Notre culture est entrée il y a près de 50 ans dans l'ère numérique. Impactant ses techniques de production, ses canaux de diffusion et ses modes de consommation, cette transformation a notamment redécoupé les frontières traditionnelles qui permettaient d'identifier différents « arts » ou « médias ». Cet ouvrage retrace l'évolution propre de chaque média confronté aux technologies numériques, puis envisage le phénomène de la convergence médiatique qui a conduit à l'interconnection des médias traditionnels. Il offre enfin un aperçu des principaux paradigmes et des problématiques incontournables qui émergent dans un tel contexte.Ouvrage collectif réunissant 15 autres auteurs, enseignants et/ou chercheurs en histoire et esthétique du cinéma, littérature, médias, journalisme et communication, sémiologie... : Jan BAETENS (Université de Leuven, Belgique), Julien BAUDRY (Université Paris Diderot, France), Alain BOILAT (Université de Lausanne, Suisse), Simon BROUSSEAU (Université du Québec, Canada), Danielle CHAPERON (Université de Lausanne, Suisse), Yves CITTON (Université Paris 8, France), Samuel ESTIER (Université de Lausanne, Suisse), Bertrand GERVAIS (Canada), Henry JENKINS (Université de Californie du Sud, USA), François JOST (Sorbonne Nouvelle, Paris), Selim KRICHANE (Université de Lausanne, Suisse), Philippe MARION (Université catholique de Louvain, Belgique), Izabella PLUTA (Ecole de théâtre Les Teintureries et Université de Lausanne, Suisse), Marie-Laure RYAN (Université du Colorado, USA), Richard SAINT-GELAIS (Université de Laval, Québec).
This unique volume introduces and discusses the methods of validating computer simulations in scientific research. The core concepts, strategies, and techniques of validation are explained by an international team of pre-eminent authorities, drawing on expertise from various fields ranging from engineering and the physical sciences to the social sciences and history. The work also offers new and original philosophical perspectives on the validation of simulations.Topics and features: introduces the fundamental concepts and principles related to the validation of computer simulations, and examines philosophical frameworks for thinking about validation; provides an overview of the various strategies and techniques available for validating simulations, as well as the preparatory steps that have to be taken prior to validation; describes commonly used reference points and mathematical frameworks applicable to simulation validation; reviews the legal prescriptions, and the administrative and procedural activities related to simulation validation; presents examples of best practice that demonstrate how methods of validation are applied in various disciplines and with different types of simulation models; covers important practical challenges faced by simulation scientists when applying validation methods and techniques; offers a selection of general philosophical reflections that explore the significance of validation from a broader perspective.This truly interdisciplinary handbook will appeal to a broad audience, from professional scientists spanning all natural and social sciences, to young scholars new to research with computer simulations. Philosophers of science, and methodologists seeking to increase their understanding of simulation validation, will also find much to benefit from in the text.
In the light of growing political and religious fundamentalism, this open access book defends the idea of freedom as paramount for the attempt to find common ethical ground in the age of globality. The book sets out to examine as yet unexhausted ways to boost the resilience of the principle of liberalism. Critically reviewing the last 200 years of the philosophy of freedom, it revises the principle of liberty in order to revive it. It discusses many different aspects that fall under its three main topics: the metaphysics of freedom, quantitative freedom and qualitative freedom.
Open societies worldwide have come under increasing pressure in the last decades. The belief that politics and markets fare best when guided by the principle of liberty presently faces multiple challenges such as terrorism, climate warming, inequality, populism, and financial crises. In the view of its critics, the idea of freedom no longer offers adequate guidance to meet these challenges andshould be partially corrected or even entirely replaced by countervailing values. Against the reduction of freedom to the merely quantitative question as to how much liberties individuals call their own, this book draws attention to the qualitative concerns which and whose opportunities society should foster. It argues that, correctly understood, the idea of liberty commits us to defend as well as advance the freedom of each and every world citizen.
This
book collects multiple research articles studying the factors influencing wearable
device usage. Based on multiple empirical studies, which research different
kinds of wearable devices such as smartwatches, activity trackers, and
smartglasses, potential drivers of wearable device usage are identified and
evaluated. Overall, the book provides novel and important insights for both
practitioners and academics, highlights their various practical implications
for the development and marketing of wearable devices and offers outlooks on
further research directions.
This book is intended for the GIS Science and Decision Science communities. It is primarily targeted at postgraduate students and practitioners in GIS and urban, regional and environmental planning as well as applied decision analysis. It is also suitable for those studying and working with spatial decision support systems. The main objectives of this book are to effectivley integrate Multicriteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) into Geographic Information Science (GIScience), to provide a comprehensive account of theories, methods, technologies and tools for tackling spatial decision problems and to demonstrate how the GIS-MCDA approaches can be used in a wide range of planning and management situations.
The International Astronomical Union (IAU) was founded in 1919, in the wake of the First World War, together with its sister Unions in related natural sciences. It will thus turn 100 years in 2019. Written by a mixed team of insiders and outsiders, this book presents the IAU in the changing context of the historical, scientific and technological development of astronomy during the past 100 years.
