Aus der Motivation "In der Produktentwicklungsphase führen die zunehmende Nutzung externer Engineeringleistungen und die Erstellung domänenspezifischer Modelle vermehrt zu heterogenen Datenbeständen. Diese sind häufig auf verschiedene Verwaltungsebenen und -systeme verteilt. Mitunter befinden sich diverse Produktdatenmanagementsysteme parallel im Einsatz. In der Betriebsphase verursachen unterschiedliche Informationsquellen, darunter Sensoren und eingebettete Systeme, verteilte und ebenfalls heterogene Datenbestände. Stetig komplexer und intelligenter werdende Produkte sowie deren Vernetzung im Kontext von Industrial Internet of Things führen zu einem rasanten Anwachsen der Datenmenge. Ein gemeinsames Management von Produkt- und Maschinendaten zwischen der Entwicklungs- und der Betriebsphase existiert nicht. Insbesondere ist kein barrierefreier und konsistenter Informationsaustausch möglich. Vorwiegend organisatorische und sicherheitsrelevante Defizite verhindern derzeit einen koordinierten, multidirektionalen und reproduzierbaren Austausch von Produktinformationen. In dem Zusammenhang besitzen Maschinenhersteller keinen Zugriff auf die Informationen realer Maschinen. Maschinenbetreibern fehlt der Zugang zum Produktmodell und zu den damit verbundenen Entwicklungsergebnissen und den aktuellsten Änderungen. ..."

The central research problem of this study was the challenges that occur with the United States Joint Warfighters Center's (JWFC) implementation of information systems (IS) requirements-gathering process. Thus, this study investigated the contribution of perceived security clearance (PSC), developer perceived user involvement (DPUI), and computer self-efficacy (CSE) to efficiency of the perceived requirements-gathering process (PERGP). Due to the perceived efficiency of IS development, the U.S. Department of Defense statutory document called the Joint Capability Integration and Development System (JCIDS), mandated that as an IS development requirement, the rapid development of IS was needed to sustain U.S. warfighters. As a result, the central aim of this study was to look at several variables that may predict the efficiency to the IS requirements-gathering process at JWFC. The central research question behind this study was: What are the contributions of PSC, DPUI, and CSE to the PERGP at the JWFC? This study proposed a theoretical model, and two statistical methods were used to formulate models and test predictive power: Multiple Linear Regression (MLR) and Ordinal Logistic Regression (OLR). The sample size of this study included 61 IS developers from JWFC. The results of this study indicated a strong reliability for the measures of all variables (PSC, DPUI, CSE, and PERGP). Moreover, results of both models developed indicated that DPUI is a significant contributor to PEGRP, while CSE was demonstrated to be significant contributor to PEGRP only via the OLR model providing the indication that the relationships among the measured variables was non-linear. Additionally, results demonstrated that DPUI was the most significant contributor to PEGRP in both models, while PSC had little or no contribution to the dependent variable, PEGRP. This study also identified two key implications for practice and research. The first impaction of this study is the investigation of unique factors such as PSC and PEGRP in the context of military-based IS development within DOD organizations. Results of this study can help managers in government organizations that are faced with security clearance issues to identify contributors in the early phase of IS development that could possibly hinder PEGRP. The second implication of this study is the non-significant results related to PSC in this investigation. For researchers, such results may need future validation in other governmental and military-based organization. Moreover, such results may indicate to managers in government organizations that are faced with security clearance issues that security clearance, at least as indicated by the results of this study, has no major hindering on the PEGRP. These results maybe profound in their implications and, as such, needed additional validations.

