WHAT IS SOLIDCAM AND WHY USE IT?

SolidCAM is a software which aids manufacturing, it helps to generate the program (G and M Code) required to manufacture a particular component on a CNC machine. The term computerized numerical control is a widely accepted and commonly used term in the machine tool industry. New machine tools in CNC have enabled industry to consistently produce parts to accuracies undreamed of only a few years ago. The same part can be reproduced to the same degree of accuracy any number of times if the CNC program has been properly prepared and the computer properly programmed. The operating commands which control the machine tool are executed automatically with amazing speed, accuracy, efficiency, and repeatability. The ever-increasing use of CNC in industry has created a need for personnel who are knowledgeable about and capable of preparing the programs which guide the machine tools to produce parts to the required shape and accuracy. The program is known as Word address  popularly called GCode (Preparatory code) and MCode(Miscellaneous code) which contains about 384 codes. Writing the code is tedious and time consuming but with the software called SolidCAM the code can be generated automatically and simulated before it is been fed into the CNC machine via the software called MastersMX and other software compatible with the CNC machine in use.

WHY USE IT?

• SolidCAM provides the great value of the revolutionary and amazing imachining technology, it saves 70% and more in CNC machining time and extends cutting tool life dramatically.
• SolidCAM provides optimal feeds and speeds, taking into account the toolpath, stock and tool material specifications.
• SolidCAM will make you and your CNC machines more profitable and more competitive than ever before.
• SolidCAM runs directly inside your existing Solidworks or Autodesk inventor CAD system, with seamless integration - design changes initiate automatic tool path updates automatic tool  to the CAD model. With the single-window integration, all machining operations can be leaving the parametric CAD assembly environment you are already used to.
• SolidCAM provides a complete CAM solution for all CNC applications, its works right inside your existing CAD: seamless integration in both Solidworks and Autodesk inventor saves time and frustration.
• SolidCAM eliminates import/export challenges, gets you up to speed fastest and extremely short learning curve because you are already familiar with SolidCAM interface since it runs right inside your CAD system.
• SolidCAM works in the CAD assembly model to graphically show fixtures, tooling and vices in simulations, its grows as you grow and it is scalable with packages for all CNC machine types and applications.
• SolidCAM gives you the most for your money :the integrated CAD/CAM solution solidworks plus SolidCAM is available at a competitive bundle -price.
• with SolidCAM the program of the component to be machined can be automatically generated by the software.

From the foregoing you can see that SolidCAM is a wonderful software for your usage.Watch out for detailed step by step tutorials on SolidCAM and various research topics you can carried out using SolidCAM .

40 RESEARCH TOPICS YOU CAN WORK ON USING SPSS

As mentioned earlier, the relevance of SPSS in research carried out by various disciplines cannot be overemphasized. Below are few suggestions of research topics you can undergo using SPSS be it for undergraduate, masters or doctorate degree project:

• A comparison of three clustering methods for finding subgroups in MRI,SMS or clinical data: SPSS two-step cluster analysis, latent Glod and SNOB.
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• Foxtail millet planning willingness of farmers in (take a country as a case study) based on analysis of SPSS statistical data.
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• The post-Ebola virus disease scourge in Nigeria: individual levels of preparedness among physicians in Lagos, Nigeria.

• Quantitative data analysis with IBM SPSS 20,21 &22: a guide for social scientists by Alan Bryman and Duncan Cremer.
• Application of pattern mixture models to address missing data in longitudinal data analysis using SPSS.
• Statistical analysis utilized SPSS for windows and Mann-Whitney test. P<0.05 was considered significant.
• SAS macro and SPSS syntax for classical item analysis.
• Principal component regression analysis with SPSS.
• Importance of traditional protected areas for the collection of medicinal plants ( using a suitable case study).
• Multi-response permutation procedure as an alternative to the analysis of variance: an SPSS implementation.
• Biases in SPSS 18.0 missing value analysis.
• knowledge , perceptions, and practice of nurses on surveillance of adverse events following childhood immunization in (a suitable location).
• Association between the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the level of coffee consumption in Nigerian women.
• Prevalence, severity, and determinant factors of anemia among pregnant women in south Sudanese refuges, Pugnido, western Ethiopia.
• Performance of the WHO 2011 TB symptom screening algorithm for pulmonary TB diagnosis among HIV-infected patients in ( pick a suitable location as case study).
• Role of transition zone index in the prediction of clinical benign prostatic hyperplasia.
• Epidemiological study of endemic relapsing fever in ( pick a suitable location as case study).
• Socio-economic and demographic correlates of stunting among adolescents of ( pick a suitable location as case study).
• Stress distribution under commercial denture liners- a finite element and clinical analysis.
• Capacity evaluation for general practitioners in pudong new area of shanghai: an empirical study.
• Do primary care professionals agree about progress with implementation of primary care teams: Results from a cross sectional study.
• Gender and racial differences in the cardiovascular risk factors among overweight and obese rural adults, kuching and samarahan division, sarawak, malaysia.
• Hematological reference intervals determination in adults at ( pick a suitable location as case study).
• Diagnosis of diabetes mellitus on the basis of HbAic: is this true in hypothyroidism also?
• To study the correlation of Thompson scoring in predicting early neonatal outcome in post asphyxiated term neonates.
• Yoga practice for reducing the mal obesity and weight related psychological difficulties-A randomized controlled trial.
• Association of age at menarche with anthropometric measures in Punjabi bania girls.
• Prevalence of anaemia and its associated risk factors among adolescent girls of  ( pick a suitable location as case study).
• Distribution of streptococcus and streptococcus sobrnus in dental plaque of (Nigeria or pick a suitable country) preschool children using PCR and SB-20M agar medium.
• High flow nasal cannulae versus nasal continuous positive away pressure in neonates with respiratory distress syndrome managed with insure method: a randomized clinical trial.
• Sleep pattern, duration and quality in relation with glycemic control in people with type 2 diabetes Miletus.
• Maternal and birth characteristics and childhood embryonai solid tumors: a population-based report from ( pick a suitable location as case study).
• A comparative, retrospective study of peri-articular and intra-articular injection of tranexamic acid for the management of postoperative blood loss after total knee arthroplasty.
• Health care seeking behavior for common childhood illnesses in jeldu district, Oromia regional, Ethiopia.
• Child survival strategies: assessment of knowledge and practice rural women of reproductive age in Owerri, Nigeria.
• Knowledge , awareness and practice of ethics among doctors in tertiary care hospital.
• Determination of prevalence of cardiovascular complications in end stage renal failure patients.
• Prevalence of obesity and overweight in preschool children in ( pick a suitable location as case study).
• Validating the farsi version of the pregnancy worries and stress questionnaire(PWSQ): an exploratory factor analysis.
• The relationship between anterior chamber depth, axial length and intracular lens power among candidates for cataract surgery.

