06371 Abstracts Collection -- From Security to Dependability

From 10.09.06 to 15.09.06, the Dagstuhl Seminar 06371 ``From Security to Dependability\u27\u27 was held in the International Conference and Research Center (IBFI), Schloss Dagstuhl. During the seminar, several participants presented their current research, and ongoing work and open problems were discussed. Abstracts of the presentations given during the seminar as well as abstracts of seminar results and ideas are put together in this paper. The first section describes the seminar topics and goals in general. Links to extended abstracts or full papers are provided, if available

Job preparation and other variables as they relate to job satisfaction and job performance of black administrators in higher education, 1985

The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between job preparation and other variables as they relate to job satisfaction and performance of the black administrators of historically black colleges and universities. It was proposed that: 1. Job preparation and job enrichment will predict job satisfaction more so than other stated variables. 2. Job preparation and job enrichment will predict job performance more so than other stated variables. The data were collected by five (5) questionnaires: (1) The Minnesota Job Satisfaction Questionnaire, (2) The Tuskegee Job Performance Instrument, (3) The Organizational Climate Questionnaire, (4) The Job Characteristics Questionnaire, and (5) The Leader Behavior Questionnaire. The sample consisted of 160 black administrators randomly selected. The results were as follows: 1. Job satisfaction existed with the majority of the black administrators. 2. Job performance for the black administrator was above average. 3. Job preparation was found not to be significantly related to job satisfaction and performance. 4. Job enrichment was highly correlated to both job satisfaction and performance. However, organizational enrichment, organizational goals, leadership behavior, administrative maturity, and job position were revealed to be predictors of job satisfaction, whereas leadership behavior and administrative maturity were noted as predictors of job performance. 5. Job satisfaction was motivated by the level of salary and position held

The Trinity Reporter, July 1997

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Technological capability perception for sustaining competitive advantage: a case study in DRB-HICOM University of Automotive Malaysia

DRB-HICOM University, formerly known as International College of Automotive, offers programmes that focus more on automotive technology. The recent transition from a College to a University requires the staff to experience change management in the organization. The purpose of this study was to examine the attitude of students and staff, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control effect of technological capability perception towards sustaining competitive advantage and change management in DRB-HICOM University. The Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) was adopted with the introduction of technological capability perception as the moderator in this study. The mixed data collection (quantitative and qualitative) method was used to collect data from the students and the staff. A total of 287 questionnaire were distributed to the students in semester three and above, and 273 responses were deemed usable. The data were analysed using SPSS and SmartPLS. A focus group interview was conducted among the staff, for qualitative data, and ATLAS.ti was used to analyse the data. The quantitative data showed that students’ attitude and subjective norms have a positive relationship. Meanwhile, perceived behavioural control has a negative relationship with intention of DRB-HICOM University to sustain competitive advantage. The qualitative data collected also found that attitude and perceived behavioural control have a positive relationship and subjective norms have a negative relationship with intention of DRB-HICOM University to sustain competitive advantage. Besides, technological capability perception positively moderates the relationship between attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioural control, and intention of DRB-HICOM University to sustain its competitive advantage. Furthermore, the students’ perception of intention towards sustaining competitive advantage mediates the attitude and subjective norms in the actual behaviour. The limitations of the study and recommendations for future research are also discussed in this study

06371 Executive Summary -- From Security to Dependability

This seminar brought together researchers and practitioners from the different areas of dependability and security, in particular, from fault-tolerance, safety, distributed computing, langelanguage-based security, and cryptography. The aim was to discuss common problems faced by research in these areas, the differences in their respective approaches, and to identify research challenges in this context

Equine Assisted Activities or Therapy: Towards a Future Curriculum

Equine Assisted Activities and Therapy (EAA/T) is a non-invasive treatment modality recommended by the medical and educational community for a subset of challenged children and adults. As its popularity increases, so too are the concerns among stakeholders and the medical and educational professions about its legitimacy as a treatment modality. The main concern being that EAA/T practitioners have not acquired the professional skills required and that the EAA/T treatment programmes are not evidence-based. The central question of this research focused on identifying Equine Assisted Activities and or Therapy (EAA/T) and creating an optimal learning curricula and more practical experience for future practitioners. In order to explore these issues an extensive multi-method research study was conducted to identify gaps in EAA/T curricula, which included a review of empirical data and different curriculum models. The Delphi Method (DM), a robust, qualitative, naturalistic, systematic and interactive research method was used to support the research. Part of the DM required an analysis of data, adaptation of issues and amendments to questions culminating in a collective consensus among EAA/T experts. The key research findings suggested that current training programmes use curricula with significant gaps resulting in poor professional knowledge formation, a lack of experiential learning, insufficient knowledge of equestrianism and an inability to use pedagogic paradigms. Other findings showed that curricula being used were not being built as an application of sound theoretical principles but rather, transmitted in a manner that does not motivate active and meaningful learning or promote the best practical experience. As a consequence, national organisations and academies dedicated to EAA/T training sidestep high standards and core values for the sake of membership and financial gain. This rigorous research study has highlighted gaps in current training practices and has made it possible to make recommendations for a future curriculum. Recommendations that suggest the future curriculum is built on sound theoretical principles developing foundation knowledge to operate EAA/T in all fields of practice. This could set new quality and performance benchmarks and provides EAA/T practitioners with adequate tools to connect best practices to people with real-life challenges.Non