Abstract User experience research has focused mainly on understanding user experiences during or directly after use. However, studies that focus on anticipated user experiences are scarce. Different methods and metrics have also been developed to measure user experience, but only a few are suitable for evaluating visual user interface design in an anticipated use situation. Moreover, these methods do not provide guidance on how to create suitable examples for research. This thesis investigates how anticipated user experiences, needs, and wishes for visual user interface design can be studied in the early development phase. Furthermore, it investigates how visual design examples can be created and used in these studies as well as their benefits. To answer these questions, it was necessary to create and evaluate prototypes and visual design examples in the user early development phase user experience studies. The examples allowed the study of how interactive elements of user interfaces should be visually designed to draw users’ attention to them. In addition, the thesis explains the means of increasing the visibility of an interactive object and the impact of its use context on its visual design. A constructive design research approach is used in this thesis. The research material is compiled from the artifacts and results of the seven user studies. The main data collection and analysis methods are qualitative, supported with some quantitative methods. The main contribution of this thesis is a practical EDE method for creating visual design examples and evaluating them in early development phase anticipated user experience studies focused on the visual design of a user interface. The second contribution of this thesis is user experience-based preliminary suggestions for the design of interactive elements within the studied user interfaces. The findings are useful for both practitioners and researchers dealing with user experience and visual user interface design. / Tiivistelmä Käyttäjäkokemustutkimus on keskittynyt käyttäjien kokemuksiin varsinaisen käytön aikana tai heti sen jälkeen. Kiinnostus ennakoidun käyttäjäkokemuksen tutkimukseen ennen käyttötilannetta on herännyt vasta hiljattain. Käyttäjäkokemuksen arviointi- ja mittausmenetelmiä on kehitetty paljon, mutta vain harvat niistä sopivat visuaalisen käyttöliittymäsuunnittelun tutkimiseen ennakoidussa käyttötilanteessa. Menetelmät eivät myöskään opasta arviointiin sopivien visuaalisten esimerkkien suunnittelussa. Tutkielmassa selvitetään, miten käyttäjien ennakoituja kokemuksia, tarpeita ja toiveita visuaalisesta käyttöliittymäsuunnittelusta voidaan tutkia tuotekehityksen alkuvaiheessa. Lisäksi selvitetään, kuinka visuaalisia esimerkkejä voidaan luoda ja käyttää alkuvaiheen ennakoidun käyttäjäkokemuksen arvioinneissa sekä pohditaan niiden etuja tutkimuksille. Jotta näihin kysymyksiin voidaan vastata, täytyi luoda prototyyppejä ja visuaalisia esimerkkejä sekä arvioida niitä käyttäjätutkimuksissa. Esimerkkien avulla tutkitaan, miten vuorovaikutteisia käyttöliittymäelementtejä tulisi visuaalisesti esittää, jotta käyttäjä erottaisi ne muusta sisällöstä. Lisäksi selvitetään, miten elementin vuorovaikutteista ilmettä voitaisiin vahvistaa sekä arvioidaan sovellusympäristön vaikutusta elementin visuaaliseen esittämiseen. Tutkimuksen lähestymistapa on konstruktiivinen suunnittelun tutkimus. Aineisto muodostuu artefakteista ja seitsemän käyttäjäkokemustutkimuksen tuloksista. Tutkimusten tiedonkeruumenetelmät ja aineiston analyysimenetelmät ovat laadullisia. Lisämenetelminä on käytetty myös määrällisiä mittareita ja analyysimenetelmiä. Tutkielman päätulos on käytännöllinen EDE-menetelmä, joka on tarkoitettu visuaalisten esimerkkien luontiin ja arviointiin alkuvaiheen ennakoiduissa käyttäjäkokemustutkimuksissa, jotka keskittyvät tuotteen visuaaliseen suunnitteluun. Tutkielman toinen tulos on käyttäjäkokemuspohjaiset alustavat suositukset tutkittujen käyttöliittymien vuorovaikutteisten elementtien visuaaliseen suunnitteluun. Tulokset palvelevat visuaalisen käyttöliittymäsuunnittelun tai käyttäjäkokemuksen parissa työskenteleviä tutkijoita ja teollisuuden ammatinharjoittajia.

Aus der Motivation "In der Produktentwicklungsphase führen die zunehmende Nutzung externer Engineeringleistungen und die Erstellung domänenspezifischer Modelle vermehrt zu heterogenen Datenbeständen. Diese sind häufig auf verschiedene Verwaltungsebenen und -systeme verteilt. Mitunter befinden sich diverse Produktdatenmanagementsysteme parallel im Einsatz. In der Betriebsphase verursachen unterschiedliche Informationsquellen, darunter Sensoren und eingebettete Systeme, verteilte und ebenfalls heterogene Datenbestände. Stetig komplexer und intelligenter werdende Produkte sowie deren Vernetzung im Kontext von Industrial Internet of Things führen zu einem rasanten Anwachsen der Datenmenge. Ein gemeinsames Management von Produkt- und Maschinendaten zwischen der Entwicklungs- und der Betriebsphase existiert nicht. Insbesondere ist kein barrierefreier und konsistenter Informationsaustausch möglich. Vorwiegend organisatorische und sicherheitsrelevante Defizite verhindern derzeit einen koordinierten, multidirektionalen und reproduzierbaren Austausch von Produktinformationen. In dem Zusammenhang besitzen Maschinenhersteller keinen Zugriff auf die Informationen realer Maschinen. Maschinenbetreibern fehlt der Zugang zum Produktmodell und zu den damit verbundenen Entwicklungsergebnissen und den aktuellsten Änderungen. ..."

