Investigating Access in Ubiquitous Scenarios: A Case Study and Evaluation Instrument

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josiane Rosa de Oliveira Gaia Pimenta ◽  
Emanuel Felipe Duarte ◽  
M. Cecilia C. Baranauskas
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Instrument

scholarly journals Adverse Changes In Faculty Behavior Resulting From Use Of Student Evaluations Of Teaching: A Case Study

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert E. Pritchard ◽  
Gregory C. Potter
Keyword(s):  
Student Evaluation ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
Student Evaluations ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Senior Year ◽  
Student Evaluations Of Teaching ◽  
Regional University ◽  
Underlying Causes ◽  
College Of Business

Based on a detailed literature review and longitudinal analysis, this paper explores the possible underlying causes of the decline in the number of hours per week graduating business seniors indicated they studied during their senior year. The study was conducted at an AACSB accredited college of business at a regional university.  The study indicates that the decline in hours studied was likely an unintended result of using a process designed to demonstrate continuous improvement in teaching. The process utilized the Educational Testing Service’s SIR II student evaluation instrument as the only measure of teaching quality/effectiveness. The study concludes that the process may have pressured some instructors to sacrifice teaching rigor in an attempt to obtain more favorable student evaluations, thereby precipitating the decline in hours studied.

scholarly journals EDITORIAL NOTE VOL 4, NO 3 (2014)

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaus Solberg Søilen
Keyword(s):  
Additive Manufacturing ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Disruptive Innovation ◽  
Patent Analysis ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Editorial Note ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Parallel Hybrid ◽  
Theoretical Paper

JISIB continues to publish Case Studies. In addition we also publish in this issue Patents Analyses. Patent analyses can be read both as examples of how to perform such analyses, but may also find interest within specific industries. Professor Henri Dou, who is a founding father of this journal, was one of the pioneers in this area, also with the development of patent analyses software. We have also included a conceptual and theoretical paper. All of the contributions in this issue show that scientific work does not have to be limited to more narrowly defined empirical studies.The second paper by Salavdor et al. is dedicated to Associate Professor Jonas Rundquist, a colleague at Halmstad University and at the same time a great admirer of the Spanish speaking Americas, who passed away in December 2014. He will be greatly missed.The first article by Salvador and Léon is a patent analysis of the industry for hybrid vehicules. The paper shows that the company with the highest patent activity also has a strong focus on collaborative technology development. The analysis further shows that research on parallel hybrid vehicle predominate, followed by series-hybrid and series-parallel hybrid type. The findings support the strategic decision process for organizations, companies, institutes and other stakeholders involved in this sector. The analysis and procedure presented can be used for analyses in other industries.The second paper by Salador et al. is also a patent analysis, but this time for the Additive Manufacturing industry. Unlike the first paper this one identifies a number of trends through a keyword patent analysis. “The main areas of research are focused on shaping of plastics and after-treatment of shaped products and working metallic powder and manufacture articles from this material”. The leading countries on additive manufacturing research are United States, Great Britain and Switzerland.The third article by Vriens and Solberg Søilen is an attempt to show the implication of disruptive innovation on Intelligence Studies. It is a theoretical paper. Through a broad discussion of disruptive innovation theory the authors arrive at what they coin”Disruptive Intelligence”. In addition they describe ‘biases’ which may impair the production of ‘disruptive intelligence’.The Fourth article is a case study written by Calof. It is about how the National Research Council’s Technical Intelligence Unit work with intelligence. The study shows that intelligence users understood and could appreciate a combination of hard and soft intelligence type measures. A survey in the form of an intelligence evaluation instrument was developed to gather data for the paper.The last article by Avner is a case study about CI in the Israeli defense industry. It confirms previous assumption that the industry in general and especially in Israel is using CI intensively to support the decision making process.As always we would first of all like to thank the authors for their contributions to this issue of JISIB.On behalf of the Editorial Board,Sincerely Yours,Prof. Dr. Klaus Solberg SøilenEditor-in-chief

scholarly journals Knowledge and Innovation Management Model in the Organizational Environment

