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Herskovic, Valeria, Sergio Ochoa, and José Pino. "Identifying Groupware Requirements in People-Driven Mobile Collaborative Processes." JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 25, no. (8) (2019): 988–1017. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-025-08-0988.
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People-driven mobile collaborative processes are increasingly mediated by technology due to the ubiquity, efficiency and flexibility that modern groupware systems provide their users. However, identifying groupware requirements to be considered in their development is a challenging task, since the processes being supported by them do not have a clear workflow coordinating the activities performed by the participants. Thus, software developers must usually guess these requirements based on their own experience, and so the elicitation process becomes a creative activity instead of an engineering process. Trying to reduce this uncertainty about groupware requirements identification, and thus helping developers improve their capability to predict the suitability of a collaborative system, this paper presents a visual notation to represent user interaction scenarios through models. These models are processed to automatically determine a set of potentially required groupware services. Thus, this proposal reduces the uncertainty about the groupware requirements to be considered in the development of a system supporting a particular people-driven mobile collaborative process. The United States of Americability and usefulness of the visual notation and the method to derive the groupware requirements are illustrated with a running example, and also through its application to a case study. The results are encouraging and consistent, allowing us to augur potential adoption in research and industrial settings.
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SCHÜMMER, TILL, STEPHAN LUKOSCH, and ROBERT SLAGTER. "USING PATTERNS TO EMPOWER END-USERS — THE OREGON SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS FOR GROUPWARE." International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems 15, no. 02 (2006): 259–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218843006001360.
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Fostering interaction between end-users and developers is one of the most important issues when developing groupware. Insufficient interaction leads to groupware systems that do not fulfill the group's requirements and thus to low acceptance. Furthermore, as group processes change dynamically the requirements are not static as well. Groupware system development and use, therefore, have to address users' changing needs. Current design methodologies insufficiently focus on this aspect. Therefore, we propose the Oregon Software Development Process (OSDP) that fosters end-user participation throughout the whole groupware life cycle, structures the interaction between end-users and developers, and emphasizes the use of a shared language between users and developers. We illustrate the application of the process with experiences made in an interdisciplinary development project of a collaborative learning platform.
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Boehm, B., P. Grunbacher, and R. O. Briggs. "Developing groupware for requirements negotiation: lessons learned." IEEE Software 18, no. 3 (2001): 46–55. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/52.922725.
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Mies, R., J. Bonvoisin, and R. Stark. "DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE IN ONLINE COMMUNITIES: INVESTIGATING REQUIREMENTS FOR GROUPWARE." Proceedings of the Design Society: DESIGN Conference 1 (May 2020): 997–1006. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/dsd.2020.38.
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AbstractOpen source hardware is hardware whose design is shared online so that anyone can study, modify, distribute, make, and sell it. In spite of the increasing popularity of this alternative IP management approach, the field of OSH remains fragmented of diverse practices seeking for settlement. This challenges providers of groupware solutions to capture the specific needs of open source product development practitioners. This contribution therefore delivers a list of basic requirements and verifies them by comparing offered functions of existing groupware solutions.
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Duque, Rafael, Jesús Gallardo, Crescencio Bravo, and Antonio Mendes. "Defining Tasks, Domains and Conversational Acts in CSCW Systems: the SPACE-DESIGN Case Study." JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 14, no. (9) (2008): 1463–79. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-014-09-1463.
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Most of the current academic and professional work requires collaboration between the members of a working group. Groupware tools play a prevailing role in supporting this collaborative work, often from different locations and at the same time. The research field of CSCW (Computer-Supported Cooperative Work) studies how to design effective groupware tools. To increase their potential, groupware systems must be flexible and have the capacity to adapt themselves to multiple tasks and situations. In order to provide answers to these challenges, in this article we propose the use of meta-models and XML-based languages to specify the most important characteristics of a groupware modeling system, such as the application domain, the requirements of the tasks to be carried out, how communication takes place and the regulation of the shared workspace. These models and techniques have been used to develop a specific groupware system called SPACE-DESIGN (SPecification and Automatic Construction of collaborative Environments of DESIGN), a CSCW tool with support for synchronous distributed collaborative work that adapts and re-configures itself as a result of processing the domain specification, the task, the communication and the system working norms.
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Salo, Ahti, and Timo K. Kakola. "Groupware Support for Requirements Management in New Product Development." Journal of Organizational Computing and Electronic Commerce 15, no. 4 (2005): 253–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1207/s15327744joce1504_1.
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Hazemi, Reza, and Linda Macaulay. "Requirements for graphical user interface development environments for groupware." Interacting with Computers 8, no. 1 (1996): 69–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0953-5438(95)01018-1.
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Mandviwalla, Munir, and Lorne Olfman. "What do groups need? A proposed set of generic groupware requirements." ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction 1, no. 3 (1994): 245–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1145/196699.196715.
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Penichet, Victor, María Lozano, José A. Gallud Lázaro, et al. "Extending and Supporting Featured User Interface Models for the Development of Groupware Applications." JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 14, no. (19) (2008): 3053–70. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-014-19-3053.
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This paper presents a proposal to tackle the design and development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This proposal includes important design and implementation issues of special relevance for this kind of interfaces. In particular, group awareness requirements in the development of groupware applications are addressed, both in the sense of the basic manipulation actions of the interface widgets, as well as in the sense of other kinds of group awareness in relation to the presence of actors, the roles they play in a concrete moment, etc. The design proposal we present is part of a complete development process (called TOUCHE) which defines a set of facets to describe Abstract Interaction Objects. These objects, at design level, provide the basis for the definition of Concrete Interaction Objects at implementation level within a software platform intended to facilitate the development of user interfaces for groupware applications. This way, we get an integral approach to tackle the development of this kind of user interfaces, taking into account in an explicit way the perception of the joint activity of a group of users involved in a common task and thus achieving a more effective collaboration.