Submitted by admin tede (tede@pucgoias.edu.br) on 2017-12-20T12:22:12Z No. of bitstreams: 1 PAULO HENRIQUE DOS SANTOS.pdf: 1185590 bytes, checksum: 8e13c3e54e0b96ad189ee0669ad108c9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-12-20T12:22:12Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 PAULO HENRIQUE DOS SANTOS.pdf: 1185590 bytes, checksum: 8e13c3e54e0b96ad189ee0669ad108c9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-11-13 / The Enterprise Cooperation Networks (ECN) were created to increase competitiveness and protect Medium and Small Businesses (MSB) of large competitors. Many ECNs find it difficult to remain active in the market. The life cycle model contributes to overcome these problems, taking into account the characteristics of MSBs and broadens the understanding of their changes over time. In this scenario, the present research aims to identify, in this life cycle model, the stage that some selected networks in the State of Goiás find, replicating the study of the same theme carried out in the networks of the South of Brazil. This research aims to broaden the understanding of four different points of view, involving ECNs, namely: theoretical, managerial, regional development and public management point of view. It is a study of multiple cases, of descriptive character, also involving, bibliographical survey. This model was applied in two ECNs located in the State of Goiás, identifying its level of development. Subsequently, the results obtained in the State of Goiás were compared with those obtained in the research conducted in the South of the country. Semi-structured and structured interviews were conducted with qualitative and quantitative data approaches, developed by content analysis techniques. As a result, Rede 2000 was part of the Decline phase and the Real Estate Network in the transition from the Development to Maturity / Consolidation phase. Comparing the results with those of the South, the importance of external influence on the ECNs was verified in both studies. It was noted that in the southern survey there were thirteen ECNs available and only two in Goiás. In the South, ECNs receive public support from programs specifically geared to them, and in Goiás this does not happen, with programs focused only on cooperatives and Local Productive Arrangements (LPA). Nowadays, in Goiás, members access social networks intensively through computers and smartphones, and this has provided an informal exchange of information among them, strengthening the link between them, helping to develop and maintain network consolidation. / As Redes de Cooperação Empresarial (RCEs) foram criadas para aumentar a competitividade e proteger as Médias e Pequenas Empresas (MPEs) dos concorrentes de grande porte. Muitas RCEs encontram dificuldades para se manterem ativas no mercado. O modelo de ciclo de vida contribui para superar estes problemas, tendo em conta as características das MPEs e amplia a compreensão de suas mudanças ao longo do tempo. Neste cenário, a presente pesquisa tem como objetivo identificar, neste modelo de ciclo de vida, o estágio que se encontram algumas redes selecionadas no Estado de Goiás, replicando o estudo do mesmo tema realizado nas redes do Sul do Brasil. Esta pesquisa visa ampliar o entendimento sobre quatro pontos de vista diferentes, envolvendo RCEs, a saber: ponto de vista teórico, gerencial, desenvolvimento regional e gestão pública. É um estudo de múltiplos casos, de caráter descritivo, envolvendo também, levantamento bibliográfico. Este modelo foi aplicado, em duas RCEs localizadas no Estado de Goiás, identificando seu nível de desenvolvimento. Posteriormente, foram analisados, comparativamente, os resultados obtidos no Estado de Goiás com os obtidos na pesquisa realizada no Sul do País. Foram realizadas entrevistas semiestruturadas e estruturadas, com abordagens qualitativa e quantitativa dos dados, desenvolvida por técnicas de análise de conteúdo. Como resultados, a Rede 2000 se enquadrou na fase de Declínio e a Rede de Imobiliárias na transição da fase de Desenvolvimento para Maturidade/Consolidação. Comparando os resultados com os do Sul, verificou-se, nos dois estudos, a importância da influência externa nas RCEs. Notou-se que na pesquisa do Sul havia a disponibilidade de treze RCEs e em Goiás apenas duas. No Sul as RCEs recebem apoio público de programas voltados especificamente para elas e em Goiás isto não acontece, existindo programas voltados apenas para cooperativas e Arranjos Produtivos Locais (APLs). Atualmente, em Goiás, os associados acessam intensivamente redes sociais, por meio de computadores e smartphones, e isso tem proporcionado troca de informações informais com maior frequência entre os mesmos, fortalecendo o vínculo entre eles, auxiliando no desenvolvimento e manutenção da consolidação da rede.

