Why Quality? Why Value? Is it Information Related to These Aspects?

2014 ◽  
pp. 1-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
George Leal Jamil
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Information Quality ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Conceptual Base ◽  
Initial Approach ◽  
Final Goal ◽  
Quality Value ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Do So ◽  
Changing World

Writing about information quality and value will always be challenging: how does one combine such concepts, so classically applied, debated, defined, and also related to a dynamic, fast-changing world? In this chapter, a first call for the study developed along this book is made. An initial approach about quality, value, and information is conducted in order to show the already defined conceptual bases and the possible relationship among them. Along with this discussion based on traditional approaches, a discussion is introduced motivating the reader to think about how this concept and its relationship perform today. It is the “rethinking” of the conceptual base, which is the final goal of this book that is initially provoked in the present chapter. To do so, first the traditional concept view is approached and some of the criticism and motivations to change its understanding is presented. In the end, with case studies, this new relationship is debated, opening the book development of the desired rethinking process.

scholarly journals A MODEL OF CREATIVE HERITAGE FOR INDUSTRY: DESIGNING NEW RULES WHILE PRESERVING THE PRESENT SYSTEM OF RULES

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 141-150
Author(s):  
Honorine Harlé ◽  
Pascal Le Masson ◽  
Benoit Weil
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Innovation Management ◽  
Present System ◽  
Innovative Capability ◽  
Current Change ◽  
A Site ◽  
Do So

AbstractIn industry, there is at once a strong need for innovation and a need to preserve the existing system of production. Thus, although the literature insists on the necessity of the current change toward Industry 4.0, how to implement it remains problematic because the preservation of the factory is at stake. Moreover, the question of the evolution of the system depends on its innovative capability, but it is difficult to understand how a new rule can be designed and implemented in a factory. This tension between preservation and innovation is often explained in the literature as a process of creative destruction. Looking at the problem from another perspective, this article models the factory as a site of creative heritage, enabling creation within tradition, i.e., creating new rules while preserving the system of rules. Two case studies are presented to illustrate the model. The paper shows that design in the factory relies on the ability to validate solutions. To do so, the design process can explore and give new meaning to the existing rules. The role of innovation management is to choose the degree of revision of the rules and to make it possible.

scholarly journals Towards an enhanced indication of provisioning ecosystem services in agro-ecosystems

2021 ◽  
Vol 193 (S1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Claudia Bethwell ◽  
Benjamin Burkhard ◽  
Katrin Daedlow ◽  
Claudia Sattler ◽  
Moritz Reckling ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Strong Dependence ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Conceptual Base ◽  
Provisioning Ecosystem Services ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
Anthropogenic Contributions

AbstractProvisioning ecosystem services play a vital role in sustaining human well-being. Agro-ecosystems contribute a significant share of these services, besides food and fodder and also fuel and fibre as well as regulating and cultural ecosystem services. Until now, the indication of provisioning ecosystem services of agro-ecosystems has been based almost only on yield numbers of agricultural products. Such an indication is problematic due to several reasons which include a disregard of the role of significant anthropogenic contributions to ecosystem service co-generation, external environmental effects and strong dependence on site conditions. We argue for an enhanced indication of provisioning ecosystem services that considers multiple aspects of their delivery. The conceptual base for such an indication has been made by prior publications which have been reviewed. Relevant points were taken up in this article and condensed into a conceptual model in order to develop a more holistic and expanded set of indictors, which was then exemplarily applied and tested in three case studies in Germany. The case studies represent different natural conditions, and the indicator set application showed that ecosystem services (ES) flow—in terms of output alone—does not characterise agro-ecosystems sufficiently. The proposed aspects of provisioning ecosystem services can give a fuller picture, for example, by input-output relationships, as it is possible by just using single indicators. Uncertainties as well as pros and cons of such an approach are elaborated. Finally, recommendations for an enhanced indication of provisioning ecosystem services in agro-ecosystems that can help to integrate agricultural principles with ideas of sustainability and site-specific land use are derived.

