by Glenn D. Bartkowski., Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, System Design & Management Program, 2001., Includes bibliographical references (leaves 68-69).

Context can be described as the totality of ideas, situations and information that (a) related to, (b) provide the origins for, and (c) influence our response, perspective or judgment of a thing. Design always takes place in a context. However,…

Implementing a model for Program Management in the Telecommunications Sector forced to watch the program management through a broader and a higher level than project management.
Program management must be seen as part of the overall business strategy as a…

Novelty is a concept of great importance in the writing of a research paper, given that the author has to persuade the audience of the news value of the reported research, which makes it worth publishing. In this paper I…

El café es una bebida cotidiana que merece una búsqueda profunda acerca de sus características y comprender más sobre un mundo cafetero no siempre conocido. El Ecuador es privilegiado por sus micro climas y la bondad de una tierra fértil,…

Cette recherche témoigne d'une démarche de recherche-action-participative réalisée auprès d'enfants ayant vécu la perte d'un parent. Elle vise à comprendre l'expérience vécue par les enfants endeuillés d'un parent qui participent à un groupe d'intervention axé sur le modèle de l'aide…

Building on the strength of the first edition, Quantitative Methods for Business and Economics provides a simple introduction to the mathematical and statistical techniques needed in business. This book is accessible and easy to use, with the emphasis clearly on…

Humans recognize optical reflectance properties of surfaces such as metal, plastic, or paper from a single image without knowledge of illumination. We develop a machine vision system to perform similar recognition tasks automatically. Reflectance estimation under unknown, arbitrary illumination proves…

Flow Accelerated Corrosion (FAC) is the most prevalent material degradation mechanism for low carbon steel in steam-water flow systems. The band of uncertainty in predictions of wear rate due to FAC spans one to two orders of magnitude. Such a…

En los últimos años han adquirido gran protagonismo en la enseñanza los conceptos de “redes de aprendizaje”, “trabajo cooperativo”, “trabajo colaborativo”, y otros tantos que hacen referencia a la importancia de las comunidades (con las negociaciones, acuerdos y desacuerdos, metas…