Automation world is living a change of design methodologies. Old top­down approaches are being replaced by component based design allowing design, realization and exploitation cost gains. Automation training in universities also evolves in order to train future automation industrialists up to date on new design paradigms and technologies. This paper presents three projects ill...

The practical teaching is the key link of training the students’ practical and creative ability in major of information management and information system. On the basis of analyzing the training goal and social demand of the major, an innovative practice system based on actual projects is constructed to solve the main problems exist in the practical teaching, by combining with the successful exp...

This study reports the general health and safety (HS) conditions in the Turkish construction industry from the perspective of construction labor. Toward this aim, a questionnaire survey was carried out with 800 workers employed in 32 construction projects in Turkey. Contractors were found to neglect their legal liabilities in paying workers' insurance premiums. Also, they overlooked safety trai...

This paper describes a model of training in leadership and project management skills for advanced trainees, using educational projects within the Severn School of Psychiatry. Fellowships lasting 1 year have been developed to enable trainees, working with a senior consultant trainer associated with the School of Psychiatry, to support important new educational initiatives. Linkage with the local...

Data generating project work in middle school is a successful component of statistics training at this level. CensusAtSchool, GAISE, CAUSE projects and Statistics New Zealand SURFs also provide data for investigation in middle school and beyond. To motivate students further, real data from current research should be used in the classroom to help take statistics training to the next level. Such ...

BACKGROUND For 20 years, China has participated in 267 international cooperation projects against the HIV/AIDS epidemic and received ∼526 million USD from over 40 international organizations. These projects have played an important role by complementing national efforts in the fight against HIV/AIDS in China. METHODS The diverse characteristics of these projects followed three phases over 20 ...

project was an interesting experience. I completed enough of the course to appreciate the data collection regimen and saw some of the benefits of enhanced predictability. (The sidebar on PSP training provides more background). Figure 1 shows the sequence of events from the start of training through the first two projects on which I used the PSP. Each diamond in the figure represents a milestone...

Small and micro enterprises have a decreasing participation in vocational education and training. There is a real need to engage them in developing a positive attitude towards training. The BOOST (Business perfOrmance imprOvement through individual employee Skills Training) project will integrate outcomes from two previous projects (BECOME and ROLE), in order to develop associated methodologies...

A process control training simulator can enhance learning by integrating the theoretical abstraction of textbooks with the tactile nature of the lab and plant. The primary objective of a training simulator is education. It can motivate, help with visualization, and provide hands-on practice and experience. This article explores the use and benefits of the Control Station training simulator for ...

EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW Oracle's User Productivity Kit (UPK) is an excellent tool for on-demand training. Organizations that work with UPK realize immediate benefits in the area of training documentation development and delivery. Unfortunately, most organizations have not yet realized the full potential of UPK as a tool that can support every phase of the software lifecycle, including application im...