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PREGUIÇA, NUNO, J. LEGATHEAUX MARTINS, HENRIQUE JOÃO DOMINGOS, and SÉRGIO DUARTE. "SUPPORTING MULTI-SYNCHRONOUS GROUPWARE: DATA MANAGEMENT PROBLEMS AND A SOLUTION." International Journal of Cooperative Information Systems 15, no. 02 (2006): 229–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0218843006001359.
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It is common that, in a long-term asynchronous collaborative activity, groups of users engage in occasional synchronous sessions. In this paper, we analyze the data management requirements for supporting this common work practice in typical collaborative activities and applications. We call the applications that support such work practice multi-synchronous applications. This analysis shows that, as users interact in different ways in each setting, some applications have different requirements and need to rely on different data sharing techniques in synchronous and asynchronous settings. We present a data management system that allows to integrate a synchronous session in the context of a long-term asynchronous interaction, using the suitable data sharing techniques in each setting and an automatic mechanism to convert the long sequence of small updates produced in a synchronous session into a large asynchronous contribution. We exemplify the use of our approach with two multi-synchronous applications.
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Forment, Marc Alier, Xavier De Pedro, Maria Jose Casañ, Jordi Piguillem, and Nikolas Galanis. "Requirements for Successful Wikis in Collaborative Educational Scenarios." International Journal of Knowledge Society Research 1, no. 3 (2010): 44–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/jksr.2010070104.
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What are the requirements for the Wiki engines to be used collaborative learning activities? Can any general-purpose engine be used? Or is there a niche for an educationally oriented crop of wiki engines? Do these educational wikis need to be integrated within the LMS to frame the collaborative activity within the walls of the virtual classroom, or is it preferable to have an external engine? These questions arise to every teacher who is about to plan a wiki-based collaborative learning activity. In this paper, the authors examine the use of wikis in college courses at three universities. The findings of this research are introduced and adopted as new features in two major open source wiki engines used for education: the Wiki module for Moodle 2.0 (as a Wiki engine embedded inside a LMS) and Tiki as independent full-featured Wiki CMS/Groupware engine.
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Wulf, Volker, Matthias Krings, Oliver Stiemerling, et al. "Improving Inter-Organizational Processes with Integrated Organization and Technology Development." JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 5, no. (6) (1999): 339–65. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-005-06-0339.
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The goal of the ORGTECH-project is to improve the cooperation between two engineering offices on the one hand, and a major German steel mill, on the other. An integrated change process has been initiated which combines the introduction of a groupware application with methods of organization development. This change process draws on the framework of Integrated Organization and Technology Development which is presented first. Then we describe its application in the ORGTECH project. The results of the first project phase are presented and discussed.
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KUNIFUJI, SUSUMU, and NAOTAKA KATO. "CONSENSUS-MAKING SUPPORT SYSTEMS DEDICATED TO CREATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING." International Journal of Information Technology & Decision Making 06, no. 03 (2007): 459–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219622007002575.
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There are many creative thinking manual methods in the world. They are brainstorming method, brain-writing method, mind mapping, NM method, Equivalent Transformation method, KJ method, etc. Human thinking process for creative problem solving consists of four sub-processes. They are divergent thinking sub-process, convergent thinking sub-process, idea crystallization sub-process, and idea verification sub-process. In accordance with this proposal, most Japanese research and development is centered on this four types of creative thinking manual methods and support systems. In this paper, we describe three types of Group Decision Support Systems (DSSs) for creative problem solving, similar to KJ method. All design philosophy depends on bottom-up decision-making. They are knowledge acquisition support groupware GRAPE, consensus-making support systems Group Coordinator (I) and Group Coordinator (II). The characteristic function of GRAPE is knowledge merging for GRAPE users, and that of Group-Coordinator (I) and Group-Coordinator (II) is tradeoff resolution by sensitivity analysis and adjusting of user requirements by the QDA method, respectively. The systems that we have developed are similar to the KJ method, which is the most popular methodology for creative problem solving in Japan. The essence of our developed methodology and tools is that it boosts intellectual productivity. GRAPE and its successors can speed-up the given group decision making problem by two to three times with respect to the idea crystallization (evaluation and judgment) sub-process.
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Thomson, Avril, Angela Stone, and William Ion. "Distributed team design in small- and medium-sized enterprises: How to get it right." Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Design, Analysis and Manufacturing 21, no. 3 (2007): 203–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0890060407000236.
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AbstractReadily available and affordable technologies such as the Internet, groupware, and Web conferencing mean that sharing information and data within teams is simple and affordable. However, many small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) struggle to implement or perform distributed collaborative design effectively or even at all. As part of the extended design team of large multinational companies it is not uncommon for SMEs to have collaborative working tools and practice imposed on them to meet the requirements of the multinational. However, many SMEs need to develop their own working practices to support effective, collaborative team design within their own organization or their extended design team. Through a series of case studies, this paper describes how a typical SME achieved successful distributed team design within their organization. A “strategy for effective distributed team design” encompassing the processes, methods, and tools developed and implemented within the company to achieve this success, is presented. In total, four live case studies, spanning a 2-year period, are described; two initial studies focus on current distributed design team practice clearly highlighting issues and areas for improvement, leading to the development of processes, methods, and tools to support distributed collaborative team design. A strategy for effective distributed team design encapsulating these processes methods and tools is presented together with its evaluation through two further live industrial case studies. The case studies themselves, together with the processes, methods, and tools developed by this company, could be adopted by other SMEs directly to achieve the same success. Generic and transferable findings drawn from this study aimed at helping others achieve this success form the conclusion of the paper.
