scholarly journals Belbin’s team roles and their performance in road design courses: a study with undergraduate and postgraduates students

2021 ◽  
Vol 42 (01) ◽  
pp. 176-188
Author(s):  
Yasmay D. GARCIA-RAMIREZ ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Road Design ◽  
Consistent Relationship ◽  
The Relationship

This article analyzes the relationship between the Belbin’s team roles and their performance in road design courses. Data were collected from four Civil Engineering groups (undergraduate and postgraduates students) divided into 25 teams. As a result, a consistent relationship was not found between the team balance and its performance in all teams. However, the three most influential roles in performance were identified, but this was only relevant to postgraduate students.

RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN LMX AND SUBORDINATES' FEEDBACK-SEEKING BEHAVIORS

2007 ◽  
Vol 35 (5) ◽  
pp. 659-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hye Eun Lee ◽  
Hee Sun Park ◽  
Tai Sik Lee ◽  
Dong Wook Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Social Cost ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Source Credibility ◽  
Third Party ◽  
Leader Member Exchange ◽  
Feedback Seeking ◽  
Party Strategies ◽  
Member Exchange ◽  
The Relationship

Relationships among subordinates' feedback-seeking strategy preferences, Leader-Member Exchange (LMX), social cost, and source credibility were examined. Employees (N = 134) of civil engineering companies in South Korea completed a questionnaire. Findings showed that LMX quality, social cost, and source credibility either independently or jointly influenced subordinates' feedback-seeking strategy preferences. LMX was positively related to preference for using direct strategies, but not significantly related to preferences for using indirect strategies and for using third-party strategies. As moderators, increases in social cost and source credibility were associated with changes in the relationship between LMX and preference for third-party strategies. More detailed explanations and implications of these findings are discussed.

scholarly journals Narcissism as a “Light” Trait in the Dark Triad

2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 65-80
Author(s):  
Yu.V. Krasavtseva ◽  
T.V. Kornilova
Keyword(s):  
Fluid Intelligence ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Verbal Intelligence ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Dirty Dozen ◽  
Tolerance Of Uncertainty ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Light Side ◽  
The Relationship

Narcissism may be seen as the most controversial trait of the Dark Triad, character¬ized by both negative and positive aspects. This study tested the hypotheses regarding the relationship between narcissism and intelligence, tolerance for uncertainty, and the Big Five traits. The sample included two groups of participants: 1) middle managers (N=62, Mage = 37.60, SD = 8.84); 2) undergraduate and postgraduate students (N=1187, Mage = 22.37, SD = 4.44). The Dark Triad traits were measured using the Dirty Dozen questionnaire. The following measures were used: 2 subtests for fluid intelligence from the International Cognitive Ability Resource (ICAR) and 2 subscales for verbal intelligence from the Rapid Online Assessment Deployment System (ROADS); New Questionnaire for Tolerance of Uncertainty; and the Ten Item Personality Inventory (TIPI). For students, a relationship between narcissism was established with the following variables: verbal intelligence (p<0.05); tolerance to uncertainty (p <0.05) and interpersonal intolerance (p<0.01). For managers, narcissism was also linked to tolerance to uncertainty (p<0.05). Positive correlations between narcissism, extroversion, and openness to experience and a negative relationship with emotional stability were established among students. It is concluded that the relationship between narcissism, verbal intelligence, and tolerance for uncertainty reflects the “light” side of narcissism.

