Though the field of dramaturgy is growing in size and scope in professional theatre, there are relatively few universities or colleges that offer undergraduate or graduate degrees in basic dramaturgical theory and practice. Brigham Young University (BYU) is an ideal setting for the development of such a program. There is a close community within and surrounding the university; the Theatre and Media Arts Department has high pedagogical expectations; and the Theatre program provides multiple opportunities for theatrical production. I saw these qualities as an invitation to develop a dramaturgy emphasis for undergraduate students that would allow them to network with the community and build intellectual skills that could be integrated into artistic performance. In order to create this emphasis, courses and protocol needed to be developed in order to establish a model dramaturgical procedure for undergraduate training. In this thesis, I address the following issues:

While Machine Learning is one of the most popular research areas in Computer Science, there are still only a few deployed applications intended for use by the general public. We have developed an exemplary application that can be directly applied to eBay trading. Our system predicts how much an item would sell for on eBay based on that item's attributes. We ran our experiments on the eBay laptop category, with prior trades used as training data. The system implements a feature-weighted k-Nearest Neighbor algorithm, using genetic algorithms to determine feature weights. Our results demonstrate an average prediction error of 16%; we have also shown that this application greatly reduces the time a reseller would need to spend on trading activities, since the bulk of market research is now done automatically with the help of the learned model.

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[pt] Essa pesquisa teve como objetivo analisar o uso do Caderno Pedagógico no ensino de Ciências em turmas do ensino fundamental da Secretaria Municipal de Educação/Rio de Janeiro. Procuramos compreender como o professor utiliza e avalia o caderno pedagógico e como ele é incorporado em sua prática em sala de aula. A pesquisa é de natureza qualitativa e foram utilizados os seguintes recursos metodológicos: entrevistas, observações das aulas de ciências e aplicação de questionários aos alunos. O referencial teórico tem como base estudos sobre as recentes reformas educacionais influenciadas por princípios neoliberais (Afonso, 2012; Ball, 2012; Freitas, 2014), discussões sobre o ensino apostilado no Brasil (Adrião 2009; Marcondes, 2013) e reflexões acerca das atuais tendências para o ensino de ciências (Carvalho, 2004; Krasilchick, 1992; Delizoicov, 2008). As conclusões da pesquisa indicam que a adoção do caderno pedagógico influencia o modo de ensinar ciências. Todos os professores pesquisados utilizam o caderno como norteador, alguns como o único recurso didático, enquanto outros utilizam o caderno, porém, complementam suas aulas com outras atividades de elaboração própria. O uso do caderno como norteador minimiza, nas escolas pesquisadas, o desenvolvimento do Projeto Político Pedagógico. Como o conteúdo do caderno está diretamente vinculado às questões da Prova Bimestral, o que é cobrado nessas provas determina o que vai ser ensinado em sala de aula. A pesquisa mostrou, ainda, que os professores reconhecem vantagens e limitações no uso do caderno não adotando uma postura passiva diante deste material, ao contrário, fazem adaptações e adequações à realidade de sua turma. / [en] The purpose of this research was to analyze the classroom use of the Science schoolbook in primary schools of the Municipal Department of Education of Rio de Janeiro. We sought to understand how teachers employ and evaluate the schoolbook and how it is incorporated into their teaching practice. The research has a qualitative nature, and the following methodological resources were employed: interviews, observation of Science classes, and questionnaires administered to students. The theoretical framework is based on studies on recent educational reforms influenced by neoliberal principles (Afonso, 2012; Ball, 2012; Freitas, 2014), debates on schoolbook-based teaching in Brazil (Adrião 2009; Marcondes, 2013), and reflections on current Science teaching trends (Carvalho, 2004; Krasilchick, 1992; Delizoicov, 2008). The conclusions of the research indicate that adopting the schoolbook influences the way of teaching Science. All teachers researched use the schoolbook as a guiding tool. Some use it as their single teaching resource, whereas others employ it along with complementary activities devised by themselves. In the schools researched, the use of the schoolbook as a guiding tool minimizes the development of the Political Pedagogical Project. Since the contents of the schoolbook are directly linked to the Bimonthly Examinations, what is asked in those exams determines what will be taught in class. The research also showed that since teachers acknowledge both advantages and limitations regarding the use of the schoolbook, their approach toward it is not passive; on the contrary, they make adjustments and adaptations to the their students reality.

