Experiences in the development of an information systems to support enterprise sustainability course

Comunicació presentada a EDULEARN17. 9th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (Barcelona, Spain 3-5 July, 2017)The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, Spain and the National Distance Education University (UNED) are teaching together the Master's Degree in Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility. The main objective is to study the concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their multiple dimensions in more depth. The course emphasizes the applicability of existing management and assessment tools, the policies and strategies implemented at all organizational levels involving CSR, and the mechanisms for dialogue and interaction with the main stakeholders and interest groups. This master’s degree aims to train professionals to practically apply the approach of ethics, sustainability and social and environmental responsibility to existing business models, and to other public and private organizations, such as not-for profit organizations and government public bodies. The master is composed of different courses. One of them is the information systems to support enterprise sustainability course. It equips students with the necessary basic knowledge and competencies they need to design and utilise information systems to support enterprise sustainability effectively and efficiently. The aim of this paper is to describe the course objectives, the target competencies, the course contents, the assessments, and how the teaching methodology and the resources are used to teach the subject

Experiences in the development of a sustainable scorecard for enterprise sustainability course

The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, Spain and the National Distance Education University (UNED) are teaching together the Master's Degree in Corporate Sustainability and Social Responsibility. The main objective is to study the concepts of sustainability and corporate social responsibility (CSR) and their multiple dimensions. This master’s degree aims to train professionals to practically apply the approach of ethics, sustainability and social and environmental responsibility to existing business models, and to other public and private organizations, such as not-for profit organizations and government public bodies. The master is composed of different courses. One of them is focused in how to build a sustainable scorecard to support enterprise sustainability decisions making. A sustainable scorecard is a performance measurement and management system aiming at balancing financial and non-financial as well as short and long-term measures. It is one of the most effective tools in evaluating potential investments and initiatives by better integration of the environmental, social and economic aspects of corporate sustainability measurement and management. The sustainable scorecard for enterprise sustainability course equips students with the necessary basic knowledge and competencies they need to design and utilize a sustainable scorecard for enterprise management, considering not only technological aspects, but also the management of organization policies and people. The aim of this paper is to describe the subject objectives, the target competencies, the subject contents, the assessments, and how the teaching methodology and the resources are used to teach the subject

Experiences in the development of big data for enterprise management course

Comunicació presentada a EDULEARN17. 9th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (Barcelona, Spain 3-5 July, 2017)The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, Spain, is teaching the Master's Degree in Intelligent Systems. The main objective is to cover the great lack of consistent and updated Intelligent Systems skills in the university graduate students. It involves perception, learning and automated decision processes, robotic manipulation, data storage and processing, contextual information, visualisation and interactive environments. The master is composed of 20 courses. One of them addresses the development and implementation of a Big Data ecosystem in an organization. Big Data has become a key factor for organizations to gain a competitive advantage over competitors because it can help to bring a lot of benefits to organizations, such as to develop new products or services; make better, quick and automated strategic and operational decisions; or identify what was happened, and predict what will happen in the immediate future. The big data for enterprise management course equips students with the necessary basic knowledge and competencies they need to design and utilize Big Data for enterprise management, considering not only technological aspects, but also the management of organization policies and people. The aim of this paper is to describe the course objectives, the target competencies, the course contents, the assessments, and how the teaching methodology and the resources are used to teach the subject

Integrating the objectives of sustainable development into teaching

The approval in September 2015 of the 2030 Agenda and the sustainable development goals (SDG) by the General Assembly of the United Nations will change the work paradigm in countries, companies, and citizens. The Sustainable Development Goals are the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. They address the global challenges we face, including those related to poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice. Universities cannot be excluded from these changes. Thus, the agreement signed among different Spanish universities and the Department of Transparency, Social Responsibility, Participation and Cooperation of the Generalitat Valenciana (Spain) promotes greater knowledge of the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs by the university community. This paper describes the research project carried out by the educational innovation group of the Jaume I University of Castellón to integrate the objectives of sustainable development into teaching. Paper shows the general and specific objectives of the project, the work plan developed, the indicators used to measure the success of the project, and the results achieved. The benefits of the project are summarized in: (1) the identification of the necessary skills for sustainability both in teachers and students, (2) the evaluation and comparison of teachers and students’ sustainability and SDG knowledge through a questionnaire, (3) the re-design of the curriculum of different subjects

