Exploration and Research on the Construction of Environmental Design Discipline in the Context of Interdisciplinary Studies

In recent years, in order to thoroughly implement the “National Medium and Long-term Educational Reform and Development Plan,” the construction of art colleges has emphasized the characteristics of disciplines and industries. “Integration of Art and Technology” is not only a contemporary design principle but also the direction and essence of modern design talent cultivation. As the demand for talent in the country continues to rise, versatile talents are currently in short supply. This paper explores the research and practice of talent cultivation in the field of environmental design based on the characteristic of “integration of art and engineering,” using the environmental design major at Qingdao Yellow Sea College as an example. With the rapid development of society and continuous technological progress, the traditional single-discipline training model can no longer meet the complex and changing design requirements. Therefore, this study integrates the fields of art and engineering, constructing a new talent cultivation model aimed at nurturing individuals with both artistic creativity and engineering technical capabilities

University-Enterprise Cooperation Is the New Trend of the Reform of Logistics Universities

Based on the analysis of present situation of logistics personnel, parsing the existing problems in the process of universities’ logistics personnel training. Combined with the related theory and practice, this article comes up with university-enterprise cooperation, and builds logistics professional students developing courses and practice implementation plan

Job evaluation model of major public hospitals in China

The current economic climate has contributed to an increasingly competitive environment among organizations. In order to ensure competitive advantage, they must be able to promote high levels of professional performance. This research is part of this theme and aims to analyze how the job characteristics, professional knowledge, skills, competencies, training and work engagement influence the job evaluation and, consequently, the performance of employees of six public hospitals, China. The sample consists of 546 subjects aged between 21 and 58 years (M = 37.9; SD = 8.73), with the majority being females (55.5%). For the collection of data, such scales were used as the Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS), the Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Other Personal Characteristics Scale (KSAOS), the Competencies and Training Scale (CTS) and the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES). The results obtained show that the job characteristics, the professional knowledge, the skills, the training and the work engagement influence the job evaluation. It was also found that the male respondents, those belonging to the older age group, those with higher academic qualifications and those with higher positions present higher average performance in all dimensions under study. It was also possible to verify that Autonomy is the JDS variable with greater effect on the Job evaluation and the bigger the Autonomy, Skill variety and Feedback given to the employees, the more positive their perception of Job evaluation. Data analysis also reveals that KSAO moderate the relations between job characteristics and job evaluation and the dimension with the most effect on Job evaluation is Professional Ethics and Health Law. On the other hand, the higher the competencies and professional training in the area of Organization and finance, the greater the Job evaluation. Finally, it was verified that Vigor is the only variable with significant effect on Job evaluation. It is hoped that these results may inspire further research that contributes to a better understanding of these relationships; and at the practical level, it is intended to alert the justified investment by the organizations in the implementation of a performance evaluation model. Taking into account the current competitiveness at the organizational level, it is considered that the analysis of the relationships between these dimensions is crucial to an organization. In this way, this project is intended to build a new process of performance evaluation in public hospitals in China, based on the competencies identified for each job.Atualmente, o clima económico contribuiu para um ambiente cada vez mais competitivo entre as organizações e para garantir a vantagem competitiva, as organizações devem ser capazes de promover altos níveis de desempenho profissional. Esta investigação insere-se nesta temática e tem como objetivo estudar como as características da função, o conhecimento profissional, as habilidades, as competências e o envolvimento no trabalho influenciam a avaliação do trabalho e, consequentemente, o desempenho dos funcionários de seis hospitais públicos . China. A amostra é composta por 546 sujeitos com idades compreendidas entre os 21 e os 58 anos (M = 37.9; DP = 8.73), sendo a maioria do sexo feminino (55.5%). Os dados foram recolhidos através das seguintes escalas: Job Diagnostic Survey (JDS), Escala de Conhecimento, Habilidades, Aptidões e Outras Escalas Pessoais (KSAOS), Escala de Competências e Formação (CTS) e Escala de Envolvimento no Trabalho de Utrecht ( UWES). Os resultados obtidos mostram que as características da função, o conhecimento profissional, as habilidades, a formação e o envolvimento no trabalho influenciam a avaliação do trabalho. Constatou-se também que os entrevistados do sexo masculino, os que pertencem à faixa etária mais avançada, os que possuem maior qualificação académica e que ocupam posições hierárquicas mais elevadas, apresentam um desempenho médio superior em todas as dimensões em estudo. Também foi possível verificar que a Autonomia é a variável do JDS com maior efeito na avaliação do trabalho e que quanto maior é a Autonomia, a variedade de competências e o feedback dado aos funcionários, mais positiva é a sua perceção da avaliação do trabalho. A análise dos dados também revelou que o KSAO modera a relação existente entre as características da função e a avaliação do trabalho e que a variável com maior efeito na avaliação do trabalho é a Ética Profissional e a Lei da Saúde. Por outro lado, quanto maiores são as competências e a formação profissional na área de Organização e Finanças, melhor é a avaliação do trabalho. Por último, verificou-se que o Vigor é a única dimensão do envolvimento no trabalho com efeito significativo na avaliação do mesmo. Espera-se que esses resultados possam inspirar pesquisas futuras e que possam contribuir para uma melhor compreensão dessas relações; a nível prático pretende-se alertar os gestores para a implementação de um modelo de avaliação de desempenho. Considerando a atual competitividade a nível organizacional, considera-se que a análise da relação entre estas dimensões é crucial para qualquer organização. Esta investigação pretende assim construir um novo processo de avaliação do trabalho nos hospitais públicos na China, com base nas competências identificadas para cada função

