Orientador: Salvador Antonio Meireles Sandoval / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Educação / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-18T08:09:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Sakashita_ClaudiaNaomi_M.pdf: 1999461 bytes, checksum: b09fb5b9d6ec41d8b19b9a21eb8bd512 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: O presente trabalho pretende explorar novas formas de atuação da sociedade para com a universidade, especificamente sob intervenção da Fundação de Desenvolvimento da UNICAMP, a FUNCAMP - instituída pela UNICAMP, é uma entidade de direito privado sem fins lucrativos, cuja finalidade é atender as demandas de pesquisa, ensino e extensão; através de gerenciamento de recursos financeiros de convênios e contratos firmados pela UNICAMP com diversas instituições. A investigação pretende entender como a UNICAMP atende a demanda das instituições externas que firmam parcerias em busca de serviços, cursos, pesquisas etc. O objetivo específico desta dissertação é levantar dados e subsídios que responda a pergunta: em que medida os contratos com intervenção da FUNCAMP levam ao "capitalismo acadêmico"? De que modo as ações praticadas avançam ou recuam no sentido de uma privatização ou de uma publicização da universidade? A amostra desse estudo se restringe aos contratos vigentes no ano de 2.005 e de 2.008, referente a seis faculdades e/ou institutos, divididos em duas diferentes áreas: humanas e engenharias. Foi possível constatar diferentes formas de abordagem nestas duas áreas, no que diz respeito aos motivos dos contratos, além de diferentes tipos das instituições e diferentes naturezas das mesmas, entre outros. / Abstract: This paper aims to explore new ways of acting in society towards the university, specifically under the interventions of the Fundação de Desenvolvimento da Unicamp, FUNCAMP, established by UNICAMP; it is a private non-profits entity of which purpose is to serve the demands of research, education and extension through financial resource management agreements and contracts signed by UNICAMP with several institutions. The research intends to understand how the UNICAMP serves the demand of external institutions that have signed partnerships in search of services, courses, research etc. The specific objective of this dissertation is to collect data and information that answer the question: How do the contracts with the intervention of FUNCAMP lead to "academic capitalism"? How do the actions go forward or move back to privatize the university or make it public? The sample of this study is about the established contracts between 2005 and 2008, relating to six colleges and / or institutes that were divided into two different areas: humanities and engineering. It was possible to verify different ways to approach, related to the reasons of the contracts and different types and nature of institutions, among others things. / Mestrado / Ciencias Sociais na Educação / Mestre em Educação

Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo principal analisar as condições de ensino de Contabilidade Introdutória, no curso de Graduação em Ciências Contábeis nas 90(noventa) universidades públicas brasileiras, por meio de levantamento de dados visando: 1. Conhecer os métodos e meios de ensino utilizados na disciplina, bem como avaliar o interesse de seus professores pela utilização de tecnologias educacionais (uso de computadores na educação, softwares educativos, videoconferência etc.); 2. Conhecer a estrutura dos departamentos, para a utilização das tecnologias supra mencionadas. Para a execução deste propósito os professores foram consultados por meio de questionários enviados por correio eletrônico. Nos questionários procurou-se investigar sobre a distribuição do conteúdo programático, sobre a qualificação do corpo docente, a bibliografia adotada, a metodologia de ensino aplicada, a estrutura dos departamentos, a utilização de softwares aplicativos nas atividades didáticas e o interesse por software educativo. No período de março a agosto de 2001, atenderam à pesquisa 22 universidades que representam 24% da população alvo. Dos resultados obtidos constatou-se que 100% dos professores, utilizam o estilo de aula expositiva, muito embora a mesma proporção deseja utilizar software educativo para o ensino de Contabilidade, bem como acredita no aprimoramento do processo de ensino e aprendizagem com a utilização de tal ferramenta. Foi possível ainda identificar que mais da metade obedece ao regime de tempo integral de serviço; 30% já possui o título de Mestre em Contabilidade, além de 73% possuir experiência profissional em departamentos de contabilidade. / The main purpose of this research is to analyse the conditions of accounting teaching in Accountancy in Brazilian public universities from the survey. The work aims at: 1. Know the teaching methods and teaching means used on the discipline Financial Accounting or Introduction to Accounting courses, as well as to evaluate the interest of your professors in using educational technologies (use of computers with educational purposes, software, videoconference etc.); 2. Verify the infrastructure of the departments of public universities that have the course of Accountancy, in order to check which ones have conditions for the development of educational technologies mentioned. In order to analyse the current situation, professors of ninety Brazilian public universities (all of them have Accountancy as a under faculty members) were asked. These professors teach introduction courses. Considering the period between March and August of 2001, 22 universities attended to the research, which means 24% of the target population. The results show that 100% of professors of the introduction courses still deliver lectures (without interaction), despite all of them want to use educational software to teach Accounting. They believe the teaching/learning process would improve with such a tool. It was still possible to identify that more of the half obeys the regime of integral time of service; 30% already possess Master's title in Accounting, besides 73% to possess professional experience in accounting departments.

