...annoying and difficult for users to recognize and understand (Block et al., 1999; Ulfvengren, 2006) During recent time there has been an increasing interest to investigate new and more complex nonspeech sounds to convey information in critical situations (Stevens et al., 2006; Ulfvengren, 2006; McKeown, 2005). The Sonic studio, part of the Interactive Institute in Sweden, is a research unit focusing on applied research within sound, interactivity and new technology. Sound for information-delivery is a recently started research project at the studio. One particular focus is to explore alternative methods to design warning signals for user environments. So far, a literature study has been carried to with the aim to investigate the progress which has taken place within this branch of sound design research, identify issues related to this type of research, and to point out some new potential ways to design warning signals. The objective of this paper has been to present and discuss the important findings of this study. 2 Speech and non-speech sounds A common approach in auditory display research today is to distinguish between speech and non-speech sounds. General advantages and disadvantages of both categories of sound have been proposed. Speech-based signals may require minimal learning (Leung et al. 1997) and are suggested to have advantages over non-speech sounds in situations when the information to be conveyed is very complex, when the number of warnings in a...
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...Design Methods for decision-making Introduction The figure of designer is a hybrid between the artist, the mathematician an the scientist, but he can not be identify with nobody of this three figures (Jones, 1992). In fact the designer, to take decisions within a project, applies both creative and mathematical methods. The aim of this essay is to demonstrate if these two approaches to the design are more useful and utilized in the effective project or in commercial environment. Thus, to understand what is the reason for which they are used, it is decided to analyse two creative methods, brainstorming and mood board, and two mathematical, evaluation matrix and QFD. What is resulted from the analysis of these two approaches to the design it is that the creative methods are really used by the designer for the project, while the mathematical methods are more useful for commercial purposes and in business environment. Creative methods Brainstorming Brainstorming is a technique very utilized in the design environment, because it allows to maintain wide the project area and because it is a method which can be used in every step of the design process. The word itself can guess what is the function of this method: to produce many ideas quickly (Jones, 1992). Osborn, the inventor of this technique, has dictated very precise rules (Cross, 1994): - No criticism is allowed during the session - A large quantity of ideas is wanted - Seemingly crazy ideas are quite welcome ...
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...Annex A: Entry Form for “My Maritime Impressions” T-Shirt Design Competition *Compulsory fields *Name (Underline surname): ________________________________________________________ Gender: M / F NGUYEN PHU VUONG G0608838X *NRIC / Passport No: _________________ *Email address: ___________________________________________ pvuong.nguyen@gmail.com 065 98915974 *Mobile number: __________________________________ Category: Open / LASALLE Design Communication How did you find out about this competition? ______________________________________________________ LASALLE College of the Arts *Design title: __________________________________________________________________________________ SAIL *Please provide a description of your entry (max. 100 words). Share with us your design concept, background information on what inspired your work and elaborate on the important elements of your design. ___________________________________________________________________ Using waves as the main source of inspiration, the idea is to show a breakthrough into business and a symbol of leadership into maritime for Singapore. ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________ ...
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...skills to help them establish successful careers as productive researchers, scientists and scholars at leading universities and research institutes as well as industrial or business organizations. Both the technical aspects and the organizational impact of information management are stressed. The PhD in MIS provides students with: • An interdisciplinary business understanding of how technology can affect an organization’s behavior, structure, and function • A thorough grounding in the fundamental concepts of the design, development, use and application of information and communication technologies in an organizational setting • Original knowledge in IS research Our Faculty Applicants are advised to review the specific research interests of faculty in each area so they may become familiar with the range and scope of research activity and identify a potential adviser within the specialization or combined areas of study. For more information on faculty research, visit go.uic.edu/PhDMIS. NSF IGERT DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIP IN ELECTRONIC SECURITY AND PRIVACY The UIC Liautaud Graduate School of Business invites applications for a new interdisciplinary PhD concentration in electronic security and privacy. Candidates will apply for a PhD in MIS or other areas, mentioning their interest in digital security and privacy. The goal is to advance interdisciplinary research that will support three values: • • • Promoting an individual’s right to privacy Preventing users and communities from harm...
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...Planning and Design of a Research Project A successful research project significantly enhances the justification and goals when defined as an exact statement. Once this is completed several steps are crucial for writing the research plan and executing the project successfully. A research plan generally consists of two areas: research logistics and research context and concepts. The achievement of the plan and integration of the steps can determine if the project will be successful or fail. Writing the research strategy should begin immediately when ideas are brought forth (Congdon & Dunham, 1999). The importance of a research project is not only noted by the data obtained but how the research balances out previous contributions and investigations to one’s understanding of a wide range of topics or to test a wide range of concepts, ecological theories or problems in management of biodiversity and conservation (Congdon & Dunham, 1999). Research plan and design are the foundational building blocks of a researcher’s proposed research. The plan should incorporate the focus of the research as well as why it is important and how the research will be conducted. A simple outline to follow would include the following questions for the researcher to base his/her plan upon: • What is the specific intent of the research? What are you trying to accomplish? • Why should this research be deemed important...
