eLearning is rapidly spreading into the high school learning environment. This research attempts to find desirable and workable features of an eLearning resource that would sustain high school learning communities. The basis of the instrumental case study was the Cambridge International Examination course offered by an eLearning institution over a period of two and a half years. Data was gathered by means of various questionnaires, focus groups, interviews and quantitative analysis of computer log files of activity. Content analysis was performed by comparing research data with information (such as various eLearning models) obtained from the literature review. Similarities and differences were found in the way eLearning is used by high school learners and teachers versus university students and lecturers. Desirable and workable features were identified and the reasons for these explored. A number of suggestions are made that would contribute to sustaining eLearning for high school learners. / Thesis (DPhil)--University of Pretoria, 2008. / Information Science / unrestricted

This diploma thesis evaluates the current state of a product developed by a company Kentico software s. r. o. called Kentico Kontent. Based on the analysis of the organization and the product is realized a proposal of a log management system designed for customers of the company which is currently not implemented in Kentico Kontent.

This thesis explores the potential of using machine learning to superviseand diagnose a computer system by comparing how Multilayer Perceptron(MLP) and Random Forest (RF) perform at this task in a controlledenvironment. The base of comparison is primarily how accurate theyare in their predictions, but some thought is given to how cost effectivethey are regarding time. The specific system used is a content management system (CMS)called Polopoly. The thesis details how training samples were collectedby inserting Java proxys into the Polopoly system in order to time theinter-server method calls. Errors in the system were simulated by limitingindividual server’s bandwith, and a normal use case was simulatedthrough the use of a tool called Grinder. The thesis then delves into the setup of the two algorithms andhow the parameters were decided upon, before comparing their finalimplementations based on their accuracy. The accuracy is noted to bepoor, with both being correct roughly 20% of the time, but discussesif there could still be a use case for the algorithms with this level ofaccuracy. Finally, the thesis concludes that there is no significant difference(p 0.05) in the MLP and RF accuracies, and in the end suggeststhat future work should focus either on comparing the algorithms or ontrying to improve the diagnosing of errors in Polopoly. / Denna uppsats utforskar potentialen i att använda maskininlärning föratt övervaka och diagnostisera ett datorsystem genom att jämföra hureffektivt Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) respektive Random Forest (RF)gör detta i en kontrollerad miljö. Grunden för jämförelsen är främst hurträffsäkra MLP och RF är i sina klassifieringar, men viss tanke ges ocksååt hur kostnadseffektiva de är med hänseende till tid. Systemet som används är ett “content management system” (CMS)vid namn Polopoly. Uppsatsen beskriver hur träningsdatan samlades invia Java proxys, som injicerades i Polopoly systemet för att mäta hurlång tid metodanrop mellan servrarna tar. Fel i systemet simulerades genomatt begränsa enskilda servrars bandbredd, och normalt användandesimulerades med verktyget Grinder. Uppsatsen går sedan in på hur de två algoritmerna användes ochhur deras parametrar sattes, innan den fortsätter med att jämföra detvå slutgiltiga implementationerna baserat på deras träffsäkerhet. Detnoteras att träffsäkerheten är undermålig; både MLP:n och RF:n gissarrätt i ca 20% av fallen. En diskussion förs om det ändå finns en användningför algoritmerna med denna nivå av träffsäkerhet. Slutsatsen drasatt det inte finns någon signifikant skillnad (p 0.05) mellan MLP:nsoch RF:ns träffsäkerhet, och avslutningsvis så föreslås det att framtidaarbete borde fokusera antingen på att jämföra de två algoritmerna ellerpå att försöka förbättra feldiagnosiseringen i Polopoly.

This work is focused on building a content management system for municipal websites. It compares some proprietary and open source systems. Moreover, it aims to create a new content management sys­tem for little-municipal websites. The system is created with a use of PHP script language and MySQL database system. The final application runs on Apache and MySQL servers. This project allows the municipal units to create their own websites easily and quickly. They can define both the structure and the content of the pages. The project is designed to be multi-user. It puts great emphasis on the easiness of use and the blind-friendliness.

This master's thesis with the usage of the system for the content managing - the DotNetNuke system as an editorial system. It describes all options and features of the DotNetNuke system. On its basis of the system's features there have been made proposals for extensions which, when implemented, will let the DotNetNuke system to be used as full-value editorial system.

