The Third Millennium Secretary And Information & Communication Technology: Nigerian Experience

The academic qualifications, routine duties, role responsibilities, office equipment and personal attributes of traditional secretary form the basics for the study of the third millennium secretary. Although some of the personal and business attributes of the traditional secretary may appear old, some of them are still relevant in the workplace today. For example, both traditional secretary and the third millennium secretary still carry out routine duties of typing, handling telephone calls, etc., but the third millennium secretary carries out management activities which were hitherto reserved for only the executive. The third millennium secretary is better trained, uses modern technology, manages both human and non-human resources more efficiently, and is better at public relations and communication skills

A century of women's employment in clerical occupations: 1850-1950, with particular reference to the role of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women

The study set out to answer two main questions: (a) what was the role of the Society for Promoting the Employment of Women (SPEW) - an organisation founded in 1859, still in existence today, but now known as the Society for Promoting the Training of Women (SPTW), in the evolution of clerical work as a suitable occupation for women; and (b) what continuities or discontinuities with nineteenth-century office employment could be identified in the experiences of women employed as clerical workers during the first half of the twentieth century? To answer the first question the author examined the archives of SPEW which are lodged at Girton College, Cambridge. The second question was addressed by contacting a small sample of women, the majority born between 1903 and 1925, who were willing to be questioned about their experiences of office work during the inter-war years. The research used a mixture of historiographic (archival analysis) and sociological (empirical) enquiry. It established that SPEW had played a pivotal role in opening up clerical employment to women; and demonstrated that early twentieth-century women had not capitalised on the efforts of those first-wave feminists even though office work was by then a major destination for women. Informants reported unequal pay, segregated workplaces, strictly-regulated social mores, and a patriarchal structure where women were concentrated in lower-level posts. These informants were content to view marriage and motherhood as their main 'career' in life. Chapters 1 and 2 describe the author's background, including how her interest in the research topic developed, the rationale for the research, and the ways in which the study was carried out. Building on previous research, the following two chapters establish the historical framework, the founding of SPEW, its members' links with the Langham Place circle, and the practical activities in which the Society was engaged. Chapter 5 describes the range of women's white-collar employment during the period under review. Chapter 6 presents empirical data relating to the sample of 21 twentieth-century women, and finally Chapter 7 reflects on the ways in which the research evolved, comparing the evidence from the two eras, and suggests further possibilities for research

Activist Sound: Field Recording, Phonography, and Soundscapes of Protest

Fusing practiced-based and scholarly research, this thesis examines and articulates the practice and products of field recording as a form of protest. Unlike studio recording, which transpires in sheltered and otherwise controlled environments, field recordings have historically been made in unstable, ad hoc, and unpredictable contexts often by un- and self-trained scholars, scientists, artists, and explorers. The contingent and elusive categorization of such recordings as ethnographic documents, environmental research, sound effects, nature recording, soundscape composition, sound art, music, and non-music not only can perturb or further unsettle the listener but offers an entryway into explicating ideologies of listening and recording. The practice-based component of this research emerges from phonography, a contemporary form of field recording characterized by critical approaches to subject matter, sonic fidelity, and the role of the recordist––mediated by the relatively recent availability of inexpensive portable recording devices. The written, scholarly component of this research is rooted in the soundscape model articulated by R. Murray Schafer and subsequently developed by theorists of and contiguous to sound studies, including Barry Truax and Hildegard Westerkamp. Research methodologies include historical investigation, paratextual analysis, participant observation, and artistic creation. Drawing from a representative selection of the author’s unfolding practice over the last 10 years–– N30: Live at the WTO Protest November 30, 1999 (2008); Favorite Intermissions (2008); and To the Cooling Tower, Satsop (2015)––the case studies in this thesis resulted in a critical framework, “activist sound,” for identifying field recordings and field recording-based sound works as a form of protest

ИНОСТРАННЫЙ ЯЗЫК (АНГЛИЙСКИЙ)

Учебно-методический комплекс ориентирован на формирование у магистрантов иноязычной коммуникативной компетенции, позволяющей использовать иностранный язык как средство профессионального и межличностного общения. Адресован магистрантам неязыковых специальностей

