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What’s the point? Balancing purpose and play in rule-based compositions
Get PDFThe paper applies theory drawn from game studies to music composition in order to consider ways in which rules and goals create environments that promote critical play and manage the balance between purpose, play and task subservience. It explores correspondences between rules in games and indeterminate music, and considers how constraints create agency for players through presenting them with choices and goals that can be linked to values. Game studies research shows that games rely on interactivity, goals, competitors and conflict (Crawford 2003), and consequently effort from its players so as to attach value to its outcomes (Juul 2003). In rule-based compositions, rules are used to present choices, allowing individual players to make autonomous decisions that are focused on achieving a specified goal. Some rule-based compositions, however, specify processes and actions that have no explicit purpose. A process is initiated, perhaps with an end condition, but there is no specified purpose, other than undertaking the tasks. Game studies research suggests ways in which games might create approaches for harnessing specific motivations of players in such contexts. Tasks in persuasive games (Bogost 2010) are designed to embody real-world challenges, while Flanagan and Nissenbaum (2014) propose an approach to game design that communicates embedded values. Such approaches translate to rule-based music, presenting models for linking tasks to purpose and play, and with it relationships with the world
Kişisel verilerin hukuka aykırı olarak işlenmesinden kaynaklanan sözleşme dışı zararlardan sorumluluk
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FIDIC Kırmızı Kitap kapsamında inşaat sözleşmelerinde süre uzatımı = Extension of time in construction contracts according to the FIDIC Red Book
Get PDFIn construction contracts, which are part of our daily life and have great economic value, time for completion is an important element of the contract. Due to this importance, it is observed that construction contracts signed by the parties regulate the time for completion, liability for delay damages and under which circumstances claims for the extension of time for completion and additional payment may come to the fore. Since the constructions are mostly the big projects where many firms work together, provisions, including the time for completion, to solve the possible problems that may arise during the project are included in the contract. In this context, standard rules determined by the FIDIC are widely adopted in construction contracts. The focus of this study is the Red Book which sets forth the conditions of contract for construction and of which the updated version is published in 2017. This study will examine the concept of time that the contractor has to fulfil his/her performance in accordance with the construction contract and rights and obligations of the contractor and of the employer in the Red Book 2017 when the construction is not completed within the agreed time. Finally, the extension of time in construction contracts will be discussed within the framework of the Turkish Code of Obligations
Using Elo rating as a metric for comparative judgement in educational assessment
No full textMarking and feedback are essential features of teaching and learning, across the overwhelming majority of educational settings and contexts. However, it can take a great deal of time and effort for teachers to mark assessments, and to provide useful feedback to the students. Furthermore, it also creates a significant cognitive load on the assessors, especially in ensuring fairness and equity. Therefore, an alternative approach to marking called comparative judgement (CJ) has been proposed in the educational space. Inspired by the law of comparative judgment (LCJ). The key idea here is that the better submission between a pair will be identified by a suitably qualified or experienced assessor. This pairwise comparison for as many pairs as possible can then be used to rank all submissions. Studies suggest that CJ is highly reliable and accurate while making it quick for the teachers. Alternative studies have questioned this claim suggesting that the process can increase bias in the results as the same submission is shown many times to an assessor for increasing reliability. Additionally, studies have also found that CJ can result in the overall marking process taking longer than a more traditional method of marking as information about many pairs must be collected.
There is a clear necessity to investigate the efficacy of alternative rating and ranking systems that do not require extensive data on every pair of submissions, to reduce the temporal and cognitive burden on assessors, and bias from observing the same submission repeatedly. In this paper, we investigate Elo, which has been extensively used in rating players in zero-sum games such as chess – for devising a ranking between submissions in a comparative judgement context. We experimented on a large-scale Twitter dataset on the topic of a recent major UK political event (“Brexit”, the UK's political exit from the European Union) to ask users which tweet they found funnier between a pair selected from ten tweets. Our analysis of the data reveals that the Elo rating is statistically significantly similar to the CJ ranking with a Kendall's tau score of 0.96 and a p-value of . We finish with an informed discussion regarding the potential wider application of this approach to a range of educational contexts
Professional learning for higher education teaching: an expertise perspective
No full textThis chapter extends and deepens the discussion in Chapter 1 to consider what an expertise perspective might bring to the concept of professional learning and development in higher education, and what practical wisdom this might offer for teachers, educational developers and institutions. The general concepts of Deliberate Practice and Progressive Problem-Solving are considered in the context of teaching in higher education through the lens of research with nine UK National Teaching Fellows. It is suggested that the term ‘professional learning’ is more relevant to the development of expertise for teaching in higher education. A definition of professional learning is offered for teaching in higher education which places the teacher at the centre, developing their expertise through autonomous, self-determined and evidence-informed progressive problem-solving: an evidence-informed evolution of teaching practice motivated by curiosity, community and care
Fiili ayrılık nedeniyle boşanma (TMK m. 166/IV)
No full textDivorce due to de facto separation, which allows spouses who have been living apart for a certain period and no longer share a common life to legally terminate their already de facto ended marriage, is regulated as a single paragraph under Article 166 of the Turkish Civil Code. The recognition of de facto separation as a ground for divorce in Turkish law for the first time caused significant debates, and criticisms of the regulation continued even after its adoption. Within the framework of the Turkish Civil Code, in cases where spouses cannot divorce by mutual agreement, divorce due to de facto separation stands out as an important provision in the face of the strict conditions of other grounds for divorce.
This book examines divorce due to de facto separation, which has not previously been the subject of any monographic work. The aim of the book is to evaluate the legal background and conditions of divorce due to de facto separation within the framework of doctrinal opinions and judicial decisions and to provide solutions to the problems arising from the regulation of de facto separation
Dyslexia's diagnostic lottery: a call for better parent-school partnerships
No full textThere is an increasing focus in psychology (and the media) on the social struggles faced by school-age dyslexia sufferers, and the battle for diagnosis often faced by their parents. Joshua McFadden and Dr Georgia Niolaki discuss some of the support offered to families, and how it can be improved through more equitable distribution and stronger parental advocacy. They encourage a more holistic teacher-parent-learner approach to dyslexia
Free will with chance: towards a libertarian free will in a non-determined, natural scientific world
No full textIn pursuance of an MPhil, I examine libertarian free will in a non-deterministic world from the perspective of a naturalist position, looking to known biological patterns, and evaluate it against compatibilist determinist possibilities. I argue that an open future is consonant with current mainstream scientific understanding, and discuss possible interpretations based on the philosophy of physics and other scientific disciplines. The discussions also bring in the philosophy of mind, along with older ideas from writers including Hume and Epicurus. I consider the issues of identity and of personal identity in free will, and posit that allowing randomness does not destroy personal responsibility. I utilise ideas derived from bacterial plasmid responses to stress to develop a model of mind in support of my position