Denna studie och uppsats har behandlat samt fokuserat på att synliggöra användarproblem och bearbeta dessa genom bakomliggande teorier kring olika systemegenskaper. Studien utgår från det aktuella administrationsverktyget Everyware. Verktyget Everyware används idag av tidningar och mediehus för att bygga upp och underhålla webbtidningar. En ständig ökning av digital nyhetspublicering bidrar till en konkurrens inom tidnings- och mediebranschen. Detta betyder i sin tur att branschen vill publicera sina nyheter så snabbt och smidigt som möjligt. Detta har varit en bidragande faktor till studiens syfte. Syftet med studien har varit att ta fram ett nytänkande gränssnittsförslag som utifrån användaren ska upplevas som lätthanterligt, smidigt och responsivt. Det teoretiska ramverk som står till grund för studien är baserat på teorin IS Success Model. Med denna teori har studien undersökt vilka framgångsfaktorer ett informationssystem, enligt användarna, bör tillhandahålla. Som komplement till teorin har studien även använt sig av vetenskapliga områden som användarupplevelse, användbarhet och användarnytta. Genom både kedje- och ändamålsenligt urval har åtta potentiella användare av aktuellt verktyg involverats. Det empiriska materialet har samlats in genom individuella semistrukturerade intervjuer samt en gruppintervju. Utifrån det empiriska material som samlades in har sedan tydliga mönster tagits fram för att senare vidareutvecklas och bearbetas vidare i arbetsprocessen. En kategorisering utifrån olika upplevelser kring användandet av det aktuella verktyget, har tagit studien vidare mot gränssnittsarbetet. För att kunna skapa gränssnittsförslag krävdes en analys av det resultat som framkommit. En innehållsanalys och ett affinitetsdiagram skapades för att ta reda på primära önskemål hos användarna gällande administrationsverktygets egenskaper. Utifrån analysen kunde slutligen ett förslag på ett nytänkande gränssnitt för administrationsverktyget Everyware tas fram. Resultatet av denna studie har visat att användare av ett administrationsverktyg, för skapande av webbtidningar, är beroende av att verktyget tillhandahåller särskilda system, information och serviceegenskaper. Dessa egenskaper kan i sin tur leda till förmåner för användare av administrationsverktyget, tidningsbranschen samt läsarna. / This study has addressed and focused on visualizing user problems and processing them through underlying theories about different system properties. The study is based on the current administration tool Everyware. The tool is today used by newspapers and media houses to build and maintain web magazines. An ongoing increase in digital news publishing contributes to competition in the newspaper and media industry. This in turn means that the industry wants to publish news as quickly and smoothly as possible, which has been a contributing factor to the purpose of the study. The purpose of the study has been to develop a new-minded interface proposal which, according to the users, should be experienced as easy to use, smooth and responsively. The theoretical framework for the study is based on the theory IS Success Model. With this theory, the study has investigated what success factors an information system, according to users, should provide. As a complement to the theory, the study has also used scientific areas such as user experience, usability and utility. Through different methods has eight potential users of the current tool been involved. The empirical material has been collected through individual semi structured interviews and a group interview. Based on the collected data, patterns have been developed for further development and adaption in the work process. A categorization based on different experiences regarding the use of the current tool took the study further towards the interface proposal. In order to create interface proposals, an analysis of the result that was obtained was required. A content analysis and an affinity diagram were created to determine primary requirements of users regarding a management tool properties. Based on the analysis, a proposal of a new interface for the Everyware administration tool could finally be made. The result of this study has shown that users of administration tools are dependent on that the tool are providing specific system, information and service characteristics. These characteristics can in turn lead to net benefits for users of the administration tool but also the newspaper industry and the readers.

Submitted by Débora Richter Brólio (debora.richter@gmail.com) on 2017-03-23T19:29:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Debora Richter Brolio - Tecnologia e Educacao.pdf: 2650713 bytes, checksum: 5cb436474bd5da005c9f4c049773a304 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Pamela Beltran Tonsa (pamela.tonsa@fgv.br) on 2017-03-23T19:32:52Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Debora Richter Brolio - Tecnologia e Educacao.pdf: 2650713 bytes, checksum: 5cb436474bd5da005c9f4c049773a304 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-03-24T13:53:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Debora Richter Brolio - Tecnologia e Educacao.pdf: 2650713 bytes, checksum: 5cb436474bd5da005c9f4c049773a304 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-24 / A Tecnologia da Informação propiciou mudanças significativas no ambiente educacional, tanto na gestão da informação quanto nas possibilidades de ensino-aprendizagem. Os sistemas de gerenciamento de aprendizagem podem impactar positivamente o desenvolvimento humano e social do aluno, sendo aplicáveis em diversos níveis educacionais – do ensino básico ao superior. Este estudo de caso procura identificar os impactos do uso de um sistema gerenciador de conteúdo e aprendizagem no ensino regular básico. O caso escolhido foi uma instituição de ensino básico que utiliza um sistema gerenciador de conteúdo e aprendizagem em seu cotidiano educacional. Foi possível concluir que a utilização do SGCA gera impactos positivos no alcance dos objetivos do curso e objetivos pedagógicos, e nos resultados dos discentes – quando intermediado pelas metodologias ativas de ensino, bem como na própria aplicação das metodologias ativas de ensino. O presente estudo apresenta contribuições teóricas e práticas, pois demonstra resultados que suscitam a discussão sobre a utilização da tecnologia na educação básica, evidenciando que esta não proporciona mudanças se utilizada isoladamente. Para que ocorram resultados efetivos, existe a necessidade de uma reformulação no posicionamento de seus principais atores – docentes e alunos – para que os objetivos propostos sejam alcançados. / Information Technology has brought about significant changes in the educational environment, both in terms of information management and teaching and learning possibilities. The learning management systems can positively impact the human and social development of the student, being applicable in several educational levels - from basic to higher education. This case study seeks to identify the impacts of the use of a learning content management system in basic regular education. The chosen case was a basic education institution which uses a learning content management system in its daily education. It was possible to conclude that the use of the LCMS generates positive impacts on the results of the pedagogical objectives of the course and on the results of the students when intermediated by active teaching methodologies as well as in the actual application of active teaching methodologies. The research presents theoretical and practical contributions, as it demonstrates results that promote the discussion about the use of technology in basic education, evidencing that it does not lead to changes if used alone. For effective results to occur, there is a need for a reformulation in the positioning of its main actors - teachers and students - so that the proposed objectives can be achieved.

