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Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T13:17:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Melicia Cardoso Geromini.pdf: 599834 bytes, checksum: fc0bb95141ec451a7e6d4a75bf0f9177 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-05-16 / Behavior analysts have been devoted to analyzing the development of the discipline in different areas / subjects. This study was proposed to construct an overview of how the Behavior Analysis has contributed to the study of drogadiction in Brazil, by reading on the subject of production, through theses, dissertations, journal articles and book chapters. The data for this construction were taken from the following sources: Bank Dissertations and Theses in Behavior Analysis (BDTAC/Br), Bank of theses and dissertations from CAPES, book collections of area, journals and magazines behavioral approach is not specific to the area. Through the pursuit of a set of keywords and reading the titles of the works were located 42 texts from the period 1973 to 2011, which were then analyzed. It was found that the 22 theses and dissertations found, 19 of them are dissertations and three are theses. By identifying the authors of publications was possible to highlight a small group responsible for productions in the area. It was also identified that most of theses and dissertations is the state of São Paulo, with the largest producers USP, PUCCamp, USP Ribeirão, UEL and, among these 22 theses/dissertations, 11 are basic researches and 11 are applied. In basic research, the subject infrahuman most used was the rat, followed by fish, the settings applied research were: therapeutic community, outpatient private hospital and public school. It was also found that most researchers do not usually publish articles/chapters frequently. The search for articles/chapters resulted in 20 texts, and the institutions to which the authors were affiliated that stood out: UEL, USP, Universidade São Francisco and Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei types of work identified in these articles/chapters were mostly essay/review/discussion, followed by treatment proposals, research reports, a case study and a brief communication. According to the texts found, the goals have focused mostly on identification/analysis of variables that lead to drug use. The study of the effects of drug use and the analysis/validation/discussion of animal model for the study of drogadiction and validation of proposed treatment, also targets multiple jobs with similar figures, showing that behavior analysts in Brazil are anxious to develop the study of drogadiction in general / Analistas do comportamento têm se dedicado à análise do desenvolvimento da disciplina em diferentes áreas/assuntos. Este trabalho teve como proposta construir um panorama de como a Análise do Comportamento tem contribuído para o estudo da drogadição no Brasil, através da análise da produção sobre o assunto, por meio de teses, dissertações, artigos de revista e capítulos de livro. Os dados para essa construção foram retirados das seguintes fontes: Banco de Dissertações e Teses em Análise do Comportamento (BDTAC/Br), Banco de teses e dissertações da CAPES, coleções de livros da área, revistas de abordagem comportamental e revistas não específicas da área. Através da busca de um conjunto de palavras-chave e da leitura dos títulos dos trabalhos, foram localizados 42 textos, do período de 1973 a 2011, que foram, então analisados. Verificou-se que das 22 teses e dissertações encontradas, 19 delas são dissertações, e três são teses. Ao identificar os autores das publicações foi possível destacar um pequeno grupo responsável pelas produções na área. Identificou-se também que a maior parte das teses e dissertações é do estado de São Paulo, tendo como maiores produtores USP, PUCCamp, USP Ribeirão e UEL; dentre essas 22 teses/dissertações, 11 são pesquisas básicas e 11 são aplicadas. Nas pesquisas básicas, o sujeito infrahumano mais utilizado foi o rato, seguido pelo peixe; os settings das pesquisas aplicadas, foram: comunidade terapêutica, ambulatório de hospital particular e escola pública. Descobriu-se também que a maioria dos pesquisadores não costuma publicar artigos/capítulos com frequência. A busca por artigos/capítulos resultou em 20 textos, sendo as instituições às quais os autores eram filiados que mais se destacaram: UEL, USP, Universidade São Francisco e Universidade Federal de São João Del Rei. Os tipos de trabalhos identificados nesses artigos/capítulos foram, em sua maioria, ensaio/revisão/discussão, seguido de propostas de tratamento, relatos de pesquisa, um estudo de caso e uma comunicação breve. De acordo com todos os textos encontrados, os objetivos se concentraram, em sua maioria, na identificação/análise de variáveis que levam ao uso de drogas. O estudo dos efeitos do uso de drogas; a análise/validação/discussão de modelo animal para o estudo da drogadição e a validação de propostas de tratamento, também foram objetivos de vários trabalhos com números semelhantes, o que mostra que os analistas do comportamento no Brasil estão preocupados em desenvolver o estudo da drogadição de uma maneira geral

