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Por uma porta entreaberta : o desenvolvimento da competência aplicada de profissionais do ensino de línguas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-11)
Sant'Ana, Juscelino da Silva
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Barbirato, Rita de Cassia
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6962819573963727
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7127417703704558
In this research, the concept of applied competence (AC) of Almeida Filho, developed in the context of the Almeidian Model, is analyzed. This model covers two specific frameworks of the Language Teaching and Language Learning Field (LT/LL): The Foreign Language Teaching Overall Operation (FLTO) and the Overall Operation of Professional Education (OPE). The first deals with the phenomena and the theorization of the processes related to language teaching and learning. The second deals with the processes of teacher education. This investigation is aligned with a reflexive education perspective, endorsed by the OPE. The Almeidian Model, therefore, is taken as the main theoretical orientation of this study, but it also resorts to other theoretical support as those presented by Moscovici (2007), Jung (2000), and Bandeira (2015) among other authors. The focus of this research relies on the Applied Competence (AC) developmental aspects. In order to achieve the research results, phenomena which arise as relevant factors in the clarification of the elements in the language teaching and in the dialectical synthesis of the components in the process are examined. This applied, interpretative, and ethnographical research had as tools in the data collection: class observation and recording in video and audio, semi-structured questionnaires, field notes, interviews and informal conversations with the participants of the research. The main leading question of this study inquires about how the participants of the research develop their AC. A subsidiary question aims at identifying what necessary elements are manifested in the applied competence development. The main purpose consists in understanding the aspects of AC and a secondary objective aims at identifying the elements needed for the development of the AC. The research has as its scenery a public language center. The participants of the research are teachers who work in that language center. They were divided into two groups. The first group, which was constituted of all the participants in the research, provided the data on the school context and collective or social aspects within the range of the space where the research took place. The data provided by the second group, formed by three members of the first group, are directly related to the questions addressed and the research objectives. The results demonstrate that the AC, inserted in a system of competences, is a competence of formality, that is, it comprehends two categories: one of explicitness and the other of synthesis. The first is developed stem from the process of making the elements of OPE explicit, including the teaching approach, language teaching and learning theories, attitudes facing the elements and subjects in the professional field and the professional activity. The second is constructed from the dialectical relationship of the elements of the explicitness category. The synthetics category gives origin to the components of the AC. The data analysis also indicates that the elements involved in the process of explicitness do not form the AC components. It occurs through the process of synthesis of the elements previously made explicit. This research contributes, among other factors, to the elaboration and implementation of policies and programs of language teachers continued education.
Simulação da produção de xilitol por via fermentativa a partir do hidrolisado hemicelulósico de bagaço de cana-de-açúcar utilizando o software livre Scilab
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-11)
Pereira, Laís Portugal Rios da Costa
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Lima, Alice Medeiros de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/0038936541518854
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8648684269387357
Xylitol is a five-carbon polyalcohol presented in many fruits and vegetables, as well as yeasts, lichens and mushrooms. It is a white crystalline powder and odorless sweetener. Compared to sucrose, it has similar sweetness and reduced caloric value, besides being independent of insulin for its metabolizing, so it is tolerated by diabetics. Xylitol can be obtained by solid-liquid extraction, chemical reduction of xylose and biotechnological conversion of xylose. The low concentration of naturally occurring xylitol (less than 0.9 g/100 g) makes solid-liquid extraction process economically impracticable. The catalytic reduction of xylose offers high yields, but suffers disadvantages mainly due to extensive intermediate purification steps and huge energy requirements, which makes the overall process very expensive. The disadvantages in the conventional method of xylitol production and the market growth over the last years have motivated researches looking for alternative ways of obtaining this product. One of the most attractive processes is microbiological route, which uses microorganisms (yeasts, bacteria and filamentous fungi) with capacity to assimilate and ferment xylose. Xylose is obtained by treating methods of lignocellulosic materials, such as hydrolysis. Sugarcane bagasse is a highly lignocellulosic residue produced in Brazil as a result of the intense sugar-alcoholic activity and it can be used in xylitol production. Thus, this study aimed to simulate and evaluate batch production of xylitol by fermentation using Scilab, a free software for numerical computation. This was possible by defining kinetics for substrate consumption (xylose), cell growth (yeast) and product accumulation (xylitol) and by resolution of the ordinary differential equations resulting system. The kinetic model used was proposed by Mohamad et al. (2016) in the study of xylitol production by fermentation of pure xylose by Candida tropicalis and was suitable to this process. The simulation of data obtained by Arruda (2011) in the fermentation of detoxified hemicellulosic hydrolysate of sugarcane bagasse by Candida guilliermondii resulted in many divergences between experimental values and those predicted by the mathematical model. The kinetic model was suitable only at the beginning of the fermentation process, but it is promising in the prediction of xylitol formation from hemicellulosic hydrolysate of sugarcane bagasse. Studies indicate that this process is a satisfactory alternative for xylitol obtaining, but still needs a better understanding.
