Zugl.: Potsdam, Univ., Diss., 2008

In today’s modern society large amounts of learning materials and lectures have beendigitalized and made available in different forms as video, text and images on variousplatforms. Platforms specific to e-learning are common and having a design that is bothresponsive and with high usability plays a great part in how users can absorb information.Making content available across different devices in a usable way enables users to performsome (if not all) tasks on devices more suitable "on the go", like mobile phones or tables.This thesis concerns the development and evaluation of an usable and responsive ad-ministration tool for e-learning. The intent of the tool is to improve and possibly replacethe platforms used today by adding missing functionality in the current tools. The imple-mented tool is evaluated using heuristic evaluation on both desktop and mobile devices inorder to evaluate the usability and responsiveness of the design.

Submitted by isabela.moljf@hotmail.com (isabela.moljf@hotmail.com) on 2017-08-16T10:58:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 hernitacarmemmagalhaessousa.pdf: 1122010 bytes, checksum: e3a10f6920bb77c13997cac65de09107 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2017-08-16T11:23:15Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 hernitacarmemmagalhaessousa.pdf: 1122010 bytes, checksum: e3a10f6920bb77c13997cac65de09107 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-16T11:23:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 hernitacarmemmagalhaessousa.pdf: 1122010 bytes, checksum: e3a10f6920bb77c13997cac65de09107 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-12-07 / A presente dissertação foi desenvolvida no âmbito do Mestrado Profissional em Gestão e Avaliação da Educação (PPGP) do Centro de Políticas Públicas e Avaliação da Educação da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora (CAEd/UFJF). O caso de gestão estudado discutiu as ações de formação de gestores desenvolvidas pela Secretaria de Educação do Estado do Ceará no âmbito da Superintendência das Escolas Estaduais de Fortaleza (SEFOR 01). O objetivo definido para este estudo é analisar as contribuições do curso de formação para o exercício da função dos gestores escolares no âmbito da SEFOR 01. Assumiu-se como suposição inicial da pesquisa, partindo-se das experiências profissionais vivenciadas na SEFOR 01, que é necessário aperfeiçoar as etapas de planejamento, implementação e avaliação do referido programa. De orientação qualitativa, a investigação contou, como instrumentos de coleta de dados no campo, com pesquisa documental, com a realização de entrevista semiestruturada e aplicação de questionários. Conclui-se que as atividades de formação não são planejadas a partir de um levantamento das necessidades e propõe-se uma formação pautada no desenvolvimento de competências, a partir do mapeamento das principais dificuldades apresentadas pelos gestores. / This work was developed in the Professional Master in Management and Education Assessment (PPGP) of the Center for Public Policy and Federal University of Education Evaluation of Juiz de Fora (CAEd / UFJF). The case management study discussed the training activities of managers developed by the Secretariat of the State of Ceará Education under the Superintendence of the State Schools of Fortaleza (SEFOR 01). The goal set for this study is to analyze the training course contributions to the exercising of the school management function within the SEFOR 01. It was assumed as initial guess of the survey, starting of professional experiences in the SEFOR 01, which is necessary to improve the stages of planning, implementation and evaluation of the program. Qualitative guidance, research counted as data collection instruments in the field, with desk research, with the completion of semi-structured interviews and questionnaires. We conclude that the training activities are not planned from a survey of needs and propose a training guided the development of skills, from the mapping of the main difficulties presented by managers.

