Content Validation of a Questionnaire to Measure Digital Competence of Nurses in Clinical Practice

Clinical practice nurses need adequate digital competence to use technologies appropriately at work. Questionnaires measuring clinical practice nurses' digital competence lack content validity because attitude is not included as a measure of digital competence. The aim of the current study was to identify items for an item pool of a questionnaire to measure clinical practice nurses' digital competence and to evaluate the content validity. A normative Delphi study was conducted, and the content validity index on item and scale levels was calculated. In each round, 21 to 24 panelists (medical informatics specialists, nurse informatics specialists, digital managers, and researchers) were asked to rate the items on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from “not relevant” to “very relevant.” Within three rounds, the panelists reached high consensus and rated 26 items of the initial 37 items as relevant. The average content validity index of 0.95 (SD, 0.07) demonstrates that the item pool showed high content validity. The final item pool included items to measure knowledge, skills, and attitude. The items included represent the international recommendations of core competences for clinical nursing. Future research should conduct psychometric testing for construct validity and internal consistency of the generated item pool

VOCATIONAL TEACHERS’ OPINIONS ABOUT THE ALREADY ACQUIRED AND YET TO BE IMPROVED COMPETENCES IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FOURTH INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION

The fourth industrial revolution is associated with the ever-increasing requirements for vocational training. The important factors that are required for the qualitative change of vocational training include increasing the diversity of the vocational training programs, optimization of the school network, increasing the effectiveness and interaction between primary vocational training and the training systems of the labor market, and effective improvement of the qualification/competences of vocational teachers. The understanding of the changing role of vocational teachers and the expression of their competences are directly related to the learning motivation, self-education, striving for continuous education, and orientation towards the improvement of the acquired professional qualification among the learners of vocational training centers. This paper presents theoretical insights into the vocational teachers’ competences, comparing the documents that regulate European and Lithuanian vocational training, and presents the results of the interview of a focus group with vocational teachers of Kaunas city vocational training centers. The qualitative study aimed at revealing which competences were expressed among vocational teachers in the context of the fourth industrial revolution. The study showed that the vocational teachers regarded the group of functional (activity) competences as most important for the quality of their work and recognized the influence of the fourth industrial revolution on changes in their competences.

Peculiarities of preparation of a vocational teacher for use of application software taking into account the requirements of the federal state education standard

The significance of the issue under study is due to the fact that nowadays there is a necessity of rethinking of conception of training future vocational teachers to use application software taking into account a competency-based approach. The article is aimed at studying the contradictions underscored while analyzing the conditions of the process of preparation of future vocational teachers for using application software within the educational process and also the ways of their solving realized with the help of the competency-based approach. The competency-based approach allows forming a system of requirements for the practical part of the research based on technology of project education. In the given research work the authors' viewing of principles of formation of conditions of preparation of the vocational teachers for using the application software within the education process is presented. The analysis of groups of conditions is made with regard to the discipline "Information Technologies in Education." With the use of traditional vision ("to know, to be able, to have") and vision from the point of view of Dublin descriptors. The contents of the article could be of interest for teachers who are engaged into training the Bachelors of Vocational Education (branch-wise) and also retraining in the sphere of use of the application software in the education process. © Authors

Professional competency of modern specialist: means of formation, development and improvement

The modern scientific and methodical approaches to the study and analysis of professional competence that are in line with the state requirements for reforming education and the tendencies of introducing a competent approach as one of the key factors of today's vocational education are analyzed. The emphasis is placed on the fact that implementation of the competence approach should include the use of professional training of real professional tasks with the orientation of future professionals to analyze the results of their own professional activities and decisions. The basic principles of professional training of future managers of economic security are determined. It has been established that the professional training of future managers of economic security should be carried out on a modular basis

Problem space of modern society: philosophical-communicative and pedagogical interpretations. Part I

This collective monograph offers the description of philosophical bases of definition of communicative competence and pedagogical conditions for the formation of communication skills. The authors of individual chapters have chosen such point of view for the topic which they considered as the most important and specific for their field of study using the methods of logical and semantic analysis of concepts, the method of reflection, textual reconstruction and comparative analysis. The theoretical and applied problems of modern society are investigated in the context of philosophical, communicative and pedagogical interpretations

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE DEVELOPMENT OF FUTURE PROFESSIONALS IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION FOR THE LABOUR MARKET

