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Bologna process in fashion design education: An evaluation of applications used in Turkey
Authors: Kilinc Nurgul , Gursoy Fatma
Published: January 2023

Higher education has been affected by a number of changes in the past decade, including higher rates of participation, internationalisation, the growing importance of knowledge-led economies and increased global competition. These changes have resulted in to two main European policies: the Bologna Process and the Lisbon Strategy, including the Modernisation Agenda for Universities. Both these broader international developments and the two specific European policy processes have been translated into policy change at national level affecting principally external quality assurance, autonomy, funding and research but also the shape and size of many higher education systems. These fundamental changes, along with the implementation of the core Bologna reforms, have altered deeply all activities of HEIs.As the borders between European nations become less apparent, as monetary systems become uniform, as commerce and industry increasingly become multi-national, and as Europe is regarded as a single entity on the international stage it makes sense to develop a uniform educational system.When Bologna Process is evaluated in terms of education in fashion design, it can be summarized as follows:For students; it enables students to spend less time in educational institutions, have fewer courses compared to earlier practices, a more transparent process and a voice in education process. For academicians; it enables an increasing workload, caused by planning and evaluations although number of courses is reduced and a more transparent process. For curriculum; it offers fewer numbers of courses, a credit system that takes all learning cycle into consideration, a flexibility created with more optional courses, but a measurable standard method that is not flexible.

Keywords: Bologna process, fashion design, fashion design education
Developing 3D graphics software as educational material for museum education course (The case of hunat social complex)
Authors: Coruh Levent , Karakus Eda Ocak
Published: January 2023

This study aims to develop a 3D graphics software that will be used during the visit of historic places in museum education course and applying this application to an example historic building. The software is a virtual reality application that will provide the opportunity to visit historic places in a three-dimensional and interactive virtual environment in terms of spatial relations, historical data, structural and material characteristics of these places. The software can be accessed by mobile devices such as tables and smart phones via the Internet.Museum Education course is a practical course in which various activities and workshops are carried out while visiting museums and historic places in addition to the discussion of basic issues such as the history of museums, types of museums, and their functions.  In this course, given the sketches and the educational materials containing visual-textual information on the historic buildings, students visit these buildings and create their own experiences through the guidance of these documents.  In this regard,  "What could be a new and different teaching material that will enrich students' experiences?" appears to be an important question. This question has led to the idea of developing the software that will allow new experiences during the visit of historic places, and this idea bases the research problem of the current study.Accordingly, the virtual-reality application needed was developed by the researchers within the research project funded by Erciyes University.  The software allows entering the building (walkthrough), getting a bird's eye view around the building (orbit), and obtaining visual-textual information through selecting the details in the building  (inscription, muqarnas, ornamentation, etc.).  The software has been developed as the multi-platform with open source codes using Action Script 3 programming language, Air SDK and Away3D SDK in the development environment of Flashdevelop supported by OpenGL ES2.0. The Religious school (madrasah), Mosque, and Mausoleum buildings in Kayseri Hunad Hatun Social Complex were selected as the example buildings in the pilot application. The three-dimensional digital models of these buildings have been created in the computer environment to reflect the architectural features using low polygon modeling method within the aforementioned project.The software developed for the museum education courses has provided students with the opportunity to examine the historic places more closely through the virtual-reality application that can be accessed by tablets and smart phones via Internet while they physically visit these places. This software can be considered rich material presented to the use of people interested. 

Keywords: Museum Education, Hunat Hatun Social Complex, WEB Based Virtual Reality, 3D Graphic Software
Attitudes of primary school prospective teachers towards art education
Authors: Tavşancil Ezel , Yalçin Seher
Published: January 2023

This study aims to determine the prospective teachersâ€™ attitudes towards art education using Osgood affective meaning scale which takes little time to answer and is easy to administer. The study is designed in a survey model. Data was collected through all grades from the first to the forth level of primary school teaching department students who are being educated at 2014-2015 education period spring term in Faculty of Educational Sciences, Ankara University. Descriptive statistics and factor analysis were used to analyze the data. Results of analysis reveal that prospective teachers have different emotional meanings towards art education. Within this scope, suggestions concerning to develop studentsâ€™ attitudes towards art education were presented for academicians, education politicians and those concerned.Keywords: Art education, attitude, primary school prospective teachersÂ
The Infographics which are designed for environmental issues
Authors: Tuncalı Esra
Published: January 2023