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...Accounting for Software Development Costs Applying SOP 98–1 Paul Flanagan Principal Consultant 1552 Lakeport Court, Virginia Beach, VA 23464 Tel: 757-373-1454 / Fax: 810-885-5312 / pflanagan@christophertechnology.com www.christophertechnology.com Disclaimer The author of this report is neither a Certified Public Accountant nor an Attorney. This report should not be construed as providing either financial accounting advice or legal advice. This report represents the views of a senior information technology executive who has significant experience in the application of these accounting guidelines in the real world of business operations. Because applying these concepts depends upon the exact circumstances of your enterprise, this report shows only guidelines which have operated successfully elsewhere, but may not be precisely applicable to your situation. For all accounting or legal advice, please consult a licensed practitioner familiar with your unique situation. Accounting for Software Development Costs Table of Contents Table of Contents Introduction................................................................................................................................... 1 Payoff.......................................................................................................................................... 1 General Applicability..............................................................................................................
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...Business Research Methods, Part I Nikkei Crowder, Jessica Thompson, Delores Winton QNT/561 Anthony Matias August 13, 2012 Business Research Methods, Part I There are elements needed when conducting research, such as developing a theory and hypothesis, determining an appropriate research design, collecting data, providing analysis of the data, and revising the theory upon results. This paper will develop a research design behind the auto industry bailout and identify a sample design used for collecting data. Organizational Dilemma What was the ultimate cause of the downfall of the auto industry resulting in a bailout? This research question arising from the dilemma in the auto industry is one that many American’s found him or herself asking after the government decided to bail them out of their financial crisis. In 2008, the auto industry found itself in a downward financial spiral. Gas prices reached over $4 a gallon and the credit debacle is only a couple of reasons for the dilemma the auto industry faced. The country was facing a recession and they blame up-and-coming technologies of distracting technologies to validate and continue the old routine and procedure to fill their pockets with money and bonuses to retain the status quo in the industry without any regard to others affected, even if this method compromises their long-term strategy. Roche (2009), “This qualifies as failed management syndrome because they consider themselves royalty and...
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...System Development Life Cycle (SDLC) SDLC is a set of activities which are perform by analyst and developer to create the system for software. SDLC is a conceptual model used in project management that describes the stages involved in information system development project from a preliminary study through maintenance of the complete application. SDLC follows six steps-: 1 Preliminary study 2 Determination of system requirement 3 System design 4 Software development 5 System testing 6 Implementation & Maintenance 1 Preliminary study -: Preliminary investigation is the first step in the system development life cycle. The preliminary investigation is a way of handling the user’s request to change, improve or enhance an existing system. The objective is to determine, whether the request is valid and feasible before any recommendation is made to do nothing, improve or modify the existing system, or build altogether a new one. Preliminary study divided into following 3 categories – A. Request Analysis B. Feasibility study C. Request Approval Request Analysis:- In this category, the users need is clearlyIdentify. Analyst identifies that what are the requirements of the user. Feasibility study:- The aim of the feasibility study is to access alternative systems and to propose the most feasible and desirable system for development. Thus, feasibility study provides an overview of the problem and acts as an important checkpoint that should be completed before committing more...
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...basic phases in the innovative process; utilizing these phases will ensure success for Comcast in their future endeavors. Von Stamm (p. 39, 2003) asserts that, “While structured processes for the development and management of new products are no guarantee forimproving innovativeness, they are nevertheless an important part in an organization’s armory to improve newproduct introduction rate and maximize the benefits from a company’s product portfolio.” Observing the process alone will not prove success but certainly will increase the odds of having a successful introduction of innovative strategies and products in the future for Comcast. The innovative process has four basic phases; they are preliminary analysis, definition, design, and operation (Von Stamm, p. 39, 2003). Preliminary analysis is the beginning of the process; this is the time when those involved use idea generating tools to help spark creativity and innovative ideas. The new product, idea, or strategy should be...
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... & Research Facility An Institutional Eacility that Emphasize on Hospital & Research Facility A Thesis Proposal Presented to the College of Architecture Adamson University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements of the Degree Bachelor of Science in Architecture By Hadrian Paul Nituma Lacaba MARCH 2016 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT This section is to give credit to academic staff in your department and in other departments, institutions, organizations or companies, funding bodies, and individuals (Past students, Family *, Friends *) who have been of help during the project, for instance by supporting it financially or by giving feedback on the text during its composition and revising stages. Acknowledgements contain the following elements: * Full name of all individuals who are being thanked. * A brief statement as to what kind of help the writer has received from each individual, group of people, scholarship, etc. colleague * If you wish to acknowledge the help of family members or friends make sure you restrict the wording of your thanks to a relatively formal register. ABSTRACT This section is limited to 100-150 words (approximately 12-15 lines), singly spaced and must include at least four (4) keywords. Provide a brief overview of the proposal that gives a reader a basic understanding of your proposal and encourages her or him to read more. Keywords: architecture, urban design, built...
