Leveraging Existing Knowledge to Match Industry Expectations

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-48
Author(s):  
Ilana Lavy
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Real World ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Workplace Environments ◽  
Professional Aspirations

During the last four years, information systems graduates participated in a practicum project during their last study year and took part in various professional activities in the industry in accordance with their professional aspirations and their desired specialty. The main purpose of this project was to reduce the gap between the graduates' acquired academic knowledge and the industry expectations. The aim of this chapter was to reveal the graduates' perceived contributions of the project. For that matter, semi-structured questionnaires and interviews with graduates who participated in the project in the last four years were conducted. The graduates experienced real workplace environments, acquired extended knowledge and skills, built social infrastructure to assist them with future job seeking, and above all gained real-world experience that helps them to build their professional image, and gain confidence in their traits and abilities. In addition, the practicum-based approach was compared with other common approaches used to bridge the gap, and its relative advantages and disadvantages were discussed.

Practicum-Based Approach to Bridge Between Information-Systems Industry Expectations and Graduates Qualifications

2017 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 73-87
Author(s):  
Ilana Lavy
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Real World ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Workplace Environments ◽  
Professional Image ◽  
Professional Aspirations

In this study, a practicum-based approach to bridge the gap between industry expectations and Information Systems graduates skills is presented and discussed. Students participate in the practicum project during their last study year, and take part in various professional activities in the industry in accordance with their professional aspirations and their desired specialty. Semi-structured questionnaires and interviews with students who participated in the project in the last four years were conducted in order to reveal the students' perceived contributions of the project. The students experienced real workplace environments, acquired extended knowledge and skills, built social infrastructure to assist them with future job seeking, and above all gained real world experience that help them to build their professional image, and gain confidence in their traits and abilities. In addition, the practicum-based approach was compared with other common approaches used to bridge the gap, and its relative advantages and disadvantages were discussed.

Practicum-Based Approach to Bridge Between Information-Systems Industry Expectations and Graduates Qualifications

2018 ◽  
pp. 1346-1361
Author(s):  
Ilana Lavy
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Real World ◽  
Social Infrastructure ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Job Seeking ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Workplace Environments ◽  
Professional Image ◽  
Professional Aspirations

In this study, a practicum-based approach to bridge the gap between industry expectations and Information Systems graduates skills is presented and discussed. Students participate in the practicum project during their last study year, and take part in various professional activities in the industry in accordance with their professional aspirations and their desired specialty. Semi-structured questionnaires and interviews with students who participated in the project in the last four years were conducted in order to reveal the students' perceived contributions of the project. The students experienced real workplace environments, acquired extended knowledge and skills, built social infrastructure to assist them with future job seeking, and above all gained real world experience that help them to build their professional image, and gain confidence in their traits and abilities. In addition, the practicum-based approach was compared with other common approaches used to bridge the gap, and its relative advantages and disadvantages were discussed.

scholarly journals A Survey of Marker-Less Tracking and Registration Techniques for Health & Environmental Applications to Augmented Reality and Ubiquitous Geospatial Information Systems

Sensors ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (10) ◽  
pp. 2997 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abolghasem Sadeghi-Niaraki ◽  
Soo-Mi Choi
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Real World ◽  
Spatial Data ◽  
Environmental Applications ◽  
Geospatial Information ◽  
Environmental Application ◽  
The Real ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Geospatial Information Systems

