GOAL: an international project to develop geoethics and its educational potential

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Di Capua ◽  
Silvia Peppoloni
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Research Integrity ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Educational Resources ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
International Partnership ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Educational Potential

<p>“GOAL - Geoethics Outcomes and Awareness Learning” (https://goal-erasmus.eu/) is an international partnership project aimed to develop the potential of geoethics with the aim of improving its concepts and practices through an innovative and creative approach. The members of the different partner countries (Portugal, Austria, Italy, Israel, Spain, Lithuania) are working bringing together their expertise in overlapping disciplinary areas and intellectual synergies to develop an articulated approach and contribute to an advancement of the geoethical thinking. In particular the project integrates researchers and practitioners with skills in geoscience education, geological heritage, georisks, environmental sciences, theoretical aspects of geoethics and information and communication technologies in education.</p><p>The project "GOAL" aims to develop a geoethics syllabus and to offer suggestions on educational resources to be used in Higher Education, in order to promote awareness-raising on ethical and social implications of geoscience knowledge, education, research, practice and communication, thus enhancing the quality and relevance of students’ knowledge, skills and competencies. The creation of this international network and subsequently the syllabus and other educational resources will develop operational capacities for strengthening the conceptual substratum of geoethics.</p><p>The Italian team has contributed to frame geoethics from a theoretical point of view, by introducing definitions, values and contents. It has also clarified some concepts of utmost importance in geoethics, like that of responsibility, intellectual freedom, research integrity, , prevention, sustainability, resilience, etc. Moreover, some specific issues have been addressed, such as the difference between ethical issues and ethical dilemmas, as well as the necessity to reach a reasonable alignment of values when dealing with geological activities that may have an impact on environment and population. Finally, through the use of videos, some important connections that link geoethics to several geosciences issues have been explained, such as georisks and georesources management.</p><p>The target group of GOAL project is formed mainly by Higher Education students, professors and researchers. Practitioners in the field like, for example, “geoheritage site” guides and secondary teachers, are also groups of interest for the project activities.</p>

scholarly journals FEATURES OF DEVELOPMENT OF CADET’S ACADEMIC COMPETENCE IN THE PROCESS OF TRAINING IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS

2021 ◽  
pp. 153-157
Author(s):  
A.S. Andrianova ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Academic Competence ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Internal Affairs ◽  
The Republic

The academic competence of cadets is the basis for the formation of professional and social-personal competence of a specialist. Academic competence is a set of skills to independently obtain, process and apply knowledge in the field of jurisprudence, as well as to study and explain from a theoretical point of view the phenomena associated with the implementation of law enforcement. The specifics of training in higher education institutions of the Ministry of Internal Affairs predetermines the need for a systematic organization of activities to develop the academic competence of cadets. The article describes the stages of designing the educational process, taking into account the stages of professionalization of cadets in the learning process.

A Statically Balanced Gough/Stewart-Type Platform: Conception, Design, and Simulation

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Marco Carricato ◽  
Clément Gosselin
Keyword(s):  
Sufficient Conditions ◽  
Parallel Manipulators ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Constant Force ◽  
Parallel Mechanisms ◽  
End Effector ◽  
Neutral Equilibrium ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Elastic Elements

Gravity compensation of spatial parallel manipulators is a relatively recent topic of investigation. Perfect balancing has been accomplished, so far, only for parallel mechanisms in which the weight of the moving platform is sustained by legs comprising purely rotational joints. Indeed, balancing of parallel mechanisms with translational actuators, which are among the most common ones, has been traditionally thought possible only by resorting to additional legs containing no prismatic joints between the base and the end-effector. This paper presents the conceptual and mechanical designs of a balanced Gough/Stewart-type manipulator, in which the weight of the platform is entirely sustained by the legs comprising the extensible jacks. By the integrated action of both elastic elements and counterweights, each leg is statically balanced and it generates, at its tip, a constant force contributing to maintaining the end-effector in equilibrium in any admissible configuration. If no elastic elements are used, the resulting manipulator is balanced with respect to the shaking force too. The performance of a study prototype is simulated via a model in both static and dynamic conditions, in order to prove the feasibility of the proposed design. The effects of imperfect balancing, due to the difference between the payload inertial characteristics and the theoretical/nominal ones, are investigated. Under a theoretical point of view, formal and novel derivations are provided of the necessary and sufficient conditions allowing (i) a body arbitrarily rotating in space to rest in neutral equilibrium under the action of general constant-force generators, (ii) a body pivoting about a universal joint and acted upon by a number of zero-free-length springs to exhibit constant potential energy, and (iii) a leg of a Gough/Stewart-type manipulator to operate as a constant-force generator.

