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Thomas, Chacko. "Research projects." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2002. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1004531.
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The South African education is undergoing transformation. The introduction of Curriculum 2005 and Outcome Based Education (OBE) are important aspects of this transformation process. The implementation of the new curriculum however, has not been smooth. A lack of adequately qualified and trained teachers and effective learning support materials have been identified as some of the major problems facing the implementation of OBE at school level. Even though the colleges of education in the country were not brought on board in the planning and implementation levels of the new curriculum, they could have played an important role in training of educators and developing learning materials for the successful take off of the new curriculum. In the first research project I look into the preparedness of the Mathematics Department of a college of education in the Eastern Cape towards the implementation of Outcome Based Education. The first part of the research project consists of a literature review on Curriculum 2005, Outcome Based Education and the expectations of teachers in the new curriculum and the research methodologies used. The findings revealed that the department, as a whole, was not adequately prepared for the implementation of outcome-based education even though there were some indications that the department effected some modifications in its curriculum and practice teaching. As an OBE facilitator and a college lecturer, I developed some learning materials in Linear Programming. These activity-oriented materials were based on constructivist principles and were used by my first year Secondary Teachers Diploma students. In the second research project, I reflect on the results of using these learning materials by my students. In the first chapter of the project, the context and background of the research and the reasons for selecting Linear Programming as the topic for preparing the learning material are described. This is followed by a brief overview of constructivism together with a brief explanation of the reasons for considering the material to be constructivist. The research paradigm followed in the project, the research techniques employed in evaluating the learning material and the strengths and weaknesses of the evaluation techniques are given in the next chapter. In the following chapter, the findings from the various data gathering methods and the results of the implementation of the material are described. The concluding chapter presents a critical reflection on the whole process involved in the material development. The post 1994 government in South Africa seems to attach much importance to mathematics, science and technology education. The majority of the population who were previously denied access to these subjects is given more opportunities to learn them. The international Mathematics Union declared 2000 as the World Mathematical Year. One of the aims of the activities organized as part of the celebrations was improving the public image of mathematics to realize the vision of "Mathematics For All". The South African government shows keen interest to improve mathematics education in the country in an attempt to realize the vision of Mathematics For All. Even though the accessibility rate to mathematics has increased, the success rate has not yet increased as anticipated. In this context I, as a post-graduate student in Mathematics Education, thought of /reviewing the concept of Mathematics For All in the South African context. In the third research project, which is a literature review, initially an attempt is made to unpack the concept of Mathematics for ALL. In analyzing the concept, answers are sought for questions like: What is mathematics and why should it be taught? It is followed by a brief review of some goals of mathematics education. Then the current situation of mathematics education in South Africa and the efforts to improve it are also looked at. This is followed by an analysis pf the reasons for the general unpopularity of mathematics. In the concluding part some suggestions for improving mathematics education in the country are given.
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Muluse, Lungile J. "[Research projects]." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003623.
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This study is a situational analysis of a school located at Nonkcampa village, just ten kilometres from King William’s Town, west of the national road between Peddie and King William’s Town. Toise Senior Secondary School is in the former Ciskei region. The Bulembu / Bisho airport is just next to our school. My focus on Toise Senior Secondary School, provides me as the principal of the school with a golden opportunity to find out more about the school. As a relative newcomer to the school this study also enables me to look at the school community, from this particular focal point. As this is a situational analysis, my focus will be on the history, the biophysical and socio-political aspects that influenced the development of the school to the present. In this way I will be able to analyse the school’s readiness to implement the new Out-Comes-Based Education (OBE) Curriculum soon to be implemented at secondary school level.
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Adusei-Owusu, James. "Research projects." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2001. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1003624.
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RESEARCH PROJECTS: 1 RESEARCH PROJECT ONE: A literature review: Constructivism: An alternate approach to teaching and learning. Abstract The constructivist perspectives on learning have helped enhance science educators' understanding of how students make sense of their lived experiences. Constructivism purports to be a transformation of the traditional curriculum. As such this article starts with a brief overview of behaviorism: the scientific approach to education. The main tenets underlying constructivism, how constructivism guides educators to change their classroom practice, and the implications to science teaching have been reviewed. 2 RESEARCH PROJECT TWO (Empirical study): Being Constructive: College students' learning of work and heat as aspects of the energy concept based a constructivist approach. Abstract This study is an extension of a literature review on constructivism as an alternate teaching and learning approach discussed in research project one. It is an empirical study concerning the use of a learning module based on a constructivist approach to develop pre-service student teachers' understanding of work and heat as aspects of the energy concept. The data consisted mainly of transcripts of students' interviews, written responses to questionnaires designed in the form of a worksheet, and comments from non-participant observers and students. The results seem to suggest that a carefully designed learning module based on a constructivist teaching and learning approach may be a valuable tool in developing pre-service student teachers' understanding of work and heat. 3 RESEARCH PROJECT THREE (Empirical study): A College in transition: A case study of the readiness of a college in the Eastern Cape province to implement Outcomes-Based Education in an Education Development centre. Abstract Curriculum 2005 premised on Outcomes-Based Education is the new curriculum framework for South Africa. It signifies a paradigm shift in education from the traditional 'telling-listening' relationship between the teacher and the learner to one that emphasises leamer-centred approach to the teaching process. Teachers, though recognized as crucial to the educational transformation process in the country have also being identified as ill-equipped to meet the challenges posed by Outcomes-Based Education. This study starts with a brief overview of the South African curriculum and the main tenets underlying Outcomes-Based Education. The institutional conditions and whether the lecturers at a college in the Eastern Cape province perceive the need for a change in their classroom practice were also investigated. Bearing in mind the need for further research to validate the findings of this study, positive indicators that emerged from the study suggest the readiness of the college to implement Outcomes-Based Education at the proposed Education Development Centre.
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Schudel, Ingrid Joan. "Research Projects Portfolio." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2000. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1016368.
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This collection of research projects tells a story of the time I have spent with members of the Albany Working for Water team; including preparations made, lessons learned and insights gained. My first project was to analyse the methodology of a research paper. I chose the paper by Arjen Wals because I intended, like him, to examine people's perceptions of environmental issues. From this paper I gained ideas for a qualitative research process and learnt the importance of theoretical and methodological consistency. My next project was to present a report on my research into the perceptions of workrelated environmental issues among the Albany Working for Water workers. From this research I gained insight into the knowledge of the workers and also some of the misconceptions that they have about social and ecological issues. I made educational recommendations based on these insights. This experience inspired me to initiate a play with a group of the workers about alien plant eradication. The process of developing this play formed the basis for a research paper that I have submitted as another research project. Concurrent with the development of the play, I conducted a fourth research project that was a situational analysis of the Albany Workingfor Water Project. I hoped that this analysis would provide useful insight into the context of the above two projects. Overall, I hope the story reflects how I have grown through the learning experiences I shared with the Albany Working for Water team. I would like to extend to my thanks to all those who assisted and shared my journey with me.
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Timmermans, Job Franciscus Catharina. "Implementing Responsible Research and Innovation in research projects." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/14280.
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Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) aims to achieve societally desirable outcomes and marketable products of innovative processes. In recent years RRI has become a key factor in national and international Research and Innovation (R&I) policy and funding. As a consequence, actors involved in R&I are required to implement it. However, while on a conceptual and theoretical level RRI has been discussed in depth, on a practical and empirical level it remains largely underdeveloped. To contribute to the bridging of this gap between policy/theory and practice, this research assesses how RRI can be conceptualised and implemented in research projects in a way that allows it to reach its objectives. To attain an in-depth understanding of the implementation of RRI, a qualitative research strategy is deployed using a case study approach. As cases, three research projects are selected from the Netherlands Responsible Innovation (MVI) programme, which is the first programme to fund dedicated RRI projects. Analysis within and across the cases is supported by an analytical model based on a relational conceptualisation of responsibility. The model enables describing and analysing how the overarching aims and requirements of RRI translate into responsibilities taken and ascribed by R&I actors involved in projects. Building on an in-depth review of eight accounts of RRI and deploying the analytical model, this research provides a better understanding of the relationships between RRI and the targeted R&I, RRI and further instances of RRI beyond it, and RRI and its academic context. Furthermore, it identifies a number of key components that affect the outcomes of RRI, namely: the status of researchers implementing RRI as societal stakeholders, the role of interdisciplinary collaboration as a strategic means to defend (societal) interests, and the role of authorities such as funders in incentivising and sanctioning RRI. Lastly, the research reflects novel barriers and enablers that are relevant to implementing RRI. On the one hand, meeting the aims of RRI may be problematic due to academic and societal aims of researchers being in tension with each other, and to the manner, researchers defend their societal interests, which also may negatively influence the implementation of RRI. On the other hand, consideration of the R&I stage in projecting an impact and involving R&I actors, as well as making RRI rewarding to researchers throughout academic careers enables effective implementation of RRI. Based on the insights gained, recommendations are made for policymakers, funding bodies and researchers concerning the current lack of alignment between societal and academic interests when implementing RRI, capacitating and motivating actors to implement RRI, and ensuring alignment of RRI activities over time.
