Orientador: Sandro Tonso / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Tecnologia / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-22T06:35:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Santana_PatriciaMarianadaCosta_M.pdf: 1898856 bytes, checksum: 63d9768d8e0a296f7e2ad4a675736db2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: É no universo da educação ambiental formal que se insere o presente trabalho. Uma vez considerados de relevância para a abordagem do tema meio ambiente, os projetos que consideram a mesma como área transversal às demais disciplinas devem estar em constante avaliação para lograr uma das premissas da educação ambiental: o aprendizado contínuo e permanente. Neste trabalho, buscou-se diagnosticar a forma como a Educação Ambiental está inserida no currículo escolar no município de Mogi Mirim - SP, enfatizando o trabalho com projetos. Fez-se necessário, para melhor entendimento e contextualização do leitor, um panorama geral das origens do campo da Educação Ambiental e suas diferentes perspectivas, abrangendo questões históricas, geográficas, biológicas, culturais e humanas, bem como fatos que contribuíram direta ou indiretamente para que a mesma tivesse sua devida importância. Buscou-se também caracterizar a Educação Ambiental no âmbito formal e as principais iniciativas do poder público que a influenciaram. Em seguida, abordou-se a importância dos projetos, dentro das escolas, como uma das formas de se garantir a transversalidade do tema Meio Ambiente. Dentre as estratégias de avaliação, podemos citar o diálogo como facilitador do processo avaliativo dos projetos de educação ambiental no universo escolar. A metodologia empregada neste estudo teve como base a pesquisa qualitativa, mais especificamente a pesquisa observação participante, por meio da qual foi possível estabelecer uma aproximação real da problemática estudada / Abstract: It is in the universe of formal environmental education that fits the present work. Once considered relevant for addressing the environmental theme, the projects that consider the same cross sectional area as the other disciplines should be constantly reviewed to achieve one of the premises of environmental education: learning continuous and permanent. In this study, we attempted to diagnose how environmental education is embedded in the school curriculum in the city of Mogi Mirim - SP, emphasizing the project work. It was necessary for better understanding and contextualizing the reader an overview of the origins of the field of environmental education and their different perspectives, covering issues of history, geography, biological, cultural and humanities, as well as facts that contributed directly or indirectly to it had its due importance. It also sought to characterize the environmental education within formal and key initiatives of government that influenced. Then addressed the importance of projects within the schools, as a way of ensuring the mainstreaming of the theme Environment. Among the strategies for assessment, we can quote the dialogue as a facilitator of the evaluation process of environmental education projects in the school universe. The methodology used in this study was based on qualitative research, specifically research participant observation, whereby it was possible to establish an approximation of the real problem studied / Mestrado / Tecnologia e Inovação / Mestre em Tecnologia

Submitted by Irene Nascimento (irene.kessia@ufpe.br) on 2017-07-14T18:38:48Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Dissertação_FabianaLeonelAmbrosioSilva.pdf: 3451937 bytes, checksum: cfeb3cbd7cc81a5e5e8b356ab0384e08 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-07-14T18:38:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 811 bytes, checksum: e39d27027a6cc9cb039ad269a5db8e34 (MD5) Dissertação_FabianaLeonelAmbrosioSilva.pdf: 3451937 bytes, checksum: cfeb3cbd7cc81a5e5e8b356ab0384e08 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-28 / A falha na condução dos projetos de software é um assunto que sempre foi uma preocupação para a engenharia de software. Muitas são as iniciativas em melhoria de processo no desenvolvimento de software e gerenciamento de projetos que buscam reduzir estas falhas. Os projetos de software são complexos por natureza e estão sujeitos a uma série de incertezas. Conhecer estas variáveis pode ajudar aos gestores a tomar decisões de forma eficaz e conduzir o projeto ao sucesso. Mesmo com todas as iniciativas para que os projetos tenham sucesso, as incertezas sempre existirão. Essa constatação faz com que a área de gerência de riscos tenha uma importância significativa. O objetivo deste trabalho foi realizar uma análise do impacto do gerenciamento dos riscos no sucesso de projetos de software. A implantação das melhorias no processo de gerenciamento de risco objetivaram também atender aos modelos de