The relationship between learning styles and achievement has been thoroughly studied by many researchers. However, the nursing assistant population is under represented in these studies. Hence, the purpose of this study was to understand the relationship between learning styles, demographics, and achievement of nursing assistant students in Illinois. The sample for the study consisted of 916 nursing assistant students' in Illinois. The VARK learning style inventory was used to measure the students' learning styles, and a demographic questionnaire was used to gather demographic data. The Illinois Nurse Aide Competency Test score was used to measure the achievement of students. The findings showed that there was a relationship between learning styles and achievement of nursing assistant students. Also, there was a relationship between demographics and learning styles. The dominant learning style was the multimodal all four (VARK) preference. Females were the highest representation in the sample and the majority of students were in age ranges 18-25.

This is a largely qualitative, part quantitative, inquiry into the effectiveness of classroom modelling in helping tertiary students prepare for their AS-level examinations. Classroom modelling, a form of peer modelling developed by the author, draws substantially upon neuro-linguistic programming (NLP), a discipline regarded as controversial in education. Classroom modelling involves students investigating each other's more successful practices and drawing out elements that might be woven into their own practice.

In today’s rapidly changing world of work, where dramatic, unpredictable and complex change is redefining the way in which organisations are to be managed, a realisation has emerged that the intra- and interpersonal communication techniques of people are fundamental in organisational success. This study argues that Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) consists of the necessary techniques to impact on an organisation, while its communication model and leadership behaviour adds to achieving organisational success. Previous research in NLP has been done mostly in disciplines such as psychology and linguistics, but a call is made to apply NLP in an organisational context. Little empirical evidence exists with regards to the benefits of NLP techniques while even fewer evidence is available in a South African context. In this study NLP’s relationship with Emotional Intelligence, the development of leadership, the corporate world and several communication theories are explored so as to understand the value it can contribute in a time where the concept of organisational success is being re-defined. An integrated framework of organisational success, incorporating NLP, Emotional Intelligence and intrapersonal communication, is introduced that serves as an additional guideline to measure the elements of organisational success in organisations, leaders or communication models. This framework also leads to the conclusion that organisations, leaders and communication models making use of NLP are better off than those not making use of it. The benefits of NLP include motivating employees, managing conflict and self-motivation, managing emotional states, communicating effectively, building trust, increasing productivity, improving customer care, strategic planning, setting goals as well as aligning visions and better flexibility. This study establishes that intelligent leadership, the application of NLP techniques to the intra- and interpersonal communication behaviour and management approaches of leaders, can be correlated with organisational success. This is done by means of a case study on the Solidarity Movement, a large non-profit organisation in South-Africa, where five strategic leaders are analysed who are believed to be using and have implemented NLP in the organisation. The result is that evidence is found to support the notion that NLP improves the intra- and interpersonal behaviour of leaders and in turn contributes to organisational success by applying NLP in their communication and leadership behaviour. NLP is often presented as a magic toolkit for the self-improvement of individuals and have since recently relied more on presuppositions than either qualitative or quantitative research. This study adds to the credibility of NLP as an increasingly important instrument for communication management as a discipline. / Dissertation (MCom)--University of Pretoria, 2014. / gm2014 / Communication Management / Unrestricted

El presente plan de negocio muestra la viabilidad de la Implementación de un Programa de Bienestar nutricional para la pequeña y mediana empresa de la Provincia Constitucional del Callao, donde las empresas que tomen el servicio brindarán a sus trabajadores la posibilidad de acceder a herramientas que les permitirán mejorar su salud, así también a la organización en el incremento de su productividad. Para analizar la viabilidad de su ejecución se llevó a cabo una investigación de mercado que evidencio en nuestro segmento un mayor número de empresas en el rubro de manufactura, transporte y almacenamiento, así también nos muestra el interés por mejorar la alimentación de sus trabajadores pues consideran su influencia con la productividad. La empresa Salud Laboral SRL brindará el servicio de “Programa de Bienestar Nutricional en las pequeñas y medianas empresas de la Provincia Constitucional del Callao”, el mismo que consiste en consulta nutricional, talleres educativos aplicando la técnica de Programación Neuro Lingüística(PNL) y la Inspección a lugares de expendio de alimentos. El servicio estará a cargo de nutricionistas y psicólogos; quienes adaptaran la metodología de acuerdo al requerimiento de las empresas contratantes y del presupuesto que los mismos dispongan, realizando las actividades en sus instalaciones. Con ello aportaremos en la mejorar de la salud de los beneficiarios desarrollando un enfoque de fidelización, productividad y seguridad. Finalmente, el análisis financiero encontró una tasa interna de retorno y un valor actual neto favorable lo que permite recomendar la inversión en este proyecto. / This business plan shows the viability of implementing a Nutritional Wellness Program for small and medium enterprises in the Constitutional Province of Callao. The companies that take the service will offer their workers the possibility to access tools that will allow them to improve their health, as well as the organization in increasing their productivity. To analyze the viability we made a market investigation that evidenced in our segment a greater number of companies in the field of manufacturing, transport and storage, as well as the interest to improve the food supply of its workers because they consider it is importaht to improve the productivity. The company Salud Laboral SRL will offer the service of "Nutritional Wellness Program” in small and medium enterprises of the Constitutional Province of Callao, this program consists of nutritional assesment, educational workshops applying the Neuro Linguistic Programming Technique (NLP) and the Inspection of places that sell food. The service will be in charge of nutritionists and psychologists who will adapt the methodology according to the requirements of the contracting companies and the budget that they have, carrying out the activities in their facilities. With this we will contribute in improving the health of the beneficiaries by developing a loyalty, productivity and safety approach. Finally, the financial analysis found an internal rate of return and a net present value favorable which allows us to recommend the investment in this Project. / Tesis