Educação ambiental nas aulas de química do ensino médio: o tema água na abordagem CTSA
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-11)
Rocha, Quezia Geane de Souza da
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Marques, Rosebelly Nunes
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7921735904003583
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8162969313307495
Various environmental problems have been lived during the last decades, mainly caused by socioeconomic predominant models, confirming the needed of accomplished with Environmental Education, principally regarding school ambit, where the Environmental Education development must be responsibility of all subjects, that the highlight is Chemistry. Considering this problematic, this master degree work looked for didactic strategies to articulate the Environmental Education in the Basic Education Chemistry Classes, using water as the subject generator and the National Curricular Guidelines for Environmental Education as guiding, the strategies proposed were structured by Didactics Sequences . Three Didactics Sequences were building by study of National Curricular Guidelines for Environmental Education , São Paulo Chemistry Curriculum and the previous questionaries’ analysis applied in students participants of search. The Didactics Sequences elaborated were applied in the classroom and data collected by questionnaires, class reports, students’ activities, observation and audiovisual records. The data analyses show that the developed activities contributed for the student’s environment perception evolution from Naturalist for Globalizes, as well as insert social elements in contents which relate with Environment Education, however, the Didactics Sequences did not get successful to engage students regarding environment question, being one of the points to be improved on them. In relation of Chemistry Teaching, the classes dynamics allow diagnostic compression problems and students lacks, which in the traditional style of classes only would be revealed by writing evaluation, activities of final periods. The socioenvironmental contextualization allows to close the contents of the student realities and motivate their learning. The activities proportionated the development of abilities to realize searching and argumentation building, the responsibility and autonomy stimulation of students.
Modelo de gestão do conhecimento para organizações de educação profissional e tecnológica: a comunidade de prática na implementação de um repositório digital institucional
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-12)
Santos, Cintia Almeida da Silva
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Hoffmann, Wanda Aparecida Machado
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7609135667093837
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2599706906177671
The research aimed to create a Scientific and Technological Knowledge Management Model for organizations of Profession and Technological Education, departing from the implementation of the institutional repository Dspace in São Paulo Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology (IFSP). Methodology comprehended an exploratory-descriptive case study composed of four methods: 1) Literary review on knowledge management (KM) in organizations of professional and technological education; 2) Empiric research with the use of a data collection technique - questionnaire; 3) Creation of the proposed model; 4) Implementation of the institutional repository. The results are presented accordingly to the objectives of the study: 1) comprehension of the state of the knowledge management art in the professional and technological education context; 2) elaboration of a knowledge management model for organizations of professional and technological education. For the model composition it was used the community of practice technique, which presented itself opportune; 3) Implementation in initial stage of Dspace in São Paulo Federal Institute of Education, Science, and Technology; 4) structuration of storage and use of information policies in the institutional repository for the tool implementation. For considerations, the study points out that: a) the proposed model can offer a parameter for congener organizations; b) the proposed model, yet conceptual, will be able to be susceptible to replication; c) the inclusion of the administrative documentation in the institutional repository presents itself as relevant element in the organizational process; d) The institutional repository will be able to act as management tool in institutional decision-making; e) it is suggested greater exploration of the use of the community of practice technique in the academic-scientific context. We conclude that the proposed conceptual model presents the possibilities of implantation of the KM in IFSP and the applied questionnaires made possible to understand the panorama in KM of IFSP. We highlight the importance of the community of practice for the socialization and externalization of the organizational knowledge.
