26 results on '"Social awareness"'
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2. Partner selection strategies of SMEs for reaching the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Castellani, Paola, Rossato, Chiara, Giaretta, Elena, and Vargas-Sánchez, Alfonso
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The paper aims to investigate the characteristics of SMEs' partners that can better contribute to the achievement of the SDGs. Given the explorative nature of this research, a qualitative methodology is adopted, with a longitudinal case study employed as the research method. The Wråd case study confirmed that SMEs can contribute to the achievement of the SDGs by developing partnerships with multiple stakeholders. In addition, this research revealed that the characteristics of the SMEs' partners can be referred to the four following dimensions: economic, environmental, social and purpose. Furthermore, it proposed that quality utility value, technique level, profitability are the subdimensions of the economic dimension and that resource consumption efficiency, pollution production, energy efficiency, environment management system and environment equipment and facilities are the subdimensions of the environmental dimension. This research expressed also that public health, employee engagement, brand reputation and local communities' influence are the subdimensions of the social dimension. Finally, it underlined that sustainability-oriented awareness development, sustainable orientation, sustainable collective culture, proactive managerial skills, organisational learning and proactive and innovative leadership are the subdimensions of the purpose dimension. In line with previous studies underlining the importance of increasing the TBL dimensions, this study suggests a further extension of this theory with the 'purpose' dimension. This study highlights the importance of developing a vision supported by a social awareness of the problems that need to be addressed and that transcend the fashion sector. Further researches could explore a larger sample of SMEs operating in different businesses and the point of view of the SME's partners. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2024
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3. Social competencies, classroom relationships, and academic engagement: A latent change score modeling approach among lower secondary school students.
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Eriksen, Eli Vibeke, Vestad, Lene, Bru, Edvin, and Caravita, Simona C. S.
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SECONDARY school students ,PEER relations ,CLASSROOM environment ,SOCIAL skills ,CLASSROOMS ,SOCIAL change ,STUDENT engagement ,PHONOLOGICAL awareness - Abstract
This longitudinal study applied latent change score (LCS) modeling to examine individual changes in students' (N = 1205) academic engagement (behavioral and emotional), social competencies (relationship skills and social awareness), and classroom relationships (emotional support from teachers and collaborative peer relations). Average changes during the first year of lower secondary school were investigated, and an LCS model specifying that individual changes in social competencies are related to individual changes in academic engagement partially via individual changes in classroom relationships was tested. The results indicated an average decline for all variables, particularly emotional engagement. Changes in social competencies were associated with changes in classroom relationships and indirectly with changes in academic engagement via changes in emotional support from teachers. A direct association was found between changes in social awareness and behavioral engagement. The findings reflect that the promotion of social competencies in lower secondary school may foster positive classroom relationships and academic engagement, mainly via perceived social awareness for behavioral engagement or via emotional support from teachers for both dimensions of academic engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2024
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4. Dengue in the urban slums of Pakistan: health costs, adaptation practices, and the role of dengue-diagnosis and surveillance in controlling the epidemic.
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Mehmood, Yasir and Arshad, Muhammad
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Dengue virus (DENV) infection is a public health issue in tropical and sub-tropical climates, including in Pakistan. A significant population in Pakistan lives in urban slums, where residents are highly susceptible to the risk of DENV transmission. We examine health costs of DENV infection, determinants of adaptation practices and the role of surveillance to control DENV infection using cross-sectional data from urban slums of Pakistan. Information from respondents with and without dengue history indicated that slum dwellers have very little knowledge of dengue mosquitoes and viral transmissions. Practices adopted by the slum dwellers to avoid DENV infection risk appeared to be unsatisfactory. We employed a health belief model to examine factors affecting control practices. Participation in dengue awareness sessions, information from media, and dengue-diagnosis and surveillance team visits are found to be important determinants of high adaptation practices to avoid DENV infection. Dengue surveillance system for controlling DENV infection in urban Pakistani slums needs improvements. Rigorous and continuous monitoring should be vigilantly performed in areas where DENV infection cases originate. Regular presentation of dengue awareness sessions at a union council level and providing timely and appropriate healthcare education to the slum communities could improve household adaptation practices and lower DENV infection rates. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2024
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5. Survey on social awareness towards energy conservation and ESD lesson on biofuel as a renewable energy source.