In contemporary world, there is a constant need for leadership development. Technological advancements, excessive uncertainty and severe hostility on one hand and high expectations from subordinates, pressure from stakeholders on another hand force leaders to develop more skills and competencies in order to succeed. Leadership competencies represent a set of behaviours that are seen to be crucial to deliver desired outcomes. Organisations design competencies models that are used for diverse reasons within human resources management, such as employee selection, career development, succession planning, performance management and employee development. The current most common practices in leadership competencies development applied by organisations include coaching and mentoring, 360‐degree feedback, specific job assignments, networking, action learning, corporate case studies, computer simulations, experiential learning and of course classroom‐type leadership training. However, the future generation of employees are the nowadays youngsters whose life is widely influenced by technology. A specific interest among them is in online and computer-based games, on which they spend a considerable amount of time per week. Games in general were proven to be an effective tool for education among children and young adults, and were discussed to be useful for adults as well. Presented research is performed with the goal to create an understanding of the game-based learning approach to leadership competencies development. Our first ambition for the research was to find out what leadership competencies are most likely to be developed though GBL approach. We came to the results that GBL approach can be effective in developing social interaction competencies such as motivation, facilitation, coaching, effective communication, collaborative negotiation, effective teamwork and such cognitive competencies as strategic thinking, decision making, problem solving and technical competency. Our second aim for the research was to draw on a conceptual framework in form of an experiment to answer to the question of how effective is game-based learning for development of leadership competencies. The experiment model proposed in this conceptual paper was designed by us by putting together elements in form of such games as "Spaghetti Tower"; "Strategic thinking game with 8 players" for measurement and "Acquire" board game for development of the "strategic thinking" leadership competency.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T13:17:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bruna Colombo dos Santos.pdf: 2237783 bytes, checksum: 9f1c5c6b60a5e8efe323aca64b99255d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-09 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Aversive control is a controversial domain inside Behavior Analysis. Classically, includes negative reinforcement (escape and avoidance) and punishment. However, the nomenclature aversive control is used to refer to a number of other behavioral phenomena (conditioned suppression, learned helplessness, etc.). Because it is a controversial domain, in theoretical and experimental areas, reveals itself as a significant issue for historical studies. It was not found a brazilian historical study that has taken the production on aversive control in the country as an object of study. Thus, this work had two objectives: (1) to characterize the researches about aversive control in Brazil, through the analysis of theses and dissertations produced in the country; (2) to analyze the researches on negative reinforcement (escape and avoidance), punishment and aversive control (researches that dealt with the issue in general), the point of view of definitions proposed, terminology used to refer to aversive events, main results, byproducts and application considerations about by-products and to application. To achieve these objectives, two studies were conducted. For the Study 1, were selected theses and dissertations between 1968 and 2010 in the following sources: Database of dissertations and theses in Behavior Analysis (BDTAC/Br); Brazilian Universities digital libraries; Bank of theses and dissertations from CAPES; and Lattes curricula. 98 theses and dissertations on aversive control were found. The universities where more studies were produced were: USP, PUC-SP, UnB, UFPA, USP-RP, and UEL. The vast majority of work was the basic type on uncontrollability/ learned helplessness. The subject more used was the rat; and aversive stimulus, the electric shock. For the Study 2, were selected, based on reading the abstracts of theses and dissertations selected for the Study 1, theses and dissertations on punishment, negative reinforcement (escape and avoidance) and aversive control. It were analyzed the definitions used, the authors in which this definition was based on, the terminology used to refer to events presented in aversive contingencies, the main results found, by-products and considerations for application. Punishment definitions of varied types were found: operational/positive; operational