Curricula Of Higher Education Institutions Research Articles

Marketing istraživanje opštih determinanti izbora studijskog programa digitalni marketing od strane studenata akademskih studija

Digital marketing is becoming increasingly relevant in business practice. At the same time, there is a growing need to include digital marketing content in the curricula of higher education institutions. Based on the above, this paper sets two goals-to describe the growing application of digital marketing in business practice in general and to explore the general determinants of the choice of the study program by the students at the higher education institution that will start realization of a master's study program in digital marketing in 2021/22 school year. In the context of the previous objectives, in addition to collecting secondary information, a primary survey was conducted in June 2021 (n = 89). The results of the primary research indicate a pronounced positive acceptance of the study program digital marketing by students, regardless of specific general determinants.

PRE-SERVICE TEACHERS TRAINING FOR EFFICIENT HEALTH PROMOTING SCHOOL ACTIVITIES PERFORMANCE

All over the world the health of children and youth is considered to be the most important value. Therefore, one task of teachers’ education is to train pre-service primary school and kindergarten teachers in a way that enables them to maintain and strengthen their own and their students’ health. The aim of this article is to present the comparative results of a study of pre-service teachers’ majoring in “Primary Education” and “Preschool Education” readiness to perform health promotion activities, to disclose ways of higher education optimisation to find new content, methods and forms of improving the quality of pre-service school and preschool teachers’ training to conduct health promotion work. Our study employed a mixed research method. We developed a questionnaire that consisted of closed-ended and open-ended questions, combined into several sets. We also carried out an anonymous survey of second and third-year students of the Department of Pedagogy of Primary Education (n=133) and the Department of Preschool Education (n=145) of Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. The survey was conducted in March-April of 2019. The conducted research shows that the training of pre-service primary school and preschool teachers at higher educational establishments for health maintenance is effective, but needs some improvement. Regarding the motivational indicator of students’ readiness for health-promoting work, almost 65% of the respondents believe, that preserving the health of children and youth is the task of educational institutions. As for the cognitive component, more than one-half of our students demonstrate a sufficient level of the relevant knowledge, but their number depends on the problem and the academic discipline. There is also a slight difference in students’ answers concerning effective forms and methods of health promotion activity. The results of the study indicate that improvement is possible under the following conditions: purposeful and systematic implementation of pre-service teachers' health education, thorough refining of the course contents, the purpose and tasks of which are related to the development of healthcare competencies; an increase in academic hours for practical training; creation of high-quality textbooks and teaching aids; expanding the curricula of higher educational institutions through optional subjects aimed at the development of students’ competencies for their own and their students’ health maintenance, as well as habits of exercising in their free time.

Academic and methodological aspect of training future social workers for professional activity with young families

In modern social conditions, the family is in a crisis phase of its existence due to the low economic development of society and requires necessary support and social and legal protection from the society and the state to overcome the recurrent problems. This also requires the help of qualified social workers, who must be professionally trained to provide assistance to various types of families in difficult life circumstances. Therefore, we have determined the expediency of vocational training of future social workers for working with young families at the current stage of Ukrainian society development concerning gaining solid knowledge and ability to possess practically and apply in the protection of client groups, that is young families, in our case. We have considered the concept of "social worker" and its role as a specialist in the social and pedagogical sphere, as well as some aspects of a social worker's work with young families, which is carried out by preparing young people for family life, stabilization of family relationships, solving problems, related to family education and social rehabilitation of a young family. Therefore, taking into account the transformational changes in family relations and changes in family values in young families at the present stage of the development of Ukrainian society, it is necessary to emphasize the proper professional training of future social workers to work with this category of families. Moreover, based on the considered educational programs and working curricula of higher educational institutions, specified in the paper, an academic and methodological complex of the special course "Fundamentals of the social and legal protection of young families" has been developed to improve the training of future social workers for working with young families. It is based on the training of social workers for solving complex life family problems and specialized problems in the process of acquiring the necessary theoretical and practical knowledge, abilities and skills in the provision of social and legal protection while studying at a higher education establishment. In particular, the concepts and theoretical foundations of social and legal protection, factors and its determinants, the process and procedure of social establishments to provide social and legal protection to young families, familiarization with social phenomena and documents and regulations on the provision of social and legal protection