Thesis (Ph.D. (Language Education)) -- University of Limpopo, 2020 / The Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (Act 108 of 1996) mandates that “the official languages of the Republic are Sepedi, Sesotho, Setswana, siSwati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga, Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa and isiZulu” (Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996: 4). However, only English has continued to be used as the language of teaching and communication in almost all institution of higher education. The Language Policy for Higher Education in South Africa (DBE, 2002) calls on all institutions of higher learning to develop African languages. The Bill of Rights (Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996:10) asserts that “everyone has the right to receive education in the official language or languages of their choice...”. In consensus with this, the Language Policy of the University of Limpopo (1996:3) mandates the institution, to uphold the legislative provision of multilingualism as defined and laid out in Section 6 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa (1996), the Language Policy and Plan for South Africa (2000). In addition, the National Language Policy Framework (2002), and the Ministerial Committee’s Report on the Development of Indigenous African Languages as Mediums of Instruction in Higher Education (2005). However, no practical plans to meet the mandates of these language policies have been made, except in the teaching of the language as a module. Many Xitsonga university students face challenging linguistic contexts when they enter institutions of higher learning. The purpose of this study was to investigate the perceptions of students and lecturers of the use of the Xitsonga language in teaching, learning and communication at the University of Limpopo. The Xitsonga students often codemix and codeswitch during lectures and social interactions. The researcher had to identify, describe, analyse and reflect on the kinds of learning and communication practices that emerged in this context. The investigation is an ethnographic case study of the language attitudes and behaviours of the students and lecturers at the University of Limpopo. The researcher spent time with Xitsonga students and lecturers in the School of Education and in the School of Languages and Communication Studies, where Xitsonga is offered as a module. The researcher used her class in the School of Education and observed lectures in the School of Languages and Communication Studies to develop a case, which can be used to enrich an understanding of other cases. The study was qualitative in nature within interpretivism paradigm. Research techniques namely interviews, documentary analysisvii and observations were used for data collection. Critical discourse analysis (CDA) and thick descriptions were used to analyse the data coded into themes to highlight the power play between English and the indigenous languages, with particular reference to Xitsonga. The results indicated that the environment at the University of Limpopo does not afford Xitsonga students the desire and motivation required to communicate in Xitsonga. The researcher also observed that language is only recognised for greeting purposes and cultural activities. As such, most Vatsonga students do not contribute to the development of the language. The study therefore recommends that the institution language policy be revised and implemented accordingly to cater appropriate use of the SOVENGA languages. Keywords: Language Learning, Communication, Xitsonga, Indigenous African Languages, Language Policy, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation, Motivation, Attitude, SOVENGA

The diploma thesis deals with problems of depression in older people. Mainly the work is focused on identifying and analyzing the role of nurses in screening for depression in older people in primary care, acute care, long-term care and home care. This thesis was focused on theoretical direction and was used the method of design and demonstration. In this thesis was set one main goals with five research questions. The main goal was to identify and analyze the role of nurses in screening for depression in the elderly. RQ 1: What is the role of the nurse in screening for depression in the elderly? RQ 2: What is the role of the nurse in the primary care in screening for depression in the elderly? RQ 3: What is the role of the nurse in screening for depression in hospitalized patients in acute care? RQ 4: What is the role of the nurse in screening for depression in seniors in long-term and home care? RQ 5: What rating scales and methods are used in screening for depression in the elderly? The thesis introduce the concept of depression. The following are specified the causes of and the important factors that affect depression in the elderly. It also deals the differences in the clinical symptomatology of depression in old age. It explains possibilities and various barriers in the diagnosis of depression. Another chapter introduces complete geriatric examination, diagnostic classification systems, possible screening methods and scales for detection of depression in the elderly population. It also deals methods of pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment and its possible complications associated with older age. By reason of increased suicide rate caused by depressive disorder the issue of suicidal behavior in the elderly is introduced. The next chapter deals with the nursing process, which is used by nurses in practice. It consists of the evaluation of the patient's health condition, making nursing diagnosis, creating nursing plan and subsequent implementation and evaluation. The nursing process is also needy for providing quality care. The nursing process in the stage of nursing diagnosis, introduces possible nursing diagnosis for a patient suffering from depression, which are based on the latest classification. Finally is described the role of nurses in screening for depression in the elderly in different health facilities and their contribution to the timely evaluation of depression in the elderly. This chapter introduces the role of nurses, nursing screening and collaboration with a physician. The role of nurses in screening for depression in different medical facilities is based on the first phase of the nursing process of assessment. On the basis of objective and subjective information, the nurse will assess the overall health and mental condition of the patient. Primarily, it was investigated what is the role of the nurse in screening for depression. On the basis of content analysis and synthesis it was necessary to used and processed domestic and foreign literature. A number of relevant sources are the results of various studies and Meta-analyzes, mostly from abroad, but also from the Czech Republic. The thesis can serve as a basis for nurses. The result of this thesis is to create e-learning material available for students in the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences of South Bohemia in Ceske Budejovice in the tutorial called Moodle.