positive/negative; operational/positive and processual; operational/ positive and negative and processual; operational and processual. The definitions of negative reinforcement avoidance were: definitions of responses or avoidance behavior; definitions of avoidance procedures. The definitions about negative reinforcement in general encompassed the escape and avoidance process. The definitions of aversive control included negative reinforcement and punishment. Different authors were used in the definitions, and many have not cited authors. The most used term was aversive stimulus. Regarding the results it was observed variability, due to different research problems and methods. The works on aversive control in general were the ones that most discussed by-products and application / Controle aversivo é um domínio controverso dentro da Análise do Comportamento. Classicamente, engloba reforçamento negativo (fuga e esquiva) e punição. Entretanto, a nomenclatura controle aversivo é utilizada para se referir a uma série de outros fenômenos comportamentais (supressão condicionada, desamparo aprendido, etc). Por ser um domínio controverso, nos âmbitos teórico e experimental, revela-se tema relevante para estudos históricos. Não foi encontrado nenhum estudo histórico brasileiro que tenha tomado a produção sobre controle aversivo no país como objeto de estudo. Sendo assim, este trabalho teve dois objetivos: (1) caracterizar as pesquisas sobre controle aversivo no Brasil, por meio da análise de teses e dissertações produzidas no país; (2) analisar as pesquisas sobre reforçamento negativo (fuga e esquiva), punição e controle aversivo (pesquisas que trataram do tema em geral), do ponto de vista das definições propostas, terminologia empregada para se referir aos eventos aversivos, principais resultados, considerações sobre subprodutos e para aplicação. Para atingir esses objetivos foram realizados dois estudos. Para o Estudo 1, foram selecionadas teses e dissertações entre 1968 e 2010 nas seguintes fontes: Banco de Dados de Dissertações e Teses em Análise do Comportamento (BDTAC/Br); Bibliotecas digitais de universidades brasileiras; Banco de teses e dissertações da Capes; e Currículos Lattes. Foram encontradas 98 teses e dissertações sobre controle aversivo no Brasil. As universidades em que mais trabalhos foram produzidos foram: USP, PUC-SP, UnB, UFPA, USP-RP, e UEL. A grande maioria dos trabalhos foi do tipo básico, sobre incontrolabilidade/desamparo aprendido. O sujeito mais utilizado foi o rato; e o estímulo aversivo, o choque elétrico. Para o Estudo 2, foram selecionadas, com base na leitura dos resumos das teses e dissertações selecionadas para o Estudo 1, teses e dissertações sobre punição, reforçamento negativo (fuga e esquiva) e controle aversivo. Foram encontradas definições de punição de variados tipos: operacional/positiva; operacional/ positiva e negativa; operacional/ positiva e processual; operacional/positiva e negativa e processual; operacional e processual. As definições de reforçamento negativo - esquiva foram do tipo: definições de resposta ou comportamento de esquiva; definições de procedimentos de esquiva. As definições de reforçamento negativo em geral, englobaram os processos de fuga e esquiva. As definições de controle aversivo englobaram reforçamento negativo e punição. Autores distintos foram utilizados nas definições, sendo que muitas não citavam autores. O termo mais empregado para se referir ao evento aversivo utilizado foi estímulo aversivo. Com relação aos resultados observou-se variabilidade, decorrente de problemas de pesquisa e métodos distintos. Os trabalhos sobre controle aversivo em geral foram os que mais discutiram sobre subprodutos e aplicação

Abstract The main focus of this study is the identification of factors influencing the use and effectiveness of information system development methodologies (Le., systems development methodologies) in health information systems. In essence, it can be viewed as exploratory research, utilizing a conceptual research model to investigate the relationships among the hypothesised factors. More specifically, classified as behavioural science, it combines two theoretical models, namely the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and the Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory. The main aim of behavioural science in information systems is to assist practitioners (Le., social actors) in improving business processes and competitiveness, thus the effective use of information systems. A wider view of behavioural science incorporates other social actors (e.g., end users) and organisational actors (e.g., executives). In health information systems, the effective use of information systems is especially relevant Health information systems are vital in the area of health care, since only by having access to pertinent health information, can the correct decisions relating to diagnostics and curative procedures be made. The use of systems development methodologies in health information systems development is therefore crucial, since they can make the development process more effective, while improving software quality. By