Interdisciplinary Team-Based Learning: An Integrated Opportunity Recognition and Evaluation Model for Teaching Business, Engineering and Design Students

2020 ◽  
pp. 251512742097919
Author(s):  
Jennifer Bailey ◽  
James Read ◽  
Benjamin Linder ◽  
Lawrence Neeley
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Business Students ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Opportunity Recognition ◽  
Interdisciplinary Teams ◽  
Team Based Learning ◽  
Business Engineering ◽  
Team Mental Model

This paper describes a pedagogical framework and a set of team-based learning (TBL) activities which can be applied to an interdisciplinary course comprised of a mix of engineering, design, and business students. The goal of the team-based learning (TBL) activities is to help students to appreciate both the benefits and the challenges of working in interdisciplinary teams. To enhance their interdisciplinary collaboration skills, students engage in a series of knowledge sharing and knowledge integration activities, based on the Jigsaw technique, a team-based learning methodology. These activities enable the students to recognize and reconcile their disciplinary differences and biases, which arise because of the cognitive diversity of the team. Students are assigned to interdisciplinary teams to identify and prototype an entrepreneurial opportunity. By the end of these activities, students are able to incorporate the perspectives of all three disciplines to develop an integrated team mental model (TMM) of the opportunity recognition and opportunity evaluation process.

scholarly journals Integrating knowledge in the face of epistemic uncertainty: Dialogically drawing distinctions

2018 ◽  
Vol 49 (5) ◽  
pp. 595-612 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeanne Mengis ◽  
Davide Nicolini ◽  
Jacky Swan
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Integration ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Epistemic Uncertainty ◽  
Ethnographic Study ◽  
Homogeneous Process ◽  
The Face ◽  
Over Time

In this article, we contribute to a processual understanding of knowledge integration in interdisciplinary collaboration by foregrounding the role of dialogue in dealing with epistemic uncertainty. Drawing on an ethnographic study of collaboration among scientists involved in developing a highly novel bioreactor, we suggest that knowledge integration is not a homogeneous process but requires switching between different knowledge integration practices over time. This is particularly notable in the case of ‘epistemic breakdowns’ – deeply unsettling events where hitherto-held understandings of the nature of problems appear unworkable. In such cases, it is not sufficient to deal solely with coordination issues; collaborators need to find ways to address generative knowledge integration processes and to venture, collectively, into the unknown. We demonstrate how this generative quest of knowledge integration is achieved through a dialogical process of drawing and testing new distinctions that allows actors to gradually handle the epistemic uncertainty they face.

scholarly journals Responsive Dashboard as a Component of Learning Analytics System for Evaluation in Emergency Remote Teaching Situations

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (23) ◽  
pp. 7998
Author(s):  
Emilia Corina Corbu ◽  
Eduard Edelhauser
Keyword(s):  
Online Education ◽  
Learning Analytics ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Teachers And Students ◽  
The Evaluation System

The pandemic crisis has forced the development of teaching and evaluation activities exclusively online. In this context, the emergency remote teaching (ERT) process, which raised a multitude of problems for institutions, teachers, and students, led the authors to consider it important to design a model for evaluating teaching and evaluation processes. The study objective presented in this paper was to develop a model for the evaluation system called the learning analytics and evaluation model (LAEM). We also validated a software instrument we designed called the EvalMathI system, which is to be used in the evaluation system and was developed and tested during the pandemic. The optimization of the evaluation process was accomplished by including and integrating the dashboard model in a responsive panel. With the dashboard from EvalMathI, six online courses were monitored in the 2019/2020 and 2020/2021 academic years, and for each of the six monitored courses, the evaluation of the curricula was performed through the analyzed parameters by highlighting the percentage achieved by each course on various components, such as content, adaptability, skills, and involvement. In addition, after collecting the data through interview guides, the authors were able to determine the extent to which online education during the COVID 19 pandemic has influenced the educational process. Through the developed model, the authors also found software tools to solve some of the problems raised by teaching and evaluation in the ERT environment.

Research on Comprehensive Evaluation of Service Capability of the Third-Party Logistics Suppliers with AHP and Gray Entropy Theory

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Li ◽  
Xuhua Pan ◽  
Mingxiao Li ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Zhixin Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation System ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Comprehensive Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Third Party Logistics ◽  
Comprehensive Service ◽  
Service Capability ◽  
Capability Evaluation

To solve the problem of third-party logistics (3PL) evaluation and selection, a hybrid method with AHP and gray theory is proposed. First, the literature review about the 3PL evaluation method and technology is introduced. Furthermore, TPL comprehensive service capability evaluation system is established from aspects of service, time, cost and enterprise qualification. Besides, a comprehensive evaluation model process with gray entropy and AHP is introduced. Finally, a detailed evaluation process of 3PL supplier service capability in F company is introduced by an example, and the results show that the evaluation method in the paper is helpful to choose the TPL for logistics outsourcing.