STEM teaching for the Internet of Things maker course: a teaching model based on the iterative loop.

As the key technology for 5G applications in the future, the Internet of Things (IoT) is developing rapidly, and the demand for the cultivation of engineering talents in the IoT is also expanding. The rise of maker education has brought new teaching inspiration for cultivating innovative technical talents in the IoT. In the IoT maker course, teaching problems include the lack of adequate teaching models, emphasis on products but less emphasis on theory, and letting students imitate practice. Focusing on these problems, this paper proposes a new Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) teaching model called Propose, Guide, Design, Comment, Implement, Display and Evaluate (PGDCIDE) for the IoT maker course. The PGDCIDE teaching model is based on STEM teaching and Kolodner's design-based scientific inquiry learning cycle model, and realizes the combination of "theory, practice, and innovation." Finally, this paper designs the IoT maker course to practice the PGDCIDE model. The practical results indicate that students significantly improved their emotional level, knowledge level, and innovation level after studying the course. Therefore, the PGDCIDE teaching model proposed in this paper can improve the effectiveness of the IoT maker course teaching and is conducive to the cultivation of students' sustainable ability in engineering education. It has reference significance for the application of maker courses in engineering education practice

A Future of Failure? The Flow of Technology Talent into Government and Civil Society

This report is an evaluation of the technology talent landscape shows a severe paucity of individuals with technical skills in computer science, data science, and the Internet or other information technology expertise in civil society and government. It investigates broadly the health of the talent pipeline that connects individuals studying or working in information technology-related disciplines to careers in public sector and civil society institutions. Barriers to recruitment and retention of individuals with the requisite skills include compensation, a perceived inability to pursue groundbreaking work, and cultural aversion to innovation

Strategic Approach for Developing World-Class Universities in Egypt

In the past decade, the term “world-class university” “WCU” - also called “globally competitive universities”, “world-class”, “elite”, or “flagship” universities- has become a catch phrase, not simply for improving the quality of learning and research in higher education but also, more important, for developing the capacity to compete in the global higher education marketplace through the acquisition and creation of advanced knowledge. The main objectives of   paper is to propose a strategic approach for developing world-class universities in  Egypt, to achieve this objective the paper starts by attempting to construct an operational definition of a world class university. It then outlines the features of world class University, the requirements of the transformation into a world-class universities, the challenges involved in achieving world class universities, and the key problems and challenges of the Egyptian higher education system. Finally. The selected statistical population of the research are Higher Education experts [N=57], and a mix methods of conducting a questionnaire and interviews are used. The research questions are: 1- What does it mean to be a world-class university? 2-What are the essential features and characteristics of world-class university?3-How does the ecosystem influence the performance of universities?4-What are the present performance, problems and challenges of the Egyptian higher education system ? 5-What are the higher education reform initiatives in Egypt? 6-What are the requirements that could upgrade public Egyptian universities to world class universities? 7- What are the existing challenges of developing world-class universities?8-What Strategic approach is developed for Egypt to develop its world-class universities ? One-Sample Kolmogorov-Smirnov Test is used to analyze the data. Results: The result obtained in the study is to use the collaborative approach rather than to upgrade the present universities or create or merge. Key words: World-class universities, global university rankings, higher education, Egypt

