Programs In Higher Education Institutions Research Articles

Research of Comics in Modern Humanities

The growing popularity of comics in Ukraine and worldwide increases scientific attention to this type of information product. The article is devoted to generalising the leading tendencies in the Comics Study and researching comics in modern humanities. Based on the study devoted to comics professional publications, profile resources of world comics research centres and the current state of understanding the phenomenon of comics magazines and Internet resources, application of review-analytical, historical-chronological, dialectical, socio-communication, and content analysis methods has been detected that the syncretic nature of comics made them a research subject in various sciences and programme subject areas: literary studies, linguistics, cultural study, art history, history, political science, and others. Leading research centres of Comics Study are the International Comic Art Forum, the British Consortium of Comic Researchers, the Comics Research Hub of the University of the Arts, the Canadian Society for the Study of Comics, the Society for Comics Researchers (USA). The educational direction of Comics Studies has been represented by bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral (doctor of philosophy) educational programs in higher education institutions of different countries: the University of Florida, University of Toronto, University of California Santa Cruz, University of Portland, West University, University Dundee, Teesside University, Lancaster University (UK), Kyoto Seika University (Japan). The growth of scientific knowledge in Comics Study, on the one hand, and on the other hand - the predominance of interdisciplinary approach in the studies necessitated the establishment of special scientific journals dedicated to comics, such as the Journal of Graphic Novels and Comics, Studies in Comics, European Comic Art. In Ukraine, the study of comics at the dissertation level took place in the dimension of pedagogy and philology. However, some scientific research on comics is available in journalism, press studies, publishing, political science, literature, journalism, and social communications. It has been found that as a multifunctional and unique information product and object of library activity, comics have not yet become the subject of study for bibliologists and librarians. The prospects of separating the corresponding research direction in bibliology and library science are substantiated.

Improving measures for the development of financial and legal back up of state support for development programs of higher education institutions in Russia

The RUDN Law Institute research team headed by the Doctor of Sciences, professor of the Department of Theory of Law and State Nikolay Vlasenko performed an expert and analytical work for the formation of a package of proposals on measures and law-making initiatives in order to implement the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation adopted in 2020. The aim was to assess the need to determine the additional source of income of a constituent of the Russian Federation for state support for the development programs of higher educational organizations by changing the system of distribution of tax revenues between federal and regional levels of the budget. The research team included Sergei Zinkovskiy, Ph.D., associate professor of the Department of Theory of Law and State, Mikhail Katsarsky, Ph.D., associate professor of the Department of Theory of Law and State, Irina Gronik, Ph.D., assistant professor of the Department of Civil Law and Civil Procedure Law and Private International Law, Denis Dobryakov, Irina Chernykh and other specialists of RUDN Law Institute. The results of the research can be used by the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Higher Education and Science of the Russian Federation to form theoretically based proposals related to the dynamics of financial and legal support for state efforts for programs of higher education organizations development in Russia on the territories of subjects of the Russian Federation in connection with the implementation of the amendments to the Constitution of the Russian Federation.

Toward discovering low-lying P-wave excited Σ c baryon states * *Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (U1832173, 11775078) and Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions of Shanxi Province, China (2020L0617)

In this study, by combining the equal spacing rule with recent observations of and baryons, we predict the spectrum of the low-lying -mode -wave excited states. Furthermore, their strong decay properties are predicted using the chiral quark model and the nature of is investigated by analyzing the invariant mass spectrum. The structure observed in the mass spectrum was found to potentially arise from two overlapping -wave resonances, and . These resonances have similar decay widths of MeV and predominantly decay into the channel. The state is likely to be a very narrow state with a width of MeV, with its decays almost saturated by the channel. Additionally, evidence of the resonance as a very narrow peak may be seen in the invariant mass spectrum. The other two -wave states, and , are relatively narrow states with similar widths of MeV and predominantly decay into and , respectively. This study can provide useful references for discovering these low-lying -wave states in forthcoming experiments.