L'expérience perçue lors de l'utilisation de produits est récemment devenue un facteur différenciateur majeur entre les principaux acteurs de l'industrie. Elle influence désormais grandement le succès de nouveaux produits. En parallèle, l'intérêt de la communauté de recherche en design sur le sujet va en grandissant. La présente recherche apporte une contribution à ces deux mondes en explorant des moyens de définir et représenter des intentions d'expérience utilisateur. Une des originalités de cette recherche réside dans le fait que son assise théorique combine les notions complémentaires d'expérience utilisateur et de processus « kansei » (processus mental affectif) utilisées originellement par des communautés scientifiques différentes. Elle fait aussi partie du groupe très restreint de travaux qui investiguent les liens entre ces considérations et le monde industriel.Au long des cinq expérimentations qui composent ce mémoire, j'explore la création d'outils et de méthodologies s'intéressant au processus kansei des futurs utilisateurs et permettant l'élaboration puis la communication d'intentions venant nourrir le processus de conception de nouveaux produits. L'influence de la nature des représentations amont sur la compréhension réciproque au sein d'équipes de conception multiculturelles (multi-nationalité et disciplinaire) ainsi que sur différentes typologies de projets prospectifs centrés sur l'expérience sont aussi mis en avant. En termes de contributions académiques, cette recherche a permis de modéliser l'information design échangée au sein d'équipes de conception visant à impacter les processus kansei des potentiels futurs utilisateurs. Elle a aussi mis en valeur les qualités et l'importance des représentations amonts multi-sensorielles. Les contributions industrielles couvrent quant à elles, la création d'outils, de méthodologies et de représentations amonts permettant de caractériser l'approche dite du « Kansei Design », et d'établir des liens entre ces différents aspects et trois typologies de projets de développements de nouveaux concepts. / In the industrial context, users' experience with products recently became a major differentiation factor between competitors and can greatly influence the success of a product. In parallel, the interest from the design research community about this topic is also growing. This research intends to contribute to both contexts by investigating the definition and representation of user experience intentions. When defining the theoretical background of this research a link will be created between the complementary notions of user experience and kansei process. Based on this original field of study, this dissertation will discuss design activities undertaken by design teams in order to nourish the much wider industrial design process.With the five experiments that will be presented in this dissertation, I will explore the creation of tools and methodologies centred on potential users' kansei process and supporting the creation of intentions related to the user experience of products to be designed. I will also investigate how the nature of the resulting early representations can impact reciprocal understanding within multi-cultural design teams, and finally how the developed approach (Kansei Design approach) can impact different typologies of new concept development projects.In terms of academic contributions, this research enabled to model the exchange of kansei-related design information among design-teams and highlighted the added value of multi-sensory early representations resulting from experience-centred design activities. Regarding industrial contributions, the different experiments made it possible to characterise the Kansei Design approach in terms of tools, methodologies, and early representations. Moreover a link was established between the different characteristics of this approach and three typologies of new experience-centred concept development projects leading to different products development projects.

Inom hälso- och sjukvården är IT-säkerhet avgörande för att skydda både personlig information och patientsäkerheten. För närvarande genomförs implementering av säkerhetsåtgärder och tester efter mjukvaruutvecklingen, vilket kan minska effektiviteten och utgöra en potentiell risk för patienternas integritet. Detta arbete undersökte implementeringen av DevSecOps-metodiken inom hälso- och sjukvården med fokus på utvecklingsfasen. Genom att intervjua anställda och använda säkerhetsverktyg som SAST, kodgranskning, penetrationstestning och DAST identifierades fördelar och utmaningar. Utmaningarna inkluderade brist på säkerhetskunskap och svårighet att integrera verktyg kostnadsfritt. Trots detta visade resultatet på möjligheten att förbättra säkerheten, effektivisera arbetet och spara pengar genom att använda gratis verktyg och implementera säkerhet redan i utvecklingsfasen. Utbildning och anställning av säkerhetskompetent personal betonades också som viktigt för att upprätthålla höga säkerhetsstandarder / In healthcare, IT security is crucial for protecting both personal information and patient safety. Currently, the implementation of security measures and testing is done after software development, which can reduce efficiency, and pose a potential risk to patient privacy. This study examined the implementation of the DevSecOps methodology in healthcare, focusing on the development phase. By interviewing employees and using security tools such as SAST, code review, penetration testing, and DAST, benefits and challenges were identified. The challenges included a lack of security knowledge and difficulty integrating tools for free. Despite this, the results demonstrated the potential to enhance security, streamline operations, and save money by utilizing free tools and implementing security during the development phase. Training and hiring security-competent personnel were also emphasized as important for maintaining high security standards.

