other protection concepts
13. Earthing and Bonding
14. Standards and codes of practice
15. Fault finding and repairs
SCADA
1. Introduction and Brief History of SCADA
2. SCADA Systems Software
3. Distributed control system (DCS)
4. Introduction to the PLC
5. Considerations and benefits of SCADA system
6. An alarm system
Project Management of I&C Projects
1. Fundamentals of project management
2. Time management
3. Cost Management
4. Integrated cost and time management
5. Management of project team
6. Risk Management
7. Contract law
Latest Instrumentation and Valve Developments
1. Basic Measurement performance terms and specifications
2. Advanced Measurement Performance terms and Specifications
3. Pressure Measurement
4. Level Measurement
5. Temperature Measurement
6. Thermocouples
7. Resistance Temperature Detectors (RTDs)
8. Thermistors
9. Infrared Pyrometers
10. Acoustic Pyrometers
11. Flow Measurement
12. Differential Pressure Flowmeters
13. Magnetic Flowmeters
14. Control Valves
Forecasts and Predictions
1. Main Technology Trends
2. The China Challenge
3. Market Predictions

Digital Thinking and Mobile Teaching Communicating, Collaborating & Constructing in an Access Age

Digital Thinking and Mobile Teaching

Communicating, Collaborating & Constructing in an Access Age

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Description

Regardless of instructional level the classroom is a dynamic environment filled with opportunities to explore various subjects as well as to experiment with teaching and learning practices. Due to the pervasiveness of technology and student owned mobile devices, learning spaces are all the more dynamic. To assist teachers and students in thinking about how to utilize mobile devices in instructional spaces, this book explores how mobile devices can be incorporated into learning environments to promote a digitally-rich curricula resulting in a framework that identifies a right time, right place and mobile device aimed at maximizing student learning. Consequently, the authors explore how mobile devices can be used to create mobile learning environments built upon educational theories, methods of assessing mobile devices, apps and student learning and infrastructure considerations required of liquid learning in formal and informal instructional spaces. The text also includes case study examples from elementary, secondary and post secondary settings to assist readers in applying the book’s concepts in a concrete fashion.

Preface

A mobile device is any hand held tool that permits Internet access and allows for communication and collaboration between the end user and others; they are devices that are constantly connected to the Internet. Some specific examples of mobile devices include iPads, smart phones and tablets. Access to these devices has grown significantly as well as the mobile device’s capabilities. For example, The 2011 Horizon Report, sponsored by The New Media Consortium shares, “According to a recent report from mobile manufacturer Ericsson, studies show that by 2015, 80% of people accessing the Internet will be doing so from mobile devices. Perhaps more important for education, Internet- capable mobile devices will outnumber computers within the next year” (Johnson, et. al, p. 12). In part this outnumbering will occur due to mobile device advancements and the opportunities they provide regarding access to information, collaboration with others and construction of documents and other materials required of individuals’ personal and professional expectations and responsibilities. The increased pervasiveness of these mobile devices will significantly affect educational spaces in various ways.
Educators, as instructional designers and facilitators, will be directly impacted by mobile devices. While educators are experts in their specific fields, they frequently do not possess the knowledge and skills that manifest in the pedagogical practices required of how to incorporate mobile devices into their instructional spaces. This deficiency occurs due to a lack of education, preparation, and training in how to deliver instructional content to a diverse student population (Robinson, 2012) incorporating instructional practices involving mobile technologies that can promote engaged and experiential learning opportunities for students. Technological literacy and fluency, what it means regarding instructor preparedness to teach, and how technological and pedagogical strategies intersect with the educator’s content area of instruction as that relates to student learning is an area of concern because of the complex nature of the teaching and learning process, societal expectations and practices consisting of student preparedness to enter the ‘real world’/workforce and societal technological prevalence.

Content

Introduction to Mobile Devices
1. Mobile Device Characteristics
2. Importance of Mobile Devices
3. Prevalence of Mobile Devices
4. Mobile Learning
5. Instructional Challenges to M-Learning
6. Summary
Educational Theories to Consider when Instructing with Mobile Devices
1. What is experiential learning?
2. Why is experiential learning important?
3. Kolb’s Experiential Learning Model
4. Understanding by Design (UBD)
5. Summary
Assessing Tools and Ways to Assess
1. Assessment Strategies for Mobile Technology
2. Assessing Applications for Mobile Devices
3. Assessing Mobile Devices
4. Summary
Infrastructure: Learning Spaces
1. Paradigm Shift
2. Learning Spaces Defined
3. Summary
Mobile Technologies and Assessment of Student Learning
1. Formative Assessments
2. Summative Assessments
3. Selected Response Assessments
4. Performance-based assessments
5. Summary
M-Learning Instructional Application
1. Theoretical Perspectives Revisited
2. Case Study 1 (Elementary School): Advancing Creative Writing Skills via Student Generated Multimedia Books
3. Case Study 2 (High School): Exploring Biological Concepts via Student Created Video Projects
4. Case Study 3 (Higher Education Setting): Investigating Historical Figures via a Class Created Documentary
5. Preparing for Your m-Learning Experience
6. Summary