Supervision of Research at Makerere University

2015 ◽  
pp. 263-280
Author(s):  
Peter Neema-Abooki ◽  
Irene Bisirikirwa
Keyword(s):  
College Of Education ◽  
Research Projects ◽  
Interview Schedule ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Makerere University ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

This chapter envisions research as a formal and supportive process whose success depends upon the commitment of and the relationship of trust between both the supervisor and the supervisee. Hypothesising that supervision should ensure that the research project be completed within the specified time, it accordingly seeks to find out the relationship underlying supervision and completion of research projects among the postgraduate students in the College of Education and External Studies at Makerere University. A close-ended questionnaire and an interview schedule were used. The findings revealed that about 33% of the students completed their research beyond two years of the stipulated time. The chapter concluded that students that are better supervised tend to complete their research within the stipulated time. Recommendation was for the supervisors to exercise more availability and dedicated support to the supervisee; adding that the supervision-partnership should be respected by both the supervisor and the supervisee.

scholarly journals Graphic programming by elements of nonstandard structural forms

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 ◽  
pp. 00024
Author(s):  
Vsevolod Chugreyev ◽  
Vadim Kaikov ◽  
Tatiana Kapitonova
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Production ◽  
Practical Problem ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Computer Programs ◽  
Model Parameterization ◽  
Building Modeling ◽  
Training Courses ◽  
The Relationship

The article describes one of the variants for solving the actual practical problem on information building modeling with application of several computer programs. The authors showed the relationship between graphic programming and model parameterization using specifications. The main purpose of the work was to show the algorithm for designing an architectural and construction object from the choice of the conceptual form to obtaining the information required for the industrial production of parts. The authors note the importance of studying similar problems in the framework of training courses of architecture and civil engineering universities.

Galvanised Sheets as Building Material

2014 ◽  
Vol 1020 ◽  
pp. 15-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janina Adamus ◽  
Monika Gierzyńska-Dolna ◽  
Wilhelm Gorecki ◽  
Piotr Lacki
Keyword(s):  
Corrosion Resistance ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Zinc Coating ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Forming Process ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Steel Sheets ◽  
Steel Base ◽  
Structural Parts ◽  
The Relationship

Civil engineering uses steel as one of the basic structural materials. Sheets play an important role among the steel products. Although steel sheets are relatively cheap and have good mechanical and technological properties, low resistance against corrosion poses a fundamental weakness. A solution to this problem is the use of galvanised or organic-coated steel sheets. Galvanising can be carried out by hot dipping (single structural parts) or continuous galvanising: electrolytic and hot-dip galvanising (sheets and strips or long products, such as: wires or pipes).In the paper steel sheets used in the civil engineering as structural parts or wall and roof cladding are discussed. A special attention is paid to corrosion resistance of the steel sheets. Some results of corrosion tests is presented. The tests were aimed at determination the corrosion resistance of hot-dip and electrolytic galvanised sheets. The influence of the galvanising technology and the relationship between the degree of material deformation and susceptibility to corrosion are given. Coating thickness and kind of the applied galvanising technology is pointed as the key factors affecting the corrosion resistance of galvanised sheets. It is highlighted that during the forming process of galvanised sheets (bending, sheet-metal forming) the zinc coating deforms more than the steel base, so its thickness decreases, and therefore the corrosion resistance of the final product decreases, too.

Equilibrium and incentives for supervisor–postgraduate collaborations: A game-theoretic approach

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (5) ◽  
pp. 1729-1747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qinglong Gou ◽  
Xinyu Wang ◽  
Juzhi Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Educational System ◽  
Collaborative Work ◽  
Game Model ◽  
Theoretic Approach ◽  
Joint Work ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Incentive Strategies ◽  
Game Theoretic ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Game Theoretic Approach

In most universities, supervisors collaborate with their postgraduate students in writing papers. As a consequence, the relationship between supervisors and postgraduates in the collaborative work becomes the most important one among various relationships between them. In this paper, using a game model, we show that in the current educational system of China, there is a dilemma between supervisors and their postgraduates for their collaborative work – in most cases, either the supervisor or the students will not spend any effort in their joint work. After that, we also investigate whether the two common incentive strategies, i.e., (i) incentives to students, and (ii) incentives to faculties, can solve this dilemma. Our results show that a university can solve the problem by either (i) just using strong incentives to postgraduate students, or (ii) by using a combination of a normal incentive to students and a strong incentive to faculties. Also, we find that when the incentives to the students and to the faculties are below a certain level, all incentives will be just in vain – neither can they improve the serious relationship between supervisors and their postgraduates, nor can they improve the paper quality.

