O presente trabalho teve por objetivo desenvolver uma ferramenta computacional interativa para a elaboração de mapas conceituais e objetos de aprendizagem, como um módulo integrado ao ambiente virtual HyperCAL online. A partir disso, melhorou-se a interação do usuário, no módulo professor, com o sistema no desenvolvimento de objetos de aprendizagem, oportunizando a flexibilidade e customização no acesso ao conteúdo. Para a execução deste trabalho, foram investigados os seguintes temas: Design Instrucional, Ambientes Virtuais e Objetos de Aprendizagem, os processos de desenvolvimento de Software e as metodologias ágeis, os conceitos de Design de Interação e Interface, seguindo principalmente os princípios de design e usabilidade, com foco na experiência do usuário. Todo este estudo possibilitou a construção e a integração da ferramenta de mapas conceituais no ambiente HyperCAL online com a aplicação da metodologia ágil Extreme Programming (XP) que, por ter premissas de simplificação de processos e proximidade constante com o usuário, garantiu a qualidade do projeto durante o processo de aplicação das técnicas propostas. A implementação de mapas conceituais no ambiente virtual HyperCAL online demonstrou grande aplicabilidade para a proposta desta pesquisa, pois potencializou a possibilidade de pesquisa e aprendizado do usuário, contribuindo no seu foco de interesse, aumentando sua capacidade de informação, interação e recuperação de dados do sistema. E ainda, tornou o ambiente virtual mais atrativo, interativo e dinâmico para os seus usuários. / Abstract: This study aims to develop an interactive computational tool to elaborate conceptual maps and learning objects, as an integrated module to the online virtual environment HyperCAL. We sought to improve the teacher module’s user interaction with the system of development of learning objects, allowing the flexibility and customization when accessing content. For the execution of this study, the following issues have been investigated: Instructional Design, Virtual Environments and Learning Objects; the processes of software development and agile methodologies; and concepts of Interaction and Interface Design, mainly following the principles of design and usability, focusing on the user’s experience. The study enabled the construction of the tool of conceptual maps and its integration to the HyperCAL online environment with the implementation of an agile methodology, which assured the quality of the project during the process of application of the proposed techniques, due to assumptions of simplifications of processes and to the constant proximity with the user. The implementation of concept maps in the online virtual environment HyperCAL has shown great applicability to the proposal of this research, as it has opened up new possibilities for research and learning for the user, contributing to their focus of interest, increasing its capacity for information, interaction and data recovery from the system. In addition, it has made the virtual environment more attractive, interactive and dynamic for its users.

There is a higher rate of recidivism for U.S. veterans compared to the general population of offenders. To address the unique needs of veterans, separate housing units for veterans (VSUs) are now operating within correctional facilities in 29 U.S. states. Despite reports that VSUs are having a positive impact on recidivism, little is known of the experiences of correctional administrators who have implemented a VSU. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore the lived experiences of several individuals who have implemented a VSU in their correctional facility. Guided by the quality implementation framework (QIF), data collected through semistructured interviews conducted with 7 U.S. correctional administrators were analyzed by reducing the information to significant statements, when combined into themes provided a descriptive analysis. Results from this study affirm that implementing a VSU is a feasible option for many correctional administrators with the desire to address the needs of veteran offenders. Key findings indicate most steps taken to implement a VSU align with quality implementation. Additional results indicate that presently there may be less consideration for VSU implementation processes associated with quality in the areas of ensuring staff training to work with the veterans, and in conducting process evaluations including outcomes tracking. VSUs have a profound and nearly immediate, effect on veteran inmate behaviors and reducing recidivism. This examination of the phenomenon of VSU implementation may offer implementers with evidenced-based practices to advance understanding of VSU implementation in the future, ultimately to benefit veteran offenders and the communities in which they reintegrate.

