This research was designed to determine the relationship between articulated credits and performance of graduates in the Office Systems Technology program at Mountain Empire Community College. Specifically, the study was designed to examine student performance as measured by curricular grade point average (GPA) and the number of articulated credits and other selected explanatory variables, including age, marital status, high school GPA, math placement scores, English placement scores, and reading placement scores. The subjects for the study were 134 females, predominantly white, with less than 1% of other races, who were graduates of the Office Systems Technology program at Mountain Empire Community College for the 1989-1992 academic years. Data for the study were gathered from the College’s Admissions Office and the Data Processing Center, the 1990 Census Bureau records, and the Virginia Employment Commission. The analytical tools were descriptive statistics and regression analysis. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the population of the service area from which the subjects were drawn as well as the subjects of the study. The study was correlational in nature, using standardized regression to examine the relationship between a series of independent variables, including articulated credits, and student curricular GPA performance. It was also predictive in nature, using metric regression to provide formulas for estimating the dependent variable, curricular GPA. The standardized regression results revealed that with the exception of articulated credits, each explanatory variable was significantly related to curricular GPA. The metric regression results revealed that as each explanatory variable increased, the curricular GPA increased, excluding articulated credits that virtually remained the same. / Ed. D.

Made available in DSpace on 2011-05-04T12:36:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009 / A pesquisa e o desenvolvimento tecnológico com vistas à inovação contribuíram significativamente para os progressos observados ao longo da últimametade do século XX, influenciando a formação de recursos humanos qualificados e a gestão das instituições de Ciência & Tecnologia. Entretanto, pesquisa, desenvolvimento e inovação são atividades intrinsecamente ligadas. Assim, as políticas de fomento à inovação implicam em apoio à pesquisa técnico-científica e conseqüentemente na manutenção da capacidade técnico-científica das instituições e exige, também, a análise e o constante aperfeiçoamento da gestão da pesquisa e dos programas de fomento à Pesquisa & Desenvolvimento das instituições públicas de pesquisa. Neste sentido, este trabalho se ocupou da análise qualitativa de um programa de apoio às atividades de P&D realizadas pela maior instituição de pesquisa em saúde do país a Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. O objetivo foi a proposição de um modelo de avaliação de bolsas de pesquisa adequado à complexidade organizacional da FIOCRUZ, que sem abrir mão do mérito científico, da produtividade e da eficiência como componentes da avaliação, seja capaz de identificar critérios e indicadores que levem em conta as articulações dos projetos de pesquisa com os objetivos estratégicos da instituição, com as políticas governamentais de estímulo à inovação eo impacto social de suas atividades. Espera-se com o resultado desta proposta contribuir para a efetividade do modelo de gestão de programas de bolsa de P&D na instituição. / The research and technological development with a view to innovation significantly contributed to the progress observed throughout the last half of the twentieth century, influencing the formation of qualified human resources and the management of Science & Technology institutions. However, research, development and innovation are intrinsically linked activities. So, the innovation promotion policies implicate in support to technical -scientific research and consequently in maintenance of technical-scientific capacity of the institutions and also require analysis and a constant improvement of the research management and of Research & Development fomentation programs of research public institutions. In this sense, this work was in charge of the qualitative analysis of a support program to Research & Development activities accomplished by the major health research institution in the country – Oswaldo Cruz Foundation. The aim was the proposition of a research scholarships evaluation model suitable to the organizational complexity of FIOCRUZ , that considering the scientific merit, productivity and efficiency as evaluation components, be capable of identify criteria and indicators which take into account the research projects articulations with the strategic aims of the institution, with governmental policies of incitement to innovation and social impact of its activities. Our hope with the result of this proposal is to contribute to the effectiveness of the Research & Development scholarship programs management model in the institution.