empirically evaluating the conceptual research model, utilizing a survey as the main research method and structural equation modelling as the main statistical technique, meaningful results were obtained. Focussing on the factors influencing the individual's behavioural intent, it was found that the compatibility of systems development methodologies to the developer's pre-existing software development style is vital. Furthermore, performance expectancy, self-efficacy, organisational culture, policies, customer influence, voluntariness and facilitating conditions, all directly influenced the use of systems development methodologies, with policies and customer influence playing a significant role, especially in relation to health information systems. No significant direct effects or indirect effects could be established for the factors effort expectancy, personal innovativeness and social influence. It appears that individuals working in the health care software development discipline are more autonomous, less influenced by others. Also, the lack of support for the factor effort expectancy may indicate that systems development methodologies have entered a mature state, with less concern on the effort required for use. Furthermore, with regard to effectiveness and the continued use of information systems methodologies, satisfaction had a significant direct effect, with confirmation having a significant indirect effect. Keywords: behavioural science; conceptual research model; direct effect; exploratory research; Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory; indirect effect; Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology; structural equation modelling; survey; systems development methodologies. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Computer Science))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

Abstract The main focus of this study is the identification of factors influencing the use and effectiveness of information system development methodologies (Le., systems development methodologies) in health information systems. In essence, it can be viewed as exploratory research, utilizing a conceptual research model to investigate the relationships among the hypothesised factors. More specifically, classified as behavioural science, it combines two theoretical models, namely the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology and the Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory. The main aim of behavioural science in information systems is to assist practitioners (Le., social actors) in improving business processes and competitiveness, thus the effective use of information systems. A wider view of behavioural science incorporates other social actors (e.g., end users) and organisational actors (e.g., executives). In health information systems, the effective use of information systems is especially relevant Health information systems are vital in the area of health care, since only by having access to pertinent health information, can the correct decisions relating to diagnostics and curative procedures be made. The use of systems development methodologies in health information systems development is therefore crucial, since they can make the development process more effective, while improving software quality. By empirically evaluating the conceptual research model, utilizing a survey as the main research method and structural equation modelling as the main statistical technique, meaningful results were obtained. Focussing on the factors influencing the individual's behavioural intent, it was found that the compatibility of systems development methodologies to the developer's pre-existing software development style is vital. Furthermore, performance expectancy, self-efficacy, organisational culture, policies, customer influence, voluntariness and facilitating conditions, all directly influenced the use of systems development methodologies, with policies and customer influence playing a significant role, especially in relation to health information systems. No significant direct effects or indirect effects could be established for the factors effort expectancy, personal innovativeness and social influence. It appears that individuals working in the health care software development discipline are more autonomous, less influenced by others. Also, the lack of support for the factor effort expectancy may indicate that systems development methodologies have entered a mature state, with less concern on the effort required for use. Furthermore, with regard to effectiveness and the continued use of information systems methodologies, satisfaction had a significant direct effect, with confirmation having a significant indirect effect. Keywords: behavioural science; conceptual research model; direct effect; exploratory research; Expectancy Disconfirmation Theory; indirect effect; Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology; structural equation modelling; survey; systems development methodologies. / Thesis (Ph.D. (Computer Science))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2010.

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