Infographic is the transformation of information, sources and data in graphic format, to make them clear and easily understandable. In these graphics, sophisticated topics and maps are designed in a simple and explanatory way by means of stories. Infographics are seen in media and published works either in a scientific or simple level.In order for the world resources to fulfill not only todayâ€™s but also future generationsâ€™ needs, the basis for a sustainable life should be provided today. Organizations like Greenpeace run campaigns in accordance with the principals of protecting bio-diversity, in order for the contribution of raising awareness in society for future. These organizations often use infographics in their campaigns. Infographics contain a lot of research-focused information by quoting several sources. By the help of these researches and design, infographics form an effective way to transmit topics like â€œenvironmental issues and what to do about themâ€, to the target population.Based on the above explanations, how infographics deal with the issues like â€œnuclear hazard, the decline of biologic diversity and environmental pollutionâ€ is analyzed in this article. Furthermore, how people reach infographic design is described, and campaigns of environmentalist organizations were examined. As a result it is concluded that, in terms of the mentioned environmental issues, infographics are beneficial tools to raise awareness and to effectively transmit them to people, particularly in social media and other similar channels.Keywords: Infographics, environment, graphic design
Sociological analysis on the discourse of crisis in art
Authors: Keser İnan , Keser Nimet
Published: January 2023

For about a hundred and fifty years, it has been continuously expressed that art has been facing a deadly crisis and this crisis roots itself from the reality that there exists no concrete answer to the question of â€˜what is artâ€™. However related with the non-existence of consensus on what art is, itâ€™s nothing more than a weak understanding to claim that it is impossible to talk about art. Thus, it can be acknowledged that the continuous repetition of the question of â€˜what is artâ€™ and non-existence of consensus on this subject is a clear proof of existence of a sharp struggle in art; and the state of non-consensus and historical continuity of the struggle can be acknowledged as the main source of dynamism of art. For this reason, in this study, it is acknowledged that non-existence of a concrete definition of art is a historical incident; and this controversial state about what art is and calling it the crisis of art itself was made the subject of a sociological analysis. In this analysis, it is concluded that; the actual crisis is not the crisis of art but that of aestheticsâ€™; and that this crisis roots itself from the replacement of aesthetics regime (which dominated art for a very long time) with the non-aesthetic â€˜artist regimeâ€™ in the beginning of 20th century and the nonfunctioning of aesthetics by this new regime.Â Keywords: art, sociology of art, aesthetics, art regime, artistic change.
An evaluation over houses formed with spatial openings and space within a space relation: Loos typology
Authors: Aykac Gokce Nur
Published: January 2023

Person meets his shelter need finding spaces to hide in by the instincts such as feeling safe, being protected and so on. Besides the opening that was used for entrance and exit to the shelter, human had created voids on the shell in order to get light and air inside. The openings which are created firstly on surface and the second dimension turned out to be architectural elements defined such as windows and doors. In the architectural context the openings which are separating the spaces from each other are created in the third dimension; defined as structural openings. Through the historical process, with the development of space the openings have transformations and changes also. Being created on the surface of the space shell, they have roles with the main space and sub-spaces to relate with each other. Aim of the research is to be able to define the relations created between the spaces with the structural openings. Within the study, the forming new space examples will be cited and the mediary voids ensuring continuity and visual transitivity between these spaces will be hounded in the house spaces. The connection between the structural openings and the following relations will be researched through the spaces of Modern Architecture, Adolf Loos (1870-1930) spaces. Loos spaces different from the accustomed spaces were formed by the level differences and voids aim to get light inside, this shows his effort creating space within a space relation in his houses.  According to this typology, the spaces are constructed successively and perpetually, and by means of these organized openings they communicate in each other.

Keywords: spatial opening, space within a space relation, Loos typology.
Contribution of mental training to the improvement of sports performance
Authors: Teodor Grosu Vlad , Elena Moraru Cristina , Florina Grosu Emilia , Aneta Preja Carmen
Published: January 2023

The aim of this study was to assess the influence of mental training on the increase in attention and manual response in certain athletes (skiers). The subjects within are samples are aged 12Â±5 and 16Â±1. The athletes who participated in this study are part of ski groups within School sports clubs. The experimental group comprises athletes from Gheorgheni, Baia-Sprie, while the control group includes of athletes from TopliÅ£a, Sibiu, Predeal and Sinaia. We applied the ACRM (focused attention with manual response) test, because it provides information on the ability of remaining focused during activities with imposed pace and with dynamic field of observations. We conducted these tests after applying certain mental training techniques in the experimental group and after comparing the scores with those obtained by the control group. For the analysis, we used the SPSS 15.0 software. For the comparison of means between the groups of subjects, we applied ANOVA for the VP, EP and EX posttest measurements. The purpose was to determine whether the two groups have similar scores before the intervention. We applied mental imagery techniques on certain components of alpine skiing technique, based on hand-eye coordination. We also calculated a t test for dependent samples for VP, EP and EX, in posttest, to the end of establishing whether the intervention led to any alterations. The means and standard deviation for VP are as follows: for the control group 10.00Â±6.04 and for the experimental group 4.04Â±3.85; for EP test, the values for control group are 18.54Â±9.12 and for the experimental group 9.83Â±4.40; EX â€“ the values obtained for the control group 0.86Â±0.07 and for the experimental group 0.92Â±0.05. The values for (t) Student Test were the following: for VP t=4.074, p<0.000; EP t=4.203, p<0.000; EX t=3.279, p<0.002. Considering both the comparative analysis of scores to the tests.Keywords: attention, skiing, mental training, manual response
Motor coordination and reactivity influenced by mental training in alpine skiing
Authors: Florina Grosu Emilia , Teodor Grosu Vlad , Elena Moraru Cristina , Dan Monea
Published: January 2023

