In 2013, Stephen analyzed and reported data collected from field trials as part of SAIT's Applied Research and Innovation Services (ARIS) RFID cattle tagging project. He optimized the radio frequency antenna and reader placement to ensure animal data was collected accurately and rapidly. Stephen completed five distinct analyses and reports for the research group.
A second project in 2013 involved organizing the data, gathering and ensuring the integrity of the data as part of a Calculus I study to determine the correlation between incoming math marks and student success in the course.
An evaluation of the correlation between a pre-semester algebra test and Calculus I marks was also completed. Results from these analyses clarified how student performance before entering SAIT's engineering programs might affect some students' success in Calculus I.
The study revealed that Math 31 taken in high school is correlated with higher levels of success in Calculus I. While the distribution of incoming marks in math aligns with a normal curve, Calculus I marks are somewhat exponentially distributed.
Scholarly activity and research interests
- Correlation between students' high school marks/ background and success at SAIT
- Diagnostic testing as a predictor of student success
- Documented student disability and the likelihood of success at SAIT
- Analyzing field data with the ARIS RFID group
Courses taught at SAIT
Within the Bachelor of Science in Construction Project Management program:
- Precalculus
- Calculus
- Statistics
Within the Bachelor of Business Administration (Accounting) program:
- Statistics
Presentations
Presented at the 2013 faculty showcase at SAIT: Results of research into diagnostic testing of students in engineering tech programs and corresponding success in SAIT calculus I course.
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SAIT is located on the traditional territories of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of Treaty 7 which includes the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut’ina and the Îyârhe Nakoda of Bearspaw, Chiniki and Goodstoney.
We are situated in an area the Blackfoot tribes traditionally called Moh’kinsstis, where the Bow River meets the Elbow River. We now call it the city of Calgary, which is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3.