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Talk:Organizational behavior

'''Topic:Organizational behavior From Wikiversity Jump to: navigation, search Organizational Behavior is a field of study that investigates the impact that individuals, groups and structure have on behavior within organizations, for the purpose of applying such knowledge toward improving an organization’s effectiveness.

An organization is a collection of people who work together to achieve a wide variety of goals, both goals of the various individuals in the organization and goals of the organization as a whole. Organizations exist to provide goods and services that people want. These goods and services are the products of the behaviors of workers.

Organizational behavior is the study of the many factors that have an impact on how individuals and groups respond to and act in organizations and how organizations manage their environments. Although many people assume that understanding human behavior in organizations is intuitive, many commonly held beliefs about behavior in organizations, such as the idea that a “happy worker is a productive worker,” are either entirely false or true only in specific situations. The study of organizational behavior provides a set of tools—concepts and theories—that help people understand, analyze, and describe what goes on in organizations and why. How do the characteristics of individuals, groups, work situations, and the organization itself affect how members feel about their organization?

The ability to use the tools of organizational behavior to understand behavior in organizations is one reason for studying this subject. A second reason is to learn how to apply these concepts, theories, and techniques to improve behavior in organizations so that individuals, groups, and organizations can achieve their goals. Managers are challenged to find new ways to motivate and coordinate employees to ensure that their goals are aligned with organizational goals.

Organizational Behavior addressess following points:

Organizational behavior studies the factors that impact individual and group behavior in organizations and how organizations manage their environments. Organizational behavior provides a set of tools—theories and concepts—to understand, analyze, describe, and manage attitudes and behavior in organizations.

The study of organizational can improve and change individual, group, and organizational behavior to attain individual, group, and organizational goals.

Organizational behavior can be analyzed at three levels: the individual, the group, and the organization as a whole. A full understanding must include an examination of behavioral factors at each level.

A manager’s job is to use the tools of organizational behavior to increase effectiveness, an organization’s ability to achieve its goal. Management is the process of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling an organization’s human, financial, material, and other resources to increase its effectiveness.

Part I: The Individual

• Ability & Learning • Values, Attitudes and Job Satisfaction • Personality & Emotions • Perception & Individual Decision Making • Basic Motivation Concepts • Motivation and its Applications

Part-II The Group

• Foundation of Group Behavior • Group and Team Work • Functions of Communication • Basic Approaches to Leadership • Contemporary Issues in Leadership • Power and Politics • Conflict and Negotiation

Part-III The Organization System

• Organizational Structure • Work design and Technology • HR Policies and Practices • Organizational Culture • Organizational Change • Stress Management

Macro-OB generally includes the study of organizations with a focus on structure, technology, organizational change, organizational learning, culture, decision-making, innovation and creativity, and so on.

Micro-OB on the other hand tends to focus more on inidividuals, groups/teams, and interpersonal issues such as motivation,''' personality, leadership, ethics, job design, power, politics, conflict, negotiations, and so on.

Contents [hide] 1 Contributing Disciplines to the OB Field 2 Psychology 3 Sociology 4 Social Psychology 5 Anthropology 6 Political Science 7 Learning Materials 8 Research 9 External Links

 * GPT4

{Organizational Behavior investigates the impact that ________, groups, and structure have on behavior within organizations. + individuals - companies - technologies - strategies
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! Organizational Behavior studies the impact of individuals, groups, and structure.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on individuals, not companies.
 * Incorrect. The passage does not mention technologies in this context.
 * Incorrect. The passage does not mention strategies in this context.

{An organization is a collection of people who work together to achieve a wide variety of ________. + goals - products - strategies - tasks
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! Organizations work to achieve various goals.
 * Incorrect. While products might be a result, the correct term is "goals".
 * Incorrect. The passage mentions goals, not strategies.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on broader goals, not specific tasks.

{Organizational behavior (OB) is the study of human behavior in ________ settings. + organizational - social - individual - community
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! OB studies human behavior in organizational settings.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on organizational settings, not social ones.
 * Incorrect. OB studies behavior in organizations, not individual settings.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on organizational settings, not community ones.

{Many people assume that a “happy worker is a ________ worker,” but this belief can be false or true only in specific situations. + productive - satisfied - motivated - efficient
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! The saying is "a happy worker is a productive worker".
 * Incorrect. The passage specifically mentions "productive".
 * Incorrect. The saying is about productivity, not motivation.
 * Incorrect. The saying is about productivity, not efficiency.

{Organizational behavior provides a set of tools to understand, analyze, describe, and manage ________ and behavior in organizations. + attitudes - products - strategies - tasks
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! OB provides tools to manage attitudes and behavior.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on attitudes and behavior, not products.
 * Incorrect. The passage mentions attitudes and behavior, not strategies.
 * Incorrect. The focus is on attitudes and behavior, not tasks.

{Organizational behavior can be analyzed at three levels: the individual, the group, and the ________. + organization as a whole - community - team - society
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! These are the three levels of analysis in OB.
 * Incorrect. The community is not one of the levels of analysis in OB.
 * Incorrect. While teams can be part of the group level, the correct answer is the organization as a whole.
 * Incorrect. Society is not one of the levels of analysis in OB.

{A manager’s job is to use the tools of organizational behavior to increase ________, an organization’s ability to achieve its goal. + effectiveness - efficiency - productivity - profitability
 * type="[]"}
 * Correct! A manager's role is to increase the organization's effectiveness.
 * Incorrect. While related, the passage specifically mentions "effectiveness".
 * Incorrect. The focus is on effectiveness, not just productivity.
 * Incorrect. The passage mentions effectiveness, not profitability.

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Wikiversity:Wikiversity participants who choose to leave

Despite our best efforts users can always choose to leave Wikiversity. Some of them provide feedback why they left. Participants of this learning project wish to better understand what are the motives that make editors leave Wikiversity, whether they leave in anger or in peace, among other aspects of the phenomenon. Can we motivate some of them again to come back ?

Let's collect from all Wikiversities such cases.

English Wikiversity

 * This user left on user pages a message to leave Wikiversity - feedback here.

 * Leigh Blackall was active in Wikiversity for a while, before moving to Wikieducator as his educational wiki of preference (and not exactly leaving, per se). He left a note about this in a thread on the Colloquium about the relationship between the two projects. (However, some context of the "flack" was in private email between himself, myself and User:WiseWoman.) Cormaggio talk 17:04, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Group discussion (April 2007): Copyleft Part I (39m:59s) and Copyleft Part II (52m:49s) from a conference call that included User:Historybuff, User:CQ, User:Chrismo and User:Leighblackall. Most of the discussion is Chris and Leigh discussing reasons why some people do not want to release materials under licenses like the GFDL coyyleft license. Also some discussion of Wikiversity and Leigh's Wikiversity experience.

 * User:WiseWoman - see here.
 * User:McCormack

todo

 * find/start another learning project: Why did people (coming from other wikimedia projects) join Wikiversity?