How to Overcome Procrastination

ISBN: 978-87-403-0773-3

1 edition

Pages : 39

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Description

Almost everyone is guilty of an element of procrastination. Sometimes it is easier to focus on easy straightforward tasks rather than face the difficult or time consuming high priority tasks.
This eBook provides practical and useable tactics that control and overcome one’s tendency to procrastinate. It helps you to identify which of the seven triggers cause you to put off important tasks. You can also pass on these tactics to help others and beat this productivity killer.

Preface

Almost everyone is guilty of procrastination occasionally. High priority tasks are usually difficult or time consuming and it is often easier to find straightforward, less important tasks to do instead. This eBook is a practical guide to overcoming your own tendency to procrastinate and to help your team members to overcome theirs.
You will learn:

The psychological basis of procrastination and why it is so difficult to overcome.
Why quick fix solutions to this problem never work.
To identify the seven triggers that cause people to put off important tasks.
To isolate the origin of procrastination on a case-by-case basis.
Practical and useable tactics to beat this productivity killer.

Content

Introduction
Why People Procrastinate
Understanding the Triggers for Procrastination
1. The Task Appears Boring or Pointless
2. The Task Involves a Possible Confrontation
3. You Resent Being Given Responsibility for the Task
4. The Task Appears Overwhelming
5. You Don’t Know How to Proceed
6. You Are Afraid of Failure
7. You Are Afraid of Success

Basics of Accounting & Information Processing The Accounting Cycle

Basics of Accounting & Information Processing

The Accounting Cycle

ISBN: 978-87-7681-583-7

1 edition

Pages : 51

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Description

Formally defined, accounting is a set of concepts and techniques that are used to measure and report financial information about an economic unit. While this may seem relatively straightforward, accounting is actually a very complex field that requires both technical proficiency and also a certain amount of artistry. This text introduces new practitioners to accounting fundamentals and helps prepare them for further studies in the field. It is available to download as a free e-book.

In Part 1, the reader is shown the difference between financial and managerial accounting, and introduced to professional ethics and the fundamental accounting equation (Assets = Liabilities + Owners’ Equity). Using concrete examples based on everyday scenarios, the text then outlines how a corporation collects account receivable, makes purchases using loan proceeds, and distinguishes between revenue and income. Additional topics covered include financial statements, retained earnings, articulation, debit and credit rules, asset and expenses dividends, the accounting journal, and T-accounting. Diagrams and charts are used throughout the text to help explain important concepts.

Readers interested in continuing their study should refer to author Larry M. Walther’s additional titles in the Accounting Cycle series, including Income Measurement and the Reporting Cycle, which is also available for free download on bookboon.com.

Content

Part 1: Welcome to the World of Accounting
Accounting Information
1. Accounting Defined
2. Financial Accounting
3. Managerial Accounting
4. A Quality Information System
5. Inherent Limitations
The Accounting Profession and Careers
1. Accounting and Professional Ethics
The Fundamental Accounting Equation
1. Assets
2. Liabilities
3. Owners’ Equity
4. Balance Sheet
How Transactions Impact the Accounting Equation
1. Edelweiss Collects an Account Receivable
2. Edelweiss Buys Equipment With Loan Proceeds
3. Edelweiss Provides Services to a Costumer on Account
4. Edelweiss Pays Expenses With Cash
5. Generalizing About the Impact of Transactions
6. Distinguishing Between Revenue and Income
The Core Financial Statements
1. Financial Statements
2. Income Statement
3. The Statement of Retained Earnings
4. Balance Sheet
5. Statement of Cash Flows
6. Articulation
7. Unlocking the Mystery of Articulation
Part 2: Information Processing
Accounts, Debits, and Credits
1. Accounts
2. Debits and Credits
3. The Fallacy of ”+/-“ Nomenclature
4. The Debit/Credit Rules
5. Assets/Expanses Dividends
6. Liabilities/Revenues/Equity
7. Analysis of Transactions and Events
8. Determining an Account’s Balance
9. A Common Misunderstanding About Credits
The Journal
1. Illustrating the Accounting Journal
2. Special Journals
3. Page Numbering
4. But, What are the Account Balances?
The General Ledger
1. Posting
2. To Review
The Trial Balance
1. Debits Equal Credits
2. Financial Statements From the Trial Balance
Computerized Processing Systems
1. What do they Look Like
T-accounts
1. Comprehensive T-Accounting Illustration
2. Chart of Account
3. Control and Subsidiary Accounts

On Being a Scientist

A Guide to Responsible Conduct in Research: Third Edition

Publication Info

82 pages | 6 x 9
Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-11970-2
DOI: 10.17226/12192

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Description

The scientific research enterprise is built on a foundation of trust. Scientists trust that the results reported by others are valid. Society trusts that the results of research reflect an honest attempt by scientists to describe the world accurately and without bias. But this trust will endure only if the scientific community devotes itself to exemplifying and transmitting the values associated with ethical scientific conduct.