Most existing augmented reality (AR) applications are suitable for cases in which only a small number of real world entities are involved, such as superimposing a character on a single surface. In this case, we only need to calculate pose of the camera relative to that surface. However, when an AR health or environmental application involves a one-to-one relationship between an entity in the real-world and the corresponding object in the computer model (geo-referenced object), we need to estimate the pose of the camera in reference to a common coordinate system for better geo-referenced object registration in the real-world. New innovations in developing cheap sensors, computer vision techniques, machine learning, and computing power have helped to develop applications with more precise matching between a real world and a virtual content. AR Tracking techniques can be divided into two subcategories: marker-based and marker-less approaches. This paper provides a comprehensive overview of marker-less registration and tracking techniques and reviews their most important categories in the context of ubiquitous Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) and AR focusing to health and environmental applications. Basic ideas, advantages, and disadvantages, as well as challenges, are discussed for each subcategory of tracking and registration techniques. We need precise enough virtual models of the environment for both calibrations of tracking and visualization. Ubiquitous GISs can play an important role in developing AR in terms of providing seamless and precise spatial data for outdoor (e.g., environmental applications) and indoor (e.g., health applications) environments.

scholarly journals КОМП’ЮТЕРНЕ ТЕСТУВАННЯ У СИСТЕМІ OPENTEST 2 ЯК ФОРМА ОЦІНЮВАННЯ ЗНАНЬ ТА ВМІНЬ СТУДЕНТІВ СПЕЦІАЛЬНОСТІ «ІНФОРМАЦІЙНА, БІБЛІОТЕЧНА ТА АРХІВНА СПРАВА»

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 138
Author(s):  
Mykhailo A. Kyrylov ◽  
Tetiana M. Trofimuk-Kyrylova ◽  
Svitlana V. Chybyrak
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Academic Discipline ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Student Survey ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Modular Control ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Special Training ◽  
Computer Testing

This article deals with modern approaches to the interpretation of definitions of ‘test’ and ‘testing’. The methodical aspects of tests’ making questions for modern testing systems are considered and the requirements for their compilation are described. Various types of test tasks are given, which are used in the educational process for conducting current and final control of knowledge and skills of the students of specialty “Information, library and archival case”. An example of the possibilities of the OpenTEST 2 system for analyzing test tasks is given in this article. The dynamics of students’ progress from the academic discipline of special training ‘Information systems, banks and databases’ is shown during the conduct of modular control in the form of computer testing. The results of the student survey on the advantages and disadvantages of computer testing are analyzed.

Towards a Standard for a Reliable Execution Environment for Security Protocols

2016 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 78
Author(s):  
Mahalingam Ramkumar
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Full Advantage ◽  
Real World ◽  
Security Protocols ◽  
Low Complexity ◽  
High Integrity ◽  
Execution Environment ◽  
World Information ◽  
Digital Assets ◽  
Attack Models

Approaches for securing digital assets of information systems can be classified as active approaches based on attack models, and passive approaches based on system-models. Passive approaches are inherently superior to active ones. However, taking full advantage of passive approaches calls for a rigorous standard for a low-complexity-high-integrity execution environment for security protocols. We sketch broad outlines of mirror network (MN) modules, as a candidate for such a standard. Their utility in assuring real-world information systems is illustrated with examples.

System of records management in the ystem of records management in the professional activity of heads of nursing rofessional activity of heads of nursing services ervices

2020 ◽  
pp. 35-38
Author(s):  
S. Arkhipova
Keyword(s):  
Professional Activity ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Nursing Services ◽  
Level Of Knowledge

The purpose of the study was to determine the level of knowledge and skills in the processing of documents accompanying the professional activities of heads of nursing services.

Recent Advances in Reinforcement Learning for Traffic Signal Control

2021 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 12-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Wei ◽  
Guanjie Zheng ◽  
Vikash Gayah ◽  
Zhenhui Li
Keyword(s):  
Reinforcement Learning ◽  
Real World ◽  
Intelligent Transportation Systems ◽  
Transportation Systems ◽  
Traffic Signal ◽  
Signal Control ◽  
Traffic Signal Control ◽  
Control Methods ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Recent Advances

Traffic signal control is an important and challenging real-world problem that has recently received a large amount of interest from both transportation and computer science communities. In this survey, we focus on investigating the recent advances in using reinforcement learning (RL) techniques to solve the traffic signal control problem. We classify the known approaches based on the RL techniques they use and provide a review of existing models with analysis on their advantages and disadvantages. Moreover, we give an overview of the simulation environments and experimental settings that have been developed to evaluate the traffic signal control methods. Finally, we explore future directions in the area of RLbased traffic signal control methods. We hope this survey could provide insights to researchers dealing with real-world applications in intelligent transportation systems

