Developing a Community of Practice: Michael Gaffikin and Critical Accounting Research

This paper demonstrates the role of a community of practice in academic endeavour, focusing on the influence of place and the role of thought leaders in guiding academic development. This is illustrated with reference to the influence of Emeritus Professor Michael Gaffikin in establishing a critical accounting community of practice at the University of Wollongong (UOW) through his PhD supervisions. Social network analysis (SNA) is used to visualize the 43 PhD supervisions undertaken by Gaffikin during his career, and subsequent PhD supervisions of his students, and students of those students. SNA illustrates the structure of relationships, and the paths through which scholars learnt from one another, which we combine with qualitative analysis of recollections, acknowledgments, and doctoral theses. We demonstrate the role of Gaffikin, as the intellectual thought leader, and UOW, as the intellectual place, in the development of the critical accounting community of practice. The development of critical accounting scholarship was a function of Gaffikin's intellectual and professional leadership, which he executed through PhD supervision, the annual Doctoral Consortium, and his direction at UOW. This paper highlights the importance of local communities for the development of research agendas, and the influence of PhD supervisors on the professional development of students.     

The rise of defensive engineering: how personal liability considerations impact decision-making

Abstract

Based on a survey of Australian engineers (n = 275) this paper examines the impact of personal liability considerations on engineering decision-making. Almost all respondents who make high-stakes decisions saw questions of liability as having both positive (90%) and negative (87%) impacts. Our analysis shows that awareness of personal liability acts to focus the attention of many engineers on the moral dimension of their work. However, it also encourages more expensive decision-making, inhibition of innovation and professional paralysis. We argue that while personal legal liability is a legitimate way to focus engineers’ attention on the potential impact of their work, a problem arises when decision-makers are held responsible for disasters over which they had little control. The focus then shifts to ‘defensive engineering’ practices that are aimed at limiting individual liability rather than disaster prevention. Legal processes that are seen to unfairly allocate blame do not encourage practices that support future disaster prevention.     

基于高职电类专业的职业能力培养体系研究

本文以高职电类专业为例,就高职职业能力体系的建立进行了研究,并分析了实践体系的重要性,提出了一些看法。     

浅谈计算机专业学生企业顶岗实习期间的评价体系建立

本文通过对计算机应用技术专业学生在企业顶岗实习期间进行调查研究,总结出学生在企业顶岗实习中的管理评价体系,用以充分调动学生的积极性和主动性,更好地进行顶岗实习和实现校企合作。     

在实训教学中推行“5S”管理

起源于日本的"5s"管理,是指在对生产现场的生产要素,如:人员、机器、材料和方法等进行的有效管理,这是日本企业独特的一种管理办法。由于应用此方法能够有效推动企业的良好发展,因此,现在已广泛应用于我国的各类型企业中,但是以职业技能教育为主的高职学院各类实训中心却少有应用,本文将介绍"5S"管理的作用及如何应用于实训中心教学管理中。     

CDIO工程模式的实施要素分析

CDIO工程教育模式是工程教育改革的新成果,在CDIO工程教育模式中要求教师具有良好的工作实践能力、教学能力和职业道德,依托课程微项目的实践活动可以帮助学生进行良好的工作实践建构,达到自主学习,从而提高课堂教学效果。     

EPC工程总承包项目“区域分包模式”的管理实践

当前,我国许多传统设计研究院正致力于向国际型工程公司的转型,这一转型过程中的一项重大挑战就是对分包商的管理,本文通过中铝国际"区域分包模式"的管理实践以及效果的分析,对EPC模式下的分包管理模式进行了探讨。     

混凝土简易温控措施在公路施工中的实践与应用

本文以摩洛哥塔乌高速公路项目混凝土施工为例,对夏季高温季节混凝土施工采取了简易降温措施,并提供出混凝土温度预测公式。     

试谈素质教育中实践能力的培养

素质教育的目的是全面贯彻党的教育方针,提高国民素质,培养学生的创造精神和实践能力。而实践能力是人的能力的重要成分,是学会做事的具体体现,是学生生存发展的需要。教育要注重知行统一,坚持教育教学与生产劳动、社会实践相结合,增强学生解决实际问题的本领和自主探究学习的能力。     

广甘高速公路边坡安全监测实践与思考

本文结合四川广甘高速公路边坡安全监测实践,对边坡安全监测技术的发展过程与前景进行了认真的思考与分析。