42 research outputs found
The problem of the „male“ language (on works by Miglena Nikolchina and Irena Ivanova)
Get PDFThe paper is devoted to the problem of the „male“ language which can be found in the works of two Bulgarian poets – Miglena Nikolchina and Irena Ivanova (better known by her pseudonym Rene Karabaš). The author associates them with the change that happens in literary criticism and the literary production itself after the 1990s. The author considers the synthesis of poetry and prose, poetry and theory as an intertextual „dialogue” through which is possible to analyze the texts of both poets. Thematically, the article focuses on the ways in which the woman gains „a right to have a voice“ rejecting her gender to take up the poet’s word and on how man appears to be a „quotation” in their works
An approach to big data analytics in construction industry
Get PDFConstruction is often considered to be a slow-changing industry. However, construction companies are already collecting vast amounts of data that they can use in a meaningful way to keep up with growing customer demands for complex, fast projects. Now more than ever, companies need to find new ways to structure and analyze data to improve productivity and overall performance, as well as differentiate themselves in the marketplace. The study aims to present the different types of big data, specific to the field of construction, and to develop an approach for performing big data analytics within the construction organizations. It is based on the research of existing specific approaches to the analysis of different types of big data in construction. The proposed approach can be used as a reliable analytical process that can be improved and adapted to the specifics of each construction company. The study is part of Project BG05M2OP001-1.002-0002-C02 “Digitalization of Economy in a Big Data Environment”
A MODEL FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN AN ERP SYSTEM AND A GAMIFICATION SYSTEM
No full textThe purpose of this article is displaying a model for communication between
an ERP system and a gamification system. The research is focused on ERP systems and
gamification systems. The subjects of this research are the information links providing
communication between the two systems. The article offers a unique technological
solution for communication. It may be applied by a wide range of companies wishing to
implement communication between an ERP system and a gamification system. The
scope of this study is limited to the possibilities of communication between the two
systems. The communication between the two systems is argued to be carried out by
two web services. The proposal is given at a high level of abstraction. It may find a
wide multiplier effect in many enterprises
Good practices of using Artificial Intelligence in the digitalization of higher education
Get PDFThe present research is dedicated to the good practices of using AI in the overall digitalization of higher education. The primary objective is to identify good practices used by the universities in implementing AI technologies in their everyday life for edu-cational and administrative needs. At the same time, our additional goal is to understand the expectations of students for further im-plementation of AI in universities. We developed our research in 2 main stages: the first one – the collection and identification of good practices of universities with AI and digitalization, and the second one – is devoted to students' expectations. We conducted 25 inter-views with representatives of 18 Bulgarian universities responsible for digitalization. The second stage was to provide a survey among students (n=254). Our findings reveal that digitalization is one of the leading priorities for universities; most universities have specific strategic documents for digitalization. Several challenges are outlined for smooth digitalization: lack of sufficient resources (including financial, administrative capacity, etc.); unwell-prepared infrastructure (including lack of shared vision for the different systems used so far within the university); the emergence of various types of resistance (both in academic and administrative staff) etc. The signifi-cant advantage for universities using AI is seen in the improved quality of the educational process (including the introduction of new educational perspectives through new technologies), improved administrative service, and enhanced public image, which reflects an increased number of potential candidates
Second conference on innovative teaching methods – Varna 2017. Conference summary and evaluation report
Get PDFThe purpose of this paper is to present the process of organizing, conducting and evaluating a conference. The conference is Second conference on innovative teaching methods (http://conf.000webhostapp.com). The conference was organized by University of Economics Varna within the DIMBI project (www.dimbi.eu) in Swiss- Belhotel Dimyat Varna. Data for this paper is collected through an online questionnaire with 20 questions using Google forms. Using descriptive statistics and manual text mining techniques the conference evaluation report is created. The conference summary report is given in sections 1 and 2. The conference evaluation report is given in section 3
Improving HR management in innovative business organizations through digitalization and ICT
Get PDFToday`s business organizations face enormous challenges: an unpredictable, unsecured and complex business environment, strong competitiveness, substitute products, spoiled customers with growing needs and demands, pandemic restrictions and social isola-tion, post-pandemic situation and recovery, economy crisis, military conflicts etc. On this background the rapid development of information and communication technologies offers very logical and convenient way to secure company`s existence and growth. Recent past years proved that the usage of ICT in HR management opens new horizon both for the employees and their manag-ers. On the other hand, the implementation of Artificial Intelligence and digitalization in HR management is not an unambigu-ous process. Still there are many open questions concerning ethics, personal freedom of employees etc. The aim of the present article is to understand the opinion of young people as future employees on the usage of ICT and AI in companies and on this base to propose some workable solutions for improving HR management in innovative business organizations. Our findings indi-cate that young people are not yet ready to accept the decision made only by AI without any interference from the managers. At the same time our responders admit that the most serious advantage of AI is in collection and analysis of large amounts of data, while the most serious limitation is the heavy reliance on the technology, which is the logical result in digital era
