Welcome to the 14th Annual International conference on Computational Science, to be held 10th12th June 2014 in Cairns, Australia. Cairns is on the doorstep of Australian jewels including the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree rainforest. For more information about Cairns and nearby attractions, see our location description. ICCS 2014 is organized by the University of Queensland, Universiteit v...

Background: The PHAR-QA, "Quality Assurance in European Pharmacy Education and Training", project has produced the European Pharmacy Competence Framework (EPCF). The aim of this study was to evaluate the existing pharmacy programme at the University of Tartu, using the EPCF. Methods: A qualitative assessment of the pharmacy programme by a convenience sample (n = 14) representing different pharm...

In this paper we propose the role of pedagogical agents as social models. We first framed our arguments in social cognitive perspectives and supported them with findings from several experimental studies we have conducted. In the studies, we found that learners perceived their agents socially and that the agents’ social presence influenced the learner’s cognitive and affective characteristics. ...

In response to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education mandate that medical education must address both the needs of an increasingly diverse society and disparities in health care, medical schools have implemented a wide variety of programs in cultural competency. The authors critically analyze the concept of cultural competency and propose that multicultural education must go beyond the tra...

BACKGROUND Although distinctive neuropsychological impairments have been delineated in children with chromosome 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS), social skills and social cognition remain less well-characterised. OBJECTIVE To examine social skills and social cognition and their relationship with neuropsychological function/behaviour and psychiatric diagnoses in children with 22q11DS. METHO...

Current endeavors to integrate competency-based learning approaches with e-learning systems design for delivery of training to adult learners in the workplace are growing. However, academic efforts in examining learners’ perceptions of, and reactions towards, this technology-delivered pedagogical innovation are limited. Drawing together perspectives from the literature on training and instructi...

Competency assessment of adults with cognitive impairment or mental illness is a complex process that can have significant consequences for their rights. Some models put forth in the scientific literature have been proposed to guide health and social service professionals with this assessment process, but none of these appear to be complete. A new model, the Competency Assessment Process (CAP),...

Hardly any aspect of human relationships is more fundamental than trust. Luhmann (1979) writes “trust, in the broadest sense of confidence in one’s expectations, is a basic fact of social life.” Trust is multi-faceted, involving competency, reliance, and integrity and is the glue that ensures society acts coherently and with purpose. In its absence, conflict and contention reign, with social ac...