The samples of subjects tested are aged 12Â±5 and 19Â±1. Athletes are components of alpine ski groups within School sports clubs. The experimental group comprises athletes from Gheorgheni, Baia-Sprie, and FEFS and the control group consists of athletes from TopliÅ£a, Sibiu, Predeal, Sinaia. Through this study, we analyzed the influence of mental training on the increase in focused attention and manual response in skiers. It is known that motor coordination and reactivity are very important in alpine skiing, (ChiÈ™ & Havatzelet, 2008). If the two components are not developed until they are fully mastered, it is impossible to achieve great results in alpine skiing. We recorded and tested the coordination between segments and the hand coordination within this study. In the experimental group, mental training techniques were applied, but not in the control group. The difference between the results is due to our intervention consisting in applying mental imagery in the most important technical elements within alpine skiing, (AkyÃ¼rek, SchubÃ¶ & Hommel, 2013).Keywords: coordination, skiing, mental imagery, manual response.
Encouraging innovation in the fashion industry through university projects
Authors: Vuruskan Arzu
Published: January 2023

A challenge facing the clothing and fashion industry is the need to integrate different perspectives of visionary innovation. Within current circumstances of the industry and contemporary trends, there are many examples of fashion products and ideas being inspired by, or developed from interdisciplinary and technically oriented components. Based on this direction, curricula in fashion design related departments are being revised to take into account different perspectives of innovations and new technologies related with fashion products. In addition, the interaction between university and industry is an important parameter for the dissemination of the innovation concept from different perspectives, a process in which higher education institutes play a critical role.Within this context, a case project was conducted in the Department of Fashion and Textile Design in a university in Turkey. The aim of the project was to promote a new approach to combining material knowhow with the creative process, and thus draw attention to the intersection of fashion design, technology and innovation. Other investigation issues in this study were the necessity of taking an interdisciplinary approach (and research) for innovation and the contribution of university-industry collaborations.A group of students from different design disciplines were given topics related with technically enhanced fabrics, such as high-visible fabrics, thermal range fabrics, industrial launderable fabrics, flame retardant fabrics and microencapsulated fabrics. Creating a design concept embracing these technical areas was seen as presenting a suitable level of challenge for students. A knitwear production company provided the fabrics for use in student products. At the end of the project, student projects were assessed by university instructors and company representatives. Student comments were also evaluated through survey analyses. Therefore, evaluation of projects was based on three main pillars: the instructors, the company and the students themselves. As a result, it was seen that this project was a new approach for students, and helped them to work with different restrictions in design to find innovative solutions. Students were able to improve their understanding of the effects of technology in fashion design issues, and to extend the boundaries of their creativity by working in an interdisciplinary manner.Such a university-industry project with students from different disciplines could be suggested as representing an important challenge, with the potential for promoting the development of fashion industry and academic growth, especially in countries like Turkey, where industry faces an extremely-competitive environment.Keywords: Innovation, Fashion design education, Interdisciplinary, Creativity, Turkey, University-industry collaboration
Opinions of Vicente Blasco Ibanez, one of Travelers of 20th Century about Clothes of Turks (Example of Orient Before The Storm
Authors: Sahinoglu Meyrem Arga
Published: January 2023

â€œTravel booksâ€ or â€œitinerariesâ€ which are one of the oldest types of literature are the works of travelers who traveled different regions for different reasons and transfer the lives, cultures of the people where they travelled to the next generations.Starting point of the author in itineraries is â€œgeographyâ€ rather than events. Depending on this fact, the subject of an itinerary is the climate of the region, historical works, old-new buildings, clothes, details of the daily life etc. It is possible to assess itineraries as documents supporting historical, geographical and sociology sciences in terms of contentsThe purpose of this research is to determine the opinions of 20th century travelers on the clothes of Turks. In the research the itinerary of Vicente Blasco Ibanez named â€œOrient Before the Stormâ€ was examined and it was tried to determine the opinions of the author about garments of that era. In â€œOrient Before the Stormâ€ which is the travel notes of the Spanish traveler who came to Istanbul in August 1907, Vicente Blasco Ibanez, the great man of letters who is one of the leading politicians of his country states that what was told about Turks in Europe were not correct and wrote his detections which are remarkable even today. In the itinerary there are significant clues on clothing of Turks. Vicente Blasco Ibanez states in his itinerary that Ottoman garments were smart and magnificent.Keywords: travel book, ottoman dress.
The association of typography with form and content in digital games
Authors: Soyluçiçek Seza
Published: January 2023

