A British and Dutch Caribbean Overseas Territories Training Evaluation Case Study

2016 ◽  
pp. 19-40
Author(s):  
Lennise Baptiste ◽  
Tamarah Moss
Keyword(s):  
Transfer Of Learning ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Workforce Training ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
Evaluation Approach ◽  
Overseas Territories ◽  
Dutch Caribbean

This chapter will focus on the transfer of learning, the third level of the five levels Phillip (1997) model for the evaluation for training. From this impact evaluation, the authors will share the lessons learned from the evaluation of the training component of the multi-site project implemented to strengthen the response of British and Dutch Caribbean overseas territories (OCTs) to the HIV and AIDS epidemic. With a focus on the transfer of learning, this case study brings theory into a real-life application using the Theory of Change evaluation approach and Appreciative Inquiry to examine the impact of the workforce training activities, which were implemented to enhance the prevention efforts to reduce the spread of HIV. Lessons for current and future evaluators are also highlighted.

Development and evaluation of SOA-based AAL services in real-life environments: A case study and lessons learned

2013 ◽  
Vol 82 (11) ◽  
pp. e269-e293 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erlend Stav ◽  
Ståle Walderhaug ◽  
Marius Mikalsen ◽  
Sten Hanke ◽  
Ivan Benc
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Lessons Learned

Creating an Online Image Database

2013 ◽  
pp. 188-204
Author(s):  
Claudia A. Perry ◽  
Walter E. Valero
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Project Planning ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Software Support ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Library And Information Studies ◽  
Information Studies ◽  
Technical Issues ◽  
Queens College

The concept of experiential learning is particularly useful when students are required to create database entries as part of an ongoing, real-life, online experience. A METRO grant in 2005 resulted in an opportunity to use students to create a CONTENTdm database, which, with the continued software support from METRO, has continued and evolved until the present. This case study chapter describes the experience of both faculty and students in the Queens College Graduate School of Library and Information Studies course entitled “Introduction to Digital Imaging.” Sections include a review of related literature, the background, technical issues, and implications for teaching, project procedures and workflow, successes and lessons learned, challenges, next steps, and emerging trends. Of particular interest is the use of out of copyright postcards and the metadata that has resulted from intensive student study and evaluation of the data contained on these cards. Those contemplating a digitization project of their own will be able to learn much about best practices, project planning, management, and the advantages/disadvantages of the CONTENTdm software.

Infrastructure Public Private Partnership Implementation and Risk Management – Lessons from Albanian Approach

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julinda Keçi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Management ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Risk Allocation ◽  
Infrastructure Projects ◽  
Implementation Framework ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Allocation Preferences ◽  
Operation Phase

<p>Public Private Partnerships (PPPs) are being frequently used today to offer large infrastructure projects in the Western Balkan. In a small country like Albania, today there are more than 170 infrastructure PPPs, counted mainly in hydropower and road sector. Their application aims to provide funds to reduce the existing gap between the available budget and public expenses, expand investments in infrastructure as a major drive of economic development, improve the quality of services and the efficiency of project delivery, optimize resource utilization, commercial valuation of public assets and achieve optimal risk allocation.</p><p>The purpose of this paper is to study and review the application of PPPs for large infrastructure projects, highlighting lessons learnt from Albanian approach. The focus will be on implementation framework and risk management. The study uses a combined approach: questionnaire survey- targeting the applied PPPs in Albania- to identify the main risks encountered and their allocation preferences, and case study approach to investigate the phenomena within its real-life context. Three case studies are chosen: Mother Teresa Airport Terminal, as a representative of infrastructure project, in its operation phase; ASHTA HPP, as representative of a PPP in hydro energy, in its operation phase; Devolli HPP, as a hydropower concession, in its construction phase. Observations and documentation review-aimed to identify the phases and procedures, and semi structure interviews- aimed to identify the main risks, their allocation and treatment, are used.</p><p>The findings of the study are organized in three parts: First, the qualitative study identified the mostly used PPPs, their main risks and allocation preferences. Secondly, the case study review and third, lessons learned for future applications, such as the need for lifecycle value for money analysis on procurement methods, unsolicited proposals implications, lack of negotiation phase contractual cost implication, lack of social assessment requirement.</p>

The Zambian HIV Nurse Practitioner Diploma Program: Preliminary Outcomes from First Cohort of Zambian Nurses

2011 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Eleanor D Msidi ◽  
Moses Sinkala ◽  
Amy Bositis ◽  
Thomasine Guberski ◽  
Patrick Katayamoyo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Student Performance ◽  
Nurse Practitioners ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Hiv And Aids ◽  
Aids Epidemic ◽  
One Year ◽  
The One ◽  
Diploma Program

This article describes the implementation and evaluation of a program to prepare HIV Nurse Practitioners in Zambia. Thirty nurses from all nine Zambian provinces participated in this program. Data on a variety of indicators were collected at baseline and throughout the one-year program including student and supervisor assessments, student performance on pre- and post-tests, clinical and case study assessments, documentation of care in patients’ health records, and their performance on final oral and written examinations. Findings indicated that the students were able to achieve the identified competencies and that their supervisors perceived that they would be able to implement their expanded skills to improve care for patients with HIV and AIDS in Zambia. Lessons learned from this initial pilot project will be used to expand the program in order to ensure successful task-shifting to address the critical shortage of health workers in Zambia in the context of the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

scholarly journals Constructivist Stakian Multicase Study: Methodological Issues Encountered in Cross-Cultural Palliative Care Research