This Master's thesis presents a historical review of proposals for professional football associations of Santa Maria-RS through the Cultural Heritage and the use of images in the composition of a content management system based wiki that refers to the history of the clubs. The intent is to demonstrate the construction of a joint work of the Cultural Heritage itself, as well as topics such as History, Memory, Archives Diffusion and Photography, and Information Technology, with aspects related to the nature of football sports bodies, demonstrating the importance and relevance of the combination of themes separable and apparently has not studied thoroughly, at least as consistent with local realities of the municipality of Santa Maria-RS. The research demonstrates an institutional memory of the rescue of sporting clubs in question, its organization and retrieval, as a way of highlighting the emergence of a field of work related to the sports area. The work is divided into chapters, which deal with the broadcast, Archives Diffusion, History, Cultural Heritage, Memory, Photography and the Use of Images. Complementary parts of the research dealing exclusively with the football and its history, divided into national, regional and municipal levels, demonstrating the relevance and significance of the theme in several aspects, such as the sociological and cultural, among others. To this end, we sought the preparation of an electronic instrument to characterize the history of the club through images and additions in the form of a virtual encyclopedia on finding practical solutions that meet user needs in relation to the world of football. / A presente dissertação de Mestrado apresenta uma proposição de resgate histórico das agremiações futebolísticas profissionais de Santa Maria-RS através do Patrimônio Cultural e da utilização de imagens, na composição de um sistema gerenciador de conteúdo de base wiki que remete à história dos clubes. O intento é a demonstração de construção de um trabalho conjunto do Patrimônio Cultural em si, além de temas como História, Memória, Difusão em Arquivos e Fotografia, além da Informática, com aspectos ligados a entidades esportivas de cunho futebolístico, demonstrando a importância e relevância da conjugação de temas aparentemente dissociáveis e ainda não estudados profundamente, pelo menos no que condiz à realidade local do município de Santa Maria-RS. A pesquisa demonstra um resgate da memória institucional das agremiações esportivas em questão, sua organização e recuperação, como forma de ressaltar o surgimento de um campo de trabalho ligado à área esportiva. O trabalho está dividido em capítulos, os quais tratam da Difusão em Arquivos, da História, do Patrimônio Cultural, da Memória, da Fotografia e o Uso de Imagens. Partes complementares da pesquisa tratam exclusivamente do Futebol e da sua História, divididos em nível nacional, regional e municipal, demonstrando a relevância e significância do tema em diversos aspectos, como o caráter sociológico e cultural, entre outros. Para tal, buscou-se a elaboração de um instrumento eletrônico de caracterização da história dos clubes através de imagens e complementações sob forma de uma enciclopédia virtual, na busca de soluções práticas que atendam às necessidades do usuário em relação ao universo do futebol local.