On Being a Scientist was designed to supplement the informal lessons in ethics provided by research supervisors and mentors. The book describes the ethical foundations of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work. It applies to all forms of research--whether in academic, industrial, or governmental settings-and to all scientific disciplines.

This third edition of On Being a Scientist reflects developments since the publication of the original edition in 1989 and a second edition in 1995. A continuing feature of this edition is the inclusion of a number of hypothetical scenarios offering guidance in thinking about and discussing these scenarios.

On Being a Scientist is aimed primarily at graduate students and beginning researchers, but its lessons apply to all scientists at all stages of their scientific careers.

Strategic Financial Management

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Description

In a world of geo-political, social and economic uncertainty, Strategic Financial Management is under pressure. This book reviews the subject within the context of current events. Each chapter contains activities (with solutions) to test understanding at your own pace. Comprehensive, yet concise, the material is also presented logically as a guide to further study. First, the investment decision, which maximises net present value and shareholder wealth. Next, the finance decision, which allocates least-cost combinations of capital resources. Finally, the wealth decision, which examines how internal investment and financial decisions should be externally monitored by the market.

Content

PART ONE: AN INTRODUCTION
Finance – An Overview
1. Financial Objectives and Shareholder Wealth
2. Wealth Creation and Value Added
3. The Investment and Finance Decision
4. Decision Structures and Corporate Governance
5. The Developing Finance Function
6. The Principles of Investment
7. Perfect Markets and the Separation Theorem
8. Summary and Conclusions
9. Selected References
PART TWO: THE INVESTMENT DECISION
Capital Budgeting Under Conditions of Certainty
1. The Role of Capital Budgeting
2. Liquidity, Profitability and Present Value
3. The Internal Rate of Return (IRR)
4. The Inadequacies of IRR and the Case for NPV
5. Summary and Conclusions
Capital Budgeting and the Case for NPV
1. Ranking and Acceptance Under IRR and NPV
2. The Incremental IRR
3. Capital Rationing, Project Divisibility and NPV
4. Relevant Cash Flows and Working Capital
5. Capital Budgeting and Taxation
6. NPV and Purchasing Power Risk
7. Summary and Conclusions
The Treatment of Uncertainty
1. Dysfunctional Risk Methodologies
2. Decision Trees, Sensitivity and Computers
3. Mean-Variance Methodology
4. Mean-Variance Analyses
5. The Mean-Variance Paradox
6. Certainty Equivalence and Investor Utility
7. Summary and Conclusions
8. Reference
PART THREE: THE FINANCE DECISION
Equity Valuation and the Cost of Capital
1. The Capitalisation Concept
2. Single-Period Dividend Valuation
3. Finite Dividend Valuation
4. General Dividend Valuation
5. Constant Dividend Valuation
6. The Dividend Yield and Corporate Cost of Equity
7. Dividend Growth and the Cost of Equity
8. Capital Growth and the Cost of Equity
9. Growth Estimates and the Cut-Off Rate
10. Earnings Valuation and the Cut-Off Rate
11. Summary and Conclusions
12. Selected References
Debt Valuation and the Cost of Capital
1. Capital Gearing (Leverage): An Introduction
2. The Value of Debt Capital and Capital Cost
3. The Tax-Deductibility of Debt
4. The Impact of Issue Costs
5. Summary and Conclusions
Capital Gearing and the Cost of Capital
1. The Weighted Average Cost of Capital (WACC)
2. WACC Assumptions
3. The Real-World Problems of WACC Estimation
4. Summary and Conclusions
5. Selected Reference
PART FOUR: THE WEALTH DECISION
Shareholder Wealth and Value Added
1. The Concept of Economic Value Added (EVA)
2. The Concept of Market Value Added (MVA)
3. Profit and Cash Flow
4. EVA and Periodic MVA
5. NPV Maximisation, Value Added and Wealth
6. Summary and Conclusions
7. Selected References

Introduction to Polymer Science and Technology

Description

This book covers polymerisation and polymers at a basic level, with emphasis on the delineation of the concepts and their relevance in practical terms. Highlighting the attractive features of polymers as engineering materials, it should appeal to those involved in learning and teaching as well as those working in the polymer-related industry. Topics include polymerisation, production methods for polymers and physical, mechanical and thermal properties. As a textbook it can be covered in two halves, concentrating on polymer-chemistry and polymer-physics related topics.

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