A possibilidade de se medir ou avaliar a criatividade foi apresentada por Joy Guilford, na década de 1950, gerando uma grande quantidade de métodos que permitissem sua avaliação, sob diferentes pontos de vistas. Através da pesquisa, identificou-se uma lacuna referente ao uso de atributos intrínsecos, criatividade e a possível correlação com o sucesso. Desta forma, buscou-se, como objetivo geral, correlacionar a criatividade em atributos de forma e de função com o sucesso dos produtos no contexto de empresas desenvolvedoras de produtos de bem de consumo. A criatividade é analisada por meio de uma pesquisa experimental que avaliou a criatividade em atributos de forma e função em produtos provenientes de três empresas A, B e C situadas no Estado do Rio Grande do Sul. Esta pesquisa é parte do projeto desenvolvido pelo NDP (Núcleo de Desenvolvimento de Produtos) vinculado ao departamento de Design e Expressão Gráfica da Faculdade de Arquitetura da UFRGS. A abordagem foi feita inicialmente por uma introdução sobre temas como criatividade e principais termos relacionados a este assunto, buscando a elucidação do tema e formação de corpo teórico. A pesquisa bibliográfica abordou temas como fatores de sucesso e insucesso de produtos, formas de se medir a criatividade e por fim atributos de forma e função. Após o estudo sobre medidas de criatividade optou-se pelo teste adaptado de Christiaans (1992) que propõe julgar produtos utilizando um comitê de avaliação composto por 34 juízes, aplicando notas aos produtos selecionados e de acordo com atributos de forma e função. Os resultados obtidos por meio da coleta de dados apresentaram indícios de correlação entre criatividade em atributos de forma e função com o sucesso de faturamento. Também foi apresentada a atuação do marketing e sua influência no sucesso dos produtos. Com a aplicação do teste na empresa A, observaram-se indícios de correlação estatisticamente significante da criatividade em atributos com o sucesso porém não conclusiva. Assim para que fosse possível afirmar que produtos bem sucedidos também são criativos foi necessária uma coleta de dados maior. Com a base de dados completa advinda da aplicação do teste nas empresas B e C, chegou-se a uma correlação estatisticamente significante demonstrando que produtos com a criatividade em atributos de forma são também bem sucedidos. Cabe ressaltar que a amostra da pesquisa não representa a indústria como um todo, sendo caracterizada pelas empresas envolvidas na pesquisa, portanto, não pode ser generalizada. / The ability to measure or evaluate creativity was presented by Joy Guilford, in 1950, generating a lot of methods that allow their evaluation under different viewpoints. Through research, we identified a gap regarding the use of intrinsic attributes, creativity and the possible correlation with success. Thus, we sought as a general goal, to correlate the attributes of creativity in form and function to the success of products in the context of companies that develop products for consumer goods. Creativity is analyzed through an experimental study that evaluated the attributes of creativity in form and function with products from three companies A, B and C located in the state of Rio Grande do Sul. This research is part of the project developed by the NDP (Núcleo de desenvolvimento de Produtos) linked to the Expression Graphic Design and the School of Architecture department of UFRGS. The approach was initially made by an introduction on topics such as creativity and key terms related to this subject, seeking to elucidate the subject and body of theory formation. The literature addressed topics such as success factors and failure of products, major ways to measure creativity and ultimately attributes of form and function. After the study on major measures of creativity it was decided to take the test from Christiaans (1992) which proposes that judging product using an evaluation committee composed of 34 judges, applying notes to selected products and according to attributes of form and function. The results obtained through the data collection showed evidence of correlation between creativity attributes of form and function with the success of sales. The role of marketing and its influence on the success of the product was also presented. With the application of the test in the company, there were indications of statistically significant correlation of creativity with attributes but not conclusive success. So to make it possible to assert that successful products are also a creative it was necessary an collection of a bigger data. With a comprehensive database arising from the application of the test in companies B and C, it reached a statistically significant correlation in demonstrating that creative attributes so products are also successful. Importantly, the survey sample does not represent the industry as a whole, is characterized by companies involved in the research, therefore, can not be generalized.

