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Design and Implementation of Hybrid Coaching System based on Web Service for College Career Guidance (진로 지도를 위한 웹서비스 기반의 하이브리드 코칭 시스템 설계 및 구현)

  • JIN, Wen-Quan;Koh, Eun-Hyeon;Kim, Do-Hyeun
    • The Journal of the Institute of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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    • v.15 no.5
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2015
  • Recently, a coaching helps individual to lead and maximize performance. Generally there is a face to face coaching at the current spot of education, and the e-coaching is on the rise. And the face-to-face coaching means that coach and the coachee come face to face directly. And, the effective coaching method is required to supply the weakness and to maximize the strength of the e-coaching using the Internet. Accordingly, we are studying a hybrid coaching to overcome the difficulty and the limit of face-to-face coaching and online coaching. In this paper, we design and implement the career coaching system to provide the face-to-face coaching and the e-coaching for coachee based on the Web service on the Internet. We provide the hybrid coaching using Web service based on the Restful and connect with the database based on the Web to save and manage the profiles and the coaching history of the coach and the coachee. Proposed hybrid coaching system for coachee career improves remote accessibility between the coach and the coachee. This system provides the interaction without the limit of the time and the space, and overcomes the limit of the traditional face-to-face coaching on the online environment.

A Conversational Interactive Tactile Map for the Visually Impaired (시각장애인의 길 탐색을 위한 대화형 인터랙티브 촉각 지도 개발)

  • Lee, Yerin;Lee, Dongmyeong;Quero, Luis Cavazos;Bartolome, Jorge Iranzo;Cho, Jundong;Lee, Sangwon
    • Science of Emotion and Sensibility
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    • v.23 no.1
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    • pp.29-40
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    • 2020
  • Visually impaired people use tactile maps to get spatial information about their surrounding environment, find their way, and improve their independent mobility. However, classical tactile maps that make use of braille to describe the location within the map have several limitations, such as the lack of information due to constraints on space and limited feedback possibilities. This study describes the development of a new multi-modal interactive tactile map interface that addresses the challenges of tactile maps to improve the usability and independence of visually impaired people when using tactile maps. This interface adds touch gesture recognition to the surface of tactile maps and enables the users to verbally interact with a voice agent to receive feedback and information about navigation routes and points of interest. A low-cost prototype was developed to conduct usability tests that evaluated the interface through a survey and interview given to blind participants after using the prototype. The test results show that this interactive tactile map prototype provides improved usability for people over traditional tactile maps that use braille only. Participants reported that it was easier to find the starting point and points of interest they wished to navigate to with the prototype. Also, it improved self-reported independence and confidence compared with traditional tactile maps. Future work includes further development of the mobility solution based on the feedback received and an extensive quantitative study.

The Effect of Science Teaching Efficacy Belief of Secondary School Teachers on Astronomy Topics: Based on Grounded Theories (중등 교사의 과학 교수 효능감이 천문 수업에 미치는 영향 : 근거이론을 중심으로)

  • Bae, Sunghee;Kim, Hyoungbum
    • The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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    • v.16 no.3
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    • pp.607-616
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    • 2016
  • The purpose of this study was to confirm how the students have responded to their class according to STEB (science teaching efficacy belief) of secondary science teacher in astronomy classes. Middle school teachers in charge of 'The Solar System' and 'The Exosphere and Space Development' in the 2009 Revision Science Curriculum content system is selected as an object of study through random sampling method. Twenty-nine teachers were taken STEB questionnaire and asked to make it out. Twenty-seven completed a questionnaire of them is selected for this study. In addition, the top and bottom 5% selected through frequency analysis with the total score from the questionnaire were regarded as high and low STEB teachers. For data collection, this study was used methods such as semi-structured interviews, recording, participant observation. The results were as follows: First, science teachers of high STEB had a high accessibility about excellent professional knowledge and content of the curriculum relating to astronomical field. Second, high STEB teachers were prepared by the appropriate teaching strategies adequate to student-centered learning, whereas the low STEB teachers totally have had teacher-centered learning. Third, high STEB teachers had been provided as the idea that you can take advantage of a variety of instruments, as well as scientific knowledge through the Astronomical Society. Therefore, confidence in astronomical class and teaching strategies through content of the curriculum were very important variables to predict the STEB as well as astronomy-related class activities such as astronomical observations.