maturidade CMMI e MPS.BR. Para isso, foi realizado um estudo de caso em uma organização de desenvolvimento de software. Durante o estudo de caso, a criação de um repositório de riscos organizacionais foi realizada e alimentada com cinco projetos. Um dos desafios deste trabalho foi definir conceitos e medidas objetivas para avaliar os eventos associados com o gerenciamento de riscos e com o sucesso de projetos. Uma avaliação preliminar em 15 (quinze) projetos finalizados foi realizada para entender como o gerenciamento dos riscos de cada um desses projetos, impactou no seu sucesso. / The failure of conducting software projects is an issue that becomes a concern for Software Engineering. There are many initiatives to reach process improvement in software development that intend to reduce these failures. The software projects are complex by nature and are subject to a number of uncertainties. Knowing these variables can help managers take decisions to effectively lead the project to success. Even with all these initiatives for projects to succeed, uncertainties exist. This observation means risk management has significant importance. The goal of this work was to analyze the impact of risk management on the success of software projects. The implementation of improvements in the risk management process also aimed to meet the CMMI maturity models and MPS.BR. In this direction, a case study in a software development organization was conducted. During the case study, a repository with organizational risks was the created and fed with the risks from five projects. One of this work's challenges was to define concepts and accurate measures to assess the events associated with the risk management and project success. A preliminary assessment within fifteen (15) completed projects was performed in order to understand how risk management impact on their success

The problem addressed in this study was to determine what students, parents, and teachers perceive to be the main reason a school has a science fair, and whether they believe science fairs accomplish their goals. Attitudes toward competition, awarding of prizes, voluntary versus required participation, and alternatives to science fairs were also examined and compared among the groups.

Thesis (M. Dev.) -- University of Limpopo, 2014 / The aim of the study was to examine the public private partnership in Lekgalammetse Nature Reserve, which was championed by the Limpopo Tourism Agency under the banner of Limpopo Economic Development Environment and Tourism Department after the protected land was placed under restitution process. The purpose of the study was to evaluate whether the partnership which was created has the capacity to enhance the socio-economic development of the claimants and the adjacent communities in the area where the nature reserve is situated. Land restitution process in case of an area declared protected area by law; says that there will not be physical occupation by the claimants in terms of section 42 of the Land Restitution Act. Therefore the only way that the claimants can benefit from the land, is to become land owners and partner in terms of activities that take place in the protected area for social and economic benefits. A public private partnership was recognised as a potential vehicle for social, economical and environmental well being of both parties. However the developmental prospects of the partnership were unknown and overestimated. Views from the study as well as the literature review support the assertions that in this type of land claim, a public private partnership is the best way to go about developing the claimants and the adjacent communities. The review also highlighted the importance of a partnership in a protected area and its benefits, especially in developing the adjacent communities. Thus the role of the community in participating in their development and of the protected area was the main focus of this study. The study collected both qualitative and quantitative data using interviews and a questionnaire. The study concluded by providing recommendations to stakeholders of Lekgalameetse Nature Reserve on how to improve their partnership relations. Some of the recommendations proposed are to involve a private partner to enhance development in the area; there should be provided with a coordinated and proper management, develop a capacity building tool to improve the co-management function and create an environment where all partners are equal in the partnership. The correct implementation of the Performance Management System will serve as a means to enhance organizational efficiency, effectiveness and accountability in the use of resources in accelerating access to good quality services and a better life for all. A well balanced partnership has a potential to increase community benefits and maximize the conservation of the biodiversity of the area.

