The basic problem of decision making is to choose the best alternative from a set of competing alternatives that are evaluated under conflicting criteria. In general, the process is to evaluate decision elements by quantifying the subjective judgments. The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) provides us with a comprehensive framework for solving such problems. As pointed out by Saaty, AHP "enables us to cope with the intuitive, the rational, and the irrational, all at the same time, when we make multicriteria and multiactor decisions". Furthermore, in most organizations decisions are made collectively, regardless of whether the organization is public or private. It is sometimes difficult to achieve consensus among group members, or for all members of a group to meet. The purpose of this dissertation was twofold: First, we developed a new aggregation method-Minimum Distance Method (MDM)-to support group decision process and to help the decision makers achieve consensus under the framework of AHP. Second, we evaluated the performance of aggregation methods by using accuracy and group disagreement criteria. The evaluations were performed through simulation and empirical tests. 2.6.4 Relationship of the AHP to Utility Theory. . 2.6.5 Uncertainty in AHP. 2.6.6 Analysis of Sensitivity of Reciprocal Matrices 2.6.7 The method to Derive the Priority Vector 2.6.8 Comparison of Prioritization Methods 2.6.9 Group Judgments and Consensus 2.6.10 Applications.

Abstract-This paper focuses on the internationalization of courses in the background of the whole internationalization of higher education. In this paper, the comparison of internationalization of higher education between the developed countries and China is briefly conducted, which figures out the opportunities and challenges of the internationalization of higher education. The literature of internationalization of engineering education is reviewed as well as the motivation of this research is introduced. The conceptual frame and implementation issues of internationalization of engineering course in Chinese universities are presented respectively. The proposed frame in this paper may support the practices of internationalization of engineering education at the institutional level.

Title: MOBILITY MODELING AND SIMULATION OF SOI Si1-xGex p-MOSFET With increasing demand for complex and faster circuits, CMOS technologies are progressing towards the deep-submicron level. Process complexity increases dramatically, and costly techniques are to be developed to create dense field isolation and shallow junctions. Silicon-On-Insulator (SOI) may solve some of these problems. On the other hand, strained Si 1 _xGex layers have been successfully grown on Si substrates and demonstrated much higher hole mobility than bulk Si. This can be used to build high-mobility p-MOSFET with a buried Si 1 _xGex channel. A high mobility p-MOSFET would improve both the circuit speed and the level of integration. The purpose of the present study was to model and simulate the effective mobility (µeff) of SOI Si 1-xGex p-MOSFET, and to investigate the suitability of local mobility models provided by simulator MEDICI for studying SOI Si 1 _xGex p-MOSFET. The simulation is performed by using the two-dimensional device simulation program (MEDICI). The design parameters, such as Si-cap thickness, Ge profile and back-gate bias, were also investigated. A long channel (6µ) and a short channel (0.25µ) SOI and bulk Si 1 _xGex p-4 MOBILITY MODELING AND SIMULATION RESULTS 38 4.1 µeff and Eet f Definitions and Calculations. .

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