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Dharmapriya, Thakshila Nadeeshani, Huang, Po‑Jung, Dissanayaka, Dissanayakage Dilshan Sampath, Dharmapriya, Jinendra Jayasanka, and Shein, Paichi Pat
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The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 7 aims to ensure that all people have access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and clean energy by 2030. Therefore, the objectives of this study were to investigate (1) the daily attitudes of foreign students at a prestigious university in Taiwan towards energy conservation, (2) their perspectives on biofuel as a renewable energy source, and (3) how an education for sustainable development (ESD) lesson could enhance students' knowledge about biofuel as a renewable energy source. Data were collected using questionnaires through probability and non-probability sampling methods and analyzed using descriptive statistics and the non-parametric Friedman test. The probability method was employed to analyze 100 responses collected from foreign students representing various regions, including North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, South and Southeast Asia, North and Northeast Asia, and Africa. The findings indicated that their daily attitudes towards energy conservation and awareness about biofuel were at a satisfactory level. For postgraduate students at the Institute of Education and the Institute of Environmental Engineering, a non-probability test was chosen, and their knowledge of biofuel was enhanced through an ESD lesson. Prior to the ESD, 3.33% of participants had never heard of biofuels, and 30–40% had no understanding of what biofuel entailed. However, approximately 95% of participants demonstrated improved understanding after the ESD. To foster a knowledgeable and active community, it is crucial to incorporate the SDGs into school and university curricula and leverage social media platforms to promote awareness and engagement. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2023
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6. Higher Employee Engagement through Social Intelligence: A Perspective of Indian Scenario.
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Sanwal, Tanushree and Sareen, Puja
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SOCIAL intelligence ,JOB involvement ,JOB performance ,SOCIAL values ,SOCIAL skills ,INFORMATION professionals - Abstract
Recognizing that high levels of social intelligence are required for effective engagement, the authors set out to find the association between employee engagement and social intelligence. Specifically, the goal of this study was to find the explanatory value of social intelligence constructs for employee engagement in a sample of employees by conducting a statistical analysis. The final research included 150 male and 50 female professionals who were selected from FMCG sectors. A questionnaire was used to gather socio-demographic evidence; the Utrecht engagement scale and the Tromso social intelligence scale in the Indian cultural context were used to obtain professional and job information. The findings revealed that employees with high levels of social intelligence scores performed well on engagement measures, with social skills being the most significant predictor of engagement. The findings of this study have substantial practical significance for the development of training and intervention activities targeted at improving employees' performance on the job, among other things. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2023
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7. Gaze awareness and metacognitive suggestions by a pedagogical conversational agent: an experimental investigation on interventions to support collaborative learning process and performance.
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Hayashi, Yugo
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LEARNING ,COLLABORATIVE learning ,PSYCHOLOGICAL feedback ,GAZE ,AWARENESS ,METACOGNITION ,EVALUATION methodology - Abstract
Research on collaborative learning has revealed that peer-collaboration explanation activities facilitate reflection and metacognition and that establishing common ground and successful coordination are keys to realizing effective knowledge-sharing in collaborative learning tasks. Studies on computer-supported collaborative learning have investigated how awareness tools can facilitate coordination within a group and how the use of external facilitation scripts can elicit elaborated knowledge during collaboration. However, the separate and joint effects of these tools on the nature of the collaborative process and performance have rarely been investigated. This study investigates how two facilitation methods—coordination support via learner gaze-awareness feedback and metacognitive suggestion provision via a pedagogical conversational agent (PCA)—are able to enhance the learning process and learning gains. Eighty participants, organized into dyads, were enrolled in a 2 × 2 between-subject study. The first and second factors were the presence of real-time gaze feedback (no vs. visible gaze) and that of a suggestion-providing PCA (no vs. visible agent), respectively. Two evaluation methods were used: namely, dialog analysis of the collaborative process and evaluation of learning gains. The real-time gaze feedback and PCA suggestions facilitated the coordination process, while gaze was relatively more effective in improving the learning gains. Learners in the Gaze-feedback condition achieved superior learning gains upon receiving PCA suggestions. A successful coordination/high learning performance correlation was noted solely for learners receiving visible gaze feedback and PCA suggestions simultaneously (visible gaze/visible agent). This finding has the potential to yield improved collaborative processes and learning gains through integration of these two methods as well as contributing towards design principles for collaborative-learning support systems more generally. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2020
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8. A socially inspired energy feedback technology: challenges in a developing scenario.