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Tourism/Travel

This page is about mutual brainstorming, about what's the best way to travel and see the world at the lowest (possible) cost.

Ways to travel and see the world
A lot of independent travelers travel the world by the backpacking method. Although this may be the cheapest way, it does not allow you to travel totally on your own and still locks you tied up to someone else which will transport you (eg airplane, subway, train, ...). Having your own method of transport (eg boat) may offer more advantages here (but might not be as cheap).

By airplane
Several low cost airlines allow people to get to a destination at the lowest possible cost of all modes of transport. At this Wikivoyage article, you can find the low-cost airlines operating in each continent/area.

There has also been a surge in the creation of flight aggregator sites that allow you to cross-reference prices and find the cheapest flight possible.

Airplane ticket
An airplane ticket is a paper or electronic document that contains passenger information as well as flight information. Origin and destination, flight time, flight number, passengers' names and arrival time are the most important features of the plane ticket.

By train
Thomas Cook has a useful book on the destinations done by trains.

By (sail)boat
Cruising is another way to see the world.

Sailing along on other people's sailboats or getting your own is another possibility. Cutters, as well as confiscated boats by the navy and fishing boats may be the cheapest ships to obtain (can be fitted afterwards with sails) or building one yourself may be an other option.

The Spa Resort Experience
The spa at resorts is a holistic and immersive experience where the focus goes beyond traditional accommodations. Spa resorts prioritize well-being, offering a range of therapeutic treatments, wellness programs, and activities aimed at rejuvenating both the body and mind. Guests can enjoy personalized spa therapies, yoga and meditation sessions, and access to state-of-the-art fitness facilities.

Differences from Traditional Hotels

While hotels provide a place to stay, spa resorts are designed to create a complete retreat. The emphasis is on holistic well-being, with features like dedicated spa facilities, wellness consultations, healthy dining options, and mindfulness activities. The ambiance is often more tranquil, fostering a sense of relaxation and rejuvenation throughout your stay.

Options for Every Budget

Contrary to the misconception that spa resorts are exclusively for the affluent, there are options catering to various budgets. From boutique spa resorts to larger establishments, you can find accommodations that align with your financial plan. Many spa resorts also offer day spa packages, allowing you to enjoy their amenities without an overnight stay.

Finding cheap hostels
Cheap hostels can be found at various Internet sites.

Equipment
The Survival wallet may be very handy in making long voyages and a UMPC might also be handy. Further info may be obtained from Doug Lansky's Travel survival book.

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User:Cunningba

Barry Cunningham

Software consultant, working for Compuware's Cleveland Professional Services Division, living in Cleveland Heights, OH.

Bachelor of Science, Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1971.

Master of Science, Mathematics, Simon Fraser University, 1973.

Master of Arts, Mathematics, State University of New York at Buffalo, 1980.

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User:Pirby

Hello, I am Pirby, I am a nursing assistant that wishes to further my education in nursing. I have been out of school over 30yrs. I have only been in nursing for 3yrs. Looking for courses that will help attain RN license. I do have a Building Engineer Certificate, commercial,residential refrigeration license, as well as HVAC/r license.

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User talk:SHARUL

 Hello SHARUL, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --JWSchmidt 14:17, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

--JWSchmidt 14:17, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Your edit
"SHARUL 14:15, 23 August 2008 (UTC)my name is SHARUL.it would better if learners are allowed to become active members of this prestigious instituition through membership.i therefore entreat all and sundry to come on board and make this a great success to project us forward."

Thanks for the sentiment expressed in your edit. That message has been removed from Be bold because it does not really fit in, except as an example of "be bold". Please feel free to contribute at The Colloquium and other Wikiversity pages. --JWSchmidt 14:24, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

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Music/Software/Cubase

Cubase is a software that you can install on your computer. With this software you can make your own music on your pc.

Cubase has been around for many years. Originally in the form of Pro 24, which was written for the Atari ST. Over the years, Cubase has transformed from being a simple MIDI sequencer to using VST software.

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Wikiversity talk:Wikiversity the Movie/Interviews

groups to be interviewed
Can we include more groups than just university members ? Wikiversity is more than a "university" - since we welcome anybody, we should also reflect this in the interviews. What do you say ? Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 14:53, 23 August 2008 (UTC)


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User talk:Pirby

 Hello Pirby, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

 * Take a guided tour and learn to edit.
 * Visit a (kind of) random random project.
 * Browse everything on Wikiversity, or visit a portal corresponding to your educational level: pre-school, primary, secondary, tertiary, non-formal education.
 * Find out about research activities on Wikiversity.

 * Read an introduction for teachers and find out how to write an educational resource for Wikiversity.
 * Give feedback about your initial observations
 * Discuss Wikiversity issues or ask questions at the colloquium.
 * Chat with other Wikiversitans on #wikiversity-en.

And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --Cormaggio talk 16:08, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

 * You might be interested in our School of nursing, and perhaps making suggestions as to how it could be improved. :-) Cormaggio talk 16:08, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Cunningba

 Hello Cunningba, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

 * Take a guided tour and learn to edit.
 * Visit a (kind of) random random project.
 * Browse everything on Wikiversity, or visit a portal corresponding to your educational level: pre-school, primary, secondary, tertiary, non-formal education.
 * Find out about research activities on Wikiversity.

 * Read an introduction for teachers and find out how to write an educational resource for Wikiversity.
 * Give feedback about your initial observations
 * Discuss Wikiversity issues or ask questions at the colloquium.
 * Chat with other Wikiversitans on #wikiversity-en.

And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --Cormaggio talk 16:16, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

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User talk:Mandestrip

Hello, I just removed the info you posted here. Could you explain please how you are going to contribute to the Mission ? Below more info about Wikiversity, Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 16:48, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

 Hello Mandestrip, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

 * Take a guided tour and learn to edit.
 * Visit a (kind of) random random project.
 * Browse everything on Wikiversity, or visit a portal corresponding to your educational level: pre-school, primary, secondary, tertiary, non-formal education.
 * Find out about research activities on Wikiversity.

 * Read an introduction for teachers and find out how to write an educational resource for Wikiversity.
 * Give feedback about your initial observations
 * Discuss Wikiversity issues or ask questions at the colloquium.
 * Chat with other Wikiversitans on #wikiversity-en.

And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 16:48, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

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User:Sir.hervin

I'm actually studying Political Science. I'm specializing in history of political thought and political theory and philosophy. My research areas are the Middle Ages and the foundations of the British State.

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User talk:Sir.hervin

 Hello Sir.hervin, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

 * Take a guided tour and learn to edit.
 * Visit a (kind of) random random project.
 * Browse everything on Wikiversity, or visit a portal corresponding to your educational level: pre-school, primary, secondary, tertiary, non-formal education.
 * Find out about research activities on Wikiversity.