The aim of this study is to define the correct usage of the connection between the typographic elements in digital games and the form and content of game concept. In this work, the points to take into consideration while utilizing this connection correctly and the effective usage of typographic elements with game graphics will be scrutinized. Along with the character, object and environment design that is composed of the story and concept design which underlies the game design, the selection of the typeface in games is also one of the points to be considered. The typographic elements are substantial design elements of a game design along with the character, environment and level design. The typographic elements of a game are helpful to enable the connection between the user and the game and to direct the user in the game. In this sense, from the game's opening scene, the selection of typefaces that are used in logos, menus, and directions increases in importance. Moreover, in both visual and technical manners the usage of typography in games brings different approaches compared to the ones used in the printed media. To illuminate these topics, successful game examples will be analyzed. The selection of typefaces used in the examples will be looked at from the point of subject, concept and audience and the principles of the correct usage of typography will be mentioned. Along with these, the rareness of the resources about the usage of typography in game design raises the importance of this work.Keywords: Game design, typography, type face, user interface design.
An educational experience of urban renewal: A case study of mass housing in Kagithane, Istanbul
Authors: Bilgi Elif Mihcioglu , Esin Suzan Sanli
Published: January 2023

In Istanbul, rural and urban migrations and unplanned urbanization have resulted in severe housing problems, especially for the lower and middle-income groups. Within the context of Architectural Design Studio VII for the IKU Department of Architecture, senior architecture students were encouraged to go beyond developing projects for mere educational purposes and instead discuss alternatives for residential design. A problematic residential area of 40.000 square meters in Kagithane, which has officially been designated a renewal area in Istanbul-Turkey, was selected as the case study area. Students were asked to analyse the site in terms of physical and social attributes. Each student detected and defined different sets of problems and was expected to propose an experimental, creative, new housing alternative and system. The main theme of the studio was to understand, evaluate, and improve urban life in and around the defined site. The approach of the design process followed was a contextual methodology. The aim of this paper is to evaluate and put forward different contextual approaches within the framework of this project for use in pursuing new solutions to similar global housing problems.Keywords: Architectural education, urban renewal, housing, Kagithane in Istanbul, contextual approach
Differences between literature and arts in the context of language
Authors: Kaya Ahmet İhsan
Published: January 2023

Branches of art, in a general sense, constitute an integrity with their common traits. Yet, they differ in their functions, form sand capacities. Music has a phonetic construction, which consists of sound. Plastic arts such as architecture, sculpture and painting consist of marble, stone and paint. Literature, on the other hand, consists of words. The key element that separates art branches from each other is the material that is used for each and everyone of them. Due to its unique construction, literature is different from other arts with its multidimensional mental function and with the way it appeals to the senses. In this sense, with its distinctive aspects, literature must be used as a subject in scientific studies. Literature is an intellectual art branch which is built in brain by having kneaded of the elements such as language, structure, content and style. Literature is anthropocentric in everyway. Without a doubt, the key element that makes literature different in many aspects is language. This study investigates literature's differences from other branches of art in the context of its production materials.Keywords: Art, literature, language, differences in literature.
Global brand advertisements and the representation of localization in the example of Turkey
Authors: Sarıkaya Rasim
Published: January 2023

In the present-day world, globalization has increased the intensity of international competition, transforming the world into a single market. The concept of global advertisements, which gained importance parallel to globalization, is nowadays losing its status as the sole valid advertisement strategy for companies conducting business at a global level. The primary reason for this is the increasingly intense competition environment created by the entry of many new actors into the global and local markets, which has led global businesses to pay greater attention to the cultural variables of their target markets rather than just their economic variables.Culture represents all of the material and spiritual elements associated with a society, and can vary considerably from one society to another; in this context, culture is increasingly becoming the focus point of marketing and advertisements in the present-day world. One consequence of this new approach has been the entry of the concept of â€œglocalâ€ into the advertisement literature.To summarize, the concept of â€œglocalâ€ involves the creation advertisements that bear the characteristic and local cultural features of the country where they are broadcast, while also closely adhering to a general global concept and goal.This study focuses particularly on the representation of localization elements and prevailing ideologies in global brand advertisements in Turkey, a country that harbors a highly diverse multitude of different lifestyles, cultural backgrounds and traditions. This study evaluates local advertisement campaigns in Turkey for certain global brands according to their overall preferences and/or differences with respect to the local cultural elements they harbor and represent, and the ideological background for these preferences. This evaluationwas performed based on several advertisement examples/cases examined through semiological analysis methods.Keywords: Culture, Advertisements, cultural differences, Global Advertisement, Glocal Advertisement, Representation, Ideology.
Psychological resilience for teachers of adolescents with intellectual disability and Autism spectrum
Authors: Banat Suhaila Mahmoud , Jawaldah Fuad Eid Al , Al Tal Suhair Mamdouh , Ghaith Souad
Published: January 2023

