It is difficult to convince students that proper software engineering methodology is useful until they face a large project with serious deadlines based on legacy code. Without a realistic experience, students often do not understand why software engineering processes exist or are valuable. Without legacy code, the frustrations of software maintenance and upgrades are never truly imparted to st...

Groups of learners on online courses, in common with other online communities, are generally found to comprise both highly participative individuals and those who appear to contribute little to group discussions but who consider that they are actively following the course and learning. I use the neutral term ROPs (Read Only Participants) for the latter rather than the commonly used “lurker” whi...

Internet-based instruction is gaining acceptance as an alternative to the traditional classroom setting. However, since it is a relatively new means of communicating knowledge, research on its effectiveness is still in its infancy. This means that questions that have been thoroughly studied for traditional classrooms may need to be revisited for internet-based courses. One question is: Do men a...

the main purpose of this study was to determine factors influencing the adoption of biological control by paddy farmers. the population consisted of paddy farmers in saricounty. sampling of 260 farmers was selected by using proportional random sampling method. data were collected by means of a questionnaire. validity of questionnaire was confirmed by agricultural jihad experts of saricounty and...

a survey-descriptive research methodology conducted 839 dehyaries, consisted the statistical population of the study. a number of 149 dehyaries were selected as sample using a multi-stage sampling technique. the questionnaire was approved to be both valid and reliable. to identify factors affect success of dehyaries, discriminate analysis was applied. the results revealed that organizational co...

identifying role of extension system in adoption of new technologies have important role to developing favorable extension systems. for supporting sustainable agriculture in iran needs extension systems to be carefully thought and accurately implemented. the purpose of this is analyzing role of extension activities in adoption of sustainable agriculture. based on the results the attending agric...

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study in service training effectiveness in nurses group of imam reza hospital     zarparvar s [1] *,hassani m [2] , kabiri a [3] , sameri m [4]     received: 20 jun , 2013 accepted: 14 aug , 2013    abstract  background & aims : organizations, public and professional life much dependent on the skills and knowledge of their workforce. due to the advances in modern technology, and the unprecedent...

The use of videoconferencing platforms adapted to teaching offers students the opportunity to take distance education courses in much the same way as traditional in-class training. The sessions can be recorded and they allow students the option of following the courses synchronously or asynchronously. Three typical profiles can then be distinguished: students who choose to follow the courses sy...