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Students’ English-medium instruction motivation in three English-medium instruction courses in China
Authors: Mengjia Zhang; Elisabet Pladevall-Ballester
Year: 2023

English-medium instruction (EMI) has been spreading rapidly as the result of China’s movement to internationalize its HEIs (higher education institutions). However, there is a dearth of research studies on students’ motivation in EMI contexts, which should not only explore students’ Foreign Language Learning (FLL) motivation in isolation but the highlights of integrating both content and language learning as a complex. This paper specifically reports on the development of students’ EMI motivation and anxiety over one semester and compares three disciplines: International Trade, Film Production, and Project Management. Pre-post questionnaires and post focus group interviews were administered to students. Results showed that students generally had high EMI motivation and anxiety though the levels decreased from pre to post phases. The International Trade group had greater motivation, particularly instrumental motivation. Findings are discussed in relation to the existing literature and the local context. Pedagogical and institutional-level implications for policies are also provided.
Simulation Challenges In The Development Process Of A Complex Product: Design Of Virtual Electric Sports Car
Authors: E. Varga; A. Piros; B. Vidovics
Year: 2014

The project being introduced is a simulation of an industrial Product Development project as a large scale student project in a university setting. The scientific goal with the project is to develop and test different management, design and engineering simulations, the practical goal however is to provide a real-like project environment for the students, which fit to academic conditions most perfectly. The target of the development process is to design a fully electric sports car. The outcome of the project would be a detailed Digital Mock-Up, on which Virtual Simulations will be carried out. In the paper the background necessary for establishing the process simulation will be presented, besides the successful realization will be proven by showing the recent achievements from the project. The Digital Mock-Up is being developed by applying the Concurrent Engineering approach, the development process is closely supported by project management activities. The necessary virtual test will be carried out by university students on the specific parts of the sports car following the protocols being used in industry. The realization of a simulation project of such a complexity provides great opportunity for both students and teachers/researchers to gain invaluable knowledge and scientifically relevant findings.
Wearable sensor-based activity recognition for data-driven simulation of construction workers' activities
Authors: Reza Akhavian; A. Behzadan
Year: 2015

Wearable technologies are becoming the main interface between human and surrounding environment for a variety of context-aware and autonomous applications. Ubiquitous, small-size, and low-cost smartphones carried by everyone nowadays are equipped with a host of embedded sensors that provide groundbreaking opportunities to collect and use multimodal data in data-driven decision support systems. Simulation models are one of the most widely used decision support tools in project management that can highly benefit from the integration of contextual knowledge with the model design. In this paper, a discrete event simulation (DES) model of construction operations involving human activities is designed, enriched with wearable sensor data using smartphones, and validated. The model parameters are defined using 1) a data-driven activity recognition and 2) a static engineering estimation method for comparison. Results show that the output of the data-driven simulation model is in a closer agreement with the values observed in the real system.
Information resources project management communication: personal and environmental barriers
Authors: J. Johansen; Sharlett Gillard
Year: 2005

Knowledge is more than the retrieval of sets of information: it is the task of explaining them and contextualizing them and empowering the information to change the face or workings of a corporation. Placed in this sophisticated role, 20th century project managers now find themselves revolutionizing the concept of what information and information management means to themselves and their corporations. The Information Resources Project Manager (IRPM), the program/project manager leading a multi-departmental or multi-organizational ad hoc project, is becoming the maker of meaning and can become the driver of organizational learning. The task undertaken by IRPMs often may be to help their organizations make sense of their interpretations of their environment. To flourish in this role, the IRPM must constantly be aware of the barriers to effective communications. This brief theoretical review of communications barriers serves as a checklist for the IRPM whose attention must be directed more and more heavily to audience and the very humanness of communications.
PROJECT MANAGEMENT APPLIED FOR COMPOSITE MATERIALS USED IN AERONAUTICS. CARBON FIBER AND NANO-ADDITIVES
Authors: G. Stoica; I. Andrei; N. Crișan; D. Prisecaru; A. Stefan; Cristian Stoica; Anca Greculescu; Sylvain Tachereau; Dylan Veelers; Katharzyna Szymańska; Paul COZMA-IVAN
Year: 2023