In 2019, 770 million people worldwide lived without electricity. As many as 490 million people could be electrified with 210,000 mini-grids by 2030. Obtaining information for decision-making is crucial to determine the viability of such a project. Currently, it is a major challenge for mini-grid developers to gather this information at the speed and scale necessary to make effective investment choices. Village Data Analytics (VIDA) is a decision-making tool used for mini-grid project planning and site selection. This paper presents a method to estimate the cost of a mini-grid distribution network on a site-by-site basis. This method can estimate the total demand, potential connections, distribution infrastructure components and corresponding costs for each site. The model can make predictions for 50 sites within two hours so the tool is especially useful for preliminary estimates in the planning phase. A more detailed study of the individual sites is recommended. Comparison with a benchmark has shown that on-site conditions often reveal activities that can only be captured by a survey. However, collecting on-site data is time-consuming and costly. Therefore, GIS and modelling tools can serve as a good approximation of the on-ground reality and are relevant to accelerate planning and support timely decision-making. / 2019 levde 770 miljoner människor världen över utan elektricitet. Så många som 490 miljoner människor skulle kunna elektrifieras med 210 000 mininät till 2030. Att få information för beslutsfattande är avgörande för att avgöra om ett sådant projekt är lönsamt. För närvarande är det en stor utmaning för utvecklare av mininät att samla in denna information i den hastighet och skala som krävs för att göra effektiva investeringsval. Village Data Analytics (VIDA) är ett beslutsfattande verktyg som används för projektering av mininät och platsval. Det här dokumentet presenterar en metod för att uppskatta kostnaden för ett distributionsnät för mininät på plats för plats. Denna metod kan uppskatta den totala efterfrågan, potentiella anslutningar, komponenter för distribution sinfrastruktur och motsvarande kostnader för varje plats. Modellen kan göra förutsägelser för 50 platser inom två timmar, så verktyget är särskilt användbart för preliminära uppskattningar i planeringsfasen. En mer detaljerad studie av de enskilda platserna rekommenderas. Jämförelse med ett riktmärke har visat att förhållanden på plats ofta avslöjar aktiviteter som bara kan fångas genom en undersökning. Men att samla in data på plats är tidskrävande och kostsamt. Därför kan GIS- och modelleringsverktyg fungera som en bra approximation av verkligheten på marken och är relevanta för att påskynda planering och stödja beslutsfattande i rätt tid.

本個案分析以奇異塑膠台灣子公司為例，說明在面對各跨國公司區域整合紛紛將將區域總公司設在中國的趨勢，台灣產業外移，奇異塑膠台灣子公司如何避免被邊緣化的威脅？ 說明台灣在2000年初、電子組裝產業由OEM 轉型為ODM，及雖然生產線外移但是產業仍將研發連同規格制定仍舊保留在台灣。而奇異塑膠台灣的子公司經理人如何發揮他的創業家精神，利用這些規格制定留台灣優勢的因素、還有他的敏銳的觀察力發現電子產業的國際與大中華區域之間的價值鏈，善用他與總公司與姊妹公司的良好關係兜售他的創意、取得母公司的支持資源、而培養奇異塑膠台灣子公司在電子組裝產業獨特的能力，進而對在中國的姊妹子公司做出貢獻。而這ㄧ連串的主導活動奇異塑膠台灣子公司不但沒有被邊緣化，反而子公司因此轉型，子公司經理人運用他的創意制定“台商規格制定的生意的平台“使子公司的地位在電子產業處於更重要的策略角色，組織不但未被縮編、還因此增加人員、且獲得總公司的認可，更將重要的電子產業的全球角色成員編列在台灣及ㄧ系列的獨特資源。 筆者也將此個案與歷年的文獻做比對，讓個案更有學理的基礎，可以有信心的用本文作為跨國公司在台灣的子公司做為發展的參考及勉勵，並且個案所述的價值鏈及台商規格制定的生意的平台是可以套用在任何國籍或跨區域需要規格制定的產業上。希望這個成功的模式可以幫助別人。 / This case study uses GE Plastic as an example to illustrate how a Taiwanese branch prevailed when facing the global trend that international corporations, including Taiwanese firms, restructured their district headquarters to mainland China. Taiwan GE Plastic general manager leveraged Taiwan’s unique advantages on product specifications to gain strategic importance and supports from its global and regional headquarter. This manager realized several facts: first, although Taiwan moved its manufacturing components to mainland China. Taiwan kept its designing capabilities in-house; second. Greater China needs Taiwan’s capabilities to complete the value chain and generate profits; third, she maintained favorable relationships with the global headquarter and China regional headquarter. In lights of these facts, she sold an innovative concept to the global headquarter and attained resources to create a platform that kept Taiwan GE plastic relevant. This “speciation-dictating” platform enabled Taiwan GE Plastic to dominate its industry and contribute enormously to its sibling, the China branch. Not only wasn’t it marginalized, Taiwan GE Plastic placed itself in a key strategic position and gained recognition from its mother headquarter. This platform is not bounded by a particular industry and can be used in many other domains. Practitioners from other industries in Taiwan may gain insightful implications from this case and reposition their Taiwan branches in a vantage point.