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Penichet, Victor M. R., Maria D. Lozano, José A. Gallud, and Ricardo Tesoriero. "Requirement-based approach for groupware environments design." Journal of Systems and Software 83, no. 8 (2010): 1478–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jss.2010.03.029.
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Maciel, Rita Suzana P., José Maria N. David, Michel Oei, Adriano Augusto de Oliveira Bastos, and Leandro Menezes. "Supporting Awareness in Groupware through an Aspect-Oriented Middleware Service." JUCS - Journal of Universal Computer Science 15, no. (9) (2009): 1945–69. https://doi.org/10.3217/jucs-015-09-1945.
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Solutions have been proposed to support awareness in groupware. Frequently, this requirement is fulfilled by similar functionalities that are implemented in different modules within these collaborative applications. These solutions usually represent crosscut concerns related to awareness by the use of object-oriented programming. As a result, tightly coupled components are generated as well as code redundancy and scattering. Flexibility and agility, related to awareness maintenance and evolution can be considered a challenge. This paper presents an awareness service named Aw2SOA, which was developed to support awareness functionalities in a Web-based Groupware Service-Oriented Architecture (WGWSOA) environment. The WGWSOA infrastructure is based on middleware services for collaborative applications. Aw2SOA is a middleware specific service which was implemented according to service-oriented architecture (SOA) principles and aspect-oriented programming (AOP) concepts. Case studies were carried out focusing on service integration activities as well as using groupware application development in order to evaluate this solution.
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Grigera, Julian, Juan Cruz Gardey, Alejandro Fernandez, and Alejandra Garrido. "Tycho: Facilitation Support for Groupware User Tests." Interaction Design and Architecture(s), no. 49 (September 10, 2021): 46–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.55612/s-5002-049-003.
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Running user tests for groupware requires tracking the progress of multiple users performing co-dependent tasks, while facilitating and observing their coordinated actions. This requirement negatively impacts the main objective of user testing, which is detecting usability flaws. User testing of groupware becomes more challenging when run remotely. Even if there are tools for remote user testing that can get the job done for a single user, they are not prepared for collaborative scenarios. In this paper we argue that tool support for the facilitation of user tests of groupware is missing. Consequently, we propose a method for user tests with tool assistance that makes it possible to automate task synchronization, especially for different workflows that must be run concurrently. We evaluated our proposal by comparing it to a manually facilitated approach during on-site coordinated user tests. The results indicate that, while the task of designing and running user tests with tool support takes more time, it allows the testers to better focus on detecting usability problems.
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Mačiuitis, Juozas, Audronė Ona Mikalauskienė, and Laima Zalieckaitė. "Organizacijų žinių vadybos sistemos: technologinis aspektas." Informacijos mokslai 44 (January 1, 2008): 22–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.15388/im.2008.0.3408.
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Žmogiškieji ištekliai yra daugelio organizacijų pagrindinis turtas. Darbuotojų žinios turi būti išsaugotos ir pereiti iš individualaus į organizacijos lygmenį, tuo užtikrinant organizacijos mokymosi procesą ir jos gerovės augimą. Žinių vadyba susideda iš įvairių komponentų ir aspektų, tokių kaip socialinis-kultūrinis, organizacinis ir technologinis. Šiame straipsnyje daugiau dėmesio skiriama technologiniam aspektui, apžvelgta programinė įranga, naudojama įvairiems žinių vadybos procesams palaikyti. Pateikti programinės įrangos pavyzdžiai pagal atliekamas pagrindines funkcijas, taip pat apžvelgtos kai kurios integruotos žinių vadybos sistemos.Knowledge management systems in organizations: technological aspectJuozas Mačiuitis, Audronė Ona Mikalauskienė, Laima Zalieckaitė SummaryKnowledge management is a hot topic in many business organizations. If properly applied, knowledge management may become a useful tool for business transformation and even the key to competitive advantage. Knowledge management is a very complex problem and can be tackled from several viewpoints: socio-organizational, financial and economical, technical, human, and legal. Knowledge management is essentially about facilitating the processes by which knowledge is created, shared and used in organisations. In this paper we address the technological aspect and survey available software systems that support different knowledge management activities. We categorize these tools into groups, based on their capabilities and functionality: document and content management tools, groupware and collaborative tools, taxonomy software, data mining and knowledge discovery tools, knowledge portals and networks, e-learning systems, intelectual property management tools, competence management tools, etc. We discussed samples of tools that represent what the market offers. We do not claim to cover the entire market, which is large, dynamic and expanding. Our research shows, that the most available tools are specialized, but some integrated suites exist too. To implement an efficient knowledge management system, organizations must identify their main problems, assign priorities, define strategy, and then select appropriate tools. Even though this paper focuses on tools, it is important to state that technology alone will never be the right solution to knowledge management. There are other components of knowledge management systems, and they are discussed in this paper. One popular and widely-used approach is to think of knowledge management in terms of three components: people, processes and technology. Another approach review the roles of knowledge management in learning organization from four perspectives: personal knowledge management, learning organization, organization culture, and organization corporate. Additionally, we present different ways of classifying knowledge management systems, and what requirements they must to meet.
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Sharaf Qdah, Mohammad, Amer Nizar Fayez AbuAli, Juhana Salim, and Tarek Issa Khalil. "A Grounded Theory for ICT-Mediated Tacit Knowledge Transferability in MNCs." Interdisciplinary Journal of Information, Knowledge, and Management 13 (2018): 311–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.28945/4107.