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Proctor-Williams, Kerry, Jessica Fitzpatrick, Nicole Vaughn, Jessica Qualls, and Angelica Wiggins. "Graduate Student Research Projects: A Path for Productive Research." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2011. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1839.
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Botta, Marina. "Towards sustainable renovation : three research projects." Doctoral thesis, KTH, Arkitektur, 2005. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-599.
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The focus of this dissertation is on existing housing areas: in industrialised western countries, in 2005, the number of existing buildings that are taken care of, maintained, repaired, renovated or restructured for other functions is higher than the number of buildings that are (new) built. This is a review dissertation, based on empirical material and further reflections from previous research projects dealing with Swedish housing renovation: private-owned old single-family housing areas and large housing areas from the 1950s, 60s and 70s, mainly owned by housing companies. The concepts of careful renovation, environmentally-friendly renovation and sustainable renovation are analysed as different approaches to housing renovation. The aim is to present an interpretation of sustainable renovation that includes the goals both of careful renovation and of environmentally-friendly renovation as necessary components of sustainable development. This dissertation identifies and analyses the main issues that may be faced during renovation and that have a relevant impact on the environment, the architecture or the inhabitants, and describes the renovation actions that have been used in the studied projects. It concludes with reflections about positive results, incongruities and challenges that may be found in projects of sustainable renovation.QC 20100928
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Imelli, Pietro. "Project initialisation phase in target research projects for development of medical devices /." Zürich : ETH, 2007. http://e-collection.ethbib.ethz.ch/show?type=diss&nr=17380.
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Koners, Ursula. "Learning from research and development projects / the role of post-project reviews." Thesis, Cranfield University, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1826/4071.
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Successful innovation depends to a high degree on an organization’s ability
to develop an effective Research & Development (R&D) process and during
the last decades many companies have adopted Stage-Gate® or similar
methodologies. Although such methodologies are credited with significantly
improving R&D results at many companies, there is still potential for
improvement, if organizations can learn from projects. Each and every R&D
project should not only result in a successful new product but also generate
learning for the organization, because this has a high importance for the
competitive advantage of an organization.
Post-project reviews (PPRs) are recognized by both practitioners and
academics as an appropriate mechanism to stimulate project-to-project
learning in R&D project teams. However, PPRs are used by relatively few
companies, and those that do utilize them often fail to do so adequately.
Surprisingly, although PPRs are widely perceived to be a useful tool,
empirical research on how they can best be used and how they support
learning within a project team is very limited. This thesis addresses this gap
in the extant knowledge and describes five in-depth exploratory case
studies, which investigated how PPRs are conducted, how they are
perceived by R&D managers and the project-to-project learning that can
result from PPRs.
Based on a complex research design which combines qualitative and
quantitative data from documents, interviews and the observation of PPR
meetings, the results show that current PPR practices vary much across
different organizations. Furthermore, R&D managers perceive PPRs as
important for learning in R&D project teams but difficult to manage
effectively. An important result was also that tacit knowledge and
experiences play an important role when analysing project-to-project
learning. Although the operationalization of tacit knowledge is difficult, the
detailed analysis of lessons learnt and metaphors used allowed to gather
conclusions on the supporting role of PPRs for the creation and transfer of
both explicit and tacit knowledge.
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Rooke, John Alfred. "Researching culture on construction projects." Thesis, University of Birmingham, 2001. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.269780.
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Makhoalibe, Puleng. "Towards design principles for project artistry in exploratory sandpit projects: A design-based research perspective." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26897.
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Organisations are increasingly finding themselves operating in environments that are characterised by higher levels of ambiguity, uncertainty and complexity, as well as environmental and internal changes that are beyond their control (Reeves, 2015). This context is affecting the way in which projects are executed, as project managers are expected to conceive, manage and successfully implement projects within such an environment. An important question to ask is: Are intrinsically unpredictable environments becoming more dominant leading to increase in the complexity of projects? We are now living in a volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous (VUCA) world; project management as a field has to overcome significant barriers to change and develop the capacity for more subjective, interactive, and interpretive innovations that appear to be more effective in these settings. The primary question addressed in this study is how the design of exploration projects may be carried out to bring clarity to project objectives and enablers. Design thinking, which is said to embody practices, mind-sets and processes that empower teams to co-create innovative solutions to wicked problems (Rittel and Webber, 1973) has been adopted in this study. Its design principles together with the creative problem-solving principles are combined to create a framework that facilitates design of exploration projects. This study uses design-based research (DBR) to apply the emerging framework to educational sandpit projects. These projects inherit the characteristics of exploration projects which are highly ambiguous toward more innovative, context-relevant, targeted solutions developed by diverse project teams. The study adopted a qualitative, interpretivist approach in order to enhance the design principles emerging from this study through authentic interventions in educational sandpits using DBR as a methodology. The outcome of the study, namely, a project artistry framework, emerged from the iterative process which was undertaken. The framework's value proposition is that it (the framework) had been proven to enable diverse teams to shift the participants' orientation from significant ambiguity and uncertainty to the ability to plan action by co-creating project visions with clear objectives and goals. The project artistry framework reflects the construction of a house and a more holistic framework, which consists of a roof (design process), the pillars required to hold up the roof (design pillars) and the foundational bricks. The design pillars include reflection, creative language, applied imagination, diverging and converging while the foundational bricks include empathy, empowerment, engagement, emergence, experimentation, environment, exploration and exploitation. In addition, an ambiguity acceptance journey is proposed to encourage a tolerance of ambiguity that leads to questioning and inquiry in projects that cultivates fresh insights and innovation in projects. New approaches to project leadership and design are essential to transform the world we live in. Although no panacea, project artistry provides project leaders with a new dimension to understanding the changing conditions that surround their project and envisioning better, innovative solutions to some of the most troublesome challenges facing our projects. It brings together the power of analysis and intuition to synthesize real solutions that not only work but meet the needs of the people. This fresh approach also brings enlightenment and transformation to those engaged in such projects and cultivates creative confidence and fosters collaboration.
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Keogh, Melissa. "Research projects 1, 2, 3 and 4." Thesis, The Author [Mt. Helen, Vic.] :, 2002. http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/56750.
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These projects deal with 2 different themes. Firstly the training of parents whose children suffer from DSM-IV attention-deficit /hyperactivity disorder. Secondly therapy for the treatment of separation disorder.Doctor of Psychology (Clinical)
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Hammick, Marilyn Rosemary. "Research supervision : process and relationship; an action research study." Thesis, University of Bristol, 1997. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.361071.
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Ugonna, C. U. "Strategic project management concept for executing research and development projects in public research organisations in Nigeria : an empirical study." Thesis, Liverpool John Moores University, 2016. http://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/4491/.
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As observed from the reviewed literature, the execution of research and development (R and D) projects in Nigeria is challenged by many social, political and economic factors interacting in complex and dynamic ways. This interaction is reflected in the history of science and technology in Nigeria, its culture, legal systems, institutional frameworks and social capital. The economic and social development of Nigeria is critically dependent upon the ability to establish a competitive, productive and efficient industrial sector built on a strong technology base. This implies that her natural resources must be developed and utilised as inputs to industrial production and as direct products to improve the life of the population. Public research organisations (PROs) are considered to be critical to the survival of industries and to the achievement of self-reliance through the use of locally available raw materials. This thesis explores the application of strategic project management (SPM) practices in the execution of R and D projects in PROs in Nigeria. The research employed a mixed method of quantitative and qualitative research in order to capture the experiences of project management practitioners with SPM practices in PROs in Nigeria. Although areas of variations in practice were identified, the major findings highlighted that there was a gap in the practical implementation of SPM. The findings also revealed key determinants associated with the implementation of SPM and the factors that affected its application in PROs in Nigeria. The research findings were further synthesised into a framework, capturing ten key dimensions that must be taken into account in the execution of research and development projects. The determinants include having a project-based organisational structure, top management involvement in the project execution, strategic project leadership style, the appointment of a project team, the project team's competence, project alignment with organisational strategy, project prioritisation and selection, maximising R and D strategy, the project management process, and the SPM process. The framework validation was a follow-up discussion, which was conducted with project management practitioners in the selected research organisations in Nigeria. Reflecting on their experiences in the management of R and D projects, the participants acknowledged that the proposed SPM framework and its ten key variables were fundamental to the effective execution of R and D projects in PROs in Nigeria. It was concluded that the use of such a framework would highlight areas that needed to be addressed in order to achieve effective execution of R and D projects in these organisations.