Content Management Systems (CMS) are information systems used to facilitate the maintenance of content on the Internet using a central interface. This ease of use allows users of organizations without programming knowledge and software development make use of this type of system. Over the years, the CMSs progressed to robust development platforms that have provided a wide range of added features. There are CMSs of the most varied characteristics, free or commercial applications developed using programming languages such as Java, PHP, Python and dotNET using various database management systems such as Oracle, MySQL , SQL Server and Postgree. Considering the importance of acquiring a solution that meets user expectations among many CMSs available, ISO/IEC 25040 provides a process for evaluating quality of the software product for developers, acquirers and independent evaluators. This evaluation process is based on a number of criteria. This research project proposes an approach to identify, analyze and classify tools Content Management System , according to development criteria and maintenance websites to governmental organizations, based the model proposed by ISO/IEC 25010 and technology acceptance model (TAM). Using the methodology proposed by ISO / IEC 25040, the CMSs were identified by means of literature and two evaluation approaches were defined approaches based on functional and non functional requirements and based on TAM. The definition of criteria was created from interviews and questionnaires with stakeholders. As case study, five CMSs open source and free participate of the evaluation process under the two approaches to meet the needs of EMGETIS government company. To perform the evaluation questionnaires were created and the measurement was performed by using descriptive statistics of variables such as frequency, positive count and average on the results of evaluations. TAM approach has also evaluated the relationship between your variables through the coefficient of Spearman. Finally, a comparison between the CMSs for each approach was generated. The Plone CMS answered the highest number of requirements in the evaluation requirements. The WordPress CMS had the best result in TAM approach. The XOOPS CMS had lower attendance in the two approaches. The EMGETIS chose the Wordpress CMS, because besides the ease of use and installation, the CMS was developed in PHP language that the company already has knowledge and the secretariats was getting training to use. The research was funded by Fapitec in partnership with EMGETIS and participates in the Program of Support and Development of Public Policy for the State of Sergipe contributing to the process of selection and acquisition of CMSs for public departments of the state. / Content Management Systems (CMS) são sistemas de informação utilizados para facilitar a manutenção do conteúdo na Internet, usando uma interface central. Esta facilidade de uso permite que usuários de organizações, sem conhecimento em programação e desenvolvimento de software, façam uso deste tipo de sistema. Ao longo dos anos, os CMSs evoluíram para plataformas de desenvolvimento robustas que proporcionaram um grande conjunto de recursos agregados. Existem CMSs das mais variadas características, aplicações gratuitas ou pagas, construídas em linguagens de programação como Java, PHP, Python e dotNET, utilizando variados sistemas gerenciadores de bancos de dados tais como Oracle, MySQL, SQL Server e PostgreSQL. Considerando a importância de adquirir uma solução que satisfaça às expectativas do usuário em meio a tantos CMSs disponíveis, a ISO/IEC 25040 fornece um processo de avaliação da qualidade do produto de software para desenvolvedores, adquirentes e avaliadores independentes. Este processo de avaliação é baseado em critérios de verificação. Este projeto de pesquisa propõe uma abordagem para identificar, analisar e classificar ferramentas de Content Management System (Sistema de Gerenciamento de Conteúdo), segundo critérios de desenvolvimento e manutenção de web sites para organizações governamentais, baseados no modelo proposto pela ISO/IEC 25010 e no modelo de aceitação de tecnologia (TAM). Com o uso da metodologia proposta pela norma ISO/IEC 25040, os CMSs foram identificados por meio de pesquisa bibliográfica e duas abordagens de avaliação foram definidas, baseadas em requisitos funcionais e não funcionais e baseadas no modelo TAM. A definição dos critérios foi elaborada a partir de entrevistas e questionários com os stakeholders. Como estudo de caso, cinco CMSs open source e gratuitos participaram do processo de avaliação sob as duas abordagens para o atendimento das necessidades da empresa governamental EMGETIS. Para executar a avaliação foram criados questionários e a medição foi realizada por meio de variáveis de estatística descritiva como frequência, contagem de positivos e média sob os resultados das avaliações. Na abordagem TAM também foi avaliada a relação entre suas variáveis por meio do coeficiente de Spearman. Por fim, foi gerado um comparativo entre os CMSs para cada abordagem. O CMS Plone atendeu o maior número de requisitos na avaliação requisitos. O CMS WordPress obteve o melhor resultado na abordagem TAM. O Xoops foi o CMS que apresentou menor atendimento nas duas abordagens. A EMGETIS escolheu o CMS Wordpress, pois além da facilidade de uso e instalação, o CMS foi desenvolvido na linguagem PHP que a empresa já possui conhecimento e uma das secretarias estava adquirindo treinamento para uso. A pesquisa foi financiada pela Fapitec em parceria com a EMGETIS e participou do Programa de Apoio e Desenvolvimento de Políticas Públicas para o Estado de Sergipe, contribuindo para o processo de seleção e aquisição de CMSs para as secretarias públicas do estado.

The purpouse of this study is to find out how and if a Content Managment System (CMS) can benefit from applied User Experience Design (UX). A work project has been executed where a client wanted the students to create a user friendly CMS for adding content to a global hotel review site. A prototype of a CMS was created based on literature studies about UX and CMS. The prototype of the user friendly CMS was then tested through user tests and interviews with key users. After input from the key users the prototype was changed until the users were satisfied with it.