Academic Integrity in Higher Education of Ukraine: Current State and Call for Action

The research aims to define the scope and challenges of intellectual property rights protection in higher schools of Ukraine and offer recommendations to address those for higher education officials and university leaders. The findings of the research rely on the results of an anonymous expert survey conducted among non-law students of two institutions of higher education using a specially designed questionnaire. They reveal a significantly low level of students’ awareness and knowledge of intellectual property rights, academic integrity, and protection thereof, which undermines the internal education quality. At the same time, there exists a high demand for receiving the relevant knowledge within the university programmes the students are enrolled in. It, therefore, seems expedient to design and include “Intellectual Property and Academic Integrity” as a subject in the curricula of higher educational institutions of Ukraine to be taught at the first year of training, and develop a special course in the fundamentals of intellectual property and academic writing to build the students’ relevant competences. Similarly, it is essential that the teaching staff should be trained accordingly and have the relevant powers and tools to impart and enforce academic integrity rights protection.

Prevention through Design (PtD) Education for Future Civil Engineers in Malaysia: Current State, Challenges, and Way Forward

The lack of prevention through design (PtD) education in higher education institutions has long been recognised in construction literature. Despite the fact that some of the institutions have embedded PtD education in their curricula, it is often not addressed in engineering curricula in higher education institutions in developing countries, such as Malaysia. Due to the recent introduction of the Occupational Safety and Health in Construction Industry (Management) [OSHCI(M)] guideline, which is based on the PtD concept, the need to incorporate the PtD concept and skills in engineering programs is crucial, as part of early safety education for future engineers. In order to address this gap in the body of knowledge, this study aims to investigate the current state of safety education in general and PtD in specific, in order to understand the extent the subject has been covered within the curricula of civil engineering programs in Malaysian higher educational institutions. A qualitative research methodology via case studies of seven public universities was adopted. The findings indicated that not only is the level of PtD education in civil engineering programs almost nonexistent, but the occupational health and safety (OHS) education itself was only covered to a certain extent. This significant gap has led to recommendations including the need for institutional dynamism in the context of incorporating OHS subjects, interactive OHS teaching and learning, technology-driven education, and the improving the competency of OHS lecturers. This study could act as a reference for the industry, accreditation bodies, and educational institutions to understand the status quo of PtD education for future engineers towards OSHCI(M) implementation. The findings also extend the knowledge of PtD education in construction literature, subsequently providing insights for wider incorporation of PtD in civil engineering programs.

Training of teachers-defectologists in the conditions of modern labor migration

The study theoretically substantiates and experimentally tests the key aspects of preparing defectologists (speech therapists) to work with children with special educational needs in modern inclusive education institutions. An analysis of the current state of the implementation of correctional and developmental work with primary school students with special educational needs - intellectual disabilities of varying severity, showed the existence of a certain range of problems. It was found, that the acute problem of interpreting speech disorders in a selected category of children remains within the framework of the modern speech therapy psychological and pedagogical classification, conducting a comprehensive clinical screening. Already at the stage of diagnosis, modern defectologists have insufficient pedagogical tools to install and identify the corresponding type of disorders of psychophysical development. The modern system of inclusive education requires the multidisciplinary knowledge of teachers, teacher assistants to carry out effective educational and pedagogical activities with the selected category of students not so much in modern special educational space as in inclusive education. Today's requirements are the training of “universal” defectologists for inclusive education institutions. Given the mass labor emigration due to the unstable socio-economic situation in the country, the constant shortage of qualified teachers to work with children with special educational needs remains relevant in the labor market. The analysis of educational documentation (curricula, working educational programs) in higher educational institutions for the training of students of specialty 016 Special education revealed the absence of relevant academic disciplines. The content of which reveals the applied aspects of the formation and correction of the speech activity of children with special educational needs, which contributed to the mastery of students' theoretical and practical knowledge about the specifics of the implementation of correctional development (logocorrectional) work with the selected category of children. Contributing to the solution of this problem is the need to introduce in the curricula of higher education institutions that train specialists in specialty 016 Special Education, for the cycle of selective disciplines of professional and practical training of future psychocorrectional teachers and speech therapists of the corresponding discipline or the inclusion of their individual modules (sections) in other related disciplines