Submitted by Fabio Sobreira Campos da Costa (fabio.sobreira@ufpe.br) on 2016-08-10T13:14:35Z No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) SUSAN KATHARINE DA SILVA - DISSERTAÇÃO MDU - 2015.pdf: 8504463 bytes, checksum: d49b8e51137f52ae5e4090a575c09c45 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-08-10T13:14:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2 license_rdf: 1232 bytes, checksum: 66e71c371cc565284e70f40736c94386 (MD5) SUSAN KATHARINE DA SILVA - DISSERTAÇÃO MDU - 2015.pdf: 8504463 bytes, checksum: d49b8e51137f52ae5e4090a575c09c45 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-09-04 / FACEPE / Qualquer intervenção sobre um centro histórico promove alterações em maior ou menor grau que implicam na manutenção, perda ou acréscimo de valor. A dissertação apresentada aqui se propõe a verificar se os valores atribuídos ao Bairro do Recife estão permanecendo ou não através da identificação dos atributos e da interpretação dos valores presentes no Plano de Revitalização do Bairro do Recife de 1992 e no Projeto Porto Novo Recife de 2010. Para realizar esse objetivo foi utilizado nesta dissertação o método da Análise de Discurso (ORLANDI, 1999) em conjunto com os procedimentos metodológicos elaborados e utilizados na Metodologia de Identificação e Autenticação do Patrimônio Cultural (CABRAL et al., 2008). Após a identificação dos atributos e valores atribuídos ao Bairro do Recife procedeu-se a uma comparação que permitiu concluir que os valores atribuídos ao Bairro do Recife nesses dois documentos, realmente, foram distintos. A preocupação com a manutenção do pré-existente que ainda existia no Plano de Revitalização se tornou muito pequena no Projeto Porto Novo Recife, de modo que a proposta apresenta por este foi a reciclagem dos bens o que promoveu a aniquilação dos valores que neles estavam impregnados para a inserção do valor de uso e do valor econômico. / Any intervention on a historic center promotes changes to a greater or lesser extent that imply in the maintenance, loss or increase in value. The present dissertation aims to verify if the values attributed to Recife Neighborhood are or not being maintained, by identifying the attributes and interpretation of the present values in 1992 Recife Neighborhood Revitalization Plan and the 2010 Porto Novo Recife Project. To accomplish this goal, this work used the Discourse Analysis method (ORLANDI, 1999), together with the methodological procedures developed and used in the Cultural Heritage Identification and Authentication Methodology (CABRAL et al., 2008). After identifying the attributes and values assigned to Recife Neighborhood, we proceeded to a comparison that evinced the values assigned to the neighborhood on those two documents were, in fact, different. The concern with the maintenance of pre-existing that was still present in the Revitalization Plan has become very small in the Project Porto Novo Recife Project.