O artigo analisa o desenvolvimento da competência profissional de futuros especialistas em educação profissional. O chamado currículo como componente do programa de treinamento educacional, uma espécie de itinerário para os alunos estudarem a disciplina, é oferecido aos futuros profissionais do ensino profissional para futuros desafios no mercado de trabalho. Com base no princípio da centralização no aluno, os professores compartilham a responsabilidade de obter competências profissionais com os alunos que atuam como clientes na escolha de disciplinas. A sequência das etapas educacionais propostas nos conteúdos programáticos envolve a interação do professor com os alunos, as ações do professor como tutor, análise reflexiva dos alunos na preparação e execução independentes de tarefas criativas. O artigo apresenta o plano de estudos com a lista de literatura recomendada, questões para o controle final do conhecimento de futuros especialistas em forma de conversação, tópicos de tarefas abstratas, avaliação de tarefas individuais, questões para autocontrole, mapa tecnológico da disciplina, informações e suporte metodológico da disciplina.El artículo analiza el desarrollo de la competencia profesional de futuros especialistas en educación vocacional. El llamado programa de estudios como componente del programa de capacitación educativa, una especie de itinerario para que los estudiantes estudien la disciplina, se ofrece a los futuros profesionales en educación vocacional para futuros desafíos en el mercado laboral. Basado en el principio de centrarse en los estudiantes, los maestros comparten la responsabilidad de adquirir competencias profesionales con los estudiantes que actúan como clientes al elegir las disciplinas. La secuencia de los pasos educativos propuestos en el plan de estudios implica la interacción del profesor con los alumnos, las acciones del profesor como tutor, el análisis reflexivo de los alumnos en la preparación independiente y la realización de tareas creativas. El artículo presenta un plan de estudios con la lista de literatura recomendada, preguntas para el control final del conocimiento de futuros especialistas en forma de conversación, temas de tareas abstractas, evaluación de tareas individuales, preguntas para el autocontrol, mapa tecnológico de la disciplina, información y Apoyo metodológico de la disciplina.The article analyzes the development of professional competence of future specialists in vocational education. The so-called syllabus as a component of the educational training program, a kind of itinerary for students to study the discipline, is offered to future professionals in vocational education for future challenges in the labor market. Based on the principle of student-centricity, teachers share responsibility for gaining professional competencies with students who act as customers when choosing disciplines. The sequence of the proposed educational steps in the syllabus involves the interaction of the teacher with the students, the actions of the teacher as a tutor, reflective analysis of students in the independent preparation and performance of creative tasks. The article presents syllabus with the list of recommended literature, questions for the final control of future specialists' knowledge in the form of conversation, topics of abstract tasks, individual tasks assessment, questions for self-control, technological map of the discipline, information and methodological support of the discipline

Accountant in Russia : changing times, changing roles

Doctoral thesis (Ph.D.) – Bodø Graduate School of Business, 201

Supporting engineering design using knowledge based systems technology with a case study in electricity distribution network design

This thesis was submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy and awarded by Brunel University.This thesis explores the architectural requirements of engineering design support systems based on knowledge based systems technology. The exploration is based on an understanding of the nature of designing as a professional activity and on the extent to which designers' competence can be modelled. Attention is focused on certain salient aspects of designers' competent behaviour. The theoretical study leads to the specification of requirements to be satisfied by a knowledge based system which will support designers in their professional setting and to the proposal of some knowledge based system components which will meet the requirements identified. The theoretical aspect of the thesis is complemented by a case study based on a designer of high voltage electricity distribution networks. The case study illustrates the theoretical component of the thesis and the methodological basis for the work. The practical realizability of the components of the knowledge based systems architecture proposed are demonstrated using the results of the analysis of the knowledge elicited in the case study without prejudicing the general applicability of the ideas. An object-oriented knowledge engineering software development environment is used to demonstrate how some components of the design situation represented can be implemented.Financial support provided by Brunel University

Unpacking Professional Trust – Dimensions of Trust in Swedish Auditors' Client Relations

This paper studies client trust in professionals, theoretically and empirically. The theoretical elaboration, founded on general sociological theories of trust, aims to distinguish different dimensions of trust – personal, impersonal, and process trust – and to explicate the stabilizing identities and control mechanisms on which they are based: persons, roles, programs and values. The empirical case study concerns what aspects of trust, and what expectations and controls, are most important for Swedish auditors when it comes to building and maintaining client trust. The analysis is based on data from a postal inquiry survey in 2003. It shows that practicing auditors experience the personal dimension of trust as primary, the processual as secondary, and the impersonal as tertiary. The study thus confirms the importance of personal trust between auditor and client, stabilized by the professional\'s individual character and conduct, but points also to the fact that the institutionalization of distrust in professional roles, programs and values is central for building personal as well as impersonal trust. The institutionalized roles, programs and values of the profession ensure that a minimum of trust from the market and the client is present before personal trust is established.Trust, Confidence, Distrust, Social Control, Professions, Clients, Accountants, Auditors

Proceedings ICPW'07: 2nd International Conference on the Pragmatic Web, 22-23 Oct. 2007, Tilburg: NL

Proceedings ICPW'07: 2nd International Conference on the Pragmatic Web, 22-23 Oct. 2007, Tilburg: N