Federal Universities promote higher education, and for that receive funds to be administered by public managers. Especially in 2007 with the establishment of the Restructuring Program and Expansion of Federal Universities resources for investment grew, allowing universities to intensify the expansion of its physical space. To contract engineering services the public administrator must follow the rules established primarily by Federal Law 8.666/93. Following the legislation, from construction planning to conclusion, the hiring process goes through several stages. As regards the building costs, this appears mainly in three stages: in the standard budget to public competition, the ratification of the contracted company and the final stage of the building conclusion. This thesis aimed to study the behavior of the civil construction costs at the Federal University of Santa Maria from 2010 to 2014, in especially regarding the estimated costs, the granted costs and the final cost of the work. This study is justified due to the relevance of the subject, because it is the use of public resources, largely originated from taxes collected from society. The study was developed through qualitative and quantitative research, using as a way the document and literature research and a ending the descriptive research. The results show the variations between planned and executed time, with a percentage of 75.55% of the construction resulting in terms of time additives, among the main causes identifies the change or project adjustments. Regarding per m² cost variation, the contracts are separated into groups according to the characteristics of the works, showing that the group with precast construction sets has the highest percentage of bids accepted and executed that were made at lower costs than budgeted. The group of buildings is the one with the highest percentage of additives terms and due to this the greater variation between the budgeted and executed. In canceled contracts, all unilaterally by the federal government, the cause listed was the contract break on estabilished schedule. / As universidades federais promovem a educação de nível superior, e para isso recebem recursos que devem ser administrados pelos gestores públicos. Especialmente no ano de 2007 com a instituição do Programa de Restruturação e Expansão das Universidades Federais os recursos destinados a investimentos cresceram, possibilitando às universidades intensificar a ampliação do seu espaço físico. Para a contratação de serviços de engenharia o administrador público tem o dever de seguir as normas estabelecidas principalmente pela Lei 8.666/93. Seguindo a legislação vigente, do planejamento até conclusão das obras, o processo de contratação perpassa por várias etapas. No que se refere ao custo das obras, este se apresenta principalmente em três momentos: no orçamento referência para a concorrência pública, na adjudicação da empresa contratada e a fase final de conclusão da obra. Essa dissertação teve como objetivo estudar o comportamento dos custos das obras de construção civil na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria do período de 2010 a 2014, em especial no que se refere aos custos orçados, o custo adjudicado e o custo final da obra. Justifica-se este trabalho devido à relevância do tema, pois se trata da aplicação dos recursos públicos, em grande parte, advindos dos tributos recolhidos da sociedade. O estudo desenvolveu-se através de pesquisa qualitativa e quantitativa, que utiliza como meio a pesquisa documental e bibliográfica e como fins a pesquisa descritiva. Os resultados mostram as variações entre o tempo planejado e executado, com um percentual de 75,55% de obras com termos aditivos de tempo, entre as principais causas se identifica a alteração ou ajustes de projetos. Em relação às variações de custo por m2, os contratos são separados por grupos conforme características das obras, mostrando que o grupo de pré-moldados tem o maior percentual de propostas aceitas e executadas que foram realizadas com custos menores que o orçado. O grupo dos prédios é o que apresenta o maior percentual de aditivos de quantidades e em função disto o maior valor de variação entre o orçado e o executado. Nos contratos rescindidos, todos de forma unilateral por parte da administração federal, a causa elencada foi o não cumprimento do contrato dentro do cronograma estabelecido.