As an important basis in decision-making, risk assessment has been applied in many fields. However, most risk analyses of logistics projects are still at their infancy, wherein qualitative methods are applied. Performing further qualitative and quantitative analyses of the risk of logistics projects is meaningful. This thesis aims to thoroughly analyse the effects of risk factors on project objectives to illustrate the economic goals of investment and the possibility of realisation. Hence, it can promote scientific decision-making by investors, which is the main issue in this thesis. Large-scale logistics projects are characterised by high risk, high investment, and high professionalism. This thesis applies risk assessment to logistics projects and divides the risk assessment of logistics projects into two levels. In the first level, various risk factors in the process of investment, construction and operation of the logistics projects are fully considered, and a set of risk comprehensive evaluation index system for the logistics projects is established. At this level, this thesis assigns light to each factor, judges the degree of risk of each factor in logistics projects and evaluates the risk degree of the logistics projects via fuzzy comprehensive measurement method (FCMM). It proposes a logistic alliance risk identification and analysis method based on the particle swarm optimisation (PSO) algorithm and penalty function method to address the limitation of existing methods, such as FCMM. This proposed method is called PSO–analytic hierarchy process (PSO–AHP). On the basis of the introduced index system and methods, this thesis uses Hanjin Shipping as a novel case to show how risk evaluation is performed. Results show that both methods can be used to predict the risk of Hanjin Shipping, and management risk is the main risk faced by Hanjin Shipping. This finding is consistent with the predicted results. The contents of this thesis provide meaningful results for actual application. Thus, the models and index system applied in this thesis (FCMM and PSO–AHP) can be used to perform risk measurement. In the second level, combined with the results of the overall risk assessment of the logistics projects, this thesis provides several suggestions on risk prevention for these kind of logistics projects. This thesis not only measures the risk of large-scale logistics projects but also provides several strategies to improve the management of logistics projects and reduce the probability of risk in the Chinese context. Moreover, this thesis generates suggestions for the development of Chinese large-scale logistics projects in South Africa. The main contents of this thesis can be summarised as follows. The first chapter is the introduction. This chapter briefly introduces the background of large-scale logistics projects, explains the purpose and significance of the research and introduces the main research issues and innovations. It also briefly introduces the structure of this thesis. The second chapter comprises a review of previous studies. It mainly reviews and summarizes relevant literature on risk theory and logistics risk to provide a solid background analysis for the remaining part of this thesis. The third and the fourth chapters are about the methodologies and indicators used in this thesis. The third chapter summarises and introduces the main methods used in the risk assessment for the logistics projects. It focuses on the methods used in this thesis. The fourth chapter presents a systematic analysis of the various risks faced in the process of investment, construction and operation of logistics projects. It appropriately enumerates the main analysis of this thesis, namely, the various risks in large-scale logistics projects. An index system is also constructed in this chapter. The fifth and sixth chapters focus on the specific operation process of the models used in this thesis. These chapters focus on the data analysis according to the models proposed in previous chapters, and the results of quantitative analysis are mainly discussed. The seventh chapter is aimed at the risk prevention of large-scale logistics projects. The eighth chapter is the research summary and outlook, where it summarises the conclusions and shortcomings of this research, discusses the innovation of this thesis from the analysis and indicates further research directions. The main contributions of this thesis are as follows. (1) On the basis of China’s Belt and Road strategy, this thesis pays special interest on the risk analysis of large-scale logistics projects. With the development of Chinese economics and special relationship with South Africa, cooperating in aspects where logistics projects play a great connecting role becomes increasingly important for these countries Thus, ensuring how the risk of China’s large-scale logistics projects is sufficiently low becomes increasingly important. The methods and results in this thesis can be applied to the large-scale logistics projects in China and South Africa. (2) Many studies on risk assessment issues obtain risk factors using Delphi method (Dalkey and Helmer, 1963; Fan, 2019; Dufour et al., 2017). This method usually suffers from the fact that the experts’ knowledge, ability and experience limit their personal judgement method, and the recognition result is influenced by the subjective factors of the experts. This thesis does not use AHP method on it own but focuses on the usage of work breakdown structure (WBS) method to determine the risk factors of logistics construction projects, which can provide a reasonable risk index system. As WBS can let people carefully build an index system from each aspect of the large-scale logistics