scholarly journals Assessment of Students’ Benefits Resulting from their Participation in an Innovative Project: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol XXIV (Special Issue 4) ◽  
pp. 40-51
Author(s):  
Joanna Kurowska-Pysz ◽  
Michał Szyszka
Keyword(s):  
Innovative Project

scholarly journals Next generation Open Access analytics: A case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Tim Lloyd ◽  
Sara Rouhi
Keyword(s):  
Open Access ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Critical Component ◽  
Diverse Range ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Industry Standard ◽  
External Stakeholders

A critical component in the development of sustainable funding models for Open Access (OA) is the ability to communicate impact in ways that are meaningful to a diverse range of internal and external stakeholders, including institutional partners, funders, and authors. While traditional paywall publishers can take advantage of industry standard COUNTER reports to communicate usage to subscribing libraries, no similar standard exists for OA content. Instead, many organizations are stuck with proxy metrics like sessions and page views that struggle to discriminate between robotic access and genuine engagement. This paper presents the results of an innovative project that builds on existing COUNTER metrics to develop more flexible reporting. Reporting goals include surfacing third party engagement with OA content, the use of graphical report formats to improve accessibility, the ability to assemble custom data dashboards, and configurations that support the variant needs of diverse stakeholders. We’ll be sharing our understanding of who the stakeholders are, their differing needs for analytics, feedback on the reports shared, lessons learned, and areas for future research in this evolving area.

scholarly journals Introducing undergraduate students to reverse genetics in the laboratory: a case study of a project-oriented learning (POL) system in Taishan Medical University, China

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lijuan Yu ◽  
Henglong Zhang ◽  
Jing Zhai
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Reverse Genetics ◽  
Ministry Of Education ◽  
Entrepreneurship Training ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Hands On ◽  
Medical University ◽  
Academy Of Sciences

AbstractBiochemistry and molecular biology have become increasingly reliant on experimental experience, because they are difficult subjects to understand from a theoretical approach. The Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program was established by the China Ministry of Education to foster the scientific interests and experiences of undergraduate students. Here, we reported on an innovative project-oriented learning (POL) system directed by Taishan Medical University (Named Shandong First Medical University & Shandong Academy of Sciences since February 2019) China, which fused innovative project with biochemical course concepts. This study takes reverse genetics, which is considered to be difficult to understand through course-only learning, as an example. To help undergraduate students understand the principle of reverse genetics, the project involved producing hepatitis C virus in vitro. Furthermore, to give them a comprehensive scientific experience based on their knowledge from textbook, extensive mentorship was provided through the project, including theoretical guidance and technical support for experiments. Assessment showed a comprehensive improvement after participating in these programs. In conclusion, this POL system was a good model that enabled undergraduates to learn more during courses. It also provided a chance to experience hands-on sciences, which might motivate them to pursue a career in science.

scholarly journals Learning 2.0 in Knowledge Economy: A Case Study of a Pilot Project in Zambia

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Juseuk Kim
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Developing Countries ◽  
Knowledge Economy ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
National Development ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
African Higher Education ◽  
Key Factor

This paper explores how Learning 2.0 in a knowledge economy can promote African higher education. It uses a case study of the pilot project in Zambia. The paper begins by showing that Learning 2.0 used in a knowledge economy is changing the nature of learning and providing new possibilities for learning. As higher education is a key factor for national development in knowledge economy, this is important for Africa. But Africa has few resources to expand quality tertiary education. An innovative project in Zambia uses Learning 2.0 to overcome some of these challenges and deliver quality higher education. The article shows how the project works and discusses some of the remaining challenges. In conclusion, the concept of the project presents that elements of the learning 2.0 in the knowledge economy can help to spread the higher education in developing countries.

scholarly journals The Limitations on the Use of the IMO CSS Code in Project Cargo—Case Study: Grillage Design for the Sea Transport of Gas Slug Catchers

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 123-141
Author(s):  
José Manuel Pérez-Canosa ◽  
Santiago Iglesias-Baniela ◽  
Alsira Salgado-Don
Keyword(s):  
At Risk ◽  
International Maritime Organization ◽  
Support Surface ◽  
Sea Transport ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Footprint Area ◽  
Safe Condition ◽  
Destination Port

Heavy cargo units with a relatively reduced footprint area require a support surface large enough to transfer the forces onto the largest possible surface and/or the main stiffening (longitudinal and transverse) in order to not collapse or overstress the ship’s structure and, consequently, put the ship, the cargo, and the crew at risk. For that reason, it is necessary to project stowage and securing systems (including bedding design) to ensure that, by applying the principles of good seamanship and securing practices, the shipment is maintained in a safe condition throughout the trip until destination port arrival. Despite the increase in project cargo shipments in recent years, in many cases, International Maritime Organization (IMO) regulations are followed by default. The main purpose of this paper, thus, is to highlight certain shipments for which IMO guidelines should be taken into account in future revisions. This is done through what was considered innovative project cargo on a particular ship due to its special characteristics. To this end, because of limitations found in the IMO CSS Code regarding acceleration and force calculations, it was necessary to resort to the internationally accepted guidelines of one of the strictest classification societies.

Adventures with Lex: The gamification of research?

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 229-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Barwick ◽  
Dawn Watkins ◽  
Elee Kirk ◽  
Effie Law
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Game Design ◽  
Participatory Design ◽  
Academic Community ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Design Elements ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Research Context ◽  
Wide Range

There is a wide range of interest in gamification – with game design elements being used in an increasing number of non-game contexts. Yet, despite these developments, there has been little interest from the academic community in the potential opportunities that gamification presents in the research context. Law in Children’s Lives is an innovative project that has explored the use of a specially designed tablet-based game, Adventures with Lex, as a data collection tool. The game, developed using participatory design techniques, has been used as a means to investigate children’s perceptions of the law in their everyday lives. This article presents a case study of the processes and challenges involved in the development of the game which leads to a discussion of the implications of this study for the wider use of game-based research.

scholarly journals Creating and Implementing a Biodiversity Recording App for Teaching and Research in Environmental Studies

2015 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth White ◽  
Liam Basford ◽  
Stephen Birch ◽  
Alison Black ◽  
Alastair Culham ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Environmental Studies ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
University Campus ◽  
Teaching And Research ◽  
Innovative Project

This case study reports on the development of a bespoke mobile recording app for collating records of biodiversity sightings on a University campus. This innovative project was achieved through a multi-disciplinary partnership of staff and students. It is hoped that the app itself will benefit lecturers by streamlining data collection during teaching and learning activities, whilst engaging students and highlighting the wealth of diversity available on campus

Volunteer to Work (V2W) scheme

2014 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Japleen Kaur
Keyword(s):  
Return To Work ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Personal Narrative ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Innovative Project ◽  
Social And Emotional ◽  
Paid Employment ◽  
The Social

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to describe the Volunteer to Work scheme running as part of a return to work pathway. Design/methodology/approach – Illustrative account of the origin, structure and processes involved. Findings – Personal narrative accounts by current volunteers evidence the social and emotional benefits of volunteering. Of the 237 people who have engaged as volunteers, 27 are now in paid employment. Originality/value – A case study of one innovative project which has the capacity to grow and to be transferred to other organisations.

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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