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Piccolo, Lara, Baranauskas, Cecília, and Azevedo, Rodolfo
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TECHNOLOGY , *ENERGY consumption , *ENVIRONMENTAL impact analysis , *SOCIOCULTURAL factors , *AWARENESS - Abstract
Raising awareness of the environmental impact of energy generation and consumption has been a recent concern of contemporary society worldwide. Underlying the awareness of energy consumption is an intricate network of perception and social interaction that can be mediated by technology. In this paper we argue that issues regarding energy, environment and technology are very much situated and involve tensions of sociocultural nature. This exploratory investigation addresses the subject by introducing the design of a Socially-inspired Energy Eco-Feedback Technology (SEET), which is composed of an interactive system to trigger and mediate collective savings and a tangible device as a public feedback. Results of an evaluation situated in the context of a school in a socially disadvantaged area in Brazil are discussed, shedding light on the sociocultural aspects related to the subject. The role of the SEET to motivate energy awareness collectively among the social group is assessed, as well as the design characteristics that contributed to that. Outcomes bring to light social aspects and dynamics that would hardly have been predicted, evidencing critical factors related to a socially inspired design approach in the energy awareness domain. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2017
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9. Social-Aware Computing based Congestion Control in Delay Tolerant Networks.
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Liu, Yan, Wang, Kun, Guo, Huang, Lu, Qing, and Sun, Yanfei
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DELAY-tolerant networks , *CONTEXT-aware computing , *COMPUTER simulation , *ALGORITHMS , *ONLINE social networks - Abstract
The routing efficiency in Delay Tolerant Networks (DTN) with social characteristics degrades owing to intermittent connection and high latency. Additionally, congestion is another issue because of the limited resources of nodes. To solve these problems, an improved Socially Aware Congestion Control algorithm (SACC) is proposed. In this algorithm, the social features and the congestion level of the node are utilized to construct a Social Congestion Metric (SCM). In the forwarding process, messages are forwarded to the nodes with higher SCM. When the congestion occurs, the node calculates the social links of itself with every message's destination node, and then drops the message with minimum social link rather than random dropping. Simulation results show that in the acceptable range of delay tolerance, the proposed algorithm improves the delivery probability, decreases the dropping probability and reduces the overhead. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2017
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10. Examining Factors in Cross-Cultural Competence Development in Taiwan College Students.
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Chen, Yu-Li
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SCHOOL environment ,CROSS-cultural communication in education ,ADAPTABILITY (Personality) ,STUDENT adjustment ,COLLEGE students ,FOREIGN students - Abstract
The recent large-scale movement of people across the globe has triggered many cross-cultural opportunities that were quite rare in the past, but now occur almost every day. However, these cross-cultural opportunities have also introduced a variety of cultural tensions and visible exclusionary practices, which are of serious concern. The summation of these opportunities and phenomena has resulted in a greater demand for cross-cultural competence (CCC) of individuals living in a diversified global community. In Taiwan, within recent years, there has been a significant influx of international students and in effect, this increase has gradually transformed the university campus into a more diversified community. In order to promote cross-cultural exchange and a mutual understanding between the growing number of international students and local college students, it is important to develop their cross-cultural competence early in their college lives. Consequently, this paper details an empirical study on the mediating effects of social factors on the development of a local college student's cross-cultural competence, including the school climate, family and home, peers, personal value system, and traditions. Using a modified CCC scale developed by Chen and Ching (), a total of 933 valid responses were gathered and analyzed. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to analyze and develop a model of relationships among the social factors. Results show that student exposure to a cross-culturally tolerant environment has greatly enhanced their cross-cultural competence. In addition, the SEM results have also shown a significant path from student school climate, individual perspective (personal value system and traditions), and cross-cultural competence. In conclusion, in order for Taiwan college students to become better equipped with adequate cross-cultural skills, additional interventions and opportunities should be encouraged. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2015
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11. Mobile Social Service Design for Large-Scale Exhibition.