scholarly journals Strategic Costing Models as Strategic Management Accounting Techniques at Private Universities in Riau, Indonesia

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 274
Author(s):  
Evi Marlina ◽  
Hendri Ali Ardi ◽  
Siti Samsiah ◽  
Kirmizi Ritonga ◽  
Amris Rusli Tanjung
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Strategic Management ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Value Chain ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Activity Based Costing ◽  
Education Organization ◽  
And Performance

As a strategic management in accounting, strategic coasting has attracted the practioners and scholars because the significant influences to comptetitive advantage and organizational performance. This study is aim to explore integrated strategic costing model as an effort to improve competitive advantage and performance of higher education institution. This study also provide the guideline for effectively and efficiently of cost control. A specific strategic costing –activity based costing, value chain costing, quality costing, lifecycle costing and target costing- was elaborated through literature review form each attributes simultaneously and according to comprehensive model that integrated each of principles. The study concluded the scheme is compatible and complete each other according to theoretical point of view due to the integrated implementation of the principles and attributes contribute to organization performance improve. We also argue that the scheme is contribute to distribution of strategic costing attribute and exploitation of organization resources. A new management system proposing to the incorporation of strategic costing attributes into the management of higher education organization resources, and some recommendations for practical use are presented.

Sequential decisions in the control of a space-ship (finite fuel)

1967 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 584-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Bather ◽  
Herman Chernoff
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Policy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Control Procedure ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Final Approach ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Miss Distance ◽  
Quadratic Case

This paper is a sequel to [1] and considers a more realistic formulation of the same question: that of finding an optimal policy for controlling the path of a space-ship as it moves towards its target. The difference here is that we no longer suppose there is an infinite quantity of fuel, always available at a fixed price, for modifying the current direction of motion. This complicates the problem of reducing the final miss distance, by introducing an extra variable. As before, we shall be particularly concerned to find a control procedure which always minimizes the mean square terminal miss. From the theoretical point of view we are also interested to see whether the techniques used to approximate the optimal policy can be extended, and how far we shall be forced to adopt a new approach. Results are derived which provide bounds on the form of the optimal policy. The derivation depends on a comparison technique whose validity is intuitively obvious, but which is still only a conjecture. However, further confirmation is obtained in the quadratic case from asymptotic expansions giving the form of the solution both when the space-ship is far away from its target and during its final approach.

scholarly journals TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVE ABOUT FACTORS THAT PREVENT SUCCESS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING PROCESS IN HIGHER EDUCATION OF ENGINEERING IN BRAZIL

2016 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 61-70
Author(s):  
Gláucia Nolasco de Almeida Mello
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Dropout Rate ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
High Dropout Rate ◽  
Research Problems ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Education Courses

The last fifteen years, in Brazil, the number of engineering freshmen had a huge increased and, although the number of graduated also had increased over the same period, the percentage of engineering freshmen are by far higher than engineers graduated. In this context, there is a clear evidence of the high dropout rate in higher education courses of engineering in Brazil. Once most of developed researches about engineering courses dropout in Brazil are focused in the students and institutions point of view about factors that affect dropout rate, in this research it was investigated the professors perspective to answer the three questions: (1) What are the main factors which prevent success in teaching and learning process identified by professors of engineering during the classes? (2) How can professors to improve the teaching and learning process in higher education courses of engineering in Brazil? (3) How can Higher Education Institutions (HEI) support the professors? The research data were collected through team activities developed with 134 professors of higher education courses of engineering. This research reveals that the most important factors that affect negatively the teaching and learning process are related to inadequate high school preparation and behaviour of students. Main suggestions of professors for improving the teaching and learning process and also students' motivation are related to pedagogical aspects such as: use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) as support of classes and implementation of professor and student support programs with significant participation of HEI. Key words: qualitative research, problems in engineering education, professor's perspective, higher education of engineering in Brazil.