The global working environment has altered dramatically over the last decade and in particular, the workforce has begun to consist of many diverse individuals. The world has become a global marketplace, with boundaries between countries becoming increasingly vague and permeable. Advances in technology and the advent of a global economy have brought people from different countries closer together. Globalisation has precipitated many challenges in modern organisations, and one of these challenges is workforce diversity. Workforces in organisations differ in terms of gender, age, race, ethnicity and sexual orientation. Globally, countries are faced with the spiralling challenge of skills shortages and there is an expanding competition for skilled workers, specifically for those who possess scarce skills. This leads to an expatriation of skills, creating a natural increase in workforce diversity that expands beyond local ethnicity and language. This affects all organisations, including academic institutions such as universities, universities of technology and public further education and training colleges. Given this challenge organisations, educational institutions and other entities are investigating ways to better deal or serve their constituents. Lovedale PFET College is a public further education and training college that provides skills to young South Africans, specifically vocational related skills. The main research problem of this study was to identify the recommended diversity management best practices that characterise effective organisations and determine the extent to which these practices are applied at Lovedale PFET College. In order to address the problem, a theoretical study was conducted which focused on identifying the recommended diversity management best practices. In addition, interviews were conducted with managers at Lovedale College to gain an understanding of their perspective on diversity management. Based on the combined main points gleaned from theory and the interviews, a questionnaire was developed and administered to both academic and support staff at Lovedale PFET College to obtain their perceptions of the diversity practices and outcomes at the college. The results of the survey revealed that Lovedale PFET College could improve on the implementation of best practices in diversity management. Specifically, attention could be given to diversity education and training, and diversity management policies and procedures.

The research was triggered by widespread criticisms from its constituencies about the relevance of MBAs, allegedly instigated by its dual academic and utilitarian purposes in developing functionally and ethically competent managers. Using Malaysia as the research focus, the perceptions of three MBA stakeholders (i.e. business schools/management educators, industries and students) were explored on the adequacy of MBA provisions by its public universities in preparing professionally and ethically competent managers. Their opinions were gauged on several subjective terms, each carrying the dual academic-utilitarian connotations, i.e. the roles of MBAs, the roles of its providers, the definitions of relevance, the definitions of managers and the necessary competencies, and their concerns over the social responsibility of managers and their education. The research employed mainly qualitative approaches. Primary data was gathered through semi-structured interviews, a focus group discussion and e-mails from the three stakeholders. The management educators and students were derived from three selected business schools. The secondary data involved analysis of the MBA websites and prospectuses provided by all the 10 public universities in Malaysia. In total, the research derived data consisting of 28 interviews, 1 focus group, 81 surveys, 3 email questionnaires, and 10 document analyses. The findings suggested that the perceptions of all three stakeholders reflected an imbalanced MBA that was biased towards utilitarian objectives as opposed to social objectives. The findings showed that religion / spirituality and the development of ME in Malaysia had a considerable impact in influencing the perspectives of the respondents. The research contributes to the discipline by demonstrating how a non-western, religious, developing country viewed the research issues dominated by Western literature.

The thesis presents a Business Intelligence solution in higher education area. The solution is comprised of the design and implementation of representative tasks, metrics, dimensions and analytical applications with the use of MBI methods. The sub-goal is to summarize knowledge gained by the BI project implemented in higher education area by IBM Corporation. A Hands-on knowledge was used to achieve the set targets. This knowledge confirms the fact that designed tasks, metrics and dimensions are indeed applicable in practice. The main contribution of the thesis consists in enriching the MBI methodology with a solution applicable in high education sector. The interim contribution lies in documentation of specifics connected with implementation of the BI project within Internatinal Business Machines Corporation.