While much important scientific progress took place already before 1945, the book naturally focuses on the accelerating evolution during the second half of the century. In the past few decades, the previously narrow IAU focus on organising professional astronomy has broadened to include societally relevant activities such as addressing the hazard of asteroid impacts, the planetary status of Pluto in the Solar System, and the hugely successful International Year of Astronomy. Most recently, it is spearheading a combination of science literacy and public outreach.
The book will be of interest to professional astronomers as well as an astronomically interested general audience. The book features live personal interviews with as many of the key actors as still possible.
Das Werk präsentiert ausgewählte Themen aus dem Innovations- und Changemanagement. Beide Bereiche stellen im derzeitigen Markt- und Wettbewerbsumfeld zentral bedeutende Managementaufgaben dar. Dies betrifft alle Branchen und Wirtschaftssektoren, Großkonzerne wie klein- und mittelständische Unternehmen, aber auch ffentliche Institutionen oder Organisationen im Non-Profit-Sektor. Innovations- und Veränderungsprozesse sind dabei stets unmittelbar miteinander verknüpft und stehen in Wechselwirkung zueinander.Anhand der Betrachtung konkreter Problemstellungen in Unternehmen aus verschiedenen Sektoren, anhand von Praxisbeispielen und in Form einer empirischen Studie legt das Werk einen besonderen Fokus auf den Transfer zwischen Theorie und Praxis und spricht damit die Zielgruppen Praxis und Wissenschaft gleichermaßen an. Eine Einführung in das Innovations- und Changemanagement und dessen Bedeutung für das (strategische) Management setzt die Beiträge in den grundlegenden Kontext. Die Beitragsautoren sind Absolventen des MBA-Studiengangs General Management der HFH Hamburger Fern-Hochschule, die ihr Thema der Master-Thesis für dieses Werk neu aufbereitet haben.
Dieses Chefsache-Buch stellt die Menschlichkeit der eigenen Person als wichtiges Kriterium für Karriere-, Führungs- und Verkaufserfolge in den Mittelpunkt. Denn der Mensch ist kein Roboter, keine zu optimierende Hard- oder Software. Er funktioniert nach wie vor analog - ein emotionales Wesen, das mit eigenem Willen, Intuition und Menschlichkeit entscheidet und entscheiden sollte. Dadurch hat er einen langsameren Entwicklungszyklus als die Digitalisierung. Wie lässt sich die Lücke der unterschiedlichen Geschwindigkeiten schließen? Welche Verbindungen braucht es zwischen Mensch und Informatik/Robotik? Welchen Einfluss hat die Digitalisierung auf den Menschen und wie kann sie im Unternehmen erfolgreich bewältigt werden?
Die Autoren stellen innovative Denkansätze vor und wagen einen visionären wie bodenständigen Blick in die Zukunft - voller Inspiration, das Morgen im Heute auf humane Weise einzuleiten und zu begleiten. Es braucht "Menschlichkeit 5.0" parallel zur Digitalisierung, damit "Society 5.0" Realität werden kann.
ORGANISATION GÉNÉRALE DE L'OUVRAGE:
Introduction
Chapitre 1 : Les apprenants : Qui sont-ils ?
Chapitre 2 : Enseignant(s) : Qui êtes-vous ?
Chapitre 3 : Comment organiser un cours ?
Chapitre 4 : Quels contenus enseigner ?
Chapitre 5 : Quelle approche choisir ?
Chapitre 6 : Le management de la classe : comment gérer les comportements ?
Chapitre 7 : Le management de la classe : comment gérer les tâches et les activités ?
Chapitre 8 : Comment évaluer les acquisitions ?
Conclusion
Postface
Bibliographie
Index
OBJECTIFS ET DÉMARCHE MÉTHODOLOGIQUES :Tous les enseignants, y compris ceux de (Français) Langue Étrangère, connaissent le célèbre triangle didactique qui illustre toute situation d'enseignement et met en évidence les multiples interactions entre l'enseignant, l'élève et le savoir.L'exploitation de ce triangle a donné lieu à plus d'études théoriques que pratiques. Le présent ouvrage a donc comme premier objectif de combler ce vide à l'heure où l'enseignement des langues vivantes est tributaire des recommandations du CECR (Cadre Européen Commun de Référence pour les langues) et des changements qui en découlent.L'ouvrage se présente donc comme un authentique traité de pédagogie contemporaine qui allie étroitement théorie et pratiques de classe et répond concrètement aux multiples interrogations des enseignants souvent désemparés face au poids des programmes officiels, aux horaires limités, aux manuels parfois inadaptés, à la perspective actionnelle préconisée par le CECR et la remise à niveau qu'elle suggère.
Quantum theory is at the foundation of the physical description of our world. One of the people who contributed significantly to our conceptual understanding of this theory was Heinz-Dieter Zeh (1932-2018). He was the pioneer of the process of decoherence, through which the classical appearance of our world can be understood. This volume presents a collection of essays dedicated to his memory, written by distinguished scientists and scholars. They cover all aspects of the interpretation of quantum theory in general and the quantum-to-classical transition in particular. This volume provides illuminating reading to anyone seeking a deep understanding of quantum theory and its relevance to the foundations of physics.