 * Read an introduction for teachers and find out how to write an educational resource for Wikiversity.
 * Give feedback about your initial observations
 * Discuss Wikiversity issues or ask questions at the colloquium.
 * Chat with other Wikiversitans on #wikiversity-en.

And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! --JWSchmidt 17:00, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

--JWSchmidt 17:00, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

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Ship resistance

Part of the Department of Naval Architecture

Learning project summary

 * Portal: Engineering and technology
 * School: School of Engineering
 * Department: Ocean Engineering and Naval Architecture
 * Area: Naval Architecture
 * Level: year 1

Content summary
It is necessary to know how much resistance a ship faces in water, at a given speed, to decide the power of the engine to install on the ship. This course will help you understand the causes of ship resistance, and how the resistance of a ship is calculated from model tests. It will also help you understand how shallow water affects the resistance of a ship.

Goals
By the end of this course, you should be able to
 * know what is meant by ship resistance
 * the different components of resistance
 * know to predict the resistance of the ship from model tests
 * know the effect of shallow water on resistance

Readings and other resources

 * Performance of Marine Vehicles at sea Lectures 1 to 9.
 * Ship resistance
 * Principles of Naval Architecture (2nd Rev.); Lewis, E.V., 1989, SNAME New York

Lessons

 * Lesson 1: /Introduction to Ship Resistance/
 * Lesson 2: /Resistance in Ideal Fluid/
 * Lesson 3: /Resistance in Viscous Fluid/
 * Lesson 4: /Resistance due to free surface/
 * Lesson 5: /Other components of resistance/

Activities

 * Activity 1:
 * Activity 2:

Tests and quizzes

 * Quiz 1:
 * Quiz 2:
 * Test 1:

Active participants
Active participants in this Learning Group

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GroupTable

GroupTable is a web-based resource for students of all levels. It offers collaborative software designed to help student groups manage their group projects, student organizations, or study groups more efficiently. GroupTable has several features that helps these groups be more productive:
 * To-do Lists: Each group has a to-do list feature that allows them to assign tasks and enter deadlines to keep their group on track.
 * Binder: An online storage unit that each group and individual user has to store, share and organize word documents, spread sheets, presentations and other files.
 * Chat Room: Each group member has an online chat room to allow them to meet in real time
 * Discussion Board: A private group discussion board allows group members to contribute to group conversations when it is convenient for them.
 * Events: Group members can list upcoming events to keep everyone in the group updated.

GroupTable was founded by David Brim, Carl Henderson and Scott Wall at the University of Central Florida and their beta was launched in February, 2008. GroupTable won UCF's business plan competition and went on to place as finalists in the US national Nascent500 Business Plan Competition.

On initial review of this software, it is unclear what costs or conditions of use are involved or what the licensing is for the software.

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Wikiversity:Teamspeak

We are experimenting with TeamSpeak for audio recording.

Download the TeamSpeak software and "quick connect" to "newscafe.ansci.usu.edu" (no quotes). Pick your own username.

Test recordings
Aug. 26 2008 test of recording:
 * Image:Active listening.OGG - Example of using teamspeak for language learning (active listening).

Little Concert
Aug. 24 2008 recording from Sundance Raphael :
 * Image:Cantate Domino.ogg, mp3
 * Image:Go down Moses.ogg, mp3
 * Image:Hark the Herolds.ogg, mp3

Planned session
The Teamspeak channels are available for for spontaneous discussions of Wikiversity. Please list pre-planned sessions below:
 * All participants in the Ethical Management of the English Language Wikipedia project are invited to a discussion, "Introduction to the Ethical Management of the English Language Wikipedia project". The plan is to record the Teamspeak discussion. Other audio contributions are welcome. For example, if you cannot use Teamspeak, feel free to use Skype or any other means to record your comments.
 * specific questions: 1) What do you hope the project can accomplish? 2) What ethics/management issues are you particularly concerned about? 3) do you think this kind of project can help Wikimedians find ways to improve Wikipedia?
 * See: Ethical Management of the English Language Wikipedia/Audio.

Windows XP
It's fairly straightforward - simply download the free client from the teamspeak homepage, and you can use 'Quick Connect' to easily connect to a server.

Problems at the Beginning
...With Teamspeak 2.0.32.60 + Kubuntu 8.04
 * The first time I could not hear and send sound.
 * Solution:
 * Install aoss (because my alsa sound driver was not supported by Teamspeak)
 * Start in konsole: kdesu (since Teamspeak did not start before and threw the message: cannot connect to X server 0.0)
 * Start Teamspeak now with aoss: aoss teamspeak
 * It seems my volume was too loud (you can hear also in the test recording)
 * Solution:
 * The best solution is: ask the others if they have problems hearing you
 * In Teamspeak settings > Sound Input/Output Settings > Output Volume: decrease 2 levels

Adjusting the Volume
When you join the Teamspeak Server, ask for help to adjust input and output volume and let you give feedback to your audio quality and how understandable you are.

The target is, that all users have the same loudness when they normally speak and not one is very loud and an other user is quite.

Push to Talk or Voice Activated
You have the choice between (see in Teamspeak settings > Sound Input/Output Settings > Voice Send Method)
 * Push to Talk - that means you need to press a keyboard button to talk or
 * Voice Activated

If you choice Voice Activated, then adjust the level carefully. If the limit is too low, noise and background sounds can activate your microphone unconntrolled. If the limit is too high, then some words or vocal can be lost, because they don't reach the minimum level.

To do
Ask User:Moulton about how to set up and use multiple channels. Admin accounts?

 * Once you are regged, you can create permanent (registered) channels. If you are in as anon guest, you can create temporary (unregistered channels).  You can switch channels just by double-clicking on a channel name.  There is also a feature for sub-channels (break-out rooms) for a channel. but you must have Channel Admin privs to create sub-channels.  I have to learn how to grant that priv.  —Moulton 01:46, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Related resources

 * Wiki Campus Radio/Active audio stream

 * Note that the USU Streaming Media Server has four different flavors of streaming audio:

 * Shoutcast service (streaming webcast)

 * Icecast service (streaming webcast)

 * TeamSpeak Service (audio conferencing bridge)

 * EDNA Service (MP3 library on-demand)

External resources

 * TeamSpeak at Wikipedia
 * Download the TeamSpeak client software

Possible alternative software

 * Mumble
 * Skype

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Wikiversity:Community projects

 Welcome· Tutorial· Colour schemes· Glossary· Policies and guidelines· Colloquium· Help Desk· All pages

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Here you find a list of current Wikiversity projects where we work together. Feel free to join.

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Ship resistance/Introduction to Ship Resistance

Previous Lesson | Next Lesson

Goals
On completing this lesson, you should be able to
 * Define Ship Resistance
 * understand why we need to measure ship resistance

Material

 * Read Introduction of Ship Resistance
 * Watch Lecture 1 of video course on Performance of Marine Vehicles at Sea, upto 12:30.

Questions
After going through the material, you should be able to answer the following questions. You may want to answer these in the Answers page (or improve the answers). Feel free to add to this list if you have any questions on the material covered.