Fraser Valley College Calendar 1978-79

This collection of calendars covers the evolution of the institution now known as University of the Fraser Valley. It began as Fraser Valley College in 1974, became University College of the Fraser Valley in 1991, and transitioned to University of the Fraser Valley in 2008

Computational optimization and prediction strategies for increasing communication rate in phoneme-based augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)

Up to 1.2% of the population is unable to meet daily communication needs using typical speech and may use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) strategies to communicate, including manual sign language, facial gestures, and aided strategies such as selecting targets on an onscreen keyboard. However, for individuals whose impairments affect both speech and non-speech motor systems (e.g., spinal cord injury, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, multiple sclerosis), their ability to use manual sign and access computer systems are impacted. AAC access methods in this population remain inherently slow and effortful (e.g., eye-tracking, head-tracking, mechanical switches). Thus, optimizing communication interfaces for alternate access methods may provide significant improvements in communication rates and quality of life. In this series of studies, we developed and evaluated methods for improving communication rates through optimization and prediction in communication interfaces. These interfaces enabled participants to select sounds (phonemes) instead of letters and were computationally optimized offline via a model of human movement in order for targets likely to be selected together to be in close proximity. Online prediction was implemented such that likely targets were dynamically enlarged. Computational simulations suggested that optimized phonemic interfaces could increase communication rates by up to 30.9% compared to random phonemic interfaces. Communication rates were empirically evaluated in 36 participants without motor impairment using an alternate computer access method to produce messages with phonemic interfaces over 12 sessions. Results suggested that optimization increased communication rates by 10.5–23.0% compared to a random phonemic interface. Prediction increased communication rates during training sessions, but was not a significant factor in communication rates during the final session. Empirical evaluations in individuals with motor impairment revealed that all participants strongly agreed that they would improve with practice, and four out of six participants strongly preferred the interface with prediction. Results of these studies suggest that optimized and predictive phonemic interfaces may provide increased communication rates for individuals with motor impairments affecting both oral communication and computer access. Methods for dynamically enlarging targets may also be applicable to other (non-phonemic) interfaces to increase communication rates. Further research is needed to fully translate these results into clinical practice.2020-10-24T00:00:00

Optimizacija provedbe vojne izobrazbe metodom učenja na daljinu

The purpose of the research is to analyse the current data and experience of the Slovenian Armed Forces’ E-Learning Centre, and to examine the possibility of increasing the positive impacts of distance education by introducing it into the regular forms and programmes of education in the Slovenian Armed Forces. Based on the results of the data analysis and the experience of the E-Learning Centre and the estimated financial impacts, it can be confidently stated that the introduction of distance education has been financially beneficial for the Slovenian Armed Forces. The savings achieved so far have more than justified the development and construction of the SAF’s own e-learning capabilities. The results of the US analysis also speak in favour of the use of the distance learning method in military education. The introduction of the distance learning method in the military education system shows the positive impacts of e-learning in its integration into the regular forms and programmes of education in the Slovenian Armed Forces. It increases the likelihood of the successful implementation of digital transformation of education programmes, and guides education providers to address key content challenges.Svrha je istraživanja analizirati trenutne podatke i iskustvo Središta za e-učenje Slovenske vojske te ispitati mogućnost povećanja pozitivnih učinaka izobrazbe na daljinu njegovim uvođenjem u redovite oblike i programe izobrazbe u Slovenskoj vojsci. Na temelju rezultata analize podataka i iskustva Središta za e-učenje te procijenjenih financijskih učinaka, može se pouzdano tvrditi da je uvođenje izobrazbe na daljinu bilo financijski korisno za Slovensku vojsku. Dosadašnje uštede više su nego opravdale razvoj i izgradnju vlastitih sposobnosti e-učenja Slovenske vojske. U prilog primjeni metode učenja na daljinu u vojnoj izobrazbi govore i rezultati američke analize. Uvođenje metode učenja na daljinu u sustav vojne izobrazbe pokazuje pozitivne učinke e-učenja u njegovoj integraciji u redovite oblike i programe izobrazbe u Slovenskoj vojsci. Njime se povećava vjerojatnost uspješne provedbe digitalne transformacije programa izobrazbe i usmjerava se obrazovne institucije na rješavanje problematike ključnih sadržaja izobrazbe