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Aim/Purpose: A vital business activity within organizations is tacit knowledge (TK) transfer. This work aims to propose a novel framework for TK transferability in multinational corporations (MNCs) from the information and communication technology (ICT) perspective. Background: In the past two decades, researchers have developed several frameworks for TK transfer based on humanistic, business, and educational perspectives. However, a review of the existing work revealed that TK transfer has seldom been examined from an ICT perspective. Methodology: A qualitative method was adopted because it was considered the most appropriate for the research requirements. A grounded theory approach was employed to generate the items that potentially affect the transferability of TK. Face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data, along with observations when possible. The study sample consisted of 20 expert interviewees in Malaysia. An inductive ongoing data analysis process based on grounded theory via open, axial, and selective coding was used as the primary analysis method. In addition, comparative and frequency count analyses were used to examine the collected data. Contribution: The main contribution of this study is its use of the grounded theory approach, which resulted in the generation of items that affect the transferability of TK, not all of which had been identified by previous researchers. This paper reports one of the few inductive studies conducted on TK transferability among MNCs and, therefore, makes distinct contributions to the literature on TK management, specifically bringing to the fore the intricacies involved in TK transferability. Findings: Information and communication technology plays a crucial role in and has a positive impact on TK transfer in MNCs. This study evaluated the potential of various ICT channels to facilitate TK transfer. The findings show that ICT tools cannot completely substitute for face-to-face contact. Tacit knowledge that has a high degree of complexity requires sophisticated channel features for its transfer. From this standpoint, virtual face-to-face communication is the richest communication medium in the ICT hierarchy. On the other hand, email and voicemail are less effective channels for TK transfer, while synchronous groupware is an intermediate communication medium. The findings highlight the importance of utilizing an appropriate mix of channels to improve TK transferability. Recommendations for Practitioners: It is recommended that practitioners consider the diverse aspects of TK and the potential of a range of ICT channels for the TK transfer process in order to increase the efficiency of TK transfer. The analytic categories developed in this study may give managers new insights into and a better understanding of how TK can be supported in a modern organization and how to overcome the barriers to TK transfer.
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Trevithick, Pamela. "The knowledge base of groupwork and its importance within social work." Groupwork 15, no. 2 (2012): 80–107. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v15i2.575.
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This paper considers knowledge base of groupwork and its importance within social work. It describes how theoretical knowledge, factual knowledge and practice knowledge are conceptualized and applies this conceptual framework to group work. The paper then examines the National Occupational Standards in relation to groups and groupwork. It argues that for practitioners to meet these requirements, groupwork skills need to be taught on social work training programmes and that more opportunities need to be made available for practitioners to use these skills, particularly in the statutory sector. The paper also identifies the way that groupwork theory and practice can inform other areas of social work, including work with individuals, families, teams, communities, networks and organisations. This includes multiprofessional and interprofessional areas of practice, and the systems that underpin these structures. Where research – and teaching and training - is conducted in groups, this too calls for an understanding of groups. The reason for emphasizing the importance of groupwork’s knowledge base, and its relevance to different areas of practice, is to maximise the opportunity for change, growth and development that groupwork can offer. The experiences described are drawn from the author’s work as a groupwork lecturer, practitioner, trainer and consultant.
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Keim, Jeanmarie, Kristopher M. Goodrich, Harue Ishii, and David Olguin. "Groupwork course experiences." Groupwork 23, no. 2 (2013): 6. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v23i2.765.
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<p><i>Numerous concerns exist in the groupwork and counseling literatures regarding the requirement that students participate in experiential counseling groups as part of their academic coursework. This research examined the use of service learning task groups as an alternate way to address this required component of group counseling coursework to address multiple relationship concerns between faculty and students. Results indicated that while many group counseling skills were demonstrated in the task group, not all skills manifested. Group skills that were more ‘safe’ in terms of counselor risk were demonstrated more often. Less ‘safe’ or risky group skills for the counselor, such as providing feedback to a group member, were demonstrated less frequently. The authors offer implications for research and practice</i>.</p>
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Li, Wei Te, Xun Li Xu, Xiu Li Qi, Wen Bin Xie, and Guo Qin Qiu. "The Design and Implement of Civil Air Defense Engineering Management System Based on GIS." Advanced Materials Research 798-799 (September 2013): 790–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.798-799.790.
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Considering the requirement analysis，the thesis discusses and analyses the general design and function constitution of the civil air defense engineering management system. It adapts groupware GIS and Visual Studio platform by web interface to realize the system based on B/S model. The thesis detailedly analyses the design and implement of client layer, intermediate service layer and data layer. The system improves the shortage of the traditional civil air defense work, and realizes information office work.
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Lewis, Carol. "‘What works’ in groupwork? Towards an ethical framework for measuring effectiveness." Groupwork 16, no. 3 (2012): 71–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1921/gpwk.v16i3.606.
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Groupwork has been emerging as a key choice in methods of intervention with young people, parents and children in recent years and is now implemented by a wide range of professionals and non-professionals, in a variety of settings and agencies. Simultaneously, the requirements to evaluate and measure effectiveness in line with the drive for evidence based practice have presented groupworkers with some difficulties in finding evaluation strategies and methods which are appropriate and which reflect both processes and outcomes, effectiveness and experiences.In this article I will examine the growth of groupwork as a major method of intervention for many so-called ‘social problems’ in terms of the use of power in groups and the diversity of theoretical perspectives which may be informing the new groups. I will argue that, while evaluation is an essential element for groupwork practice, engagement with others in groups requires critical reflection and analysis of the conceptual base for these activities. I argue that the groupwork tradition is largely grounded in social work as a profession and because of that has developed knowledge and skills which are moderated and grounded in a particular professional culture, with its attendant values and ethical stance. The paper concludes with a call to return to this ethical positioning as a starting point for evaluating groupwork and for promoting its effectiveness through a sensitivity to power and control issues in groups.
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Васильева and Marina Vasileva. "Implementation of the Requirements of the Standard in the study of Euler theorem." Profession-Oriented School 3, no. 3 (2015): 24–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.12737/11747.
