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The job family model applied to Teixeira Duarte compared to the U.K. : a comparative study
This thesis examines the framework “Job Family Model” and its application to the
Portuguese company Teixeira Duarte (T.D.). The company started structuring its employees
accordingly. The framework is used to manage competencies. T.D. is currently trying to
compare their level of competency against competing countries such as the U.K.
Furthermore, the company is trying to investigate a communication strategy to announce the
findings to its employees.
Examining results from a comparative analysis that was constructed from data given by T.D.
and data from the platform www.GoConstruct.org, demonstrates the superiority of T.D. The
research suggests that T.D. employs workers with a more advanced background. Most of the
employee’s skill set is more elaborate, although not more advanced. This entails that although
the worker must fulfil a longer list of skill requirements, they don’t necessarily need to be
more difficult. However, there are two jobs in which Teixeira Duarte lacks employee
qualifications compared to GoConstruct: Electrician and Contract Director.
Announcing those findings should flow in two ways. As for communicating the performance
of T.D., a posting on their intranet is enough. However, communicating the job roles that
need further skill improvement should be dealt with in a delicate and conscious way.
Throughout the analysis, there are a few recommendations the company should follow. T.D.
could for one individualize each job, T.D. should expand certain requirements on the job
roles, also especially the educational and experience requirements are exceptional. Those
should not change. Finally, the findings from the analysis should be appropriately
communicated.Esta tese examina o quadro "Job Family Model" e a sua aplicação à empresa portuguesa
Teixeira Duarte (T.D.). A empresa começou a estruturar os seus empregados em
conformidade. O quadro é utilizado para gerir competências. T.D. está actualmente a tentar
comparar o seu nível de competência com os países concorrentes, como o Reino Unido.
O exame dos resultados de uma análise comparativa que foi construída a partir de dados
fornecidos pela T.D. e dados da plataforma www.GoConstruct.org, demonstra a
superioridade da T.D. Investigação sugere que T.D. emprega trabalhadores com um passado
mais avançado. A maior parte do conjunto de competências do trabalhador é mais elaborada,
embora não mais avançada. Isto implica que, embora o trabalhador deva preencher uma lista
mais longa de requisitos de competências, estas não precisam necessariamente de ser mais
difíceis. Contudo, há dois empregos em que Teixeira Duarte não possui qualificações de
empregado em comparação com a GoConstruct: Electricista e Director de Contrato.
Anunciar essas conclusões deve fluir de duas maneiras. Quanto à comunicação do
desempenho da T.D., basta um anúncio na sua intranet. No entanto, a comunicação das
funções que precisam de ser melhoradas deve ser tratada de uma forma delicada e consciente.
Ao longo da análise, há algumas recomendações que a empresa deve seguir. A T.D. poderia
para uma individualização de cada trabalho, a T.D. deveria expandir certos requisitos sobre as
funções, também especialmente os requisitos educacionais e de experiência são excepcionais.
Estes não devem mudar. Finalmente, os resultados da análise devem ser devidamente
comunicados
Applications of Virtual Reality
Information Technology is growing rapidly. With the birth of high-resolution graphics, high-speed computing and user interaction devices Virtual Reality has emerged as a major new technology in the mid 90es, last century. Virtual Reality technology is currently used in a broad range of applications. The best known are games, movies, simulations, therapy. From a manufacturing standpoint, there are some attractive applications including training, education, collaborative work and learning. This book provides an up-to-date discussion of the current research in Virtual Reality and its applications. It describes the current Virtual Reality state-of-the-art and points out many areas where there is still work to be done. We have chosen certain areas to cover in this book, which we believe will have potential significant impact on Virtual Reality and its applications. This book provides a definitive resource for wide variety of people including academicians, designers, developers, educators, engineers, practitioners, researchers, and graduate students
A Comparison of Cooperative Learning and Collaboration in High School Geometry Classes Including Geometry in Construction
Currently offered at over 450 high schools in the United States, Geometry in Construction is an interdisciplinary course that provides students with the opportunity to learn Geometry content through the process of constructing a single-family home. Highly functioning cooperative groups are a critical element of the Geometry in Construction program. Cooperative learning is an effective instructional strategy that increases student achievement (Slavin, 2011) and also provides opportunities for students to develop collaboration and teamwork skills. Collaboration and teamwork are critical 21st century skills that are highly valued by employers and therefore worthy of consideration as foundational skills to be taught and assessed in US schools. This program evaluation explores the use of cooperative learning in Geometry classrooms, including Geometry in Construction, and its relationship to students’ development of the 21st century skill of collaboration. This study involved observations in Geometry classes to document the use of the instructional strategy of cooperative learning as well as a review of data collected via a retrospective pretest of Geometry students’ attitudes toward math and perceptions of their 21st century skills. While the classroom observations did not reveal significant differences in the quantity or quality of small group work in Geometry in Construction versus other Geometry classes, the data collected via the observation process can lead to thoughtful discussion and planning to increase the use of cooperative learning strategies. The results of the retrospective pretest showed a higher percentage of all students in Geometry (Geometry in Construction and in all other Geometry classes combined) indicating that they believed statements related to teamwork and collaboration were often or almost always true for them at the end of the school year than what they believed to be true for themselves before they took their current Geometry class. However, the researcher was encouraged that for the majority of the statements related to teamwork and collaboration, the increase from pre to post was higher for Geometry in Construction students
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Location-based and contextual mobile learning. A STELLAR Small-Scale Study
This study starts from several inputs that the partners have collected from previous and current running research projects and a workshop organised at the STELLAR Alpine Rendevous 2010. In the study, several steps have been taken, firstly a literature review and analysis of existing systems; secondly, mobile learning experts have been involved in a concept mapping study to identify the main challenges that can be solved via mobile learning; and thirdly, an identification of educational patterns based on these examples has been done.
