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Hu, Jiming, and Yin Zhang. "Measuring the interdisciplinarity of Big Data research: a longitudinal study." Online Information Review 42, no. 5 (September 10, 2018): 681–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/oir-12-2016-0361.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to measure the degree of interdisciplinary collaboration in Big Data research based on the co-occurrences of subject categories using Stirling’s diversity index and specialization index. Design/methodology/approach Interdisciplinarity was measured utilizing the descriptive statistics of disciplines, network indicators showing relationships between disciplines and within individual disciplines, interdisciplinary communities, Stirling’s diversity index and specialization index, and a strategic diagram revealing the development status and trends of discipline communities. Findings Comprehensively considering all results, the degree of interdisciplinarity of Big Data research is increasing over time, particularly, after 2013. There is a high level of interdisciplinarity in Big Data research involving a large number of disciplines, but it is unbalanced in distribution. The interdisciplinary collaborations are not intensive on the whole; most disciplines are aggregated into a few distinct communities with computer science, business and economics, mathematics, and biotechnology and applied microbiology as the core. Four major discipline communities in Big Data research represent different directions with different development statuses and trends. Community 1, with computer science as the core, is the most mature and central to the whole interdisciplinary network. Accounting for all network indicators, computer science, engineering, business and economics, social sciences, and mathematics are the most important disciplines in Big Data research. Originality/value This study deepens our understanding of the degree and trend of interdisciplinary collaboration in Big Data research through a longitudinal study and quantitative measures based on two indexes. It has practical implications to study and reveal the interdisciplinary phenomenon and characteristics of related developments of a specific research area, or to conduct comparative studies between different research areas.
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Bernroider, Edward WN, Alan Pilkington, and José-Rodrigo Córdoba. "Research in Information Systems: A Study of Diversity and Inter-Disciplinary Discourse in the AIS Basket Journals between 1995 and 2011." Journal of Information Technology 28, no. 1 (March 2013): 74–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1057/jit.2013.5.
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The paper investigates how Information Systems (IS) has emerged as the product of interdisciplinary discourses. The research aim in this study is to better understand diversity in IS research, and the extent to which the diversity of discourse expanded and contracted from 1995 to 2011. Methodologically, we apply a combined citations/co-citations analysis based on the eight Association for Information Systems basket journals and the 22 subject-field classification framework provided by the Association of Business Schools. Our findings suggest that IS is in a state of continuous interaction and competition with other disciplines. General Management was reduced from a dominant position as a reference discipline in IS at the expense of a growing variety of other discourses including Business Strategy, Marketing, and Ethics and Governance, among others. Over time, IS as a field moved from the periphery to a central position during its discursive formation. This supports the notion of IS as a fluid discipline dynamically embracing a diverse range of adjacent reference disciplines, while keeping a degree of continuing interaction with them. Understanding where IS is currently at allows us to better understand and propose fruitful avenues for its development in both academia and practice.
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Maltsev, D. V., E. M. Genson, and D. S. Repetskiy. "Electronic Study Guides for Applied Bachelor’s Degree Programs." Vysshee Obrazovanie v Rossii = Higher Education in Russia 28, no. 4 (April 21, 2019): 134–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.31992/0869-3617-2019-28-4-134-141.
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The development of electronic study guides (ESG) for Bachelor’s disciplines enables to reduce procurement costs for print library collections. Posting of ESGs on the University Internet resources will provide their accessibility and usability, so the subject is topical. The article analyzes the experience of developing electronic study guides for the disciplines of basic professional bachelor’s degree programs in various universities and reviews the literature on this subject. The main features that distinguish ESG from paper teaching materials are the following: multimedia presentation of information, interactivity, dynamic content. In addition, remote interaction between a teacher and students in forums or video conferences is possible, depending on the format of the ESG. Furthermore, ESG allows one to remotely monitor the completeness and timeliness of the study of certain topics of the discipline, unlike other types of educational and methodological support. The implementation of the ESG makes it possible to maintain control in two forms: internal and external. There are also such criteria for assessing the quality of ESG as: proportion in ensuring the total volume of discipline, proportion in ensuring the self-directed student work, quality of design, the effectiveness of multimedia, adaptability, level of remote access. The result of the analysis was the development of requirements for the ESG design for the discipline «Structure and calculation of engines». This discipline includes the basics of structure and calculation elements and systems of internal combustion engines and the processes occurring in them. In Perm National Research Polytechnic University, according to the curriculum, the discipline is studied for 2 semesters; the labor intensity is 7 credits. Classroom lessons consist of lectures, laboratory and practical classes, additionally, coursework was provided. The difficulty of organizing and maintaining a laboratory in working condition is due to high labor and material costs for fuels and lubricants, electricity, forced-air ventilation, maintenance and repair of internal combustion engines, etc. In this regard, it is relevant to use simulation methods and create virtual laboratory benches to determine the characteristics of the internal combustion engine. These benches may be considered as an alternative to field experiments and stands. As a result of the generalization experience, it was possible to draw up general requirements to the structure and content of the ESG and to provide recommendations on the development of ESGs taking into account the specifics of applied bachelor’s programs.
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Amjad, Tehmina, and Ayesha Ali. "Uncovering diffusion trends in computer science and physics publications." Library Hi Tech 37, no. 4 (November 18, 2019): 794–810. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lht-07-2018-0097.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to trace the knowledge diffusion patterns between the publications of top journals of computer science and physics to uncover the knowledge diffusion trends. Design/methodology/approach The degree of information flow between the disciplines is a measure of entropy and received citations. The entropy gives the uncertainty in the citation distribution of a journal; the more a journal is involved in spreading information or affected by other journals, its entropy increases. The citations from outside category give the degree of inter-disciplinarity index as the percentage of references made to papers of another discipline. In this study, the topic-related diffusion across computer science and physics scholarly communication network is studied to examine how the same research topic is studied and shared across disciplines. Findings For three indicators, Shannon entropy, citations outside category (COC) and research keywords, a global view of information flow at the journal level between both disciplines is obtained. It is observed that computer science mostly cites knowledge published in physics journals as compared to physics journals that cite knowledge within the field. Originality/value To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first study that traces knowledge diffusion trends between computer science and physics publications at journal level using entropy, COC and research keywords.
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Ortiz-Repiso, Virginia, Jane Greenberg, and Javier Calzada-Prado. "A cross-institutional analysis of data-related curricula in information science programmes: A focused look at the iSchools." Journal of Information Science 44, no. 6 (January 8, 2018): 768–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0165551517748149.
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Our rapidly growing, data-driven culture is motivating curriculum change in nearly every discipline, not the least of which is information science. This article explores this change specifically within the iSchool community, in which information science is a major unifying discipline. A cross-institutional analysis of data-related curricula was conducted across 65 iSchools. Results show that a majority of iSchools examined (37 out of 65, 56.9%) currently offer some form of data-related education, particularly at the master’s level, and that approximately 15% of their formal degree offerings have a data focus. Overall, iSchools have a greater emphasis on data science and big data analytics, with only a few programmes providing focused curricula in the area of digital curation. Recommendations are made for iSchools to leverage the interdisciplinary nature of information science, publish curricula and track graduate success so that iSchools may excel in educating information professionals in the data area. Future data education in iSchools may benefit from further interdisciplinary data education, including data curation curricula.
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Verma, Surabhi. "Mapping the Intellectual Structure of the Big Data Research in the IS Discipline." Information Resources Management Journal 31, no. 1 (January 2018): 21–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/irmj.2018010102.
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Big data (BD) is one of the emerging topics in the field of information systems. This article utilized citation and co-citation analysis to explore research articles in the field of BD to examine the scientific development in the area. The research data was retrieved from the WOS database from the period between 2005 and June 2016, which consists of 366 articles. In the citation analysis, this article relies on the degree centrality and betweenness centrality for identifying 38 important papers in BD. In the co-citation analysis, a principal component factor analysis of the co-citation matrix is employed for identifying six major research themes: foundations, BD applications, techniques and technologies, challenges, adoption and impacts and literature review. This literature review is one of the first studies to examine the knowledge structure of BD research in the information systems discipline by using evidence-based analysis methods. Recommendations for future research directions in BD are provided based on the analysis and results of this study.
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Boldyreva, Elena. "Approach to automation of workshop design processes based on opinions of employers." Vestnik of Astrakhan State Technical University. Series: Management, computer science and informatics 2020, no. 1 (January 27, 2020): 94–104. http://dx.doi.org/10.24143/2072-9502-2020-1-94-104.
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The article presents the results of studying the characteristics of the workshop design process of the actively developing science-intensive areas that have a high degree of variability
of the technologies used and the requirements for the skills of specialists in the industry. The approach to organizing the automated design process for the daily workshops on the basis of expert opinions of the trainees’ employers has been proposed. The approach implements the model of pedagogical design ADDIE at the stages of analysis and design and involves four stages: calculating the degree of trust in experts, selecting learning tasks for the discipline, developing the structure of the workshop taking into account the relevance of each learning task of the discipline for a particular training profile, and calculating the complexity and assessments (points) tasks for each profile. According to the introduced rule of assessment, calculation of weight coefficients for each of the learning tasks and the rule of ranking the selected tasks are arranged in the optimal order for studying, and an individual learning path for each professional profile is formed. The methods and algorithms described can be used to develop information systems for designing a workshop.
A software package for instrumental and information support has been developed. It implements all the calculation and ranking functions and appears a system for the workshop automated design. Using this system and the proposed approach, the structure and the list of learning tasks of the workshop on the discipline “Embedded Systems” are formed. The proposed solutions allow an iterative assessment of the relevance of learning tasks of the discipline taking into account the expert opinions of potential employers and improve the real model of training specialists due to the high practical importance of the workshop and, as a result, to the high motivation of the trainees to obtain professional practical skills that are in demand in the labor market.