Experience in the development of a computer course for agrifood engineering

Comunicació presentada a INTED2018 12th International Technology, Education and Development Conference (Valencia, Spain. 5-7 March, 2018)The agrifood industry is one of the most economically relevant sectors. The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, Spain, is teaching the Bachelor’s Degree of Agrifood Engineering. The degree's aim is to equip students with the advanced knowledge, skills, and expertise to undertake technical and pro-duction management roles in the globally important agrifood sector. Ten professional profiles can be established for graduates in this degree. They range from those merely related to production to others involving information management, the environment and territorial organisation. The degree is composed by different courses. One of them is the computer science course. It ad-dresses the necessary basic knowledge and competencies to produce graduate with the expertise and competencies required to select, deploy, control and manage computer technology and data in the agrifood sector. The aim of this paper is to show the methodology and learning solutions used to teach the students how to use the information and communication technologies to improve competitiveness, productivity and sustainability in the agrofood sector. Paper shows the course objectives, the target competencies, the course contents, the assessments, and how the technology resources for e-learning are used to teach the subject

Information Systems Analysis And Design Course For Computer Engineering

Comunicació presentada a EDULEARN2019, 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (July 1-3, 2019, Palma, Mallorca, Spain).Computer engineering is a branch of engineering that integrates several fields of computer science and electronics engineering required to develop computer hardware and software. The Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, Spain, is teaching the Bachelor’s Degree of Computer Engineering. The degree’s aim is to train students with the abilities to design, implement and maintain computer systems for any sector of economic activity. These studies were in the past a five years pre-Bologna curriculum and now they are developed under the Bologna approach. Four professional profiles are established for graduates in this degree: Specialization track in information technologies, Specialization Track in Computer Engineering, Specialization Track in Information Systems and Specialization Track in Software Engineering. The degree is composed by different courses. One of these courses is the information systems analysis and design course. It addresses the necessary basic knowledge and competencies to produce graduate with the advanced knowledge, skills, expertise and competencies required to apply a systematic methodology for the analysis and design of information systems, together with the appropriate methods, techniques and tools. The aim of this paper is to show the methodology and learning solutions used to train the students to undertake information systems analysis and design in any kind of organizations. Paper shows the course objectives, the target competencies, the course contents, the assessments, and how the technology resources for e-learning are used to teach the subject

Experiences In The Development Of A Computer Networking Course

Comunicació presentada a EDULEARN2019, 11th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies (July 1-3, 2019, Palma, Mallorca, Spain).The degree in Computational Mathematics Universitat Jaume I (UJI) of Castellón, Spain, is a degree that offers a training that unites mathematics with computer science and focuses on areas where both are very relevant. The graduate in this degree have a mixed profile because it combines a theoretical training, typical of a pure degree in mathematics, with the technical training of a pure degree in computer science. This mixed profile make them very versatile, that is, with the ability to perform different types of tasks and have a high rate of employment. On the other hand, their capacity for analysis and abstraction will allow them to adapt very easily to any change and innovation. This degree is composed by different courses. One of these courses is the introduction to computer networking course. Computer networks allow its users to communicate and share information regardless of the geographic distance between them. Ensuring the optimal operation of computer networks is no easy task, and there is a necessity of highly trained professionals with a solid knowledge of network planning, design, and configuration, as well as the capacity to address the different and complex connectivity and security requirements. The computer networking course provides students with the fundamental concepts of computer networks along with training to acquire the basic skills necessary to solve the various technical problems of the world of computer networks. The aim of this paper is to show the methodology and learning solutions used to train the students to to plan flexible, scalable computer networking systems for a business or organization of virtually any size. Paper shows the course objectives, the target competencies, the course contents, the assessments, and how the technology resources for e-learning are used to teach the subject

Short-term changes in klotho and FGF23 in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction—a substudy of the DAPA-VO2 study