This paper presents the results of theoretical and applied research related to composite materials, carbon fiber and nano-additives. The objective of this work is to investigate the properties and behavior of custom designed composite materials which are intended for applications in aerospace engineering. The holistic approach is expressed by the structure of this research project which consists of the technical part and the economic part, that is analyzed in terms of project management. The specificity of the work is given by the requirements of the European Project Semester EPS, where international teams of students actively experience a multidisciplinary and multicultural project for one semester in another university, which has developed research and industrial partnerships. For developing such project, the approach provided by INCAS as Research Partner is oriented towards Problem Based Learning and Project Organized Learning. The University as Organizer provides Project Related Courses and some complementary Project Organized Learning. The research was oriented towards the customized design and analyzing of composite materials samples for potential use in aerospace engineering, the development and validation of materials and methodologies. The benefits of the research project are related to the applications of composite materials and in the subsidiary to allow the students learn valuable professional lessons and experience from this research project.
Beyond Project Management Technicalities: Uplifting the Role of Leadership Towards Project Success
Authors: Zabron Kengera
Year: 2023

This article highlights and discusses the critical role of leadership for effectively managing and achieving project results. As opposed to the conventional and once dominating thinking of project management which linked project success to project technicalities, this article considers project leadership a central issue for project success or failure. The article stipulates that, despite the strategic importance of robust project management techniques in effectively controlling and executing activities, at the absence of proper project leadership skills approaches may render a project to leadership related failures. To appreciate the role of leadership towards project success, this article highlights and discusses different elements of project leadership and management—including blueprint and adaptive approaches, similarities and differences between management and leadership—and how they interact towards effective project management; leadership theories, styles and skills required for effective project leadership and management. The article concludes that generally project leadership is a critical factor towards project success without undermining the importance of conventional project management methodologies, tools and software. Such understanding demonstrates clearly that, to be successful, project managers are obliged to employ holistic and integrative methodologies and approaches necessary for making their projects more relevant and sustainable; taking into account that there is no one single project management and leadership approach or style that is superior to the rest. Last but not least, as it is the case with management aspect, project leadership needs to be a continuous process to be employed at different stages of the project cycle management.
Maturity evaluation of real-name management for construction enterprise workers based on PMMM model and AHP algorithm
Authors: Qian Wang; Limei Tian; Hua Yan; Guodong Zhang; Huanhuan Yin
Year: 2024

Since current real-name management for construction workers is unreasonable, this study has divided the management levels of construction companies into five categories, based on their IT applications. Apart from adopting literature induction approach and the project management maturity model (PMMM), the study also considers the six modules of human resource management. It has solicited expert opinions and evaluated them with different indicators and the improved Delphi method. Moreover, analytic hierarchy process (AHP) is employed to determine the algorithm of multiple indicators and the weights. This study has created a system to evaluate the maturity of real-name management of construction workers, offering reference fo enterprises’ personnel information management. It can also be used for industrial and social supervision to promote real-name management.
Feature and variability extraction from Agile specifications and their related source code for software product line migration
Authors: Thomas Georges
Year: 2022

Migrating a set of similar software products into a Software Product Line is a time-consuming and costly process which, ultimately, provides an important gain in time and customization. Conducting this migration within an agile development process is a complex process which requires discipline and adaptation. We think it can be beneficial to drive the migration by leveraging agile software specifications and the source code versioning platform. Currently, we are working on a method, whose design is explained in this paper, which exploits: (1) Epics and User stories to identify features and variability and (2) the source code associated to code merges related to User stories and Epics to locate them. We plan to extract features and variability inside Epics and User stories using Natural Language Processing (NLP) techniques. Then we plan to investigate how formal concept analysis (FCA) and relational concept analysis (RCA) can assist feature model synthesis and establish mappings between features and source code. These knowledge discovery methods have been chosen for their ability to highlight and hierarchically organize groups of similar artefacts. FCA only considers artefact description to establish groups of similar artefacts. RCA groups similarly described artefacts that, in addition, share similar relationships to other artefact groups. We also plan to evaluate the method within the context of a company (ITK) with which we collaborate, using its code base and the associated project management artifacts. We also will assess how the method can be generalized to public projects in source code versioning platforms.
Monitoring and Evaluation Practices and Performance of Kenya National Highway Authority Road Construction Projects in Nairobi City County, Kenya
Authors: Christopher Mwangi Njeru; Dr. Caleb Kirui
Year: 2022