Sustainability in Accounting Curriculum of Turkey Higher Education Institutions

Nowadays, sustainability and sustainable development objectives should become the focus of all operations. As a result of this requirement, the roles expected from the professional accountant and the competencies required by the professional accountant have changed. It is stated that professional accountants have important roles in creating value, maintaining value and reporting for all capital elements. In order to carry out these roles successfully, professional accountants should be trained in sustainability issues. In this study, it is aimed to examine the existence, number and intensity of courses related to sustainability in accounting curricula of higher education institutions in our country. For this purpose, criterion words related to sustainability themes were determined and accounting curricula were subjected to content analysis with Maxqda 2020 program using criterion words. According to the results of the analysis, it can be said that the number of courses related to sustainability has a very low percentage of the total number of courses in the curriculum.

Embedding and Facilitating Intercultural Competence Development in Internationalization of the Curriculum of Higher Education

This paper attempts to analyze how to embed and facilitate intercultural competence development in the process of internationalizing the curriculum of higher education institutions. Specific learning outcomes, effective pedagogical intervention and multimethod assessment are critical components for developing students’ intercultural competence in an internationalized curriculum. The learning outcome statements need to be realistic, concrete, and measurable. Elements that determine the quality of intercultural contact, coupled with the personality and biography of the students should be considered when implementing the learning activities. Multimethod assessment is suggested for providing a comprehensive picture for the progressive development of intercultural competence. And it is equally necessary to make sure that the assessment criteria align with the specific learning outcomes and learning activities.

Energy engineering curricula for sustainable development, considering underserved areas

This paper focuses on the need for sustainable energy engineering degrees and the problems found in establishing appropriate curricula contents. Proposals are made for developing adapted energy engineering degrees. Relevant contents are provided for these curricula, which should train engineers to deal with current and future problems. This need for updated curricula is established in view of the paradigm shift taking place in the energy sector, which includes a considerable increase in renewable energies and the need to radically address sustainability issues. A detailed description of potential contents is presented, which is supported by a critical review of the existing literature. Three parallel issues may lead to the identification of new contents. First, new contents may arise from the identification of changes in conventional energy engineering education. Such changes result from the increasing relevance of unconventional energy systems and of energy management issues. Second, new contents may arise from the need to include sustainability topics in engineering degrees. Third, new contents may become relevant when focusing on underserved regions and energy poverty niches, in view of the need for specific alternative technologies for those conditions. Once a detailed description of curricula contents is made, an analysis of a sample of current curricula in higher education institutions, based on the relative content weight of the main modules, is presented. The analysis shows a clear lack of consensus on the appropriate contents for energy engineering, an insufficiency of sustainability topics, and an absence, when dealing with underserved regions, of addressing the need for appropriate, affordable, and sustainable technologies. Certain proposals are made to address these problems.

Information Technology Asymmetry and Gaps Between Higher Education Institutions and Industry