O manguezal, definido como um ecossistema costeiro de transição entre os ambientes terrestres e marinhos caracteriza-se por ambiente salinizado e pela constante inundação causada por marés. Com destaque na área do Sistema Costeiro Cananéia Iguape, sua importância está relacionada à produção de biomassa, inserida no sistema bioenergético natural, aumentando a produtividade da zona costeira com a introdução de particulados orgânicos. Representam comunidades vegetais adaptadas a várias condicionantes físicas atuantes nas zonas costeiras, entre elas, as climáticas. Essa pesquisa objetivou analisar as variações dos atributos climáticos (temperatura do ar, umidade relativa do ar, radiação solar global, vento e pluviosidade) no manguezal, localizado na Barra do Ribeira- Iguape/SP, verificando se a variação existente está relacionada com as principais características da vegetação, mais especificamente pela presença de dossel no ambiente. Instalou-se uma torre microclimática contendo duas estações meteorológicas de forma a obter uma análise da variação dos atributos climáticos acima e abaixo do dossel de manguezal. Analisaram-se ainda as características estruturais do manguezal, visando comparar com os atributos climáticos. A presente pesquisa contribuiu para entender a variação dos atributos climáticos e sua influência na vegetação do manguezal. Verificou-se que, na escala de trabalho microclimática, os atributos do clima apresentam influência direta na distribuição espacial dessa vegetação. Além disso, as características do dossel é o principal controle para essa variação, principalmente na distribuição pluviométrica abaixo desse dossel, bem como na quantidade de radiação solar, que, consequentemente, influencia na distribuição das espécies vegetais do ambiente. / The mangrove is defined as a coastal ecosystem of transition between terrestrial and marine environments and is characterized by salinized environment and the constant flooding caused by tides. With emphasis in the area of coastal systems Cananéia - Iguape, its importance is more related to the production of biomass, inserted in the natural bioenergy system, that increases the productivity of the coastal zone with the introduction of organic particles. Represent plant communities adapted to different physical conditions in coastal areas, including the weather. This study aimed to analyze the changes of the attributes climate (air temperature, relative humidity, solar radiation, wind and rainfall) in the mangrove at the barra of Ribeira-Iguape/SP, checking if the variation is related to the main characteristics of vegetation, more specifically with the presence of the canopy at the environment. Was installed a tower containing two microclimatic weather stations to obtain an analysis of changes in climatic attributes above and below the canopy of mangrove. It was also analyzed the structural characteristics of mangrove, aiming to compare with the attributes climate. This research contributed to understanding the variation on the attributes of climate and its influence in the mangrove vegetation. It was found that, on the scale of work microclimatic, the attributes of climate have a direct influence on the spatial distribution of vegetation. Furthermore, the characteristics of the canopy are the main control for this variation, mainly in distribution of rainfall below the canopy and the amount of solar radiation, which consequently influences the distribution of plant species of the environment.

Software metrics plays an important role in measuring attributes that are critical to the success of a software project. Measurement of these attributes helps to make the characteristics and relationships between the attributes clearer. This in turn supports informed decision making. The field of software engineering is affected by infrequent, incomplete and inconsistent measurements. Software testing is an integral part of software development, providing opportunities for measurement of process attributes. The measurement of software testing process attributes enables the management to have better insight in to the software testing process. The aim of this thesis is to investigate the metric support for software test planning and test design processes. The study comprises of an extensive literature study and follows a methodical approach. This approach consists of two steps. The first step comprises of analyzing key phases in software testing life cycle, inputs required for starting the software test planning and design processes and metrics indicating the end of software test planning and test design processes. After establishing a basic understanding of the related concepts, the second step identifies the attributes of software test planning and test design processes including metric support for each of the identified attributes. The results of the literature survey showed that there are a number of different measurable attributes for software test planning and test design processes. The study partitioned these attributes in multiple categories for software test planning and test design processes. For each of these attributes, different existing measurements are studied. A consolidation of these measurements is presented in this thesis which is intended to provide an opportunity for management to consider improvement in these processes. / 00 92 51 4430327

With the increased use of computers in every-day live, the demand for newer and better software is increasing day by day. This advancement has resulted in that many developers are searching for ways to decrease their development time. One approach is to use design patterns when designing applications. Design pattern are acknowledged solutions to known design problems that can be reused over and over again without ever doing the same thing twice. The most recent advancement of identifying design patterns has been within the domain of concurrent systems. Design pattern within concurrent systems are of interest in this project because of its young age. Development of concurrent applications has often been compared to constant reinvention of the wheel, because code reuse is very low and solutions to design problems are being rediscovered over and over again. By using design pattern, an attempt is made to avoid that. The question is if design patterns are capable of standing under that load. This project takes as a case study the problem of protecting a shared resource in a concurrent application, and implements two different solutions to that problem using a special design pattern. These two implementations are then evaluated, with consideration to certain software quality attributes, in a qualitative way. This project shows how a pattern can be used to solve a common synchronization problem. It discusses the nature of design patterns, what needs to be considered when they are implemented and how a pattern language can affect the implementation.