UIFlex - uma ferramenta para a criação de um perfil de interação para a web adaptativa
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-12)
Proença, Mailson de Queiroz
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Neris, Vânia Paula de Almeida
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/0268728255033469
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2970217867881022
To address the diversity of users and the different interaction requirements, the user interfaces could be more flexible, being adapted according to each user profile. Currently, some web interfaces are already flexible, but this flexibility is usually made from explicitly made adjustments by the user in each website. The flexibility achieved by the interfaces of the current websites is not enough when the diversity of users and different interaction needs are considered. In addition, to adapt a web system, currently the user has to configure each system individually and not all users are aware of the different possibilities of presentation and configuration of the websites. Since the interfaces must be flexible to meet the different needs and diversity of users, this work aims to provide users with the possibility to adapt the websites according to their needs and preferences. To achieve this goal, an approach was formalized where the user defines his interaction profile, based on rules, guidelines and good design recommendations, and later this interaction profile is used to adapt the interfaces. In addition, the UIFlex tool was developed, where the user defines their interaction profile and, from this profile, the tool flexibilizes the interfaces of the websites that users navigate according to the interaction profile defined by the user. Finally, two evaluations were carried out in different scenarios: one face-to-face and the other online. These evaluations were carried out with the purpose of verifying the viability of the UIFlex tool and whether it meets the diversity of users. In both scenarios, users accessed certain websites with and without the UIFlex tool and subsequently answered questionnaires related to user satisfaction, website behavior and interaction efficiency. The results of the questionnaires answered indicated that the UIFlex tool brings benefits during the interaction of the users with the websites, mainly related to the efficiency, due to the adaptation made in the websites by the tool, without the need to configure each website individually. With the studies carried out and with the analysis of the answers of the questionnaires it is concluded that the UIFlex tool contributed positively to the users adapting the interfaces of the websites according to their preferences and/or needs.
A extensão popular em educação ambiental e seus processos educativos
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-12)
Souza, Tiago Zanquêta de
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Oliveira, Maria Waldenez de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3404769527869004
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2263664575012618
This research has as social practice the Popular Extension in Environmental Education, developed by an extension group formed by seven people, six students of the Environmental Engineering course, University of Uberaba and the researcher, professor of the same course. The bibliographic review reveals the existence of a close relationship between critical environmental education, popular extension and popular education, since its fundamental bases are structured in the protagonism of the subjects, in the conquest of their autonomy, freedom and emancipation, besides recognizing that the process of domination, oppression and colonization of knowledge, which is triggered by social / environmental injustice. The theoretical reference of the research is linked to that of Popular Education, Popular Extension and Environmental Education, specifically Critical Environmental Education. It has as general objective to know the educational processes that propitiate the formation of environmental engineers as environmental educators, based on the social practice previously mentioned. We opted for the qualitative research modality, which is understood as an investigation that has as central concern the examination of the data in depth, taking into account the historical and / or social perspective of the moment in which the analysis is performed. We also understand that this research is descriptive, because it exposes the characteristics of a certain population or a certain phenomenon, and it is worth, as far as the means to obtain data, of field research and bibliographical research. The observations were recorded in field diaries. To analyze the data, we are using the content analysis, in which, in the pre-analysis, the analyzed documents were the field diaries, without losing sight of the problem question and the research objectives. The transformation of the data into units of registers occurred from the interpretive convergence of the paragraphs of the field diaries. Starting from the convergence between these units, the initial, intermediate and final categories were elaborated, the latter being object of analysis and final interpretation in the thesis, which is structured as follows: Initially, in the introduction, I present my life trajectory and in it I include my academic trajectory, arriving at the doctoral research, to, from the bibliographical review, present the problematic, the problem question and the objectives of this research. The research was carried out together with a group of environmental engineering students from Uberaba University, in the city of Uberaba, who are popular extension with a group of residents of Vila Esperança II and Jardim Itália, a working community. The first chapter brings the methodological approach of the research. The second chapter presents a discussion about education and culture, education as culture and education in the context of social practices, which has popular education as a way of possibilities for overcoming existing relations of oppression. The third chapter presents a historical-critical review about the context of the Brazilian university, from its origin to the present day, looking more especially for the practice of university extension. In addition, it takes popular extension as a social practice, in order that through this look, understand it as a source of production of conversational knowledge. The fourth chapter presents a discussion about the critical concept of what we mean by sustainable development, going through an analysis of the environmental dimension of education, and then discussing Brazilian environmental education, based on the study of macro trends in the country, with emphasis on macro-education Critical Environmental Education and one of its four currents, Popular Environmental Education. The fifth and final chapter presents the analyzes and results of the research, especially around the educational processes that permeated the training of extension students in the work community.