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Chen, Bert P. K. "Prioritisation of research projects in the pharmaceutical industry." Thesis, University of Oxford, 2004. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.404288.
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Graham, Byron Joshua. "The governance of publicly funded university research projects." Thesis, Queen's University Belfast, 2013. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.601624.
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Previous studies have identified a range of economic and social benefits that can arise from publicly funded research {Roper et al., 2004; Salter and Martin, 2001}. These include the benefits arising from the traditional academic missions of educating students and generating new knowledge through research, as well as the benefits arising from university industry links and innovation (Mansfield, 1991; 1998; Roper et aI., 2004; Salter and Martin, 2001). However, to date few studies have focused on the influence that governance can have on publicly funded university research projects and the benefits that arise from them. This thesis therefore develops a framework which links the governance literature with the literature on the benefits from publicly funded university research. The framework considers the influence of governance on a range of traditional academic, technology exploration, and technology exploitation project goals and objectives and their achievement. The framework also considers the influence that governance can have on the extent and importance of industry involvement in publicly funded university research projects. The framework is examined through a large scale survey of projects funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council. The results highlight the importance of rewards, the project discipline, and the importance attached by principal investigators to different professional activities, in influencing the project goals and objectives. The project focus is found to be the most important predictor of the achievement of the range of project goals and objectives. Industry involvement [s influenced by the project goals and objectives, and the importance that the principal investigator attaches to third stream activities. Not only do these findings contribute to the theoretical literature, but they also have practical implications for the governance of research projects by funding bodies, Principal Investigators, and universities.
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Tillmann, Patrícia André. "A conceptual framework for improving value generation in complex construction projects." reponame:Biblioteca Digital de Teses e Dissertações da UFRGS, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10183/75905.
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Esta pesquisa foi motivada pela observação de um problema prático com potenciais contribuições teóricas. O problema em questão é a dificuldade de gerenciar projetos complexos de construção de modo que os objetivos estratégicos de sua implementação sejam alcançados, problema observado em um complexo programa de reestruturação urbana na cidade de Porto Alegre. Estudos indicam que nas últimas décadas houve um aumento na complexidade de gestão de projetos que resultou em desafios para as práticas gerenciais tradicionalmente adotadas. Alguns autores relacionam esse aumento de complexidade com uma demanda, cada vez maior, de compreender como projetos estão alinhados com os objetivos estratégicos e como irão contribuir para a geração dos benefícios esperados pelos diversos agentes intervenientes de um projeto. Dentro deste contexto, a falta de suporte dado pelas tradicionais praticas gerenciais é apontada. As críticas focam não só na falta de alinhamento estratégico e na dificuldade de gerenciar interesses conflitantes, mas também na dificuldade de lidar com a susceptibilidade desses projetos ao contexto politico, econômico e social no qual se inserem, e com a dinâmica desse contexto. Dentro deste contexto, foram identificadas duas abordagens gerenciais que emergem no contexto da construção civil em resposta às deficiências observadas: a Benefits Realisation Approach (BeReal) e o Lean Project Delivery System (LPDS). O foco da literatura existente sobre essas abordagens é predominantemente de caráter prescritivo, oferecendo modelos e métodos para sua aplicação. Identificou-se portanto a necessidade de avaliar a contribuição dessas abordagens para lidar com os desafios observados e contribuir para a melhoria do suporte a geração de valor em projetos complexos. Uma terceira abordagem, a Logical Framework Approach (LFA), utilizada no programa onde o problema foi identificado, também foi avaliada, pois é sugerido na literatura que ela oferece suporte para lidar com alguns aspectos da complexidade dos projetos. O processo de pesquisa envolveu as principais etapas de Design Science Research: encontrar um problema prático e com potencial para contribuição teórica, obter um entendimento deste problema, desenvolver ou identificar potencial solução, testar a solução, avaliando sua utilidade, e avaliar a contribuição teórica desta solução. Neste estudo, ênfase foi dada à avaliação das potenciais soluções identificadas. Três estudos empíricos foram realizados: o primeiro teve como objetivo entender o problema - programa de reestruturação urbana em Porto Alegre/Brasil; o segundo para avaliar as contribuições da adoção da BeReal em um programa de reestruturação de um campus hospitalar em Brighton/Inglaterra; e o terceiro para avaliar as contribuições do LPDS em um projeto de um hospital em San Carlos/Estados Unidos. Os três estudos apresentam diferentes contribuições gerenciais para o suporte a geração de valor em projetos complexos de construção. Tais contribuições são explicadas com base em um referencial teórico desenvolvido, formando um modelo conceitual que explica as mudanças necessárias no contexto de gestão de empreendimentos complexos para um melhor foco na geração de valor e como as diferentes praticas observadas e mecanismos de suporte contribuem para esta mudança.This research was motivated by a practical problem with potential theoretical contributions. The problem in hand is the difficulty to generate value in complex construction projects, a problem observed in a large urban regeneration programme in Porto Alegre. Past research indicate that in the last decades there was an increase in project complexity, posing challenges to traditional managerial practices. According to some authors, such complexity is partially due to an increasing concern to understand how project’s outputs contribute to generating change and delivering benefits to different stakeholder groups. Within this context, the lack of managerial support provided by traditional project management approaches is pointed out. Firstly because such approaches generally focus on the delivery of a physical product, within time and budget. Secondly, they do not provide support for dealing with the conflicting interests of multiple stakeholders. And thirdly because they do not properly consider that projects are susceptible to their economic, social and political context and subject to changes in such environment. In this research, two managerial approaches that are being used in the construction industry were identified as having potential contributions to improve value generation in complex projects: the Benefits Realisation Approach (BeReal) and the Lean Project Delivery System (LPDS). The literature available about these approaches is mainly prescriptive. Thus, there is still a need to understand why and how such approaches contribute for value generation. A third approach, the Logical Framework Approach (LFA) used where the problem was identified, was also analysed, as the literature suggests it also offers contributions to deal with some aspects of complexity. This research followed a Design Science Research process: finding a practical problem with potential theoretical contributions, framing the problem and searching for potential solutions, understanding how and why the solutions contribute for solving the problem and analyse the theoretical contributions of the solutions. In this study, emphasis was given to the evaluation of potential solutions identified. Three empirical cases were realised: the first one was in a urban regeneration programme in Brazil, aiming to understand the problem; the second was realised in a healthcare infrastructure programme in the UK, to analyse the adoption of BeReal; and the third in a healthcare infrastructure programme in the US, to analyse the adoption of LPDS. The three studies presented different managerial contributions to support value generation. Such contributions are analysed based on a conceptual framework that was devised. The model reveals the underlying concepts of observed managerial practices that contribute towards the improvement of value generation.
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Miko, Katharina, and Elisabeth Mayr. "Trading Places: Power Distributions in participatory research projects as exemplified by security research." WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2015. http://epub.wu.ac.at/4727/1/MikoMayr2015.pdf.
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Tuttle, Sabrina. "Conducting Research Projects on the San Carlos Apache Reservation, Arizona." College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona (Tucson, AZ), 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/144741.
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Nadal, Burgués Núria. "Managing research projects: judgment as a source of creativity." Doctoral thesis, Universitat Ramon Llull, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/295838.
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Des de la Segona Guerra Mundial, la investigació científica s’ha organitzat en
projectes i s’ha gestionat aplicant els mètodes habituals de la Gestió de Projectes
(Project Management). Aquests mètodes presenten importants avantatges però tenen
algunes limitacions. Aquesta tesi doctoral és una aportació bàsica al tema de la tensió
entre creativitat i productivitat, en la direcció de la investigació científica a través dels
mètodes propis de la Gestió de Projectes. I de forma més general, destaca la funció del
judici creatiu en l’execució de projectes on les operacions estan clarament especificades
i determinen el desenvolupament del projecte.
El propòsit de la Gestió de Projectes és controlar i coordinar el projecte de forma
racional, això suposa especificar de forma precisa l’objectiu i l’abast de les seves
operacions. Aquests requisits no es poden assolir en projectes que tenen un objectiu
ambigu i requereixen creativitat. El concepte fenomenològic de projecte mental
desenvolupat per Alfred Schutz és més flexible i la seva aplicació amplia els aspectes
tècnics de la Gestió de Projectes. La seva teoria de l’acció intencional suposa que cada
acció canvia l’estat present de les coses i està composta d’un propòsit, un projecte
mental que és un assaig de l’acte futur, i la realització de l’acte. Des d’aquí, introdueix el
concepte de subacció i l’enfoc crític de que tota acció repetida és una acció nova, similar
a una acció prèviament realitzada.