This study explores the role of universities as well as their strategies and extent to which entrepreneurship education is fostered in terms of policy frameworks, the curriculum and stakeholders‟ perceptions of entrepreneurship education. The study was guided by the question: “How do universities in Tanzania foster entrepreneurship education in different fields of study?” Shapero‟s entrepreneurial event model has been adapted to analyze the feasibility and desirability of entrepreneurship education in a university-wide curriculum. This is a case study of two public universities in Tanzania: the University of Dar es Salaam and Mzumbe University. In-depth interviews were conducted with lecturers across disciplines at the selected universities. Some officials from relevant government ministries and agencies were also interviewed. In addition to the interviews, relevant documents from the universities and government were also reviewed. An analysis of the data indicates that entrepreneurship education is not well-integrated within the university-wide curricula because its implementation does not suit the pedagogical needs of some disciplines. Its desirability and feasibility is still debatable because of various factors such as ; the incoherence between national and university policy strategies; complexity of university multidisciplinary structures; variations in stakeholders‟ perceptions; the business-oriented view of entrepreneurship education reflected in the literature and the evolution of the selected universities. However, the role of donor support for the current status of entrepreneurship education is significant by virtue of projects that are attached to some faculties and schools. Through these projects, entrepreneurship-related courses, programmes, centres and staff capacity development have been established. This study recommends that entrepreneurship education should be tailored to enhance the skills necessary for all forms of employment. This should go hand-in-hand with the establishment of boundary crossings between academia and emerging labour market. Donor-oriented projects should be well-negotiated between partners so that entrepreneurship education initiatives are tailored to suit the local context. / Thesis (PhD)--University of Pretoria, 2013. / gm2014 / Education Management and Policy Studies / unrestricted

The problem of this study was to develop a model for the administration of auxiliary enterprises in Texas higher education as a cooperative effort of administrators and input from other sources. The purposes were to determine which administrators currently have the responsibility for the management of auxiliary services, to evaluate the correlation between the type of administrator and the concern for fiscal and student needs, to identify problems and opportunities for useful administration, and to develop a model integrating the strengths of each administrator and the implementation of new ideas to improve auxiliary enterprise management. A survey instrument consisting of three types of questions was mailed to both Vice Presidents of Fiscal Affairs and Student Affairs at all 26 four-year public institutions in Texas. Part I questions were informational, designed to determine who administers auxiliary services. Part II consisted of 20 questions on a Likert scale to obtain both opinions on the theories of the research, and specialized knowledge of the administrators. Part III was free response to solicit ideas from the administrators for the construction of the model. Paired t-tests were performed to determine knowledge strengths of the administrators. All other information was presented in frequency tables or narrative summaries.

A number of attempts have been made to define strategic business and information technology (IT) alignment; several representations of what it is are available in academic and practitioners’ fields. The literature suggests that firms need to achieve strategic business and IT alignment to be competitive. Strategic business and IT alignment impact business performance and IT effectiveness. We propose a unified strategic business and IT alignment model based on four strategic business and IT alignment models: Strategic Alignment Model (SAM), Strategic Alignment Maturity Model (SAMM), information system strategic alignment model and an operational model of strategic alignment. I argue that such a unified model will provide a better understanding of the nature and key aspects of strategic business and IT alignment from different, and sometimes complementary, theories. The unified model represents the concepts and instruments used in these four strategic businesses and IT alignment models. Our principal research goal is to pave the way to develop a common understanding between the different models. The components of the unified strategic business and IT alignment model were ranked with a group of IT experts and business experts from four public universities in Nicaragua. The result can be used as a basis for improving strategic business and IT alignment. / QC 20111212

A university community encompasses persons of diverse backgrounds such as ethnicity, gender, age, religion, and languages. There are 209 universities in Nigeria, making it the country with the highest number of universities in Africa. 105 of these universities are public universities. Public universities are owned, managed, and funded by the Government (Federal or State). Nigeria is a patriarchy state where women are under represented in all career sectors, be it health economy, political, traditional, faith or academics. Fewer women have emerged as Vice-Chancellors since 1948 when the first University was established in Nigeria. As at August 2022, there are only 8 female Vice chancellors in Nigerian public universities which presents a case to investigate. This research aims to study the possible underpinning for the under-representation of women as Vice Chancellors in Nigeria public universities. Due to the interest of this research, the paper takes a social constructivism approach to understand how these realities are constructed by academics. A qualitative research method was employed. Nine (9) professors including men and women were interviewed from the academic field: four women and five men. Three (3)former Vice Chancellors (women), one former VC (man) and five academic professors. The writer used a thematic technique to analyze findings from the interview. The interview findings show that; the academic world is male dominated, there is a general society stereotype, poor lobbying strength from the female professors in a not transparent system, and low career choices by females to become academics.