Evaluation Model to Exterior Wall Assemblies

2014 ◽  
Vol 1065-1069 ◽  
pp. 1626-1633
Author(s):  
Xiang Lei Hu ◽  
Sheng Cai Li ◽  
Hong Liang Yan ◽  
Gang Meng
Keyword(s):  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Value Engineering ◽  
Exterior Wall ◽  
Analytic Hierarchy ◽  
Qualitative And Quantitative ◽  
Quantitative Analyses ◽  
Code Changes ◽  
Wall Construction ◽  
Hierarchy Process

The Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) method presented in this paper is used to analyze three representative exterior wall assemblies from the perspective of manufacturers, designers, and consumers. Considering technical, economic, social, and environmental factors, a model and subsequent indicators were developed for qualitative and quantitative analyses. The approach discussed in this paper originated as a response to recent building code changes in China, and the need for value-engineers to better understand a set of newly developed wall construction assemblies in a way that minimizes subjective errors in the value-engineering evaluation process.

scholarly journals Computer-Aided Color Aesthetic Evaluation Method Based on the Combination of Form and Color

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenke Kang ◽  
Shengfeng Qin ◽  
Quan Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Field Theory ◽  
Evaluation Method ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Calculation Algorithm ◽  
Topological Graph ◽  
Aesthetic Evaluation ◽  
New Form ◽  
Color Field ◽  
Spencer Model

This paper presents a new method of color aesthetic evaluation based on the combination of form and color. According to the human visual physiological and psychological characteristics, this paper first proposes a new form-color field theory for the coupled form-color aesthetic evaluation based on the psychophysical field theory and the Moon and Spencer model. Second, it builds a coupled form-color topological graph for describing their interaction and develops a strength calculation algorithm for color harmony based on the new form-color field theory. Finally, it develops an aesthetic measure evaluation model for coupled form-color fields to evaluate the new theory. The experiment results show that the new coupled form-color aesthetic evaluation method is useful and can be integrated into an intelligent evaluation process for color design scheme.

A new supplier performance evaluation model

Kybernetes ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
He‐Yau Kang ◽  
Amy H.I. Lee
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
Integrated Circuit ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Pairwise Comparison ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Supplier Evaluation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Supplier Performance ◽  
Performance Evaluation Model ◽  
Proposed Model

PurposeMost industries have become increasingly competitive nowadays, and a good supply chain relationship is essential for a company to survive and to acquire reasonable profit. Therefore, supplier selection is very important. The purpose of this paper is to propose a novel model for evaluating the performance of suppliers.Design/methodology/approachA supplier performance evaluation model based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and data envelopment analysis (DEA) is constructed. DEA is applied first to evaluate quantitative factors, and the results are transformed into pairwise comparison values for AHP analysis. Qualitative factors are also evaluated through AHP analysis, and a final ranking of suppliers can be obtained by combining the quantitative and qualitative results.FindingsThe proposed model can be applied to evaluate and select the most appropriate integrated circuit packaging company for outsourcing. With the incorporation of experts' opinions and the consideration of qualitative and quantitative factors, the model can provide a both subjective and objective supplier performance ranking.Practical implicationsThe proposed model can be tailored and applied to supplier evaluation and selection in other industries.Originality/valueAlthough many models are available for supplier evaluation, this paper considers both the subjective and objective performance characteristics simultaneously in the evaluation process.

Method of Parallel System Performance Evaluation Based on Multi-Level Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation Model

2011 ◽  
Vol 301-303 ◽  
pp. 1202-1207
Author(s):  
Xue Mei Hou ◽  
Lei Yu ◽  
Zhi Bo Li ◽  
Zhu Ping Du ◽  
Bai You Lian
Keyword(s):  
Performance Evaluation ◽  
System Performance ◽  
Hot Spot ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Parallel System ◽  
Fuzzy Synthetic Evaluation ◽  
Multi Level ◽  
System Performance Evaluation ◽  
Synthetic Evaluation

Nowadays, the parallel system performance evaluation is the hot spot topic. It’s helpful to improve the parallel system performance to establish a scientific evaluation model. In this paper, using of analytic hierarchy process and the fuzzy mathematics theory, the multi-level fuzzy synthetic evaluation model is established, the performance index system is defined and the parallel system performance evaluation process is realized.