ON THE NEW DIMENSIONS IN THE CONTENT AND TEACHING OF INTERNATIONAL LEGAL AID IN THE CHANGING WORLD

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 265-278
Author(s):  
Marina O. LITS
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Legal Aid ◽  
Master's Programs ◽  
Traditional Concept ◽  
Feature Film ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Criminal Matters ◽  
Inter State ◽  
Changing World

The traditional concept of international legal aid among the judicial authorities of different states in civil and criminal matters has, in a sense, limited the capacity and possibilities to its study. In addition, the need to use information and communication technologies in education during the pandemic is not fully matched by available materials and techniques. This study aims to identify new dimensions in the content and teaching of international legal aid. The subject under consideration may be supplemented by the issues of inter-state legal assistance in administrative matters, interaction between a particular state and the relevant international organization (or inter-state body) in the various forms of international legal assistance. This article focuses on a number of educational technologies aimed at forming the necessary competences of the students of legal master’s programs. One of them is to follow a definite algorithm when writing a comment for a judgment with the possibility to monitor and control the results of work through information platforms. Another technology is to adapt the pedagogical method of researching a media text (in this case, a feature film) in a project research seminar on a given topic. Finally, the fresh insight into the possibilities of examining the procedure for the fulfilling of requests for international legal aid by means of videoconferencing is given, since these means are in particular demand under the current circumstances. The results of the study include proposals to change the structure of the discipline and to develop training technologies. New dimensions in the content and teaching of international legal aid are aimed at improving the results of master’s studies in the changing world and will undoubtedly contribute to the development of quality legal education.

Coupling Geographic Information System (GIS) and Multi-Criteria Analysis (MCA) for Modelling the Ecological Continuum in Participative Territorial Planning

2012 ◽  
pp. 167-189
Author(s):  
Mireille Batton-Hubert ◽  
Marie Bonnevialle ◽  
Thierry Joliveau ◽  
Pierre-Olivier Mazagol ◽  
Frédéric Paran
Keyword(s):  
Information System ◽  
Geographic Information System ◽  
Geographic Information ◽  
Local Administration ◽  
Initial Approach ◽  
Territorial Planning ◽  
Final Goal ◽  
Multi Criteria Analysis ◽  
Research Experiment

This paper presents a research experiment that started in 2007 on the French “blue and green infrastructures”. At the prompting of a French local administration, this experiment takes into account ecological stakes and involves actors in territorial planning at a metropolitan scale. Founded on previous works, the goal of the approach builds a participative workshop based on GIS and MCA coupling in order to think collectively and better understand the initial foundation of the method, the problems and proposed solutions, and the theoretical and the practical prerequisites. The final goal suggests methodological solutions to facilitate its generalization and its diffusion. The objectives are: (1) to analyse as objectively as possible the initial approach, methodological and technical choices, constraints, limits, and potential improvements; (2) to take into account questioning about the participative workshop conception and functioning; (3) to test new methodological proposals.

Introduction

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-30
Author(s):  
M.I. Franklin
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Advanced Level ◽  
Music Journalism ◽  
Music And Politics ◽  
Music Making ◽  
Musical Knowledge ◽  
Do So

This chapter presents the disciplinary debates and terms of reference informing this exploration of music making in which sampling practices play a fundamental role. It maps out the theoretical and methodological terrain that informs the “close listening” approach to analyzing these works in light of a burgeoning interest from across the spectrum of academic research and music journalism in the interrelationship between music and politics—however these two domains may be defined. Developing earlier work addressing debates about when, and how music and politics may mutually inform one another, this chapter presents the socio-musicological and interdisciplinary approach to examining how this relationship “sounds” in five case studies. The objective is to provide a more refined conceptual lexicon and analytical framework so that reader-listeners can listen to, and so “hear” the respective ‘musicking politics” at stake in each case, and do so in ways that go beyond focusing on lyrical content alone or requiring an advanced level of musical knowledge. This opening chapter and the conclusion (Chapter 7) work together in either direction.

On the Teaching of Music

2019 ◽  
pp. 9-26
Author(s):  
Rena Upitis
Keyword(s):  
System Development ◽  
Learning To Teach ◽  
Symbol System ◽  
Approaches To Teaching ◽  
Human Figure ◽  
Teaching Music ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
Do So

The chapter opens with a broad introduction to the ways music is important throughout our lives and then addresses the crux of the issue: teachers often wish to approach music more creatively but feel that they lack the expertise to do so. This leads to a discussion of the limitations of traditional approaches to teaching music and a description of the overall tone of the book—namely, one that combines anecdote and example and does not shy away from describing the struggles that are an inevitable part of learning to teach in new ways. Children’s notations, produced when they create their own music, are introduced and then contextualized developmentally by juxtaposing music notations with other forms of symbol-system development (e.g., drawing the human figure). The chapter invites teachers to enjoy children’s musical offerings by viewing these works as the magical, funny, ingenious, and treasured gems that they are.