Aquest treball d’investigació emfatitza que els aspectes següents, presents en la
gestió de projectes, requereixen judici, i que per lo tant possibiliten espais per a la
creativitat. Primer, que el projecte mental d’una nova acció es crea combinant varies
subaccions ja realitzades. Segon, la comprensió de que cada acció és similar a les altres
accions ja realitzades. I tercer, que el projecte mental pot ser considerat com una
hipòtesis del que ocorrerà quan s’executi l’acció. El judici s’ocupa d’aquestes
semblances i adverteix a l’actor d’altres temes i desenvolupaments possibles.
Addicionalment, aquest treball introdueix una perspectiva nova del concepte de rutina,
de la seva evolució i del seu funció en la investigació científica, i manifesta la profunda
relació entre retòrica i judici.
La investigació empírica està associada al context d’una important infraestructura
científica espanyola, el Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). I en primer lloc,
desenvolupa la creació d’aquesta organització científica, lo qual permet presentar
alguns aspectes importants sobre la tensió entre la estructura organitzativa i la agencia
dels investigadors. Seguidament, desenvolupa els temes relacionats amb la tensió entre
creativitat i productivitat en l’execució de projectes, que prèviament s’han desenvolupat
en el marc conceptual, com son la noció de projecte que tenen els investigadors o la
implicació del judici en la execució dels seus projectes.
L’aportació de la tesis doctoral, en quan a la gestió científica i de projectes, amplia
la gestió de projectes que ofereixen els mètodes habituals de la Gestió de Projectes
(Project Management).Tras la Segunda Guerra mundial, la investigación científica se ha organizado mediante proyectos y ha sido dirigida utilizando los métodos habituales de la Gestión de Proyectos (Project Management). Estos métodos ofrecen importantes ventajas pero tienen algunas limitaciones. La presente tesis doctoral explora la tensión entre creatividad y productividad cuando se dirige la investigación científica con los métodos propios de la Gestión de Proyectos. Y de forma más general, resalta la función del juicio creativo en la ejecución de proyectos cuyas operaciones están claramente especificadas y determinan el desarrollo del proyecto. El propósito de la Gestión de Proyectos es controlar y coordinar el proyecto de forma racional, lo que supone especificar de forma precisa su objetivo y el alcance de sus operaciones. Estos requisitos no se cumplen en proyectos cuyo objetivo es ambiguo y requiere creatividad. El concepto fenomenológico de proyecto mental desarrollado por Alfred Schutz es flexible y su aplicación amplía los aspectos técnicos de la Gestión de Proyectos. Su teoría de la acción intencional supone que cada acción cambia el estado presente de las cosas y está compuesta de un propósito, un proyecto mental que es un ensayo del acto futuro, y el desempeño del acto. Entonces introduce el concepto de subacción y el enfoque crítico de que toda acción repetida es una acción nueva, similar a una acción previamente desempeñada. Este trabajo de investigación enfatiza que los aspectos siguientes, presentes en la gestión de proyectos, requieren de juicio, y que por ello posibilitan espacios para la creatividad. Primero, que el proyecto mental de una nueva acción se crea combinando varias sub-acciones ya desempeñadas. Segundo, la comprensión de que cada acción es a lo sumo similar a otras acciones ya desempeñadas. Y tercero, que el proyecto mental puede ser considerado como una hipótesis de lo que ocurrirá cuando se ejecute la acción. El juicio se ocupa de estas semejanzas y advierte al actor de otros temas y desarrollos posibles. Adicionalmente, este trabajo introduce una perspectiva nueva del concepto de rutina, de su evolución y de su papel en la investigación científica, y descubre la profunda relación entre retórica y juicio. La investigación empírica está asociada al contexto de una importante infraestructura científica española, el Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC). Y expone, en primer lugar, la creación de esta organización científica, permitiendo presentar algunos aspectos importantes sobre la tensión entre la estructura organizativa y la agencia de los investigadores. Seguidamente desarrolla los temas relacionados con la tensión entre creatividad y productividad en la ejecución de proyectos y desarrollados en el marco conceptual, como sean la noción de proyecto que tengan los investigadores o la implicación del juicio en la ejecución de sus proyectos. La aportación de esta tesis doctoral, en cuanto a la gestión científica y de proyectos, extiende la gestión de proyectos que ofrecen los métodos habituales de la Gestión de Proyectos (Project Management).
Since World War II, science and research has been organized into projects and managed using the methods of Project Management. These methods offer important advantages, but also have some limitations. This doctoral dissertation presents some basic contributions to the subject of the tension between creativity and productivity in managing research with the methods of Project Management, and, more generally, the subject of the function of creative judgment in the execution of precisely specified projects in any kind of activity, which seem to determine all the operations involved in the development of a project. Project Management aims to rationally controlling and coordinating a project, which involves the clear specification of its goal and operations. These requirements are not fulfilled when dealing with projects whose goal is ambiguous and they require creativity. The phenomenological notion of mental project developed by Alfred Schutz is more flexible and its application extends the technical aspect of Project Management. His theory considers that each intentional action changes the present state of affairs and involves a purpose, a mental project that is a mental rehearsal of a future act, and the performance of the act. He also introduces, the notion of subactions and the critical view that a repeated action is a new action similar to an already performed action. The doctoral research emphasizes that the following aspects of project management involve judgment, creating spaces for creativity to occur: first, the mental project of a new action can be created combining many subactions already performed. Second, the recognition that an action has similarities and differences with already performed actions. Third, the mental project can be considered as a hypothesis about what will happen in the execution of the act. Judgment deals with these differences and it makes the actor aware of other possible subjects and developments. The conceptual research, also introduces a new way of looking at routines, their evolution and their role in scientific research. In this line of thought, it uncovers the deep relationship between rhetoric and judgment. The empirical research is associated to the context of the Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC), an important Spanish research infrastructure. And it firstly develops a case study on the creation of this research organization that allows presenting some important aspects about the tension between the structure of the organization and the agency of the researchers. It then develops the subjects related to the tension between creativity and productivity in executing projects, developed in the conceptual framework, such as the notion of projects of the researchers and the judgment involved in the execution of their projects. The contribution of this doctoral dissertation, in managing research institutions and projects, extends the way of managing projects with the common methods of Project Management.
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Jiya, Tilimbe. "An evaluation of stakeholder engagement in ICT research projects." Thesis, De Montfort University, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/2086/17516.
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Modern societies rely upon research to deal with social challenges through research and innovation (R&I) that is carried out in ICT research projects. ICT research projects are important in generating breakthrough technologies and translating these technologies into solutions for the wider society. In order to develop societally acceptable and desirable solutions, ICT research projects engage different stakeholders who play an important role in encouraging responsible outcomes. Despite the growing recognition of stakeholder engagement in ICT research projects, there is limited evidence in the literature to demonstrate its value. This gap is reflective of a general lack of discourse on qualitative evaluation of stakeholder engagement in ICT research projects. To adequately inform and support engagement activities in ICT research projects, particularly concerning the attainment of socially desirable outcomes, there is a need to understand the efficacy of stakeholder engagement. Therefore, to address this gap, the study synthesises the literature on stakeholder engagement, responsible research and innovation (RRI) and looks at the different approaches that are used to evaluate and understand the value of stakeholder engagement in a wider research context. The synthesis is done to inform a conceptual model which is then used to unfold and analyse the value of stakeholder engagement in attaining socially desirable outcomes in ICT research projects. The proposed conceptual evaluation model informs a qualitative investigation involving a case study of four ICT research projects. Findings suggest that the efficacy of stakeholder engagement in ICT research projects, particularly with regards to the attainment of socially desirable outcomes, is predominantly based on a focused identification of stakeholders, the relevance of the form of stakeholder engagement activities and the rationale behind the engagement. Therefore, to understand the value of stakeholder engagement in achieving socially desirable and acceptable outcomes in ICT research projects, a combination of three different approaches to evaluation, including theory-based, case-based and participatory approaches, is suggested. The study contributes to practice and theory by emphasising the vital interrelation between stakeholder engagement and the achievement of responsible outcomes in ICT R&I. The study guides better alignment of stakeholder engagement and R&I processes within ICT research projects in achieving positive outcomes for the society. It identifies specific elements of stakeholder engagement which researchers and practitioners should focus on to promote stakeholder engagement towards ensuring better R&I outcomes in ICT research. Furthermore, the research contributes to theory by looking at how evaluation theory can support understanding the value of stakeholder engagement in ICT research projects within the context of responsible research and innovation.
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Ходцева, Алла Олександрівна, Алла Александровна Ходцева, and Alla Oleksandrivna Khodtseva. "Team Research Projects in Academic Reading and Writing Module." Thesis, Рибест, 2013. http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/59172.
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The analysis of author’s five-year experience in using team research projects within the framework of Academic Reading and Writing Module is presented. Team Research Projects are viewed as student-centered activities that involve learners in extensive practice of communication skills and focus on the developing their study skills and using them in authentic speech situations.Аналізується досвід роботи автора з дослідницькими проектами при вивченні модуля “Академічне читання та письмо. Групові дослідницькі проекти розглядаються як діяльність, що залучає студентів до інтенсивної практики комунікативних навичок, розвитку навичок навчання та їх використання в автентичних мовленнєвих ситуаціях.