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Prudnikov, Vitaliy Anatolievich. "Modern Development Prospects of Programs in Engineering Education inside National University that Use Information and Communication Technologies." International Journal of Engineering Pedagogy (iJEP) 10, no. 3 (May 5, 2020): 64. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijep.v10i3.12619.
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The work is devoted to study of engineering disciplines development associated with use of integrated automated systems in modern engineering industries. The development of such systems combines the preservation of traditional automated types of software with the introduction of new configurations containing information support systems in dedicated and interconnected domains. The interrelation and dependence of such integration systems in technological processes depending on development their degree, availability and openness. Humanitarian organization of their use in modern productions will be discuses also.
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Taranenko, Lubov, Olga Sakova, and Almira Merkulova. "Training in machine-readable cataloguing within the specialization of "Library and information activities" at the Kemerovo State Institute of Culture." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 2 (February 1, 2018): 37–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2018-2-37-47.
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Experience of training in machine-readable cataloguing at the Kemerovo State Institute of Culture is reviewed. Training in machine-readable cataloguing is implemented for specialization “Library information activities” (Chair of Document Communication Technologies). Within the profile of “Information Analysis” and “Technology of Integrated Library Information Systems” training in machine-readable cataloguing is provided within several courses, namely: "Analytic and synthetic information processing", "Library reference and information retrieval apparatus", "Local information needs support and services”, "Integrated library information systems”. Professional competences, knowledge and skills of machine-readable cataloguing required by the Federal State Standard 51.0.3.06 "Library and information activities" and the draft professional standard "Specialist in the sphere of library information activities" are discussed, along with their implementation in the above mentioned disciplines. The methodological support of the disciplines is characterized. The internship in machine-readable cataloging and corresponding certification for acquiring bachelor’s degree are also reviewed. The subject scope of research works in machine-readable cataloging for bachelor’s and master’s degrees is discussed. The authors emphasize that the education process, its theoretical and practical content, benefits from the close collaboration between Kemerovo State Institute of Culture and Siberian libraries, RF major library centers and specialized businesses.
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Frederick, Donna Ellen. "Scientific literacy, librarians and information literacy in the post-truth era." Library Hi Tech News 38, no. 9 (November 23, 2021): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/lhtn-04-2021-111.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to challenge librarians to reconceptualize their professional self-image and practice so that it more closely aligns with the information science discipline that is part of the Masters of Library and Information Science degree. Design/methodology/approach This column is primarily theoretical and philosophical but also draws on the author’s observations of trends and patterns in both librarianship and changes in information needs in recent years. Findings Urgent, high-cost information needs created by COVID-19 and climate change coexist in a reality where technological change has made traditional librarian roles and functions less critical. By developing their information science skills and strengthening their professional identity as information scientists, librarians have the opportunity to address the urgent information needs of the day while remaining highly relevant professionals. Practical implications Librarians will need to strengthen their science-related skills and knowledge and begin to promote themselves as information scientists. Social implications Librarians are in a position to make a meaningful contribution to two of the most pressing challenges of the day, climate change and dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. Originality/value This paper is relevant to all librarians at any stage of their career. It will help them to reflect on both their skillset and career path and to make any needed adjustments so that they can remain relevant in a volatile and demanding information environment.
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Jones, Kyle M. L., and Amy VanScoy. "The syllabus as a student privacy document in an age of learning analytics." Journal of Documentation 75, no. 6 (September 26, 2019): 1333–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-12-2018-0202.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to reveal how instructors discuss student data and information privacy in their syllabi. Design/methodology/approach The authors collected a mixture of publicly accessible and privately disclosed syllabi from 8,302 library and information science (LIS) courses to extract privacy language. Using privacy concepts from the literature and emergent themes, the authors analyzed the corpus. Findings Most syllabi did not mention privacy (98 percent). Privacy tended to be mentioned in the context of digital tools, course communication, policies and assignments. Research limitations/implications The transferability of the findings is limited because they address only one field and professional discipline, LIS, and address syllabi for only online and hybrid courses. Practical implications The findings suggest a need for professional development for instructors related to student data privacy. The discussion provides recommendations for creating educational experiences that support syllabi development and constructive norming opportunities. Social implications Instructors may be making assumptions about the degree of privacy literacy among their students or not value student privacy. Each raises significant concerns if privacy is instrumental to intellectual freedom and processes critical to the educational experience. Originality/value In an age of educational data mining and analytics, this is one of the first studies to consider if and how instructors are addressing student data privacy in their courses, and the study initiates an important conversation for reflecting on privacy values and practices.
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Firth, Lucy A., David J. Mellor, and Peter S. Francis. "The negative impact on nurses of lack of alignment of information systems with public hospital strategic goals." Australian Health Review 32, no. 4 (2008): 733. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/ah080733.
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The objectives of this study were to investigate the degree to which hospital information systems are aligned with hospital strategies and how they impact on nurses. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine hospital staff from a range of disciplines in a large public hospital in Australia. The interviews revealed that the focus of hospital information systems on administration has meant that applications to support the patient?s clinical journey have been deemed unaffordable. A consequence is that the historic use of the nurses? station as a source of verbal information about patients has continued, with negative impacts on nurses? perceived role and status, and the possible exacerbation of the clash between administrative and clinical cultures. We conclude that hospitals need clear strategies, with alignment of information systems. To do otherwise can undermine culture and morale, while disrupting workflows and patients? clinical journeys.
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Savin, V. Y. "Ensuring the security of information systems of organizations and regulating activities in the field of their protection." Informacionno-technologicheskij vestnik, no. 3 (October 30, 2018): 89–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.21499/2409-1650-2018-3-89-98.
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The article describes the fact that in the modern world one of the global problems for companies have become cyberattacks, representing a serious danger to their activities. As the most important directions of solving this problem is called the need for the development and approval of the companies of strategy of protection of information systems, including antivirus software. A great contribution to the solution of this problem was made by the law on combating violations of financial and operational discipline by the heads of companies trading on the stock exchanges, called SOX, adopted in the United States in 2002. Research and practical experience with a large number of projects requiring SOX compliance show that information technology is becoming a priority tool for ensuring the reliability of the internal control system, especially over the preparation of financial statements of organizations. The use of the software quickly recoups the cost of its installation by improving the efficiency of control, while the refusal to automate the processes and procedures of control results in unforeseen costs and risks. Therefore, organizations-participants of foreign economic activity, wishing to comply with the requirements of the SOX law, it is necessary to carry out a preliminary assessment of ensuring a sufficiently high degree of integration of the financial reporting process with the process of its phased control. Integration of financial statements with the internal control system makes it possible to actively display the current state and efficiency of the internal control system in relation to the reporting, creating conditions for monitoring potential risks and analysis of information on financial results, as well as to automate the process of preventing unauthorized records and other deviations. In the light of the considered issue, one of the most important components of the documents attached to the annual financial statements and the recognition of the company's responsibility for the accuracy of its information, is the report on the results of the audit of the effectiveness of internal control over the preparation of reports.
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Vlasov, Dmitriy A. "PrecisionTree tool in future economist's applied mathematical training system." Yaroslavl Pedagogical Bulletin 5, no. 122 (2021): 78–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.20323/1813-145x-2021-5-122-78-87.
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The construction and study of models of economic situations in the form of decision trees is a professionally significant educational topic, which is reflected in the disciplines «Decision Theory», «Game Theory», «Mathematical Foundations of Financial Decisions», etc. Informatization of the educational process based on the new PrecisionTree tool allows not only a complete quantitative analysis of the economic situation under consideration, but also a primary visual analysis of decisions based on the data presented in the MS Excel spreadsheet without involving quantitative characteristics to clarify many possible outcomes and their possible consequences. The article shows how the use of the PrecisionTree tool as part of the teaching of the academic discipline «Theory of Decision Making» at the Institute of Mathematics, Information Systems and Digital Economics in Plekhanov REU allows you to introduce students of an economic undergraduate to new problems of decision theory arising from the professional activities ofreal economic agents (entrepreneurs, manufacturing firms, investors, etc.), mechanisms for choosing the optimal solution and instrumental implementation of the justification of this choice. The identified five methodological features make it possible to fully unleash the research and instrumental potential of the PrecisionTree tool in the practice of training the future economist. In addition, thirteen tools, the possibilities of which are disclosed in this article, allow us to organize the educational and cognitive activities of a student of an economic bachelor's degree in a new way
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S. Mokiy, Vladimir. "International Standard of Transdisciplinary Education and Transdisciplinary Competence." Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline 22 (2019): 073–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4480.
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Aim/Purpose: The year 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of the first official definition of the term “transdisciplinarity.” This paper focuses on a critical analysis of the development of modern transdisciplinarity since its inception. Background: The article presents two main directions for the development of transdisciplinarity. It also shows its identification features, strengths, and weaknesses, as well as the significant role transdisciplinarity plays in science and education. Methodology: The methodology employed in this article is a content analysis of resolutions of international forums as well as articles on transdisciplinarity published from 1970 to 2019. Contribution: For one reason or the other, several of these authors did not quote the opinions of the original authors of transdisciplinarity. The subsequent use of those articles by other authors thus posed some ambiguities about the place and role of transdisciplinarity in science and education. The advent of e-databases has made it possible to access the original forum articles. This further made it possible to refine the original content of the term “transdisciplinarity” and to trace its development without mixing it with vague opinions. Based on these findings, the perception of transdisciplinarity as a marginal trend in science and education could be eliminated. Findings: This paper shows how modern transdisciplinarity is developing into two main directions: transdisciplinarity in science as well as transdisciplinarity in education. These orientations have individual goals and objectives. The transdisciplinarity of scientific research helps to complete the transformation of the potential for interdisciplinary interaction and the integration of disciplines. Whereas, in education, transdisciplinarity (meta-discipline) is about developing an international standard for transdisciplinary education and also describing the content of transdisciplinary competence for students of diverse disciplines at all levels of higher education (bachelor’s, master’s and postgraduate studies). Recommendation for Researchers: Transdisciplinary research involves the interaction of people with disciplinary knowledge plus a degree of scientific outlook. Since disciplinary knowledge domains remain in their disciplinary boxes, it is, therefore, advisable to generalize disciplinary knowledge rather than force them to interact. This is the basis for proposing the systems transdisciplinary approach—which provides a methodology for unifying and generalizing disciplinary knowledge. Future Research: As the research shows, the organizers of modern international forums do not take into account the division of transdisciplinarity development trends. To increase the effectiveness and significance of such forums, it is necessary to return to the practice of organizing special international forums on the transdisciplinarity of science and that of education.