Antecedences of Continued Blended Learning Adoption Intentions: A Framework for Acceptance of Blended Distance Learning

Some organizations face significant shifts in their teaching settings and emerging teaching developments, and new technology-driven practices. Today’s students are raised in a technologically advanced environment, unlike their predecessors. Higher education institutions must find innovative ways to serve diverse instructional requirements, learning stages, methodologies, and preferences. Many students and educators were exposed to online education during the Covid-19 pandemic and started to adapt to new behavior for the new-normal blended learning. The authors suggest a model for assessing the effectiveness of blended learning programs in higher education institutions in this paper. The model was implemented and tested on Kuwait University students.

Systematic review: systematization of information in accreditation processes for academic programs

The research was designed to help resolve the absence of the systematization of information in the accreditation processes for academic programs in higher education institutions. In order to facilitate academic programs that are going to undergo evaluation processes to satisfy with the criteria, guidelines, and quality standards established by higher education accreditation organizations. A qualitative methodology was determined with a non-experimental design and a descriptive approach, through a review of scientific literature, empirical references, supported by the systematic review method; a procedure was established to support the existence of the research problem by applying the Cochrane Manual of systematic reviews. It was proposed to develop a systematic review of the systematization of information in the accreditation processes for academic programs. Finally, a series of conclusions were presented.

Massive open online courses for professional certificate programs? Perspectives on professional learners’ longitudinal participation patterns

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) have been integrated into higher education systems as an option for delivering online professional degree and certificate programs; however, concerns about whether employed professionals actively participate in MOOCs remain unresolved. Some researchers have described learners’ employment as the major cause of attrition from MOOCs, but research has not addressed how employed learners interact with MOOCs over time. Understanding employed professionals’ trajectory of participation patterns across course time is thus essential to improving the effectiveness of MOOCs. This study investigated the log data of learner participation to explore how attrition occurs in a professional MOOC, focusing on whether students’ employment status was associated with learner participation. The results revealed learners’ longitudinal participation patterns and confirmed the impact of sustained engagement on course performance. The study also found that employed learners were more likely than their peers without jobs to become cramming learners with initially infrequent engagement in a course but investing intensive time at the end for certificates. We discuss practical implications for designing and facilitating large-scale professional degree and certificate programs in higher education institutions.
 Implications for practice or policy:
 
 Educators can apply MOOCs with a lower weekly workload and a slower pace to support employees’ professional development.
 Educators should develop professional learners’ interests in the course topic to avoid only cramming for the course certificates.
 Educators may consider longitudinal patterns of learner participation when assessing learner performance.

Refocusing and locating effect of fluorescence scattering field* *Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2019YFC0119800), the Youth Talent Support Program of Universities of Hebei Province, China (Grant No. BJ2021038), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 12004265), the Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province, China (Grant No. A2020210001), and the

Optical imaging deep inside scattering medium has always been one of the challenges in the field of bioimaging, which significantly drawbacks the employment of con-focal microscopy system. Although a variety of feedback techniques, such as acoustic or nonlinear fluorescence-based schemes have realized the refocusing of the coherent light, the problems of non-invasively refocusing and locating of linearly-excited fluorescent beads inside the scattering medium have not been thoroughly explored. In this paper, we linearly excited the fluorescent beads inside a scattering medium by using our homemade optical con-focal system, collected the fluorescence scattering light as the optimized target, and established a theoretical model of target contrast enhancement, which is consistent with the experimental data. By improving both the cost function and variation rate within the genetic algorithm, we could refocus the fluorescence scattering field while improving the contrast enhancement factor to 12.8 dB. Then, the positions of the fluorescent beads are reconstructed by subpixel accuracy centroid localization algorithm, and the corresponding error is no more than 4.2 μm with several fluorescent beads within the field of view. Finally, the main factors such as the number of fluorescent beads, the thickness of the scattering medium, the modulating parameter, the experimental noise and the system long-term stability are analyzed and discussed in detail. This study proves the feasibility of reconstructing fluorescent labeled cells inside biological tissues, which provides certain reference value for deep imaging of biological tissues.