Inclusive education is a fundamental part of South African Education with policies and initiatives being designed to provide support for learners with barriers to learning. With autism as a growing global phenomenon, South Africa has the additional challenge of providing learning support for learners with autism. This dissertation focuses on how one specialised preschool provides inclusive opportunities for preschool learners with autism through learning support. This setting is unique as it shares the same physical location as a mainstream preschool. The study focuses upon how the preschool teachers support their learners with autism so that they can be included within the adjoining inclusive environment. The research was conducted through participant observation and supporting interviews over a period of six months. All observations were recorded through field notes and reflections. The research produced a number of key findings. The shared physical environment enabled teachers and learners from both preschool settings to work together on a daily basis. This had a positive effect upon peer acceptance, staff and learner relationships and opportunities for staff to communicate and work collaboratively on a daily basis. The specialised preschool teachers provided learning support through the adaptation of learning environment, curriculum, multi sensory learning and language and communicative means. The main conclusions drawn from this research were the importance of a close working relationship between staff members and learners from both settings; the importance of adapting communication, environment and learning expectations; and lastly, the importance of focusing upon each individual when providing inclusive opportunities. The research recommends having a specialist setting physically close to an inclusive environment as this enables learners with high needs such as autism to build up the skills needed to benefit from being included. In addition, the research recommends staff in mainstream and specialist settings to have regular opportunity to work together collaboratively when developing learning strategies. Finally, the research recommends the publication of a guideline, outlining the nature of autism and recommended strategies to use within the classroom, which would serve as a flexible document for teachers to adapt to support their individual learners. / Inclusive Education / M. Ed. (Inclusive Education)

Inclusive education is a fundamental part of South African Education with policies and initiatives being designed to provide support for learners with barriers to learning. With autism as a growing global phenomenon, South Africa has the additional challenge of providing learning support for learners with autism. This dissertation focuses on how one specialised preschool provides inclusive opportunities for preschool learners with autism through learning support. This setting is unique as it shares the same physical location as a mainstream preschool. The study focuses upon how the preschool teachers support their learners with autism so that they can be included within the adjoining inclusive environment. The research was conducted through participant observation and supporting interviews over a period of six months. All observations were recorded through field notes and reflections. The research produced a number of key findings. The shared physical environment enabled teachers and learners from both preschool settings to work together on a daily basis. This had a positive effect upon peer acceptance, staff and learner relationships and opportunities for staff to communicate and work collaboratively on a daily basis. The specialised preschool teachers provided learning support through the adaptation of learning environment, curriculum, multi sensory learning and language and communicative means. The main conclusions drawn from this research were the importance of a close working relationship between staff members and learners from both settings; the importance of adapting communication, environment and learning expectations; and lastly, the importance of focusing upon each individual when providing inclusive opportunities. The research recommends having a specialist setting physically close to an inclusive environment as this enables learners with high needs such as autism to build up the skills needed to benefit from being included. In addition, the research recommends staff in mainstream and specialist settings to have regular opportunity to work together collaboratively when developing learning strategies. Finally, the research recommends the publication of a guideline, outlining the nature of autism and recommended strategies to use within the classroom, which would serve as a flexible document for teachers to adapt to support their individual learners. / Inclusive Education / M. Ed. (Inclusive Education)

This study aimed to test the efficacy of the memory box as a medium in Gestalt Therapy, specifically within a therapeutic group with AIDS orphans in the middle childhood phase of development. The aim was to explore and describe the utilisation of the memory box, as a medium for telling one's story, within the safety of the Gestalt play therapy group. It was felt that the increased self-awareness fostered by belonging to a supportive group could enhance self-concept. The research included qualitative and quantitative data. Theoretical and the meta-theoretical assumptions affecting children, in the middle childhood phase, orphaned through HIV/AIDS, were reviewed. The group sessions were described and the data obtained from the pre and post-test was graphically illustrated. The information was then compared to ascertain whether the objectives had been met. Results show that the memory box, used in Gestalt play therapy groups, with AIDS orphans was effective. / Social Work / M.Diac. (Play Therapy)