The Computer Input/Output Subsystem Education in an undergraduate introductory course: a Multiperspective Study

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Introductory course of natural philosophy for the use of schools and academies

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An Introductory Course on Constraint Logic Programming

The purpose of this document is to serve as the printed material for the seminar "An Introductory Course on Constraint Logic Programming". The intended audience of this seminar are industrial programmers with a degree in Computer Science but little previous experience with constraint programming. The seminar itself has been field tested, prior to the writing of this document, with a group of the application programmers of Esprit project P23182, "VOCAL", aimed at developing an application in scheduling of field maintenance tasks in the context of an electric utility company. The contents of this paper follow essentially the flow of the seminar slides. However, there are some differences. These differences stem from our perception from the experience of teaching the seminar, that the technical aspects are the ones which need more attention and clearer explanations in the written version. Thus, this document includes more examples than those in the slides, more exercises (and the solutions to them), as well as four additional programming projects, with which we hope the reader will obtain a clearer view of the process of development and tuning of programs using CLP. On the other hand, several parts of the seminar have been taken out: those related with the account of fields and applications in which C(L)P is useful, and the enumerations of C(L)P tools available. We feel that the slides are clear enough, and that for more information on available tools, the interested reader will find more up-to-date information by browsing the Web or asking the vendors directly. More details in this direction will actually boil down to summarizing a user manual, which is not the aim of this document.

The introductory course on the field of social work; a statement of purpose, content and methods of the introductory course and a selective bibliography for teachers of the introductory course.

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Old Icelandic : an introductory course /

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Arithmetic for elementary teachers; an introductory course

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An introductory course of quantitative chemical analysis, with explanatory notes,

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Principles of quantitative analysis; an introductory course,

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An introductory course of quantitative chemical analysis, with explanatory notes and stoichiometrical problems

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A project-oriented course in probability and statistics for undergraduate electrical engineering students

An introductory course in probability and statistics for third-year and fourth-year electrical engineering students is described. The course is centered around several computer-based projects that are designed to achieve two objectives. First, the projects illustrate the course topics and provide hands-on experience for the students. The second and equally important objective of the projects is to convey the relevance and usefulness of probability and statistics to practical problems that undergraduate students can appreciate. The benefit of this course as to motivate electrical engineering students to excel in the study of probability concepts, instead of viewing the subject as one more course requirement toward graduation. The authors co-teach the course, and MATLAB is used for mast of the computer-based projects

Property development cycle and acquisition strategies

This presenation is part of the UDIA (Qld) Property Development Essentials program, which is a two-day introductory course designed for new entrants to the property industry. The course provides practical advice and direction for those looking to take the first steps into the development industry. This presentation identifies economic factors and their influence on land acquisitions, as well as providing an understanding the property development and business cycles and their impacts on acquisition strategies (long v. short term projects)

Attitudes of future special education teachers toward gifted students and their education

Saudi Arabian education is undergoing substantial reform in the context of a nation transitioning from a resource-rich economy to a knowledge economy. Gifted students are important human resources for such developing countries. However, there are some concerns emanating from the international literature that gifted students have been neglected in many schools due to teachers’ attitudes toward them. The literature shows that future teachers also hold similar negative attitudes, especially those in Special Education courses who, as practicing teachers, are often responsible for supporting the gifted education process. The purpose of this study was to explore whether these attitudes are held by future special education teachers in Saudi Arabia, and how the standard gifted education course, delivered as part of their program, impacts on their attitudes toward gifted students. The study was strongly influenced by the Theory of Reasoned Action (Ajzen, 1980, 2012) and the Theory of Personal Knowledge (Polanyi, 1966), which both suggest that attitudes are related to people’s (i.e. teachers’) beliefs. A mixed methods design was used to collect quantitative and qualitative data from a cohort of students enrolled in a teacher education program at a Saudi Arabian university. The program was designed for students majoring in special education. The quantitative component of the study involved an investigation of a cohort of future special education teachers taking a semester-long course in gifted education. The data were primarily sourced from a standard questionnaire instrument modified in the Arabic language, and supplemented with questions that probed the future teachers’ attitudes toward gifted children. The participants, 90 special education future teachers, were enrolled in an introductory course about gifted education. The questionnaire contained 34 items from the "Opinions about the Gifted and Their Education" (Gagné, 1991) questionnaire, utilising a five-point Likert scale. The quantitative data were analysed through the use of descriptive statistics, Spearman correlation Coefficients, Paired Samples t-test, and Multiple Linear Regression. The qualitative component focussed on eight participants enrolled in the gifted education course. The primary source of the qualitative data was informed by individual semi-structured interviews with each of these participants. The findings, based on both the quantitative and qualitative data, indicated that the majority of future special education teachers held, overall, slightly positive attitudes toward gifted students and their education. However, the participants were resistant to offering special services for the gifted within the regular classroom, even when a comparison was made on equity grounds with disabled students. While the participants held ambivalent attitudes toward ability grouping, their attitudes were positive toward grade acceleration. Further, the majority agreed that gifted students are likely to be rejected by their teachers. Despite such judgments, they considered the gifted to be a valuable resource for Saudi society. Differences within the cohort were found when two variables emerged as potential predictors of attitude: age, experience, and participants’ hometown. The younger (under 25 years old) future special education teachers, with no internship or school practice experience, held more positive attitudes toward the gifted students, with respect to their general needs, than did the older participants with previous school experiences. Additionally, participants from a rural region were more resistant toward gifted education than future teachers from urban areas. The findings also indicated that the attitudes of most of the participants were significantly improved, as a result of the course, toward ability grouping such as special classes and schools, but remained highly concerned about differentiation within regular classrooms with either elitism or time pressure. From the findings, it can be confirmed that a lectured-based course can serve as a starting point from which to focus future teachers’ attention on the varied needs of the gifted, and as a conduit for learning about special services for the gifted. However, by itself, the course appears to have minimal influence on attitudes toward differentiation. As a consequence, there is merit in its redevelopment, and the incorporation of more practical opportunities for future teachers to experience the teaching of the gifted.