Description of elastic scattering induced by the unstable nuclei 9,10,11,13,14C * *Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (11405099, 11575291, 12065003), Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions (STIP) in Shanxi of China (2019L0743) and Science Foundation for General in Shanxi of China (201901D111317). This work is also supported by the Open Project of Guangxi Key

The elastic-scattering angular distributions and total reaction cross sections of projectiles were predicted using the obtained and global optical model potentials, respectively. The predictions were analyzed in detail by comparison with the available experimental data. The results indicate that the and global optical model potentials provide a satisfactory description of the elastic scattering data for the reactions induced by the . For the neutron-rich carbon isotope , the elastic scattering can be well described by changing the real part radius parameter of the global optical model potential. Possible physical explanations for the observed differences are further discussed.

TRAINING OF SPECIALISTS IN THE FIELD OF DOCUMENTATION MANAGEMENT AND INFORMATION ACTIVITY: HISTORICAL PREREQUISITES AND PROSPECTS

The article considers the historical preconditions and prospects of professional training of specialists in the field of documentation management and information activities. The modern system of management documentation was preceded by a long period of development and formation associated with changes in socio-economic and socio-political conditions, the relevant historical forms of organization of management processes and its documentation. In turn, the complexity of record-keeping and document-making processes, the development of the document-information market formed the requirements for a document-specialist who would have a universal modern education: possessed knowledge, skills in document science and information activities, and skillfully operated in practice acquired management competencies . The formation of a modern system of documentation management and training of specialists in the relevant field in Ukraine took place in line with the general historical processes of development of our state. The peculiarities of educational programs of higher education institutions that train applicants in the specialty 029 «Information, library and archival affairs» are analyzed. It is noted that the analysis of educational programs of higher education institutions in the capital and the region shows that modern freelance students receive quality knowledge through clear new educational programs, innovative technologies, open access to information via the Internet and social institutions - libraries and archives. Future professionals are trained to work with information through new electronic tools, banks and databases. The introduction of electronic document management, the experience of leading countries, new technologies significantly increases professional requirements, encourages constant updating and improving the training of Ukrainian document specialists. In the conclusions it is generalized that document science as a science and as an academic discipline was initiated in the process of development of two branches of practical activity - office work and archival business, within which the logical development of the theory directly depended on practice; at all stages of the transformation of their historical path was directly dependent on the socio-economic demands of society and the improvement of the management segment of document science; The need for highly qualified specialists in the field of document science in the modern labor market is constantly growing, which explains the large number of free economic zones in which high-quality training of document specialists in unique educational programs.

IMPLEMENTATION AND PROSPECTS OF USING PARSER PROGRAMS IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

The purpose of the article is the need to develop a concept for the formation of communication using parser programs in the personnel department of higher education to improve educational activities. Methodology. In the process of research the methods of informology and social communication, logical-dialectical method of cognition, methods of system analysis, abstractions were applied, which allowed to reveal the content of implementation of parser programs; to analyze the use of parser programs in higher education institutions on the example of Vasyl' Stus Donetsk National University. Scientific Novelty. The necessity of introduction and use of parser programs in higher education institutions is substantiated. The use of Google Spreadsheet in the human resources department of the university as an information retrieval system and text-digital database to improve the educational activities of higher education institutions has been studied. Conclusions. Analyzing the communications of the institution of higher education, it is necessary to name their main directions: communication between the organization and its external environment; communication between management levels and departments; communication manager-subordinate; communication between the leader and the working group; informal communications. The purpose of using parser programs in higher education institutions is primarily to increase the efficiency of the educational process, improve service and reduce costs in the data processing. The use of parsing in the personnel department of a higher education institution is multifaceted. Today, parser programs perform parsing, lexical, automated analysis, process many information requests, parse documents, extracting from there the necessary and useful user data. The Google Spreadsheets parser program aims to use the latest information and communication technologies that help improve management, improve employee interaction, and promote social innovation.