Conservation Canines

Animal Labour ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 65-88
Author(s):  
Renée D’Souza ◽  
Alice Hovorka ◽  
Lee Niel
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Control Agency ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Moral Issues ◽  
Work Lives ◽  
Good For ◽  
Environmental Work ◽  
Do So

For centuries, dogs have played a key role in the lives of humans both as companions as well as working animals. In recent years, the value of dogs in environmental work has been documented in the literature—namely their ability to detect targets more efficiently than humans and equipment. However, the environmental work dogs perform in Canada has been largely understudied in terms of both the specific tasks they are responsible for, as well as their welfare within these roles. This chapter addresses those gaps through an exploration of whether conservation canines could be an example of a humane job—one that is good for people, animals, and the environment. To do so this chapter explores tangible and moral issues related to dogs’ enjoyment of and suffering within conservation work, highlighting the complexity of dogs’ work-lives related to issues of freedom and consent. Findings are presented from two main case studies: Alberta and Ontario. An ethogram was used to assess dog welfare, while semi-structured interviews and participant observations revealed further insights into dogs’ work and work-lives. Ultimately, this chapter offers a discussion regarding how the study’s findings might inform assessment of humane jobs and work-lives, offering enjoyment, control, agency, respect, and recognition for dogs in this sector and for possibilities of fostering interspecies solidarity in other areas.

Rooted Men

2019 ◽  
pp. 159-176
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Sallaz
Keyword(s):  
Labor Force ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Call Center ◽  
English Language ◽  
The Philippines ◽  
Language Fluency ◽  
English Language Fluency ◽  
Do So ◽  
Male Workers

Straight Filipino men are underrepresented (at approximately 15%) in the call center labor force. Gendered norms about Filipino masculinity, this chapter argues, have established English-language fluency as a feminine, or even gay, trait. “Real men,” so to speak, work with their hands and bodies rather than with their voices. Still, many Filipino men do pursue and obtain call center jobs. They do so as means by which to establish roots in the Philippines rather than migrate abroad. To work in the industry, however, straight men must be able to deflect various challenges to their masculinity. Case studies of male workers are used to illustrate this dynamic.

scholarly journals Policy for the Support of Creative Economy

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-12
Author(s):  
Jozef Tvrdoň ◽  
Eva Belvončíková
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Property ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Intellectual Property Rights ◽  
Regional Policy ◽  
Creative Economy ◽  
Policy Tools ◽  
Development Policies ◽  
Policy Level ◽  
Traditional Approaches ◽  
The Eu

Creative economy has become an important part of the development policies for more than a decade. Traditional approaches and tools of regional policy have not sufficiently operated in the creative economy framework. The paper presents the first insight of authors an this topic. The first part is focused on creative economy as a policy object in theory and in the EU policy level. It is followed by examples from two countries oriented on SMEs policy tools and on institutional framework. On a basis of the case studies the paper also looks at policy tools and their status in Slovakia. The final part contains proposals for policy tools in two areas - tools oriented on small and medium sized enterprises support and tools for creation of a specific creative economy development conditions (regulatory framework, supporting institutions and intellectual property rights area).

The Monologic Imagination

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Papua New Guinea ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Mikhail Bakhtin ◽  
New Guinea ◽  
The United States ◽  
Political Design ◽  
Do So

The pioneering and hugely influential work of Mikhail Bakhtin has led scholars in recent decades to see all discourse and social life as inherently “dialogical.” No speaker speaks alone because our words are always partly shaped by our interactions with others, past and future. Moreover, we never fashion ourselves entirely by ourselves but always do so in concert with others. Bakhtin thus decisively reshaped modern understandings of language and subjectivity. And yet, the contributors to this volume argue that something is potentially overlooked with too close a focus on dialogism: many speakers, especially in charged political and religious contexts, work energetically at crafting monologues, single-voiced statements to which the only expected response is agreement or faithful replication. Drawing on ethnographic case studies from the United States, Iran, Cuba, Indonesia, Algeria, and Papua New Guinea, the authors argue that a focus on “the monologic imagination” gives us new insights into languages’ political design and religious force, and deepens our understandings of the necessary interplay between monological and dialogical tendencies.

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