 * 1) Define Resistance of a ship.
 * 2) What are the conditions under which resistance is specified?
 * 3) How do we determine the power of the engine to be installed?

Additional Questions

 * 1) Why do we insist that in measuring resistance, the ship be not self propelled?
 * 2) Why do we specify operating conditions for trial and service resistance?

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User:Lisamariejohnson

Hello, you have reached the user page for Lisa Marie Johnson.

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User talk:Lisamariejohnson

 Hello Lisamariejohnson, and welcome to Wikiversity! If you need help, feel free to visit my talk page, or contact us and ask questions. After you leave a comment on a talk page, remember to sign and date; it helps everyone follow the threads of the discussion. The signature icon in the edit window makes it simple. To get started, you may

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 * Chat with other Wikiversitans on #wikiversity-en.

And don't forget to explore Wikiversity with the links to your left. Be bold to contribute and to experiment with the sandbox or your userpage, and see you around Wikiversity! Jtneill - Talk - c 23:19, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

 Woof! My name is Jack(Russell). I am a dog and a Wikiversity mascot. I am pretty new around Wikiversity. Perhaps we can learn together! Tail wag...

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File talk:Crystal Clear app kaddressbook.png

I have a question. The lay out of the FDC page needs to be worked on. The illustration (electron micrograph) is separated from the main text below by the text asking for more substance. That is very distracting! Any suggestions? Please. --71.206.145.124
 * This message has ended up on an image page rather than the page you're talking about - do you know the name of the page to which you are referring? -- Jtneill - Talk - c 00:04, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Maybe Follicular Dendritic Cells. --JWSchmidt 00:09, 24 August 2008 (UTC)


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Talk:Very Small Information Systems

Should this have its own school? Emesee 02:20, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

Agreed. This would seem more appropriate as a division / department under Computer Science rather than as a separate school. CuriousOne (talk) 03:06, 20 March 2012 (UTC)

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User:IHSscj

By Kirtis Thomas, with recommended revisions by Steven Carl Johnson

In the past 50 years, African-Americans have been labeled “Colored”, “Negro”, “Black”, and “African American”. Few cultures in modern history have experienced such fluidity in defining whom they are, as determined by skin color and racial origins. The name game is just a symptom of a more pernicious problem, which correlates with fairly consistent low academic test scores in the African-American community. The difficulty in accurately defining this race and concomitant poor learning skills are demonstrably attributed to the lack of internalized belief systems (IBS).

What passes for thinking may be relegated to comparing and contrasting processes. One thing is measured by its relativity to another. All too often, there is a noticeable lack of definitive criteria by which to relate to one’s environment in a meaningful way. In order to be able to analyze data, one must have an innate belief system with which to compare and contrast information, thereby rendering meaning. Furthermore, it is difficult to utilize the internal beliefs of others when one has no personal belief system or common cultural set of beliefs, because one must believe in something to accept or reject an external belief system. Here, to “accept” means to acknowledge, not condone in agreement.

For the purpose of this discussion, “belief system” may be defined as shared history of mostly unconscious, yet functional, self-knowledge. In other words, it is a personal set of values that may be handed down from one generation to another or learned via a communal setting that can be applied to interpretation and thus accept or reject a particular fact, idea, or position. Validation of these concepts is then internal instead of external.

It is by way of internal validation that a society comes to many widely accepted group norms, including its own identity, or name. The identifying label might not stem from the group’s own choosing, but rather, from the group’s acceptance or acknowledgment of an external belief system. Explained simply, you are what you believe. For people to have core beliefs, they must have a pre-existing template, one that allows people to analyze data, with the template serving as the philosophical platform. For example, Korean people believe their race sprang from the union of a woman with a bear. Jews believe they are God’s chosen people. Whether these beliefs are accurate is irrelevant to this discussion. What matters is that a majority of that culture believes it. And from these basic beliefs, along with religion and history, springs the IBS from which people move forward and experience life. Their impact on daily behavior, cognition, emotional functions, etc., can be seen most clearly in the way an IBS promotes stereotypes, when in fact what is being experienced by others is a gross reflection of the IBS. All groups, from Asians and Jews to Arabs and Hispanics, seem to fit part of stereotypes, at least the positive ones, if not the negative. (SMART, TOUGH, LAZY, etc.) Yet for the most part, fortunately or unfortunately, the shared (IBS) determines who we really are. We are not independent human beings of historical literature; we are more alike than different in our common culturally delineated humanities. There may be an argument about what makes a qualified, belief system: there is room for interpretation; still, at a minimum, the definition of an IBS should answer the following questions:
 * Where did I come from?
 * What am I doing?
 * Where am I going?
 * How do I get from here to there?

One of the other potent functions of the IBS is that it combines three things: culture, history, and template (which serve as a catalyst) upon which a culture forms, and individual identities, which are really group identities, function. Most people identify themselves as belonging to a particular nation, race, and ethnic background, and sharing history and origins with those of the same identity. Loyalty to one’s people group, cultural traditions, and religious values form the framework within which each of us exists.

American Blacks do not have collective beliefs as compared to virtually all other recognizable cultures. During slavery, African-Americans were the victims of historic brainwashing. Today’s African-Americans inherited this brainwashing from their slave ancestors. Who, being the last people held in slavery in large numbers, were the benefactors of a well-developed system that strove to erase the remains of a once-held belief system. There were, in slavery, numerous African tribes and, as such, numerous belief systems. [different cultures = different belief systems] In approximately 270 years, all of the significant ingredients of an IBS were removed, from religion to philosophy, language to folk tales, as if erased from a chalkboard. In modern terms, it could be thought of as brainwashing through which no memory of what made up the culture was left. Ergo, no transmittable IBS survived. This theory is based on research and observations of African American students at Michigan State University (1966 – 1971). Most of the African-American students scored, on average, 20 points lower on the Graduate Record Exam than white students, why such a disparity? Over time, people without belief systems are more inclined to engage in less cognitive behaviors that don’t require the utilization of the strengths inherent in a belief system (such as deductive reasoning). Some of these less cognitive behaviors and activities are: spending significant time watching television, being more sensitive to popular culture phenomena (as expressed in such valueless behaviors as promiscuous sexual activity), and or pride in ones ability to engage in rudimentary language skills.

After undergraduate college, many of these same African-American students went to law school. Following graduation from law school, many of them were better-spoken, able to articulate thoughts, debate theories, and discuss complex issues. Before law school training they could not do that. Based upon these observations, the hypothesis is that these African-American students had found something that helped serve as a philosophical platform from which they were able to engage in positive cognitive interaction. What was this platform? It was, in fact, the law. The American legal system is a set of rules that govern society, a set of rules that gave these African-Americans something they had been missing, namely, a functional belief system that was both ordered and organized. This belief system facilitated these students’ ability to climb the intellectual ladder and learn how to think critically and reflectively. As stated earlier what passes for thinking is really comparing and contrasting ideas. In order to be able to analyze data, one must have a reliable, fixed belief system with which, or from which, to compare and contrast the information.