Influence of Physical Environment Perception on Park Use for Health Improvement - Focused on Neighborhood Parks in Suseong-gu, Daegu City - (공원 내 물리적 환경인식이 건강증진 목적의 공원이용에 미치는 영향 - 대구광역시 수성구 근린공원을 대상으로 -)

  • Jang, Cheol-Kyu;Jung, Sung-Gwan;Lee, Woo-Sung
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.44 no.5
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    • pp.68-80
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    • 2016
  • This study analyzed the influence of the perception of physical environment on user satisfaction and park use when people use the park to improve their health. The study is focused on neighborhood parks in Suseong-gu, Daegu city. Statistical analyses were employed to data collected from 143 visitors on site. First of all, in the perception evaluation of the physical environment of the park, accessibility and pedestrian environment are the highest at 4.04, while water space and attractions in the park as the lowest parts are at 2.32 and 2.66. After conduct factor analysis to type 22 physical environmental awareness components, five main factors--Comfort, Availability, Amenity, Facilities convenience and Visuality--were classified. Then, satisfaction and influence on park use were analyzed. As a result, the factors affecting user satisfaction were comfort, availability, amenity and facility convenience. Among them, the category of amenity was the most influential factor at 0.315. The factors affecting the park use were availability and amenity. Availability factor had a higher influence at 0.396 than amenity at 0.293. Therefore, in order to improve satisfaction and park use for health improvement, it is necessary to secure sufficient green areas and create a pleasant environment. Also, it is necessary to improve the quality of walkability from homes to parks, trail improvement and other improvements.

Potential and Strategy on Tourism Development of the Southern Costal Area in Korean Peninsular (한국 남해안 관광개발의 잠재력과 전략)

  • Lee, Jeong-Rock;Yoo, Seong-Jong;Ahn, Zong-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean association of regional geographers
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    • v.11 no.3
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    • pp.410-423
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    • 2005
  • The southern coastal area of Korean peninsula maintains unique natural views, social environment and tourism infrastructure. Even though the coastal area has world-class tourism resources and a great potential for development, it was an outsider from the tourism development in Korea. The coast development has recently reemerged because of increased tourism demand in the Northeast Asia, however, increased interest for the outstanding marine tourism resources and the marine culture, improvement of accessibility to the coast Considering these characteristics, the southern coastal area will be grown to a marine resort-belt, which will serve as a marine tourism hub in the Northeast. In the long run, it can be developed for leisure residential space with environment-friendly well-being fashion, new growing area that continuously drives the local development and area for a mutual development between Yeongnam and Honam Region. To accomplish this vision, several strategic matters should be resolved. Mall strategic issues are as follows: the loosening related rules and regulations that limit the development, legislation of a special law for tourism promotion, supporting for investment in public service and strategic investment, establishment of a marine tourism route connecting China-Korea-Japan, formulating new planning for Hallyo-Haesang Marine Park, designation of special marine tourism development zone, and invitation of the World Expo 2012.

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A Study on the Improvement of Measuring Methods in Land Suitability Assessment: Focused on the Distance Measurement and Threshold Definition (토지적성평가 평가방법 개선방안 연구 : 거리측정 및 임계치 설정방안을 중심으로)

  • Jeong, Yeun-Woo;Lee, Sang-Jun
    • Land and Housing Review
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    • v.3 no.1
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    • pp.69-78
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    • 2012
  • This study proposes an approach to improve the accuracy of land assessment result focused on the Land Suitability Assessment. The detailed analysis processes are; (a) that they are analyzed considering resistance in distance measurement on the space characteristics of location, and; (b) that an assessment result is measured according to the threshold definition of membership function, which is applied in estimating conservation suitability. The assessment results are; firstly, the method considering resistance better reflects the local characteristics of area with worse accessibility including rivers and mountains than one by linear distance; secondly, the existing method that the maximum value of a target area is defined as the maximum threshold may draw a value evaluated lower than a threshold definition considering the distribution of measured indices. Finally, satellite images are overlapped with the assessed results, the applicability level from the approach proposed by this study is more coincident with the present status. The assessment method proposed by this study can be meaningful in view of that it improves the accuracy of Land Suitability Assessment. Furthermore, it can be applied as SDSS, which can support effective establishment of urban policies, in case of complementing the problems in executing the assessment system.

Estimating Car-sharing Demand of Young People for Parking-Free Apartment House in the Future (미래형 공동주택의 청년계층 카셰어링 이용수요 분석)

  • Shin, Doh Kyoum;Kee, Hoyoung;Byun, Wanhee
    • The Journal of The Korea Institute of Intelligent Transport Systems
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    • v.19 no.5
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    • pp.119-137
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    • 2020
  • Over the last two decades, the attitudes to cars have changed from buying a car to sharing a car, especially among young people. Shared transport services and autonomous vehicles together can resolve the accessibility issue of shared transport services. Furthermore, they will make it possible to develop a new model of apartments without car parking. Therefore, the study estimated the demand for car sharing by young people and the running efficiency of car-sharing dealing with their car-based trip demand. The study chose nine apartment complexes for study sites where a majority of the residents were young people. The questionnaire survey was conducted to collect data on the trip demands of young people. The results showed that there are significant differences in the car-sharing use patterns and demand between the apartment houses located in the Capital region and non-capital region. Young people living in apartments in the Capital region used car sharing once per day per person for approximately 80 minutes per trip and tended to hire that between 8 AM and 10 AM. On the other hand, the young people living in apartments in the non-capital region used car sharing twice per day per person for approximately 200 minutes per trip. They tended to hire that frequently in the afternoon and evening as well as in the morning. The results also showed that a single car-sharing vehicle could deal with 3~4 trips per day in the Capital region and around 2 trips per day in the non-capital region.