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The article describes the implementation of the requirements of the Standard in the study of Euler theorem for majorlevel.Organization
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 andthe relationbetween vertices, faces and edgesnumbercombinesfrontaland independent groupwork, promotes the formationof
 problem setting and solvingskillsthat form a part ofthe universalcognitivelearning activities.Problem solving, hypothesizing, pressingthe
 pointrequire accurate formulation of basic supporting facts; hence a pupil develops universalcommunicativeeducationalactivities.
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KOTSIS, Agnes, Adrienn HORVATH, and Balazs DARNAI. "DO THEY HAVE REALLY NO OPINION? – THE EVALUATION OF STUDENT PARTNERSHIP USING KANO-MODE." ANNALS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ORADEA. ECONOMIC SCIENCES 3, no. 1 (2023): 717–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.47535/1991auoes32(1)055.
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To improve the quality of higher education, it is essential to understand students’ expectations. In this research, we will analyse the specific requirements for the elements of the student partnership using the Kano model. Our questionnaire (N=320) was filled in by students of the Faculty of Economics at the University of Debrecen. Using cluster analysis we distinguished 3 groups of students, with different expectations. The most important features of the education are clear rules and requirements, fair assessment and mutual respect as the lack of these cause dissatisfaction in those 2 clusters that cover 91% of the students. For one cluster, covers 43% of students, helpful lecturer also have the same effect. This latter cluster consists of mostly elder and part-time students, who are enthusiastic and evaluate, if they are treated as colleagues, or involve in common research, problem solving, have bidirectional communication with lecturers and can give feedback on education. However one-fifth of the students doesn’t like to participate in lectures, and 15% hate groupwork. Finally we found that there is a cluster of students, which give 9% of sample, who are totally uninterested, as they have no needs, only want to get a certificate.
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Turley, Siobhán, Carol Booth, Sarah Gately, Louise McMahon, Thomas Donnelly, and Andrea Ward. "AN ANALYSIS OF THE IMPACT OF PEER SUPPORT GROUPWORK ON THE PSYCHOLOGICAL WELLBEING OF THE LIMB RECONSTRUCTION PAEDIATRIC PATIENTS ATTENDING THE NATIONAL ORTHOPAEDIC HOSPITAL CAPPAGH, DUBLIN." Orthopaedic Proceedings 106-B, SUPP_5 (2024): 4. http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/1358-992x.2024.5.004.
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The requirement for the peer support groups were born out of concern for the psychological wellbeing of the paediatric patients and to assess if this would improve their wellbeing during their treatment. Groupwork is a method of Social Work which is recognised as a powerful tool to allow people meet their need for belonging while also creating the forum for group members to empower one another. Social Work meet with all paediatric patients attending the limb reconstruction service in the hospital. The focus of the Medical Social Worker (MSW) is to provide practical and emotional support to the patient and their parent/guardian regarding coping with the frame. Some of the challenges identified through this direct work include patient's struggling with the appearance of the frame and allowing peers to see the frame.The peer support group aims to offer its attendees the opportunities to engage with fellow paediatric patients in the same position. It allowed them to visually identify with one another. We wanted to create a safe space to discuss the emotional impact of treatment and the frames. It normalises the common problems paediatric patients face during treatment. We assisted our participants to identify new coping techniques and actions they can take to make their journey through limb reconstruction treatment more manageable. Finally, we aimed to offer the parents space to similarly seek peer support with regard to caring for a child in treatment. All paediatric patients were under the care of the Paediatric Orthopaedic Consultant and were actively engaging with the limb reconstruction multi-disciplinary team (MDT). The patient selection was completed by the MDT; based on age, required to be in active treatment, or their frames were removed within one month prior to the group's commencement. Qualitative data was collected through written questionnaires and reflection from participants in MSW sessions. We also used observational data from direct verbal feedback from the MDT. In the first group, parents gave feedback due to participants age and completed written feedback forms. For our second group, initial feedback was collated from the participants after the first session to get an understanding of group expectations. Upon completion, we collected data from both the participants and the parents. Qualitative and scaling questions gathered feedback on their experience of participating in the group.We held two peer support groups in 2022:One group for patients aged between 3–6 years in January 2022 across two sessions, which was attended by four patients. The second group for young teenage patients aged between 11–15 years in April 2022 across four sessions, which was attended by five patients. The written feedback received from group one focused on eliciting the participant's experience of the groupwork. 100% of participants identified the shared experience as the main benefit of the groupwork. 100% of participants agreed they would attend a peer support group again, and no participant had suggestions for improvement to the group. Feedback did indicate that group work at the beginning of treatment could be more beneficial. In relation to the second group, 60% of the paediatric patients and their parents returned the questionnaires. All of the parent's feedback identified that it was beneficial for their child to meet peers in a similar situation. They agreed that it was beneficial to meet other parents, so they could get support and advice from one another. On a scale between 1 and 5, 5 being the highest score, the participants scored high on the group work meeting their expectations, enjoyment of the sessions, and the group work was a beneficial aspect of their treatment. All respondents would strongly recommend groupwork to other paediatric patients attending for limb reconstruction treatment.Overall, the MDT limb reconstruction team, found the peer support group work of great benefit to the participants and their parents. The MSW team identified that during a period on the limb reconstruction team, when a high number of patients were in active treatment, the workload of the MSW also increased reflecting this activity. Common issues and concerns were raised directly to MSW (particularly from group two) regarding numerous difficulties they experienced trying to cope with the frame. The group work facilitators created a space where the participants could get peer support, share issues caused by the frame, hear directly from others, and that they too experience similar feelings or issues. Collectively, they identified ways of coping and promoting their own wellbeing while in treatment. The participants in group two, subsequently created a group on social media, to be able to continue their newly formed friendships and to continue to update one another on their treatment journeys. The participants self-requested another group in the future. This was facilitated in November 2023, the facilitators sought more feedback from all participants and their parents after this session. These findings will contribute towards the analysis for the presentation. Peer support groupwork was presented at the hospital's foundation day and has been well received by senior management in the hospital, as a positive addition to the limb reconstruction service. The focus of the MDT in 2024, is to further develop and facilitate more peer support groups for our paediatric patients.
