scholarly journals Program Evaluation - Automotive Lightweighting Materials Program Research and Development Projects Assessment of Benefits - Case Studies No. 2

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Das
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Program Research

scholarly journals Designing and Implementing Gamification: GaDeP, Gamifire, and applied Case Studies

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 97-129
Author(s):  
Roland Klemke ◽  
Alessandra Antonaci ◽  
Bibeg Limbu
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Online Courses ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Massive Open Online Courses ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Massive Open Online ◽  
Student Research

Gamification aims at addressing problems in various fields such as the high dropout rates, the lack of engagement, isolation, or the lack of personalisation faced by Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Even though gamification is widely applied, not only in MOOCs, only few cases are meaningfully designed and empirically tested. The Gamification Design Process (GaDeP) aims to cover this gap. This article first briefly introduces GaDeP, presents the concept of meaningful gamification, and derives how it motivates the need for the Gamifire platform (as a scalable and platform-independent reference infrastructure for MOOC). Secondly, it defines the requirements for platformindependent gamification and describes the development of the Gamifire infrastructure. Thirdly we describe how Gamifire was successfully applied in four different cases. Finally, the applicability of GaDeP beyond MOOC is presented by reporting on a case study where GaDeP has been successfully applied by four student research and development projects. From both, the Gamifire cases and the GaDeP cases we derive the key contribution of this article: insights in the strengths and weaknesses of the Gamifire infrastructure as well as lessons learned about the applicability and limitations of the GaDeP framework. The paper ends detailing our future works and planned development activities.

scholarly journals REALISTIC PLANNING OF RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 309-326
Author(s):  
Dorota KUCHTA
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Fuzzy Sets ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Development Project ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Project Plan ◽  
Positive Assessment ◽  
High Level

Purpose – the purpose of the article is to propose a more flexible approach to the planning of research and development projects, especially for the needs of project calls. In those calls, financial means are often refused to projects with a high level of uncertainty. The proposal should support a positive assessment of the most pathbreaking projects and a flexible reaction to the failure or partial failure of such projects. Research methodology – In the proposal type 1 and type 2 fuzzy sets are applied. The proposal will is using case studies. Findings – the results will modify the way research and development project are planned and controlled. Research limitations – the proposal has not been verified in practice, for which many more case studies and cooperation with financing institutions would be necessary. Also, it does not use up all the modelling possibilities of uncertainty and dependencies between various uncertain elements of the project plan. Practical implications – the results might be used in the design of forms used by various financing institutions (e.g. European Commission or national research funding institutions) in project calls. Originality/Value – the proposal presents an entirely different way research and development projects should be planned and described. Type 2 fuzzy sets are used for the description, where various elements of the project plan (e.g. objectives, methods, tasks) are assigned a possibility degree (of attainment, of usage etc.)

Case Studies of Musculoskeletal-Simulation-Based Rehabilitation Program Evaluation

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 634-638 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leng-Feng Lee ◽  
M.S. Narayanan ◽  
S. Kannan ◽  
F. Mendel ◽  
V.N. Krovi
Keyword(s):  
Program Evaluation ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
Musculoskeletal Simulation ◽  
Simulation Based

Ship of the Future

1991 ◽  
Vol 28 (04) ◽  
pp. 197-212
Author(s):  
K. Paetow
Keyword(s):  
Research And Development ◽  
Organizational Structure ◽  
Development Projects ◽  
Main Task ◽  
Focal Points ◽  
Marine Research ◽  
The Third ◽  
Operational Costs ◽  
The Future

In 1980 work began on one of the most intensive and comprehensive marine research and development projects—the German Ship of the Future. The main task was the reduction of the operational costs of a vessel. After five years of work the project was successfully finished with the maiden voyage of the first SdZ prototype ship. The paper describes first the R&D project itself. The organizational structure, the financial background and some examples of development topics are explained. The second part deals with the conversion of the outcomes of the R&D project into the reality of a containership. The third part gives, by example of some focal points of the newly developed ship service technique, a broad description of the HDW-SdZ prototype ships and their economy. A short outlook to further developments concludes the paper.

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