Even concepts such as religious faith had a European perspective, since all that had been African was denied both by slave status and 300 years of distancing from what African religions might have been. Without an IBS logic dictates that one does not truly believe in anything. Having nothing to compare with, one cannot accept anything as fact. Thus, such “system-less” individuals experience inconsistent boundaries or values by which to evaluate everyday occurrences.

Obviously, the advantage of an IBS is the facilitation of data. One can make sense of the world only when external events can be processed, or compared. The disadvantage is less obvious, being that it is nearly impossible for people to break away from a given, ingrained way of thinking. In groups, this is a down side in the sense that they will all tend to think alike and act alike, and feel comfortable while doing the same. This includes all the inherent historically obtained behavioral/cognitive errors, since no belief system is developed perfectly or without errors.

A common saying dictates that people who do not know their history are doomed to repeat the mistakes of that history. This is a fallacy. Groups with IBS often know their history well, and continue the mistake cycle. They will repeat errors because the errors are by-products of their immutable template. This leads to an “echo effect” of sorts, being defined as the unconscious whisper of the original mistake (error) heard in one’s mind, like echo. Some cultures excel in certain areas as a result of following the template; in other areas, mistakes are readily repeated, not only by themselves, but by later generations as well. Mistakes as well as successes can be duplicated, just like any other identifiable feature of a given belief system.

In order to understand and appreciate the strengths of an IBS, one might read the Willie Lynch Letter of 17121. This reading may provide the necessary background as to what brainwashing is, when used on a cultural social basis if understood correctly; the “brainwashing” which is discussed here is outstandingly different from that debated in the 1970’s. Supposedly, Vietnamese intelligence experts were brainwashing individual prisoners of war. There was quite a bit of controversy amongst psychologists as to whether such a measure could actually be effective. That set aside, the brainwashing referred here is a social program, perpetrated and felt broadly across the culture. Its main focus was not that individuals were subjected to intense indoctrination (though in a few cases a slave may have “required” some such in the slave owners’ minds). The main thrust was to develop and maintain the economy as one that used the agricultural “tools” available to the farmer: horses, livestock, equipment, and sadly slaves. This is clearly seen in the Lynch document and / or its equivalent in the 1700’s. In the slave-owner’s mentality, the desired goal was to reduce African-Americans in servitude to the mental and emotional (or psychological) level of barnyard animals for the purpose of breeding them for compliance and work. Obviously, animals have no history, culture, or language, which is why the slave-owners worked viciously to eradicate these things from the minds of their slaves.

There are at least two conclusions regarding internal belief system. Initially they may seem contradictory; however in full form one may gain a complementary picture. First, there are benefits too not having a belief system (this may seem counter intuitive based on what has been written thus far). With that in mind, never the less, functioning without an IBS, or thinking outside of the box IBS one must be aware that they are doing so. In other words, to reap the benefits of being able to think outside of the box (outside the IBS), one must realize the following: the fact that there are boxes, they have limitations, and they have potentials. The creativity of non-box thinking is about as close to genius-thinking as most humans are capable of. Further testing is required.

Second, in order to improve societal functioning of African Americans, a belief system can be taught that would not impose some of the features people find distasteful in other belief systems. This would allow African-Americans to improve their social standing and be able to compete in a society that has been run by flawed, internally corrupt belief systems. Teaching law (American Jurisprudence) starting in kindergarten would be beneficial to African-American students. American law is a simple enough belief system and would empower the students who learn it. In kindergarten, this belief system could be taught in simplified methods, becoming increasingly complex as the student moves into higher grades. This training would provide the students with the ability to make judgments based on comparing and contrasting data to a fixed quantity. On reaching high-school, the students would step beyond instruction in what American Law says and begin to learn about how to adjust in a society based on that Law: how to conduct oneself as a consumer of legal services, how to mount a political campaign, and how to mount a social movement or protest movement.

If correct, several things should occur, grade point averages should rise, violence should decrees, and the general achievement of an entire subject group or race should be raised. If this works to satisfaction, it could become the central engine of a particular society or a significant portion of the engine. It is also possible that by being able to choose a belief system that is based more on logic, reason, and societal mores, we may be able to avoid the pitfalls inherent in other systems that cause repetitive, self-destructing patterns.

Appendix

1. William Lynch Speech,  2. BAOSU Members, (2005). Belief system: a double-edge sword. Oklahoma State University Buddhist Association. Retrieved November 26, 2006 from , Oklahoma State University Buddhist Association.

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Making a film

Here at Wikiversity, we learn by doing.

Brainstorming

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Scripts
Practice writing scripts, work on developing scripts and learn by collaboratively editing and writing scripts.
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Population control

This page is about cooperative brainstorming on the best population control methods. Population control methods will be required as the population will need to be brought back to 1/3 of the current levels. More info on this can be found on Juridical_national_measures_on_climate_change (Objective 5).

Birth control
Following section is set about the best way to implement birth control. The best way is offcourse a birth control method that implements eugenics and tries to improve the genetic make-up of the population by selecting the best (most physically strong, smart) people and letting only those people to breed. Eugenics is best practiced to allow additional advantage for the nation and its people (less expenses in healthcare, less disease and suffering for the persons otherwise affected, ...)

First method (wealthy nations)
This first method is for wealthy nations as the ways the selection/breeding process done will be quite costly. For developing nations, more regular population/birth control (aswell as eugenics) can be used, but without many of the special techniques (DNA-screening and possibly IVF and PGD/PGS) used here.

Selection of persons qualified to reproduce
Section A
 * By first filling in a question list. This question list asks questions on the bloodline/hereditary roots (genetic disorders of father/mother/uncle/...) and on the basic physical condition/appearance of the person itself (achievements in sports exercice, shape of body and muscular strength, ...).

 * After the question list, DNA-screening is to follow.

Additional steps for wealthy nations
Section B This step is optional, but would implement a high gain when implemented. Also, giving the high number of population we are currently having, the increased fallout of persons which will not qualify (as the criteria will now be exeptionally high) will not be a problem. As such, full gain can be had from this high number of candidates.

 * After the first selection done by question list and DNA-screening, the still available candidates are again compared. Now, rather than selecting based on the couple, the best competitors are chosen seperatly (thus to make children from people that do not know each other).

 * Cells can be used to make a single specimen or several specimens from which the best specimen can be selected (trough IVF, PGD/PGS)

Continue from section A or B

 * The specimen can now be implanted with anyone who wants children (gestational carrier). Note that, perhaps, if there are not enough couples willing to have a child (from another couple/selected man and female), the gestational carrier may be payed by the state itself for proven services rendered.

Note: Still need to examine whether the gestational carrier can still alter the genetic makeup/DNA of the specimen after implantation. If so, additional measures/reworking of the steps may be required.