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Pinto, Maria, Cristina Pouliot, and José Antonio Cordón-García. "E-book reading among Spanish university students." Electronic Library 32, no. 4 (July 29, 2014): 473–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/el-05-2012-0048.
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Purpose – This paper aims to show data about Spanish higher-education students’ usage, habits and perceptions regarding reading on new digital media to show the potential future of electronic books (e-books) and reading mobile devices (e-readers, tablets, cell phones, etc) in academia. It explores whether demographics and academic factors might influence e-book reading habits and attitudes and university students’ opinions about e-books vs print books. REWIL 2.0, a purpose-built research tool, was applied to measure students’ opinions about digital reading in different media and formats, considering their academic context, at the confluence of analog and digital materials and learning. Likewise, REWIL 2.0 detects who are e-book readers (eBR) and who are not and produces a statistics indicator to identify five categories of eBRs by their frequency of e-book reading. This research gathered 745 online surveys between April and July 2010 in 15 degree programs at the University of Granada: Spanish philology, English philology, history, mathematics, chemistry, environmental sciences, education, library and information science, law, medicine, biology, dentistry, computer systems, architecture and civil engineering. Design/methodology/approach – This present study is a transversal applied research, where 745 students were surveyed from 15 different academic disciplines offered at the University of Granada (Spain), representing the five main discipline areas. The survey was carried out by means of a structured online survey, with REWIL 2.0 research tool. To ensure internal consistency of correlation between two different survey items designed to measure e-book reading frequency, Pearson’s r reliability test was applied. Likewise, Persons’ chi-squared statistics were applied to test the hypotheses and to detect if significant correlation existed between academic disciplines and e-book reading frequency measured through a Likert scale. Findings – The present research is motivated by our interest in discovering what effect the current technological maelstrom and the rapid growth of new portable digital reading devices in the Spanish university environment are having on students’ lives, and the extent to which students have adopted new reading technologies. Their first aim is to establish who is reading e-books in the University? A second aim is to answer the following question: is the academic discipline a determinant factor in e-book reading habits and students’ attitudes about it? The authors began by considering the following hypotheses: University students’ attitudes to e-book reading and the way they use them will be determined by the scientific discipline they study. Students of humanities, social sciences and law will prefer to read traditional format books (printed paper), while students of experimental sciences, health and technical courses will prefer reading e-books. Students’ preferences will be determined by their previous reading experiences. Originality/value – The main objective of the present study is to learn whether there are any notable differences among university students from distinct disciplines with regard to their attitude and behavior toward e-books. The authors, therefore, set out to identify the segment of the student population that does not read e-books yet (non-eBRs) from those who have already read at least one (eBRs), and within this segment, the readers that have read e-books recently (recent eBRs); find out how frequently university students are reading in different formats (paper and digital), document types (book, written press, etc.) and languages (textual, multimodal, etc.) identify what channels are used to access e-books; find out university students’ opinions on the advantages and disadvantages of reading e-books as compared to traditional print books; and identify the types of improvements or changes to the design–production–distribution–reception chain that students consider might help extend e-book reading.
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Singh, V., F. Welz, and R. H. Weston. "Functional Interaction Management: A Requirement for Software Interoperability." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part B: Journal of Engineering Manufacture 208, no. 4 (November 1994): 289–305. http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/pime_proc_1994_208_090_02.
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There is a much increased demand for a degree of interworking between software packages as it is no longer reasonable to expect a single application to be able to do its job without support or reference to data and events that are handled by other closely related application systems. In practice, it is essential to help ensure and maintain discipline and harmony to enable graceful co-operation among interoperating software components. Functional interaction management is identified as a vital service requirement necessary to help address this issue of software interoperability. Current manufacturing control systems (MCS) exhibit deficiencies and constraints that inhibit or complicate their interaction. This paper reports on ongoing research work where the main thrust is to derive a new generation of reconfigurable and modular forms of MCS, the components of which can ‘functionally interact’ and share common information through accessing distributed data repositories in an efficient, changeable and standardized manner. The emphasis is on: (a) development of an effective framework to manage functional interaction between MCS components, which typically may comprise software packages that facilitate production planning, product design, finite capacity scheduling and cell control; (b) ‘soft’ integration of these MCS components over the CIM-BIOSYS integrating infrastructure.
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Si, Huihui. "Research and Implementation of Chinese Automatic Word Segmentation System Based on Complex Network Features." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2022 (February 9, 2022): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3812643.
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In the field of Chinese information processing, automatic word segmentation is a fundamental concept. Complex networks are widely used in modeling and analysis of complex systems across a wide range of disciplines, prompting an increase in interest in the structure of complex networks and the relationship between structure and function among academics. In contrast to Western countries, while there is a syllabic change in spoken Chinese that has formed a degree of boundary, it appears in writing as continuous Chinese character strings with no obvious word segmentation marks and no morphological segmentation marks. In summary, an in-depth study of network news information processing through complex networks can provide effective means to purify the network environment and reduce massive waste of communication resources and users’ time, which is of significant research importance. The characteristics of complex networks are used to study the Chinese automatic word segmentation system in this paper. A new interdisciplinary subject, complex networks and complex systems, has emerged. Researchers from various disciplines are attempting to study complex systems through the lens of system complexity theory and complex network theory in order to better understand the mechanism of network fault diffusion.
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Díaz, Manuel J., Casimiro Mantell, Ildefonso Caro, Ignacio de Ory, Jezabel Sánchez, and Juan R. Portela. "Creation of Immersive Resources Based on Virtual Reality for Dissemination and Teaching in Chemical Engineering." Education Sciences 12, no. 8 (August 22, 2022): 572. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci12080572.
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Chemical Engineering is a complex discipline that is mainly applied to the industrial context, which makes it difficult to approach real equipment and systems in the classroom to students. Nevertheless, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are particularly useful to encourage active and autonomous learning, normally associated with deeper levels of engagement and understanding of the subjects taught. In this way, several studies have demonstrated that immersion has the potential to increase learning experiences and improve creativity and engagement, Virtual Reality (VR) being a remarkable example. In this context, we created and shared with students two immersive resources based on VR: (a) a laboratory 360° video tour, which was used to disseminate the Chemical Engineering Degree in an Open Door Days organized for high school students; and (b) an experiential learning tool integrated with Moodle, which was available previously to face-to-face practical lessons of the subject Separation Operations. In both cases, the feedback from the participant students was positive. High school students increased their interest in Chemical Engineering Degree after viewing the 360° video, meanwhile undergraduate students found the immersive tool useful in the subsequent performance of real practical activities. From the perspective of professors, creation of these resources required purchase of equipment, time and effort, but they were highly valued as a tool for disseminating and supporting teaching, being an initial starting point for the creation of more enhanced VR-based materials.
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Lopatina, Natalya. "Library and information sciences in 2017–2018: The focuses and findings of theses research." Scientific and Technical Libraries, no. 5 (April 29, 2019): 7–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.33186/1027-3689-2019-5-7-21.
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The author reviews and analyzes theses in the disciplines 05.25.03 – Library science, bibliography and bibliology, and 05.25.05 – Information systems and processes, defended at Moscow State Institute of Culture, Dissertation Committee D 210.010.01 in support of candidature and doctorate for a degree in pedagogy and engineering. The dissertations by A. V. Trusov, E. V. Russkikh, O. O. Kondratenko, K. E. Sokolinsky, D. A. Bashirov, I. A. Vaganova and M. A. Kharintseva are discussed. The bibliographic data, information on supervisors, official opponents and organization, research findings, and issues discussed at a viva voce, are cited for each of the theses.The process of the dissertation discussion by scientific community and the members of the dissertation committee is reviewed. The Dissertation Committee offered several practical applications for the solutions as suggested by the candidates. The prospects for further studies are revealed, prospective scientific problems are set up.The publication activities of the applicants are analyzed; the open sites (conferences, professional forums) where theses findings are tested are defined. The journals interested in the publications of new masters and doctors are named.
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Fázik, Jakub, and Jela Steinerová. "Technologies, knowledge and truth: the three dimensions of information literacy of university students in Slovakia." Journal of Documentation 77, no. 1 (October 20, 2020): 285–303. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jd-05-2020-0086.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to inform on results of the study based on the dissertation project – the study of newcoming university students and their information literacy experience. It describes the three categories of information literacy experience as perceived by these students.Design/methodology/approachThe document is based on a qualitative phenomenographic study of 40 first-year undergraduate students of teacher education programs from five faculties of Comenius University in Bratislava. Data were collected from each participant in two stages by three methods: written statements, drawings and interviews.FindingsThe phenomenographic analysis results in three categories of information literacy: (1) the conception of digital technologies, (2) the conception of knowledge and (3) the conception of truth. The outcome space presented by two alternative models points to a strong interrelation of all three categories. The resulting conceptions point to the diversity of the concept of information literacy in relation to other types of literacies, especially digital, reading and media literacy, as well as to intersections with other scientific disciplines such as psychology, cognitive science or philosophy.Research limitations/implicationsThe most important limits of this qualitative research are the low numbers of participants and the high degree of subjectivity in data evaluation. For this reason, a verification study was carried out one-year later.Originality/valueAlthough phenomenographic studies of information literacy in the educational context are quite common, the third category of this study brings a new contribution to the information literacy theory – the dimension of truth or truthfulness of information.
