A selection of abstracts presented at the 37th Annual Conference of the Anatomical Society of Southern Africa (ASSA), 22–25 April 2007, hosted by the University of Johannesburg at the Mount Grace Country House and SPA in Magaliesberg, RSA

PurposeThis introduction to the special edition aims to focus on the issues that surround putting work‐based learning into practice in the UK.Design/methodology/approachThe introduction is a brief survey and commentary on the issues surrounding work‐based learning. A selection of papers is drawn from the timely 2006 University Vocational Awards Council (UVAC) Annual Conference. UVAC, an international membership organisation has championed higher level vocational learning, particularly higher education (HE) engagement with employers and the workforce, and the selection of conference papers demonstrates the seriousness with which HE educators are taking this work forward.FindingsThe introduction finds that a rebalancing of the priorities of HE institutions to make available relevant, flexible and responsive provision that meets the high skills needs of employers and their staff has arrived which requires us to reevaluate the university offer and as Waterhouse argues, “it is not that they can teach, nor even that they can sell research, but that they can assess: they accredit learning and are awarding bodies. It is this social certification of successful learning that individuals, employers and ultimately society pay for.” The next reinvention for the sector is contemporary vocationalisation and responsiveness to economic imperatives rather than learning.Research limitations/implicationsA wider survey of practice, particularly the use of employer standards, is now required to establish a common language between industry and HE.Practical implicationsImplications are a progressive change to HE offering and an increased engagement with workforce development which requires changes to assessment and a greater use of accreditation and validation in the workplace.Originality/valueThe introduction provides a succinct analysis of the work based learning and employer engagement in HE.

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The Archaeology of Medicine: Papers given at a session of the annual conference of the Theoretical Archaeology Group held at the University of Birmingham on 20 December 1998

10.30861/9781841714271 ◽

2002 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Keyword(s):

Annual Conference ◽

The University

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Big Data in the Field of Civil Security Research

International Journal of Agricultural and Environmental Information Systems ◽

10.4018/ijaeis.2016010104 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (1) ◽

pp. 54-64 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Julia Gonschorek ◽

Anja Langer ◽

Benjamin Bernhardt ◽

Caroline Räbiger

Keyword(s):

Big Data ◽

Temporal Distribution ◽

Tactical Planning ◽

Fire Departments ◽

Prevention Measures ◽

Scientific Contribution ◽

Security Research ◽

Geovisual Analytics ◽

The University ◽

Selection Of

This article gives insight in a running dissertation at the University in Potsdam. Point of discussion is the spatial and temporal distribution of emergencies of German fire brigades that have not sufficiently been scientifically examined. The challenge is seen in Big Data: enormous amounts of data that exist now (or can be collected in the future) and whose variables are linked to one another. These analyses and visualizations can form a basis for strategic, operational and tactical planning, as well as prevention measures. The user-centered (geo-) visualization of fire brigade data accessible to the general public is a scientific contribution to the research topic 'geovisual analytics and geographical profiling'. It may supplement antiquated methods such as the so-called pinmaps as well as the areas of engagement that are freehand constructions in GIS. Considering police work, there are already numerous scientific projects, publications, and software solutions designed to meet the specific requirements of Crime Analysis and Crime Mapping. By adapting and extending these methods and techniques, civil security research can be tailored to the needs of fire departments. In this paper, a selection of appropriate visualization methods will be presented and discussed.

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