Second(airy) method(s)
Objections to the first method (which are almost certain to arise) can trigger the need for a reworking or alternative method (for certain countries). Alternative methods can be made from the first schematic by leaving out steps as required (eg to maintain couples of having a child together rather than selecting from the most qualified man and female, leaving out PGS/PGD (to reduce cost), ...). The first schematic has by the way been made especially modular for this purpose.

Alternative system of family
Depending on the system chosen above, choosing a alternative social structure is also a possibility. Besides being a relationship, a family is also the main component that automatically provides residence to an individual. Using this kind of method to provide residence/safety for the individual has some flaws:
 * if the individual has the fortune of being conceived in a family of which the parents are friendly and allow the child sufficient freedom of choice, the individual may feel that he is "in the clear" and cannot get homeless or deteriorate his life by much, no matter what
 * if the individual has the misfortune of being conceived in a family of which the parents are unfriendly or violent and/or do not allow the child sufficient freedom of choice, the individual may not become a good employee (e.g. if he dislikes the job; by being pushed into it by his parents, ...) and generally may not have a produceful nor happy life
 * the individual may in both cases not be so focused on being innovative, or becoming very adept in a job, ... hereby decreasing the economy

Therefore, a alternative could be that the government provides financial support to the age of 18 combined with a free choice of education (so that the individual may train himself optimally to a job he chooses). As no further financial certainty is guaranteed, the individual will be heavily encouraged to become proficient in a job, be innovative or find other means to ensure a financial means of existence. Conception of the individual itself would be government-chosen; with the use of surrogate mothers/fathers.

This method could thus be economically more attractive to the state and it also provides other benefits (eg increased globalisation; as the individual may travel around without being tied to anything, ...)

Discussion questions and essay ideas

 * What ethical considerations should be taken into account when thinking about "population control"?

Wikipedia

 * Population control
 * Birth control
 * Human population planning
 * Male contraceptive
 * Reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance
 * Comparison of birth control methods
 * Sterilization (medicine)

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Portal:Self-sufficiency

This article is about cooperative brainstorming on the best building, energy generation and other methods to become self-sufficient.

Construction materials
Probably the best construction materials are the ecological ones. However, depending on the region, local variants are perhaps better used (more widely available, replacable, ...). Certains buildings (silo's, domes (for sleeping), and the composting toilet tower can be made from trees (which are grafted so as to form a single tree). See http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601130&sid=a.hwYnFfAoDE

Pacific region
For the pacific region, perhaps locally appearing indiginous bamboo is best used. See Bamboostic site 1/bamboostic site 2

House designs
See General room orientation in house construction also look at Hydraulic_tables_and_chairs_design for the chairs/tables

Microgeneration
Probably the best windturbines are those of Motorwave. See my Simplified DIY Rooftop Wind Turbine.

Other housing
Certain (industrial) buildings and towns can be cheap to obtain. See Cheap acquiring of towns and large buildings. Also ships can be obtained and made for living in (houseboats). They have the advantage that they are float and that they are movable. Areas prone to storms (Pacific/Caribbean region) and altering weather patterns might better chose for this option if they are presented the choice. Finally, a last advantage can be that if microgeneration, and sanitation, ... equipment are mounted on the boat (similar to the approach followed by GeWOONboot), the equipement too is protected and all available at a single location. See Cheap acquiring of ship

Sanitation

 * Composting toilet tower concept

Food production
See Domestic_house_food_production_system For general guidelines on how to set up your food cultivation system, see Extra_info_on_food_consumption For hunting, a compressed airgun design has been put forward
 * Also see Low-cost, tropical, private food production system

Food preservation
2 possible designs may help in this. They are:
 * Underground refrigerated storage room
 * Resealable barrel for drinks

Transport
See Compressed_air_kit_car and New car design
 * Airship_design
 * Floating city design
 * Strap-on quad roller skates

Communications

 * Survival_wallet
 * Wireless internet acces system
 * Cheap IRLP Amateur Radio
 * Earphone ear attachment (upgrade for regular earphones); microphone is then seperate

Clothing and living

 * Multipurpose_clothing
 * Improved_UMPC_design
 * Infusion_maker

Hygiene

 * Communal cloth washer
 * Open-source vacuum & mopping robot
 * Open-source garden robots

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Ship resistance/Resistance in Ideal Fluid

Previous Lesson | Next Lesson

Goals
On completing this lesson, you should be able to
 * understand buoyancy
 * understand the various kinds of pressure acting on the body
 * understand the pressure distribution around the body
 * Explain d'Alemberts paradox

Material

 * Read Body in Ideal fluid of Ship Resistance
 * Watch Lecture 1 of video course on Performance of Marine Vehicles at Sea, from 12:30 to 30:20.

Questions
After going through the material, you should be able to answer the following questions. You may want to answer these in the Answers section (or write a better answer if already answered). Feel free to add to this list if you have any questions on the material covered.

 * 1) Why does a ship float?
 * 2) Why is the hydrostatic pressure opposite to the force of gravity
 * 3) What is hydrodynamic pressure?
 * 4) Why does a submerged body in ideal fluid face zero resistance?

Additional Questions

 * 1) Why do we insist that motion of the ship be steady in stating that resistance is zero? (You might want to look at the section on added mass in any book on fluid dynamics)
 * 2) Why do we insist that the body be submerged and far away from the surface?

Answers
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General room orientation in house construction

This article is about collective brainstorming on the best general design (which can be used in any region/continent) for autonomous house construction.

Inspiration
Being inspired by the extreme reduction of rooms in houses in Japan and the simplification thereof (reducing it to sometimes only a single room), Feng Shui-room orientation and the ourcoolhouse.com-room orientation and concrete financial and ecologic advantage thereof, I have figured out a general guideline on what how many rooms may be discarded and how any remaining rooms are best placed together.

This guideline is thus intended to be used in figuring out one's own future building project, and it is not intended to be used as a fixed model.

Focus
Main focus would be put on:
 * reduction of amount of rooms and simplification thereof; trough eg
 * integrated cabinets into the wall itself
 * hydraulic tables
 * hammocks or retractable beds
 * use of robotic vacuum cleaner
 * hydraulic chairs or no chairs at all (swapping it for a pillow and the use of knee-sitting; this has health benefits eg on the plane of back-related problems, ligament jamming, ...
 * heavy reduction in amount of kitchen appliances; keeping it to the only really needed kitchen appliances as electric stove, ...
 * reduction of plumbing, piping needed (keeping rooms for washing clothes, boiler rooms, personal hygiene, ... together
 * easy implementation of self-sufficiency functions and rooms (greenhouse, waste and water recovery, energy generation by windmills, ...)
 * implementation of a single multifunction room with large open spaces (for morning exercises, media viewing, conferencing, ...)
 * rooms in which dirt and food is employed/accumulated are kept together to keep spread out of dirt limited to only certain rooms. This is done by keeping shoes out of the building altogether (shoe box set at entrance), and rooms for eating, toilets, ... are semi-sealed off from the other rooms

Set-up
Near the entrance a special shoe box is to be set, consisting of plancks stacked one over the other and placed at a slope. At the end of the slope is a chute with near the floor a dirt accumulation planck. This box would thus allow dirt from the shoes to fall from the shoes (trough the inclination of the shoe planks, down the chute and unto a dirt accumulation planck, hereby limiting dirt spread out and again reducing dirt of being brought in accidentally into the house via the entrance.