scholarly journals INFLUENCE OF ELECTRONIC PARTICIPATION ON SUSTAINABLE GOVERNANCE OF COUNTRY

2021 ◽  
pp. 136-139
Author(s):  
Olha Afonina ◽  
Vitalii Seryohin
Keyword(s):  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Communication Technologies ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Political Activity ◽  
Industrial Society ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Political Rights ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
To Come ◽  
Common Understanding

The world community’s shift from an industrial society to an information one has significantly affected all types of citizens’ political activity. More and more such forms are carried out by information and communication technologies and get constitutional and legislative foundations due to their importance for developing e-democracy and ensuring the political rights and freedoms of citizens. It is an important part of constitutional mechanisms for implementation of political rights as a part of e-democracy. The aforementioned issues are relevant not only from a theoretical point of view, but also in the praxeological aspect. To come to a common understanding of how information and communication technologies can positively support democratic processes such as improving government through engaging citizens in decision-making, this essay concerns the topic of influence of electronic participation on sustainable governance of country.

scholarly journals DEVELOPMENT OF SOCIAL CAPITAL BY STRENGTHENING OF DIGITAL COMPETENCES AMONG GROUPS EXPOSED TO SOCIAL EXCLUSION

2018 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 73-87 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paweł Pięta
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Information And Communication Technologies ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Social Life ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
The European Union ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Professional Market ◽  
Digital Exclusion

Competitive advantage in the professional market is shaped by the competences possessed, i.e. skills, qualifications, and permissions. One of the eight types of key competences mentioned in the European Union documents is digital competence.It is a collection of knowledge, skills, and rudiments necessary for both, the purposeful point of view and active participation of a given person in social life. The low level of digital competences possessed is particularly visible among groups at risk of digital exclusion, in particular among people living in rural areas, the elderly and people with low education. The difference between people who have access to a computer and the Internet and people who do not have the possibility to use these devices is affected by the dynamic development of information and communication technologies. Digital exclusion is not only the lack of access to the appropriate infrastructure but also the lack of computer and Internet skills. In order to counteract the exclusion of these groups, activities aimed at developing social capital by strengthening digital competences play an important role.

scholarly journals SHELL WORDS IN ANATOMY A CONTRASTIVE STUDY OF BULGARIAN AND ENGLISH ANATOMICAL SYSTEMS

2018 ◽  
Vol 28 (7) ◽  
pp. 2283-2287
Author(s):  
Ivaylo Dagnev ◽  
Mariya Saykova ◽  
Maya Yaneva
Keyword(s):  
Point Of View ◽  
Semantic Features ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Contrastive Study ◽  
Anatomical Terminology ◽  
General Terms ◽  
Reference Potential ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Anatomical Objects ◽  
Shell Nouns