The klotho and fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF-23) pathway is implicated in cardiovascular pathophysiology. This substudy aimed to assess the changes in klotho and FGF-23 levels 1-month after dapagliflozin in patients with stable heart failure and reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF). The study included 29 patients (32.2% of the total), with 14 assigned to the placebo group and 15 to the dapagliflozin, as part of the double-blind, randomized clinical trial [DAPA-VO2 (NCT04197635)]. Blood samples were collected at baseline and after 30 days, and Klotho and FGF-23 levels were measured using ELISA Kits. Between-treatment changes (raw data) were analyzed by using the Mann-Whitney test and expressed as median (p25%–p75%). Linear regression models were utilized to analyze changes in the logarithm (log) of klotho and FGF-23. The median age was 68.3 years (60.8–72.1), with 79.3% male and 81.5% classified as NYHA II. The baseline medians of left ventricular ejection fraction, glomerular filtration rate, NT-proBNP, klotho, and FGF-23 were 35.8% (30.5–37.8), 67.4 ml/min/1.73 m2 (50.7–82.8), 1,285 pg/ml (898–2,305), 623.4 pg/ml (533.5–736.6), and 72.6 RU/ml (62.6–96.1), respectively. The baseline mean peak oxygen uptake was 13.1 ± 4.0 ml/kg/min. Compared to placebo, patients on dapagliflozin showed a significant median increase of klotho [Δ+29.5, (12.9–37.2); p = 0.009] and a non-significant decrease of FGF-23 [Δ−4.6, (−1.7 to −5.4); p = 0.051]. A significant increase in log-klotho (p = 0.011) and a decrease in log-FGF-23 (p = 0.040) were found in the inferential analysis. In conclusion, in patients with stable HFrEF, dapagliflozin led to a short-term increase in klotho and a decrease in FGF-23

A surface plasmon resonance based approach for measuring response to pneumococcal vaccine

Incidence of pneumococcal disease has increased worldwide in recent years. Response to pneumococcal vaccine is usually measured using the multiserotype enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) pneumococcal test. However, this approach presents several limitations. Therefore, the introduction of new and more robust analytical approaches able to provide information on the efficacy of the pneumococcal vaccine would be very beneficial for the clinical management of patients. Surface plasmon resonance (SPR) has been shown to offer a valuable understanding of vaccines' properties over the last years. The aim of this study is to evaluate the reliability of SPR for the anti-pneumococcal capsular polysaccharides (anti-PnPs) IgGs quantification in vaccinated. Fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) was used for the isolation of total IgGs from serum samples of vaccinated patients. Binding-SPR assays were performed to study the interaction between anti-PnPs IgGs and PCV13. A robust correlation was found between serum levels of anti-PnPs IgGs, measured by ELISA, and the SPR signal. Moreover, it was possible to correctly classify patients into "non-responder", "responder" and "high-responder" groups according to their specific SPR PCV13 response profiles. SPR technology provides a valuable tool for reliably characterize the interaction between anti-PnPs IgGs and PCV13 in a very short experimental time

Role of age and comorbidities in mortality of patients with infective endocarditis

[Purpose]: The aim of this study was to analyse the characteristics of patients with IE in three groups of age and to assess the ability of age and the Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) to predict mortality. [Methods]: Prospective cohort study of all patients with IE included in the GAMES Spanish database between 2008 and 2015.Patients were stratified into three age groups:<65 years,65 to 80 years,and ≥ 80 years.The area under the receiver-operating characteristic (AUROC) curve was calculated to quantify the diagnostic accuracy of the CCI to predict mortality risk. [Results]: A total of 3120 patients with IE (1327 < 65 years;1291 65-80 years;502 ≥ 80 years) were enrolled.Fever and heart failure were the most common presentations of IE, with no differences among age groups.Patients ≥80 years who underwent surgery were significantly lower compared with other age groups (14.3%,65 years; 20.5%,65-79 years; 31.3%,≥80 years). In-hospital mortality was lower in the <65-year group (20.3%,<65 years;30.1%,65-79 years;34.7%,≥80 years;p < 0.001) as well as 1-year mortality (3.2%, <65 years; 5.5%, 65-80 years;7.6%,≥80 years; p = 0.003).Independent predictors of mortality were age ≥ 80 years (hazard ratio [HR]:2.78;95% confidence interval [CI]:2.32–3.34), CCI ≥ 3 (HR:1.62; 95% CI:1.39–1.88),and non-performed surgery (HR:1.64;95% CI:11.16–1.58).When the three age groups were compared,the AUROC curve for CCI was significantly larger for patients aged <65 years(p < 0.001) for both in-hospital and 1-year mortality. [Conclusion]: There were no differences in the clinical presentation of IE between the groups. Age ≥ 80 years, high comorbidity (measured by CCI),and non-performance of surgery were independent predictors of mortality in patients with IE.CCI could help to identify those patients with IE and surgical indication who present a lower risk of in-hospital and 1-year mortality after surgery, especially in the <65-year group