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Liu, Huanglingzi, Liu, Ying, Wang, Wei, and Wang, Bin
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In order to improve the exhibition service, technology enhanced visitor experience is gradually gaining more attention. In this paper, we follow user-centered design to explore the possibility of building a mobile social service for a large-scale exhibition. User data from interviews, questionnaires and field studies have been analyzed. Five factors influencing visitor΄s social engagement are analyzed and implications for new mobile social service designs in large-scale exhibitions are discussed: personal requirement on the knowledge of exhibits, time cost of social interaction, exhibitor΄s requirement on information distribution and collection, the maintenance of a temporary social network and coordination with the exhibition environment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2009
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12. An Improved Routing Algorithm Based on Social Link Awareness in Delay Tolerant Networks.
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Wang, Kun and Guo, Huang
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ROUTING algorithms ,DELAY-tolerant networks ,SOCIAL networks ,EMAIL ,DATA transmission systems ,SOCIOLOGY of awareness - Abstract
The routing efficiency in delay tolerant networks is degraded due to intermittent connection and high latency. Additionally, socially selfish nodes in social networks refuse to provide message forwarding service since there are limited resources. To solve these problems, an improved routing algorithm based on the social link awareness is proposed. In this algorithm, multiple social features of the nodes' behaviors are utilized to quantify the nodes pairs' social links. The social links of the nodes pairs are computed based on their encounter history. These social links can be used to construct the friendship communities of the nodes. The intra-community and inter-community forwarding mechanisms are implemented to raise the successful delivery ratio with low overhead and decrease the transmission delay. Simulation results show that the proposed algorithm shortens the routing delay and increases the successful delivery ratio, thereby improving the routing efficiency. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2014
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13. From the internet of things to embedded intelligence.
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Guo, Bin, Zhang, Daqing, Yu, Zhiwen, Liang, Yunji, Wang, Zhu, and Zhou, Xingshe
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EMBEDDED computer systems , *HUMAN-computer interaction , *COMPUTER architecture , *RADIO frequency identification systems , *NEAR field communication - Abstract
The Internet of Things (IoT) represents the future technology trend of sensing, computing, and communication. Under the Wisdom Web of Things (W2T) vision, the next-generation Internet will promote harmonious interaction among humans, computers, and things. Current research on IoT is primarily conducted from the perspective of identifying, connecting, and managing objects. In this paper, however, we attempt to enhance the IoT with intelligence and awareness under the W2T vision. By exploring the various interactions between humans and the IoT, we extract the 'embedded' intelligence about individual, environment, and society, which can augment existing IoT systems with user, ambient, and social awareness. The characteristics, major applications, research issues, the reference architecture, as well as our ongoing efforts to embedded intelligence are also presented and discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2013
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14. The Mind's Eye on Personal Profiles: A Cognitive Perspective on Profile Elements that Inform Initial Trustworthiness Assessments and Social Awareness in Virtual Project Teams.
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Rusman, Ellen, van Brüggenq, Jan, Sloep, Peter, Valcke, Martin, and Koper, Rob
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RELIABILITY (Personality trait) , *COGNITION , *AWARENESS , *VIRTUAL work teams , *ONLINE identities ,BIOGRAPHIES - Abstract
Collaboration in virtual project teams heavily relies on interpersonal trust, for which perceived professional trustworthiness is an important determinant. In face to face teams colleagues form a first impression of each others trustworthiness based on signs and signals that are 'naturally' available. However, virtual project team members do not have the same opportunities to assess trustworthiness. This study provides insight in the information elements that virtual project team members value to assess professional trustworthiness in the initial phase of collaboration. The trustworthiness formed initially is highly influential on interpersonal trust formed during latter collaboration. We expect trustors in virtual teams to especially value information elements (= small containers for personal data stimulating the availability of specific information) that provide them with relevant cues of trust warranting properties of a trustee. We identified a list with fifteen information elements that were highly valued across trustors («=226) to inform their trustworthiness assessments. We then analyzed explanations for preferences with the help of a theory-grounded coding scheme for perceived trustworthiness. Results show that respondents value those particular information elements that provide them with multiple cues (signaling multiple trust warranting properties) to assess the trustworthiness of a trustee. Information elements that provide unique cues (signaling for a specific trust warranting property) could not be identified. Insight in these information preferences can inform the design of artefacts, such as personal profile templates, to support acquaintanceships and social awareness especially in the initial phase of a virtual project team. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2013
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15. Socially Responsible Engineering Education Through Assistive Robotics Projects: The RoboWaiter Competition.