Aim/Purpose: This paper investigates the gaps between industry and academia perceptions of information technology fields, such as computer science, software engineering, and computer engineering, and it identifies areas of asymmetry between curricula and industry expectations. The study mainly focuses on the skills required of IT professionals (graduated students) and on how higher education institutes equip students for industry. Background: Higher education institutes have several IT-related departments. However, it is not clear whether these departments have sufficient content to equip students with industry-related skills. Rapid advances mean that some curriculum topics are redundant before the end of a standard two- or four-year degree programs. Balancing the technical/non-technical skills and adjusting the curricula to better prepare the students for industry is a constant demand for higher education institutions. Several studies have demonstrated that a generic curriculum is inadequate to address current IT industry needs. Methodology: The study involved a comprehensive survey of IT professionals and companies using a Web-based questionnaire sent directly to individual companies, academics, and employers. 64 universities and 38 companies in 24 countries were represented by the 209 participants, of whom 99 were IT professionals, 72 academics, and 38 employers. Contribution: This paper is intended to guide academics in preparing dynamic curricula that can be easily adapted to current industry trends and technological developments, with content directly relevant to student’s careers. In addition, the results may identify the skills that students need to secure employment and the courses that will provide skills in line with current industry trends. Findings: The results indicate a lack of emphasis on personal and non-technical skills in undergraduate education compared to general computer science, software development, and coding courses. Employers’ and software experts’ responses emphasize that soft skills should not be ignored, and that, of these, analytical thinking and teamwork are the two most requested. Rather than a theoretical emphasis, courses should include hands-on projects. Rapid developments and innovations in information technologies demand that spiral and waterfall models are replaced with emerging software development models, such as Agile and Scrum development. Recommendations for Practitioners: A multidisciplinary approach should be taken to the teaching of soft skills, such as communication, ethics, leadership, and customer relations. Establishing multiple learning tracks in IT education would equip students with specialized knowledge and skills in IT. An effective communication channel should be established between students and industry. It is also important to reduce the distance between academics and students and to provide an interactive environment for technical discussions. Enterprise level computing and Framework use provide job market advantages. Recommendation for Researchers: Researchers and department heads, particularly those involved in curriculum design and accreditation, could use the results of this exemplary study to identify key topics for attention. Impact on Society: Changes of various degrees are required in the current curricula in many higher education institutions to better meet student needs. Societies and technology are dynamic in nature, and information technology-related curricula in higher education institutions should be equally dynamic. Future Research: Since technology (especially information technology) transforms and advances itself so rapidly, this study should be replicated t to investigate how these changes affect the gap between revised curricula and current industry expectations.

Dynamics of journalistic education in regional Kazakhstani universities: based on 2015-2018

The new millennium has led to significant changes in journalism and journalism education. Of course, this affected not only journalism, but also almost all areas of the social sciences. The first reason for this is the technological boom over the past 20 years. With the transition from analog to digital, the old-fashioned practice of journalism has been disrupted. As people or consumers live in a digital world, journalism education needs to evolve and, in some cases, train professionals for the future. This can only be done as a result of the joint efforts of teachers, students and journalists. And this result is directly related to the educational programs of educational institutions. Therefore, the study of subjects in curricula, their learning objectives and learning outcomes is relevant. Many foreign and domestic scientists have conducted a number of studies in this area. Previous studies were conducted by questioning students, teachers and practicing journalists or by comparing domestic journalism education programs with foreign ones. Some studies have also been devoted to journalism and journalism education from a political science perspective. Main objectives of research are: 1) to study and determine the dynamics of the development of modular curricula of higher education institutions, i.e. 4 year study program; 2) conducting in-depth interviews with four teachers who contributed to the creation and establishment of regional journalism schools, as well as with graduates of four selected higher education institutions; 3) study of the received programs and applications for the diploma using the method of encoding objects. As a result, the following indicators can be noted: the dynamics and changes in the development of journalism education programs in regional universities are determined; there is reason to say that they are developing in accordance with the requirements of the time, the needs of the labor market and the domestic policy of the state; in regional universities far from central cities, there is a lack of specialists in the teaching of professional disciplines and, accordingly, the uniformity of the content of other subjects. This study can be used by faculties and departments that teach journalism in developing their own programs, in identifying gaps between practical journalism and theoretical journalism, as well as in pro-moting basic research in journalism education.

