A data-based scheme for evaluating faculty performance

Both sound management practice and the law require that administrative decisions affecting faculty members reflect systematic, uniformly applied, fair, and valid evaluations of performance. To meet these requirements a performance evaluation scheme must involve two decision elements, both of which are addressed and illustrated in this paper:what will be evaluated, andhow the evaluation will be made.A data-based faculty performance evaluation program specifically oriented toward such administrative actions as tenure, promotion, and salary adjustment is described. This program rests upon task analysis to clarify the nature of the desired evaluative content and peer review as the primary evaluative mechanism.The scheme is illustrated using the experience of a department of psychology training to the doctorate. However, the approach to faculty performance evaluation herein described and illustrated is generalizable, with modification, to other departments and institutions. Several considerations pertinent to such modification are discussed.     

支持依赖关系的并行任务软件框架研究与实现

任务并行化是现代计算机的发展方向,并行任务可同时使用多种资源,如何在确保并行任务依赖关系稳定的情况下最快地获得结果,是现代软件技术亟待解决的问题,从软件框架设计以及算法的角度,阐述了在并行任务软件框架的设计中如何提高相互依赖的并行任务的并行程度,设计了一种并行框架,实现了原型。实验结果表明,该框架可有效提高并行任务的并行程度,具有良好的可靠性、稳定性以及可扩展性。     

谈高职院校工作任务管理系统的设计

高职院校工作任务管理系统可实现学校工作任务的全过程管理,尤其是能够提高领导层的决策能力和缩短决策响应时间,并可以有效组织各部门进行协同工作。在此,对高职院校工作任务管理系统的内涵界定、建设目标、开发思路等方面进行了详细阐述,以期为工作任务管理系统在高职院校的推广和使用提供有益的参考。     

A prototype of workflow management system for construction design projects

1 Introduction 1 In recent years there is a growing understanding of the importance of effective design management to facilitate a coordinated building design within budget, and to ensure the smooth operation of a project [1]. Therefore, it becomes a certain tendency that management of construction design project should combine with information technology (IT) to approach information share and process integration. Since the application of computer-aided design technology (CAD) in China at la…     

The differential effects of task complexity on domain-specific and peer assessment skills

In this study the relationship between domain-specific skills and peer assessment skills as a function of task complexity is investigated. We hypothesised that peer assessment skills were superposed on domain-specific skills and will therefore suffer more when higher cognitive load is induced by increased task complexity. In a mixed factorial design with the between-subjects factor task complexity (simple, n?=?51; complex, n?=?59) and within-subjects factor task type (domain-specific, peer assessment), secondary school students studied four integrated study tasks, requiring them to learn a domain-specific skill (i.e. identifying the six steps of scientific research) and to learn how to assess a fictitious peer performing the same skill. Additionally, the students performed two domain-specific test tasks and two peer assessment test tasks. The interaction effect found on test performance supports our hypothesis. Implications for the teaching and learning of peer assessment skills are discussed.     

Using Cognitive Flexibility Hypertext to Develop Sexual Harassment Cases

Abstract

The use of cognitive flexibility theory as a theoretical framework for designing hypertext has been found to be beneficial for learning in ill-structured domains. However, little is known of what role the learning task plays in the effectiveness of this approach. The present study examined the relationship between task, navigation, and learning transfer when utilizing a cognitive flexibility hypertext about sexual harassment with 34 graduate management students. Due to the nature of the topic, the effects of the task on student attitudes were also studied. The conclusions of the study were that there were no significant differences for the navigational choices or transfer scores, but there did appear to be a relationship between task and changing students' attitudes towards the topic.     