This study aimed to identify the level of psychological resilience among teachers of intellectual disability adolescents and adolescents with autism disordered. The sample of the study consisted of (67) male and female teachers working in special education centers with intellectual disability adolescents and adolescents with autism disordered in Amman the capital of Jordan. Researchers had developed the Psychological resilience scale, which was administrated on the participants after computing stability and validity. The results indicated that the level of psychological resilience was moderate among teachers of intellectual disability adolescents, while it was high among teachers of adolescents with autism disorder. Also the results revealed that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of psychological resilience differences due to the gender of the teacher.Keywords: Psychological resilience, adolescents, intellectual disability, autism spectrum.
The Investigation of General Self-Efficacy Beliefs and Life Satisfaction of the Job and Vocational Counselor Education Candidates' in Terms of Socio-Demographic Variables
Authors: Çapri Burhan
Published: January 2023

The purpose of this research is to investigate the job and vocational counselor candidates' general self-efficacy beliefs and life satisfaction in terms of gender, educational level, the faculty they graduated, the geographical region they live in and social support variables. Research group consists of 357 volunteers (148 women and 209 men) attended to "Job and Vocational Counselor Education" conducted by Mersin University Information Processing Research and Application Center. The data of the research have been collected with "General Self-Efficacy Beliefs Scale", "Life Satisfaction Scale" and "Personal Information Form". "One-way MANOVA" and "t test" has been used in the analysis of the data. As a result of investigations, significant differences were statistically found among the job and vocational counselor candidates' general self-efficacy beliefs and life satisfaction in terms of socio-demographic variables. The findings were discussed according to the literature.Keywords: Job and Vocational Counselor; General Self-Efficacy Belief; Life Satisfaction
Turkish language acquisition of refugee students in North Cyprus public schools
Authors: Hamisa Mohsen Abu
Published: January 2023

The current research investigated the difficulties faced by refugee students in the acquisition of the Turkish language as a second language (L2) in North Cyprus. Participants of the study included six refugee students with their parents as well as their teachers. All of the refugee students were originally from Syria who obtained the refugee status in North Cyprus after leaving Syria as a result of the instabilities existing this country. Students were two females and four males whose ages ranged between 8 to 15 years old. The study employed a qualitative approach and data were collected through semi-structured interviews. Findings revealed that most of the refugee students have difficulties in acquiring the Turkish language within three layers, family, society and school environment.Keywords: Second language acquisition; refugee students; Turkish language; Qualitative design
Study on Self-Awareness and Vocational Counseling of High School Students
Authors: Enachea Rodica Gabriela , Matei Raluca Silvia
Published: January 2023

Problem Statement: The term career guidance is a general term that covers a range of activities from informing, evaluating and continuing to education and career counseling. Career counseling aims to develop the skills a person / group of persons needs in solving specific career related problems such as difficulties in formulating career options, difficulties in job retention and professional development, unemployment. Career education is an educational intervention for the development of habits and skills necessary for the development and management of their careers. Purpose of Study: The research objectives are centered on investigation of adolescent personality types that is needed for academic and professional guidance, investigate how personal decision are made and social problem are solved as prerequisites in choosing a suitable profession, study efficiency analysis of the: psychological counseling activities, vocational and career guidance for high school students. The methods of our research were: the Type Finder Personality Test, based on Carl Jungâ€™s and Isabel Briggs Myersâ€™ typological approach to personality, Questionnaire about decisions making styles of students A. J. Rowe and R. O. Mason, Managing with Style: A Guide to Understanding, Assessing, and Improving Decision Making. Conclusions: A job can contribute to self-esteem and a sense of personal identity by allowing adolescents to feel they are doing something useful. They often show pride in their place of work as well as in themselves as workers. Not only are expressing the sense of industry and competence they worked and developing in middle childhood, they also are participating their future role as economically self- sufficient individuals. At the same time, by taking responsibility for showing up on time and doing the tasks they are given, they confirm their emerging status as adults. Career education is an educational intervention for the development of habits and skills necessary for the development and management of the careers.Keywords: Teenagers, vocational counseling, personality types, types of decision-making
From the Editor
Authors: Hursen Cigdem
Published: January 2023