Information ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 225
Author(s):  
Jorge Alberto Romero-Hidalgo ◽  
Paula C. Isiordia-Lachica ◽  
Alejandro Valenzuela ◽  
Ricardo Alberto Rodríguez-Carvajal
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Strategic Decision ◽  
Management Model ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
The People ◽  
Technological Developments

The objective of this research is to develop a methodology that allows the construction of a standard of knowledge management and technological innovation applicable to the field of the universities in Mexico, the use of which results in better use of their resources and the improvement of their productivity. The analysis is carried out based on the systematic integration of the knowledge management and innovation models published in recent years, as well as the results of the experiences that propose standards for knowledge management and innovation. The results found are that knowledge management favors and facilitates innovation in organizations and allows them to offer better products and services. These findings are with the application of a methodology and an instrument to measure the maturity of the organizational structure. The application of the evaluation instrument was applied in a single organization. However, it can be considered a case study that empirically contributes to the state of the art of knowledge management. Organizations need to become aware of the high value of the knowledge and experience in various fields of the people who participate in them. It has been observed that the participation of experts facilitates the achievement of organizational objectives and favors knowledge management and innovation. This study provided information and experiences of an administrative nature to a higher education institution, which allowed an improvement in strategic decision-making, the promotion of technological developments, and the improvement of internal processes that lead to greater effectiveness of the academic and research processes.

scholarly journals A methodology to evaluate the safety-based witch ISO 25010: 2011

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Diana Concepción Mex-Alvarez ◽  
Luz María Hernández-Cruz ◽  
Nancy Georgina Ortiz-Cuevas ◽  
Francisco Javier Barrera Lao
Keyword(s):  
San Francisco ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Web Portal ◽  
International Standard

This paper proposes a methodology to evaluate the security of a web portal based on the international standard ISO 25010:2011. The methodology includes an evaluation instrument, a table of criteria and the formulas necessary to calculate the five security sub-characteristics. Subsequently, the evaluation is executed in the case study “Sistema Institucional de Seguimiento de Convenios” of San Francisco de Campeche as planned, obtaining satisfactory results.

scholarly journals MOTIVOS DE ADESÃO E DE PERMANÊNCIA AO PROGRAM DA UNIVERSIDADE ABERTA À MATURIDADE DO CEFID / UDESC

2011 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sabrina Fernandes ◽  
Adriana Coutinho de Azevedo Guimarães ◽  
Joseani Paulini Neves Simas ◽  
Zenite Machado ◽  
Amanda Soares
Keyword(s):  
High School ◽  
Minimum Wage ◽  
Life Experience ◽  
Descriptive Statistics ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Monthly Income ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
New Knowledge

O estudo descritivo de caso objetivou identificar os motivos de adesão e de permanência, bem como especificamente investigar as características pessoais dos alunos ao programa da Universidade Aberta à Maturidade do CEFID/UDESC. A amostra intencional por acessibilidade foi de 67 alunos de ambos os sexos da UAM, 49 + 4,24 anos. O instrumento foi um questionário auto-aplicável com 24 questões. Utilizou-se estatística descritiva. Os resultados identificaram as características dos alunos sendo, de meia idade, casados, com o 2º grau ou nível superior completo, aposentados e com uma renda média mensal superior a 9 salários mínimos. O conhecimento do programa se deu através de amigos e os principais motivos de adesão foram a busca por novos conhecimentos, novas amizades e troca de experiências de vida e os principais motivos de permanência, a satisfação com as disciplinas, corpo docente e as instalações do programa. Muitas mudanças ocorreram depois do ingresso ao programa. Conclui-se, que o programa vem atendendo as expectativas dos alunos solidificando-se e tendo cada vez mais adeptos. REASONS OF ADHERENCE AND PERMANENCE IN THE PROGRAM OF OPENED UNIVERSITY TO MATURITY OF CEFID / UDESC abstract The descriptive case study aimed to identify the reasons of adherence and permanence in the program of the Maturity Opened University (MOU) at CEFID/UDESC. The intentional sample was composed by 67 students of both genders from the MOU, 49 + 4,24 years. A self-applicable questionnaire composed of 24 questions was used as evaluation instrument in which descriptive statistics were used. The results identified the students’ characteristics as middle aged, married, with a high school or university diploma, retired, and with a monthly income of over 9 times the minimum wage. The knowledge of the program happened through friends, and the main reasons for adhering to the group were the search for new knowledge, new friendship, and life experience exchange; and the reasons for permanence in the group were satisfaction with the disciplines, the teaching staff, and the facilities. Many changes occurred after entering the program. Therefore, it is concluded that the program has fulfilled the expectancy of the students and has become more solid with more and more participants.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial training curriculum assessment: The case of new venture creation learnerships