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Ahlgren, David and Verner, Igor
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ENGINEERING education ,ROBOT design & construction ,ROBOTICS ,ENGINEERING students ,ASSISTIVE technology ,UNIVERSITIES & colleges - Abstract
This paper proposes an approach to promote students' social awareness as part of challenging projects in robot design. A new robot contest was developed to motivate and focus these projects: RoboWaiter, the first international robot competition in the rapidly growing area of assistive robotics. RoboWaiter has been held since 2009 in Hartford, Connecticut in conjunction with the annual international Trinity College Fire-Fighting Home Robot Contest. We describe how dialogue among the authors and members of the Connecticut Council on Developmental Disabilities (CTCDD) directed development of RoboWaiter and led the CTCDD actively to participate in the organization and execution of the contest. We discuss the assignment and rules of the competition as well as the engineering challenges associated with designing robots for RoboWaiter. We also present responses of contest participants, both engineering students and people with disabilities. These reflections indicate that the challenge of creating a fetch-and-carry robot raised curiosity among engineering students and increased their interest in participating in the project. Moreover, the RoboWaiter project helped students to recognize the social challenge of assistive robotics and to understand that engineering work has importance beyond pure technical achievement. Participation of people with disabilities in the robot contest was motivated by the wish to draw public attention to the need for new assistive technologies and to inspire socially responsible education in universities and schools. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2013
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16. A multidisciplinary course based on social intelligence design and collaborative learning.
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Cárdenas, César, Moysen, Raúl, Palma, Danitza, Loya, Eva, and Signoret, Christian
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SOCIAL intelligence , *COLLABORATIVE learning , *SOCIAL processes , *EDUCATIONAL cooperation , *ENTREPRENEURSHIP , *SOCIAL psychology , *TEACHER-student relationships - Abstract
This paper presents the experience of applying the Social Intelligence Design (SID) paradigm in a multidisciplinary course planned with Collaborative Learning (CL). Through the experience, three levels of SID were discovered; one was the social product/artifact, the other two were the student's social process and the professor's social process. Authors propose a framework for SID-based education and CL as a possible tool for supporting and assessing such experiences. The experience of this approach seems very promising for social product innovation, social entrepreneurship, and social awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2010
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17. Expanding awareness by inclusive communication design.
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Shiose, T., Kagiyama, Y., Toda, K., Kawakami, H., and Katai, O.
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ADULT education workshops , *SOCIAL interaction , *PRODUCT design , *IMAGE processing , *COPYING machines , *OLDER people , *PEOPLE with disabilities - Abstract
In this paper, we report the case of an Inclusive Design workshop. Inclusive Design is a design method that includes elderly and disabled people not only in interviews, but also in the upstream design process such as basic design and survey analysis. In the workshop, participants designed scientific educational materials that visually impaired and sighted people can use together. To work together regardless of visual disability, participants used the image-processing system and the stereo copying machine to make images tactile. We think that collaborative work with elderly and disabled people in Inclusive Design can teach participants different perspectives and help to correct their biased view of each other. In fact, participants of the workshop noticed several facts that they were not aware of before. That is, the Inclusive Design workshop can improve social awareness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2010
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18. Context-Based Workplace Awareness.
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Bardram, Jakob and Hansen, Thomas
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COOPERATION , *WORK environment , *HOSPITALS , *AWARENESS , *CLINICAL medicine - Abstract
Maintaining an awareness of the working context of fellow co-workers is crucial tosuccessful cooperation in a workplace. For mobile, non co-located workers, however, suchworkplace awareness is hard to maintain. This paper investigates how context-aware computing canbe used to facilitate workplace awareness. In particular, we present the concept of Context-BasedWorkplace Awareness, which is derived from years of in-depth studies of hospital work and thedesign of computer supported cooperative work technologies to support the distributedcollaboration and coordination of clinical work within large hospitals. This empirical backgroundhas revealed that an awareness especially of the social, spatial, temporal, and activity context playsa crucial role in the coordination of work in hospitals. The paper then presents and discussestechnologies designed to support context-based workplace awareness, namely the AWAREarchitecture, and the AwarePhone and AwareMedia applications. Based on almost 2 year'deployment of the technologies in a large hospital, the paper discuss how the four dimension ofcontext-based workplace awareness play out in the coordination of clinical work. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2010
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19. Designing for privacy and self-presentation in social awareness.