近年來服務創新風起雲湧，由服務科學在世界研究之進展，可以看出「服務科學」將成為下一個熱門學科的風潮。國內外著名大學或研究中心投入甚多資源於服務科學之研究與人才培育，就算是製造業，對於服務的提供亦是相當重視，希望透過服務增加價值、強化競爭力，以利與同業進行對抗。因此在現今服務相關的學術領域中，如何透過服務創新以強化競爭力就變得是重要的議題。 本研究以服務創新為架構針對流程差異化進行探討，選擇我國筆記型電腦代工產業進行研究，期望能幫產業找到出路，也為服務創新開創新猷。我國筆記型電腦代工產業由於對於國際大廠之忠誠度與服務滿意度均獲肯定，是故世界上有90%的筆記型電腦代工均是由我國廠商進行，本研究以服務創新解析筆記型電腦產業，進而了解其流程差異化對於競爭力之影響。 本研究將使用Rob Bilderbeek與Pim DenHertog等學者於1998年8月發表之論文中指出服務創新的四個構面進行個案撰寫，素材則是深度訪談與次級資料並用，個案的公司是我國筆記型電腦第一大廠－廣達電腦（Quanta），以及由研究者立意選的華宇電腦（Arima）與精英電腦（Elitegroup）。最後將產業分析與個案分析進行比對，做出本研究之結論與建議，並針對流程差異化在筆記型電腦產業所引發的服務創新相關議題進行省思。 / The service innovation in Taiwan has been thriving in recent years. With the development of service science, we can see its future potential to be the next trend of popular study. Many famous colleges and research centers all over the world invest a lot in research of service science and the cultivation of the experts. Even a manufacturing industry will put a high emphasis on its services. They hope to compete with their counterparts by adding the value and strengthening their competiveness through service. Therefore, how to strengthen competitiveness through service innovation has become an important issue. This research will use service innovation as a framework to discuss process differentiation, expecting to find much more profound thoughts of innovation services and then open a new gate for industry. Taiwan’s notebook computer fundry industry composes 90 percent in the world market thanks to the acknowledgement from global brand-names in terms of loyalty to the brand and satisfaction of service. This research will analyze the notebook industry from the aspect of service innovation and then the effect of process differentiation has on competitiveness. Rob Bilderbeek and Pim DenHertog’s essay in August 1998 discussing service innovation in four dimensions are used in my essay, which are: new service concept, new client interface, new service delivery system and technological options. Interviews in depth and secondary data will be used at the same time. The case studies included are Quanta, Arima and Elitegroup. Quanta have the largest scale in Taiwan notebook industry which may be resulted from their service innovation that enhances their competitiveness. Through their case, I hope to find the edge of those similar companies in Taiwan. To sum up, this research touches on the innovation services especially of notebook computer industry. Comparing industry analysis and case study can lead us to think about the following issues: whether service innovation is easy to be come up with, whether there are too many similar aspects in this industry, what competitive situation or custom can lead to such a desirable result, and how we can deal with the problem when there are too many people doing the same thing.