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Moc, Miloslav. "Real Options Analysis of Biopharmaceutical Research and Development Projects." Master's thesis, Vysoká škola ekonomická v Praze, 2007. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-2523.
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Tato práce se zabývá využitím reálně opčních metod při oceňování výzkumných a vývojových projektů biofarmaceutických firem. Práce odpovídá na otázky jakou reálně opční metodu, jak a kdy při oceňování takovýchto projektů použít. Z provedeného zhodnocení různých reálně opčních metod vyplívá, že binomický model se jeví jako nejvhodnější. Aplikace tohoto modelu je proto následně ilustrována na skutečném biofarmaceutickém projektu. Na závěr je ukázáno, že použití reálně opčních metod je vhodné zejména tehdy když: projekt má nízkou či negativní čistou současnou hodnotu, existuje flexibilita, volatilita a do dokončení projektu chybí dlouhá doba.
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Molloy, Mari. "Research projects reports and professional and ethical issues report." Thesis, The Author [Mt. Helen, Vic.] :, 2004. http://researchonline.federation.edu.au/vital/access/HandleResolver/1959.17/40390.
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Alamian, Arsham. "Ongoing and New Research Projects for Cardiac Medical Residents." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2015. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/1379.
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Gratwick, Katharine Nawaal. "Independent power projects in Africa : balancing development and investment outcomes." Doctoral thesis, University of Cape Town, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/19641.
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Includes bibliographic references.In the early 1990s, a new model emerged for the provision of electricity generation across developing regions. The model involved private sector participation in the form of independent power projects (IPP). Driving this change in business was insufficient public finance from host country governments, a reduction in concessionary loans from multilateral and bilateral development institutions, and a push for improved efficiency in a state-owned utility sector that was considered to be underperforming. This dissertation reviews how IPPs developed across both North Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The analysis focuses on the extent to which positive development outcomes (viz. reliable and affordable power) and investment outcomes (viz. favourable investment returns and the opportunity to grow investments) were both achieved. The dissertation posits that balancing development and investment outcomes leads to greater sustainability for projects. It further explores a range of elements that contribute to the success of projects, namely: the investment climate; policy, regulatory and planning frameworks; competitive procurement practices; availability of competitively procured fuel; favourable debt and equity arrangements, including new trends in the nature of IPP firms and credit enhancement arrangements; and new risk management techniques. In-depth case studies of IPP experiences in Egypt, Kenya and Tanzania are used to explore the question of balancing outcomes and sustainability. Reviews of IPP experiences in Cote d'Ivoire, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia also supplement the analysis together with an evaluation of the foreign direct investment context and related theory. Framing the whole discussion is an examination of how the new model for electric power provision evolved and how power sector reform models need to be adjusted to better reflect the reality in developing countries and emerging economies.
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SAMPAIO, Suzana Cândido de Barros. "An approach for analysis and understanding of the software Project actuality." Universidade Federal de Pernambuco, 2015. https://repositorio.ufpe.br/handle/123456789/15976.
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Nowadays studies confirm that changes continue to occur in project management in both the practitioner and research fields. Organizations increasingly use projects and project management discipline to achieve business objectives but results often fall short of goals. Although project management has become a core business process for many organizations at strategic and operational level, there is still much to understand about project actuality in software development organizations. Besides, much is written about how to manage projects, but too little on what really happens in Project Actuality. Project Actuality debut in the Rethinking Project Management (RPM) agenda in 2006 aiming at understanding what really happens at project context. This research intends to understand, explain and explore this phenomenon. In order to understand the challenges faced by software project nowadays, we have to go beyond the triple constant (effort, cost and scope), its processes and technology. In pursuance of project management we must understand team’s context, routine, problems, organizational culture, the entire project actuality phenomenon. Traditional theories used to understand and explain the world of management make different assumptions about actuality, scientific knowledge, ethics, values and context. This research’s main objective is to create an approach to investigate, observe and analyze software project actuality and to support team reflection and project rethinking, and by using the approach, unveil the findings of six small software development organizations. The finding will give visibility on project actuality in six organizations, its projects and teams. Even though the findings are context dependent, some causes, effects, disturbance factors can help the understanding of this sector and assist researches and practitioners to see new ways of thinking project management. In order to achieve that goal, an Exploratory Review (ER) and a Systematic Literature Review (SLR) were conducted on project actuality. Based on the knowledge acquired on the ER and SLR, an approach was defined and refined enabling us to observe, analyze and understand project actuality and its contexts. Six case studies using the approach were conducted in order to refine the approach and to explain the critical issues surrounding the actuality in software projects management in micro and small organizations. Action research helped the team to engage on reflection and action, in order to evolve as project and organization based on the project actuality observed.
Atualmente estudos confirmam que mudanças continuam a ocorrer na gestão de projetos tanto no ambiente acadêmico quando no profissional. Cada vez mais, as organizações usam projetos para atingir seus objetivos de negócios. Mesmo assim, os resultados muitas vezes ficam aquém dos objetivos esperados. Apesar da gestão de projetos ter se tornado um processo de negócio tanto no nível estratégico quanto no operacional, ainda há muito o que entender sobre a realidade dos projetos em organizações de desenvolvimento de software. A "Realidade de Projetos" debutou na rede de pesquisa Project Management Rethinking (RPM) em 2006, que buscava repensar a gestão de projetos. Para compreender os desafios enfrentados por projetos de desenvolvimento de software nos dias de hoje, precisamos ir além da restrição tripla (custo, prazo e escopo) e o seu processo ou tecnologia envolvida. Para gerenciar projetos precisamos entender como os membros da equipe do projeto reagem à rotina diária, aos problemas, contexto, cultura organizacional, todo o fenômeno da realidade dos projetos. Teorias tradicionais usadas para compreender e explicar o mundo da gestão de projetos fazem diferentes suposições sobre a realidade dos projetos, o conhecimento científico, a ética, os valores e o contexto onde ocorre a gestão do projeto. O objetivo principal deste trabalho é criar uma abordagem para investigar, observar e analisar a realidade de projetos de software e para apoiar a reflexão da equipe do projeto. E ainda, através do uso da abordagem, dar visibilidade ao fenômeno da realidade de projetos em seis pequenas organizações de desenvolvimento de software. Mesmo que os resultados dependam do contexto, algumas causas, efeitos, fatores de perturbação percebidos e analisados podem ajudar na compreensão deste setor, além de apoiar pesquisadores e profissionais no repensar da gestão de projetos. Para atingir esse objetivo, uma pesquisa exploratória (ER) e uma revisão sistemática da literatura (SLR) foram realizadas sobre a realidade de projetos e como observá-la. Com base no conhecimento adquirido com a ER e a SLR, foi definida e refinada uma abordagem que nos permite observar, analisar e compreender a realidade dos projetos e seus contextos. Seis estudos de caso utilizando a abordagem foram conduzidos a fim de refinar a abordagem e explicar as questões críticas em torno da realidade na gestão de projetos de software em Micro e Pequenas Empresas (MPEs). A abordagem prevê também uma etapa de reflexão e intervenção, executada com apoio de pesquisa-ação, onde as equipes se engajam em reflexão e ações, a fim de evoluírem como projeto e organização, com base na realidade observada.
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Markkula, Petter. "Decision making in inter‐corporate projects : A qualitative and quantitative study of project workers in automobile research and pre‐ development projects in Japan and Germany." Thesis, Project management, Innovations and Entrepreneurship, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-19788.
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This thesis is dealing with the integration of Japanese and German project workers in automobile inter‐corporate research/pre‐development projects. The focus is on better understanding the respective decision making process. As cultural differences play a big role in the way that people behave an extra focus was put on investigating this. The methods chosen for this study were quantitative research in the form of a questionnaire and qualitative research in the form of an interview series.
For the quantitative research, literature in the cross‐cultural field was studied and from different cultural dimensions suggested by various authors, a synthesis was derived. This was then used as the base for a questionnaire. The data both enabled a quantitative research study and supported the qualitative study. A number of questions with a more straightforward approach to decision making in projects were also a part of the questionnaire. The data was processed using the statistical software SPSS and the results were analyzed using factor analysis and ANOVA.
The factor analysis of the quantitative data had only one factor which had a significant difference between the German and the Japanese sample. The dimension was called individuality reward and describes to which degree a society reward competent group behavior versus competent individual behavior. The German sample showed a strong tendency towards favoring competent individual behavior whereas the Japanese sample leaned towards favoring competent group behavior.
The questionnaire questions directly linked to decision making showed no significant differences between the samples showing that individual attitudes within the German and Japanese sample varies more than the cultural differences between the two groups. This shows that you cannot expect a Japanese or German person to act in a certain way in a certain decision making situation just judging on their cultural background.