Editorial It is the great honor for us to edit proceedings of â€œ5th Cyprus International Conference on Educational Research (CYICER-2016)â€ 31 March-02 April 2016, University of Kyrenia, Kyrenia North Cyprus, March 19 â€“ 21, 2015. This privileged scientific event has contributed to the field of educational research for five years. As the guest editors of this issue, we are glad to see variety of articles focusing on arts education, college and higher education, creativity, curriculum and Ä±nstruction, democracy education, developmental psychology, distance education, education and culture, educational administration, educational planning, educational technology, environmental education, foundations of education, geography education, guidance and counseling, health education, history education, human resources in education, human rights education, Ä±nnovation and changing in education, Ä±nstructional design, language learning and teaching, learner needs in 21 century, learning and teaching, learning psychology, life long learning, mathematic education, measurement and evaluation in education, mobile learning, multi-cultural education, music education, new learning environments, nursery education, pre-school education, primary school education, professional development, science education, secondary school education, social sciences teaching, special education, sports and physical education, teacher training, technology-based learning, the role of education in the globalization world vocational education and etc. Furthermore, the conference is getting more international each year, which is an indicator that it is getting worldwide known and recognized. Scholars from all over the world contributed to the conference. Special thanks are to all the reviewers, the members of the international editorial board, the publisher, and those involved in technical processes. We would like to thank all who contributed to in every process to make this issue actualized. A total of 112 full papers or abstracts were submitted for this conference and each paper has been peer reviewed by the reviewers specialized in the related field. At the end of the review process, a total of 58 high quality research papers were selected and accepted for publication. I hope that you will enjoy reading the papers. Best Regards Guest Editors Assoc. Prof. Dr. Ã‡iÄŸdem HÃ¼rsen, Near East University, North Cyprus Editorial Assistant Msc. Zeynep GenÃ§, Near East University, North Cyprus Assist. Prof. Dr. F. SÃ¼len Sahin Kiralp, Girne American University, North CyprusÂ
Evaluating the Weights of Criteria for Decoupling Point Positioning l
Authors: Erdoğan Aktan Hande
Published: January 2023

Today, enterprises might implement different supply chain strategies for different products in order to survive and to increase their market shares. The use of alternative supply chain strategies requires different decoupling points. But positioning this point for leagile strategies is not as easy as in lean and agile supply chains. The purpose of this study is to calculate the weights of criteria effective in determining the position of a decoupling point for the leagile strategy of a furniture components manufacturing firm. For that purpose a two-stage decision making method was used. In the first stage, Fuzzy Dematel method was used to determine the interactions and causal relationships between criteria and to identify the causal diagram. In the second stage, weights of criteria were calculated by Dematel based Analytic Network Process method. The findings revealed that the most important criterion was backorder cost.Keywords: leagile supply chain; decoupling point; Dematel based analytic network process; Dematel; ANP; supply chain strategy
Perception of Trust in Slovak Enterprises
Authors: Minarova Martina , Mala Denisa , Musova Zdenka
Published: January 2023

Trust is the elementary factor which affects interpersonal relations and becomes imperative in survival of both people and enterprises. It is related to employee satisfaction, fluctuation, inability to work due to sickness, as well as employee identification with the organizationâ€™s system of values, its vision, and the long-term strategy. Culture of trust, as an element of corporate culture is aÂ system of norms and values which defines how trust is exhibited, and generalizes the long-term experience of people with it. Our paper deals with the culture of trust in chosen enterprises in Slovakia. The main objective of our research at the Faculty of Economics, Matej Bel University in Banska Bystrica, was to find out what experience the organizations have with giving and accepting trust in chosen aspects of the organizationâ€™s life. We have attempted to analyze the trust of relationships, as well as trust within the work duties, and find out how the atmosphere of trust is created and how it develops. At the same time we tried to identify the most common factors which lead to loss of trust in Slovak enterprises.Keywords: trust; factors; corporate culture; enterprise; Slovakia
Application of conditional value at risk for credit risk optimization
Authors: Misankova Maria , Spuchlakova Erika
Published: January 2023