Exploration on Talent Ttraining of Digital Media Art under New Engineering

New engineering is a supply-side structural reform of talent training driven by industrial structure adjustment and transformation and upgrading in China’s higher education. It includes emerging disciplines and majors corresponding to new business forms, as well as application-oriented talent training models, emphasizing interdisciplinary integration, social practicability and comprehensive ability training. Digital media art, which relies on technology, keeps up with technological innovation, and has the dual characteristics of art and engineering, needs to explore an effective talent training model suitable for the characteristics of this major. Taking the International College of Creative Design of Shanghai University of Engineering Science as an example, this paper investigates and analyzes the curriculum system of digital media art major in typical colleges and universities at home and abroad, as well as the demand for talents from industrial enterprises, from the current situation of talent training for digital media art majors, combined with the content of new engineering construction and digital media interaction technology as the core. Then construct the course group system to strengthen the training of computational thinking and Internet thinking ability, and pay attention to the organic integration with other horizontal course groups. In the setting of interactive technology course group, we pay attention to engineering thinking, set up courses with the nature of engineering design, and emphasize the cultivation of engineering thinking and practical ability

Core competitiveness strategic thinking in China's maternal and child healthcare hospitals: an exploratory study

In recent years, China has achieved rapid economic and social development. To keep up with the economic growth, China adopted two-child policy and started to reform the medical system. Against such backdrop, there is a huge increase in the demand for women and children's health services. However, the overall service capacity of the maternal and child care service centers in China cannot satisfy the growing demand. Therefore, it is necessary to update development strategies so as to achieve a sustainable and healthy development. Based on the resource-based view, this thesis studies the core competitiveness of the hospitals. First, we conducted three rounds of Delphi consultation with 32 hospital managers and research experts in public health from eight different institutions to finalize the evaluation index for the core competitiveness specially developed for Chinese maternal and child care service centers. In order to validate the evaluation index, we have proceeded with correlation analysis of core competitiveness with five other maternal and child care service centers of same level in China. An in-depth the case study of Shunde Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital. and through SWOT analysis, we have proposed strategies for improving the core competitiveness of Shunde Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital to adapt to new situations. Last but not least, through analysis of the key influencing factors of the hospital’s development in the past decade, we have proved the importance of improving the core competitiveness so as to adapt to changes of the environment. This study found that VRIO resources and capabilities, dynamic capabilities and unique hospital culture are the three key factors to ensure excellent performances for Shunde Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital. To be more specific, hospitals should adopt specialization strategies, develop a talent team, improve management and service abilities, develop cooperative medical service system, improve abilities to treat critical and difficult diseases and establish a culture that encourages innovation and people-oriented.Nos anos mais recentes, assistiu-se na China, um acelerado desenvolvimento socioeconómico. A par disso, assistiu-se à introdução da política de “dois filhos” bem como de outras medidas públicas reformativas do sistema de saúde que estão a ser implementadas com grande sucesso. Porém, a capacidade total das maternidades e hospitais pediátricos está, no entanto, longe de ser capaz de satisfazer toda a procura nesta nova era. Consequentemente, é necessário repensar as estratégias de desenvolvimento de modo a atingir um desenvolvimento sustentado da saúde. Com base na teoria de recursos, a presente tese promoveu uma análise sobre as competências nucleares dos hospitais. Em primeiro lugar, aplicou-se o método Delphi com três fases de consulta onde intervieram 32 gestores hospitalares e peritos em saúde pública de oito diferentes instituições para a construção de um índice de avaliação de competências nucleares de centros de maternidade e de pediatria. Para validação do índice de avaliação realizaram-se análises de correlação de competências nucleares com outros cinco centros de maternidade do mesmo nível que o "Shunde Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital". Elaborou-se um estudo de caso aprofundado do Shunde Maternal and Child Healthcare Hospital e, com base neste e na aplicação da análise SWOT foram formuladas estratégias para a melhoria das capacidades organizacionais nucleares do hospital. Por outro lado, a análise de fatores essenciais de desenvolvimento do hospital nos últimos 10 anos, este estudo demonstrou, ainda, a importância da relevação das capacidades organizacionais nucleares na adaptação do hospital às variações da envolvente global. O presente estudo permitiu concluir que os recursos e capacidades organizacionais VRIO, o domínio das capacidades dinâmicas e a cultura específica do hospital são os três fatores chave de estratégia para que os hospitais pediátricos e de maternidade possam ter um desempenho superior. As medidas mais importantes no quadro das capacidades organizacionais nucleares a reter são a estratégia de especialização, a construção do um sistema de retenção de talentos, melhoria de competências de gestão, a construção de um sistema médico integrado e o estabelecimento de uma cultura de inovação e cuidado com as mães e progénitos