In order to get a deep understanding of the decision making process a qualitative series of interviews were conducted. All interviews with Japanese and other people on location in Japan were conducted in‐person at different locations around the Tokyo area. Interviews with people situated in Europe were made over the phone. The interviews were recorded and later transcribed and interpreted to gain a thorough understanding of the decision making process.
From the qualitative material several differences in how German and Japanese people work and make decisions were found. More time is put into sharing information and getting consensus before a decision in Japan than in Germany were discussions and arguing in meetings are more tolerated. The reason for this behavior in Japan is to not lose face and as well as making it possible to make a decision fast once brought up in a meeting. Germans remain more flexible to revisions after a decision has been made because of the shorter preparation phase.
There is big overlap of members between different inter‐corporate research projects in the automobile industry. Japanese project members tends to be older than their German counterparts which makes them more stable as younger people might disappear from a project as they move up the corporate ladder. In Japan there is a greater emphasis put into after‐work activities compared to Germany where it is seen as beneficial but not as often used as a way to gain a personal relationship.
The thesis concludes that by relatively small measures common decision making between Japanese and German project workers can become smooth and with few misunderstandings. Introductions to respective cultures as well as keeping an open mindset and non assertive attitude should help avoid some of the worst case scenarios. A kick‐off in the beginning of a project in order to build a personal relationship and trust would surely help the project come off to a good start. Setting common goals for the project and confirming data with people involved in a decision process will facilitate common consensus decision making. Also confirming decisions as simply as paraphrasing what has been said or by informal one‐on‐one discussions in a break or after a meeting can keep misunderstandings due to the language barrier to a minimum.
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Thomas, Elisa. "The role of intermediaries in collaborative research and development projects." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2014. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/4741.
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It has long been stated in the literature the effects of collaboration to innovation, especially regarding research and development (R&D) activities. However, these are dynamic empirical fields. Therefore theoretical approaches face constant challenges to understand and explain the new evidences. Due to the limited scope and scale of organizations to search and identify partners with complementary knowledge and resources, and to select those with potential to effectively cooperate for R&D, there is an increasing emergence of agents who provide these services in the market. Called intermediaries or brokers, they influence the interaction among organizations with the common goal of innovation. Still, the literature has reported that the intermediary may play an important set of functions for R&D projects not limited to the search of partners. This thesis is therefore mainly concerned with the influence of innovation intermediaries in the context of collaborative R&D projects, suggesting a conceptual framework on the role of intermediaries. The framework emphasises that R&D collaboration goes beyond dyadic relationships usually highlighted in the literature. The roles of intermediaries provide an important additional dimension in collaborative R&D projects. The empirical part of the thesis explored three case studies: Force for Elastomers, from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul in Brazil; the Orange Service Call and Reward project undertaken by the National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (NESTA) for Orange; and the StarStream project from the University of Southampton, both in the United Kingdom. The results confirmed the influence of innovation intermediaries in most of the critical elements of a R&D project. The study advances the understanding of the influence of intermediaries for the beginning of a new project between partners. The analyses also show that intermediaries influence especially through the search for possible partners and the management of the relationship. However, the activities of research and knowledge production as well as activities of development and prototyping were not directly influenced by intermediaries. The stage after R&D, when the partners had reached positive results from activities, received a major influence from intermediaries who helped the firms to protect the inventions and to value and commercialize the new technology. Research outcomes still reveal that there is still a lack of measurements about intermediaries’ effectiveness and therefore firms involved in partnerships cannot fully evaluate their role.
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Bento, Joao Paulo da Silva. "Research and development of ground-based transiting extrasolar planet projects." Thesis, University of Warwick, 2012. http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/54441/.
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The search for exoplanets has gone from the realm of speculation to being one of the most prolific topics of modern astronomy in the space of just 20 years. In particular, the geometric alignment of transiting exoplanets provides the added opportunity to measure a host of properties of these systems, including studies of planetary atmospheres. The vast majority of known transiting exoplanets to date were found using dedicated ground-based surveys such as the SuperWASP project. Such enterprises comprise of multiple small telescopes designed to perform high-precision photometry over a wide field of view and rely on efficiently compensating for several noise contributions. An analysis of the sources of noise in the SuperWASP light curves was performed, focussing on systematic e↵ects fixed in detector space. A study of a set of detector maps produced from the average of the fractional residuals of the light curves in CCD coordinates has revealed that the current flat-fielding strategy is introducing a component of red noise into the light curves due to the wavelengthdependent nature of the CCDs. The possibility of using such maps as a basis for an additional decorrelation step in the software pipeline is discussed. The next phase in planetary discoveries from ground-based surveys consists of the search for smaller planets and those in longer orbits around their host stars. This process involves an observing strategy that focuses on intensive coverage of particular locations of the sky. We develop simulation software to aid the choice of observed fields for the SuperWASP and Next Generation Transit Survey (NGTS) projects in order to maximise the chances of finding planets at those locations. Moreover, this simulation can be used for comparative studies of the planet finding probability for several design choices and has been used to justify the necessity to commission the NGTS instrument at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in order to benefit from one of the World’s premier sites. The increasing number of known transiting planets has triggered a new phase of exoplanet exploration, in which the properties of the atmospheres of these planets are being explored using techniques such as transmission spectroscopy. This process consists of measuring an enhanced transit depth at particular wavelengths due to the presence of opacity sources in the atmospheres of exoplanets. We use the multiband photometer ULTRACAM to attempt a similar measurement via the technique of transmission photometry for the highly inflated planets WASP-15b and WASP- 17b. The data are found to be dominated by systematic errors and a detailed study of the possible sources is performed.
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Holzbaur, U. D. "Linking research education and education for sustainable development via projects." Interim : Interdisciplinary Journal, Vol 11, Issue 1: Central University of Technology Free State Bloemfontein, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/11462/325.
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Published ArticleOne of the main tasks of universities is to prepare students for an academic or professional career, and to make them responsible members of society by giving them the motivation and skills to create a better future. Education for Sustainable Development is a core feature of education in a university of the 21th century and in society. In a university, it has two aspects: firstly, to educate students and to help future academics to contribute to sustainable development, secondly, to contribute to sustainability and to spread education for sustainable development in the community. We consider examples of successful cooperation between the university and its stakeholders via projects that are relevant for education for sustainable development. We analyse the success factors and the educational and sustainability impacts of these projects.
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Gurley, Kathleen Rees. "Social contexts that facilitate knowledge development in multidisciplinary research projects." Case Western Reserve University School of Graduate Studies / OhioLINK, 1994. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1057249720.
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Islam, Sameer, Leah Worede, and Marion Slack. "Publications and Presentations from PharmD Student Research Projects: A Systematic Review." The University of Arizona, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/10150/614125.
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Class of 2015 AbstractObjectives: To conduct a systematic review of reports of pharmacy student research programs to describe publication and presentations resulting from the research. Methods: To be eligible for the systematic review, studies must have described student research programs in which students’ were required to collect, analyze, report or present findings and be reported in English. Candidate studies were screened and data extracted using standardized forms by two investigators independently with the final list identified by consensus. The primary outcome variables were extramural posters/presentations and publications. Data were summarized in tables. Results: A total of 6112 studies were screened and 14 studies were identified that described student research meeting inclusion criteria; two reports were from outside the United States. Two-thirds were reports of required projects and a third were elective projects. Required research projects were conducted on a wide variety of topics including clinical, practice, laboratory, public health, education and other topics. Elective research was focused on clinical practice, and laboratory topics. Components of the research process were not uniformly described. The terminal project requirement was usually a written report (57%) or a poster (29%). One program required a presentation. More than half (64%) of the student research programs reported that students presented extramural posters and half (57%) reported that publications resulted from student research. Conclusions: About half of the student research programs described in the literature indicated that student research resulted in extramural posters or presentations.
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Folster, S. "Government coordination of competitive R and D projects : A socially optimal policy using a search theoretic approach." Thesis, University of Oxford, 1985. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.371640.
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Senjaya, Rudy. "Web-based library for student projects/theses and faculty research papers." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/47.
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The purpose of this project is to make available a Web-based Library, a web application developed for the Department of Computer Science at CSUSB to manage student projects/theses and faculty papers. The project is designed in accordance with Model-View-Controller (MVC) design pattern using the Jakarta Struts framework and iBATIS Data Mapper framework from Apache Software Foundation, JavaServer Pages (JSP), and MySQL database.
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Curran, Patrick. "Research and development of a preliminary South African voluntary carbon standard for landscape restoration projects." Thesis, Rhodes University, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/10962/d1006968.