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Abouhilal, Abdelmoula, Amine Moulay Taj, Naima Taifi, and Abdessamad Malaoui. "Using Online Remote Laboratory in Agriculture Engineering and Electronic Training." International Journal of Online and Biomedical Engineering (iJOE) 15, no. 06 (March 29, 2019): 66. http://dx.doi.org/10.3991/ijoe.v15i06.9699.
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<p class="0abstract">Practical manipulations are a core part of engineering training education systems. Remote labs are a new method used for teaching and practicing experimental manipulation using the performance of information and communication technologies. This paper presents a study of two remote labs architecture using low cost embedded systems that could be addressed to the 3rd year bachelor degree students on renewable energy and others on electronics courses. The first manipulation is based on Arduino microcontroller to monitor an irrigation system powered by photovoltaic panels. In addition, the second manipulation uses a powerful PcDuino, to control remotely a logic electronic experience. A simple interface is developed to allow students and instructors to access to these manipulations. This study is aimed to improve the present education systems in the Moroccan universities by managing the practical manipulation for a large number of students, especially in the open-access faculties. Finally, this architecture can be easily extended to other disciplines and courses.</p>
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Mansour, Mahmoud M., Mona G. Ibrahim, Manabu Fujii, and Mahmoud Nasr. "Recent Applications of Flash Flood Hazard Assessment Techniques: Case Studies from Egypt and Saudi Arabia." Advanced Engineering Forum 47 (August 31, 2022): 101–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/p-03z404.
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Flash floods are severe natural disasters due to their suddenness, frequency, and destruction. Every year, flash floods occur in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, which are located in the heart of the Middle East. Extensive areas in Egypt and Saudi Arabia are covered by mountainous topography. Intense rainfall can generate flash floods with their magnitude dependent on geomorphology and storm characteristics. Flash flood hazard assessment is a feasible way to mitigate potential damage and losses. Illumination, review, and comparison of assessment techniques of flash flood hazards represent an urgent necessity to evaluate advances and challenges in this discipline. Google-scholar and Scopus were used to collect 50 recent scientific papers, most of them published between 2011 and 2021, using the keywords: floods, hazards, assessment, Egypt, Saudi Arabia. Remote Sensing (RS) and Geographic Information systems (GIS) are the cornerstones of these studies, which include the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) and geoprocessing tools. The two items facilitate the calculation of morphometric parameters. Dividing the area and determining the hazard level were the main steps in flash flood hazard assessment. The considered studies relied on varied sets of morphometric parameters that ranged from 3 to 24 morphometric parameters. Area, ruggedness ratio, basin shape index, stream frequency, slope index, and drainage density are the common parameters in the assessment of flash flood hazards. In a flood zone, buildings made from brick have better sustainability in terms of both global warming mitigation and life cycle cost than other materials. Future studies are essential to illustrate the relationships between different morphometric parameters and flash flood hazard degree through field data and define a reliable unified set of morphometric parameters to assess the flash flood hazard degree.
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Zmiivskiy, H., and V. Gorbunov. "Features of the introduction of multimedia technologies in military education." New Collegium 4, no. 106 (November 22, 2021): 36–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.30837/nc.2021.4.36.
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The choice to introduce multimedia technologies into the educational space of the higher military educational institution of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the military educational subdivision of the institution of higher education for the sake of the enhanced efficiency of teaching is substantiated. New opportunities are covered that are opened by the use of multimedia for teaching cadets (students) – to choose an «individual learning path», to effectively organize the educational process, to intensify the learning process, to raise the degree of assimilation of information, to make educational material accessible and the lessons more dynamic and interesting, and to boost interactivity. Among the possible ways of using multimedia technologies to improve the efficiency of military training there are multimedia lectures, multimedia group training, multimedia software systems, electronic multimedia publications, electronic libraries, multimedia distance courses, and the assessment of knowledge, skills and abilities. The examples of the successful use of multimedia technologies for the modernization of military education are given, and the opportunities for the dissemination of this experience are covered.
It is concluded that the systematic and organized use of multimedia technologies in the educational activities of the higher military educational institution of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine and the military educational subdivision of the institution of higher education significantly contributes to an increase in the level of mastery of educational material, but its effectiveness depends on the availability of modern multimedia teaching aids, methodological support of the discipline and an electronic information base for the selection of educational material.
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Fraile-Fernández, Fernando J., Rebeca Martínez-García, and Manuel Castejón-Limas. "Constructionist Learning Tool for Acquiring Skills in Understanding Standardised Engineering Drawings of Mechanical Assemblies in Mobile Devices." Sustainability 13, no. 6 (March 17, 2021): 3305. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13063305.
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The purpose of Graphic Design is to transfer information about design into reality and concerns the analysis, design and representation of mechanical components and assemblies. For the correct rendering of mechanical components, this discipline requires a command of, and the ability to, manage techniques and systems for graphical representation and standardisation; 3D models in a virtual environment enable engineering students to develop graphical skills and spatial awareness. The objective of the present study is the development of an application for smart devices (mobile phones and tablets), based on the constructionist theory of learning, which will enable first year engineering degree students to acquire the technical drawing knowledge and skills necessary to render mechanical assemblies. The mobile application tested and designed in this work is called ARPAID. It is a learning tool aimed at teaching students about the representation of mechanical assemblies as part of an engineering Graphic Design course. Teaching material and a process for evaluation have been designed. A detailed description is given of a classroom activity accompanied by a tabulation and analysis of the results obtained. This mobile application, when used in a Graphic Design course, promotes a more rapid understanding of spatial relationships and problems, fosters students’ learning and motivation, and develops higher order skills. Results from before and after the use of the application will be presented and do indeed show significant improvements in student performance.
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Elwahsh, Haitham, Mona Gamal, A. A. Salama, and I. M. El-Henawy. "A Novel Approach for Classifying MANETs Attacks with a Neutrosophic Intelligent System based on Genetic Algorithm." Security and Communication Networks 2018 (September 23, 2018): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/5828517.
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Recently designing an effective intrusion detection systems (IDS) within Mobile Ad Hoc Networks Security (MANETs) becomes a requirement because of the amount of indeterminacy and doubt exist in that environment. Neutrosophic system is a discipline that makes a mathematical formulation for the indeterminacy found in such complex situations. Neutrosophic rules compute with symbols instead of numeric values making a good base for symbolic reasoning. These symbols should be carefully designed as they form the propositions base for the neutrosophic rules (NR) in the IDS. Each attack is determined by membership, nonmembership, and indeterminacy degrees in neutrosophic system. This research proposes a MANETs attack inference by a hybrid framework of Self-Organized Features Maps (SOFM) and the genetic algorithms (GA). The hybrid utilizes the unsupervised learning capabilities of the SOFM to define the MANETs neutrosophic conditional variables. The neutrosophic variables along with the training data set are fed into the genetic algorithm to find the most fit neutrosophic rule set from a number of initial subattacks according to the fitness function. This method is designed to detect unknown attacks in MANETs. The simulation and experimental results are conducted on the KDD-99 network attacks data available in the UCI machine-learning repository for further processing in knowledge discovery. The experiments cleared the feasibility of the proposed hybrid by an average accuracy of 99.3608 % which is more accurate than other IDS found in literature.
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Arora, Mani. "E-Security Issues." INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF COMPUTERS & TECHNOLOGY 3, no. 2 (October 30, 2012): 301–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.24297/ijct.v3i2c.2889.
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With the rapid growth of e-commerce, governmental and corporate agencies are taking extra precautions when it comes to protecting information. The development of e-security as a discipline has enabled organisations to discover a wider array of similarities between attacks occurring across their security environment and develop appropriate countermeasures. To further improve the security of information, there is a need for conceptualising the interrelationships between e-security and the major elements involved in changing a company's infrastructure. Organisations should act in an ethical manner, especially when it comes to e-security and e-privacy policies, procedures, and practices. The consequential theory of utilitarianism is used and applied to a conceptual model to help explain how organisations may develop better secured information in an information-sharing and globally networked environment. E-security is a critical concern for both consumers and business. Establishing trust between all parties in an online transaction is vital for the success of e-commerce. The public wants full assurance that the information they supply is going to the company they think it is going to, will not be misused by that company, and that credit card information or other payment mechanisms are confidential and secure. On the other hand, companies also want that their systems must remain protected from intruders and they cannot tamper with the data. Some degree of risk is always associated with E-transactions, if security controls are not applied while engaging into such transactions. Users must be sure before engaging into transactions that they are safe and the information provided by them is not going to unauthorized people. Cyber crimes can involve criminal activities that are traditional in nature, such as theft, fraud, forgery, defamation and mischief, all of which are subject to the Indian Penal Code. The abuse of computers has also given birth to a gamut of new age crimes that are addressed by the Information Technology Act, 2000. In this paper, I have covered the e-security issues such as elements of e-security, security threats or cyber crimes, tools for e-security, precautions for secure e-commerce and various studies regarding e-security issues.
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Suh, Jihae, and Jinsoo Park. "Effects of Domain Familiarity on Conceptual Modeling Performance." Journal of Database Management 28, no. 2 (April 2017): 27–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jdm.2017040102.
