Short survey carried out at the beginning of the course in order to elicit information about the students' background, future prospects and knowledge of ICT.

This study was designed to identify salient issues in supervision across dis- ciplines at a Canadian research university with a history of decentralized administration of graduate programs. Three sets of issues guided the inquiry: (a) the definition of supervision, (b)…

Canadian cities are experiencing increasing ethnic and racial diversity. As a result there is a growing concern with the degree to which Canadian institu- tions meet the needs of a heterogeneous population. Despite this concern, as yet, there have been…

Frequently we become amazed with the increasing number of problems to be solved that fiourish while facing daily activities. Often, related to these problems we llave also an incredible amount oí data. Since we cannot allways afford time and resources…

This study investigates how Hildegard of Bingen (1098-1179), a medieval abbess used visions received during the prodromal stages of migraines to reconstruct herself symbolically. In her visions she believed that God, the "Living Light" instructed her "to write and say…

Human designers use previous designs extensively in solving new design problems and Case-Based Reasoning (CBR) provides a knowledge representation paradigm which attempts to model such process. In this thesis we present a case-based approach to solving design problems by retrieving…

This thesis presents a survey of the development of economic growth theory, including the latest developments in the relationship between international economic integration through international flows of goods and/or knowledge and endogenous economic growth. Based on the following literature review,…

Indígenas y campesinos de diversas localidades mexicanas, fundamentalmente de la Sierra Norte de Puebla, se congregan durante cinco años en las instalaciones del Cesder, en Zautla, alrededor de una Licenciatura en Desarrollo Rural que les permitirá, una vez obtenido el…

El trabajo analiza la interrelación de conocimientos desde una nueva perspectiva que tiene en cuenta a docentes, estudiantes y enfermeras asistenciales. La práctica permite el aprendizaje experiencial. Existe una dicotomía entre teoría y práctica, que en enfermería adquiere la mayor…

This thesis considers the dimensional analysis theory in engineering. A Knowledge-Aided Design Tool is presented which permits the solution of many aspects of Dimensional Analysis for electromagnetics. The KAD Tool was coded in the language Lisp with Allegro Common Lisp…