Thesis (Ed. D.)--West Virginia University, 2004. / Title from document title page. Document formatted into pages; contains iv, 320 p. : ill. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-297).

Thesis (Ed. D.)--Illinois State University, 1976. / Title from title page screen, viewed Nov. 24, 2004. Dissertation Committee: Charles Edwards (chair), Elwood Egelston, Clayton Thomas, Charles Sherman, Clifford Edwards. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 83-87) and abstract. Also available in print.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Cleveland State University, 2007. / Abstract. Title from PDF t.p. (viewed on May 8, 2008). Includes bibliographical references (p. 268-297). Available online via the OhioLINK ETD Center. Also available in print.

Planning for teaching imposes a significant burden on teachers, as teachers need to prepare different lesson plans for different classes according to various constraints. Statistical evidence shows that lesson planning in the Malaysian context is done in isolation and lesson plan sharing is limited. The purpose of this thesis is to investigate whether a case-based system can reduce the time teachers spend on constructing lesson plans. A case-based system was designed SmartLP. In this system, a case consists of a problem description and solution pair and an attributevalue representation for the case is used. SmartLP is a synthesis type of CBR system which attempts to create a new solution by combining parts of previous solutions in the adaptation. Five activities in the CBR cycle retrieve, reuse, revise, review and retain are created via three types of design: application, architectural and user interface. The inputs are the requirements and constraints of the curriculum and the student facilities available, and the output is the solution, i.e. appropriate elements of a lesson plan. The retrieval module consists of five types of search advanced search, hierarchical, Boolean, basic and browsing. Solving a problem in this system involves obtaining a problem description, measuring the similarity of the current problem to previous problems stored in a database, retrieving one or more similar cases and attempting to reuse the solution of the retrieved cases, possibly after adaptation. Case adaptation for multiple lesson plans helps teachers to customise the retrieved plan to suit their constraints. This is followed by case revision, which allows users to access and revise their constructed lesson plans in the system. Validation mechanisms, through case verification, ensure that the retained cases are of quality. A formative study was conducted to investigate the effects of SmartLP on performance. The study revealed that all the lesson plans constructed with SmartLP assistance took significantly less time than the control lesson plans constructed without SmartLP assistance, although they might have access to computers and other tools. No significant difference in writing quality, measured by a scoring system, was noticed for the control group, who constructed lesson plans on the same tasks without receiving any assistance. The limitations of SmartLP are indicated and the focus of further research is proposed. Keywords: Case-based system, CBR approach, knowledge acquisition, knowledge representation, case representation, evaluation, lesson planning.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Alabama at Birmingham, 2007. / Description based on contents viewed June 24, 2007; title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references (p. 121-127).

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Faculdade de Tecnologia, Departamento de Engenharia Civil e Ambiental, 2015. / Submitted by Fernanda Percia França (fernandafranca@bce.unb.br) on 2016-01-21T17:34:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_TatianaDumkedaSilva.pdf: 5255303 bytes, checksum: 711a82519c1ecf8f130180a526c85efe (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Raquel Viana(raquelviana@bce.unb.br) on 2016-04-05T21:35:53Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_TatianaDumkedaSilva.pdf: 5255303 bytes, checksum: 711a82519c1ecf8f130180a526c85efe (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-05T21:35:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2015_TatianaDumkedaSilva.pdf: 5255303 bytes, checksum: 711a82519c1ecf8f130180a526c85efe (MD5) / O crescimento populacional acelerado e desordenado nos grandes centros urbanos tem sinalizado para um possível aumento na demanda dos sistemas de saneamento das cidades. Esse fato pode alterar a qualidade da água dos corpos hídricos receptores de efluentes. Essa realidade apresenta-se no eixo sudoeste do Distrito Federal e de seu Entorno, caracterizado por grande concentração populacional e altas taxas de crescimento populacional. Diante disso, o presente trabalho buscou avaliar o impacto do crescimento populacional na qualidade da água dos Rios Melchior e Descoberto, sendo esse último um afluente do reservatório Corumbá IV, que será futuramente utilizado como fonte de abastecimento de água. Para isso foi utilizada a integração do modelo de qualidade da água QUAL2K com o sistema de apoio à decisão Water Evaluation and Planning-WEAP criando-se diversos cenários relacionados ao crescimento populacional e alterações no processo operacional das estações de tratamento de esgoto (ETE) da região. Inicialmente desenvolveu-se a planilha do QUAL2K, e após a sua calibração, foi integrada ao WEAP para fazer as iterações para simular os cenários futuros. A principal vantagem dessa integração é obter melhores resultados para as simulações por meio do QUAL2K. Entretanto, ocorrem algumas perdas de informações pelo WEAP com a integração do modelo de qualidade da água. Foram simulados 4 cenários futuros simulados de 2010 a 2030. Todos os cenários indicaram diminuição na concentração de OD e aumento na de DBO no rio Descoberto, após a confluência com o rio Melchior, como era de se esperar. Os resultados dos diferentes cenários sugeriram que para garantir a conservação da qualidade da água do rio Descoberto e no lago Corumbá IV frente ao processo de adensamento populacional na região sudoeste do DF é importante ajustar os níveis de tratamento terciário das ETEs da região para patamares mais elevados, em torno de 95% de remoção de DBO. / The rapid and disordered population growth in urban centers has signaled for a increase in demand on sanitation systems of cities. This may change the water quality of water bodies effluent receivers. This reality can be seen in the southwest axle of the Federal District and its surrounding areas, characterized by high population concentration as well as high rates of population growth. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the impact of population growth on water quality of water bodies receiving effluent and trainers of the Corumba IV reservoir, which will be used in future as a water supply. It was made the integration of QUAL2K water quality model with the support system decision Water Evaluation and Planning-WEAP creating various scenarios related to population growth and changes in the operating process of sewage treatment plants (WWTP) of that region. Initially, the spreadsheet QUAL2K was developed, and after calibration, it was integrated into the WEAP to make iterations to simulate future scenarios. The main advantage of this integration was to get better results for the simulations through QUAL2K.However, there is some loss of information by WEAP with the integration of water quality model. Four scenarios were simulated between 2010 and 2030. All scenarios indicated that concentration of OD decreases and BOD concentration increases in the Descoberto, after the confluence with the river Melchior, as it was to be expected. The results of the different scenarios suggested that to ensure the conservation of the water quality of river Descoberto and Lake Corumbá IV, in relation with the population density process in the region southwest of DF, it is important to adjust the levels of treatment of wastewater treatment in the region to higher levels, around 95% of BOD removal.