ВИКОРИСТАННЯ СИСТЕМИ ЕВРИСТИЧНИХ МЕТОДІВ У ПРОЦЕСІ ХУДОЖНЬОГО ПРОЄКТУВАННЯ ОДЯГУ

The process of designing new design objects, especially in the fashion industry, is extremely complex and multi-elemental, as it involves not only the mind, knowledge and skills of the artist, but also his inner feelings and observations. This process consists of a number of defined stages – from the idea-concept, through the formulation of tasks, the formation of the concept and the choice combined in a different sequence of techniques, means and methods of design to the implementation of the idea in life. The question of choice and application of one particular design method, or their complex, in each case under consideration, stands in front of the developer and requires him as an awareness of the design objectives and understanding of the possibilities of the used methods. To solve the creative problem of using traditional design methods does not give new interesting solutions. Therefore, it is important to activate the creative search, which is aimed at developing the students' creative thinking and intensifying the design process. It may be fruitful to study and put into practice, together with traditional empirical techniques, non-traditional methods, so-called technological techniques of creativity. These techniques can be successfully designed for the educational process in general and higher education. There are many different heuristic methods that can awaken students' initiative, reveal their individual creative abilities, develop the logic of thinking in a professional direction, regulate and intensify the process of creative search. Along with this, there is a need to develop methods of teaching the artistic design of students' clothing and adapt to the modern curricula of higher education institutions, to expand the experience of learning new pedagogical technologies. The task of scientists is to bring these methods closer to the needs of pedagogical practice. Key words: heuristic methods, heuristic training, methods of designing clothes, artistic designing of clothes, creative abilities.

Перформативное образование: нужна ли социология негуманитарным специальностям?

This article analyzes the importance of sociological education in the professional training of specialists outside the humanities from the point of view of “performative education”. The “performativity” of education is understood as the production of knowledge and educational activity and it becomes meaningful only in the situation of their demand and efficiency (J.-F. Liotard). The сurrent trends in the formation of the curricula of higher educational institutions by academic disciplines of a “performative” nature have been expressed in reducing the hours of general humanities, among which the sociology teaching has been minimized or completely eliminated. The material for the empirical stage of the research was the organizational and methodological documentation accompanying the educational process in a number of Russian universities. The authors performed a content analysis of the curriculum of higher education. The following methods of collecting information were used: analytical-synthetic, induction and deduction, content and comparative analyzes. The performativity of sociological knowledge and the study of sociology at the individual level is expressed in several aspects: 1) in the formation of the self-consciousness of the individual and the development of a professional integrated into social relations; 2) in the development of graduates’ ability to analyze and forecast social transformations; 3) in maintaining the value basis and civil law culture in society. The practical significance of the findings is expressed in strengthening the position of sociology as a science and academic discipline in the simulation of educational programs for professional training of university students.

COMPUTATIONAL THINKING AS A PEDAGOGICAL TOOL FOR UKRAINIAN STUDENTS

The article focuses on the importance of developing computational thinking of Ukrainian students and the ways computational thinking can be integrated into the curricula of higher educational institutions. The incorporation of enhanced pedagogy into the educational curricula is particularly needed in countries such as Ukraine which is currently undergoing strategic modernization and reform. The author defines the concept of computational thinking as it is used in constructivism learning theory and social-constructivism theories. It is emphasized in the article that computational thinking reduces complex problems into smaller and more manageable problems, which make it easier to solve either using a computer or without technology. A wide range of researches conducted by the scientists all over the world are presented.The aim of the article is to analyse the implementation of computational thinking as a pedagogical tool for Ukrainian educational system.The special attention is paid to developing computational thinking of children at an early age. Pattern Recognition is considered to be one component of computational thinking and can be used to teach the process of searching for trends, similarities, differences, or regularities.The computational thinking instructions can be carried out in the area of the computer science or outside of computer science. Students who learn computer-programming skills as part of a have been shown to experience numerous benefits to their education because computational thinking is a problem-solving skill for all disciplines that can be taught through the integration into a particular content area or alternatively by teaching it as a stand-alone content area.The author recommends Ukrainian educators to consider the integration of unplugged CT activities into their lesson plans. Unplugged curricular activities are implemented without the use of computers and are typically considered as an important first step toward comprehensive CT integration. Unplugged experiences are claimed to serve as a foundational in learning CT because they typically require the least amount of technical knowledge.