Software architecture has been identified as an increasingly important part of software development. The software architecture helps the developer of a software system to define the internal structure of the system. Several methods for evaluating software architectures have been proposed in order to assist the developer in creating a software architecture that will have a potential to fulfil the requirements on the system. Many of the evaluation methods focus on evaluation of a single quality attribute. However, in an industrial system there are normally requirements on several quality aspects of the system. Therefore, an architecture evaluation method that addresses multiple quality attributes, e.g., performance, maintainability, testability, and portability, would be more beneficial. This thesis presents research towards a method for evaluation of multiple quality attributes using one software architecture evaluation method. A prototype-based evaluation method is proposed that enables evaluation of multiple quality attributes using components of a system and an approximation of its intended runtime environment. The method is applied in an industrial case study where communication components in a distributed realtime system are evaluated. The evaluation addresses performance, maintainability, and portability for three alternative components using a single set of software architecture models and a prototype framework. The prototype framework enables the evaluation of different components and component configurations in the software architecture while collecting data in an objective way. Finally, this thesis presents initial work towards incorporating evaluation of testability into the method. This is done through an investigation of how testability is interpreted by different organizational roles in a software developing organization and which measures of source code that they consider affecting testability.

Magister Artium - MA / Background: Healthcare workers are the human face of health systems, serving to connect knowledge and service delivery to improve patient care. The development of core competencies in the education of health professionals is fundamental for health improvement. Interprofessional collaboration amongst healthcare workers has been linked to improved patient outcomes as no single professional can address all healthcare issues. Aim: The aim of this research was to determine how UWC undergraduate physiotherapy students were being prepared for collaborative work as part of their professional development. Educational experiences of the third- and final-year physiotherapy cohort, physiotherapy educators’ perspectives on the development of competency for collaboration and a review of physiotherapy module outlines were explored. Research Method: A descriptive qualitative research design utilizing focus groups, semi-structured interviews and document analysis was employed. A pedagogical framework was used for instrument development and data analysis. The pedagogical framework was adapted from the CanMEDS physician competency framework, the core competency framework by the Medical and Dental Board of the Health Professions Council of South Africa and the Essential Competency Profile for physiotherapists in Canada. Research was conducted at the Department of Physiotherapy at the University of the Western Cape. Purposive sampling was undertaken with the sample population having consisted of six third- and six final-year physiotherapy students for the focus group discussions and seven lecturers formed the sample for the semi-structured interviews as well as sixteen physiotherapy module outlines. Data was collected and focus group discussion and interviews were transcribed verbatim. An inductive content analysis of the transcribed data was conducted and compared to the Pedagogical framework. Content analyses of module outlines were conducted drawing on Biggs work on constructive alignment and compared to the Pedagogical framework. Ethical clearance was received from the Senate Research Committee of the University of the Western Cape. Results: Participants showed a keen knowledge on the importance of collaboration in the teaching and clinical environment. It had relevance for personal development and learning as well as for interprofessional collaboration. Interprofessional education and group work were thought to be instrumental in collaborative learning but a lack of congruency of learning activities could be a barrier to learning. The clinical environment was highlighted as beneficial to developing collaboration through interprofessional observation and interaction but high patient loads and a lack of understanding of the roles and responsibilities of all healthcare professionals were identified as barriers. To a lesser degree, communication, conflict management and confidence were identifiable skills physiotherapy students should have to be effective collaborators. Conclusion: Students are well-positioned to participate within interprofessional team but have inadequately developed collaborative competencies. These include interprofessional role understanding and skills in conflict management, confidence and communication. Constructive alignment of curriculum by aligning learning outcomes and learning activities to develop collaboration including interprofessional learning activities would better prepare students for interprofessional collaboration.