The article is dedicated to theÂ optimization of credit risk through the application of Conditional Value at Risk (CVaR). CVaR is a risk measure, the expected loss exceeding Value-at-Risk and is also known as Mean Excess, Mean Shortfall, or Tail VaR. The link between credit risk and the current financial crisis accentuates the importance of measuring and predicting extreme credit risk. Conditional Value at Risk has become an increasingly popular method for measurement and optimization of extreme market risk. The use of model can regulate all positions in a portfolio of financial instruments in order to minimize CVaR subject to trading and return constraints at the same time. The credit risk distribution is created by Monte Carlo simulations and the optimization problem is solved effectively by linear programming. We apply these CVaR techniques to the optimization of credit risk on portfolio of selected bonds. Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â  Â Keywords: value at risk; conditional value at risk; credit risk; portfolio
Credit risk measurement
Authors: Michalkova Lucia , Frajtova Michalikova Katarina
Published: January 2023

Focused on globalizaing of economics and still actual financial crisis credit risk becomes one of the most discussing topic in business world. Every investment decision should be accompanied by analysis of the possibility of default. Through the years there were developed many credit risk measures, so research and quantification of them are a subject of interest of many economic publications and studies. So nowadays there are many approaches which can be used by investors to monitor credit risk and it can be calculated through various models and methods. The aim of the article is to present the basic ones as well as the most often used models based on them such like CreditMetrics, CreditRisk or KMV model. There is given a comparison of these models in dimension as risk definition, risk source, recovery rate, types of model etc. Then we also describe pros and cons of them. Eventually we apply the CreditMetrics model for a single bond. Â  Â Keywords: risk; credit risk; model; CreditMetrics
Risk transfer in PPP projects: analysis of managed lanes in North Texas
Authors: Carpintero Samuel
Published: January 2023

Risk transfer is at the core of PPP projects, and it becomes particularly relevant when the demand risk is transferred to the concessionaire. The main purpose of this research is to analyze this topic using managed lane projects in North Texas as case studies. The research focuses on analyzing which risks have been transferred to the concessionaire in these projects, how they have performed over the years, and what can be learned from this experience.Keywords: PPP; managed lanes; motorways; BOT;
The risk of non-compliance in the context of a banking business model
Authors: Losiewicz-Dniestrzanska Ewa , Nosowski Adam
Published: January 2023

The article is an attempt to identify the scope and nature of interactions that occur between the demands of compliance and business models of banks. Particular emphasis is placed on the challenges that are generated by the need for compliance in the context of the created value and its relationship with customer experience, and in the context of the management of the bank's operating model. Crucial contact points of business models and compliance audits have been identified. The Authors recognized as key tendency of changes the trend to reduce business complexity of financial entities, as well as the integration of compliance management with elements of the business model of banks and of treating it not only as an onerous restriction, but also as a stimulator of changes and the search for new solutions.Keywords: bank; non-compliance risk; business model; operating model
The myth of absence of lex fori towards the international arbitrator
Authors: Mimoso Maria Joao
Published: January 2023

The national and foreign doctrines uphold the absence of lex fori for the international arbitrator since the origin of the international arbitration. Our goal is to emphasize the demand of electing a lex fori for the international arbitrator for as much there is a collection of issues concerning the intervention of the State Courts in the role of arbitration support. The lex fori, that is supposed to inquire, will assist the arbitrator in determining the applicable law to the dignity of the dispute, and will regulate, undoubtedly, the litigation issues of arbitration. Based on the predominately upheld position in the doctrine, we will provide evidence to the specific limitations of the most aimed efficacy of the arbitration decisions. We will demonstrate through the jurisprudential (arbitration) analysis the necessity of appealing to the State Courts, excelling their contribution for the arbitration success. For the international arbitrator, the focus of the arbitration in the quality of lex fori comes up as important. We will draft its potential regulation capacities while cohesive juridical system, mainly in the dissension subsystem, the principles and proceeding rules, without forgetting the legitimacy to apply other transnational system rules To deny the existence of a lex fori to the international arbitrator is a redundancy, for, beyond the arbitrator having a lordship, the arbitration court also has a lex fori.Keywords: arbitration; arbitrator; international; lex fori
Üniversite Öğrencilerinde Çocukluk Çağı Travmaları ve Kişiler Arası Bağımlılık Arasındaki İlişkide Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğünün Aracılık Rolünün İncelenmesi
Authors: ÇAKMAK TOLAN Özlem , TÜMER Serdem Benan
Published: January 2023