Fabricação e caracterização de espuma de gesso para aplicações térmicas e acústicas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-12)
Arroyo, Felipe Nascimento
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Salvini, Vânia Regina
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7793023364992813
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Christoforo, André Luis
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7623383075429186
Due to existence in abundance in Brazil, low energy consumption, less fuel quantity in its production process, not being flammable and recycling possibility, gypsum is extremely viable in civil construction. Among its applications, it is used as acoustic and thermal insulation due to the natural porosity of this material. One way to improve these applications is by adding pores. However, with pores addition in this material, its mechanical resistance decays significantly, necessitating the addition of micro silica. In this way, the study of gypsum foams for acoustic and thermal insulation together with micro silica percentages, to increase mechanical resistance, are presented as important and original from a technical and scientific point of view. The present study covered two important steps: preliminary experimental planning and definitive experimental planning. The preliminary experimental planning was important to define the base additive percentages, as well as the best water/gypsum ratio to be used and the ideal cure time. In the definitive experimental planning, the micro silica percentages were varied and statistical analysis (regression models) was performed, thus defining the best percentage of micro silica in order to reach the best result of each property. The gypsum foams results were satisfactory, reaching 87.88% porosity and excellent acoustic and thermal absorption. The micro silica also showed its effectiveness, improving 200% the uniaxial compression resistance and maintaining the effectiveness in acoustic absorption and thermal conductivity. The regression models used had representativity, in other words, with micro silica percentage, it was possible to estimate gypsum foam properties, allowing to extrapolate micro silica percentage to values not used in this research.
Intermediando o risco: novos formatos institucionais na difusão das ferramentas da indústria de capital de risco nos bancos públicos do Brasil
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Cavenaghi, Felipe
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Donadone, Julio César
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7643906508178259
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4880147392951803
The project chased the characterization of the new institutional formats in the diffusion of the logic of venture capital in the public banks of Brazil, as public banks are adopting tools linked to the venture capital industry with the justification of gaining greater financial flexibility, otherwise the agents would use these structures legitimized in the financial market with the purpose of seeking greater innovation leveraging the development of the economy. The collection of data was done through financial reports as well as normative reports. In the analysis the adopted structures and the interactions with the other agents of the financial space were identified with the proposal of an analysis framework taking into account the economic sociology and the theory of the organizations.
Impactos da discrepância entre o trabalho prescrito e real dos fiscais de contrato em universidades públicas federais
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Matias, Érika Pena Bedin
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Fontes, Andréa Regina Martins
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4848646681792317
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/4366016311242047
This dissertation discusses the contract inspection service of federal public universities established in the state of São Paulo. Contract inspectors have the responsibility of ensuring compliance with administrative contracts concluded between outsourced companies and universities, through monitoring and inspection. In this context, the purpose of this study is to identify the impacts that the discrepancy between the prescribed and actual work causes to the contract inspectors. To do so, a qualitative research was used, based on a multicaso study delineated by the Activity Ergonomics, in which interviews were applied to fourteen employees from three universities. The results indicate the specificities and the difficulties of the work, investigating the discrepancies between the prescribed and actual work, as well as the impacts that are related to the physical environment, intellectual challenges imposed by the work, control of the emotions, pressures for compliance in the deadlines and administration of conflicts. It was possible to raise and analyze the risks of illness, as well as the strategies adopted to combat illness. However, as they occur individually, they do not lead to a change in the organization of work. With the help of the validation of the results it was possible to make some notes for improvements. In addition, the research points out possibilities to promote restructurings in the current organizational system in order to value human and behavioral development as a perspective in the creation, implantation and dissemination of organizational practices that reconcile productivity and the revitalization of the one who produces, increasing commitment and organizational links.
Métodos de preparo dos músculos do assoalho pélvico para o parto
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Alves, Priscila Godoy Januário Martins
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Driusso, Patricia
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8898319491890063
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6292136102412500
Perineal trauma due to vaginal delivery is a risk factor for the development of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD). Prenatal methods for preparing the pelvic floor muscles (PFM) for labor such as perineal massage, vaginal dilator Epi-No® and pelvic floor muscle training (PFMT) have been used as preventive measures for perineal trauma. In this way, two studies were developed. The first study aimed to elaborate an intervention protocol to compare the effects of the three preparation methods of the PFM in the prevention of perineal trauma, and the second study compared the effects of perineal massage, vaginal dilator Epi-No® and PFMT on the perineal integrity of primiparous women. Sixty-three single fetus primigravidae were included with age over 18 years and who wished to have a normal delivery. The evaluation of sociodemographic characteristics, obstetric data and function of the PFM by the PERFECT method was performed. After, participants were randomized into perineal massage group (PMG, n = 21), vaginal dilator group (VDG, n = 21) and PFMT group (PFMTG, n = 21). The techniques were practiced from 34 gestational weeks until delivery. After delivery, the perineal outcomes were assessed and it included the perineal integrity and the characteristics of perineal lacerations (type, location, shape and degree of perineal laceration), as well as the presence of suture and perineal pain. Labor and neonatal data were also collected. A reassessment of PFM function was performed between 45 and 60 days postpartum. The satisfaction with the use of the technique was verified by a structured questionnaire and the number of days of practice of the proposed technique and the degree of discomfort evoked by it was verified through an intervention diary. The results showed that there was no significant difference in the presence of perineal lacerations in the three groups. The PFMTG presented a significant presence of 2nd degree lacerations and episiotomy. The PMG presented higher values of the variables E, R and F after delivery. PMG considered that the technique was not easy to perform while the PFMTG presented less pain and discomfort complaints during the practice of the method. The VDG was the group which considered the technique practiced most unpleasant while the PFMTG considered that the technique helped to relax during delivery. It was concluded that PMG and VDG demonstrate similar effects in relation to perineal integrity and were superior to PFMTG. The post-partum PFM function verified by the P variable was similar between the groups, whereas the PMG presented better muscle condition in the E, R and F variables and the PFMTG presented a better degree of satisfaction in performing the technique, being less annoying to practice it.