Representations of hypergraph states with neural networks* *Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12001480, 11871318), the Applied Basic Research Program of Shanxi Province (No. 201901D211461), the Scientific and Technological Innovation Programs of Higher Education Institutions in Shanxi (No. 2020L0554), the Excellent Doctoral Research Project of Shanxi Province (No. QZX-2020001), and the PhD Start-up Project of Yuncheng

The quantum many-body problem (QMBP) has become a hot topic in high-energy physics and condensed-matter physics. With an exponential increase in the dimensions of Hilbert space, it becomes very challenging to solve the QMBP, even with the most powerful computers. With the rapid development of machine learning, artificial neural networks provide a powerful tool that can represent or approximate quantum many-body states. In this paper, we aim to explicitly construct the neural network representations of hypergraph states. We construct the neural network representations for any k-uniform hypergraph state and any hypergraph state, respectively, without stochastic optimization of the network parameters. Our method constructively shows that all hypergraph states can be represented precisely by the appropriate neural networks introduced in [Science 355 (2017) 602] and formulated in [Sci. China-Phys. Mech. Astron. 63 (2020) 210312].

Balancing skills in the digital transformation era: The future of jobs and the role of higher education

Developing human resources and matching job profiles are essential tasks to promote economic and social growth. The technology-related job market has undergone significant changes over recent years, mainly due to technological advances that have pushed industry toward new demands for skilled professionals. This change in required skills and competencies has led to a gap between what companies need and the professional profiles that are available in the job market. Technology companies are often unable to find an employee who meets the required profile, resulting in financial loss and extra training expenses. It is therefore essential that higher education in technology is reconsidered to address job market demands. Thus the goal of this work is to evaluate the relationship between the professional profile required by information technology (IT) companies and what students are taught on IT-related programs in higher education institutions (HEIs). The authors adopt a systemic perspective in three different qualitative approaches. They cross-check and link data on educational curricula acquired from interviews with IT human resource managers (HRMs) and student focus groups. The analysis reveals that HEIs must go beyond the transfer of knowledge and technical qualification in IT, promoting a comprehensive education that incorporates personal development goals, with a focus on developing social and emotional skills. The study focuses on the emerging economy of Brazil and presents findings from which other developing countries can learn. The results reveal the critical role of soft skills in the professional development and employability of students and the associated challenge for technical education. In conclusion, the authors also highlight the importance of partnerships between HEIs and HRMs as a fundamental strategy to fulfill the current skills gap.

Universities and programs promoting health in Mexico

Introduction: Universities are the ideal place to promote health because it offers facilities to provide comprehensive care as marked by the World Health Organization (1986) in the Ottawa Charter for health promotion. This is how this work seeks to describe the health promotion programs of universities in Mexico to generate relevant information on this particular topic. Objective: To describe the health promotion programs of higher education institutions in Mexico. Methodology: The review was carried out in PUBMED, CROSSREF, LILACS, SCIELO and government institutions indexing sources. For the selection of articles, it was considered to analyze government pages such as RMUPS and public and private universities due to lack of information. The review criteria that were taken into account were the objective, areas of attention, type of user, level of prevention and finally operation of the health promotion programs of the universities. Results: Of the programs of institutions of higher education reviewed it was found that they have similarities regarding their objectives where the majority promote the adoption of healthy lifestyles, in addition to the fact that a wide group of services such as medical care, nutritional care, and psychological care as the main, the operation of the program is diverse and 100% manage a level of primary prevention. Conclusions: There is a clear and direct interests by the authorities of the different universities in Mexico, there are currently 43 institutions that make up the RMUPS.

Modern Approaches to Evaluating the Effectiveness of Higher Education Programs

Object: The application of modern approaches to assessing the effectiveness of academic programs in the university is a keytask of the higher education management, ensuring the quality of the educational process and the formation of professional competencies of graduates.Methods: The study included methods of systematizing the information of the analyzed literature sources, among them analysis, synthesis, structuring. Methods of expert evaluations were also applied, the peculiarity of which lies in the scientific understanding of the organization of all stages of the examination, as well as in the application of quantitative methods at each stage. The analytical part of this study was based on the use of statistical methods of data processing.Results: The proposed methodology for assessing the effectiveness of educational programs has been tested in the bachelor'sacademic programs of D. Serikbayev East Kazakhstan Technical University. This methodology makes it possible to assess the demand for educational programs on qualitative and quantitative parameters and to develop management decisions to develop their potential.Conclusions: The study of domestic and foreign experience allowed recognizing many problems of methodological nature inthe field of modern approaches to assess the effectiveness of academic programs of higher education institutions and propose modern methods of their evaluation.