Bu çalışmanın amacı, üniversite öğrencilerinin çocukluk çağı travmaları ile kişiler arası bağımlılık düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkide duygu düzenleme güçlüğünün aracılık etkisini belirlemektir. Araştırmaya Türkiye'deki çeşitli üniversitelerden 458 üniversite öğrencisi (%64,2) 294 kız ve 164 erkek (%35,8) katılmıştır. Araştırmaya ait veriler “Demografik Bilgi Formu”, “Çocukluk Çağı Travmaları Ölçeği”, “Duygu Düzenleme Güçlüğü Ölçeği” ve “Kişiler Arası Bağımlılık Ölçeği” kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Bu araştırma, çocukluk çağı travmaları, kişiler arası bağımlılık ve duygu düzenleme güçlükleri arasındaki ilişkileri ilişkisel tarama ve aracılık analizi yoluyla incelemeyi amaçlayan betimsel bir çalışmadır. Araştırmada elde edilen veriler SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 25.0 ve AMOS (Analysis of Moment Structures) 23.0 programları kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Ölçeklerin güvenilirliğini test etmek amacıyla “Güvenilirlik Analizi”, yapı geçerliliği test etmek için Amos programı kullanılarak “Doğrulayıcı Faktör Analizi (DFA)” yapılmıştır. Kurulan model doğrultusunda yol analizi ve aracılık rolü analiz edilmiştir. Pearson korelasyon analizi sonuçları çocukluk çağı travmaları ile duygu düzenleme güçlüğü ve kişiler arası bağımlılık arasında ististiksel olarak anlamlı ve pozitif yönde ilişkiler olduğuna işaret etmektedir. Yapısal model analizi sonucunda, çocukluk çağı travmalarının kişiler arası bağımlılığı olumlu yönde yordadığı bulunmuştur. Ayrıca duygu düzenlemedeki güçlüklerin çocukluk çağı travmaları ile kişiler arası bağımlılık arasındaki ilişkiye aracılık ettiği görülmüştür. Çalışma sonuçları ilgili alan yazın ışığında tartışmış ve öneriler sunmuştur.
Uzaktan Eğitim Aracılığıyla İşlenen Fen Bilimleri Dersine Yönelik Beşinci Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Görüşleri
Authors: BAKIRCI Hasan , ERTUŞ TUNÇ Ümmühan , CENGİZ Ekrem
Published: January 2023

Fen bilimleri dersi doğası itibariyle deneye dayalı ve soyut kavramları içeren bir derstir. Bundan dolayı uzaktan eğitim sürecinde öğrencilerin fen bilimleri dersinde zorlandıkları söylenebilir. Deneyler, fen bilimleri dersinde önemli olduğu için uzaktan eğitim sürecinde deneylerin yapılmaması öğrencilerin fen konularını öğrenmelerini zorlaştırdığı düşünülmektedir. Bu durum, etkili bir fen öğretimi için önemli bir sorun olduğu söylenebilir. Uzaktan eğitim sürecinde fen öğretiminde karşılaşılan sorunların öğrenci gözüyle ortaya çıkarılmasının literature katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Bu kapsamda bakıldığında uzaktan eğitim sürecinde fen öğretiminde karşılaşılan sorunların, öğrenmenin merkezinde olan öğrenciler tarafından belirlenmesinin önemli olduğuna inanılmaktadır. Dolayısıyla bu araştırmanın amacı, uzaktan eğitim aracılığıyla işlenen fen bilimleri dersine yönelik beşinci sınıf öğrencilerinin görüşlerini incelemektir. Bu kapsamda katılımcılar, amaçlı örneklem ile Van ilinde bir ortaokulda beşinci sınıfta öğrenim görmekte olan öğrencilerden (n=10) seçilmiştir. Araştırmada derinlemesine veri toplamak için fenomenolojik yaklaşım kapsamında nitel veri toplama araçlarından mülakat kullanılmıştır. Verilerin çözümlenmesinde içerik analizi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda beşinci sınıf öğrencileri, evde derslerin işlendiğini, geç saatte uyandıklarını ve temel ihtiyaçlarını rahat bir şekilde giderdiklerini belirtmişlerdir. Ayrıca uzaktan eğitim sürecinde fen bilimleri dersinde konu anlatım videoları, soru cevap yöntemi ve ortak kitaplar kullanılmıştır. Diğer taraftan öğrenciler arkadaşlarından uzak kaldıklarını, etkili öğrenmenin gerçekleşmediğini, teknolojiye bağımlısı olduklarını ve aile ile iletişim kuramadıklarını ifade etmişlerdir. Öğrenciler, internet bağlantı sorunu, kilo alımı, bel ve göz ağrıları gibi sorunlarını uzaktan eğitim sürecinde karşılaştıkları zorluklar olarak ifade etmişlerdir. Son olarak uzaktan eğitim sürecinde işlenen fen bilimleri dersinde deney yapamadıkları için etkili öğrenmenin gerçekleşmediğini belirtmişlerdir. Uzaktan eğitim sürecinde gün içinde ders sayısının üç veya dört saat ile sınırlandırılması ve bir ders saatinin 30 dakikayı geçmeyecek şekilde planlanması önerilmektedir.