All this are just a tip of an iceberg of research topic you can work on using SPSS, more are coming when the course start fully on 9th  of January 2017 stay tune. Feel free to contact me for help on any of those research topics.

SPSS RIDICULOUSLY MADE EASY

This course is available in self-paced format. At the end of each lesson there will be  quizzes to test your knowledge. This training entails what all discipline need in SPSS in a detailed and simple way using a real life examples. The training has been divided into three levels i.e. SPSS  Level 1, SPSS Level 2 and Advanced SPSS for easy coverage of SPSS. Below is the course schedule for SPSS level 1:

Week 1

• Introduction to SPSS
• How to install SPSS
• SPSS Data editor window
• SPSS syntax editor window
• SPSS output viewer window
• Combining data with syntax and output
• SPSS - opening data with syntax
• SPSS data preparation
• SPSS syntax shortening
• SPSS missing values
• SPSS keywords
• SPSS missing values functions
• SPSS basic operators

Week 2

• Descriptive statistics
• SPSS chi-square independence test
• SPSS one sample chi-square test
• Introduction to T-test
• SPSS one sample T-test
• SPSS independent sample T-Test
• SPSS paired samples T-Test

Week 3

• Introduction to correlation
• Correlation co-efficient
• SPSS confidence intervals for correlations tool
• SPSS correlations without significance
• SPSS correlation command

Week 4

• Introduction to regression
• Multiple regression
• Stepwise regression in SPSS
• Creating dummy variables in SPSS
• SPSS create dummy variable in SPSS
• How to draw a regression line in SPSS?
• Regression over many dependent variables
• Mean center many variables

Week 5

• Introduction to ANOVA
• SPSS one-way ANOVA
• SPSS one way ANOVA with post hoc
• SPSS two-way ANOVA
• SPSS repeated measures ANOVA

The training for SPSS Level One will commence on the 9th of January 2017, for notification a day before the starting date supply your email address in the comment box so that notification can be send to you to remain you. We encourage all students to submit questions, observation, and comments in the comment box. If you have any issues while working on the course, check there first - your fellow students may have already found a resolution!

Please remember that the discussion forum is open to all students and staff, and while we love to see passionate engagement, abusive or inflammatory behavior will not be tolerated.

Before them watch out for various research topics that you can undergo using SPSS as well as  introduction to another research software called SOLIDCAM.

WHO NEEDS SPSS?

SPSS an acronym for statistical package for social science or statistical product and service solutions is a versatile software used by virtually all disciplines be it engineering, medical, pure and applied sciences as well as environmental for conducting statistical analyses, manipulating data, and generating tables and graphs that summarize data. statistical analyses range from basic descriptive statistics, such as averages and frequencies, to advanced inferential statistics, such as regression models, analysis of variance, and factor analysis. It allows even novice researchers to do their own statistical analysis with ease. This program is widely used by individuals with interests in social sciences, market research, health research, surveys, government, and education research. the following enumerate the reasons why SPSS is for you:

•  For health practitioners, SPSS is a valuable tools since the welfare of the public is their ultimate goal, and with the uncertainty that is inherent in all health and medical related decisions, statistical sciences can play an important role in solving problems of human health & disease. Evidence Based Medicine (EBM) requires medical practitioners to carefully consider all evidence on whether a particular line of treatment works, in turn requiring evidential data to be objectively analyzed. An application of statistical techniques is required to achieve this data. it is very relevant for them when researching into new areas of medicine
• Social science students despise statistics. For one thing, most have a non-mathematical background, which makes understanding complex statistical equations very difficult. SPSS enable them to carrying out complex statistical problems with just a single click.
• The relevant of SPSS to Engineers cannot be overemphasized as they use statistical techniques to test and construct models of engineering components and systems, to study repetitive operations in manufacturing in order to set standards and find optimum manufacturing procedures also used by reliability engineers to measures the ability of a system to perform its intended purposes e.t.c.
• SPSS is of immense important to scientists as they regularly deals with data and those data need to be analyzed so has to apply it in solving mankind problems.  for example, an agricultural scientists uses SPSS as a tool to determine if the differences in variables are real or due to chance also SPSS provide crucial insight into many biological processes, help biologists correctly prepare experiments, verify conclusions and properly interpret  results.

From the foregoing you can now see that you need to learn SPSS. so watch out for detailed step by step tutorials on SPSS using real life situations as examples.