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Raento, Mika and Oulasvirta, Antti
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PRIVACY , *AWARENESS , *SOCIAL interaction , *INTERGROUP relations , *SOCIABILITY - Abstract
Social awareness applications are based on the idea of a group sharing real-time context information via personal and ubiquitous terminals. Studies of such applications have shown that users are not only concerned with the preservation privacy through non-disclosure. Instead, disclosure is manipulated for the constant presentation of self to the group in everyday social situations. Basing on 3 years of research with the mobile social awareness system ContextContacts, established findings in social psychology and ubiquitous computing, we propose a number of design principles to support users in this management of privacy and presentation. These principles are to apply even if disclosure is automated, and include support for lightweight permissions, assuming reciprocity, appearing differently to different audiences, providing for feedback on presentation and allowing lying. These principles are applied in interaction design and protocol engineering for the next version of a mobile awareness system called ContextContacts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2008
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20. The disenchantment of affect.
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Sengers, Phoebe, Boehner, Kirsten, Mateas, Michael, and Gay, Geri
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HUMAN-computer interaction , *SYSTEMS engineering , *COMPUTER systems , *ELECTRONIC data processing , *COMPUTER users - Abstract
In computing design, experience is often broken down, compartmentalized, and engineered: a process that often disenchants the original experience. In this paper, we demonstrate the possibility to design for experience, not by formalizing and rationalizing it, but instead by supporting open-ended engagement and appropriation. We illustrate this approach through Affector, a case study in affective computing, in which we focus on user interpretation and construction of emotional experience over its computational modeling. We derive design and evaluation strategies for enchantment that focus on supporting the ongoing construction and interpretation of experience by human participants over the course of interaction. We suggest that enchanting experiences may be designed only by approaching enchantment obliquely: not by engineering it in, but by providing opportunities where it may emerge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2008
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21. Perception and knowledge of a common skin disorder among university students in Jordan.
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Al-Safi, Saafan, Ayoub, Nehad, and Aboul-Enein, Faisal
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SKIN diseases ,COLLEGE students ,RISK management in business ,DISEASE risk factors ,ETHNIC groups ,ETHNICITY ,MULTICULTURALISM ,POPULAR education ,CIVILIZATION - Abstract
Psoriasis is one of the most common dermatological diseases. Improving public awareness of the different aspects of psoriasis is important to improve the overall knowledge about the disease and enhance public attitude towards sufferers. A sample consisting primarily of university students was undertaken to understand public perception of this disease. The objective of this investigation is to assess the level of public awareness of various aspects of psoriasis including possible risk factors, affected body areas, best persons to manage the disease, and other issues. Selected individuals of the sample were interviewed by well-trained senior pharmacy students. Each individual was asked to fill in a questionnaire consisting of six sections on his/her knowledge of various aspects of psoriasis. Of the respondents, 63.8% agreed that psoriasis makes patients’ lives uncomfortable. One third of participants believed that the exact etiology of the disease is still unclear. A positive family history for psoriasis was selected by the highest percentage of respondents as a triggering factor for the disease and the scalp was selected as the major body site affected by psoriatic lesions. Differences in public attitude toward sufferers were detected when results were analyzed according to sample gender, age, nature of job, educational level, and ethnicity. A dermatologist was selected by a clear majority of participants as the best person to treat psoriasis. It can be concluded that a high degree of public awareness of psoriasis exists among different ethnicities in Jordan. However, community education is needed to improve the population’s knowledge regarding the nature of psoriasis, important risk factors, and the best source of health services. This paper illuminates a perceptual gap between what people think they understand of this disease and the scientific literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2008
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22. Computer Support for Social Awareness in Flexible Work.