高职“建筑识图与构造”教学设计与实施探讨——以房地产经营与管理专业为例

《建筑识图与构造》课程是房地产经营与管理专业的一门基础能力课程,高职房地产经营与管理专业,应遵循"真实性、整体性、可操作性、适当性、开放性、层次性"的原则对课程的课程任务、教学组织、指导方法、教学资源、评价体系等内容进行改革与实施,以彰显"一心二点三化四统五能"的教学宗旨。     

A Comparison of Two Alternate Scaling Approaches Employed for Task Analyses in Credentialing Examination Development

Credentialing examination developers rely on task (job) analyses for establishing inventories of task and knowledge areas in which competency is required for safe and successful practice in target occupations. There are many ways in which task‐related information may be gathered from practitioner ratings, each with its own advantage and limitation. Two of the myriad alternative task analysis rating approaches are compared in situ: one establishing relative task saliency through a single scale of rated importance and another employing a composite of several independent scales. Outcomes regarding tasks ranked by two practitioner groups are compared. A relatively high degree of association is observed between tasks ranked through each approach, yielding comparable, though not identical examination blueprints.     

Low-cost fault tolerance in evolvable multiprocessor systems: a graceful degradation approach

The evolvable multiprocessor （EvoMP）, as a novel multiprocessor system-on-chip （MPSoC） machine with evolvable task decomposition and scheduling, claims a major feature of low-cost and efficient fault tolerance. Non-centralized control and adaptive distribution of the program among the available processors are two major capabilities of this platform, which remarkably help to achieve an efficient fault tolerance scheme. This letter presents the operational as well as architectural details of this fault tolerance scheme. In this method, when a processor becomes faulty, it will be eliminated of contribution in program execution in remaining run-time. This method also utilizes dynamic rescheduling capability of the system to achieve the maximum possible efficiency after processor reduction. The results confirm the efficiency and remarkable advantages of the proposed approach over common redundancy based techniques in similar systems.     

试论我国农业产业化的任务及组织保障

农业产业化是我思农业适应社会主义市场经济需要,逐步确立的新的农业经营制度,它的形成及进一步的发展必须遵循制度演进的内在规律,我国农业产业化的最终任务是要实现农业的现代化,但这首先要求实现农业的商业化和专业化,进而实现工业化。农业产业化的制度效用能不能全面体现、现代化的任务能不能最终完成,有赖于有效的农业产业化组织的建立,在农业产业化初级阶段,农业产业化组织应以外部牵引型组织模式为主;在农业产业化较高级阶段,农业产业化组织应以合作型组织模式为主;在农业产业化高级阶段,农业产业化组织应以农业企业组织模式为主。     

下乡家电运筹式TOC供应链系统订单排序模型研究

从下乡家电中标企业供应链系统的全局出发,结合数学与TOC方法,分析了多订单条件下家电产品供应的排序问题,提出了基于TOC的供应链系统中的订单排序法,给出了运筹式TOC供应链系统中的订单排序模型,提供了基于TOC供应链系统的运筹管理示例.该方法可以有效地降低供应链系统中的库存,提高家电下乡服务的水平,增加企业有效产出.     

Seizing the Opportunity to Create Uncertainty in Learning Mathematics

The paper is a reflective account of the design and implementation of mathematical tasks that evoke uncertainty for the learner. Three types of uncertainty associated with mathematical tasks are discussed and illustrated: competing claims, unknown path or questionable conclusion, and non-readily verifiable outcomes. One task is presented in depth, pointing to the dynamic nature of task design, and the added value stimulated by the uncertainty component entailed in the task in terms of mathematical and pedagogical musing.     