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Zahid, Talha Rehman, Rashk-e. Hinna, Usama Farooq, Adnan Arshad Waraich, Rubina Bashir, and Irfan Ali. "Effect of Crystalloid Administration Timing on Hypotension in Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: Preload Versus Coload: A Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi." Life and Science 5, no. 4 (2024): 06. http://dx.doi.org/10.37185/lns.1.1.468.
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Objective: To assess and compare the occurrence of hypotension and the demand for vasopressors inparturients undertaking spinal anesthesia during cesarean delivery, distinguishing between those whoreceived crystalloid preload and those who received coload.Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Department of Anesthesiology, Combined MilitaryHospital (CMH) Rawalpindi, Pakistan for two years from July 2021 to July 2023.Methods: Fifty-four parturients, categorized as ASA II, with full-term singleton gestations planned for electivecesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia, were randomly divided into two groups. Both groups received15ml/kg of crystalloid as a preload and a coload. The initial readings of heart rate and arterial pressures wereevaluated before spinal induction and subsequently at one minute intervals until the completion of theoperation. Intravenous ephedrine was administered to manage hypotension, characterized by a more than20% reduction in systolic blood pressure.Results: The group receiving preload demonstrated notably lower values in both the minimum recordedsystolic and mean blood pressure, as well as in the reduction of systolic and mean blood pressure from thebaseline, in comparison to the coload group (P < 0.001). The occurrence of hypotension in the preload groupwas significantly elevated at 92.6%, indicating a statistically significant difference (P = 0.039) when compared tothe coload group, where the incidence was 67%. Additionally, the mean ephedrine dose requirement wassignificantly higher in the preload group at 12.2 ± 5.9 mg (P = 0.029) compared to the coload group, which had amean ephedrine dose requirement of 8.3 ± 6.8 mg. There were no significant differences between neonataloutcomes, such as APGAR score and blood gases, between the two groups.Conclusion: The adoption of the crystalloid coload method proved more effective than the preload techniquein reducing the incidence of intraoperative maternal hypotension and decreasing the necessity forvasopressors in parturients undergoing cesarean delivery. How to cite this: Zahid TR, Hinna R, Farooq U, Waraich AA, Bashir R, Ali I. Effect of Crystalloid Administration Timing On Hypotension in Spinal Anesthesia for Cesarean Delivery: Preload Versus Coload: A Study at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Rawalpindi. Life and Science. 2024; 5(4): 491-496. doi: http://doi.org/10.37185/LnS.1.1.468
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Lewandowski, Andrzej, Jadwiga Sarwińska, Marcin Siedlaczek, and Zuzanna Piekorz. "10-Year Longitudinal Changes in Fitness Parameters in Physiotherapy Students." BioMed Research International 2020 (July 8, 2020): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/7154797.
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Introduction. The aim of this study is to examine changes in the chosen morphological characteristics, motor conditioning, and coordination skills in physiotherapy undergraduates at a medical university in Bydgoszcz in the first decade of the millennium. We assume prevalence of a secular trend in values of morphological characteristics; however, characteristics of motor skills, particularly fitness levels, will remain relatively unchanged. Materials and Methods. The study included young people studying physiotherapy at the medical university of Bydgoszcz 2001-2010. Basic morphological features, including waist and hip circumferences, were measured, and BMI and WHR were calculated. The Cooper test and marching over a distance of two kilometers were employed to determine endurance; right and left spinning coordination was assessed by Starosta test. Calculated Mollison indicators were used in the evaluation of dimorphic differences in subsequent observation time. Statistics. Data are presented as mean with the standard deviation. Groupwise comparison was performed with Student’s t-test and linear relationships with Pearson’s r. Linear covariance models (ANCOVA) were built as theoretical models. Statistical significance was set at alfa=0.05. Based on the correlation between the data and the corresponding normal score used, the Shapiro-Wilk test is the best choice for testing the normality of data. Variables were excluded if they exceeded the tolerance level for multicollinearity. Analysis was performed with Statistica 10. Results. The study demonstrated a rising number of male students (from 13,3% to 39,2%, chi2=10,13; p=0,001) and a decrease in age of students overall but no significant changes (from 22,25±0,75 to 20,42±1,7; F=32,9; p<0,001) in their morphological characteristics and their dimorphic differences (average results for males: BMI, from 22,25±1,94 to 26,27±3,56; WHR index, from 0,78±0,06 to 0,85±0,06; average results for females: BMI, from 20,79±2,11 to 22,19±3,83; WHR index, from 0,7±0,04 to 0,75±0,15). An overall improvement in endurance was found; however, coordination, especially amongst women, had deteriorated (turn right, from 377,1±48,1 to 343,1±23,3; turn left, from 375,0±5,61 to 345,6±43,1). We observed multidirectional changes in the analyzed motor skills and most of them were statistically significant. Conclusions. Longitudinal study of physiotherapy students revealed no differences in morphological and dimorphic characteristics and multimodal changes in assessed motor skills, thus highlighting a need for further research into the identification of their causes. Moreover, a requirement for entry motor skills assessment and curriculum reorientation towards delivery of a broader scope of physical education was suggested.
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Bravo, Crescencio, Rafael Duque, Ana I. Molina, and Jesús Gallardo. "Modeling Awareness Requirements in Groupware: From Cards to Diagrams." IEEE Transactions on Human-Machine Systems, 2023, 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/thms.2023.3332592.
