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Showing 1 to 20 of 1055 for “"Body of knowledge"”.
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Extracting a Body of Knowledge as a First Step Towards Defining a United Software Engineering Curriculum Guideline
… is a rapidly changing environment, and as such, software engineering education must be able to adjust quickly to new needs. Industry adapts to technologies as fast as it can, but the critical issue is a need for recent graduates with the necessary expertise and knowledge of new trends, …
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Development and Application of a Risk-Based Online Body-of-Knowledge for the U.S. Underground Coal Mining Industry: RISKGATE-US COAL
The occurrence of multiple fatality events in the U.S. underground coal mining industry, such as the Upper Big Branch mine explosion, illustrates the need for improved methods of major safety hazard identification and control. While many solutions to reducing the risk of mine disasters have been …
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Development, application, and evaluation of an organizational performance measurement system
… performance management system is the set of people, methods and tools for generating, analyzing, portraying, discriminating and evaluating data and information about multiple dimensions of performance at the individual, group and organization level for multiple constituencies. Measurement …
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A role delineation study for the SME
<p>The purpose of this research was to perform a role delineation study to validate and prioritize the competency areas included in the body of knowledge developed by SME/AME/Shingo for their three levels of certification examinations in lean manufacturing. A modified Delphi technique was used to …
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The State of Software Engineering Maturity and Licensure
<p>IEEE-CS is pursuing licensing for software engineers, but ACM believes that software engineering is too immature, and regulating the profession would be premature. In 1996, Norman Gibbs and Gary Ford from Carnegie Mellon University performed a qualitative survey of the maturity of the software …
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Effects of Delay of Reinforcement on Problem Solving Behavior
… study was designed to investigate the effects of delay of feedback in a programmed instruction task, retention, and subsequent problem solving behavior. The instructional material in symbolic logic was specifically presented in such a way as to introduce certain basic logical concepts and …
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An investigation of minimum curriculum requirements for the education of safety professionals
The purpose of this study was to add to the body of knowledge useful for establishing curriculum guidelines for the education of safety professionals. This was done by investigating minimum curriculum requirements for the education of safety professionals and comparing those requirements or …
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A Framework to Simplify the Choice of Alternative Analysis and Selection Methods
… were inconsistent, violated the decision science body of knowledge, and provided no guidance to the practitioner on matching methods to problems. These challenges made it necessary to conduct this investigation.</p> <p>This research used a three-phase mixed methods approach. The first phase …
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Residential Broadband Access for Students at Walters State Community College.
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine the availability of internet access for students attending Walters State Community College during the spring semester 2010. In particular, it is unknown to what degree broadband internet access is available in the counties that Walters State considers …
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Estudio de transformación de poliestireno expandido en pintura ecológica como recubrimiento en estructuras metálicas del sector industrial en Barranquilla
… planteados por la guía Project Management Body of Knowledge (Project ManagemenT Institute, 2017) que son los más aplicables para el proceso de investigación de la universidad EAN para las especializaciones relacionadas de gerencia y gestión de proyectos.
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An assessment of the strategic planning and management of the University of Namibia
… evaluated the strategic planning and management of the University of Namibia. The crucial objective was to assess the strategic planning process of the University of Namibia to see if the strategic plans were properly developed and also determine how the Northern Campus feature in the overall …
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Benchmarking the Key Determinants for Successful Business Growth Within Manufacturing
… best practice to ensure sustainability of the business unit.<br/><br/>This research was undertaken to determine the key enablers of sustained business growth and use this knowledge to contribute to the body of knowledge around use of business improvement techniques within a manufacturing …
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Professionalising the use of human sources in the context of law enforcement intelligence management
… statement demonstrates a contribution to professional practice knowledge of a body of work relating to the use of ‘human sources’ in the context of law enforcement intelligence management. This body of knowledge was produced in my role as an expert in this area which has been developed over …
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The theory and some applications of Pták's method of non-discrete mathematical induction
The aim of this thesis is three-fold: (1) to develop the theory of small functions; (2) to synthesize Pták's work presented in his papers [10], [11], ..., [16] into a coherent body of knowledge; (3) to elaborate on Pták's work (i) by providing small function generalizations of Banach's Fixed Point …
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LEADER DEVELOPMENT OF THE HEALTH INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (HIM) PROFESSIONAL
<p>This study contributes to the body of knowledge in leader development by examining how higher education programs in a female dominated profession assist learners in developing person-related characteristics that support leader development. A ten-part online survey was sent to directors of health …
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Art lessons that develop of positive attitude toward abstract art : an interview study
The goal of this investigation is to find a simple body of knowledge that will provide teachers and students with the understandings needed to appreciate the visual passion of prominent abstract artists' works. In order to do that, I wanted to learn what art educators know in regard to abstract …
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Lean ERP Systems: Existence and Viability in Today's Manufacturing Industry
This thesis evaluates the existence and viability of lean ERP systems in today’s manufacturing industry. Results from the research show that current practitioners of lean – who also utilize ERP systems – do not have a strong enough link between the two to consider their ERP systems, and overall …
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Towards understanding as-lived experiences in information systems projects : an actor-network theory perspective
… research project began with a literature review of IS project management theories which aimed to explore and describe the as-lived experience of practitioners in an IS project network. The study builds on this body of knowledge by providing a narrative of as-lived experiences of IS project …
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Moments of perfection : a study of natural lighting in the Church of Santo Spirito
… is put into context through the exploration of religious light symbolism and the explanation of the dependence on the solar path to measure the passage of time. Through systematic observation of the light distribution through out the year "moments of perfection" are identified. These are the …
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