Requirements for the content and training of PhD in the specialty of automation and computer-integrated technologies

The aim of the article is to disclose the requirements for the content and training of PhDs in the specialty 151 Automation and computer-integrated technologies, the implementation of which will contribute to the successful accreditation of educational and scientific programs of other specialties of higher educational institutions in Ukraine. Research Methods: The study involved the analysis of the regulatory framework of documents for the training of doctors of philosophy, standards of higher education, scientific and methodological literature, educational and scientific programs of higher educational institutions. The results of the study consist in highlighting the main aspects that should be taken into account for the successful accreditation of educational and scientific programs.

Prototype of Information System of Analysis of Structural and Logical Schemes of Educational Programs

The article contains the results of the analysis of the current situation of using system solutions in the creation and improvement of educational programs. During the analysis and research of the subject area the factors influencing the comprehensive development of the student are determined. These factors and curricula have also been linked. The basic terms and key concepts of this subject area are analyzed and their influence and importance are determined. The article identifies the main problem and its relevance, namely — the importance of holistic education and the formation of educational programs in accordance with the latest market trends, taking into account the knowledge base that students receive in previous courses of their studies. The productivity and value of the use of selected solutions used in the formation of educational programs and curricula are studied. An analysis of what should be implicit in the system in order for it to help solve the problem and form quality educational programs. As a result of the analysis and research, it was concluded that the existing functionality of the existing solutions is insufficient to fully ensure the solution of the problem. The main characteristics of the system designed for the creation and analysis of educational programs are determined. A prototype of an information system for solving problems of formation and analysis of educational programs in higher education institutions is proposed. According to the analysis, the format of representation of the visual component of the system is determined, the method of representation with the help of structural-logical schemes is chosen. The article presents the key aspects of its functionality of the designed system. The means of presenting the logic and functionality of the system are selected, UML diagrams are selected and built to determine the tasks of the main modules and the principles of its operation. The constructed diagrams of the system are analyzed, the diagrams and their features are described.

Expotecnología 2020

Expotecnología 2020 was an event that took place in the city of Cartagena de Indias, from November 4 to 6, 2020, with the slogan “Development of Engineering and Innovation in the scenarios of the 4th Industrial Revolution.” This eighteenth version was a meeting that brought together the scientific and academic community in spaces for the dissemination and transfer of knowledge, where innovation was the essence and a fundamental part of the event. Expotecnología was created in the Faculty of Engineering Sciences - FACI, of the Antonio de Arévalo University Foundation - UNITECNAR and in this version it maintained as mission, the development of the interaction between science, technology and society, through establishing of knowledge networks and academic and professional cooperation. The main objective was to address the challenges that emerge from the everyday life of the engineering community, the problems immersed in the development of projects and programs of Higher Education Institutions (IES), organizations and research centers at the national and international level. In the development of the day of presentations in a virtual way, it was possible to promote the dissemination of the research work of professionals, teachers and students from all areas of engineering, framed in four (4) thematic axes, as follows:• New technologies: Big data, Artificial Intelligence, Business Intelligence, Software Engineering, Education and new technologies and Mobile Applications.• Petrochemicals and process control: Materials Science, Instrumentation and Control Systems, Robotics and Automation and Industrial Maintenance.• Electricity, electronics and telecommunications: IoT, Fiber optics, Digital Signal Processing, Wireless Networks, Mobile Communications, Power Systems, Energy Storage, Smart Grids, Renewable Energies, Operation and Distribution, Energy Dispatch, Energy Markets• Construction Summit: Modern Building Systems and Computational Modeling.On this occasion, the event was attended by 483 people, representatives from 25 national and 12 international universities. 97 virtual presentations were made, of which 66 articles were selected for this volume of the IOP Conference Cycle: Materials Science and Engineering and 19 articles for the book Engineering, Innovation and the fourth industrial revolution., After a process of Peer Review. The plenary conferences were in charge of 2 national and 8 international speakers.List of Invited speakers, Organizing Committee, President, Technical committee, Scientific Committee, Special thanks are available in the pdf.

