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Curso: Recursos didácticos para el aprendizaje una experiencia en la virtualidad. Eje temático: Calidad y Materiales educativos y Herramientas Tecnológicas en Educación a Distancia
(Fundación Latinoamericana para la Educación a Distancia, 2008)Abstract: Virtual learning in recent years is representing an important educational approach with its own particularities, both in the role of the participating agents and in the learning environment. Virtuality has been ... -
Time delay performance analysis of sensor allocation strategies on a WSN
(ACWR 2011 - Proceedings of the International Conference on Wireless Technologies for Humanitarian Relief, 2011)In many of query-based WSN applications, response time factor is an essential issue. Overall performance under different sensor placements depends on the pattern of queries requested from the network, which in turn might ... -
E-marketing in Costa Rican export companies: Results from a field survey
(IEEE EXPLORE, 2012-06-25)We present the results of a field survey aimed at analyzing ICT adoption and use, particularly related to e-marketing, in Costa Rican export companies. The e-commerce readiness/intensity/impact model, developed by the ... -
Gender gap in computer science programs from Costa Rican Public universities: Are Women Really Becoming Extinct?
(IEEE EXPLORE, 2012-10-01)There is evidence that women tend to be underrepresented in computer science programs (CS) in many countries. Based on this fact, we analyzed the gender situation in Costa Rica finding that this situation also applies to ... -
The relationship between information and communication technology and productivity in Costa Rican companies
(IEEE Explore, 2012-10-01)This paper presents the results of a research aimed at studying the effect of information and communications technology (ICT) on productivity, using the data of the Costa Rican innovation survey 2008. The results obtained ... -
Integrated curriculum based on projects: Opportunities and constraints a case study in systems engineering
(39th Latin American Computing Conference, CLEI 2013, 2013)The Universidad Nacional is making significant efforts to improve the professional performance of graduates according to the needs of the society and the industry. In particular, the School of Informatics has been exploring ... -
Usage and limitations of free and open-source software in Costa Rican local governments
(IEEE Explore, 2013-10-07)This paper presents results about the use and barriers that face free and open source software in the local governments in Costa Rica. Through an electronic survey, information was gathered from such governments, allowing ... -
Innovation management in software: Case studies from the Costa Rican software development industry
(IEEE EXPLORE, 2013-10-07)We study in this work innovation in several Costa Rican software development companies, in order to associate to each of them a model of innovation management, according to the literature. This is done with the purpose of ... -
A proposal for implementing PBL in programming courses
(XL Latin American Computing Conference, CLEI 2014, 2014)In the search of teaching strategies more consistent with the current needs of the industry and with the new university pedagogical model, an action research project was carried in the programming courses of the study ... -
Programación lineal con apoyo de Mathematica y GLP
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2014)En el contexto del curso EIF-405 Investigación de Operaciones impartido en la Escuela de Informática de la Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica, se han desarrollado una serie de iniciativas metodológicas para abordar el tema ... -
PBL en carreras de Ingeniería de Sistemas: una perspectiva Bottom - Up
(Aalborg University Press, 2015)La academia enfrenta cada día más retos relacionados con el desarrollo de competencias de los estudiantes. La implementación de filosofías de aprendizaje como el PBL (Problem Based Learning) representa un esfuerzo iniciado ... -
PBL in Systems Engineering Education: the Students’ Perspective
(PAEE association, 2015)Assessment of educational innovation efforts must be integral. Among other, it is necessary to consider students' perspective on the impact of educational innovation in their formation. This becomes even more critical if ... -
Sistema Sectorial De Innovación De Tecnologías De Información Y Comunicación En Costa Rica: Actores Involucrados
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2015-10)Este artigo tem como objetivo identificar e descrever os principais atores chaves que participam no sistema de inovação sectorial das tecnologias da informação e da comunicação (TIC) na Costa Rica e que interagem para o ... -
Evaluación del Potencial de Crecimiento del berrugate Lobotes pacíficus (Gilbert, 1898) (Perciformes, Lobotidae) en sistemas de recirculación
(Universidad Nacional (Costa Rica), 2015-11)El berrugate Lobotes pacíficus es una especie de la costa pacífica latinoamericana con características biológicas potenciales para la acuicultura. Este trabajo evalúa su capacidad de crecimiento en sistemas recirculados. ... -
E-commerce and coffee in Costa Rica: Case studies of costa rican roaster companies
(Proceedings - 2015 41st Latin American Computing Conference [CLEI], 2015-12-17)This paper presents the results of an exploratory multiple case study about the use of e-commerce for selling roasted coffee from Costa Rica. Four Costa Rican roasting companies are considered. This study is aimed at ... -
Can e-commerce provide a solution to the coffee paradox?: The case of Costa Rica
(IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, 2016-09-12)In spite of the boom in coffee consumption worldwide, farmers in coffee-producing countries are subject to increasingly lower prices. This situation is referred to as the “coffee paradox”, and affects the livelihood of ... -
Contributing to the OER movement: A practical experience
(IEEE, 2017)Open educational resources (OER) propose a culture of sharing to make knowledge a good for humanity. The educational field recognizes the potential of OER to expand access to education and the Information and Communication ... -
Ejemplo de la incursión de las mujeres en la robótica La experiencia en el proyecto Proyecto Formación de Formadores en Robótica para Colegios en áreas Vulnerables de Costa Rica
(UTN - Fac. Regional de Córdoba, 2017)En este trabajo se presentan dos resultados obtenidos por el proyecto Formación de Formadores en Robótica para Colegios en Áreas Vulnerables de Costa Rica. En primer lugar, se presentan las actividades y resultados de las ... -
Experiencias Y Lecciones Del Sector Agroalimentario En I+D+I En Apoyo Al Sector De Tecnologías De Información Y Comunicación En Costa Rica
(Observatorio Tecnológico de la Universidad de Alicante (OVTT UA), 2017)El presente estudio pretende analizar las acciones realizadas en investigación, desarrollo e innovación (I+D+i) por el gobierno, la academia y la industria para consolidar el sector agroalimentario en Costa Rica con el fin ... -
Differences between programming languages offered by the academy versus demanded by the companies in Costa Rica: Information Systems Engineering from the Universidad Nacional
(Instituto of Electrical and Electronica Engineers (IEEE), 2017)This article presents the results of an investigation that aims to analyze the differences between programming language required by companies in the Costa Rican labor market versus current programming languages offered by ...