A construção do conhecimento em química – no ensino médio – segundo a abordagem Ciência, Tecnologia e Sociedade (CTS)
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Stange, Simone Moraes
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Hayashi, Carlos Roberto Massao
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9136586124586219
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2115193694786833
This thesis had as main objective to develop a methodology of teaching, as instrument for the construction of the knowledge in chemistry, in the secondary education, according to the approach Science, Technology and Society (CTS), in the surroundings of the CTS Education, having as perspective the analysis of the news from A Voz do Brasil - online radio program, through the study of the occurrences and applications of organic chemistry, involving 40 students of the 3rd grade of the "Barão de Antonina" Basic Education School in the city of Mafra, Santa Catarina state. The research was qualitative of an interpretative nature on documents of a sonorous and descriptive nature (online radio program), using the Participant Observation method - in a continuous process, centralized in the field journal annotations and written productions of the students. with Cervo and Bervian (2002), qualitative research - observes, records, analyzes and relates facts or phenomena - without, however, manipulating them, trying to find out precisely how often a phenomenon occurs. Thus, the students organized themselves into teams, which were directed to access the sound and descriptive records of the online radio program A Voz do Brasil and, based on the analysis of the news, created categories of content analysis and elaborated conceptual maps. This work demonstrates the students 'perceptions of the students' perceptions of the chemistry discipline in the organic chemistry segments, making it meaningful, allowing the student to be connected to the extraclass realities experienced in the daily life and providing them with participation effective in the teaching-learning process. The participants became active agents, which contributed to the acquisition of concepts and from this, the study went from mere moments watertight to knowledge for life. Thus contributing to the formation of a conscious society, whose form of study has provided the student with progressive, effective and enjoyable knowledge. Therefore, the constant search of the committed educator led to the improvement of teaching practices for the teaching of chemistry, being possible to enhance that the CTS approach in the context of CTS Education, enables contributions to solve the daily challenges that permeate the trajectory of the 21st century.
Intencionalidade, consciência e caridade nas obras éticas de Pedro Abelardo
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Silva, Pedro Rodolfo Fernandes da
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Oliveira, Carlos Eduardo de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6475768126134000
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3181260521011038
Analyzing the ethical works of Peter Abelard, i.e., Ethica or Scito te Ipsum and Collationes or Dialogus inter Philosophum, Iudaeum et Christianum, it can be said that the Palatine contemplates both the general (theoretical) and particular Ethical orders: his ethical thinking implies a complete analysis in a systematical order. It can be also said that Abelard relied heavily both on the thinkers of the Greek-Roman philosophical tradition, including Aristotle and the Stoics, and on the thinkers of the Christian tradition, among whom Augustine. Departing from this conjunction, Abelard adopts the stoic thesis of the moral indifference of acts to affirm that agent’s intention (intentio) is the only criterion for moral determination. Beyond that, he adopts as the best habit of the soul the Aristotelian notion of virtue, only reached by a great effort and constancy of action. Notwithstanding, this notion seems to contradict moral indifference of acts: despite how great or constant might be the effort to act in a way, this act itself will never be moral per se. This shows how problematic can be the assimilation of traditions assumed by Abelard: stablishing “charity”, source of all virtues, as the fundamental law for moral experience, Abelard interiorizes morality in the individual conscience or mind. In such way, the Aristotelian notion of virtue has nothing but an authoritative value in Abelard’s argument, while charity becomes the good intention that, through the judgment of reason, estimates the divine will and decides to follow it. Therefore, while Stoic moral interiorization presupposes an Ethic in which the virtue’s meaning and purpose is outside the virtue itself, Abelard internalizes moral life in an individual consciousness, in which charity has its purpose and meaning according to its inner decision about following God's will. In such way, charity as good intention and moral criterion contrasts then current penitential practices, whose objectivity of action was the main basis for both the determination of what’s moral or guilty and the imputations of punishment.
