Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Full text release at OhioLINK's ETD Center delayed at author's request

The success of each organization is based on a good strategy. In my master´s thesis I deal with the topic of what is needed to create a good strategy and whether this theory is valid even in the sports environment. In particular, I deal with the creation of the strategy in the Won-hyo Třeboň sports club and how it's management works throughout the strategic planning cycle. The aim of the thesis is to find out how is the management of the club approaching the strategy. If they consider the strategy important. Eventually how do they approach each stage of the strategic planning cycle and how does this reflect the club's outputs? The research has a qualitative essence and is mainly based on interviews with the members of the club who are involved in the strategy creation. I have participated in this research. The result of the thesis is that the management considers the strategy to be important but does not proceed in accordance with the theoretical bases resulting from the research and synthesis of the strategy and strategic planning cycle literature. This fact at the end opens the space for possible recommendations for improving the effectiveness of the strategy in a given sports club.

A presente tese tem por objetivo investigar como a utilização de um sistema de gerenciamento de projetos e de recomendação de conteúdo, configurado de acordo com o conceito de ABP, pode apoiar os alunos no processo de investigação e de planejamento de projetos. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo sobre as características estruturais e didáticas da aprendizagem baseada em projetos. Verificou-se de que maneira as tecnologias da informação e comunicação apoiam a ABP e como recomendações de conteúdos influenciaram os alunos em suas investigações. Após a realização do levantamento bibliográfico, a metodologia projetual, denominada ‘Projeto E’ foi configurada como modelo ABP. Com base neste, desenvolveu-se um sistema de gerenciamento e planejamento de projetos acadêmicos com dispositivo de recomendação de conteúdos. Em seguida, realizou-se um experimento prático com o uso do sistema para verificar as contribuições do mesmo no processo de ensino de projetos. Para obtenção dos dados, foram aplicados questionários aos alunos participantes, realizadas entrevistas aos professores orientadores, observados os relatórios de projeto e averiguada a frequência de registro de eventos no sistema. A análise e avaliação dos dados foi dividida em oito aspectos considerados importantes para a realização das investigações e planejamento em ABP, a saber: autonomia, discussão, reflexão, colaboração, organização, projetação, apresentação e avaliação. Observou-se que o sistema influenciou positivamente nos seguintes aspectos: livre a organização das equipes, na gestão do tempo, no planejamento projetual, no trabalho a distância, na integração e sincronia dos alunos entre si e com os professores, na compreensão das estruturas metodológicos e no uso de métodos apropriados, nas investigações contextualizadas, na documentação do processo, na discussão e na colaboração entre as equipes, na comparação, revisão e avaliação dos projetos e na equalização da qualidade dos projetos. / This thesis aims to investigate how the use of a project management and content recommendation system, configured in accordance the concept of PBL, can support students in research and project planning process. Therefore, was performed a study on the structural and educational characteristics of project-based learning. Here was also checked how the information and communication technologies support the PBL and how recommendations and content influenced students in their investigations. After the completion of literature survey, the projetual methodology, called Projeto E, was configured as a PBL model and, based on this, was developed a managing and planning projects system for academic content with a recommendation device. Then, a practical experiment is conducted using the system to check out the contributions of them in teaching projects. To obtain the data, questionnaires were administered to participating students, interviews were conducted with teachers, observed the project reports, and ascertained the frequency of the system event log. The analysis and evaluation of data was divided into eight aspects considered important for the investigations and planning in PBL, namely: autonomy, discussion, reflection, collaboration, organization, design, presentation and evaluation. There was observed that the system had a positive effect on the following aspects: easy organization of the teams, time management, in projetual planning, in teleworking, in integration and synchronization among students and teachers, in the comprehension of the methodological structures and the appropriate use of methods, in the research contextualized, in the documentation process, in the discussion and collaboration among teams, in comparison, review and evaluation of projects and in the quality equalizing of the projects.