The toilet should also be well placed, allowing the use of composting loos and perhaps the reuse of the nutrients in the greenhouse.

In houses constructed within the scope of transforming an entire village to become self-sufficient, it is best not to include any kitchen, nor storage of any food within the house. This is necessary, so that within the village, a overall diet can be implemented to be followed by every villager. The diet would -as any diet- need to be conform regular calorie-intake (2000kcal/day). The storage of personal food within the house would be able to disrupt the controlled intake of calories. Instead, food would be prepared and consumed in buildings specifically constructed for this purpose (eg communal dining area and communal kitchen). The growing of vegetables however is less of a problem, as these contain very only little kcalories.

The house may be set-up as a cube of steel and glass with movable interior walls. A similar system has been used the Quantum house (see http://www.omslag.nl/wonen/ecobouw.html ) and in for example the house G at Embourg build by Eric Grondal (see http://www.architectegrondal.be/ ). As such, the lay-out can still be changed. Also, the use of natural materials and or wooden blinds can be embedded in this practice (as done in this house).

If in-home food growing by crops is to be used, the house may be fitted with a wooden frame (as used for in fire escalators/house construction) which is sealed with a glass from the second floor (lower floors not needed). As such, a sort of trombe wall is formed. After the glass, a bottle wall may be set up (using natural ink on plant-based resources (see the Integral Urban House design on this). The bottle wall is made from 1/2l glass jugs filled with (organic) ink is set up and supported bu 2 extra windows, set right after the first glass of the "Trombe wall". The bottle wall will heat the plants/room at night due to its function as a heat sink. At the above floors, food crops can be grown at the side (similar to Waymond Ip's vertical farm design (see http://www.verticalfarm.com/images/design/ip/Waimond_Ip.pdf). The roof may be accessed by a ladder. the sides of the glass wall are not to be done and instead a ducted fan (eg Motorwave-type) may be placed. The roof can be oversized so that is slightly hangs over the 4 sides (more offcourse to the glass-side and a little tilted yet still very flat) if natural building is used to protect it from rain and environment (eg with adobe walls, ...). Also, the roof may be sloped very slightly in 2 directions so that water rolling down the roof may be caught by a attached raingutter and can be immediately collected and transferred to a filter and then to a water tank. The water tank may be placed immediately under the roof so that it can operate (almost completely) gravity fed (and doesn't require a pump or electricity). The filtered, potable water may be used for domestic purposes. As such, shoes again can always be left outside the housing itself.

Deviation to adjust to climate differences
Room orientation deviation depending on system employed in area of the world (tropics or temperate zones). The room orientation would also be dependent based on the house design/room setup itself, depending on the area of the world where the house is to be set-up. For example in the tropics, houses are ideally to be spaced towards the wind and heightened (to allow low-cost ventilation and cooling) while in temperate zones, the use of earth shelters (or underground living) is best always employed to conserve heat/energy/costs, ... In the tropics other (and cheaper) materials are more abundant as well as bamboo for construction, while this is not sturdy enough or cheap in temperate zones.

Other designs depending on region
Some deviations of the design are possible: Especially in politically unstable regions (eg Sudan, Algeria, Libya, ...) completely or earthsheltered buildings are more suitable. These buildings should be build with a strong material (eg concrete). To reduce costs, the building should be communal (housing at least 8 people). This because the increased cost of material (concrete) and the digging. Although placing the structure completely underground is more secure (completely invisible, stronger, ...) a placement of the structure above ground, yet completely covered with a layer of soil (eg 20-40cm) can be used if there is esthethic objection against complete digging in (eg fear of cave-in, obstruction of exits, lack of terras (eg for recreation, growing plants, easier water harvesting, ...)).

In island nations, the design above may be used, but the poles need strengthening (to withstand currents and intensive waves). This can be done by concrete/steel poles (eg instead of wood). Another option for islands is to use a ship (eg container ship) converted to a house boat to accommodate a large community.

More information
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feng_shui http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcfour/documentaries/features/journeys-centre-earth.shtml http://www.ourcoolhouse.com/final.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hammock http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Baer http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zome
 * Feng Shui
 * Documentairy seen on room simplification in Japan
 * OurCoolHouse
 * Hammock
 * The glass jug wall inspired by Steve Baer's Bead/Drum-wall (which has a number of interesting other orientation designs such as zomes and inventions which would change room set-up (eg Skylight trackers and Track-Rack solar trackers)


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Resealable barrel for drinks

This barrel with tap is intented to increase storage capacity/shelf life for several drinks. When used in conjunction with the underground refridgerated room, it may replace refridgerators completely. This, as refridgerators are used primarily for storing drinks and with a well-balanced shedule of eating (instead of eating all the time; only at certain moments in which you want to go fetch several things from the cellar anyway) no lack of convenience would result.

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Simplified DIY Rooftop Wind Turbine

This article is about building a high-efficient yet simplified DIY Rooftop Wind Turbine. Needs cooperative work, though. Feel free to add info.

Focus
Can be achieved by incorporating

 * Tilt-up or freestanding design
 * Variable pitch blades and
 * Furling tail
 * Fixed coils (so no brushes/slip rings are necessairy)

In practice
The designs mentioned may be incorporated into already good, opensourced wind turbines (eg Hugh Piggot, Jua Kali Wind turbines, ...) Also, to make an even better system, it may be incorporated into the motorwave micro turbine array. This fan-array would achieve the best rooftop performance system (while still allowing easy repair, revision, ...). The fan array may, rather than being equipped with a rotatable mounting to constantly change to the direction the wind is coming from, be equipped with a rail system. The rail system can then turn the entire array (instead of all of them separately) towards the wind. The rail system may receive the information from where the wind is coming from from a automated system with separate wind direction meter.

Designs
2 designs may be created; one large design with a freestanding tower and another with the modified fan-array. They could make use of following innovations:

http://www.homepower.com/view/?file=HP105_pg64_Woofenden
 * Tilt-up design

http://www.rebelwolf.com/essn/ESSN-Aug2005.pdf
 * Variable pitch blades and furling tail

http://static2.instructables.com/id/DIY-1000-watt-wind-turbine/
 * Fixed coils

Other designs
Possible other designs for the low-cost turbine may incorporate the Savonius wind turbine http://static2.instructables.com/id/Build-a-Savonius-Wind-Turbine-or-VAWT-to-make-elec/ http://static2.instructables.com/id/A-Home-Power-Plant---Wind-Power-Generator-Revised/

Or some other special designs (Swift home turbine, piezoelectric windmill project, Motorwave micro turbine; the last one is possible the most intresting) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_turbine

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Hello, the edits you made at Template:Article-bp were moved to User:IHSscj - perhaps you could provide more info about the edits ? Below more info about Wikiversity, Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 11:16, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
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Research discussion forum

Welcome to Wikiversity's research discussion forum! This forum exists to discuss research projects, reports, methodologies, methods, theories, etc. - in short, a place for researchers to discuss things that are potentially helpful for their work. Wikiversity aims to build a community of researchers, dedicated to learning about doing research through sharing, discussing, critiquing, and perhaps even editing!

