In this paper the relationships between professional competences and school curriculain IC design industry are explored. The semi-structured questionnaire survey and focus group interview is the research method. Study participants are graduates of microelectronics engineering professional departments who are currently employed in the IC industry. The IC industries are defined as the electronic ...

This article aims to propose a conceptual model for evaluating the knowledge stage of professional activity. Starting from an integrative literature review, method that allows us assess, criticize and synthesize empirical or theoretical knowledge, we explore evolutions by Dreyfus (1980). The collection analysis process followed six-stage process, starting guiding question proceeding search, so ...

Background: One of the key elements that can play an important role in improving education system trends and programs. The current dimensions of professional ethics among the members of these organizations, with understanding this important the purpose of this study was to design and explain the components of professional ethics. Method: The research method is descriptive and research is a sur...

Critical care patients benefit from the attention of nursing personnel with a high competence level. The aim of the study was to describe and evaluate the self-assessed basic competence of intensive care unit nurses and related factors. A cross-sectional survey design was used. A basic competence scale (Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Competence Scale version 1, Likert scale 1-5, 1 = poor a...

Reflective professional development results from thoughtful planning of goals and meeting learning objectives. With rapid changes in health care resulting in major reevaluation and even modification of the role and functions of an occupational therapy practitioner, producing a historical record of competencies in order to learn from one's own experience and to plan for change is essential. A ne...

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Competence in one's professional work role is important in the overall learning process. Ready (1967) described competence as a motivational factor that is responsible for individual achievement. However, results of numerous studies reveal that vocational agriculture teachers are experiencing difficulties in the performance of several professional activities. Parrington (1981) reported that act...

Public organizations concerned with planning and implementation of developmental activity, education, research and development, as well as private firms delivering professional services and operating in a rapidly changing socio-economic environment are often concerned mainly with innovation, problem solving and learning rather than with the production of any tangible outputs. The income streams...

Advances in information and communication technologies are having a significant impact on library and information services in all sectors of society. Academic Libraries have historically been at the forefront of electronic library developments and the use of information technology (IT) in the sector can be traced back over more than four decades, but there is no room for complacency as the chan...

Developing instruments to assess teacher competence requires a model of competent performance which can guide both the collection and appraisal of evidence in task situations. Following Kane (1992), the validation of statements about teachers’ competence is regarded as the evaluation of interpretive argumentation. Based on contemporary insights into teaching and learning, an interpretive model ...