nÃo hà / Elaborar o conceito de desenvolvimento institucional para a universidade brasileira contemporÃnea constitui um grande desafio: por ser uma questÃo recente, suas bases conceituais ainda nÃo estÃo consolidadas, inexistindo estudos e pesquisas que indiquem caracterÃsticas, obstÃculos e evidÃncias desse fenÃmeno. Esta tese, iniciada como estudo no Programa de PÃs-GraduaÃÃo em EducaÃÃo da Universidade Federal do Cearà (UFC), procura abordar esse problema como categoria central, para propor, por meio das categorias de anÃlise AvaliaÃÃo, Planejamento e Sinaes, um modelo de desenvolvimento institucional que venha a indicar como pressuposto, para alÃm da qualidade das dimensÃes da universidade baseada no Sistema Nacional de AvaliaÃÃo da EducaÃÃo Superior (Sinaes), a sua pertinÃncia social. Com essa intenÃÃo, buscaram-se, nas missÃes enunciadas pelas universidades brasileiras, os principais referentes, enquanto elementos, funÃÃes ou estruturas, os quais foram organizados em vinte categorias de anÃlise, possibilitando, assim, caracterizar a universidade brasileira contemporÃnea com base em sua missÃo enquanto razÃo de ser institucional. Nessa anÃlise, constatou-se que, com maior frequÃncia a universidade brasileira se caracteriza por oferecer Ensino, Pesquisa e ExtensÃo, Saber & Conhecimento e FormaÃÃo HumanÃstica & Profissiona, com os propÃsitos de: Desenvolvimento & Progresso, Sociedade & Comunidade, InclusÃo Social & Cidadania. Com base nessa compreensÃo do campo temÃtico, pela multirreferencialidade e pela transdisciplinaridade, caracterizou-se o processo de desenvolvimento institucional da universidade e seus obstÃculos, chegando-se Ãs concepÃÃes de sociedade, sujeito e instituiÃÃo, para propor um modelo em que fosse superado o principal obstÃculo ao desenvolvimento institucional, identificado como a desarticulaÃÃo entre os macroprocessos de avaliaÃÃo e planejamento institucional. Para contextualizar a educaÃÃo no mundo e no Brasil, foram analisados os indicadores da OrganizaÃÃo para CooperaÃÃo e Desenvolvimento EconÃmico, consignados no relatÃrio Education at a Glance: lndicators Report OECD 2007, com base no modelo CIPP, proposto por Stufflebeam, com resultados apresentados na forma de tabelas, diagramas e grÃficos. Assim, o modelo proposto à uma primeira aproximaÃÃo para anÃlise do desenvolvimento institucional da universidade brasileira contemporÃnea, numa perspectiva sÃcio-histÃrica, organizada pelas anÃlises sistÃmica, crÃtica e institucional, que constatou ser a cultura o principal fator nesse fenÃmeno; nÃo haver apenas um Ãnico modelo para o desenvolvimento institucional da universidade; ser necessÃria uma missÃo, como razÃo para aÃÃo, capaz de orientar a universidade, seu corpo social e seu projeto polÃtico e pedagÃgico nas seguintes direÃÃes: do sistema econÃmico à sociedade; da organizaÃÃo à instituiÃÃo; do indivÃduo-agente ao sujeito-cidadÃo. Uma missÃo que reoriente seus objetivos e projetos institucionais para alÃm do ensino, da pesquisa e da extensÃo. / Develop the concept of institutional development for the Brazilian contemporary university is a complex problem: to be a new issue, the conceptual underpinnings are not consolidated, there are no studies and surveys that indicate features, obstacles, and evidence of this phenomenon. This thesis, which started as a study in the Graduate Program in Education of the Federal University of Cearà (UFC), aimed to address this issue as a central criterion for proposing, through the categories of analysis Evaluation, Planning and Sinaes a model of institutional development as a precondition to indicate, in addition to the quality dimensions of university based in the National Evaluation System of Higher Education of Brazil (Sinaes), its social relevance. With this intention, we sought the tasks laid down by the Brazilian universities, while regarding the main elements, functions or structures, which were organized into twenty categories of analysis, allowing to characterize the contemporary university in Brazil, based on their mission, while its ratio institutional. In this analysis it was found that most often the Brazilian university is characterized by offering Teaching and Research, Knowing and Knowledge, Humanistic Education & Professional with the purposes of: Development & Progress, Society & Community, Social Inclusion and Citizenship. Based on this understanding of the subject field, the multiple references and transdisciplinarity, characterized the process of institutional development of the university and its obstacles, coming to the conceptions of society, subject and institution to propose a model where the main obstacle to institutional development , identified as the disconnection between the macro assessment and institutional planning, was overcome. To put the education in the world and in Brazil included the analysis of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development - OECD, contained in the report Education at a Glance: OECD lndicators Report 2007 on the model CIPP proposed by Stufflebeam, with results presented in form of tables, charts and graphs. Thus, the proposed model is a first approach to examining the institutional development of the university in a Brazilian contemporary socio-historical perspective, organized by systemic analysis, and institutional critique, which found that culture is the main factor in this phenomenon, there is no single model for institutional development of the university, which is a necessary task, as a reason for action, capable of guiding the university, your body and its social political and pedagogical project in directions: the economic system of society, the establishment of the organization; the individual-agent to the subject-citizen. A mission to reorient their objectives and institutional projects in addition to teaching, research and extension.