Despite efforts and measures by the government of Kenya to improve the performance of road construction projects, government-funded projects are still seen to face delivery challenges due to various factors associated with quality, completion schedules, and cost. This study examined the effect of monitoring and evaluation practices on the performance of road construction projects done by the Kenya National Highway Authority within Nairobi City County, Kenya. The specific objectives were to identify the impact of budget allocations, baseline studies, performance reviews, and capacity building on the performance of road construction projects. Descriptive and explanatory research designs were utilized. The study found that budget allocation was a key performance factor. Specifically, project cost evaluation helped to determine the right budget which positively affected the performance of road projects. Timely disbursement of funds ensured that the projects were delivered in good time. The study further suggested that baseline surveys were key in validating project scope thus assisting to set realistic expectations in time, cost, and quality. Similarly, the study indicated that performance reviews and capacity building enhanced the performance of road construction projects through employees’ feedback sessions, target setting, and reviews as well as adequate resourcing of the project team. The study, therefore, concluded that the specific objectives of this study had a positive effect on the performance of road construction projects within Nairobi City County. It was recommended that road construction budgets be disbursed promptly. Continuous evaluation of gaps in resourcing is critical in building the required capacity. Regular performance reviews should be incorporated to appraise the performance of the project. The study is thought to add to the knowledge base of project management, M&E function as well performance of projects.
Exploring the influence of risk management on the performance of industry–university collaborative projects: the moderating role of knowledge management capabilities
Authors: M. Daradkeh
Year: 2023

PurposeEffective management of risk and knowledge is critical to ensure the success of industry–university collaboration (IUC) projects. However, the intricate dynamics through which these factors influence the performance of IUC projects have yet to be fully investigated. The purpose of this study is to explore the interplay between risk management and knowledge management capabilities and their impact on IUC project performance.Design/methodology/approachA model was constructed and evaluated through the examination of a sample of 188 collaborative innovation projects located in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), utilizing structural equation models (SEM) and hierarchical regression analysis.FindingsThe findings indicate that social system risk, technical system risk and project management risk have a negative impact on the performance of university–industry collaboration (UIC) projects, while cultural, technical and structural knowledge management capabilities can mitigate the negative impact of these risks on the performance of IUC projects.Practical implicationsThe study concludes with three recommendations aimed at improving the management of UIC projects, including the establishment of a distinct and precise management strategy, the deployment of a comprehensive and systematized management methodology and the adoption of a balanced management framework.Originality/valueThe originality and value of this study lie in its exploration of the interplay between risk management and knowledge management capabilities in IUC projects. While previous studies have examined either risk management or knowledge management in IUC projects separately, this study provides a comprehensive analysis of both factors and their combined impact on project performance. The study also contributes to the literature by highlighting the specific risks and knowledge management capabilities that are most relevant to the context of IUC projects in the UAE. The practical recommendations offered by the study can help project managers and stakeholders to improve the success of collaborative innovation projects.
Guidance for Researchers Developing and Conducting Clinical Trials in Practice-based Research Networks (PBRNs)
Authors: R. Dolor; K. Schmit; D. Graham; C. Fox; L. Baldwin
Year: 2014

Background: There is increased interest nationally in multicenter clinical trials to answer questions about clinical effectiveness, comparative effectiveness, and safety in real-world community settings. Primary care practice-based research networks (PBRNs), comprising community- and/or academically affiliated practices committed to improving medical care for a range of health problems, offer ideal settings for these trials, especially pragmatic clinical trials. However, many researchers are not familiar with working with PBRNs. Methods: Experts in practice-based research identified solutions to challenges that researchers and PBRN personnel experience when collaborating on clinical trials in PBRNs. These were organized as frequently asked questions in a draft document presented at a 2013 Agency for Health care Research and Quality PBRN conference workshop, revised based on participant feedback, then shared with additional experts from the DARTNet Institute, Clinical Translational Science Award PBRN, and North American Primary Care Research Group PBRN workgroups for further input and modification. Results: The “Toolkit for Developing and Conducting Multi-site Clinical Trials in Practice-Based Research Networks” offers guidance in the areas of recruiting and engaging practices, budgeting, project management, and communication, as well as templates and examples of tools important in developing and conducting clinical trials. Conclusion: Ensuring the successful development and conduct of clinical trials in PBRNs requires a highly collaborative approach between academic research and PBRN teams.
THEORETICAL BASIS OF THE MECHANISM MODEL OF PROJECT MANAGEMENT IMPLEMENTATION IN THE SYSTEM OF PUBLIC AUTHORITY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Authors: Н.А. Патутина
Year: 2024