Açúcar mascavo adicionado de açúcar bruto de alta polarização (Very High Polarization- VHP): uma avaliação tecnológica visando o desenvolvimento rural da agroindústria familiar
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Andrade, Lucas de Almeida
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Borges, Maria Teresa Mendes Ribeiro
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1800048119205212
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6767810395816403
In Brazil, brown sugar has only the value of polarization as a quality standard required by its own legislation, however, this value (90% polarization) does not represent the reality of the products found in the market. In addition, procedures such as the addition of high polarization (VHP) raw sugar have become frequent since this action can alter the final quality of the product and its processing. It is essential to develop new quality standards to be required for brown sugar, therefore, the quality of brown sugar produced without and with addition of VHP, both without and with pH correction, was evaluated in order to provide subsidies The results obtained show that there was no interaction between the raw material (cane juice with different contents of initial soluble solids) and the process used (addition of VHP with and without pH correction) for the variables used, except for the humidity variable, where the process of addition of VHP sugar accompanied by pH correction was able to influence and modify the raw material, resulting in a product with lower moisture content. Even though there is no such interaction, it should be noted that a new legislation should be drafted on the quality characteristics that brown sugar must have, thus creating a quality and identity standard that can benefit family producers.
Intelectuais orgânicos no desenvolvimento territorial solidário e contra-hegemônico: o caso do banco Palmas
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Carvalho, Hilano José Rocha de
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Shimbo, Ioshiaqui
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/6315114291031702
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Zanin, Maria
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9685965969782429
The capitalist social formation imposes to all the relations among the people the domination of the economic and material dimension. Freedom in the democratic social forms in which capitalist social relations reign does not go beyond the right to intensify the processes of production and consumption by a dominant minority. From this, it results a permanent confrontation of ideological forms and between opposing social groups: on the one hand, those who act to maintain intact hierarchical relations and the exploitation of work; on the other hand, those who construct a new kind of plural, solidary and emancipated society. In this scenario, Solidarity Economy emerges as the economic, social, cultural and alternative political base, identified with initiatives based on solidarity, cooperation and self-management. From the solidary economic initiatives, in solidarity finance, the Community Development Banks (CDBs) spread through Brazilian territories from local development. The work of the CDBs goes far beyond the generation of work and income, as it promotes qualitative social changes of a cultural and political character in the territories in which they arise. The objective of this work was to identify the necessary, sufficient and favorable conditions, the difficulties and the limits for the long-term development of the BCDs, in the promotion of the territorial development of solidarity and counter-hegemonic. For this, as an empirical object, the pioneering experience Banco Palmas (located in Palmeiras, Fortaleza-CE, Brazil) was defined as the unique and decisive case. Two theoretical-conceptual and methodological perspectives were taken as basilar, resulting in the formulation of corresponding hypotheses: a) from the conceptual framework of Gramscian political theory, Banco Palmas was analyzed in the relations between internal and external social actors and between social forces and policies in the face of the processes of hegemony and domination; b) from the controversies between social management and strategic management and the conceptual debate of strategy in the context of the Solidarity Economy, the Palmas Bank, the strategic management and planning forms in Solidarity Economy and its effects on the development of the Palmeiras territory were analyzed. The hypotheses were formulated from a method of articulation between evidences, theoretical-conceptual referential and hypotheses, which also guided the collection and analysis of data. The data collection was done by bibliographical research of publications of previous studies and documentary research. For the analysis of the data, the technique of adaptation to the standard and the analysis of time series (in the case of social and financial-economic indicators) were used. As a result, Banco Palmas' strategic management and planning actions are approaching communicative and non-strategic-instrumental social actions, such as social technologies, insofar as they involve the Palmeiras community in interaction and dialogue with various social actors. These actions are coordinated by the organic intellectuals present at Banco Palmas, counting on the solidarity, support and alliance with organic intellectuals of higher social strata with civil society and the State, being the necessary and essential conditions for the long-term development of the Banco Palmas. With this work, it is hoped to contribute to the emergence of a Solidarity Economy praxis centered on a territorial development that is solidary and counter-hegemonic, as it was found, even if embryonically, in the case of Banco Palmas.