projects. (3) This thesis generates a PSO method to PSO–AHP method and applies it in the risk assessment of large-scale logistics projects, in which Hanjin Shipping is taken as an example in a novel way. Many studies primarily use FCMM to perform the risk assessment. However, limited research focuses on the use of PSO–AHP methods on the risk assessment of large-scale logistics projects. This thesis not only uses FCMM to handle risk assessment but also uses PSO–AHP method and then selects the better method on the basis of certain criteria. By doing so, this thesis provides an excellent example for researchers to select between the two models for risk assessment. (4) This thesis not only measures the risk of large-scale logistics projects but also provides several strategies that can improve the management of logistics projects to reduce the chance of risk happening based on actual situations. It also generates suggestions for the development of Chinese large-scale logistics projects in South Africa. As the measurement of risk in terms of large-scale logistics projects is an instrument for people to prevent risk, each method should be used to guide the development in actual situations. Thus, this thesis provides several strategy suggestions that can reduce the risk of large-scale logistics projects in China and South Africa by combining the results obtained from models and actual situations in China and South Africa. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2020. / Graduate School of Technology Management (GSTM) / PhD / Unrestricted

Thesis (MDEV. (Planning and Management)) -- University of Limpopo, 2019 / Development projects have been widely implemented in South Africa and the rest of the world in order to promote social and economic development. While many projects generate some income for beneficiaries, when they are assessed within the broader context of the meaning of development, it is not so clear if, in fact, they have made such impact. In its efforts to reduce poverty and unemployment and to grow the local economy, Lepelle-Nkumpi Municipality has implemented many community development projects. While the municipality has used its Integrated Development Plans (IDPs) to support such projects, the impact on the livelihoods of beneficiaries does not appear to be as pronounced. The aim of this study was therefore to assess more systematic and greater depth, the impact of community development projects in sustaining the livelihoods of communities in Lepelle-Nkumpi Local Municipality in Limpopo Province. The study was based on mixed methods research design where a small sample of nine beneficiaries from five different types of projects (crop farming, poultry farming, early childhood development (ECD) and tourism), and two municipal officials or other stakeholders were interviewed. Interviews were used to collect primary data from the respondents, and secondary data was collected from sources such as IDP reports, journals and articles. The Sustainable Livelihoods Framework was adopted as the theoretical lens for the analysis of selected projects. The findings from the study indicate that although beneficiaries of projects that were studied benefited in terms of income and employment, project interventions had a limited impact because they did not lead to any significant acquisition of assets by beneficiaries. The income was also deemed to be insufficient for the needs of the participants. Furthermore, there was no evidence that the beneficiaries were empowered by the projects. Key words: Livelihoods; projects, development, sustainability, capability.

High-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) are linked to positive developmental outcomes for children. Systems have been created to define, measure and promote high-quality ECEC. National accreditation status is deemed the gold standard of a high-quality program, yet many centers are unable to achieve this without assistance. With the help of Accreditation Facilitation Projects (AFPs), many low-income centers are able to achieve accreditation. Centers collaborating with an AFP reap many benefits including financial support, ongoing training and mentoring, and guidance through the accreditation process. AFPs invest greatly in the centers they collaborate with and the longer the center takes to achieve accreditation, the more resources an AFP must expend. The purposes of this study were to understand if the educational level of center director, the total enrollment of a center, or the percentage of children receiving government subsidies could predict the time it takes for a center to complete the accreditation process while receiving assistance from an AFP, and to determine if there are differences in attitudes about program accreditation between center directors and early learning specialists who serve as accreditation mentors to the directors. Findings revealed that a) the higher educational level of program directors is associated with a quicker time to program accreditation, b) both the total enrollment of the center and the percentage of children receiving government subsidies do not predict time to accreditation, c) the number of total staff in a center is associated with a quicker time to accreditation, and d) there is no significant difference between the directors' attitudes and early learning specialists' attitudes toward accreditation and accreditation facilitation projects. AFPs looking to streamline their accreditation process and provide accountability to their stakeholders regarding their investments over time can use these findings to choose to collaborate with centers that have directors who have at least a bachelor's degree in order to shorten the time to accreditation.