Философия уголовно-исполнительного права как метафеноменальная основа уголовно-исполнительной системы

The penal system cannot be characterized as the evidence that does not require explanations and justifications. Like any other open system it is influenced by many external and internal factors. The degree and nature of this influence cannot always be known and explained by means of analytics of a theoretical level. Not all problematic issues can be presented in a practical way. A large heuristic potential lies in the methodological tools of the philosophical level, which according to the authors of the article did not receive wide use in understanding the essence of phenomena and processes reflecting the activities of the penal system. The philosophy of the penitentiary law is the metaphenomenal basis for activities in the penal sphere. The article discusses the traditional problems of the penal system, which can be investigated using philosophical and legal tools. Attention is drawn to the need to form the criminal-legal outlook of the Russian Federal Penal Service staff and an integrated legal thinking that is impossible without mastering the philosophical level of knowledge of law. No science can do without philosophical grounds since their role consists in shaping the interpretative schemes necessary for understanding the essence of knowable phenomena. The purpose of the article is to substantiate the need to introduce into the educational process the discipline “Philosophy of penal law” or to consider questions of the philosophy of penal law in the framework of other disciplines traditionally included in the curricula of higher educational institutions of the Federal Penal Service of Russia. Among the problematic issues that accompany the activities of the penal system, which can be most fully considered in the framework of philosophical and legal approaches, should be called the transition from the punitive function of the penal policy to protective and humanitarian; the necessity of moralizing penal law; dual penal legal policy; penal security; the limits of liberalization of penal policy, etc.

The Everyday Life of a Ural Higher Educational Institution in the Epoch of Changes (Second Half of the 1980s–1990s): Oral History View

The growth of interest and need to comprehend the processes that took place in Russian society in the last decades of the 20 th century is largely due to the desire to understand the current socio-political situation. Frequently enough, researchers of various fields of knowledge see the origins of today’s Russia in the 1990s. Is it time to carry out historical analysis of the period? Most likely, answers to this question will differ, i.e. while professional historians find it important to consider historical events from a long distance as a key to a proper understanding of laws in the development of any era, the historical curricula of higher educational institutions are full of disciplines devoted to the study of the “collapse of the socialist system”. However, there is no doubt in academia that it is urgent to identify, collect, and accumulate sources reflecting various aspects of the history of the 1990s. In this regard, it seems promising to turn to the practice of oral historical interviewing. In the context of the development of the anthropological approach, oral history can be defined as one of the most socially significant areas of historical knowledge. The author aims to use the oral history method to identify the views and evaluation characteristics of lecturers of the Faculty of History, Ural Federal University on the events of the perestroika period and the first post-Soviet decade. The actualisation in the work of the comparative approach is explained by the fact that in the memories of most respondents, the 1990s are most often accompanied by the events of the previous important historical stage, i.e. perestroika.

Realism, Nominalism and How Probable the Disappearance of Accounting Profession is

One of the characteristic features of twenty-year period of reforming the national system of accounting is that the new results of scientifc research opposing the principles of international fnancial reporting standards are not included in accounting practice. A false idea about the universal character of the IFRS, total conformism of accounting professional community and the shift to practically-oriented approach in the curricula of higher education institutions resulted in discrediting of accounting knowledge. Modern methodological approaches of economics in relation to accounting and fnancial reporting are inclined to consider the latter as applied secondary tool of generating fnancial information. From historical and objective point of view the very task of accounting was to provide such information that would aid in making educated and effective managerial decisions and later to increase or at least preserve the capital. Pursuing this goal the methodology (in addition to particular methods) has been going through changes depending on the goals set by the users of fnancial information. After the IFRS had been introduced the process of methodology transformation gained a one-way character — “everything should conform to the IFRS” —and consequently accounting as a tool which takes into account constantly changing goals, for example the goals set by the state, stopped working. This resulted in the compromise of accounting. In order to clarify the reasons of the above the article analyses the stages of the development of ideas, approaches and directions in economic theory, identifes its links with the evolution of science and retrospectively matches the peculiarities of the latter with such methodological directions of philosophy of science as nominalism and realism. The motivated rationale of the crucial importance to classify the stages of scientifc knowledge development determines the strategic choice of the methods of the research: deduction, information analysis; abstracting; dialectic logic of making conclusions and proposals. The result of the research is the rationale of the processes of historical development of accounting science, identifcation of logical correlation between the ideology of economic theory classical scholars and methodology of accounting knowledge. The author proposes to treat the contemporary history of the issue by introducing such terms as political and demagogical nominalism in conceptual construct.