В настоящее время наблюдается повышение исследовательского интереса к проблематике проектного управления в сфере публичной власти. В нау- ке представлен массив исследований, посвященных изучению различных вопро- сов проектного управления на государственном и муниципальном уровне в России и за рубежом. Вместе с тем можно отметить отсутствие исследований, направленных на изуче ние механизма реализации проектного управления в системе публичной вла- сти Российской Федерации. Это обусловило выбор темы и постановку цели иссле до- вания. Целью статьи является теоретическое обоснование модели механизма реали- зации проектного управления в системе публичной власти РФ. Статья направле- на на решение двух задач: определить и обосновать структуру модели механиз- ма реализации проектного управления в системе публичной власти РФ; опреде- лить и обосновать содержание основных блоков этой модели. Для достижения цели были использованы методы теоретического анализа исследований, анализа нормативной базы проектного управления в системе публичной власти, модели- рования механизма реализации проект ного управления в системе публичной вла- сти с опорой на положения системного подхода и процессного подхода в менедж- менте. В результате исследования была определена структура модели механизма реали- зации проектного управления в системе публичной власти, которая включает в себя два блока. Первый описывает иерархическое устройство механизма проектного управ- ления в сфере публичной власти. Второй блок — информационный, представляющий собой информационное сопровождение проектного управления в системе публичной власти. Определено и обосновано содержание каждого из этих блоков. Разработанная модель может быть использована для анализа состояния механизма реализации проектного управления в разных элементах системы публичной власти, для выявления позитивных практик и проблемных зон.
Assessing TD Macro-Management: A Nested Modeling Statistical Approach
Authors: Nikolaos Nikolaidis; N. Mittas; Apostolos Ampatzoglou; Elvira-Maria Arvanitou; A. Chatzigeorgiou
Year: 2023

Quality improvement can be performed at the: (a) micro-management level: interventions applied at a fine-grained level (e.g., at a class or method level, by applying a refactoring); or (b) macro-management level: interventions applied at a large-scale (e.g., at project level, by using a new framework or imposing a quality gate). By considering that the outcome of any activity can be characterized as the product of impact and scale, in this paper we aim at exploring the impact of Technical Debt (TD) Macro-Management, whose scale is by definition larger than TD Micro-Management. By considering that TD artifacts reside at the micro-level, the problem calls for a nested model solution; i.e., modeling the structure of the problem: artifacts have some inherent characteristics (e.g., size and complexity), but obey the same project management rules (e.g., quality gates, CI/CD features, etc.). In this paper, we use the Under-Bagging based Generalized Linear Mixed Models approach, to unveil project management activities that are associated with the existence of HIGH_TD artifacts, through an empirical study on 100 open-source projects. The results of the study confirm that micro-management parameters are associated with the probability of a class to be classified as HIGH_TD, but the results can be further improved by controlling some project-level parameters. Based on the findings of our nested analysis, we can advise practitioners on macro-technical debt management approaches (such as “control the number of commits per day”, “adopt quality control practices”, and “separate testing and development teams”) that can significantly reduce the probability of all software artifacts to concentrate HIGH_TD. Although some of these findings are intuitive, this is the first work that delivers empirical quantitative evidence on the relation between TD values and project- or process-level metrics.
The > friendly orange glow: The untold story of the PLATO system and the dawn of cyberculture
Year: 2018

At a time when Steve Jobs was only a teenager and Mark Zuckerberg wasn't even born, a group of visionary engineers and designers--some of them only high school students--in the late 1960s and 1970s created a computer system called PLATO, which was light-years ahead in experimenting with how people would learn, engage, communicate, and play through connected computers. Not only did PLATO engineers make significant hardware breakthroughs with plasma displays and touch screens but PLATO programmers also came up with a long list of software innovations: chat rooms, instant messaging, message boards, screen savers, multiplayer games, online newspapers, interactive fiction, and emoticons. Together, the PLATO community pioneered what we now collectively engage in as cyberculture. They were among the first to identify and also realize the potential and scope of the social interconnectivity of computers, well before the creation of the internet. PLATO was the foundational model for every online community that was to follow in its footsteps. The Friendly Orange Glow is the first history to recount in fascinating detail the remarkable accomplishments and inspiring personal stories of the PLATO community. The addictive nature of PLATO both ruined many a college career and launched pathbreaking multimillion-dollar software products. Its development, impact, and eventual disappearance provides an instructive case study of technological innovation and disruption, project management, and missed opportunities. Above all, The Friendly Orange Glow at last reveals new perspectives on the origins of social computing and our internetinfatuated world.