VULCO es una empresa que opera en el Perú desde 1986, siendo su principal giro de negocio la venta de equipo y maquinarias a compañías de los sectores de minería y equipos para producción de agregados en el sector construcción. Sus principales clientes son del rubro minero, existiendo una oportunidad de negocio de mucha importancia para consolidarse como proveedor de servicios integrales. El presente trabajo de investigación consiste en determinar la influencia que tiene la aplicación de las buenas prácticas de la guía del PMBOK® quinta edición, en el montaje de 3 baterías de hidrociclones CAVEX en la planta de Separación de Molibdeno de una Gran Minera. La obtención del valor que generará la empresa en el ahorro de recursos, le servirá para obtener ventaja ante sus demás competidores. También le permitirá ejecutar obras con mayor calidad que dejen satisfechos a los clientes. Las conclusiones que se obtengan serán de mucha utilidad para la empresa VULCO, y servirán para decisiones de inversión en proyectos futuros, de forma que la investigación realizada formará parte de los activos de los procesos de la organización. La mayoría de los procedimientos que se siguen para este tipo de proyectos, se hacen en base a experiencias anteriores. Sin embargo, no se cuenta con una base de conocimientos sólida, ni tampoco con indicadores de medición que permitan conocer el momento que la empresa empieza a tener sobrecostos o retrasos; con la aplicación de los estándares del PMI al proyecto se podrán tener mayores y mejores controles del proceso de ejecución del montaje, así como también identificar oportunidades y amenazas. / VULCO is a company that has been operating in Peru since 1986. It is a company that sale an equipment and machinery for another companies in the mining and equipment for the production of aggregates in the construction sector. Its main clients are from the mining sectors. Thus, there is a very important business opportunity to consolidate as a provider of integral services. The present research, works on determining the influence that the application of the good practices of the PMBOK® fifth edition guide on the assembly of 3 CAVEX hydrocyclone batteries in the Molybdenum Separation plant of the Mining Company. Obtaining the value can significantly generate and saving the resources. It will also help the company to gain more advantages among the other competitors and so does in executing works with higher quality that automatically boost customers satisfied. The conclusions obtained will be very useful for the VULCO company, that will be used for investment decisions in future projects, so that the research carried out will be part of the assets of the organization's processes. Most of the procedures following these kind of projects are based on previous experiences. However, there is no strong knowledge base, nor with measurement indicators that allow us to know when the company begins to have cost overruns or delays. The application of PMI standards to the project will guarantee a better control for the assembly execution process, as well as identifying opportunities and threats. / Trabajo de investigación

Risk can be described as the absence of information when a decision is to be made at any time throughout a process. The construction industry is often considered as complex and defragmented due to working in a project based format; with a unique product and a process where there are times when decisions need to be made with insufficient information. Therefore, proper risk management processes can be vital to minimizing risks, maximizing opportunities and securing a successful project process. This master thesis has been conducted at a large Swedish construction company that houses both a constructing unit and a residential development unit. Consequently, the focus of this thesis has been on analyzing the risk management process when a residential project is both developed and constructed by the same company. The purpose of this master thesis is to describe and analyze risk management in a project based organization within the construction industry. The thesis aims to provide a better understanding of how risk management is used in practice but also what underlying factors that can affect risk management processes. The study will include both the perspective of the developer and the constructor; as well as their separate and joint processes facilitating risk management. In regards to the purpose of this thesis, a general risk management model has been used to provide a framework for analysis. This model consists of four steps: risk identification, risk assessment, risk mitigation and risk monitoring. The results from this study indicate that risk management within