Disassembly Analysis Based on Entropy and Extension Theory

2012 ◽  
Vol 569 ◽  
pp. 472-476
Author(s):  
Na Zhao ◽  
Rui Mu ◽  
Wei Huang ◽  
Wen Guang Lin
Keyword(s):  
Product Design ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Extension Theory ◽  
Weight Matrix ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Matter Element Analysis ◽  
Element Matrix ◽  
Index Weight

In view of the fuzziness and uncertainty characteristics of the index and evaluation incompatibility in the disassembly evaluation process, the disassembly evaluation model of fuzzy matter-element analysis based on entropy was proposed. Firstly, the fuzzy matter-element matrix and weight matrix was established, based on the analysis of the factors having influences on disassemblability. Then the dependent degree of each scheme was calculated to rank disassemblability of the product design schemes. Additionally, the index weight was determined by the method of entropy, which can effectively avoid interference of subjective factors in the process of weight determination. Finally, an example of disassemblability evaluation was given to show the effectiveness of the method.

scholarly journals A Model for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Educational Leadership: The Case of Greece

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 70
Author(s):  
Andreas Dimopoulos
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Leadership Effectiveness ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Educational Leaders ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Evaluation Tool ◽  
Local Society ◽  
The Impact

Educational leadership has been studied in depth so far worldwide. However, to our knowledge, there is a broad scope for further research in terms of measuring educational leadership effectiveness. Many attempts throw the years were undergone in Greece in order to establish an evaluation process for educational leadership, many reactions raised, continuous changes have occurred and the issue remains timeless. This study aims to introduce a model of assessing the outcomes of educational leadership considering the most important stake holders that affect. These stake holders according to literature review in broader categories are the academic staff, school community, students, local society, and administrative personnel. Educational leader’s effectiveness can be also assessed against their academic and operational duty results such as the implementation of national educational policy, administrative tasks and relative operational outcomes in budgeting, handling and overcoming managerial obstacles, meeting the legislation standards. The purpose of this research is to design a comprehensive, applicable and holistic evaluation model for assessing educational leadership based on the results on the above criteria. For this purpose an extensive relative literature review in educational leadership studies has been conducted in order to explore in depth the most significant recipients that educational leadership influence and affect direct or indirect respectively. The core idea is that the most influenced recipients by educational leadership could be the most appropriate evaluators for the results of it. Thus has been designed a model based on the most significant stake holders who affected by educational leaders, complimented with a questionnaire as evaluation tool, which is structured with particular questions for each broad category of stake holders. In this study a relative literature review, and a draft of a pilot evaluation model in assessing educational leadership presenting, while the ultimate target is in a following study the evaluation model to be implemented in real sample of participants in order to present the impact of educational leadership effectiveness with respect to subordinates of academic, managerial staff and students of an educational organization.It is of a great importance to have an evaluation model for assessing the educational leadership effectiveness for all levels of education such as primary, secondary and higher education. Educational leaders affect many recipients such as students, faculty members, academics and community. Hence, a broader evaluation model should involve assessment criteria from all these stake holders due to the fact that educational leadership has a great direct or indirect influence in several micro and macroeconomic critical results, such as students achievements, learning outcomes, school climate, local society bonds, teachers behaviours, ethics, culture, civilization, and eventually national economy competiveness. A transparent evaluation model of school leaders could provide better understanding of the job left to be done for every educational leader, to recognise competences, to disclose weaknesses in order to work on them, to facilitate criteria for improvement, overcome obstacles and eventually to promote and improve educational efficiency.

scholarly journals Foresight evaluation: lessons from project management

foresight ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 75-91 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ekaterina A. Makarova ◽  
Anna Sokolova
Keyword(s):  
Project Management ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Evaluation Model ◽  
Methodological Approach ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Project Evaluation ◽  
Evaluation Framework ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Evaluation Procedures

Purpose – The aim of this paper is to identify ways for improvement of the foresight evaluation framework on the basis of analysis and systematisation of accumulated experience in the field of project management. Design/methodology/approach – The paper is based on a detailed literature review devoted to an evaluation of foresight and traditional projects. The approaches to project evaluation in the field of project management were investigated, and the main steps of traditional project evaluation process were determined. The most commonly applied steps of foresight evaluation were identified by the analysis of recent foresight evaluation projects. The comparison of evaluation frameworks for foresight projects and traditional projects allows to provide recommendations for foresight evaluation framework improvement. Findings – The paper identifies several lessons for foresight evaluation from project management. The elements which can enrich foresight evaluation framework are the following: the development of an evaluation model; the extensive use of quantitative methods; the elaboration of evaluation scales; the inclusion of economic indicators into evaluation; and the provision of more openness and transparency for evaluation results. Originality/value – Given the importance of foresight evaluation procedures and the lack of a commonly applied methodological approach, the value of this paper consists in identifying a foresight evaluation framework and enriching it with elements of project management.

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