Colby Goettel and Professor Kevin Tew, Information Technology Introduction Fundamentally, everything in IT is problem solving. I believe it is what has driven all of us into this field, what keeps us going. This project is rooted in problem solving and that’s the direction this paper will take: what the problem was, how it was […]
Information Technology Benchmarking Survey of Institutions of Higher Education
Alan P. Hyatt and Dr. Eric L. Denna, Information Technology Introduction In the realm of higher education, learning is continually facilitated, enhanced, and improved through technology. At Brigham Young University, the summary mission of the Office of Information Technology is to support the mission and objectives of the Church Educational System and its operating units […]
A Survey For The Construction Management Department at Brigham Young University
Daniel J. Foutz and Dr. Kevin Miller, Construction Management Kevin Miller and I conducted a survey for the benefit of the Construction Management Department at Brigham Young University. The survey also benefitted two professional associations of the construction industry, namely, the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), and the Association of Building Contractors (ABC). The […]
Summary of Discovering Students’ Concepts and Attitudes Toward Technology
Steven Shumway and Dr. Curt J. Derres-Davenport, Technology Education Research for this project began by contacting three middle schools in the Utah Valley area, American Fork Junior High, Oak Canyon Junior High, and Lehi Junior High. These schools were asked to participate in a research project that would discover the students’ attitudes and concepts of […]
GPS navigation module for the Handspring Visor PDA
Craig Cody Hardcastle and Craig Tingey and Professor Richard Helps, Electronics and Information Technology The focus of our research project was to build a GPS navigation module to be used with the Handspring PDA. It provides a highly mobile method of finding exact locations using an interface and display that is familiar and friendly. Our GPS […]
Maya Embedded Language For Artists: An Introduction
James M. Hales and Dr. R. Brent Adams, Industrial Design Maya Embedded Language (MEL) is a powerful programming tool for Maya, the leading 3D modeling and animation software produced by AliasWavefront. It has been used by the top motion picture companies in the makings of major blockbuster films such as How the Grinch Stole Christmas, […]
The Turning Tide of Animation
Jamie Titera, Professors Brent Adams (Industrial Design/Animation, School of Technology) and Kelli Loosli (Animation, Visual arts) After researching the topic and after listening to the many voices of experience a few things became readily apparent. Perhaps most important was the perspective of my project. I approached the project with the intent of trying to isolate […]
An Analysis of Beowulf Supercomputing Clusters, and Their Potential Application in Higher Education
Curtis R. Nielson and Professor C. Richard G. Helps, Electronics and Information Technology A supercomputer may be defined as a computer that leads the world in processing capacity, particularly in terms of calculation speed. Historically, the processing power of a supercomputer has been reserved for government or scientific research agencies; however, advances in computing technology […]
Compositing 3D Computer Generated Images and Live Footage
Ryan Jensen, Cameron Earle and Dr. Brent Adams, Industrial Design 3D imagery is used to enhance traditional film footage in all areas of the film and video industry. In order to be prepared for industry, it is necessary for students to be familiar with the process of putting live and computer generated images together in […]
An Examination of the Usefulness of Lapping for Reducing Tip Leakage in Scroll Compressors
Jared W. Jensen, Paul Eastman, Mechanical Engineering and Jason Hugenroth, Industry Mentor Scroll compressors are unique in that the working fluid (in most cases, Freon or Puron™) is continuously compressed in an involute wrap. The geometry of the two scrolls is such that the gas is compressed towards the center in progressively smaller chambers as […]