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 ◽  
pp. 160940692110150
Author(s):  
David Fearon ◽  
Sean Hughes ◽  
Sarah G. Brearley
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Multiple Perspectives ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Care Research ◽  
Complex Phenomena

Case study research facilitates the in-depth, real-life exploration of complex phenomena from multiple perspectives. It is a well-established approach to deal with the complexities involved in palliative care research. Case studies are not aligned to a single epistemological paradigm but are defined by the identification of the case to be studied. This article examines the methodological issues of carrying out constructivist Stakian multi-case study research. It is based on the lessons learned from our case study exploring the experiences of advanced breast cancer in Mauritania, a resource-limited, Muslim majority context. Stake provides suggestions and boundaries for the case study researcher, but there is no blueprint available for a Stakian multi-case study. The researcher is encouraged to employ their creativity, intuition and ingenuity. We exercised this freedom by incorporating mixed methods of data collection within our constructivist paradigm. We resourcefully revisited the identity of the case and embedded mini-cases, we rejected traditional views of triangulation in favor of crystallization, and we employed assorted approaches to guide and enrich our within- and cross-case analyses to formulate overarching themes and multi-case assertions. Stakian case study should not be limited to constructivist researchers. We encourage any case study researchers to consider this approach, especially those who wish to employ their intuition and ingenuity to understand and describe experiences and phenomena.

scholarly journals Industry 4.0 and the New Simulation Modelling Paradigm

Organizacija ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 50 (3) ◽  
pp. 193-207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blaž Rodič
Keyword(s):  
Industry 4.0 ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Multiple Case Study ◽  
Simulation Modelling ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
New Paradigm ◽  
Scientific Publications ◽  
Case Study Methodology ◽  
Multiple Case

Abstract Background and Purpose: The aim of this paper is to present the influence of Industry 4.0 on the development of the new simulation modelling paradigm, embodied by the Digital Twin concept, and examine the adoption of the new paradigm via a multiple case study involving real-life R&D cases involving academia and industry. Design: We introduce the Industry 4.0 paradigm, presents its background, current state of development and its influence on the development of the simulation modelling paradigm. Further, we present the multiple case study methodology and examine several research and development projects involving automated industrial process modelling, presented in recent scientific publications and conclude with lessons learned. Results: We present the research problems and main results from five individual cases of adoption of the new simulation modelling paradigm. Main lesson learned is that while the new simulation modelling paradigm is being adopted by big companies and SMEs, there are significant differences depending on company size in problems that they face, and the methodologies and technologies they use to overcome the issues. Conclusion: While the examined cases indicate the acceptance of the new simulation modelling paradigm in the industrial and scientific communities, its adoption in academic environment requires close cooperation with industry partners and diversification of knowledge of researchers in order to build integrated, multi-level models of cyber-physical systems. As shown by the presented cases, lack of tools is not a problem, as the current generation of general purpose simulation modelling tools offers adequate integration options.

Alliances Operational Framework, Initiatives and Key Challenges

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-118
Author(s):  
Faheem Bukhari ◽  
Saima Hussain
Keyword(s):  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Credit Card ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Brand Awareness ◽  
Card Domain

Alliances and loyalty programmes play an important role in building brand awareness and increasing customer loyalty. An effective alliance initiative in the credit card domain strengthens the product’s features by offering value to current and potential credit card users. The purpose of this case study is to highlight the holistic alliance roadmap developed by the local bank visa credit card team. The data have been acquired from the field. This real-life example highlights several challenges and raises questions about how to measure success in alliance initiatives and the lessons learned from the experience, especially regarding strategy modification.

scholarly journals Piloting Demand Response in Retailing: Lessons Learned in Real-Life Context

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Siiri Söyrinki ◽  
Eva Heiskanen ◽  
Kaisa Matschoss
Keyword(s):  
Demand Response ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Pilot Project ◽  
Scaling Up ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Grocery Store ◽  
Smart Power ◽  
Refrigeration Equipment ◽  
Market Needs

This article presents a case study on a demand response (DR) pilot project dealing with the application of DR in a grocery store with the utilization of refrigeration equipment as energy storage and photovoltaics (PV) as an energy source. DR has recently gained increased interest due to the growing penetration of intermittent renewable energy requiring flexibility in power consumption. The smart power grid enables the introduction of novel solutions to increase flexibility and the entrance of new actors into the markets. Developing new solutions for the mainstream markets requires experimentation in real-life settings serving the development of technological capabilities, necessary policies and regulation, and user and market needs, as well as adaptation of and to infrastructure and maintenance systems. Our case study on a DR pilot in a grocery store in Northern Finland focuses on how the project contributes to knowledge on the potential for DR and scaling up. It was found that energy efficiency, DR, and self-generated PV power can be aligned and even enhance the potential for DR. While mature technologies exist, applications and installations have not yet been standardized to enable rapid scaling up, and current DR market rules and practices fail to accommodate for small electricity consumers.

scholarly journals The need for preventive and curative services for malaria when the military is deployed in endemic overseas territories: a case study and lessons learned

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sumadhya Deepika Fernando ◽  
Rahuman Booso ◽  
Priyani Dharmawardena ◽  
Arunagirinathan Harintheran ◽  
Kugapiriyan Raviraj ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Overseas Territories ◽  
The Military
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