Sustainable Integration of Digitalisation in Nursing Education - An International Scoping Review
(2024)
Abstract: This article reconstructs the path of the German economist Friedrich A. Lutz (1901–75) to American economics. The correspondence with his former teacher Walter Eucken, the founder of the Freiburg school, constitutes a crucial yet unexplored source for the article. Through Lutz's case, this article demonstrates the growing gulf between German and Anglo-Saxon economics during the late 1930s. In his native Germany, Lutz was trained in methodologically and institutionally focused economics, which differed fundamentally from the mathematical economics dominating Anglo-Saxon academia. He realized that an academic career in the United States would be impossible if he did not adapt to the new methods and if he did not abandon the methods of the German tradition. This gave rise to his internal Methodenstreit. After his emigration in 1938, he constantly experienced doubts and tensions because he was convinced that without considering institutions, mathematical economics could never explain the occurrence and essence of macroeconomic phenomena. Despite his stellar career at Princeton, it was only after his move to Zurich in 1953, where he taught history and theory of socioeconomics for the rest of his life, that Lutz could reconcile this internal Methodenstreit.
Die Autoren bringen langjährige Erfahrung in verschiedenen Industriebranchen und der akademischen Ausbildung im Lean- und Project and Process Management mit sich. Im Rahmen der beruflichen Tätigkeit und der akademischen Arbeit hat sich immer wieder die Frage gestellt, wie die Philosophie des Lean Management mit den Aufgaben des Projekt Management Office interagieren können. Viele Ansätze des Lean Management, vor allem organisatorische Methoden zeigen eine breite Anwendungsmöglichkeit und sollten somit auch dem Projekt Management Office (PMO) hilfreich sein. Vor einiger Zeit hat sich schon der Begriff des Lean Office [YDF01] etabliert, der aber sowohl in der Büroorganisation als auch der Dokumentenpflege Ansatz findet. Im Rahmen des PMO soll dieser Lean Office auf die bereitzustellenden Prozesse und deren Integration ins Enterprise Ressource Planning Anwendung finden. Je schlanker und effizienter die Projekt- und Programmprozesse einer Organisation aufgestellt werden, desto leichter können diese abgebildet und in die Enterprise Ressource Planning (ERP)-Datenlandschaft übertragen werden. Somit wird ein solider Grundstein über den gesamten Produktprozess gelegt - von der Entwicklung, über die Herstellung bis hin zur schlussendlichen Verwertung schlank, effizient, automatisiert und digitalisiert abgebildet zu sein.
The research was carried out for the selection of optimal options for the heat supply of multi-apartment buildings, taking as an example several new buildings in Yerevan. The purpose of the study is to confirm the choice of the best method of providing heat in apartment complexes. It was used to calculate and analyze the energy-economic and operational-technical indicators of individual heating boilers, small centralized systems, and hybrid systems to solve this problem. The calculations considered both natural gas tariffs and fluctuations in the value of the Armenian dram against the US dollar. The value of 1 kWh of thermal energy or specific heat capacity has been determined as an important criterion for choosing the most efficient method of heat supply, considering the careful analysis of almost all variable factors.
Conceptual Approach to an AI-Based Adaptive Study Support System for Individualized Higher Education
(2023)
In the context of the digital transformation, the targeted implementation of AI-based or AI-supported technologies in "teaching & learning" as well as "administration & service" holds considerable potential for organizational change and quality enhancement for higher education institutions. The use of AI in higher education teaching and services lags behind the level in research. Therefore, holistic solutions must be planned and implemented in unity of teaching and research for the AI-based support of the stakeholders’ inclusive administration, the further development or the establishment of new digital study programs and offers as well as the prospective qualification of university staff in the field of AI. The solutions must be analyzed, systematized, and structured to generate a conceptual approach via an integrated architecture with adaptive services.
This paper is an evolution of the concept presented at the Learning Ideas Conference 2022 and includes, in addition to explanations of the current state of the arts, the presentation of a systems-oriented approach for AI in higher education as well as the conception of the student lifecycle management at the author’s university. The paper ends with the presentation of a concept regarding a decision support system for individualized studying.