This research was undertaken to establish the behaviours of leaders who get things done. Leadership attributes can be divided into three broad categories, namely, personal traits of leaders (who leaders are), their knowledge and skills (what leaders know) and their behaviours and styles (what leaders do). This research was part of a collaborative study undertaken with two other MBA students at the Gordon Institute of Business Science. Qualitative research methods were used. The research was exploratory in nature and was conducted by holding in-depth, semi-structured interviews with fifteen successful business leaders in South Africa. Fifteen behavioural themes were identified as relevant to the behaviours of leaders who get things done, i.e. engaging and being approachable, having and articulating a vision, managing emotions, inspiring and motivating, communicating, choosing the right teams, displaying energy and passion, showing you care, listening, being visible, focusing on results, empowering staff, expressing trust and confidence in one’s people, responding to situations in a flexible manner and building strong teams. In addition, the research found that these behaviours are associated with the transformational leadership style. Another finding is that personal traits and leadership behaviour are important factors influencing how leaders get things done, more so than knowledge and skills are. Copyright / Dissertation (MBA)--University of Pretoria, 2011. / Gordon Institute of Business Science (GIBS) / unrestricted

The success of the internet over last few decades has mainly depended on various infrastructure technologies to run distributed applications. Due to diversification and multi-provider nature of the internet, radical architectural improvements which require mutual agreement between infrastructure providers have become highly impractical. This escalating resistance towards the further growth has created a rising demand for new approaches to address this challenge. Network virtualization is regarded as a prominent solution to surmount these limitations. It decouples the conventional Internet service provider’s role into infrastructure provider (InP) and service provider (SP) and introduce a third player known as virtual network Provider (VNP) which creates virtual networks (VNs). Resource discovery aims to assist the VNP in selecting the best InP that has the best matching resources for a particular VN request. In the current literature, resource discovery focuses mainly on static attributes of network resources highlighting the fact that utilization on dynamic attributes imposes significant overhead on the network itself. In this thesis we propose a resource discovery approach that is capable of utilizing the dynamic resource attributes to enhance the resource discovery and increase the overall efficiency of VN creation. We realize that recourse discovery techniques should be fast and cost efficient, enough to not to impose any significant load. Hence our proposed scheme calculates aggregation values of the dynamic attributes of the substrate resources. By comparing aggregation values to VN requirements, a set of potential InPs is selected. The potential InPs satisfy basic VN embedding requirements. Moreover, we propose further enhancements to the dynamic attribute monitoring process using a vector based aggregation approach.

This thesis investigates the building of a textual tracing language that operates at the model level to allow trace specification of textually modeled UML constructs. Current tracing approaches focus on manually injecting tracepoints into targeted systems at the source code level. Such approaches are useful in code-centric development styles where the majority of the code is handwritten. However, in the case of Model Driven Development (MDD), where models are utilized to generate some or all of the code, current tracing technology results in low level trace specification and generation of execution traces that are not aware of or linked to the originating model-level constructs. Dynamic analysis hence becomes harder for a modeler adopting an MDD approach. This field, which we call model-oriented tracing, is currently immature, with little pre-existing research. In this thesis, we present a textual model-level tracing language, implemented as part of Umple, that overcomes some of the limitations of existing tracing methods. The language facilitates model-level tracing, in a fashion very similar to code tracing. The language, which we call MOTL (Model-Oriented Tracing Language) allows tracing of UML associations, attributes and state machines. Constraints can be imposed to limit the scope of tracing. As a result of this work, modelers will gain the ability to specify traces of UML constructs at the model level without the need to modify the generated code, and then generate execution traces when the generated system is run. The resulting trace links back to the model constructs. Modelers can choose from among several tracing technologies including basic file or console output, Java logging framework, Log4J and LTTng. This thesis defines the language syntactically and semantically. Model-Driven Development (MDD) and Test-Driven Development (TDD) were followed to implement the language architecture to ensure high quality code generation. MOTL was used in the development in two of Umple subprojects. An empirical evaluation was conducted to evaluate the language’s usability.