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The mandatory and voluntary carbon markets have both developed around the increasing trade of carbon offsets. In order to add legitimacy to an otherwise intangible commodity there has been a rise in the development of third party carbon certification standards, particularly in the voluntary market. These standards aim to provide independent, third party certification to projects that are developed specifically to generate and sell carbon offsets. South Africa has the opportunity to engage with these markets, but current participation in and certification of projects is sluggish. These projects have not taken off mainly due to the high transaction costs and lag times surrounding the current certification of projects', complex baseline methodologies, accounting uncertainty and the often bureaucratic systems surrounding the current voluntary carbon certification standards and methodologies. In order to overcome these pitfalls this project aimed to address these challenges through initiating the development of a preliminary South African voluntary carbon standard. This was done by: a) undertaking a critical assessment of the development of current carbon markets, with a particular focus on voluntary markets and third party certification, b) critically analysing the current voluntary carbon certification standards for best practices, pitfalls and weaknesses. To provide a better understanding of the historical development of voluntary certification standards, various established certification standards were evaluated, including the Forestry Stewardship Council (FSC), Marine Stewardship Council (MSC) and ISO 14000 standards. This analysis focussed on the challenges they faced in acceptance and in particular how they have managed to operationalize sustainable development within the certification process. In order to explicitly ensure the incorporation of a sustainable development assessment of projects under the proposed standard, an expert workshop was held with 14 experts from a wide variety of disciplines. These experts identified the crucial sustainable development challenges facing South Africa. They identified 12 sub-themes and 44 indicators that could be used to measure and incorporate sustainable development indicators into the certification process. These were then further developed through using the 'Input – Output – Outcome – Impact' framework model which allowed the indicators to be organised and understood and thus practical. The analysis of the voluntary certification standards and the development of the sustainable development indicator framework were ultimately incorporated into the development of the proposed South African voluntary carbon standard. The key approach to this standard is the incorporation and focus of the proposed standard to ensuring the generation of net SD benefits and placing them at the same level as carbon within the project design and development, validation and verification process. The full and effective integration of these has been missing within current fully fledged voluntary carbon standards, as they often rely on a mixture of project design standards to achieve this. Offering the inclusion of all components into one standard, specifically designed for South Africa, will not only assure SD credentials but also increase transparency and understanding, and reduce costs. This thesis allowed for the development of innovative new ideas and process focussed specifically at including and mainstreaming South Africa’s developmental challenges into the certification process. This is the hoped that the standard will effectively certify South African based landscape restoration projects, but also decrease costs and increase efficiencies in order to encourage the development of these projects. This preliminary standard not only aims to incorporate and address all the issues identified but also has the end goal of acting as the basis for future debate and development surrounding a potential South African voluntary carbon certification standard.
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Yebra, Aguado Yolanda. "Portfolio Management of Research Projects in the Public and Private Sectors." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for industriell økonomi og teknologiledelse, 2011. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-15838.
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Not only organizational strategy but also managerial experience influence the portfolio management of research projects process. Strategy provides the focus that the research projects should have, and acts as the point of reference to which the process should be aligned when the environment changes. Experience serves as a decision tool when the formal methods fail to model the real world due to uncertainty or unavailability of information.Portfolio management of research projects in the public and private settings generates knowledge as well as business opportunities and public welfare. Research projects are performed to find new markets, improve processes or find grounds to incur in new product development. They are also performed to increase scientific and technological knowledge as well as to form new experts who can contribute in future research projects. Furthermore, evidence has shown that organizations, both private and public, agree that generating knowledge is the basic objective of research projects.
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Bian, Li S. M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Llifelog : discovering and evaluating research projects through peer-to-peer exchange." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2012. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76514.
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Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2012.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 62-63).
Llifelog is a web platform for discovering, evaluating, and exchanging research projects among students and researchers from both academia and industry. The goal of Llifelog is foster a community of critique among students and researchers in a project market. Those who engage in the market answer the call "find out how your work, projects, and ideas are valued in the community." The unique contribution of the Llifelog system lies in designing market-based mechanisms that stimulate the project exchange while maintaining information confidentiality, and devising a peer-to-peer, direct communication channel between project creators and project viewers. In this thesis, I explain how such market mechanism results more objective evaluation compared to other existing rating mechanisms online. A virtual credit system, Truons, is used in this web platform to facilitate the project evaluation and exchange. The website was built using Java, MySQL, Apache Tomcat, HTML, CSS, and Javascript and hosted on an Ubuntu server. It also uses a Natural Language Processing engine, AlchemyAPI, and various image processing techniques. The platform was tested among about 305 users with 74 projects within 3 weeks. User feedback was also gathered after the testing to further understand the context and rationale for user behavior on the web platform.
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Thacker, Jason Curtis. "Barriers to Initiation of Open Source Software Projects in Research Libraries." BYU ScholarsArchive, 2016. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5879.
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Libraries share a number of core values with the Open Source Software (OSS) movement, suggesting there should be a natural tendency toward library participation in OSS projects. However, Dale Askey's 2008 Code4Lib column entitled We Love Open Source Software. No, You Can't Have Our Code, claims that while libraries are strong proponents of OSS, they are unlikely to actually contribute to OSS projects. He identifies, but does not empirically substantiate, six barriers that he believes contribute to this apparent inconsistency. The goal of this thesis is to empirically investigate not only Askey's central claim but also the six barriers he proposes. Additionally, we will utilize statistical methods and machine learning algorithms to identify barriers encountered by libraries as they grapple with whether or not to release their code as open source. We will offer insights into possible correlations between a library's engineering, talent management and innovation policies and practices and its propensity to initiate open source software projects.
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Kridler, Jamie Branam. "Senior Interns and Faculty Partnerships with Chamber of Commerce Research Projects." Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University, 2002. https://dc.etsu.edu/etsu-works/5868.
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Johansson, Elias, and Kenan Kamenjas. "Management of industrialization projects." Thesis, Tekniska Högskolan, Högskolan i Jönköping, JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion, 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hj:diva-31796.
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Short time-to-market is a key success factor in the todays’ dynamic business environment and many companies are trying to improve their product development processes. A challenge is to develop products according to the time plan and at the same time keeping the cost low and the quality high. This study focuses on the project management within the product development process in an automotive industry. The background of this study started as a request from the research and development department at the automotive company, which led to the following questions; 1) what are the most crucial factors for project success? 2) How can these factors contribute to a more successful outcome? 3) How can project management decrease product development lead time by sharing knowledge? The research approach is a case study and the data collection consist of interviews and questioners at two companies connected to project management in product development projects. Spider charts are created from the collected data containing eleven dimensions to show similarities and differences between the project managers working within the research and development department as well as between the two companies. The main conclusions are that there is a need to allow a certain level of flexibility when managing projects, in order to more easily handle late changes. Being involved in a project from the concept phase could facilitate the product development activities later on, due to a deeper understanding regarding previous decisions. Further, knowledge sharing methods, such as databases, has to be designed to be suitable for a specific organization and user friendly which enables the users to more easily search for specific types of knowledge. Lastly, a low level on the detailed focus is shown to be another success factor, however, in some cases there is still a need of this detailed focus to solve specific problems but the details may never become a higher focus than the holistic view.Studien är gjord hos Volvo Car Corporation och Vattenfall Research and Development AB har använts som benchmarkingföretag.
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JÄRVITALO, MARKO. "Standardization in Agile Projects Research Study Conducted Within the Taiwanese Software Industry." Thesis, KTH, Tillämpad maskinteknik (KTH Södertälje), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-170091.
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Cresti, Simone. "The determinants for the success of European research projects. What you must know to have your research proposal granted." Doctoral thesis, Università di Siena, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/11365/1173419.
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This research helps in understanding the complex world of the competitive research in Europe, dealing in particular with Framework Programmes and the characteristics expected from research proposals in order to be funded.
The European Commission uses Framework Programmes as financial policy action to support the achievement of its strategic objectives. The allocation of resources, through multiannual framework programmes, boosts research and innovation in all different fields regardless national, regional or economic logics: direct and competitive funds are allocated according to excellence, expected impacts and outcomes planned by proposals, through an ex ante peer review evaluation by selected and independent experts. Actors engaged in this competition are mainly universities, research centres, public bodies, NGOs and the private sector.
In the last 20 years many Higher Education Systems in Europe have experienced a marked change in the funding mechanism: public funds have been more and more reducing pushing public universities and research centres to raise external funds. European Commission programmes are one of the main financial resource to be taken into consideration in order to fund research projects, development and innovation.
Therefore competitiveness for the research sector have become a mantra, a pillar for strategic decisions at the governance level.
This work, after a comprehensive description of the framework programmes, their history, the actors and the rules of the play, aims at explaining the reasons why some country gains more funds than others, why some organisation raise more funds than others and what fundamental rules have to be respected during the planning phase of a research project.