O Plano de Ações Articuladas (PAR) na visão da gestão de redes de ensino paulista
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Abram, Larissa Moitinho
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Silva, Flávio Caetano da
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/7889803676083470
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/8586395864460598
This dissertation aims to research one of the educational financing public policies, the Articulated Actions Plan – AAP, which consists in a planning tool for municipal and state education secretariats that, when joining to this plan, the Secretary of Education in charge for it develops, together with directors, coordinators, teachers and members of the community the diagnosis, objectives and actions to the education network within its competence. From the object of study, we aim to understand the perception of the educational managers involved in the elaboration and implementation of the AAP in relation to their participation and autonomy. Our considerations about our analysis subject became possible insofar as we established contact with the municipal education agents involved in the plan, and due to the questions, that surrounded us throughout the process, such as public policies for financing education are they means to democratic practice? What is the participation of the managers in the elaboration and implementation of the AAP? There being clear the positivities resulting from the plan and the old practices maintained by the AAP, we formalized some specific objectives, as to verify, at the municipal level, what has changed, what advances were noticed and what is missing to make this public policy a way of relating, more horizontally with other governmental instances. To answer some of the previously elaborated questions some theoretical concepts that are considered essentials to the composition of this dissertation were listed, such as democratic management, autonomy, educational management and public financing policy. As a methodology, we contemplated for the research performed the analysis of French discourse in the writings of Michel Foucault as the main source to understand what was stated by the municipal managers of education during the recorded interviews, adding to them discussions pertinent to elements pertaining to the management, relations between municipal and federal entities, among others. Regarding to the empirical part, three municipalities of São Paulo were selected to participate in the Continuing Education Course of Municipal Councilors of the Municipal Council of Education offered by the agreement MEC-UFSCar and enabled through the Basic Education Secretariat (BES). The people who were interviewed were selected because of their familiarity with the AAP or those who were present in the elaboration of the plan at the moment of its implementation in the municipality. From the collected interviews, we observed that the discourses concerning the participation and the autonomy of the representatives in the implementation in the RAP did little advance, since it was observed the reinforcement in the position of executors to the detriment of the autonomy and the division of powers, thus making it impossible experiences that could enable subjects to make changes in the perceptions of these concepts.
Ministério Público Federal, cidadania, justiça e planejamento estratégico
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-13)
Rodrigues, Marcos de Souza
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Justo, Carolina Raquel Duarte de Mello
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9209489935777843
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/2939485669592221
This dissertation sheds light majorly on the social action of the Brazilian Federal Public Prosecutor’s Office in the enlargement of access to justice and promotion of citizenship and, secondly, by the model of public administration adopted to strengthen the Institution. Its purpose is to analyze the recent political and judicial action of the Institution. It aims to verify if the strategy of approach to the mainstream media, which occurred in conjunction with recent cases of corruption, tends to promote broader access to justice and citizenship, objectives created by the 1988 Brazilian Constitution and highlighted in the 2011 Strategic Planning. It analyzes the Institution's growing exposure in the media and the quantitative of the social activity between 2006 and 2016 represented in this study by: Public Civil Actions, Recommendations, Terms of Conduct Adjustment, Public Hearings, Civil Inquiries and additionally, quantitative reports of citizen’s complaints about social rights and criminal judicial actions and prosecutions internal procedures. Quantitative data collected on the transparency website were submitted to graphic analysis that could indicate trends in the institution's social activity and possible correlation with the institution's approach to the media. The results indicate a tendency of growth in the institutional activities of the social area as a whole in possible correlation with the increase of the approach of the institution with the Media. These results suggest an increase in access to justice and promotion of citizenship in the analyzed period, indicating, in the alternative, that of using Strategic Planning to develop social performance seems correct choice toward strengthen the institution. The certification of this trend and of cause and effect relationships requires further studies.
Aprendiz de descritores de mistura gaussiana
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-14)
Freitas, Breno Lima de
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Almeida, Tiago Agostinho de
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5368680512020633
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/9494175519218074
For the last decades, many Machine Learning methods have been proposed aiming categorizing data. Given many tentative models, those methods try to find the one that fits the dataset by building a hypothesis that predicts unseen samples reasonably well. One of the main concerns in that regard is selecting a model that performs well in unseen samples not overfitting on the known data. In this work, we introduce a classification method based on the minimum description length principle, which naturally offers a tradeoff between model complexity and data fit. The proposed method is multiclass, online and is generic in the regard of data representation. The experiments conducted in real datasets with many different characteristics, have shown that the proposed method is statiscally equivalent to the other classical baseline methods in the literature in the offline scenario and it performed better than some when tested in an online scenario. Moreover, the method has proven to be robust to overfitting and data normalization which poses great features a classifier must have in order to deal with large, complex and real-world classification problems.