A Study on the Smoke and Secondhand Smoke status, Knowledge about Smoking, Attitude for Smoking behavior and Smoking Cessation Intention of Seafarers (한국 해기사의 흡연 및 간접흡연 실태와 흡연에 대한 지식, 태도 및 금연의도)

  • Kim, Min-Kyeong;Kim, Jae-Hee
    • Journal of Digital Convergence
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    • v.18 no.9
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    • pp.413-421
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    • 2020
  • Because of space constraints of the ship, accessibility to supporting system for nonsmoking is poor in seafarers' group. This study was performed to find the smoking status, second-hand smoking status and factors related to smoking habit of Korean seafarers. So, we examined the rate of smoking and secondhand smoking, and knowledge about smoking, attitude for smoking behavior, smoking cessation intention and working environment related to smoking of 155 seafarers. Their smoking rate was 32.3% and secondhand smoke rate was very high by 86.5%. Their working place equipped a separate smoking room, but most of them had been smoked in where they were stayed. and we found the inadequate ventilation facility in 42.6%. Only 21.9% had a experience of education for smoking cessation. From the study Attitude for smoking behavior was negative and smoking knowledge was high. 90% of them tried to stop to smoke, but intention of smoking cessation was low. We need to motivate seafarers and increase their smoking cessation intention by regular education in available ways. From the study, we purpose that government will realign regulations related to ventilation facility and appointed smoking area on the board to prevent seondhand smoke, and the policy need to possess the regular survey of smoking status and customized smoking cessation education for seafarers.

A Case Study of Kkumtle-Kkumtle Playground in Seoul Children's Grand Park (통합놀이터 계획 및 설계 - 서울어린이대공원 내 꿈틀꿈틀놀이터를 대상으로 -)

  • Reigh, Young-Bum;Bae, Yoong-Ho;Maeng, Ki-Don;Kim, Yeun-Geum
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Landscape Architecture
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    • v.45 no.2
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    • pp.101-108
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    • 2017
  • In Korea, playgrounds have been developed quantitatively and qualitatively. However, there is a lack of interest in the play needs of children with disabilities. With this in mind, this study is concerned about the planning and design process of the inclusive playground constructed in 2016 at Seoul Children's Grand Park. The case study covered the Kkumtle Kkumtle playground in Seoul Children's Grand Park and was completed in December 2015. This playground is the first case of an inclusive playground ever built in Korea. The concept of the inclusive playground established in this study is: (1) a playground where not only children with disabilities but both children with disabilities and children without disabilities can play together; (2) a playground for both children with disabilities accompanied by their families and children without disabilities accompanied by family members with disabilities; (3) a playground that ensures universal accessibility to the entire space including play facilities; and (4) a playground where the most essential functions of a playground-fun, curiosity, and adventure-are centered on various activities. In conclusion, we presented limitations and opinions for improvements to design and policy proposals for social expansion of inclusive playgrounds. There are three ways to overcome limitations in design. First, there is a need for an in-depth study of play characteristics by type of disabilities of children. Second, it is necessary to develop facilities suitable for the actual situation of Korea through various social experiments. Third, if the inclusive playground centered on facilities is presented in this study, then several types of integrated playgrounds should be implemented in the future.

Case study of Google Classroom in Mongolian University (몽골 대학에서 구글크레스룸 적용 사례 적용)

  • Natsagdorj, Bayarmaa;Lee, Kuensoo
    • Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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    • v.20 no.1
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    • pp.184-188
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    • 2019
  • The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effectiveness of Google Classroom (GC) and to examine the satisfaction of professors using GC as an online environment at a Mongolian University. Fourteen professors designed the lecture model and provided lessons using GC at D University for four weeks. GC provides new learning opportunities that are more efficient than face-to-face learning, because it can overcome the limitations of time and space. The results of the survey conducted with the professors who participated in the class to explore the effectiveness of GC show that the system provides: cooperation: 100% (strongly agree=7, Agree=7), personal learning opportunity: 100% (strongly agree=10, Agree=4), ease in learning: 100% (strongly agree=11, Agree=3), suitability: 100% (strongly agree=8, Agree=6), feedback opportunities: 100% (strongly agree=7, Agree=7), connection: 100% (strongly agree=7, Agree=7), accessibility: 100% (strongly agree=7, Agree=7), learning effectiveness: 100% (strongly agree=9, Agree=5), paperless experience: 100% (strongly agree=8, Agree=6). The professors who attended the class reacted positively to the use of GC, proving that the application of GC at this Mongolian University was appropriate and efficient. The use of GC is expected to help educational institutions strengthen and improve online learning, especially by breaking from traditional learning, and opening new paths for professors and students in Mongolia.