Text in English / Scrum is the most adopted and under-researched Agile methodology. The research conducted on Scrum adoption is mainly qualitative. Therefore, there was a need for a quantitative study to investigate Scrum adoption challenges. The general objective of this study was to investigate the factors that have a significant relationship with Scrum adoption as perceived by Scrum practitioners working within South African organisations. To achieve this objective a narrative review to synthesise the existing challenges was conducted, followed by the use of these challenges in the development of a conceptual framework. After that, a survey questionnaire was used to test and evaluate the developed framework. The research findings indicate that relative advantage, complexity, and sprint management are factors that have a significant linear relationship with Scrum adoption. The findings are generalisable to the population, and the author recommends that organisations review the findings during their adoption phase of Scrum. / Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) / University of South Africa (UNISA) / School of Computing / M.Sc. (Computing)

Le paysage sociopolitique canadien est, actuellement, transformé par les mouvements de résurgence culturelle de Premières nations, des Métis et des Inuits. Parmi les traditions revitalisées, la pratique du tatouage traditionnel gagne en importance. Un nombre croissant d’artistes-tatoueur.euse.s autochtones réparti.e.s à travers le Canada s’évertuent à revitaliser le médium. Ce mémoire s’intéresse, particulièrement, au travail de Dion Kaszas, de Toby Sicks et d’Angela Hovak Johnston. En explorant leur projet de revitalisation, j’aborde, entre autres, les questions de la transmission intergénérationnelle, de l’hybridité culturelle et de l’agentivité du tatouage. Employant une méthodologie décolonisée axée sur la culture lakota, ce travail propose les récits d’autochtones tatoué.e.s rencontré.e.s lors de séjours de re-cherche. En me basant sur nos conversations, je tente d’expliquer l’importance du tatouage ancestral dans l’affirmation identitaire des autochtones contemporain.e.s J’y montre que, dans les milieux urbains, principalement, la pratique du tatouage permet une guérison collective et individuelle, en plus de contribuer à l’affirmation des identités autochtones et à l'autonomisation des diverses nations sur le territoire. De plus, grâce à divers témoignages, j’explique que le tatouage autochtone contemporain sert de levier dans les luttes sociopolitiques actuelles. Ainsi, l’art du tatouage, un médium indûment négligé par les études en l’histoire de l’art, s’avère être un acteur déterminant dans les grands mouvements de résurgence culturelle autochtone actuellement au Canada. Ce mémoire invite, donc, le lecteur ou la lectrice à reconsidérer l’importance de l’art du tatouage autochtone contemporain et les enjeux qu’il soulève. / The Canadian socio-political landscape is currently being transformed by the cultural resurgence movements of First Nations, Métis and Inuit. The practice of traditional tattooing is gaining importance as a component of this process of revitalization. A growing number of Aboriginal tattoo artists across Canada are working to revive the medium. This thesis examines the work of Dion Kaszas, Angela Hovak Johnston and Toby Sicks, in particular. As part of my exploration of their revitalizing projects, I examine, among other things, questions of transmission, cultural hybridity, and agency. Employing decolonizing methodologies, particularly insights from Lakota culture, I share the stories of several tattooed Indigenous people encountered during my re-search. Based on our conversations, I seek to explain the importance of the ancestral tattoo in the assertion of identity of contemporary Indigenous peoples. I show that both in urban areas and on reserves, the practice of tattooing facilitates collective and individual healing, in addition to contributing to the affirmation of Aboriginal identities and the empowerment of various nations. In addition, I discuss ways that contemporary Aboriginal tattooing contributes to current socio-political struggles. I show how the art of tattooing, a medium unduly neglected in art history, plays a major role in cultural resurgence movements of Indigenous peoples of Canada today. Cumulatively, the thesis invites the reader to reconsider the importance of contemporary Aboriginal tattoo art and the issues it raises.

Esta investigación tiene como fin aplicar un modelo Agile de gestión de proyectos con la utilización del marco de trabajo Scrum en un proyecto de conjunto residencial en el distrito del Cercado de Lima, Lima, Perú. Para esto, el estudio empleó un cuestionario completado por profesionales del sector construcción, con el fin de determinar las actividades que generan mayores sobrecostos, retrabajos y plazos dentro de las etapas de proyectos. A su vez, se realizó la propuesta de aplicación SCRUM dentro del sector construcción para finalmente desarrollar la implementación de este modelo en la capital peruana y determinar los resultados obtenidos frente al modelo tradicional Lean Construction y, a partir de este resultado, proponer una guía de aplicación del marco de trabajo SCRUM en futuros proyectos de construcción. / This research aims to apply an Agile project management model with the use of the Scrum framework in a residential complex project in the Cercado de Lima district, Lima, Peru. For this, the study used a questionnaire completed by professionals in the construction sector, in order to determine the activities that generate the highest cost overruns, rework and deadlines within the project stages. In turn, the SCRUM application proposal was made within the construction sector to finally develop the implementation of this model in the Peruvian capital and determine the results obtained compared to the traditional Lean Construction model and from this result propose an application guide on the SCRUM framework for future construction projects. / Tesis