任务型组织的对比优势及现实价值

任务型组织作为一个高度回应性并具有临时性的组织,它所面对的是社会上具有突发性并且影响巨大的事件,组织成员大都临时从传统组织中调配,组织的存在以任务为导向。与常规组织相比,任务型组织在组织结构和管理机制上有一系列的比较优势,这些优势使任务型组织具有存在的现实价值和现实意义,并成为适应社会发展的组织形态。     

任务型语言教学模式下任务的分析和设计

任务型教学是20世纪80年代兴起的一种强调“做中学”的语言教学模式。而其中的“做”指的就是“完成任务的过程”。那么到底什么是任务呢？是“传统教学法”中的语言练习吗？“任务”又和哪些因素息息相关呢？教师又应该怎样来设计这个所谓的“任务”呢？其实“任务”就是“做事情”,而这些事情可以说就是日常生活中所做事情的翻版。但是值得强调的是：这种任务指的是用“目的语”来做事情,在做事情当中习得语言,所以“任务”强调的是语言的意义,而不是语言的形式。     

基于J2EE+AJAX的分布式任务管理系统的应用研究

结合J2EE与AJAX在计算机应用系统开发中的优势,构建了基于J2EE AJAX的分布式任务管理系统,并对系统中各模块的功能设计进行了描述,最后给出了系统的关键技术说明及其实现。     

基于Petri网的工作流模型设计与实现

Petri网适合描述异步、并发事件驱动和资源共享的办公自动化工作流部分，使用Petri网进行过程建模可以显著地改进和优化业务流程，更好地实现业务流程控制。以物业办公中的工作联系单为例，进行了业务流程分析、Petri网建模，并给出了任务表和后续节点流向控制算法。     

Science Letters: Low-cost fault tolerance in evolvable multiprocessor systems: a graceful degradation approach

The evolvable multiprocessor (EvoMP), as a novel multiprocessor system-on-chip (MPSoC) machine with evolvable task decomposition and scheduling, claims a major feature of low-cost and efficient fault tolerance. Non-centralized control and adaptive distribution of the program among the available processors are two major capabilities of this platform, which remarkably help to achieve an efficient fault tolerance scheme. This letter presents the operational as well as architectural details of this fault tolerance scheme. In this method, when a processor becomes faulty, it will be eliminated of contribution in program execution in remaining run-time. This method also utilizes dynamic rescheduling capability of the system to achieve the maximum possible efficiency after processor reduction. The results confirm the efficiency and remarkable advantages of the proposed approach over common redundancy based techniques in similar systems.     

Motivational cost aspects of physical education in middle school students

Expectancy value theory presumes that learners’ motivation is determined by their expectancy beliefs and task values associated with learning tasks. This study examined students’ cost and its relation to expectancy beliefs, other task value components in physical education. Middle school students (N?=?593) from 11 schools completed the expectancy-value questionnaire. Qualitative analysis of students’ responses to open-ended questions showed motivational cost originated from curriculum content, instructional conditions/elements, physical discomfort, lack of social support and competence and teacher factors. Chi-square analysis suggests that students’ motivational cost is associated with their hypothetical choices of attending physical education. Motivational cost was found to be negatively associated with other task value components, but not with expectancy beliefs.     

Distributed certification application via a trusted dealer

Distributed certification via threshold cryptography is much more secure than other ways to protect certification authority (CA)'s private key, and can tolerate some intrusions. As the original system such as ITTC, etc., is unsafe, inefficient and impracitcal in actual network environment, this paper brings up a new distributed certification scheme, which although it generates key shares concentratively, it updates key shares distributedly, and so, avoids single-point failure like ITTC. It not only enhances robustness with Feldman verification and SSL protocol, but can also change the threshold (t, k) flexibly and robustly, and so, is much more practical. In this work, the authors implement the prototype system of the new scheme and test and analyze its performance. Project supported by the Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 79974031) and Zhejiang Nature Science Foundation (No. 600014)     

德鲁克眼中的管理任务与激励

彼得·德鲁克(Peter F. Drucker)先生是位管理大师,其管理观点有很强的哲学性、前瞻性.本文引用德鲁克的管理观点,对管理者比较关心的"管理的任务"和"激励"问题做了剖析和阐述.侧重于分析、讨论为什么将"培养员工和履行社会责任"均视为管理的任务;结合近100年来,对人的管理历程,分析了德鲁克先生对激励的看法.即"绩效本身就是激励".以期对管理者和学者有一定的参考价值.