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Gambo, IP, HO Odukoy, AA Oke, and ER Adagunodo. "Analysis and Classification of Requirements Specification for Web Application Development: A Case Study Approach." Journal of Computer Science and Its Application 27, no. 1 (2020). http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jcsia.v27i1.12.
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In this paper, we formulated, designed, implemented and evaluated a model used for classifying stakeholders' requirements that are specified for web application development. The study employed both qualitative and quantitative research approaches in a case study. Requirements were elicited from stakeholders using the interview approach. This involved speaking with the stakeholders directly via groupware and asking them questions about their specific needs that are relevant to the development of web application. In particular, 10 customers of Procrea8 Technology Solution Limited and 9 developers were used as respondents. An interactive genetic algorithm was used to formulate the model. The design was specified using the Unified Modeling Language (UML) tool, and implemented using specified web technology tools. The model was evaluated for completeness and consistency using recall and precision as parameters. The results showed that a list of ordered requirements was produced based on the stakeholders' priorities inputted into the model. The output indicated the order of priorities finally assigned to each of the requirements. The evaluation revealed that the model is effective, efficient, userfriendly, reliable (with 96.3% accuracy), scalable (prioritized over 500 requirements), less timeconsuming (prioritizing over 500 requirements) and able to update ranks whenever changes occur automatically. Also, the model evaluation indicates 97.1% precision (consistency), and 96.0% recall (completeness). The study shows that requirements engineers could use the model to collate stakeholders’ requirements from wide geographical locations.
 Keywords: Requirements analysis, requirement prioritization, requirements engineering, web application, requirement specification.
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Bath, Ulrike, Sumit Shekhar, Julian Egbert, et al. "CERVI: collaborative editing of raster and vector images." Visual Computer, June 23, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00371-022-02522-1.
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AbstractVarious web-based image-editing tools and web-based collaborative tools exist in isolation. Research focusing to bridge the gap between these two domains is sparse. We respond to the above and develop prototype groupware for real-time collaborative editing of raster and vector images in a web browser. To better understand the requirements, we conduct a preliminary user study and establish communication and synchronization as key elements. The existing groupware for text documents or presentations handles the above through well-established techniques. However, those cannot be extended as it is for raster or vector graphics manipulation. To this end, we develop a document model that is maintained by a server and is delivered and synchronized to multiple clients. Our prototypical implementation is based on a scalable client–server architecture: using WebGL for interactive browser-based rendering and WebSocket connections to maintain synchronization. We evaluate our work qualitatively through a post-deployment user study for three different scenarios. For quantitative evaluation, we perform a thorough performance measure on both client and server side, thereby identifying design recommendations for future concurrent image-editing software(s).
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Fang, Yuntao, Yi Luo, Yunpeng Xin, and Xiaodong Wang. "Assembly method for two symmetrical bolt-bearing joints based on the tightening model and angle-eccentricity relationship." Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, May 9, 2022, 095440622210953. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09544062221095373.
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This paper focused on the assembly of two symmetrically distributed bolt-bearing joints, both the single bolt tightening control and two bolts adjusting were studied. An improved assembly method for two annular parts connected by these two bolt-bearing joints was proposed to improve the tightening quality of these joints and the eccentricity between these two annular parts. First, the tightening process of single bolt-bearing joint was analyzed, and the mathematical model of the tightening process was established. Then, aiming to improve the tightening quality, an improved tightening control method for single bolt-bearing joint was proposed based on the mathematical model. Finally, the angle-eccentricity relationship was studied, and the eccentricity adjustment strategy based on the inverse sequence method was presented for adjusting the eccentricity between two connected parts. Considering that the measurement of the bearing preload is not convenient, the eccentricity was measured for indirectly reflecting the preload. The tightening experiments verified that the scatter of preload was obviously reduced under the improved tightening control method. The results of eccentricity adjustment experiments indicate that the eccentricity reduce gradually during the loosening and tightening process, and the eccentricity is less than 3.4 μm after adjustment process, which enough to meet the assembly requirements of the target groupware.
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"Requirement introspection and involvement of stakeholder." Journal of Innovative Computing and Emerging Technologies 2, no. 1 (2021). http://dx.doi.org/10.56536/jicet.v2i1.20.
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In this paper, we clarify how to fulfil the need of client. When a client has giant idea and he don’t know how to describe it to others than the requirement engineers approach this technique. The involvement of stakeholder to inspect the need of client and give a hint near to his requirement. How the client introduces his idea to company and how the requirement engineer will work on it will be explain in this paper. Client attitude may also a reflection of his requirement. Introspection is basically the self-perception. An organization is responsible for taking care of stakeholder. Once they show their involvement in any organization, it will be grateful for both parties i.e. their business will grow on the power of two. Once the communication is started requirement engineer will use some techniques for gathering requirement. As the stakeholders duties is to operate the organization and they are all connected virtually to each other. So during using techniques, introspection is also very important and without it requirement gathering process won’t be complete. Some organization use groupware tools for gathering requirement. Elicitation technique is also use in this process. Elicitation technique is also known as appropriate and qualitative technique. No attribute is considered in introspection.
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Masselot, Pierre, Fateh Chebana, Céline Campagna, Éric Lavigne, Taha B. M. J. Ouarda, and Pierre Gosselin. "Constrained groupwise additive index models." Biostatistics, July 6, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/biostatistics/kxac023.