Predictors of Internship Performance among Graduating Teacher Education of Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology

Internship in the world of teaching is not only the learning tools but also a good chance for students to understand the workplace culture within the school environment. It has been progressively growing regarding its integration into the academic curriculum of higher education institutions and as a prerequisite for graduation locally and internationally. This study aimed to identify the predictors which may contribute to internship performance among graduating teacher education. The researchers used the descriptive research method with the use of questionnaires as the main tools in gathering data. Weighted mean and standard deviation was used in the study. A total of 100 respondents were involved in this study using simple random sampling. Pearson Product Moment (PPM) was used to determine the relationship between the variables. Results showed that internship performance in terms of lesson planning, teaching method, classroom management, communication skills and teachers' personality were assessed outstanding by the respondents. And internship performance in terms of teachers' personality shows significant relationship on the organizational environment. From the findings, it was recommended by the researchers that internship coordinators should conduct regular visitations to ensure that punctuality and attendance are being witnessed and practiced. And it is also recommend that the College of Education should coordinate with the schools and other stakeholders to designate specific individual to manage and supervise the interns.

Review of BIM implementation in Higher Education

Building Information Modelling (BIM) also create integrated design process, where is possible for information flow from one computer application to the next throughout the project lifecycle, relies on the development and use of common information throughout the architecture, engineering, construction, and facilities management disciplines. For this reason, a lot of study programmes have involved BIM methodology into a curriculum. However, all of them have different attitude or way of BIM implementation. Therefore the aim of this research work is to analyze the curricula of Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) related with BIM in Lithuania, to identify and analyze disciplines related with BIM and their relations in Kaunas Technology University (KTU) and to identify gained BIM competencies. The analyses of curricula of HEIs related with BIM in Lithuania show that different HEIs of Lithuania have different attitude or way of BIM implementation. The analyses of disciplines related with BIM and their relations in KTU show that the strength of BIM development in Faculty of Civil Engineering and Architecture (FCEA) study programmes is the interdisciplinary joint semester project. Gained BIM competencies in FCEA study programmes marge the fundamental knowledge of study field and digital technology managed. Those competencies are gained in undergraduate studies and it is a narrow volume of BIM process. The 6D/7D stage of BIM as estimation, sustainability, facility management and operation should be included in postgraduate level. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5755/j01.sace.22.1.21116

Explorando os currículos de Terapia Ocupacional: Análise comparativa entre Brasil e Espanha

Introdução: Os currículos de Terapia Ocupacional são objetos de constantes mudanças e negociações do campo profissional. Neste sentido, estudos comparativos são necessários para entender aspectos conceituais e estruturais da formação. Objetivo: Analisar comparativamente os currículos de Terapia Ocupacional em duas diferentes instituições de ensino superior (IES), uma no Brasil e outra na Espanha. Metodologia: Abordagem qualitativa, especificamente, análise documental, foi utilizada. Inúmeros documentos das IES foram selecionados e analisados em três categorias: : I) Definição e Conceitos: visão geral, II) Estrutura curricular do curso, III) Recursos humanos. Resultados: Observa-se que a definição conceitual de ambos programas apresenta uma tendência de utilização do termo ocupação, como elemento de definição da profissão, embora, na IES brasileira o termo atividade seja mais utilizado. Os currículos apresentaram percentuais semelhantes ao tempo dedicado à disciplinas especificas de Terapia Ocupacional, mas houve maior conteúdo de pesquisa e ciências sociais na instituição espanhola, que indica uma forte base no campo da saúde da formação brasileira. Os recursos humanos no Brasil apresentam maior número e titulação acadêmica. Considerações finais: Este estudo marca a primeira analise comparativa entre currículos dos dois países, e representa uma contribuição para entender diferente elementos que apoiam a formação de novos terapeutas ocupacionais.