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Conceptual modeling is currently considered a significant phase in information systems development. Several modeling grammars and methods have been studied extensively in the information systems discipline. However, previous research on conceptual models has focused on certain grammar (syntax) or discovering a way to deliver the meaning of a model (semantic) more clearly and completely. With regard to the construct overload issue in conceptual modeling, past studies have had some deficiencies in research methods and even presented contradicting results. The objective of the present study is twofold. First, the authors researched the interaction effect among syntax, semantics, and pragmatics to discover the preferred design, context, and user knowledge with which models are more likely to be understood or interpreted. Second, they performed an experiment to reconcile conflicting outcomes and acquire a more complete and accurate understanding of construct overload. Specifically, the authors focused on understanding the end users' modeling performance between ontologically clear and unclear models. They applied an improved experimental methodology that integrates three features (i.e., syntax, semantic, pragmatic) rather than treat them individually and employs different degrees of domain familiarity in the conceptual model (i.e., familiar domain vs. unfamiliar domain). The result of this study will broaden the perspective on usability in the context of the conceptual model and may serve as a modeler's ontological guidance in terms of whether or not to contain construct overload when they create a model. In addition, this study makes the theoretical contribution by verifying the domain extensibility towards the theory of ontological clarity.
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Collins, Galen R. "Improving human–robot interactions in hospitality settings." International Hospitality Review 34, no. 1 (April 18, 2020): 61–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ihr-09-2019-0019.
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PurposeService robotics, a branch of robotics that entails the development of robots able to assist humans in their environment, is of growing interest in the hospitality industry. Designing effective autonomous service robots, however, requires an understanding of Human–Robot Interaction (HRI), a relatively young discipline dedicated to understanding, designing, and evaluating robotic systems for use by or with humans. HRI has not yet received sufficient attention in hospitality robotic design, much like Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) in property management system design in the 1980s. This article proposes a set of introductory HRI guidelines with implementation standards for autonomous hospitality service robots.Design/methodology/approachA set of key user-centered HRI guidelines for hospitality service robots were extracted from 52 research articles. These are organized into service performance categories to provide more context for their application in hospitality settings.FindingsBased on an extensive literature review, this article presents some HRI guidelines that may drive higher levels of acceptance of service robots in customer-facing situations. Deriving meaningful HRI guidelines requires an understanding of how customers evaluate service interactions with humans in hospitality settings and to what degree those will differ with service robots.Originality/valueRobots are challenging assumptions on how hospitality businesses operate. They are being increasingly deployed by hotels and restaurants to boost productivity and maintain service levels. Effective HRI guidelines incorporate user requirements and expectations in the design specifications. Compilation of such information for designers of hospitality service robots will offer a clearer roadmap for them to follow.
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Alcorn, Karen S., Sarah K. McCord, Sheila M. Seed, Tammy Gravel, and Amanda M. Morrill. "The veteran-centered care conferences: interprofessional education and community involvement facilitated by the health sciences librarian." Journal of the Medical Library Association 110, no. 3 (December 8, 2022): 365–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.5195/jmla.2022.1491.
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Background: Veterans have a variety of unique healthcare needs and receive care from both the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and private healthcare systems. Because healthcare students will likely treat veterans at some time during their career, it is important they gain exposure to working with veterans during their professional degree programs. Case Presentation: This case report presents the development of an annual Veteran-Centered Care Conference (VCCC) at the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The VCCC included a faculty librarian who led a multi-disciplinary team that planned and coordinated each event. Speakers and participants included university students and faculty from multiple healthcare disciplines, as well as representatives from the VA, veterans’ advocacy groups, and community members (including many veterans). The purpose of the VCCC was to raise awareness of the healthcare needs of contemporary veterans. The goal of the VCCC was to improve healthcare provided to veterans by enhancing civilian health professions students’ knowledge of the potential effects of military service on a person’s health. Conclusion: After four successful events covering such topics as PTSD, specific health concerns of women veterans, substance use disorder, and homelessness, the VCCC was canceled, primarily due to low pre-registration. Examples of lessons learned and future possibilities for the VCCC and the patient-centered care conference format are discussed. This report is of particular importance given the many years the United States has been at war in the Middle East and the recent withdrawal of troops from Afghanistan.
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Zakharova, I. G., M. S. Vorobeva, and Yu V. Boganyuk. "Support of individual educational trajectories based on the concept of explainable artificial intelligence." Education and science journal 24, no. 1 (January 18, 2022): 163–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.17853/1994-5639-2022-1-163-190.
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Introduction. Professional education in the context of individual educational trajectories (IET) meets the needs of both students themselves and the labour market due to the relevance of the content, flexibility of the educational process and learning technologies. However, in the context of digitalisation, IET support, including their planning and subsequent management of learning, entails the emergence of new requirements for information, analytical and methodological support of information systems designed to manage the educational process of the university. The problem of this study is determined by the contradiction between the intensive growth (natural for digitalisation) in the volume and variety of types of collected data, which can and should be used to support IET. In addition, there is also a lack of adequate analytical tools in educational information management systems.Aim. The present research aimed to study and test the digitalisation methodology for IET support, based on the application of the concept of explainable artificial intelligence for analysing student digital footprint data, the content of documents regulating the educational process, as well as labour market demands.Research methodology and methods. As a theoretical basis for the study, the authors relied on the principles of explainable artificial intelligence and their application to the interpretation of data from the educational process and the prediction of educational outcomes. The methods of intellectual analysis of texts in natural language were employed for preliminary processing of source documents. To predict educational outcomes, the authors used clustering, classification and regression models created through applying machine learning methods.Results. The authors developed and studied predictive models with the subsequent formation of recommendations for the tasks of choosing an educational programme by applicants, choosing an elective discipline, forming a team for a group project and employment in accordance with professional competencies. The developed computer program automatically generates objective and explainable recommendations based on expert knowledge and predicting results. The algorithm for constructing recommendations is divided into stages and provides for variability in decision making.Scientific novelty. The authors proposed a methodology for digital support of IET, corresponding to the principles of explainable artificial intelligence, i.e. machine learning models predict educational outcomes, and a special algorithm automatically generates personalised recommendations based on the results of the analysis of data on the educational process. The developed approach confirmed its effectiveness in testing on the example of bachelor’s and master’s degree programmes in the field of computer science, information technology and information security.Practical significance. A preliminary analysis of significant volumes of initial data made it possible to obtain objective information about the data quality, including the content and structure of documents presented in various university information systems. Based on the the oretical results of the research, the authors developed a recommendation system. It included special services for students, teaching staff, tutors, and administrators, providing visual and user-oriented predictive results and recommendations. Testing of services at the Institute of Mathematics and Computer Science of University of Tyumen confirmed the feasibility of developing the functionality of the university information systems in the direction of collecting and analysing data from a student’s digital footprint and the relevance of this analysis results both by subjects of the educational process and by the labour market.
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Samoylenko, Alexey. "ANALYSIS OF THE CONTENT OF TRAINING BACHELORS IN CYBERSECURITY IN THE MODERN CONTEXT OF THE FUNCTIONING OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS." Academic Notes Series Pedagogical Science 1, no. 190 (November 2020): 129–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.36550/2415-7988-2020-1-190-129-133.
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The article analyzes the content of training bachelors in cybersecurity in the modern context of the functioning of higher education institutions. It is noted that the provision of cybersecurity is relevant for many areas of activity, in particular, the fields of science, technology and technology, covering issues related to the protection of cyberspace of the country, individual objects of its infrastructure, characterized these objects. The educational program, which provides for mandatory professional training in order to obtain a bachelor's degree in cybersecurity, is analyzed. Involvement of teachers and professionals working in the system of vocational education and production in the field of information security, as well as business representatives, in order to transfer best practices to future professionals, highlighting the latest advances in science and technology, the rules of successful business. It is noted that in order to develop and update the list of elective subjects at the beginning of the second semester of each academic year, working groups are created at the faculties under the chairmanship of deans. The composition of the working groups is approved by order of the rector. The working groups analyze the quality of educational and methodological and informational support of the submitted disciplines and form their recommendations on quantitative changes in the existing list of disciplines. Based on the analysis of the above information, the working groups form a list of selected disciplines in due time and submit it to the information department for the formation of an updated general academic catalog, which is approved by the Academic Council of the University. The duly approved catalog of selected disciplines recommended for study in the next academic year is posted for acquaintance of higher education students on the official website of the university. It is proved that the program learning outcomes include basic knowledge of basic sciences, to the extent necessary for the development of general professional disciplines, knowledge of the state and one of the foreign languages in order to ensure the effectiveness of professional communication. Knowledge of the functioning of information technology systems and networks and their components of the legislative and regulatory framework, as well as the requirements of relevant, including international, standards and practices for professional activities are important.
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Ódri, Ágnes, Megan Becker, Jennifer Broadhurst, Susan Harrison, and Mansour Edraki. "Stable Isotope Imprints during Pyrite Leaching: Implications for Acid Rock Drainage Characterization." Minerals 10, no. 11 (November 4, 2020): 982. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/min10110982.
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The characterization of acid rock drainage (ARD) is traditionally based on mineralogical and geochemical techniques (e.g., Acid Base Accounting tests). The complexity of ARD processes warrants contribution of methods from various disciplines. In the past decade, the increasing role of environmental isotopes in pollution monitoring has enabled the successful application of isotope methods in ARD investigations. While isotopic compositions of different pollutants can refer to their parent mineral, the degree of isotope fractionations are indicative of the mechanisms taking place during the release and transportation of ARD-related contaminants. In natural environments, however, the measured isotope fractionations are predominantly the result of several coexisting or sequential processes. Therefore, the identification and quantification of the distinct contributions of these processes to isotope variations is difficult and requires well-defined laboratory conditions, where the influence of ARD generation on different isotope systems can be assessed with greater certainty. This review provides readers with a single source of information regarding isotopic variations generated by laboratory pyrite leaching.