Este estudo apresenta o trabalho do psicanalista e hipnoterapeuta americano Milton Hyland Erickson a partir de seus dados biográficos e de sua relevância para a chamada terapia estratégica, propondo, em consonância com sua experiência profissional, uma nova epistemologia para a mudança; propõe ainda uma comparação entre a trajetória de Freud e a de Erickson em relação à hipnose, bem como um apanhado histórico sobre essa técnica. Com base nessa recuperação teórica, os padrões ericksonianos de linguagem são investigados à luz do Metamodelo e do Modelo Milton, criações de Richard Bandler e John Grinder, tomando por base alguns conceitos da Programação Neurolinguística (PNL) tais como sistemas representacionais, filtros, modelagem, espelhamento e rapport. Empreende-se uma análise do discurso ericksoniano a partir de três casos selecionados dentre seus atendimentos clínicos, evidenciando os padrões de linguagem apresentados nas categorias e subcategorias do Metamodelo e do Modelo Milton, com o objetivo de validá-los tanto teórica quanto empiricamente / This study aimed at scrutinizing Milton Hyland Ericksons theoretical framework and therapeutic methodology with a view to the understanding of their relevance to the so-called strategic therapy. That aim was carried out through analyses of issues such as Ericksons professional experience, his shared points and differences with Freudian hypnosis and particularly his patterns of discourse as well as his very clinical technique. Those analyses were accomplished under the guidance of the Metamodel and the Milton Model as proposed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder within the references and concepts comprised in the Neuro-Linguistic Programming such as representational systems, filters, modeling, mirroring and rapport. In order to ground and illustrate the theoretical analyses, this work was enriched by the scrutiny of three Ericksonian clinical cases. This strategy proved to be effective since it has provided evidences about both Ericksons language patterns and empirical data for the observation of the categories and subcategories of the Metamodel and Miltons Model, as a kind of a quest for validation of his theory and methods. The results put into light Ericksons understanding of the therapeutic work

Este estudo apresenta o trabalho do psicanalista e hipnoterapeuta americano Milton Hyland Erickson a partir de seus dados biográficos e de sua relevância para a chamada terapia estratégica, propondo, em consonância com sua experiência profissional, uma nova epistemologia para a mudança; propõe ainda uma comparação entre a trajetória de Freud e a de Erickson em relação à hipnose, bem como um apanhado histórico sobre essa técnica. Com base nessa recuperação teórica, os padrões ericksonianos de linguagem são investigados à luz do Metamodelo e do Modelo Milton, criações de Richard Bandler e John Grinder, tomando por base alguns conceitos da Programação Neurolinguística (PNL) tais como sistemas representacionais, filtros, modelagem, espelhamento e rapport. Empreende-se uma análise do discurso ericksoniano a partir de três casos selecionados dentre seus atendimentos clínicos, evidenciando os padrões de linguagem apresentados nas categorias e subcategorias do Metamodelo e do Modelo Milton, com o objetivo de validá-los tanto teórica quanto empiricamente / This study aimed at scrutinizing Milton Hyland Ericksons theoretical framework and therapeutic methodology with a view to the understanding of their relevance to the so-called strategic therapy. That aim was carried out through analyses of issues such as Ericksons professional experience, his shared points and differences with Freudian hypnosis and particularly his patterns of discourse as well as his very clinical technique. Those analyses were accomplished under the guidance of the Metamodel and the Milton Model as proposed by Richard Bandler and John Grinder within the references and concepts comprised in the Neuro-Linguistic Programming such as representational systems, filters, modeling, mirroring and rapport. In order to ground and illustrate the theoretical analyses, this work was enriched by the scrutiny of three Ericksonian clinical cases. This strategy proved to be effective since it has provided evidences about both Ericksons language patterns and empirical data for the observation of the categories and subcategories of the Metamodel and Miltons Model, as a kind of a quest for validation of his theory and methods. The results put into light Ericksons understanding of the therapeutic work