Este trabajo de investigación está enfocado en la cadena de valor de la venta internacional de palta Hass de la producción obtenida de la ciudad de Carac, Huaral con la finalidad que los agricultores de esta zona pueden obtener mayores ingresos económicos. Dentro de la zona se realizó un censo y se obtuvo como resultado que 12 de los 13 agricultores realizan venta de su producto directamente a un bróker. Además, se tuvo como resultado todo el flujo de la venta, desde la compra de materias primas hasta el envío de la palta de forma internacional. Debido al resultado, se pudo identificar los procesos que realizan los agricultores y cuáles son los que realiza el bróker. Con el fin de que el bróker no realice todas las funciones del flujo, se planteó que los agricultores tengan mayores procesos a su cargo, como son el de transporte y de la exportación, de esta manera el bróker se convertiría en un “agente de ventas”. Se realizó una prueba piloto en un contenedor LCL y su rentabilidad fue de 100 dólares En conclusión, los procesos se dividirán en 3 etapas: Compras, Transporte y Exportación. El bróker se encargará de conseguir las ventas internacionales y el ahora comprará las paltas a los agricultores a un costo mayor, teniendo como resultado un incremento de S/1.05 por Kg por parte de los agricultores. / This research work is focused on the value chain of the international sale of Hass avocado from the production obtained from the city of Carac, Huaral with the purpose that the farmers of this area can obtain greater economic income. Within the area, a census was carried out and it was obtained as a result that 12 of the 13 farmers sell their product directly to a broker. In addition, the entire flow of the sale was obtained, from the purchase of raw materials to the shipment of the avocado internationally. Due to the result, it was possible to identify the processes that farmers carry out and which ones are carried out by the broker. In order for the broker not to perform all the functions of the flow, it was proposed that farmers have greater processes in charge, such as transport and export, in this way the broker would become a "sales agent”. A pilot test was carried out in an LCL container, and its profitability was 100 dollars In conclusion, the processes will be divided into 3 stages: Purchasing, Transportation and Export. The broker will be in charge of achieving international sales and he will now buy the avocados from the farmers at a higher cost, resulting in an increase of S / 1.05 per Kg by the farmers. / Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional

This thesis compares residential realties market in the Czech Republic and in Ireland. Thesis also describes all methods of appraisement used both in the Czech Republic and Ireland. It also analyses market segmentation in chosen regions of each state. There is created database of family houses, which are destined to be sold.

Tato práce prezentuje metodologii snižování emisních stop v souvislosti s přechodem na obhovou ekonomiku aplikováním integrace procesů při analýze a projektování při zohlednní výzev, které ztěžují praktické aplikace. Udržitelnost životního prostředí se vyznačuje snahou o snižování emisí a zlepšení hospodaření s odpady a hraje rozhodující roli při přechodu na obhovou ekonomiku. Byly navrženy tři metodiky založené na bezztrátovém konceptu a rozšiřujících metodiky Pinch Analysis a P-Grafů. Aplikovatelnost je demonstrována šesti případovými studiemi transportu a nakládání s odpady. Mé příspěvky v této oblasti jsou následující: (i) Nový bezztrátový rozhodovací nástroj paralelní s klasickým fázovým diagramem, který napomáhá rychlému rozhodování o procesech (např. výběr druhu dopravy pro danou vzdálenost a náklad) při nejnižší možné environmentální zátěži. (ii) Systém kvantitativního vyhodnocování emisí, který agreguje a vyhodnocuje celkové environmentální zatížení způsobené sklemíkovými plyny, SOx, PM a NO2. (iii) Rozšířená analýza nakládání s odpady pro regionální plánování s přihlédnutím k zatěžování i odstranní zatěžování emisní stopou, dále rozhodování o způsobu hospodaření s odpady a výběru způsobu zpracování odpadu s cílem nejnižší možné emisní stopy. (iv) Model posuzování pomocí nástroje P-grafu pro identifikaci optimálních integrovaných systémů zpracování odpadu různého složení, který identifikuje a vyhodnocuje stav udržitelnosti procesů před a po zpracování. Navrhované metodiky v grafickém znázornění s podporou sady komplexních základních rovnic transformují problematiku nakládání s odpady a výběru dopravy do snadno srozumitelné formy řešení vyznačujících se nízkými emisními stopami. Jako příklad v jedné z případových studií analýza provedená podle nového přístupu využívajícího E-WAMPA naznačuje, že celkového snížení emisí o 10% (2, 568 kt CO2 ekv.) Lze dosáhnout provedením přechodu odpadu na Maltě (-25.75 kt CO2 ekv.), Řecko (-1,602.71 kt CO2ekv), Kypr (-178.52 kt CO2ekv) a Rumunsko (-761.16 kt CO2ekv). To jsou země, v nichž lze dosáhnout co největšího zlepšení, vzhledem k kombinovanému účinku čistých emisí (zatěžujících i nezatížených stop) stávajícího systému nakládání s odpady, vzniku odpadů a obyvatelstva. Následující studie budou umožňovat komplexní vyhodnocení ekonomické proveditelnosti tak, aby lokální data mohla být použita pro konkrétní případy v již předpřipravených schématech s výstupem kvalifikovaného řešení.