Educação ambiental: o jogo didático como ferramenta de ensino no zoológico
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-14)
Barros, Jéssyca Danieli
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Ortolano, Sílvia Maria de Campos Machado
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Fujihara, Ricardo Toshio
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1863735094370774
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https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-5559
Environments such as zoos are becoming less visited, especially by children and young people. It is important, therefore, for zoos to seek more interactive activities, such as educational games, which can provide a more ludic and enjoyable experience, and serve as a tool in Environmental Education. Thus, the objective of this study was to develop an educational game as a facilitating tool for teaching and learning about some species of animals present in the Zoológico Municipal Engenheiro Cid Almeida Franco (PEMA, Americana, SP), based on the card game Super Trunfo® (Grow Jogos e Brinquedos Ltda.). A bibliographic survey of more than 400 species present was conducted, and 32 were selected based on the following criteria: i) the degree of threat of extinction; ii) whether the animals are exotic; and iii) species that do not have characteristics known to the general public. After this stage, periodic visits were made to the enclosures to observe the animals in captivity and obtain photographs. The material developed was called "Zoo Cards - The Animal Super Trunfo," and the adopted characteristics were weight, development, litter size, longevity, and threat of extinction. The game accommodates two to eight participants, is rated for all ages, and can be played by any literate person. Additionally, it will be available for download (free access) and printing on the PEMA website (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361265721_Zoo_Cards_-_manualpdf) and (https://www.researchgate.net/publication/361265499_Zoo_Cards_-_cartaspdf). To assess the quality of the material produced, a questionnaire was administered to a group of 15 participants, whose responses followed the Likert scale. Overall, "Zoo Cards" received a good evaluation, mainly for being a fun activity that involves the cooperation/competition relationship in an educational context, making the teaching and learning process more comprehensive and interactive. Zoos have a significant influence on connecting people with nature and are vital for building support for preservation. The educational game, in this context, can be an important agent, engaging visitors in preservation behaviors and respect for biodiversity.
Tarefa e atividade de projeto na concepção de unidades produtivas. O caso do projeto de uma fábrica eletro metalurgica
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-14)
Tonin, Luiz Antonio
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Menegon, Nilton Luiz
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5461487552981919
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/1835542837415565
This thesis aproaches the process of designing an appliance factory that produces mainly: fans, exhaust fans and extractors of fruit juice. The company has a high level of verticalization in its production process and has around 500 employees. In this work it is used the qualitative research to the generation of theory, as a methodology, starts from the perspective of Reflective Practice (SCHÖN, 1983), in which the reflection will be realized from the application of the SimuCAD method. The objective is to present a description of what happens in the design process, which addresses the method and perspective of technical construction and the perspective of designers activity as a social construction. From this description the work presents a working model for the project process in question. Five specific contributions for the technical and social perspective are presented: (i) ABC Composed Classification, (ii) Expected Capacity Equation, (iii) Horizontal Weighted Moving Average used in Demand Forecasting, (iv) Presentation of the process of project in the technical and social perspective (v) Insertion of knowledge derived from the real activity of the designer in the theory on Industrial Facilities Design. In particular, the contributions help to highlight gaps in the theory of factory design and help to build knowledge for this research field. The thesis is structured in five chapters, the first presents an introduction to the research problem and to the methodological aspects, as well as the thesis organization and its limitations. In the second chapter a review is presented, it provides an immersion in the body of established knowledge. In the third chapter we present a discussion about methodological aspects and an introduction about Reflective Practice. The fourth chapter presents the results obtained in the design process and the fifth chapter presents the considerations and contributions of the text from the perspective of the established body of knowledge. The thesis is completed presenting a representative model of how the factory design theory is structured. This theory is fundamentally based on the level of prescribed work for designers, in this sense, the thesis proposes reflections at the level of real work in the project and highlights such aspects in the context of a case.
Por detrás das telas: uma análise da postura reativa das vítimas de cyberbullying
(Universidade Federal de São Carlos, 2017-12-14)
Vaz, Thaís Emília Rodrigues
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Zuin, Antônio Álvaro Soares
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/5543562307373287
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https://lattes.cnpq.br/3443220069501207
Cyberbullying is characterized by virtual violence that spreads through the technological media connected to the Internet, in which there is the distribution of repetitive episodes of exposure, humiliation, aggression and threats directed at the particularities of the victims. Thus, the propagators of Cyberbullying, using the speed with which the posts are shared by Cyberspace, aim to reach the public by disseminating content in which victims are caricatured and their faces become the image of their expositions and humiliations. Thus, many victims of Cyberbullying, using the same viral context of virtual social networks, are instigated to reveal details and repercussions of their cases, evidencing the forms of aggression, characteristics of the aggressors and viewers. These victims still give instructions on how a user can act and protect themselves from virtual violence. Based on the need to investigate the reactive nature of Cyberbullying victims and to observe if this behavior causes significant impacts in online communities, this study intends to analyze video material and campaigns against Cyberbullying attacks, qualifying the reaction of users against these depositions.