Neurolingvistinis programavimas, kitaip NLP, tai sistema, metodologija ir požiūris leidžiantis žmonėms tobulėti, efektyviai bendrauti bei siekti asmeninio meistriškumo. Paslaugas teikiančios įmonės yra vertinamos kaip jos sugeba patenkinti klientų poreikius, kaip yra užmezgamas ir išlaikomas ryšys su jais. Šio magistro baigiamojo darbo tikslas – pagrįsti neurolingvistinio programavimo metodologijos praktinio pritaikymo įtaką efektyviai paslaugas teikiančių įmonių veiklai. Darbas padalintas į tris dalis, kurių pirmoji teoriniame lygmenyje atskleidžia neurolingvistinio programavimo metodus bei jų praktinį pritaikymą paslaugas teikiančiose įmonėse. Antrojoje dalyje įvertinama ar paslaugas teikiančių įmonių darbuotojai savo veikloje taiko neurolingvistinio programavimo metodus bei išsiaiškinamos probleminės sritys, su kuriomis jie susiduria. Trečiojoje dalyje pagrindžiama neurolingvistinio programavimo metodologijos taikymo konstruktyvi įtaka paslaugas teikiančiose įmonėse. Įvertinti atliktos apklausos rezultatai paslaugas teikiančiose įmonėse parodė, kad darbuotojai žinantys apie NLP yra efektyvesni, nei nežinantys. Žinantys apie NLP yra labiau pasitikintys savimi stresinėse situacijose, bei naudoja daugiau įvairių metodikų, siekiant prisitaikyti prie klientų. Atsižvelgiant į gautus rezultatus, rekomenduojama neurolingvistinio programavimo metodologijos intervencija paslaugas teikiančių įmonių veikloje. Šis darbas naudingas vadovams, manantiems, kad paslaugas teikiančiose... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) is a system, methodology and approach that allow people to develop, communicate effectively and to achieve personal excellence. Service providing companies are valued for their ability to meet customers' needs, to establish and maintain communication with them. This thesis is - based on neuro-linguistic programming methodology for the efficient, practical applications for service providing companies. The work is divided into three parts, the first reveals theoretical level of neuro-linguistic programming techniques and their practical application for service providing companies. Second part assesses whether the services' employees use in their activities Neuro-linguistic Programming techniques, and clarifies areas of concern with which they faced. Third part of the work shows neuro-linguistic programming methodological applicability for designing a constructive influence over the enterprise. Evaluations of the results of a survey carried out on service enterprises, have shown that employees which are aware of NLP are more effective than those who not. Knowledge of NLP helps to be more confident in stressful situations and to use many techniques to adapt to the customer. Given the survey results, methodology of Neuro-linguistic programming is a recommended intervention for services providing companies. This work is useful for managers who anticipate that for the services providing companies the most important are high-quality relationship... [to full text]

Electronic mailing lists and discussion groups are normally used by programmers to discuss and improve tasks to be performed during software projects development. Open Source Software (OSS) projects use this lists as the primary tool for collaboration and cooperation. In project like that, normally, the developers are around the world. Thus, means of interaction and communication are needed to ensure collaboration between them, as well as efficiency in the construction and maintenance of projects this size. Mailing lists can be an important data source to discovery information useful about patterns of behavior of developer aimed at project manager. The Neurominer is a text mining tool that determines the Preferred Representational System (PRS) of software developers in a specific context. The tool has a new approach which is a combination between the Neuro-Linguistic Programming NLP theory, text mining and statistic technique. In this context, we propose the extension of this tool by applying of techniques of ontology to dictionary, allowing the combination of sensory predicates with software engineering terms, providing a greater power in the context of the dictionary. This way, the text mining matched with NLP theory and ontology appears as natural candidate that consists a solution that aiming to improve the mining of textual information through mailing lists, in order to support software project managers in making decision. This matching showed significant outcomes, proposing a efficient and effective solution. / Listas de e-mails e grupos de discussão são normalmente usados por programadores para discutir e aperfeiçoar tarefas a serem executadas durante as fases de desenvolvimento de projetos de software. Projetos de softwares Open Source utilizam essas listas como uma ferramenta primária para a colaboração e cooperação. Em projetos dessa natureza, normalmente, os desenvolvedores estão em todas as partes do mundo. Desta forma, meios de interação e comunicação são necessários para garantir a colaboração entre os mesmos, bem como a eficácia no processo de construção e manutenção de projetos desse porte. Listas de e-mails podem ser uma importante fonte de dados para a descoberta de informações úteis acerca de padrões de comportamento de desenvolvedores para gerentes de projetos. O Neurominer é uma ferramenta de mineração de texto que determina o Sistema de Representação Preferencial de desenvolvedores de software em um contexto específico. A ferramenta apresenta como inovação a utilização da teoria da Programação Neurolinguística - PNL combinada com técnicas de mineração e estatística. Nesse contexto, é proposta a extensão dessa ferramenta através da aplicação de técnicas de ontologia ao seu dicionário, permitindo a combinação de predicados sensoriais a termos da engenharia de software, proporcionando um poder maior de contextualização ao seu dicionário. Sob esse prisma, a mineração de texto combinada com técnicas de PNL e ontologia surge como candidata natural para compor uma solução que objetiva melhorar a garimpagem de informações textuais, através de listas de discussões, com o propósito de apoiar gerentes de projetos de softwares na tomada de decisão. Essa combinação conduziu a resultados bastante significativos, propondo uma solução eficiente e eficaz.