Indigenous Undergraduates’ Use of Supplementary Tutors: Developing Academic Capabilities for Success in Higher Education Studies

2018 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-128
Author(s):  
Martin Nakata ◽  
Vicky Nakata ◽  
Andrew Day ◽  
Gregory Martin ◽  
Michael Peachey
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Indigenous Students ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Success In Higher Education ◽  
Hidden Knowledge

This article presents an analysis of statements from Indigenous students in an Australian university that describe how they use supplementary tutors. The analysis provides some evidence that students use tutors for much more than the prescribed remedial purpose to assist with gaps in assumed academic knowledge and skills to prevent subject failures. Students also use tutors to access hidden knowledge and develop capabilities that assist their progress from dependence on assistance to independence in learning. Our analysis has implications for the conceptualisation and management of supplementary tutoring for Indigenous students.

SOME ASPECTS OF MODELING THE COMMUNICATIVE CONSTITUENT OF COMPETENCE OF AN ENGINEER

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 18-22
Author(s):  
Rudnytska N. А. ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineer ◽  
Professional Knowledge ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Effective Communication ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Standard Language ◽  
Communicative Skills ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Ethical Basis

The article explores the basic professional communicative knowledge, skills that mechanical engineers must have; in this article we give their definitions in the process of fulfilling professional duties, give a description of the profession mechanical engineer considering business communication. The article defines a professional program as information about a complex of general and special professional knowledge and skills necessary for a specialist to ensure effective communication as a component of his professional activity. In the article we define the following basic criteria for the professional ability of a mechanical engineer: mastery of a sufficient supply of communicative skills and experience, knowledge of the basics of a communicative culture that facilitate communication and help to establish proper relationships for the sake of high one's achievements in a specific professional field.in their future professional activities, mechanical engineers must demonstrate the ability to negotiate, reach out to the audience, build relationships with colleagues on an ethical basis, resort to non-standard language forms, ensure cooperation in the group, as well as ability to avoid conflicts and respond promptly to the interlocutor’s comments in professional communicative situations, anticipate the development of the conversation and the interlocutor’s reaction, create and maintain a friendly communicative atmosphere for success in cooperation.

Developing marketing curriculum to make students workforce ready

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Diane Edmondson ◽  
Lucy Matthews
Keyword(s):  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Experiential Learning Theory ◽  
Workforce Readiness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Approach To Learning ◽  
Self Reflection ◽  
Academic Knowledge ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Quantitative Results ◽  
Reflective Prompts

PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to investigate how to overcome the dilemma of the lack of student workforce readiness upon graduation. Based on experiential learning theory, the authors propose an innovative three-step approach to marketing curriculum to help address this dilemma.Design/methodology/approachThis study examines both quantitative and qualitative data. First, quantitative results were obtained from 5,222 end-of-course surveys of students taking an experiential learning course at a southeastern United States public university. Results were also obtained from 111 end-of-course surveys of students taking experiential learning courses in marketing. Second, qualitative results were obtained through a critical review of self-reflection assignments from over 1,000 students taking a variety of experiential learning marketing courses.FindingsThe authors identify a three-step process that can be used to develop curriculum that will better prepare students for entering the workforce. The advantages and disadvantages associated with this type of curriculum are also discussed. The outcomes indicate that an entire curriculum focused on experiential learning, self-reflection and ePortfolios will allow students to not only be better prepared for the workforce but also will help them be better communicators on what they have learned.Originality/valueIn this paper, the authors contribute to the literature by providing a curriculum-based approach to learning in order to minimize the gap between academic knowledge and workforce preparedness. Sample course projects, reflective prompts and grading rubrics are provided to aid others in the implementation of this type of curriculum.

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