The diploma thesis deals with detailed look at the project Education 21 and so the teaching using new technologies, especially interactive whiteboards and netbooks, in Czech schools. The objective was observation of teaching mathematics, methods of using interactive whiteboards and netbooks in mathematics lessons at secondary schools participating project Education 21. Evaluation and conclusions are based on analyzes of lessons recorded in the academic year 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, which were investigated and further divided into shorter stories in case that interactive whiteboard or netbook was used in some way. I watched purpose and the way of use of interactive whiteboard or netbook in the episodes, then the material which this technology was used with the aid of and who worked with interactive whiteboard. Some episodes can serve as an example of "good" or interesting way of working with the IWB and NTB in mathematics lessons, or they can be an inspiration for other mathematics teachers but also teachers of other subjects. Keywords: interactive whiteboard (IWB), netbook (NTB), interactive textbook - e- books, applet, mathematics, Education 21, smart notebook, videos.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:58:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Regina Thaise Ferreira Bento.pdf: 5769802 bytes, checksum: 5a5f8aae3fad834215d4c5766f281dab (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-16 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / The objective of this research is to investigate the teaching-staff practice in the high school during the reformulation movement of the mathematics teaching, occurred in Brazil between the years of 1960 and 1970, known as Modern- Mathematics Movement (MMM). To reach this aim were used in this research the legislations in force at that time, as Programas do Ensino Secundário, laid out by Portaria 966 on the 2nd of October 1951, besides the suggestion to follow a programmed instruction to the chair of Mathematics proposed by the group of Mathematics Teaching Study (GEEM), It was used also the volume I of the didactic collection books, entitled Mathematic-High School Modern Course (Matemática Curso Colegial Moderno), published in 1967 by Scipione Di Pierro Neto, Ruy Madsen Barbosa and Luiz Mauro Rocha. Besides that, It was used the student s notebook, who attended the first year of the high school in the year of 1970, and two interviews: one with the owner of the notebook and the other with the teacher who gave the classes of mathematic to this student. By comparison between the contents in the didactic book and the notebook, and the regulation established by legislation of the epoch. It was tried to understand the teaching-staff practice in the classroom. With that one got to the conclusion that teacher-practice study, cannot only be based on official documents / O objetivo desta pesquisa é investigar a prática docente no ensino colegial, atual ensino médio, durante o movimento de reformulação do ensino de matemática, ocorrido no Brasil entre os anos de 1960 e 1970, conhecido como Movimento da Matemática Moderna (MMM). Para alcançar este objetivo foram utilizadas nessa pesquisa as legislações vigentes na época, como os Programas do Ensino Secundário, dispostos pela portaria nº 966, de 2 de outubro de 1951, além das sugestões para um roteiro de programa para a cadeira de matemática, propostos pelo Grupo de Estudo do Ensino da Matemática (GEEM) em 1965. Utilizou-se também o volume I da coleção de livros didáticos, intitulada Matemática - Curso Colegial Moderno, publicada em 1967, de Scipione Di Pierro Neto, Ruy Madsen Barbosa e Luiz Mauro Rocha. Além disso, utilizou-se um caderno de aluno, que freqüentou o primeiro ano colegial no ano de 1970, e duas entrevistas, uma com a dona do caderno e outra com a professora que ministrou aulas de matemática para esta aluna. Por meio da comparação entre os conteúdos presentes no livro didático e no caderno e a regulamentação estabelecida pela legislação daquela época, buscou-se compreender a prática do docente em sua sala de aula. Com isto concluiu-se que o estudo da prática do professor não pode apenas se basear em documentos oficiais

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-27T16:59:04Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marcelly Mingorancia de Carvalho.pdf: 801482 bytes, checksum: 0b6d220482731f68349c57ad24410c7f (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-14 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / This study reports a research aimed study which objective was investigate the changes that have occurred in relation to the work of teachers in the High School of the State chain of São Paulo, face to the material sent by the Education Department of the Sao Paulo State in 2008.This material provides a prior work with pattern generalization activities of several sequences before presenting progressions themselves The relevance of this research justify itself by the importance of the topic: "Observation of regularities and generalization of patterns," pointed out by researchers such as Vale and Pimentel (2005), Vale et al (2005) and Lee (1996), as a device that is not only attract and motivate students during the course of these activities but also promote the development and manifestation of students' algebraic thinking. To collect the data I have elaborated and performed semi-structured interviews with five teachers from state schools, based on the ideas of the Didactic Engineering, as Machado (2008).The interview analysis showed that it was unanimous the acceptance and approval of teachers concerning to this material, as well as provided significant changes in the teachers classes, and have been influenced teachers who ignored the issue at hand / O presente estudo relata uma pesquisa qualitativa cujo objetivo foi investigar as mudanças que ocorreram em relação ao trabalho dos professores do primeiro ano do Ensino Médio da rede estadual paulista, frente ao material sobre Progressões integrante da Proposta Curricular do Estado de São Paulo de 2008. Esse material traz um trabalho prévio com atividades de generalização de padrão de diversas sequências antes de apresentar progressões propriamente ditas. A relevância desta pesquisa se justifica pela importância do tema: Observação de regularidades e generalização de padrões , apontado por pesquisadores como Vale e Pimentel (2005), e Lee (1996), como um recurso que não só motiva e atrai o aluno como também promove o desenvolvimento e a manifestação do pensamento algébrico do estudante. Para a coleta de dados elaborei e realizei entrevistas semi-estruturadas, com cinco professores da rede estadual de ensino, inspiradas nas ideias da Engenharia Didática, conforme Machado (2008). A análise das entrevistas mostraram que foi unânime a aceitação e aprovação dos professores quanto a esse material, além de ter proporcionado mudanças significativas nas aulas dos docentes e de ter sensibilizado os professores que desconheciam o tema: Observação de regularidades e generalização de padrões