Abstract The research of the thesis is a human- and context-oriented qualitative study in the field of information systems (IS) discipline. The thesis has five research concepts: human resource information systems (HRIS), leadership, human resource management (HRM), tacit knowledge and emotional intelligence (EI). HRIS and leadership are two main concepts of the research, whereas HRM provides an application area and managerial activities of leadership for HRIS. Tacit knowledge and EI, for their part, are used to describe and interpret actions that make good leadership activities human, sensitive and successful. The theoretical framework of the thesis consists of two ideas, 1) when thinking and acting in the current way, what kind of information systems it produces, and 2) when thinking and acting in another way, what kind of information systems it creates. The framework has its base on thinking and acting in a conventional, routine and stereotyped way, which hinders the process of observing, finding out, applying and using alternative thoughts and actions although they might provide useful and innovative solutions or activities for IS design. The research has been carried out and accomplished using hermeneutic phenomenography as a research method to understand, interpret and to describe the phenomenon of the activities of good leadership and the phenomenon of the role of HRIS in the case organizations. As a result of the interviews, the good leaders’ main activity is to learn to know their employees. The essential finding is that the role of HRIS is partly unclear and even non-specific in organizations. The results indicate that the leaders do not use HRIS willingly. In their opinion HRIS do not serve or support their leadership activities. The use of HRIS is more a burden for them than a useful system. The data of HRIS benefits the managerial activities partly but does not benefit the human activities that the leaders have described and emphasized. Thus, a construct of hermeneutic phenomenography has been developed as a contribution to describe the research phenomena and to demonstrate how the role of HRIS could be developed for the activities of good leadership.

Neste estudo apresentamos as origens da Programação Neurolingüística (PNL), seus principais fundamentos, pressupostos teóricos e objetivos; analisamos o “metamodelo”, sua relação com a linguagem e sua exploração por meio do processo de “modelagem”, a partir do enfoque presente na obra A estrutura da magia I: um livro sobre linguagem e terapia, de Richard Bandler e John Grinder, idealizadores da PNL. Examinamos as transformações obtidas mediante o processo de derivação, com base na Gramática Gerativo-Transformacional de Noam Chomsky, objetivando verificar sua relação com o “metamodelo”. Explorando o discurso do Sujeito submetido ao processo de “modelagem”, verificamos em que medida os novos conteúdos semânticos revelados pelas transformações poderiam influenciá-lo, a ponto de mudar sua visão de mundo. Para esta análise, investigamos ainda as teorias clássicas da Argumentação, em especial os conceitos de convicção e persuasão, constatando que a “modelagem” oferece ao Sujeito recursos para ampliar seu repertório lingüístico, apreender novos significados a partir de seus próprios enunciados e, por meio da deliberação consigo mesmo, convencer-se e persuadir-se. / This study aims at presenting the origins of the Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), its main ideas, theoretical presuppositions and goals. Furthermore, it will be analyzed the meta-model, its relationship with language and its exploitation through the modeling process, all based on the book The structure of magic I: a book about language and therapy, by Richard Bandler and John Grinder, the founders of NLP. Moreover, it will be examined the transformations obtained from the derivation process, based on Noam Chomsky´s Transformational-generative grammar, with the goal of verifying its relationship with the meta-model. When exploiting the subject´s discourse submitted for the process of modeling, it will be verified in which way the new semantic contents revealed by the transformations could influence that subject and made him alter his vision of the world. For this analysis, it will be investigated also the classic theories of Argumentation, especially the conviction and persuasion concepts. It will also be verified that the process of modeling can offer resources to the subject, for him to enhance his linguistic vocabulary, to learn new meanings from his own sentences and to be able to persuade and convince himself through deliberating with his inner self.