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Bødker, Susanne and Christiansen, Ellen
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SOCIAL services , *AWARENESS , *RESEARCH , *FLEXTIME , *WORK environment - Abstract
How do we conceptualize social awareness, and what support is needed to develop and maintain social awareness in flexible work settings? The paper begins by arguing the relevance of designing for social awareness in flexible work. It points out how social awareness is suspended in the field of tension that exists between the ephemerality and continuity of social encounters, exploring ways to construct identity through relationships by means of social encounters – notably those that are accidental and unforced. We probe into this issue through design research: In particular, we present three exploratory prototyping processes in an open office setting (examining the concepts of a shared calendar, personal panels, and ambient awareness cues). Field studies, conducted in parallel, have contributed to a conceptual deconstruction of CSCW concepts, resulting in a focus on cues to relatedness, to belonging, and to care. Analyzing these three prototypes in their microcosmic usage setting results in specific recommendations for the three types of applications with respect to social awareness. The experiences indicate that the metaphors a ‘shared mirror’ and ‘breadcrumbs’ are promising foundations on which to base further design. We present these analyses and suggest that the metaphors work because of their ability to map experiences from the physical space into conceptual experiences. We conclude that social awareness in flexible work must be constructed indirectly, presenting itself as an option, rather than as a consequence of being able to overhear and oversee. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2006
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23. The Challenge of Raising Ethical Awareness: A Case-Based Aiding System for Use by Computing and ICT Students.
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Sherratt, Don, Rogerson, Simon, and Ben Fairweather, N.
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COMMUNICATION & technology , *INFORMATION technology , *ETHICS , *TECHNOLOGY & society , *ARTIFICIAL intelligence - Abstract
Students, the future Information and Communication Technology (ICT) professionals, are often perceived to have little understanding of the ethical issues associated with the use of ICTs. There is a growing recognition that the moral issues associated with the use of the new technologies should be brought to the attention of students. Furthermore, they should be encouraged to explore and think more deeply about the social and legal consequences of the use of ICTs. This paper describes the development of a tool designed to raise students' awareness of the social impact of ICTs. The tool offers guidance to students undertaking computing and computer-related courses when considering the social, legal and professional implications of the actions of participants in situations of ethical conflict. However, unlike previous work in this field, this tool is not based on an artificial intelligence paradigm. Aspects of the theoretical basis for the design of the tool and the tool's practical development are discussed. Preliminary results from the testing of the tool are also discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2005
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24. Using Quilts and Quilt Picture Books to Celebrate Diversity with Young Children.
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Holland, Marna
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QUILTS , *PICTURE books , *CHILDREN , *LITERATURE , *FAMILIES , *EDUCATION - Abstract
Quilts, with their bright colors, puzzle-like patterns and comforting touch, naturally appeal to children. Quilts may cover beds, blanket naps, or serve some other function in children’s homes, and the family context of quilts makes them appropriate for exploring diversity with young children in the classroom. A rich and extensive collection of quilt-centered picture books is available that explores cultural, intergenerational and social awareness themes through engaging text and captivating illustrations. Quilts and quilt-themed picture books are useful additions to an early childhood environment that explores, celebrates and integrates diversity in the daily life of the young child. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 2005
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25. A non-obtrusive user interface for increasing social awareness on the World Wide Web.
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Liechti, Olivier, Sifer, Mark, and Ichikawa, Tadao
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Arguing for the need of increasing social awareness on the World Wide Web, we describe a user interface based on the metaphor of windows bridging electronic and physical spaces. We present a system that, with the aim of making online activity perceptible in the physical world, makes it possible to hear people visiting one's website. The system takes advantage of the seamless and continuous network connection offered by handheld Web-appliances such as personal digital assistants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 1999
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26. On informatics and underdevelopment.
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Sutz, Judith
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The main question in this article deals with the contribution of informatics to development. As an approach to an answer, it is pointed out in the first place, that there is not just one informatics and that 'development' does not admit of only one definition. After delimiting the relevant concept of development, it is suggested that if informatics is to collaborate in its achievement it is essential to rely, in the Third World, on socially responsible technicians. Thus, the informatics of underdevelopment will attain the technical capacity and the political will required in order to assure a true concern for development. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] more...
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- 1989
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