residential construction heavily depends on the personal knowledge and experience of project members. In turn, this creates discrepancies between how risk management is described in internal documents and how it is utilized in practice. Furthermore, it was found that risk management is considered an important part of the overall project process. However, opinions varied to what extent risk management was actually applied in projects. A reason for this could be that there is no joint understanding within the company of what processes are considered as part of risk management – thus, project members sometimes practice risk management without being aware of it. / Risk kan definieras som avsaknaden av information när ett beslut måste tas, vid något tillfälle, under en pågående process. Byggindustrin anses ofta vara en komplex och splittrad bransch då man arbetar i projektformat och med en komplicerad slutprodukt, vilket skapar otaliga tillfällen när beslut måste fattas med otillräcklig information. Därför är en väl fungerande riskhanteringsprocess viktig för att minimera risker, maximera möjligheter och säkerställa lyckade projekt. Detta examensarbete har genomförts på ett av de större svenska byggbolagen som har både bostadsutveckling och entreprenad inom den egna verksamheten. Därmed kommer detta examensarbete att fokusera på riskhanteringsprocessen inom bostadsbyggande då ett och samma företag agerar som både beställare och byggare. Syftet med detta examensarbete är att beskriva och analysera riskhanteringsprocessen inom ett projektbaserat företag i byggbranschen. Uppsatsen har som mål att skapa en bättre förståelse för hur riskhantering används i praktiken, samt för de underliggande faktorer som påverkar riskhantering. Studien kommer att inkludera både beställarens och byggarens perspektiv, samt deras respektive, och gemensamma, processer i relation till riskhantering. Med hänseende till studiens syfte har en generell modell för riskhantering använts för att ge ett ramverk till analysen. Denna modell består av fyra steg: riskidentifiering, riskvärdering, riskhantering och riskuppföljning. Studien visar på att riskhantering inom bostadsbyggande till stor del grundar sig på projektmedlemmarnas personliga kunskap och erfarenhet. Detta leder till att det finns skillnader mellan den avsedda processen för riskhantering och hur riskhanteringsarbetet faktiskt genomförs. Vidare fann studien att riskhantering ansågs vara en viktig del av projektprocessen i sin helhet. Trots detta varierade åsikter kring hur riskhantering faktiskt genomfördes i projekt. En anledning till detta kan vara att det inte finns någon gemensam syn på vilka processer som faktiskt ingår i riskhanteringsarbetet – detta innebär i sin tur att projektmedlemmar ibland bedriver riskhantering utan att vara medvetna om det.

This research evaluates the causes for the failure of DoL training projects to produce a skilled and employable workforce after being trained through the Skills Development Act initiatives. The actual teaching process during training is a focal point in this research, unlike the past Job Placement Verification Studies which ignored this development. The fundamentals of evaluation are discussed with emphasis placed on the purpose of a training programme offered by the DoL. In this study, a qualitative paradigm that in essence entails the systematic noting and recording of events, behaviours and artefacts in the social setting was the design and methodology which underpins my choice of case study and observations. I targeted a particular group in the full knowledge that it does not represent the wider population but simply represented itself, thus I cannot make generalizations from the results. Different theories on programme evaluation, adult learning and learning theories are highlighted and a link between different theories and approaches to training programmes is created. Analysis of data has shown that peripherals and antecedents have been largely ignored by the previous studies, and influenced the actual training programme, trainees and training outcomes adversely. Additionally the enquiry has uncovered several instructional related factors that have contributed to non-delivery. These range from the level of readiness of trainees, the competency of the instructor and adequacy of the learning material to the actual instructional context and learning environment. All revealed that every aspect mentioned has a critical role to play in achieving the training objectives. The research concludes with a brief discussion on recommendations to review the entire process of DoL training programmes. Copyright / Dissertation (MEd)--University of Pretoria, 2009. / Science, Mathematics and Technology Education / unrestricted