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Mikhailov, S. N., and V. U. Demyanenko. "INFOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGIES USED IN AUTOMATED TESTING OF STUDENTS KNOWLEDGE." Proceedings of the Southwest State University 21, no. 3 (June 28, 2017): 75–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.21869/2223-1560-2017-21-3-75-83.
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Main functions and characteristics of students’ knowledge testing are described in the article. Choice of one or several correct answers from offered answers is basis of such testing. It is noted that this testing doesn't fully estimate students’ ability to state logically their thoughts, to form valid conclusions, to make other creative actions. This testing can't be fully objective control of knowledge. It is offered to test students in the form of essay in native language. It is done to increase knowledge control objectivity and to use infological approach for correctness assessment. This approach shows semantic contents revealing and degree of reference anthology. It is possible to do on the basis of automated accounting of contacts between words and/or phrases in the text. Assessment algorithm of students’ answers is offered. The assessment shows terminological and semantic similarity coefficients of students’ answer. Dictionary entry or other text materials (lecture) can be used as corpus. Results of pilot study are given (66 responses on studied disciplines). Disciplines are "Networks and mobile telecommunication systems", "Information theory bases", "Networks and cellular systems". Mathematical processing of results shows low correlative coupling between an assessment of student´s response by the teacher and indices of terminological and semantic compliance. This is explained by existence of grammatical errors and brevity of students’ responses. Main directions of further theoretical and experimental researches using infological technologies implementation when testing students’ knowledge are defined.
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Humenchuk, A. "Current Trends in the Development of Higher Library and Information Education in Germany." Visnyk of Kharkiv State Academy of Culture, no. 61 (June 29, 2022): 50–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.31516/2410-5333.061.05.
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The purpose of the article is to explore the experience and identify best practices for modernizing the content and organizational structure of the librarians’ graduate training in Germany.
The methodology. The research was conducted using a set of theoretical and empirical methods of scientific knowledge. These allowed to identify the main stages of evolution of the higher library education system in Germany, the establishment of classical and innovative models of its modern development. The following scientific approaches were cognitive tools for achieving this goal: system, historical, comparative, as well as research methods: statistical, modelling, content analysis of the 19 German Universities’ 30 educational programs for Bachelors, Masters and Doctors of Philosophy in “Library and Information Sciences”.
The results. The generalization of the study’s empirical basis allowed us to conclude that 19 German Universities offer more than 30 educational programs to their applicants for “Library and Information Sciences” higher education at various levels, including 45% bachelor’s, 35% master’s, and 20% doctoral degrees. Terms of bachelor’s educational programs are 3–3.5 years, master’s — 2–2.5 years, doctoral — 3–4 years. In the context of the global communication space digitalization the most popular are universal educational programs in “Information Systems”, “Information Science”, and “Information Management”, which train professionals for all types of information institutions and provide extensive opportunities for profiling with a focus on scientific information management or solutions tasks of library, cultural and educational management with a focus on work in school, university and public libraries.
The topicality. Germany has a long tradition of forming a national book culture and training high-quality librarians, which contributed to the development of one of Europe’s most powerful library, publishing and bookselling industries. Germany’s accession to the Bologna Process made adjustments to the national system of training librarians, identified new vectors of its European integration development, formed modern models for the educational process optimization through the implementation of levelling, succession, flexibility, and interdisciplinarity of education programs in library. In the context of the higher library education system modernization in Ukraine, these innovative practices need to be studied to determine the possibilities of borrowing the most effective of them.
The practical significance. The results of the analysis of the profiling of modern bachelor’s and master’s degrees in German universities show their interdisciplinarity and focus on training a universal information specialist capable of performing professional tasks in all types of document communication institutions (libraries, archives, media libraries, publishing houses, news agencies, mass media, etc.). Starting with the 3rd semester most bachelor’s degree programs provide their applicants with a choice of a particular specialization, deepening professional competencies through a wide range of optional disciplines and training through participation in the implementation of real interdisciplinary projects. This experience of German colleagues should be borrowed by Ukraine as well.
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N.M., Rusetska, and Demchuk L.I. "IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPETENCE-ACTIVITY APPROACH IN THE ORGANIZATION OF SELF-EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITY OF STUDENTS-AGROENGINEERS DURING THE STUDY OF THE DISCIPLINE “CHEMISTRY”." Collection of Research Papers Pedagogical sciences, no. 95 (August 2, 2021): 33–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.32999/ksu2413-1865/2021-95-5.
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The article raises the problem of organizing independent work of students (CPC) of the university in the conditions of implementation of a competent-activity approach. The main components of the development of self-education activity of students-agroengines are characterized. The consistent implementation of the competent-activity approach of pedagogical action is determined, as well as a list of methodological principles of implementation of the model (approaches, principles, conditions), methodical tools with the characteristic of their essence and measure of performance. It has been found that the introduction of a competent-activity approach to the educational process involves deep system transformations of the entire educational process from defining the goal to evaluate the results of education. The competent model, which is represented in the form of an information system that reflects the structure of the educational process, provides adequate control and assessment of learning results.The personal and social significance of a competent approach is determined. It was revealed that the creation of favorable conditions for the successful entry of a young man in modern dynamic life, the development of relations with people and the environment will allow to associate the process of training with the needs of time, will enable self-realization in social processes,During the study, it is generalized that competence and competence approach is a combination of skills, knowledge, skills, ways of thinking, value landmarks and ideological beliefs that allow you to confidently and successfully go out of non-standard life situations. In particular, we have been combined with the unity of such leading provisions: directions to achieve integrated indicators of the preparation of the future specialist; systems of acquiring the main groups of competencies – general (key), professional and professional; dependency of competence systems from the level and degree of higher education, its gradual complication, renewal and enrichment; orientation for socialization and professionalization of personality, constant deepening (improvement) competencies in conditions of continuous education.Key words: competence, self-education, teacher, principles and methods of teaching, pedagogical condi-tions, model. У статті піднімається проблема організації самостійної роботи студентів (СРС) ВНЗ в умовах реалізації компетентнісно-діяльнісного підходу. Охарактеризовано основні складові частини процесу розвитку самоосвітньої діяльності студентів-агроінженерів. Визначено послідовну реалізацію компетентнісно-діяльнісного підходу педагогічної дії, а також перелік методологічних засад впровадження моделі (підходи, принципи, умови), методичний інструментарій з характеристикою їх сутності та мірою результативності. Виявлено, що впровадження компетентнісно-діяльнісного підходу в освітній процес передбачає глибокі системні перетворення всього освітнього процесу від визначення мети до оцінювання результатів освіти. Досліджено компетентнісну модель, яка представлена у вигляді інформаційної системи, що відбиває структуру освітнього процесу, забезпечує адекватний контроль та оцінювання отриманих результатів навчання.З’ясовано особистісну та соціальну значимість компетентнісного підходу. Виявлено, що створення сприятливих умов для успішного входження молодої людини в сучасне динамічне життя, розвиток взаємовідносин з людьми та з навколишнім середовищем дадуть змогу пов’язати процес навчання з потребами часу, дасть можливість для самореалізації в суспільних процесах,В ході дослідження узагальнено, що компетентність та компетентнісний підхід – це поєднання умінь, знань, навичок, способів мислення, ціннісних орієнтирів та ідейних переконань, які дають змогу впевнено та успішно виходити з нестандартних життєвих ситуацій. Зокрема, нами компетентнісний підхід засновувався на єдності таких провідних положеннях, як спрямованість на досягнення інтегральних показників підготовки майбутнього фахівця; системність набуття основних груп компетентностей, а саме загальних (ключових), професійних і фахових; залежність системи компетентностей від рівня та ступеня вищої освіти, її поступове ускладнення, оновлення й збагачення; зорієнтованість на соціалізацію і професіоналізацію особистості, постійне поглиблення (вдосконалення) компетентностей в умовах неперервної освіти.Ключові слова: компетентність, самоосвіта, викладач, принципи та методи навчання, педагогічні умови, модель.
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Yao, Anshou, Junhua Wu, and Yongpan Yang. "Research on a Strategy of Improving Students’ Satisfaction with Teaching: An Empirical Study Based on Undergraduate Universities in Sichuan." Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing 2022 (January 21, 2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2022/3115584.
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Objective. To understand the impact of platform selection on each influencing factor of students’ teaching evaluation. Method. The factor analysis method was used to analyze the questionnaire survey of students’ satisfaction with teaching evaluation in 16 undergraduate colleges and universities in Sichuan Province. The impact of five key factors on students’ satisfaction with teaching, i.e., teachers’ teaching ethics, teaching ability, teaching content, teaching method, and teaching effect, was explored. Results. It shows that platform selection has a significant impact on various factors in the whole online teaching process. Regarding the degree of impact of platform selection on students’ teaching evaluation satisfaction, senior students are slightly higher than junior students, boys are slightly higher than girls, and students majoring in science and technology are slightly higher than those in other disciplines. Conclusion. Due to the great influence of teaching platform selection on online teaching satisfaction, teachers must choose an appropriate teaching platform according to teaching needs.
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Pisarev, Alexander D. "Energy efficient biomorphic pulse information coding in electronic neurons for the entrance unit of the neuroprocessor." Tyumen State University Herald. Physical and Mathematical Modeling. Oil, Gas, Energy 5, no. 3 (October 14, 2019): 186–212. http://dx.doi.org/10.21684/2411-7978-2019-5-3-186-212.
