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The development of expertise in early stage cost estimating through experiential learning
No full textThe importance of experience to the early stage design cost estimator is well established within current literature. It is believed to be acquired over time and has been associated with the development of knowledge, familiarity, feedback, professional judgement and estimating expertise. Despite this, however, relatively little is known of how practitioners use their experiences in developing expertise in estimating. The aim of this investigation was, therefore, to establish how practitioners learn from their experiences within the work environment, the nature of that experience and their assessment of its importance to the development of expertise in early stage design cost estimating. This paper distinguishes between learning styles (stable or fixed characteristics), measured using a revised version of Kolbs (1985) Learning Style Inventory (LSI 1985), and approaches to learning (task specific strategies), measured by an approaches to learning at work inventory specifically developed for this project. Findings from a fully structured interview survey, using a multi-sectional questionnaire, of experienced early stage design cost estimators (quantity surveyors, n = 84) are presented. They confirm the perceived high importance attributed to experience in the development of expertise in early stage design cost estimating. Moreover, they support the perception that early stage design cost estimators learn by doing (Experiential Learning). Descriptive statistics are presented to illustrate the estimators estimating experience, performance and practice, while project specific experience and its effect on the way estimates are prepared is examined. Further, subscales of Kolbs LSI 1985 and factor scores for the approaches to learning questionnaire are correlated with measures of time as an estimator to investigate their relationship with age and tested for homogeneity within the sample
The development of expertise in early stage cost estimating through experiential learning
No full textThe importance of experience to the early stage design cost estimator is well established within current literature. It is believed to be acquired over time and has been associated with the development of knowledge, familiarity, feedback, professional judgement and estimating expertise. Despite this, however, relatively little is known of how practitioners use their experiences in developing expertise in estimating. The aim of this investigation was, therefore, to establish how practitioners learn from their experiences within the work environment, the nature of that experience and their assessment of its importance to the development of expertise in early stage design cost estimating. This paper distinguishes between learning styles (stable or fixed characteristics), measured using a revised version of Kolbs (1985) Learning Style Inventory (LSI 1985), and approaches to learning (task specific strategies), measured by an approaches to learning at work inventory specifically developed for this project. Findings from a fully structured interview survey, using a multi-sectional questionnaire, of experienced early stage design cost estimators (quantity surveyors, n = 84) are presented. They confirm the perceived high importance attributed to experience in the development of expertise in early stage design cost estimating. Moreover, they support the perception that early stage design cost estimators learn by doing (Experiential Learning). Descriptive statistics are presented to illustrate the estimators estimating experience, performance and practice, while project specific experience and its effect on the way estimates are prepared is examined. Further, subscales of Kolbs LSI 1985 and factor scores for the approaches to learning questionnaire are correlated with measures of time as an estimator to investigate their relationship with age and tested for homogeneity within the sample
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
Variations on the Author
Full text link“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Appropriate Similarity Measures for Author Cocitation Analysis
Full text linkWe provide a number of new insights into the methodological discussion about author cocitation analysis. We first argue that the use of the Pearson correlation for measuring the similarity between authors’ cocitation profiles is not very satisfactory. We then discuss what kind of similarity measures may be used as an alternative to the Pearson correlation. We consider three similarity measures in particular. One is the well-known cosine. The other two similarity measures have not been used before in the bibliometric literature. Finally, we show by means of an example that our findings have a high practical relevance.information science;Pearson correlation;cosine;similarity measure;author cocitation analysis
Adherence with NICE guidance on lifestyle advice for people with schizophrenia: a survey
No full textBackground: Substantial weight gain is common in people taking antipsychotics. NICE recommends these patients are offered physical health screening and intervention. The STEPWISE trial is currently evaluating a lifestyle education programme in addition to usual care. However, it is difficult to define what constitutes “usual care”.Aims: To define “usual care” for lifestyle management in people with schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder and first episode psychosis in STEPWISE study sites.Method: Ten NHS Mental Health Trusts participated in a bespoke survey based on NICE guidance. Results: Eight trusts reported offering lifestyle education programmes. Nine Trusts reported offering smoking cessation support. Reported recording of biomedical measures varied.Conclusions: No consistent lifestyle education programme is currently offered across UK NHS Mental Health Trusts. The survey benchmarks ‘usual care’ for the STEPWISE study on which changes can be measured.Declarations of interest: DS is a topic expert for the current update of NICE guidance on psychosis and schizophrenia in children and young people: These are his personal views and not those of NICE. RIGH received fees for lecturing, consultancy work and attendance at conferences from the following: Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, Janssen, Lundbeck, Novo Nordisk, Novartis, Otsuka, Sanofi, Sunovion, Takeda, MSD. All remaining named authors did not disclose any declarations of interest
Strategies to implement physical health monitoring in people affected by severe mental illness: a literature review and introduction to the Italian adaptation of the Positive Cardiometabolic Health Algorithm. Strategie per implementare il monitoraggio della salute fisica in soggetti affetti da disturbi psichiatrici gravi: revisione della letteratura e presentazione dell’adattamento italiano del Positive Cardiometabolic Health Algorithm
No full textObjectives. To review the strategies implemented in clinical practice to increase monitoring and active interventions to reduce cardiovascular risk in individuals with severe mental illness and their possible implementation in first episode psychosis (FEP) care.
Methods. A PubMed literature search was performed using the following
key words: “metabolic syndrome”, “antipsychotic”, “schizophrenia”, “psychosis”, “severe mental illness”, “intervention”, “obesity”, “weight”, “physical health” and a combination of all above. Additional papers were identified through references and based on expert consultation as necessary.
Results. The review identified 14 studies in which a variety of different monitoring instruments were adopted in a range of clinical settings. Only three studies were carried out in subjects affected by FEP. The degree to which systematic monitoring was successfully utilised varied across studies and was mediated by a broad range of barriers. Nevertheless, some studies showed that the introduction of a systematic approach can improve the monitoring by up to 100%.
Conclusions. Despite heightened risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic disorders, systematic monitoring of physical health is often suboptimal and haphazard. There is a paucity of specific protocols for people with FEP. Results seem more promising when the approach to physical health is multidisciplinary and integrated
with primary care. In this regard, a computerized version of the Australian Positive Cardiometabolic Health Algorithm, along
with a health check list completed by psychiatric nurses, seems
to be the basis to improve monitoring and effective interventions
aimed at preventing cardiovascular events in individuals suffering from FE
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