2014 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 504-529
Author(s):  
M Pretorius ◽  
T Wlodarczyk
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Assessment Model ◽  
New Venture ◽  
Skills Development ◽  
New Venture Creation ◽  
Venture Creation ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Entrepreneurial Training

This paper joins the debate about how best to assess entrepreneurial training interventions, using a case-study. Contextual secondary literature about the structure and content of such interventions is briefly reviewed. Based on this review, a framework is developed and applied to the Provincial Skills Development Pilot Project’s current New Venture Creation Learnership programme. This in-depth case study uses an evaluation instrument based on the entrepreneurial assessment model proposed by Pretorius (2001: 264). Results show that the chosen programme exhibits certain limitations, which restricts its success in developing entrepreneurs in line with the National Skills Development Strategy. However, the programme possesses many strengths and its limitations are easily remedied. The proposed assessment method successfully identifies the strengths and weaknesses of the programme. 

scholarly journals Evaluation of User Experience on Digital Learning Platform Website Using System Usability Scale (Case Study: Pijar Mahir)

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (6) ◽  
pp. 1595-1606
Author(s):  
Joshua Laurence, Emil R. Kaburuan
Keyword(s):  
User Experience ◽  
Digital Learning ◽  
Evaluation Instrument ◽  
Job Seekers ◽  
Learning Platform ◽  
System Usability Scale ◽  
System Usability

User experience is one of the most important factors of an application. Pijar Mahir is a digital learning platform to increase job seekers skill. This research evaluates usability of pijarmahir’s website using system usability scale (SUS). SUS consists of ten statements as an evaluation instrument. Based on the results of SUS evaluation of the 101 respondents, Pijar Mahir’s website has an average SUS score of 72,67. Based on the result, 72,67 is in an “acceptable” category.

The Genesis and Internal Dynamics of El Salvador's People's Revolutionary Army, 1970–1976

2014 ◽  
Vol 38 (01) ◽  
pp. 102-129
Author(s):  
ALBERTO MARTÍN ÁLVAREZ ◽  
EUDALD CORTINA ORERO
Keyword(s):  
Latin America ◽  
El Salvador ◽  
Early Years ◽  
Left Wing ◽  
Internal Dynamics ◽  
Internal Coherence ◽  
The 1960S

AbstractUsing interviews with former militants and previously unpublished documents, this article traces the genesis and internal dynamics of the Ejército Revolucionario del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Army, ERP) in El Salvador during the early years of its existence (1970–6). This period was marked by the inability of the ERP to maintain internal coherence or any consensus on revolutionary strategy, which led to a series of splits and internal fights over control of the organisation. The evidence marshalled in this case study sheds new light on the origins of the armed Salvadorean Left and thus contributes to a wider understanding of the processes of formation and internal dynamics of armed left-wing groups that emerged from the 1960s onwards in Latin America.

Culture and the plasticity of perception

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Lifshitz ◽  
T. M. Luhrmann
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Sensory Experience ◽  
Cultural Learning ◽  
The World

Abstract Culture shapes our basic sensory experience of the world. This is particularly striking in the study of religion and psychosis, where we and others have shown that cultural context determines both the structure and content of hallucination-like events. The cultural shaping of hallucinations may provide a rich case-study for linking cultural learning with emerging prediction-based models of perception.

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