scholarly journals EVALUATION OF PEDESTRIAN SAFETY IN FAST DEVELOPING NAGPUR CITY, INDIA

2020 ◽  
pp. 52-60
Author(s):  
Mukesh M S ◽  
Y B Katpatal
Keyword(s):  
Pedestrian Safety ◽  
Primary Objective ◽  
Pedestrian Behavior ◽  
Ring Road ◽  
Road Design ◽  
Transportation Corridor ◽  
High Resolution Satellite Images ◽  
Safety Indices ◽  
Hierarchy Process ◽  
The Relationship

Pedestrian safety has become a major issue in most of the developing countries. Thousands of pedestrians are killed each year but still pedestrian safety remains the most ignored parameter in road design. Even after several studies, pedestrian behavior, which is a complex phenomenon remains poorly understood. Interaction and pedestrian response, especially at the intersections, is a serious concern in road safety. The primary objective of the study is to develop a Pedestrian Safety Index (PSI) by identifying the parameters on which pedestrian safety depends. These parameters have been classified as dependent parameters like pedestrian behavior, street infrastructure, and surrounding environment; and independent parameters like a signal break, crossing location, crossing type and crossing time. Pearson's correlation coefficient and ANOVA Analysis are performed to find the relationship between independent and dependent parameters. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) techniques have been used to prepare the PSI model. The model depicts safety indices at different intersections along the Ring Road which is the major transportation corridor of the city. The data for the analysis was extracted from actual video footages of CCTV installed at the intersections and high-resolution satellite images. The study concludes that the PSI is found to be less at all the intersections along Ring Road and very less in the western segments of the Ring Road Corridor. The values of Pedestrian safety indices are helpful in designing the infrastructure facility at the intersection considering pedestrian safety.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE OF NON-COMPLETION AMONG POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN SELECTED PUBLIC UNIVERSITIES IN KENYA

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sophia Mwende Mugendi ◽  
Eunice Njango Githae
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Attribution Theory ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Pearson Correlation ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Dropping Out ◽  
Group Discussions ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

<p>Non-completion among university students is a common phenomenon in many parts of the world. Many causes of this problem have been advanced and among them are institutional and individual reasons like financial ability, gender and motivation to complete studies. Psychological distress though not investigated thoroughly has been cited as one of the problems leading to non-completion. The study sought to establish the prevalence of non-completion among postgraduate students in selected public universities in Kenya. Weiner Attribution theory (1985) informed the study. The study adopted a correlation research design, and it was conducted in two selected public universities in Uasin Gishu and Nairobi counties targeting a population of 945 postgraduate students. A sample of (N=273) was obtained from the two selected public universities through systematic random sampling. The study used questionnaires, focus group discussions and document analysis in collecting data. Reliability of the questionnaire was established using Split half method from a pilot study conducted in Uasin Gishu County. Statistical package for the social sciences SPSS 23 was also used to analyse the data. Descriptive statistics to analyze demographic data while Pearson correlation was employed to test the relationship between psychological distress and non-completion. Regression analysis was used to clarify the nature of relationship with the variable. Findings indicated an average non-completion rate of 2.5 years with most students citing financial constraints as the primary cause of their non-completion. The study recommended that students who wished to further their studies should first establish a financial channel or safe for the education journey before they registered for their studies. This would ensure that they would avoid dropping out of school due to a lack of school fees. The study further recommended that students should choose a study model that would favour their schedules to ensure that they did not go through a lot of stress trying to accomplish several tasks simultaneously. </p><p> </p><p><strong> Article visualizations:</strong></p><p><img src="/-counters-/edu_01/0972/a.php" alt="Hit counter" /></p>

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