scholarly journals Study case on navy cadets’ crew profile in regard of diversity management onboard training ships

2019 ◽  
Vol XXII (2) ◽  
pp. 101-109
Author(s):  
Popa C.
Keyword(s):  
Gender Issue ◽  
Diversity Management ◽  
Military Students ◽  
Naval Academy ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Management Performance ◽  
Specific Questionnaire ◽  
Crew Management ◽  
Study Case ◽  
And Performance

The diversity management and the gender issue specifically, have become important variables of the crew management performance onboard the ship, including in Navy structures. The present study is focused on determining the influence of gender issue against the crew climate and performance onboard Navy ship, applied on cadetship programmes. The authors have developed a specific questionnaire within MENTORESS program (financed by Erasmus+, KA2 action), in joint with the project partners from Piri Reis University, Polish Naval Academy and Bulgarian Naval Academy. Consequently, the questionnaire has been applied on Mircea cel Batran Naval Academy’s cadets (3rd and 4th year of study), alongside the training voyages onboard Navy ships. The results were collected and processed accordingly, several conclusions being drawn in regard of cadets’ perceptions related to gender issue. The major scope was to seek particular reflections on gender issue, in order to determine curriculum gaps and further improvement in education programs for military students in regard of diversity management and leadership adjustment.

scholarly journals MANAGING THE FORMATION OF NAVAL PENTATLON TEAM OF THE “MIRCEA CEL BĂTRÂN” NAVAL ACADEMY

2020 ◽  
pp. 533-542
Keyword(s):  
Motor Skills ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Performance Criterion ◽  
Training System ◽  
Military Students ◽  
Naval Academy ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Military Institution ◽  
The Military ◽  
Selection Of

The research addresses the selection process for the naval pentathlon team of the Naval Academy. Hypothesis: The motor performance criterion in the selection of athletes is not enough, and the performance in training and competitions can be improved if athletes’ attitude towards and motivation for performance are added to the selection. Subjects: The basis for selecting the research subjects were military students who had already passed a first stage of selection when being admitted to the military institution. Methods: Bibliographical study, pedagogical observation, experiment, questionnaire survey, mathematical and statistical method, graphical method. The first stage was oriented towards the selection of a group of 30 subjects (out of 200) using psychomotor performance as a criterion, and the second stage was focused on selecting the representative team of the Naval Academy by means of two opinion questionnaires meant to reveal the subjects’ attitude towards and motivation for performance and competition. Results: We identified the group of 15 athletes who met the conditions of having good motor skills and an optimal attitude towards the preparation for performance within a rigorously planned training system, with coaching sessions designed to facilitate the maximisation of their performance. Conclusion: The selection process will be oriented towards the subjects with specific motor skills in swimming, running and utilitarian routes, but also with real potential for training – improvement of these skills and development of good exercise capacity, all this facilitated by a proper attitude and motivation.

Wrench capabilities of planar parallel manipulators. Part I: Wrench polytopes and performance indices

Robotica ◽  
2008 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 791-802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Flavio Firmani ◽  
Alp Zibil ◽  
Scott B. Nokleby ◽  
Ron P. Podhorodeski
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
Joint Space ◽  
Linear Mapping ◽  
Redundant Manipulators ◽  
Task Space ◽  
Performance Indices ◽  
Study Case ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Planar Parallel Manipulators

SUMMARYThis paper is organized in two parts. In Part I, the wrench polytope concept is presented and wrench performance indices are introduced for planar parallel manipulators (PPMs). In Part II, the concept of wrench capabilities is extended to redundant manipulators and the wrench workspace of different PPMs is analyzed. The end-effector of a PPM is subject to the interaction of forces and moments. Wrench capabilities represent the maximum forces and moments that can be applied or sustained by the manipulator. The wrench capabilities of PPMs are determined by a linear mapping of the actuator output capabilities from the joint space to the task space. The analysis is based upon properly adjusting the actuator outputs to their extreme capabilities. The linear mapping results in a wrench polytope. It is shown that for non-redundant PPMs, one actuator output capability constrains the maximum wrench that can be applied (or sustained) with a plane in the wrench space yielding a facet of the polytope. Herein, the determination of wrench performance indices is presented without the expensive task of generating polytopes. Six study cases are presented and performance indices are derived for each study case.

Reconnecting Dance and Physical Education through Dance Science

2022 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Melonie B. Murray ◽  
Steven Ross Murray
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
International Association ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
Dance Training ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The 1960S ◽  
Performance Projects

This article traces the development of dance as an academic discipline from its infancy in physical education programs to its present state, noting the significance of the burgeoning field of dance science and how it is a catalyst for the reconnecting of dance to physical education. The academic discipline of dance originated in the early 20th century in American academe, particularly in women’s physical education programs. By the 1920s, dance emerged as a discrete discipline with Margaret H’Doubler’s founding of the first baccalaureate degree in dance at the University of Wisconsin. By the 1960s, the academic discipline of dance had shifted from its original mission of movement education for everyone to focus more on professional dance training for highly skilled performers. This philosophical shift saw many dance programs move from homes in physical education to the fine arts. During this time, dance also saw an increasing disciplinary emphasis on choreographic and performance projects, a trend still evident today. Dance science began to develop as an academic field in the early 1980s, and shortly after publications and conferences in the area were born. The professional association the International Association for Dance Medicine and Science was founded in 1990. With dance science’s emergence, dance and physical education began to realign, albeit often in departments of kinesiology. Today, with the development of dance science as a burgeoning field, dance and kinesiology are coming full circle, rejoining through their historical roots.

Investigating Web 2.0 Application Impacts on Knowledge Workers’ Decisions and Performance

2012 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haya Ajjan ◽  
Richard Hartshorne ◽  
Scott Buechler
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Web 2.0 ◽  
Positive Impact ◽  
Knowledge Workers ◽  
Internal Communication ◽  
Management Performance ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Continuous Use ◽  
The Impact

Web 2.0 applications (such as blogs, wikis, and group messaging) have been widely adopted by organizations to enhance the effectiveness of internal communication and improve knowledge management within the organization. However, predictors that impact Web 2.0 continuous use within the organization and knowledge management performance have been neither well defined nor well understood in academia and practice. This paper empirically investigates the impact of hedonic and utilitarian performance on continual usage intention of Web 2.0 applications within the organization, and then examines continuance use decision impact on knowledge management performance. The authors’ results are useful in developing guidelines and strategies to increase the likelihood of Web 2.0 continuance use and to improve its positive impact within the organization.

Strategy and performance in cooperative education programs

1990 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 257-270 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul F. Buller ◽  
William A. Stull
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Education ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
And Performance

Education Programs in the Presidential Libraries: A Report from the Field

2006 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 133-142
Author(s):  
LEE ANN POTTER
Keyword(s):  
Cooperative Learning ◽  
Educational Research ◽  
Multiple Intelligences ◽  
Formal Education ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Education Programs ◽  
Educational Methods ◽  
Authentic Assessments ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Significant Effort

Abstract: In recent years, significant effort has been made by the staff of the presidential libraries to develop formal education programs. Many of these programs demonstrate an awareness of educational research into multiple intelligences, and embrace educational methods that include cooperative learning, authentic assessments, and project- and performance-based learning. In addition, the programs draw from both the archival and the museum components of the institutions. But more can be done. Building creative partnerships, clarifying program objectives, harnessing new technologies, and building support for existing efforts will provide exciting opportunities in the coming years for the libraries to better serve a nationwide audience.

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