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...Supervisor: Dr. ‘Alim Beveridge Nottingham University Ningbo 2014 1.0 INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................... 3 1.2 RESEARCH TOPIC ....................................................................................................................................... 3 1.3 PROJECT RATIONALE .................................................................................................................................... 3 1.4 RESEARCH QUESTIONS .................................................................................................................................. 4 1.5 RESEARCH PARTICIPANTS ............................................................................................................................ 4 2.0 LITERATURE REVIEW ........................................................................................................... 5 3.0 RESEARCH DESIGN ................................................................................................................ 6 3.1 DATA COLLECTION ......................................................................................................................................... 6 3.2 DATA ANALYSIS ..........................................................................
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...Unit 1: Introduction to the Capstone Project Recommended Activities for This Unit Instructor Functions|Student Tasks| • Discuss the course structure layout. • Present an overview of the capstonecase study or Request for Proposal (RFP).|Discuss the capstone project or Request for Proposal (RFP) to identify the following: o Objectives and scope o Requirements and specifications o The resources, such as human, time, funds, space, and tools, required to deliver the product o Tasks o Deliverables o Milestones• Identify major milestones and individual tasks.| • Explain how to launch and configure Microsoft Office Project 2003.|Explore Microsoft Office Project 2003.| • Discuss project planning and management using Microsoft Office Project 2003 and relate the software to the capstone project. o Define the basic terminology of project management. o Explain the project management life cycle. o Explain project management knowledge areas.|Define project management terminology and apply the terminology to the capstone project.| • Organize project teams. o Define team member roles and responsibilities.|Select teams.• Define team member roles and responsibilities.• Elect peers to fill appropriate roles.| Network Development Capstone Project Unit 1 Instructor Functions|Student Tasks| • Identify the key components of the capstone project. o Discuss the key requirements for the successful completion of the project. See Appendix...
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...of reviewing the literature is to determine what theories might be used to explore the questions in a scholarly study. In quantitative research, researchers often test theories as an explanation for answers to their questions. In a quantitative dissertation, an entire section of a research proposal might be devoted to presenting the theory for the study. In qualitative research, the use of theory is much more varied. The inquirer may generate a theory as the final outcome of a study and place it at the end of a project, such as in grounded theory. In other qualitative studies, it comes at the beginning and provides a lens that shapes what is looked at and the questions asked, such as in ethnographies or in advocacy research. In mixed methods research, researchers may both test theories and generate them. Moreover, mixed methods research may contain a theoretical lens, such as a focus on feminist, racial, or class issues, that guides the entire study. I begin this chapter by focusing on theory use in a quantitative study. It reviews a definition of a theory, the use of variables in a quantitative study, the placement of theory in a quantitative study, and the alternative forms it might assume in a written plan. Procedures in identifying a theory are next presented, followed by a script of a theoretical perspective section of a quantitative research proposal. Then the discussion moves to the use of theory in a qualitative study. Qualitative inquirers use different terms for theories...
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...standards 4. To provide suggestions & recommendations from the study conducted. RATIONALE/JUSTIFICATION OF THE PROJECT: Performance Appraisal is the important aspect in the organization to evaluate the employees performance. It helps in understanding the employees work culture, involvement, and satisfaction. It helps the organization in deciding employees promotion, transfer, incentives, pay increase. This study will help the researcher to develop an insight about the performance appraisal. This project is also a part of the curriculum of the researcher. This study report can serve as the preliminary information for advance research. DATA SOURCES AND METHODOLOGY: “A Research is a careful investigation or inquiry; especially through search for new facts in any branch of knowledge. It is a systemized effort to gain more knowledge.” RESEARCH DESIGN: Exploratory Research Design SAMPLING PLAN: * Sampling type: Simple random sampling * Sample Size: 30 employees * Sample area: BSNL Office, Ashokartna, Khamadih, Raipur (C.G.) * Statistical tool for analysis of data: Percentage method DATA COLLECTION: Data Sources: * Secondary Data, through the internet and the publishing of the firm. * Primary Data through Questionnaire * Through personal contact with employees. CHAPTER PLAN I. Introduction of identified problem II. Background of the study III. Data...
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...Business Research Report E-Commerce Division Entry Elements Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 4 Effective Website Design 4 Reputation Management 5 Impact to Brick-and-Mortar 5 Recommendations 5 Conclusion 6 References 7 Executive Summary The e-commerce program has initiated preliminary steps to resolve the resources, elements and lines of business required to begin planning. The e-commerce division entry elements report contains critical factors pertaining to selling, controlling and managing the online business presence. The elements are not comprehensive of all aspects of planning a new line of business. The findings here are a summarization of necessary building blocks to a successful expansion. An effective website design is the most elementary, imperative piece of the expansion. The website is the company’s image, reliability, salesman, quality and storefront. The company can fail at other components but this one. Reputation management is the control of the company brand and standing. Internally controlled systems allow for customization of that direction but a multichannel approach will achieve higher satisfaction results if including third party handlers. The impact to brick-and-mortar operations contains a reduction in sales volume. However, the value to the company of the enlarged market, expected revenue gain and scalability is high and manageable. The recommendation...
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