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This article studies the implementation of some well-known principles of information work of biological systems in the input unit of the neuroprocessor, including spike coding of information used in models of neural networks of the latest generation.<br> The development of modern neural network IT gives rise to a number of urgent tasks at the junction of several scientific disciplines. One of them is to create a hardware platform — a neuroprocessor for energy-efficient operation of neural networks. Recently, the development of nanotechnology of the main units of the neuroprocessor relies on combined memristor super-large logical and storage matrices. The matrix topology is built on the principle of maximum integration of programmable links between nodes. This article describes a method for implementing biomorphic neural functionality based on programmable links of a highly integrated 3D logic matrix.<br> This paper focuses on the problem of achieving energy efficiency of the hardware used to model neural networks. The main part analyzes the known facts of the principles of information transfer and processing in biological systems from the point of view of their implementation in the input unit of the neuroprocessor. The author deals with the scheme of an electronic neuron implemented based on elements of a 3D logical matrix. A pulsed method of encoding input information is presented, which most realistically reflects the principle of operation of a sensory biological neural system. The model of an electronic neuron for selecting ranges of technological parameters in a real 3D logic matrix scheme is analyzed. The implementation of disjunctively normal forms is shown, using the logic function in the input unit of a neuroprocessor as an example. The results of modeling fragments of electric circuits with memristors of a 3D logical matrix in programming mode are presented.<br> The author concludes that biomorphic pulse coding of standard digital signals allows achieving a high degree of energy efficiency of the logic elements of the neuroprocessor by reducing the number of valve operations. Energy efficiency makes it possible to overcome the thermal limitation of the scalable technology of three-dimensional layout of elements in memristor crossbars.
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Volkov, Alexandr, Yury Rishko, Yury Kostyukhin, Elena Sidorova, Diana Boboshko, Darya Savinova, and Veronika Ershova. "Using Digital Tools to Teach Soft Skill-Oriented Subjects to University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Education Sciences 12, no. 5 (May 10, 2022): 335. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci12050335.
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Radical changes in education occurred in 2020 during the pandemic. The need to fully switch to a distance-learning mode required rethinking the approaches to the organization of the learning process. Despite the fact that Russian universities were already using digital learning tools quite extensively at the beginning of the pandemic—those were seen as auxiliary, supporting tools. Within a short period, online learning made it necessary to design educational programs from a digital-technologies viewpoint, as traditional teaching methods had lost some of their functionality in the distance-learning mode. First of all, the changes affected the disciplines focused on the formation of soft skills, such as communication skills, group interaction, and managing people. Another problem of digitalization of all aspects of our lives is the huge amount of readily available information. In this regard, developing the students’ systemic thinking and augmenting their ability to find and properly use information became an important alternative to acquisition of factual knowledge. This article summarizes the experience of the educational process at one of the leading Russian universities, National University of Science and Technology (NUST) “MISIS” during the COVID-19 pandemic based on the analysis of the degree of application of digital tools in online and hybrid learning. In this article, we present the description of methodology approaches to the use of digital tools for soft skill development, using the example of teaching specific disciplines “Systems Thinking and Theory of Constraints” and “Life Cycle of Corporations and Change Management” in the master’s program in Corporate Finance taught at NUST “MISIS”.
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Doa’ei, Yaser, and Amir Muhammad Jahan. "Application of Artificial Intelligence and Meta-heuristic Algorithms in Civil Health Monitoring Systems." Civil Engineering Journal 4, no. 7 (August 1, 2018): 1653. http://dx.doi.org/10.28991/cej-03091102.
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After the discovery and manufacturing of every accomplishment, the mankind tends to make it sustainable in terms of different aspects that one of them can be its durability. Nowadays, a science titled “health monitoring” has provided such a consideration in different fields. For example, civil engineering sciences, in various branches, aim to construct various civil engineering accomplishments, followed by the higher goals of making them durable and healthy. The present study tries to give an account about the various study fields like structural engineering, bridge construction, dam construction, hydraulic and on-beach constructions, road engineering and building, water resources management and so on along with the mentioning of the various methods extant for the implementation of such study fields. But, in between, there is an appropriate method that provides such objectives as cost-effectiveness, access to the entire required details, awareness of the civil infrastructures in order to estimate the remained lifetime of the structure in line with the continuation and/or change of the uses. Also, it has high precision and minimally influenced by the environment, so, it can be said that it has very little error in its collection of information. For instance, this method can be used to evaluate the ruination of the structures based on modal properties, which can have static or dynamic foundations such that the current state of the structure is compared to its ideal state to monitor the degree of the structure’s ruination or its soundness. In present study, it was tried to investigate the artificial intelligence science as one of the richest methods possessing all the prerequisites as well as having more traits in common with the various sub-disciplines of civil engineering so that it can be utilized more comprehensively and in a more centralized manner.
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Poshivaylo, Yaroslava, and Alexey Kolesnikov. "Development of an educational concept for geospatial industry within the core digital economy technologies." InterCarto. InterGIS 27, no. 1 (2021): 29–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.35595/2414-9179-2021-1-27-29-43.
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The article describes the difficulties of training personnel for a dynamically developing geospatial industry (geoindustry). The authors analyzed the current state of the geoindustry based on scientific publications, industry reports, opinions of workers and industry leaders, highlighted its key technological elements, such as geographic information systems, remote sensing of the Earth, including laser scanning technologies and survey from UAVs, GNSS- and BIM technologies, sensor systems. It is noted that technological changes entail the transformation of the classical sections of cartography, which include thematic mapping. Consequently, it is necessary to improve the scientific and methodological foundations for a number of sections of cartography and to update the strategy of educational activities in the field of cartography and geoinformatics. New elements in the work of a specialist in the field of cartography and geoinformatics, associated with the use of geosciences, functions of geostatistics, artificial intelligence technologies, which appeared as a result of a significant increase in the volume and variety of available spatial and nonspatial data are highlighted. Based on the analysis of the ongoing technological changes, tasks that must be solved by specialists in the geospatial industry are formulated, a conclusion about the need for educational programs to correspond to the technological level of the geoindustry is drawn. The concept of education for the geospatial industry is proposed, which includes the development of professional standards, as well as bachelor and master programs. The experience of participation in the development of the professional standard “Specialist in cartography and geoinformatics” is presented. The elements of the developed educational programs for bachelor degree 05.03.03 “Cartography and geoinformatics” and master’s degree 05.04.03 “Cartography and geoinformatics” are presented, a list of professional competencies and logical structure of blocks of disciplines are presented.
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Powell, Philip. "Information systems: An emerging discipline?" Journal of Strategic Information Systems 6, no. 4 (December 1997): 361–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0963-8687(97)00021-8.
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Begnum, Miriam Eileen Nes, Lene Pettersen, and Hanne Sørum. "Identifying Five Archetypes of Interaction Design Professionals and Their Universal Design Expertise." Interacting with Computers 31, no. 4 (June 1, 2019): 372–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/iwc/iwz023.
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Abstract Systems and services based on Information and Communications Technology (ICT) are now prevalent in our daily lives. Digital transformations have been, and are still being, initiated across private and public sectors. As such, the consequences of digital exclusion are severe and may block access to key aspects of modern life, such as education, employment, consumerism and health services. In order to combat this, regions and countries such as the USA, Canada, EU and Scandinavia have all legislated universal design (UD) in relation to ICT, in order to ensure as many citizens as possible have the opportunity to access and use digital information and services. However, there has been limited research into how higher educational programs address legislated accessibility responsibilities. This paper looks into the discipline of interaction design (IxD). IxD is the design domain focused on ‘how human beings relate to other human beings through the mediating influence of products’ (Buchanan, R. (2001) Designing research and the new learning. Des. Issues, 17, 3–23). The study presents an analysis of Norwegian higher educational programs within IxD. Based on document analysis, we map the skillsets the study programs state to deliver and investigate to what degree UD expertise is included. Our findings indicate the study programs do not deliver adequate training in UD, in order to fulfill the professional responsibilities related to ICT accessibility. From our findings, we extrapolate five ‘archetypes’ of interaction designers. These personas-like analytical constructs hold slightly different characteristics. For each of the five, we propose UD expertise fitting key skillsets. We hope our contributions are useful both for the higher education sector and the industry and will contribute to raised awareness of UD skills so they can educate interaction designers in their different industry roles with required competences. RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS We indicate the current content of interaction design (IxD) programs in higher education and document the lacking focus on universal design (UD). We identify five different archetypes of interaction designers being educated in such programs. We describe key skillsets and strengths for each archetype. We propose UD expertise for the (IxD) profession and link UD expertise to archetype skillsets to emphasize relevance.
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Dean, Bill B. "Integrated Cropping Systems—A Multi-discipline Degree." HortScience 31, no. 4 (August 1996): 568a—568. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.31.4.568a.
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Washington State Univ. Tri-Cities offers a new agricultural degree program titled Integrated Cropping Systems. It is intended to provide a basic education on the fundamentals of crop production and the environmental context in which crops are grown. Courses are offered at the upper division level to interface with the lower division courses offered at local community colleges. The curriculum is composed of courses in environmental science, ecology and conservation as well as crop growth and development, crop nutrition, plant pathology integrated pest management and others. Students need to meet the same requirements as those at other Washington State Univ. campuses in regards to the general education requirements. The purpose of the Integrated Cropping Systems program is to provide an educational opportunity for agricultural professionals and others in the region who are unable to commute or move to the main campus location. The curriculum provides the background needed for such occupations as grower/producer, crop scouting, sales representative and other entry level agricultural professions. It will supply credits toward certification through the American Registry of Certified Professional Agricultural Consultants (ARCPACS). Integrated Cropping Systems is a unique agricultural curriculum designed to help agriculturists integrate their production practices into the local ecosystem in a way that the environment does not incur damage. It emphasizes the use of environmentally conscience decisionmaking processes and sound resource ethics. The program will graduate individuals who have heightened awareness of the impact agricultural practices have on the ecosystem in which they are conducted.