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Summary In environmental epidemiology, there is wide interest in creating and using comprehensive indices that can summarize information from different environmental exposures while retaining strong predictive power on a target health outcome. In this context, the present article proposes a model called the constrained groupwise additive index model (CGAIM) to create easy-to-interpret indices predictive of a response variable, from a potentially large list of variables. The CGAIM considers groups of predictors that naturally belong together to yield meaningful indices. It also allows the addition of linear constraints on both the index weights and the form of their relationship with the response variable to represent prior assumptions or operational requirements. We propose an efficient algorithm to estimate the CGAIM, along with index selection and inference procedures. A simulation study shows that the proposed algorithm has good estimation performances, with low bias and variance and is applicable in complex situations with many correlated predictors. It also demonstrates important sensitivity and specificity in index selection, but non-negligible coverage error on constructed confidence intervals. The CGAIM is then illustrated in the construction of heat indices in a health warning system context. We believe the CGAIM could become useful in a wide variety of situations, such as warning systems establishment, and multipollutant or exposome studies.
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Lei, Xuan, Philip Schniter, Chong Chen, and Rizwan Ahmad. "Groupwise image registration with edge‐based loss for low‐SNR cardiac MRI." Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, May 12, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrm.30486.
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ABSTRACTPurposeThe purpose of this study is to perform image registration and averaging of multiple free‐breathing single‐shot cardiac images, where the individual images may have a low signal‐to‐noise ratio (SNR).MethodsTo address low SNR encountered in single‐shot imaging, especially at low field strengths, we propose a fast deep learning (DL)‐based image registration method, called Averaging Morph with Edge Detection (AiM‐ED). AiM‐ED jointly registers multiple noisy source images to a noisy target image and utilizes a noise‐robust pre‐trained edge detector to define the training loss. We validate AiM‐ED using synthetic late gadolinium enhanced (LGE) images from the MR extended cardiac‐torso (MRXCAT) phantom and free‐breathing single‐shot LGE images from healthy subjects (24 slices) and patients (5 slices) under various levels of added noise. Additionally, we demonstrate the clinical feasibility of AiM‐ED by applying it to data from patients (6 slices) scanned on a 0.55T scanner.ResultsCompared with a traditional energy‐minimization‐based image registration method and DL‐based VoxelMorph, images registered using AiM‐ED exhibit higher values of recovery SNR and three perceptual image quality metrics. An ablation study shows the benefit of both jointly processing multiple source images and using an edge map in AiM‐ED.ConclusionFor single‐shot LGE imaging, AiM‐ED outperforms existing image registration methods in terms of image quality. With fast inference, minimal training data requirements, and robust performance at various noise levels, AiM‐ED has the potential to benefit single‐shot CMR applications.
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Ambrose, John, and Julie Olgilvie. "Multiple Modes in Corporate eLearning: Propelling Business IQ with Formal, Informal and Social Learning." Online Learning 14, no. 2 (2010). http://dx.doi.org/10.24059/olj.v14i2.159.
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Recognizing that the shifting corporate environment is placing ever greater stresses on learning organizations, this paper reports how companies are increasingly offering employees a wide choice of learning options beyond conventional classroom training, including online, social learning, and other modalities in “blended” programs. Identifying a number of trends—a multi-generational workforce, remote employees, off-shoring and contract workers, and talent management requirements—that are contributing to the changing corporate human capital landscape, the authors suggest that these changes are transforming the learning enterprise, placing learners at the center and altering the learning mix with the introduction of web-based and other technologies. Outlining taxonomy of corporate learning, the authors divide the training enterprise into formal, informal, and social learning modalities. Under formal learning, they identify pre-work, groupwork, and post-work as principal elements. The paper concludes with a call for companies to deliver a comprehensive, multi-modal learning portfolio that cost-effectively satisfies a wide range of employee and corporate needs.
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Tucker, Virginia M., and Christina Perucci. "Experiential Learning about Database Design in the MLIS Curriculum: Software and Instructional Design for Threshold Knowledge." Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, January 15, 2025. https://doi.org/10.3138/jelis-2023-0054.
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With almost all MLIS and similar degree programs having a required course covering database design, it is critical to develop curriculum that engages students in learning essential concepts and how to implement designs. We report on a project that explored how essential knowledge about database design can be taught effectively through experiential learning activities involving collaborative groupwork and using database software to build small databases and search forms. The focus is an existing required introductory course on information retrieval system design, in which students learn about database design concepts and implement their designs in browser-based software, building the database structure, content, and search forms. They learn about critical concepts in database design, including eliciting user needs and requirements, prototyping, teamwork, and iterative testing and evaluation. The project had two aims: to select new database software to use as a learning tool in the course and to redesign course assignments so that learning experiences would be enhanced. The project led to important findings about the student learning experiences, to improvements in the curriculum, and to recommendations for educators involved in similar courses.
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Jayanathan Needhipathi, Jerome. "Combating AI-Driven Misinformation in Indian Cities." International Journal of Innovative Science and Research Technology, April 3, 2025, 1921–29. https://doi.org/10.38124/ijisrt/25mar1627.
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The digital age has brought about AI-driven misinformation, which presents a substantial challenge to diverse nations, including India, because of its extensive demographic size coupled with multiple language variations and varying user digital skills, which intensify its effects through social media platforms. This paper investigates AI-produced fake content by analyzing echo chambers as well as deep fakes alongside algorithmic bias while studying their effects on society which include trust breakdown combined with social fragmentation and damaged democratic governance. The effectiveness of inoculation debunking and AI-based detection strategies remains constrained because they fail to scale effectively, adjust to context, or reach sufficient public awareness. The study describes how policymakers’ technology companies, civil society organizations and individual users should work together to reduce misinformation spread. The research underscores three main requirements which include culturally appropriate digital literacy education programs along with the development of universal detection systems across different platforms and coordinated societal groupwork between different sectors. The report concludes by presenting specific practical solutions that establish a detailed plan to build India's information system resistance while delivering important findings that support international AI misinformation defense initiatives.