A presente tese tem por objetivo investigar como a utilização de um sistema de gerenciamento de projetos e de recomendação de conteúdo, configurado de acordo com o conceito de ABP, pode apoiar os alunos no processo de investigação e de planejamento de projetos. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo sobre as características estruturais e didáticas da aprendizagem baseada em projetos. Verificou-se de que maneira as tecnologias da informação e comunicação apoiam a ABP e como recomendações de conteúdos influenciaram os alunos em suas investigações. Após a realização do levantamento bibliográfico, a metodologia projetual, denominada ‘Projeto E’ foi configurada como modelo ABP. Com base neste, desenvolveu-se um sistema de gerenciamento e planejamento de projetos acadêmicos com dispositivo de recomendação de conteúdos. Em seguida, realizou-se um experimento prático com o uso do sistema para verificar as contribuições do mesmo no processo de ensino de projetos. Para obtenção dos dados, foram aplicados questionários aos alunos participantes, realizadas entrevistas aos professores orientadores, observados os relatórios de projeto e averiguada a frequência de registro de eventos no sistema. A análise e avaliação dos dados foi dividida em oito aspectos considerados importantes para a realização das investigações e planejamento em ABP, a saber: autonomia, discussão, reflexão, colaboração, organização, projetação, apresentação e avaliação. Observou-se que o sistema influenciou positivamente nos seguintes aspectos: livre a organização das equipes, na gestão do tempo, no planejamento projetual, no trabalho a distância, na integração e sincronia dos alunos entre si e com os professores, na compreensão das estruturas metodológicos e no uso de métodos apropriados, nas investigações contextualizadas, na documentação do processo, na discussão e na colaboração entre as equipes, na comparação, revisão e avaliação dos projetos e na equalização da qualidade dos projetos. / This thesis aims to investigate how the use of a project management and content recommendation system, configured in accordance the concept of PBL, can support students in research and project planning process. Therefore, was performed a study on the structural and educational characteristics of project-based learning. Here was also checked how the information and communication technologies support the PBL and how recommendations and content influenced students in their investigations. After the completion of literature survey, the projetual methodology, called Projeto E, was configured as a PBL model and, based on this, was developed a managing and planning projects system for academic content with a recommendation device. Then, a practical experiment is conducted using the system to check out the contributions of them in teaching projects. To obtain the data, questionnaires were administered to participating students, interviews were conducted with teachers, observed the project reports, and ascertained the frequency of the system event log. The analysis and evaluation of data was divided into eight aspects considered important for the investigations and planning in PBL, namely: autonomy, discussion, reflection, collaboration, organization, design, presentation and evaluation. There was observed that the system had a positive effect on the following aspects: easy organization of the teams, time management, in projetual planning, in teleworking, in integration and synchronization among students and teachers, in the comprehension of the methodological structures and the appropriate use of methods, in the research contextualized, in the documentation process, in the discussion and collaboration among teams, in comparison, review and evaluation of projects and in the quality equalizing of the projects.

A presente tese tem por objetivo investigar como a utilização de um sistema de gerenciamento de projetos e de recomendação de conteúdo, configurado de acordo com o conceito de ABP, pode apoiar os alunos no processo de investigação e de planejamento de projetos. Para isso, realizou-se um estudo sobre as características estruturais e didáticas da aprendizagem baseada em projetos. Verificou-se de que maneira as tecnologias da informação e comunicação apoiam a ABP e como recomendações de conteúdos influenciaram os alunos em suas investigações. Após a realização do levantamento bibliográfico, a metodologia projetual, denominada ‘Projeto E’ foi configurada como modelo ABP. Com base neste, desenvolveu-se um sistema de gerenciamento e planejamento de projetos acadêmicos com dispositivo de recomendação de conteúdos. Em seguida, realizou-se um experimento prático com o uso do sistema para verificar as contribuições do mesmo no processo de ensino de projetos. Para obtenção dos dados, foram aplicados questionários aos alunos participantes, realizadas entrevistas aos professores orientadores, observados os relatórios de projeto e averiguada a frequência de registro de eventos no sistema. A análise e avaliação dos dados foi dividida em oito aspectos considerados importantes para a realização das investigações e planejamento em ABP, a saber: autonomia, discussão, reflexão, colaboração, organização, projetação, apresentação e avaliação. Observou-se que o sistema influenciou positivamente nos seguintes aspectos: livre a organização das equipes, na gestão do tempo, no planejamento projetual, no trabalho a distância, na integração e sincronia dos alunos entre si e com os professores, na compreensão das estruturas metodológicos e no uso de métodos apropriados, nas investigações contextualizadas, na documentação do processo, na discussão e na colaboração entre as equipes, na comparação, revisão e avaliação dos projetos e na equalização da qualidade dos projetos. / This thesis aims to investigate how the use of a project management and content recommendation system, configured in accordance the concept of PBL, can support students in research and project planning process. Therefore, was performed a study on the structural and educational characteristics of project-based learning. Here was also checked how the information and communication technologies support the PBL and how recommendations and content influenced students in their investigations. After the completion of literature survey, the projetual methodology, called Projeto E, was configured as a PBL model and, based on this, was developed a managing and planning projects system for academic content with a recommendation device. Then, a practical experiment is conducted using the system to check out the contributions of them in teaching projects. To obtain the data, questionnaires were administered to participating students, interviews were conducted with teachers, observed the project reports, and ascertained the frequency of the system event log. The analysis and evaluation of data was divided into eight aspects considered important for the investigations and planning in PBL, namely: autonomy, discussion, reflection, collaboration, organization, design, presentation and evaluation. There was observed that the system had a positive effect on the following aspects: easy organization of the teams, time management, in projetual planning, in teleworking, in integration and synchronization among students and teachers, in the comprehension of the methodological structures and the appropriate use of methods, in the research contextualized, in the documentation process, in the discussion and collaboration among teams, in comparison, review and evaluation of projects and in the quality equalizing of the projects.

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