Shell words are a particular category of lexemes that make up an open-ended functionally defined class of abstract nouns having the potential to be as conceptual shells for complex, proposition-like pieces of information. Examples include: “fact”, “case”, “idea”, “problem”, “position”, “cause”, “situation”, “something”, etc. The idea of a particular class of words that group semantic features, but are not related to a referent is also found in many authors. Such words have greater reference potential and thus become useful for naming different referents (onomasiological salience). From a theoretical point of view, the need for a context to determine the meaning of a single lexeme is in fact equivalent to deleting the difference between polysemy and vagueness. Shell nouns are indexical words or "hollow words, envelopes" because their meaning is incomplete; they only point to what can fill the envelope, but still give it some structure. Thus, the meaning associated with these shell units is both context-related and in turn generates a linguistic context. At first glance it seems strange that generalized words such as shells are not hyperonimic, but in connection with the nature of the anatomical terms (physically perceived) it is important to note that it is precisely words from the basic level that are conceptualized as sensory and functional gestalts. The eventual clash between the specificity of the object and the abstract nature of terms causes the conflict in terminology. Once again, the choice of a linguistic rather than a terminological approach to the names of the anatomical objects is argued. The current research assumes that shell function may be applicable to specific nouns, i.e. anatomical terms, the so-called termini generales. In both Bulgarian and English anatomical terminologies, there are about 190 such terms that are head words in anatomical expressions and occur in all parts of anatomy, e.g. terms such as: glava (en – head), greben (en – crest), gynka (en –fold), klon (en – branch), list (en – leaf), plocha (en – plate), sloy (en – layer), tyalo (en – body), vryzka (en – “link”, “connection”), etc. What is special about them is that with their help are formed the names of organs in the different systems. Their semantic value is contextually defined. They "mark” large branches in the anatomical terminology system and are expressions of terminological multiplicity. Obtained through specialization of commonly used nouns, general terms are a manifestation of re-terminologization through metaphorical projection. In our view, termini generales have lost their metaphorical status (if they have one) and some of them serve as shell nouns. We also perform a cross-linguistic Bulgarian – English analysis of shells in both anatomical systems.

scholarly journals Ship waves: The relative efficiency of bow and stern

1935 ◽  
Vol 149 (868) ◽  
pp. 417-426 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Wave Resistance ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
Surrounding Water ◽  
Fluid Friction ◽  
Simple Modification ◽  
Ship Waves ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Asymmetrical Model

It seems fairly certain that one of the main causes of difference between theoretical and experimental results is the neglect of fluid friction in the calculation of ship wave, and further that the influence of fluid friction may be regarded chiefly as one which makes the rear portion of the ship less effective in generating wave than the front portion. The process may be pictured, possibly, in terms of a friction belt or boundary layer whose more important effect is equivalent to smoothing the lines of the model towards the rear. Some calculations were made from this point of view in a previous paper, the purpose then being to show how such an asymmetry, fore and aft, reduced the magnitude of interference effects between how and stern waves. We may also describe the frictional effect as a diminution in the effective relative velocity of the model and the surrounding water as we pass from how to stern. This is not very satisfactory from a theoretical point of view; but, on the other hand, it leads to a comparatively simple modification of expressions for the waves produced by the model. From a formal point of view, we may regard the modification as an empirical introduction of a reducing factor to allow for decrease in efficiency of the element of the ship's surface as we pass from how to stern. There are now available experimental results, for wave profiles as well as for wave resistance, which made it possible to attempt such a comparison. The following work is limited to a few simple cases, and the assumptions are made in as simple a form as possible for the purpose of the calculations; these deal with the wave profile and wave resistance of a model of symmetrical form, and also with the difference between motion how first and motion stern first for a simple asymmetrical model.

Sequential decisions in the control of a space-ship (finite fuel)

1967 ◽  
Vol 4 (03) ◽  
pp. 584-604 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Bather ◽  
Herman Chernoff
Keyword(s):  
Optimal Policy ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Control Procedure ◽  
Theoretical Point ◽  
New Approach ◽  
Final Approach ◽  
The Mean ◽  
The Difference ◽  
Miss Distance ◽  
Quadratic Case

This paper is a sequel to [1] and considers a more realistic formulation of the same question: that of finding an optimal policy for controlling the path of a space-ship as it moves towards its target. The difference here is that we no longer suppose there is an infinite quantity of fuel, always available at a fixed price, for modifying the current direction of motion. This complicates the problem of reducing the final miss distance, by introducing an extra variable. As before, we shall be particularly concerned to find a control procedure which always minimizes the mean square terminal miss. From the theoretical point of view we are also interested to see whether the techniques used to approximate the optimal policy can be extended, and how far we shall be forced to adopt a new approach. Results are derived which provide bounds on the form of the optimal policy. The derivation depends on a comparison technique whose validity is intuitively obvious, but which is still only a conjecture. However, further confirmation is obtained in the quadratic case from asymptotic expansions giving the form of the solution both when the space-ship is far away from its target and during its final approach.

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