The master's thesis deals with the optical recognition of the tasks board in the agile environment. Based on theoretical knowledge about the agile project management, the concept of the task board is introduced. Possible representations of this agile tool are discussed, as well as their advantages and disadvantages. In connection with the optical recognition of the objects, follows the theoretical part dealing with barcodes, their structure and methods of detection and decoding. Based on these facts, the application design is reflecting all the needs specified by the company Siemens CT DC which is the contracting authority of the project. Implemented solution used for synchronization between the physical and virtual task board is able to detect the task cards with reliability about 95 % and allows the full synchronization of the task board during the four cycles. Deployment in the software development team and using the fully automated mode brings approximately five times quicker synchronization than it was before. In a case of semi-automated mode, it is about three times faster than before.

El presente trabajo empieza con el marco teórico para establecer la definición de términos y conceptos específicos de investigación como Metodología Lean Six Sigma, Estudio de Métodos, Calidad, Eficiencia y Municiones. Luego, en el estado del arte, se reúne y analiza la información de diversos artículos de investigación para obtener un sustento científico y conocer el actual uso de las diferentes herramientas empleadas para dar soporte a la investigación. Después de establecer la importancia del sector en estudio, se realiza el diagnóstico de la empresa para identificar oportunidades de mejora. Empleando herramientas de ingeniería en el proceso de producción se identificó baja eficiencia, alta cantidad de productos no conformes, falta de estandarización y oportunidades de mejora. Se encontró alto porcentaje de defectos en el proceso de Formación de Copa Vaina; debido al desconocimiento de tiempo de vida útil de los utillajes, colocación errada de utillajes, desconocimiento de frecuencia de calibración, desconocimiento de frecuencia y método de set up. El proceso de lavado, el cual es indispensable a lo largo de la línea de producción, también presenta alto porcentaje de defectos debido a la mezcla errónea de los químicos empleados para lavar los casquillos. Se propone un modelo combinado de Lean Six Sigma y Métodos de trabajo para mejorar los problemas hallados en la línea de producción de casquillos, aumentando la eficiencia y reduciendo los defectos. Por último, se realizó una prueba piloto como método de validación logrando resultados óptimos al emplear el modelo combinado propuesto. / This applied research project begins with the theoretical framework to stablish the definition of specific research terms and concepts, such as Lean Six Sigma Methodology, Study of Methods, Quality, Efficiency and Ammunition. Then, in the state of the art, the information collected from various research articles is analyzed to obtain a scientific support and know the different tools used in them to support this investigation. After establishing the importance of the sector under study, the diagnosis of the company is made to identify opportunities for improvement. using different engineering tools in the production process line identified low efficiency, high quantity of non-conforming products, lack of standardization and opportunities for improvement. High percentage of defects were found in the Vaina Cup Formation process this due to lack of knowledge of useful lifetime tools, wrong placement of tolls, lack of knowledge of calibration frequency, frequency and set up method. The washing process, which is essential along the production line, also has a high percentage of defects due to the wrong mixing of the chemicals used to wash the case of the ammunition. a combined model of Lean Six Sigma and Work Methods is proposed to improve the problems found on the cartridge case production line, increasing efficiency and reducing defects. Finally, a pilot test was performed as a validation method, achieving optimal results when using the proposed combined model. / Trabajo de Suficiencia Profesional