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Nazari, Elham, Mehran Aghemiri, Seyed Mohammad Tabatabaei, Sayyed Mostafa Mostafavi, Shokoufeh Aalaei, Saeed Eslami HasanAbady, and Hamed Tabesh. "Thesis Conducted by Student in Medical Informatics Field Based on Health Informatics Competencies Framework: A Study in Iran." Frontiers in Health Informatics 9, no. 1 (September 2, 2020): 42. http://dx.doi.org/10.30699/fhi.v9i1.230.
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Introduction: One of the challenges of multidisciplinary disciplines such as Medical Informatics, health information technology, etc., especially for those who have just started research in this field, is the lack of familiarity with research fields in this field. Medical Informatics has various research fields related to the use of technology in the field of health care with the aim of reducing costs, improving the quality of health care and reducing possible medical errors. Iran is a country where medical informatics is a fledgling field and few universities in This field is accepted by students. Due to the specializations and clinical facilities concentrated in each university, research is being done differently and with variety. At the same time, some important fields related to the field may be missed. Therefore, in this study, in order to identify the most researched fields in this field and the neglected fields of research, the dissertations done in the field of medical informatics in Iranian universities were reviewed based on the health informatics framework.Materials and methods: Defended dissertations available to master and doctoral students in medical informatics in the years 2001 to 2018 in the universities of Tehran, Iran, Tarbiat Modares, Shahid Beheshti, Shiraz, Tabriz and Mashhad were collected in this study. Three medical informatics graduates from different universities assigned dissertation titles to a competency and an area of skill based on the Health Informatics Competencies Framework. The second stage of the study was performed by two other experts (different from the previous three experts). At this stage, the opinions of three experts on thesis were compared. Each dissertation title was assigned to a specific competency and a specific area of skill by the majority opinion method. Results: The results showed that most of the master's and doctoral dissertations in medical informatics were in the field of information science and methods, in which area of skill (data analysis and visualization) and decision support systems and informatics for participatory health were more than others. PhD students and the area of skill (decision support system) and (Architecture of health IS) are more popular with postgraduate students, while PhD students at the University of Mashhad, Tehran and Shahid Beheshti in the field of methods and basic principles of activities More than other areas, information and communication technology, biomedical science and health were not considered. Shahid Beheshti University had the most activity in the skill (Realization of benefits from IS) in the master's degree and in the degree PhD in skill (Application Mathematical concepts) has the most activity, in total, the most Competencies in which dissertations have been done in the country Competency (information science and core principles and method s) have been. In the universities of Iran, Tehran and Mashhad, the frequency of dissertations in competency (core principles and methods) and in other universities in competency (information science) has been higher. Most research in the doctoral program in 2017 was related to the University of Mashhad. Most of the research in master's degree in 2014 was related to Iran University. Most of the research in the doctoral program in 2017 was related to Mashhad University.Conclusion: The results of this research can help field researchers in conducting new research in the field and can help in useful, scientific and effective design of research projects of researchers, university professors, educational planners and health care service providers. Also, due to the interdisciplinary nature of medical informatics, the use of professors in various fields and specialties in Iranian universities can be effective in defining topics for research for theses.
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Kuzminskyi, Anatoliy I., Оleksandr V. Kuchai, and Olena A. Bida. "ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ПОЛЬСЬКОГО ДОСВІДУ ПІДГОТОВКИ ФАХІВЦІВ З ІНФОРМАТИКИ В СИСТЕМІ ПЕДАГОГІЧНОЇ ОСВІТИ УКРАЇНИ." Information Technologies and Learning Tools 68, no. 6 (December 27, 2018): 206. http://dx.doi.org/10.33407/itlt.v68i6.2636.
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The authors of the article have determined the content basis of specialist in computer science vocational training which was grounded on the functional approach in the research process. In particular, the content of relevant curricula and programs has been analyzed. The curricula of Poland and Ukraine provide a set of disciplines that ensure the formation of the professional competence of a specialist in computer science. Based on the state standard of a specialist in computer science, we have identified the following teacher of informatics competences: information system, operative-informatics, computer networks, competence in the field of programming. We considered their formation through the prism of the disciplines that they form. The curricula for the training of computer science specialists from Poland and Ukraine have been analyzed. We note that the group of disciplines in the humanities and socio-economic training cycle to a lesser degree, as well as the cycle of educational disciplines of professional and practical training, to a greater extent serve as a fundamental basis for the formation of the professional competence of a specialist in informatics. As for the disciplines of the group of professional and practical training, we note that among the disciplines that contribute to the formation and development of teacher of informatics competence, there are subjects that are characteristic for all higher educational institutions, such as: programming (including systemic, object- oriented, WEB-programming), database design, computer network administration, computer architecture, computer networks, computer graphics, operating systems. Therefore, in higher education institutions which train specialists in computer science, the curriculum provides a large number of disciplines, the content of which is aimed at forming the computer science specialists professional competence. On the basis of the comparative analysis of the training of the future computer science specialists in Poland and Ukraine, the authors have made the conclusion that advanced ideas of the Polish experience of training future specialists of informatics could be used in the Ukrainian system of pedagogical education.
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Mansour, Essam. "A survey of digital information literacy (DIL) among academic library and information professionals." Digital Library Perspectives 33, no. 2 (May 8, 2017): 166–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dlp-07-2016-0022.
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Purpose The key purpose of this study is to explore digital information literacy (DIL) possessed by South Valley University (SVU) library and information professionals. It also tries to identify the various types of DIL and find constraints affecting the related skills and competencies of those professionals. Design/methodology/approach A quantitative research methodology was adopted in the form of a survey, which was undertaken from February to March 2016. As stated by Kerlinger (1986), the survey research is a useful instrument for educational fact-finding, and a means by which much information can be acquired from the study’s population. The survey instrument was a self-administrated questionnaire, which was adopted for data collection. A pilot questionnaire was first sent to a small random sample of the respondents, with feedback being used to fine-tune the final questionnaire. The targeted population of this study included library and information professionals (n = 127) belonging to SVU libraries that spread over three provinces/campuses: the Qena campus (number of libraries = 22), the Luxor campus (n = 3) and the Hurghada campus (n = 2). The library and information professionals are described to be librarians, library assistants and library directors. Of 127 questionnaires, 101 (79.5%) responses were received. To collect data, the study used a questionnaire, which has six sections reflecting the research objectives of the study. Findings The findings showed that over two-thirds of SVU library and information professionals are males, and almost one-third are females. Majority respondents are aged between 26 and 40 years, and most possessed bachelor’s degrees, of which nearly two-thirds held library science degrees. Regarding the respondents’ professional profile, the study also showed that majority were librarians, followed by library assistants and library managers, and nearly half had 10 years of experience, followed by those who have work experience of 6-7 years. This study showed that there is a significant relationship between some of the respondents’ demographic characteristics (age and education) and their DIL. The respondents’ gender had no effect on their DIL. The study also showed that there is a significant relationship between all the respondents’ professional characteristics, particularly their discipline, followed by job title, work experience and DIL. Regarding the level of respondents’ knowledge of the types of computers, many showed that their knowledge of using mobile devices, followed by PCs, workstations, portable media players/digital audio player and personal digital assistant was, at the least, high. The respondents’ knowledge of other types ranged between moderate to non-proficient. A large number of the respondents showed that their proficiency in using output devices, followed by input devices, processing devices, storage devices and communication devices was also, at the least, high. While the largest number of the respondents showed that their proficiency in using application software was, at least, high, the largest number of them showed that their proficiency in using system software was moderate. Regarding the respondents’ knowledge-based competencies, as well as skills-based competencies, especially when these competencies related to the integration of ICTs into the library work, this study showed that such kind of competencies possessed by SVU library and information professionals ranged between competent and somewhat competent. Regarding the challenges affecting the respondents’ acquiring skills and related competencies, the study revealed that the lack of funds, training, physical facilities, connection to the internet, subscribing to e-databases, lack of time as well as challenges related to SVU library system regulations, were significant to them. Other challenges such as the lack of incorporating and exploiting the new technologies and products into library integrated systems educators’ services, as well as challenges related to psychological barriers, lack of current curricula in the area of ICTs and a shortage of experienced LIS counselors, were also significant to them. This study reached conclusions that the SVU library and information professionals should be qualified and get adapted to ICTs and related competencies. They need to be provided with sufficient training to update their knowledge regarding the use and integration of technology in their library work. Research limitations/implications This study investigates DIL among library and information professionals at SVU, an Egyptian university. Any findings and conclusions resulted from this study are limited in scope to only the library professionals of this university. Such a topic has limited previous research. The size and homogeneity of the sample limit the generalizability of this study. Practical/implications The study aims to investigate DIL acquired by SVU library and information professionals. The potential results of this study would be useful for library schools, library associations and other pertinent authorities for the planning of training programs and courses. The findings may also be helpful for library educators to develop curricula that meet the needs of library and information professionals. Originality/value This study is one of the few studies conducted on this topic in Egypt. The literature on the topic of this research revealed that extensive research has been undertaken on DIL in higher education in developed countries, but very limited research has been conducted on this topic in Egypt and similar developing countries, particularly among academic library and information professionals. No definition for the concept of DIL has yet been produced, and many Egyptian academic institutions define this concept based on their own needs depending on existing models.
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Baskerville, Richard L., and Michael D. Myers. "Information Systems as a Reference Discipline." MIS Quarterly 26, no. 1 (March 2002): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/4132338.
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Simonovič, Mojca, Aleš Popovič, and Matej Černe. "Researching Creativity in Information Systems Discipline." Procedia Computer Science 204 (2022): 245–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2022.08.029.
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Katerattanakul, Pairin, Bernard Han, and Alan Rea. "Is information systems a reference discipline?" Communications of the ACM 49, no. 5 (May 2006): 114–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/1125944.1125950.
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