Out of this study the partners aim to develop an educational framework for contextual learning as a unifying approach in the field. Therefore one of our central research questions is: how can we investigate, theorise, model and support contextual learning
A review of tertiary BIM education for advanced engineering communication with visualization
SPECT with Tc-99m-labeled agents is better able to detect viability after nitrate administration. Nitrates induce vasoclilation and may increase blood flow to severely hypoperfused but viable myocardium, thereby enhancing tracer delivery and improving the detection of viability. Quantitative data on the changes in blood flow are lacking in SPECT but can be provided by PET. The aim of the present study was to use PET to evaluate whether nitrate administration increases blood flow to chronically dysfunctional but viable myocardium. Methods: N-13-Ammonia PET was used to quantitatively assess blood flow, and F-18-FDG PET was used as the gold standard to detect viable myocardium. Twenty-five patients with chronic ischemic left ventricular dysfunction underwent N-13-ammonia PET at rest and after nitrate administration. Results: A significant increase in nitrate-enhanced blood flow was observed in viable segments (from 0.55 +/- 0.15 to 0.68 +/- 0.24 mL/min/g, P <0.05). No statistically significant change in blood flow was observed in nonviable segments (0.60 +/- 0.20 vs. 0.55 +/- 0.18 mL/min/g). A ratio of at least 1.1 for nitrate-enhanced flow to resting flow allowed optimal detection of viable myocardium, yielding a sensitivity of 82% with a specificity of 100%. Conclusion: N-13-Ammonia PET showed a significant increase in nitrate-enhanced blood flow in viable myocardium, whereas blood flow remained unchanged after nitrate administration in nonviable myocardium. Nitrate use during myocardial perfusion imaging will lead to improved assessment of myocardial viability
PBL methodologies: BIM and 3D scanning applied to teaching in construction engineering projects
La creciente necesidad de los egresados universitarios de la educación técnica para lograr una formación integral, completa y actualizada en el uso de las tecnologías actuales y equipos avanzados, así como la adquisición de competencias relacionadas con la capacidad colaborativa y la interrelación entre disciplinas, requiere la revisión de metodologías de enseñanza y aprendizaje a estudiantes universitarios.La presente investigación recoge el estudio realizado en una asignatura de tercer curso del Grado en Edificación de la Universidad de Sevilla, sobre un total de ochenta y dos alumnos, pertenecientes a dos cursos académicos. Implementa un innovador sistema de aprendizaje, aplicando los principios de evaluación continua, fomentando el trabajo colaborativo, la participación en propuestas, y el impacto en su formación derivada de la propia experimentación con equipos tecnológicos avanzados y sistemas BIM (Building Information Modelling) presentes en el trabajo profesional contemporaneo. , con verificación de resultados, siguiendo siempre el método de aprendizaje basado en la resolución de problemas del ABP.Los resultados de este estudio indican que la comprensión e implementación de la metodología BIM y el uso de una herramienta de escaneo 3D, combinados con la metodología basada en el PBL son de gran utilidad para el desarrollo de proyectos en el campo de la ingeniería de edificación . Los datos obtenidos tras las encuestas en relación a la valoración de los alumnos sobre su aprendizaje son muy positivos y una gran mayoría de ellos afirma que tras este curso han aprendido a trabajar colaborativamente, y les ha ayudado a superar el miedo a trabajar con BIM. y herramientas de escaneo 3D
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