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Amaral, Hugo Leonardo Siroti do. "A agenda do pesquisador e sua influência em projetos de pesquisa na área de alimentos em Manaus – AM." Universidade Federal do Amazonas, 2013. http://tede.ufam.edu.br/handle/tede/4394.
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The scientific and technological advances made in recent years have been revolutionizing traditional approaches exploitation of biological resources. Thus it is understandable that product innovation can be characterized briefly by three stages: the formulation of the idea, product development and production scale. In these phases fall into various processes of technology transfer, with the participation of several actors and under various barriers. Technology transfer in this context is understood as the transfer of a body of knowledge, methods and / or equipment to solve design problems in a given application domain, either through training or acquisition. Given this context the present study sought to examine how the definition of the research agenda influences the transfer of biotechnology and business generation in the process of innovation in the food sector in Manaus - AM. The importance of this study was based on the effort to analyze the competitive capacity and to identify actions that promote the generation of new business in the food sector, given that the technology transfer between companies and research institutions has been driven due to the growing importance of knowledge for technological advancement and competitiveness. The methodology used in the study involved the application of intentional interview with area businesses and food questionnaires to 178 researchers working in institutes of science and technology in Manaus. The study presented numerous contributions to the agenda of the researcher and their influence to the food sector, where public agencies define the agenda of the researcher through funding sources and determining the demand by researchers. And innovation is a decisive factor for the competitiveness of the food industry, however it is necessary to the training of highly qualified personnel, particularly on biotechnology that can break down barriers and develop research and development for the sector in question. Finally, support enterprises in biotechnology and especially areas related to the food sector is the challenge for researchers, experts and enterprises because it is a promising segment and high economic interest. It is necessary to stimulate the creation and strengthening of companies, offering conditions for competitiveness. The innovative projects should be developed and processed mainly in socioeconomic benefits to the city of Manaus - AM.
Os avanços científicos e tecnológicos alcançados nos últimos anos vêm revolucionando as abordagens tradicionais de exploração de recursos biológicos. Desta forma compreende-se que a inovação de produtos pode ser caracterizada, resumidamente, por três fases: a formulação da idéia, o desenvolvimento do produto e a produção em escala. Nessas fases inserem-se vários processos de transferência de tecnologia, com a participação de vários atores e sob diversas barreiras. A transferência de tecnologia nesse contexto é entendida como a transferência de um conjunto de conhecimentos, métodos e/ou equipamentos para a resolução de problemas de projetos em dado domínio de aplicação, seja por meio de capacitação ou aquisição. Diante desta contextualização a presente pesquisa buscou analisar como a definição da agenda de pesquisa influencia a transferência de biotecnologia e a geração de negócios, no processo de inovação no setor de alimentos em Manaus - AM. A importância deste estudo baseou-se no esforço em analisar a capacidade competitiva e identificar ações que promovam a geração de novos negócios no setor de alimentos, haja vista que a transferência de tecnologia entre empresas e instituições de pesquisa tem sido impulsionada devido à crescente importância do conhecimento para o avanço tecnológico e competitividade. A metodologia adotada na pesquisa envolveu a aplicação de entrevista intencional com empresas da área de alimentos e a aplicação de questionários para 178 pesquisadores que atuam nos institutos de ciência e tecnologia em Manaus. O estudo apresentou inúmeras contribuições para a agenda do pesquisador e sua influência para o setor de alimentos, onde órgãos públicos definem a agenda do pesquisador por meio de fontes de financiamento e que determina a demanda por parte dos pesquisadores. E a inovação é fator decisivo para a competitividade do setor de alimentos, entretanto torna-se necessário a formação de pessoal altamente qualificado, em especial ligado a biotecnologia que podem romper barreiras e desenvolver pesquisas e desenvolvimento para o setor em questão. Por fim, apoiar empreendimentos em biotecnologia e principalmente de áreas ligadas ao setor de alimentos é o desafio dos pesquisadores, especialistas e das empresas, pois se trata de um segmento promissor e de alto interesse econômico. Torna-se necessário o estímulo para a criação e ao fortalecimento de empresas do setor, oferecendo condições para sua competitividade. Os projetos inovadores devem ser desenvolvidos e principalmente transformados em benefícios socioeconômicos para a cidade de Manaus - AM.
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Roberts, Michelle S. "Assessing participatory action research : a case study from the Lao PDR /." Ohio : Ohio University, 2004. http://www.ohiolink.edu/etd/view.cgi?ohiou1090938622.
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Harvey, Lawrence James, and Lawrence harvey@rmit edu au. "The Auditory Centre: Research and Design of Acoustic Environments and Spatial Sound Projects." RMIT University. Architecture and Design, 2009. http://adt.lib.rmit.edu.au/adt/public/adt-VIT20091029.121056.
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Design culture is tentatively embracing the acoustic conditions and auditory awareness of spaces and objects, thus creating new opportunities for spatial sound practitioners. This thesis examines the making of seven spatial sound design projects in diverse milieux and an eighth project - the establishment of an electroacoustic studio within a school of architecture and design. The projects and the studio are considered models for the ways in which electroacoustic practices might advance the auditory spatial awareness of students and researchers in the academy, and the general community through an interlocking program of teaching, research and events. The creation of the projects and establishment of the studios also articulate a transformation in my own practice from composer to design researcher. Five of the projects are intended to engender in listeners a greater awareness of the acoustic environment and the auditory spatial qualities of those environments, whi ch listeners daily inhabit. Supporting these project studies is a discussion on issues and conditions of making and materials to elucidate my approach to creating spatial sound designs in diverse milieux. Two of the projects investigated the auditory spatial awareness of different communities in Melbourne, with the view of establishing ideas about the auditory culture and the actual environments of that experience. The final project is a facility to house a community of practitioners who aspire to privilege the auditory design and experience of space, through a series of research, teaching and performance activities. While evaluating just how my practice transformed over the course of the projects, I also propose that the combination of the Studio's main elements is critical to the advancement of sound-based research and design as a design discipline. Note to audio and visual materials - This thesis was accompanied by a custom-built multi-channel sound playback environment using Max/MSP and Flash. For further details on this player and Quicktime files, contact lawrence.harvey@rmit.edu.au.
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Koch, Stefan, and Georg Schneider. "Results from software engineering research into open source development projects using public data." Institut für Informationsverarbeitung und Informationswirtschaft, WU Vienna University of Economics and Business, 2000. http://epub.wu.ac.at/494/1/document.pdf.
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This paper presents first results from research into open source projects from a software engineering perspective. The research methodology employed relies on public data retrieved from the CVS-repository of the GNOME project and relevant discussion groups. This methodology is described in detail and some of the results concerning the special characteristics of open source software development are given. (author's abstract)Series: Diskussionspapiere zum Tätigkeitsfeld Informationsverarbeitung und Informationswirtschaft
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Larson, Carol L. "An integrated approach to the selection process of independent research and development projects." Thesis, Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10945/28297.
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Guice, Jon. "Designing the future : the US advanced research projects agency and revolution in computing /." Diss., Connect to a 24 p. preview or request complete full text in PDF format. Access restricted to UC IP addresses, 1997. http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/ucsd/fullcit?p9820854.
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Crane, Philippa. "The uppers and downers of drug development : why do some drug projects succeed in development while others fail? : an exploration into the conditions associated with the success and failure of UK rare cancer drug projects." Thesis, University of Sussex, 2016. http://sro.sussex.ac.uk/id/eprint/66030/.
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The organisation of drug development has radically changed in the last 40 years due to changes in the scientific knowledge base and the availability of new forms of finance. Stimulated by breakthroughs in biotechnology, new investment has facilitated changes to the strategies and structure of the industry. Furthermore, scientific advances have provided greater understanding of disease, drug targets and disease-drug interactions, particularly in oncology. Yet new ways of organising innovation bring new challenges. This thesis provides evidence to inform new policies and business models by assessing the non-technical conditions associated with the success and failure of drug development projects. The thesis presents an integrative theoretical framework that supports a multi-dimensional analysis of the network, organisation and individuals involved in drug projects. This approach is applied to case studies of 11 development projects for rare cancer drugs involving UK organisations. These cases are then compared and contrasted through a descriptive multi-case analysis and a Qualitative Comparative Analysis. The findings contribute towards an understanding of the environmental conditions for the successful development of drugs. Firstly, the concept of project drag is introduced, to draw attention to the accumulation of issues during development that can cause projects lose momentum and lead to termination. The organisational environment around firms is found to be key; common disruptions are identified, particularly within small firms which are more vulnerable to industrial dynamics than larger organisations. This thesis also highlights mechanisms that can mediate adverse conditions; key individuals, their networks, power and consistent enthusiasm for projects can mediate project drag. The thesis also makes a methodological contribution in the formation and operationalisation of an integrative framework for project evaluation which provides a foundation for further research in this area. The thesis is concluded with policy recommendations of pathways that contribute towards the successful development of drug projects.