Accelerated tropical glacial melt on the order of 15-18 meters per year since the 1980's in Peru's Cordillera Blanca region is alarming rural communities and urban authorities, causing them to seek technical support for risk management and adaptation actions. Melting glaciers coupled with changing seasonal rainfall patterns has left many rural communities in the upper Rio Santa basin lacking sufficient fresh water supply to support livestock, irrigation and human consumption. In response to these concerns, a Water Evaluation And Planning (WEAP) model was created by the Stockholm Environmental Institute for simulating glacial melt and flow in the Santa River. Through input parameters of climate, glacial runoff, water use, crop acreage, soil type and groundwater interactions, WEAP has the flexibility to model scenarios for different operation schemes. These schemes allow users to determine the most effective ways to regulate their resources and explore adaptation actions (e.g. altering farming practices and building reservoirs) for future planning. This project improved the existing model by including observed water demand data for irrigation, and evaluating the Climate Forecast System Reanalysis (CFSR) dataset to serve as a potential source for filling gaps in the historic climate record. These improvements added robustness to the model and correlated well with historic stream flow at La Balsa (R² = 0.78 , Nash = 0.68). Two scenarios were explored where (1) a 50% reduction in potato crop was replaced with maize for each sub-basin, and (2) a 10% reduction in precipitation was applied over the upper basin. Results show that the WEAP model is sensitive to changes in crop type and rainfall at the sub-basin scale, an encouraging finding for future exploration. This investigation enables communities to base future decisions on technical evidence and provides a basis for educating citizens on the importance of evaluating their available resources under climate change projections / text

Many billions of dollars each year are spent in pursuit of economic and social development goals. The field of program evaluation aims to measure the efficacy of these programs and allocate funds to achieve optimal results. However, current research on program design and evaluation tends to focus on determining causality through complex statistical methods, neglecting intermediate measures of data, such as network metrics. Similarly, research in computational social science has focused on generating hypotheses and validating theory rather than economic development applications. This thesis develops a novel technique for using computational social science to design and evaluate social and economic programs. A framework for program design and evaluation using network metrics is presented, along with two case studies that illustrate the use of this technique. In the first, we consider Start-Up Chile, an economic development program whose goal is to foster networks between Chileans and international entrepreneurs, using network metrics to evaluate its ability to facilitate connection between Chilean and non- Chilean entrepreneurs. Second, an agent-based model for designing entrepreneurial incubators is developed, with novel conclusions for more efficient design of economic development programs.

In the environment of network economy is current problem of logistics management area an question of collaborative planning of serial manufacturing in small and medium enterprises. Present progressive production systems with connection in complex and extensiveness of network environment is put increasing requirements on the area of design and execution of logistics plans, which could be realised on condition of excellent knowledge and evaluation of network environment. On the basis of thesis research is constitute initial categorization of basic logistics terms definition and comparation i. e. network, collaboration and production systems. The main framework of dissertation is based on survey of planning in present progressive forms of production systems up to the present agile forms of manufacturing systems. In dissertation thesis is designed and verified a new methodology of logistics network evaluation, which pay attention on collaborative planning procedure in logistics network in connection with external environment of network. A new logistics network methodology contains element supplier evaluation, time and product structure attributes of collaborative plans fulfilment and subsequent logistics controlling.