Educação e saúde: a formação dos Agente Comunitários de Saúde do município de Duque de Caxias - RJ

Esta dissertação tem como objeto a formação dos Agentes Comunitários de Saúde de Duque de Caxias. Com a aprovação da Lei Federal N 11.350 de 2002 que institui como um dos requisitos para o exercício da atividade haver concluído, com aproveitamento, curso introdutório de formação inicial e continuada, e com base no Referencial para Curso Técnico de Agente Comunitário de Saúde esta pesquisa tem a finalidade de analisar como se encontra a formação dos ACS de Duque de Caxias-RJ. Para tanto foram entrevistados 17 Agentes Comunitários de Saúde, representante da Secretaria Municipal de Saúde, representante do SINDSPREV-RJ Sindicato dos Trabalhadores em Saúde, Trabalho e Previdência Social no Estado do Rio de Janeiro, representante do MUB Federação Municipal de Associações de Moradores e representante dos Conselhos Municipal e Estadual de Saúde. Desta forma, pretende-se através da análise dos diversos segmentos envolvidos no processo de construção da saúde no município perceber como é realizada a formação dos ACS e de que forma esta formação colabora (ou não) para a implementação plena da Estratégia da Saúde no referido município. Como resultado chegou-se a conclusão que a Lei foi cumprida parcialmente, pois em 2007 a Secretaria Municipal de Saúde disponibilizou a formação inicial em um curso de 400 horas finaciado pelo governo federal, porém depois desta data a referida secretaria não deu continuidade a formação técnica e adotou a capacitação com fim em si mesma e com caráter de treinamento para combater agravos e doenças. Através da análise da fala dos movimentos e instituições sociais, percebe-se que o fato da maioria dos ACS serem nomeados por indicação política e através de contratos de trabalho frágeis e a ausência de uma formação sólida e consistente estes trabalhadores não se organizam e assim deixam de lutar por direitos e melhores condições de trabalho.

A educação permanente no processo de organização em serviços de saúde: as repercussões do curso introdutório para equipes de saúde da família experiência do município de Juiz de Fora

O presente estudo analisa um processo educativo de serviço de saúde Curso Introdutório para as equipes de Saúde da Família CI, apoiado e recomendado pelo Ministério da Saúde, como forma de informar e divulgar a política de Saúde da Família. Parte-se da premissa de que o Curso Introdutório da Saúde da Família é uma estratégia inicial de organização da implantação do trabalho das equipes. É um estudo de caso, de natureza qualitativa, realizada com as equipes de Saúde da Família do município de Juiz de Fora, que foram sensibilizadas pelo CI do Polo de Capacitação, Formação e Educação Permanente de Pessoal para a Saúde da Família da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora MG. Foram realizadas entrevistas com os formuladores, implementadores e executores das políticas de saúde do nível federal, estadual e municipal; grupo focal e questionários com as equipes de Saúde da Família. Essa pesquisa revelo que foi consensual entre os sujeitos que o CI estimulou, incentivou e sensibilizou as equipes a desenvolverem a estratégia da SF, a partir de algumas diretrizes implantadas, que auxiliaram na operacionalização e organização do processo de trabalho. O CI é o início da educação permanente, porque apresenta características que o qualificam como tal, apesar de não ser percebido como início e sim como fim, porque não houve continuidade do processo no município. São evidenciadas contradições entre o discurso e a prática, de forma e intensidade diferentes, devido às subjetividades do processo de trabalho em cada uma das equipes. As mudanças sofrem interferências diretas de tecnologia material e não material presente nos serviços, encontrando na categoria apoio da gestão a maior fragilidade para o desenvolvimento da proposta. Mas, pode-se inferir que promoveu crescimento individual e coletivo visualizado através das atividades realizadas. No ensino, levou a discussão da SF para o interior dos cursos de graduação nas disciplinas de conteúdos afins. Os conteúdos agregados na prática foram: saúde, família, território. No discurso: trabalho em equipe, planejamento e diagnóstico. A pesquisa que, em Juiz de Fora, pelo menos três formas de desenvolvimento da SF, após a sensibilização do CI: equipe atuando de acordo com o modelo assistencial proposto, equipe em processo de retrocesso ao modelo assistencial tradicional e outra em que o modelo tradicional está fortemente sobreposto ao da SF. O estudo apontou ainda: a necessidade de fortalecimento da área de recursos humanos, devolvendo ao município a autonomia de gestão dos seus projetos; a educação permanente de pessoal de saúde como estratégia para área de recursos humanos; o grupo focal como ferramenta de acompanhamento e avaliação dos processos educativos e a necessidade de se instituir um processo educativo inicial para as equipes de atenção primária, no qual o CI é um produto a ser considerado.