The Generic skills challenge for higher education institutions: Experience of public universities in Chile

In recent decades in Chile, generic skills have been made explicit in the graduation profiles and curricula of all programs of higher education institutions, following global trends that relate to labor market expectations on the employability of graduates. The institutional characteristics, mission, educational model, and institutional seal condition the choice of the generic skills that are developed. There are no current standards for the process of definition of generic skills sets in the various programs for the different universities. The same is true for the modality of implementation for them. The present article has the purpose of contributing to the knowledge of both the definition and implementation of generic skills inside higher education institutions in Chile. This process becomes relevant in the context of the new demands of students and graduates who face additional employment challenges.
 Received: 03 March 2020Accepted: 05 March 2021

Historical essay on the formation and basic methods of kinesiology

The article presents the history of one of the relatively new areas in medicine - applied kinesiology, which is actively developing in the United States, West Europe and is popularized and actively implemented in Ukraine. The authors present the basic principles of kinesiological influence, concepts and statements underlying applied kinesiology. Considerable attention is paid to the characteristics of the main diagnostic method of applied kinesiology, which is manual muscle testing (MMT). The uniqueness of this diagnostic method, which can help in the diagnosis of neuro-musculoskeletal dysfunction before the signs of chronicity of such processes, has been stated in the article. It is noted that MMT is a very important diagnostic tool, which is increasingly being used in combination with other clinical research ethods. The article emphasizes the constantly growing interest in the methods of applied kinesiology in Ukraine. Conclusions are made about the possibility and necessity of integrating the course on the basics of Professional Applied Kinesiology into educational programs of higher education institutions in the field of "Health Care" (III-IV level of accreditation) which will increase the level of training of medical professionals, allow the implementation of these methods in clinical practice and significantly improve preventive and diagnostic processes.

Developing an ethical framework for asymptomatic COVID-19 testing programmes in higher education institutions

Background: Mass asymptomatic COVID-19 testing programmes are being introduced in a range of settings, including in higher education institutions (HEIs). We aimed to produce an ethical framework to identify the range of ethical considerations relevant to HEI testing programmes and to support organisational decision-making. Methods: We conducted a mixed-method consultation (survey and semi-structured interviews) with students and staff at a case study university that was running a student testing programme. Survey data were analysed descriptively; data analysis for interviews was based on the Framework method. The findings of the consultation were combined with literature review, legal/ethical analysis and expert views to produce an ethical framework. Results: A total of 239 people took part in the consultation: 213 completed surveys (189 students, 24 staff) and 26 (16 students, 7 staff) participated in interviews. The survey identified clear support (99% of survey respondents) for the testing programme. Around two-thirds (62%) supported non-mandatory participation. Over half (54%) felt that the programme would need to be at least moderately effective to be acceptable. Over three-quarters (76%) felt the university had some responsibility to run a testing programme. Synthesis of consultation findings and further analysis identified nine areas of ethical consideration for HEIs looking to implement mass asymptomatic testing programmes: design and operation; goals; properties of the test; enabling isolation; choices about participation; benefits, harms and opportunity costs; responsibilities between students and institutions; privacy, confidentiality and data-sharing; and communication. The ethical framework includes recommendations in each of these areas, with illustrative examples of how they might be put into practice. Conclusions: By identifying ethical considerations relevant to university student testing programmes using analysis and consultation, the framework we developed has potential to facilitate deliberation about ethical aspects of such programmes, as well as informing decision-making about their introduction, design and delivery.