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Is writing a standard specification on topic?
I am writing a technical standard specification. Is it on-topic if I put my draft at WikiVersity site (in the "research" section)?

2009 Wikiversity research policy update
Please join in a review of research projects that have been conducted at Wikiversity and the proposal that there be "an explicit ban on 'case studies' using real examples of non-notable people, in exchange for hypotheticals". Participate at: the main research guidelines discussion page.

Non-free research projects
I'm afraid to release my research (collaborative using a wiki) under Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License, because it may probably hinder its peer-reviewed publication.

Can I indeed benefit in some way interacting with Wikiversity? Maybe we can place somewhere on the Wikiversity site a link to my research wiki?

Can we develop a policy for non-free research projects with Wikiversity?

 * Some thoughts:
 * Yes, you can add links from Wikiversity where relevant/appropriate to your research hosted elsewhere.
 * You may be able to add some parts/sections to Wikiversity.
 * You could strive to publish in open journals which are peer-reviewed in which case there should be no problem with also publishing your research on Wikiversity.
 * Sincerely, James -- Jtneill - Talk - c 21:53, 15 October 2009 (UTC)

Well, where on Wikiversity I can put a link to a math research writing project (a draft wiki book)? I have not found such a place on Wikiversity. VictorPorton 14:06, 8 December 2009 (UTC)

I'd ask the possible peer-review publishers. I think some have explicit policies on posting drafts online for review prior to submission. Many moderately mathematical fields usually publish first on arXiv, then publish in peer-reviewed journals, with no problems. Many publishers, even non-open-access ones, permit the publishing of preprints. HLHJ (discuss • contribs) 21:02, 17 May 2015 (UTC)

Peer-reviewed research under wikiversities
Hello,

I try to develop a mechanism allowing peer-reviewing under wikis so there can be free - open AND peer-reviewed research. I'd like this model to be followed for public funded research. And it seems that experienced wikimedians have all the cards in hand. If you are interested in the project, I started it in the french wikiversity but also in Enipedia a dedicated wiki for industrial ecology. We can duplicate the english version (from enipedia) under wikiversity.

I noticed it was of interest to at least contributors of this page from previous discussions ( Graeme E. Smith HLHJ Jtneill VictorPorton).

Best regards

Rudy

PS: It seems notif template do not operate here. gives :

--RP87 (discuss • contribs) 13:51, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

@RP87, I'm not sure if I quite understand the difference from WikiJournal User Group, could you explain the relationship? HLHJ (discuss • contribs) 05:42, 27 January 2019 (UTC)
 * @HLHJ,
 * As you may have notice, the message you replied to is from 2015. But I'm still interested in discussing the matter of course. I discussed the topic with Mikael Häggström in 2016 (see ). The difference between these project lies in the position in the knowledge creation steps. This implies (I believe its at lest one of the root cause) divergence on the use of semantic web tools and how it interacts with reading and reviewing the literature. The disciplinary fragmentation kept under current wikijournals, though it looks like the naming of journals follows some idea of 'reuniting sciences', will remain as long as the structure (domain names and structuring tools) keeps disciplinary borders. Wikijournals (as can be seen in WikiJournal User Group is (was?) still viewed with a central 'board' and as an 'end of line process' (see WikiJournal_of_Humanities/Submission and the discussion on the mail address for submissions and 'who would take it in charge'.)
 * --RP87 (discuss • contribs) 14:51, 27 January 2019 (UTC)

Wikiversity Research Hub - A tool for collaborative research
I elaborated this diagram showing a way Wikiversity can be a tool for collaborative research.

I started the stub pages Medical Research and Drug discovery as a starting example of how we could use Wikiversity.

I will keep working on it during the following days. —Arthurfragoso (discuss • contribs) 23:47, 2 July 2019 (UTC)

Research proposals?
Hello there. I am thinking of using Wikiversity for "research proposals". A proposal would be a page outlining a research project, discussing the state of the art, linking the relevant literature and Wikipedia pages, discussing the difficulty, novelty and interest of the project, etc. There would however be no intention to write about the actual research at Wikiversity (if it eventually gets done): rather, research proposal pages would help researchers (such as myself) discuss and prioritize projects, relate projects to one another, discuss which projects to pursue, recruit collaborators, etc.

The question is whether "research proposals" fall within the scope of the existing research projects. Should I use the existing category, or create a new category called "research proposal" or something like that? Sylvain Ribault (discuss • contribs) 21:44, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

 * For the moment I am using Category:Research for tagging research proposals. Sylvain Ribault (discuss • contribs) 22:01, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

Research project hosted in Wikiversity for open contributions
Hi, we are a small consortium of research institutions working on an open science / open approach for a current project under development for "mapping" and classifying an inventarium of existing algorithms in different cases and uses. For this, moving our previous content and classification pages (around 8 algorithm "species" classified and described so far), as well as creating new landing pages on the project's aim, info, etc I was wondering if creating a new Wikiversity research project would be possible.

Here's more info on the project (in German, num .3 Algorithm Inventarium (AL+)) as selected for a pilot phase, the one we could document and work here for a "contributory" approach (so new users could complete existing info on algorithms as described and analysed, or crate new pages with new ones, etc). I guess this could also mean to create anew category FYI Sylvain Ribault, and some sort of "landing page" where to describe the goals, methodology, participants, etc... Enric Senabre14:10, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

 * Sure you can create a Wikiversity research project. Probably you will also need to create categories, thematic or functional. Sylvain Ribault (discuss • contribs) 21:57, 2 June 2020 (UTC)

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Cheap IRLP Amateur Radio

IRLP is the Internet Radio Linking Project. This article is about setting-up a low cost communication solution that blends both the new as well as some older (yet far less expensive) communication equipment.

Usage
The system can be used for music broadcasting, as well as emergency communication/relief work. It may be also used in developing countries where the communication infrastructure is censurized. In this case, radio stations transmitting from a neighbouring country (or from the high seas) can make sure the information still reaches the population of these censurized countries. It may also be used by land-based regular amateur radio-operators in countries that are not censurized yet who do not have much means to make lengthy broadcasts themselves and/or have regular digital radio (DAB, ...). In the latter case, they can use DRM or packet radio or even AM or FM (in case of AM/FM, at closer range).

Set up
All music genres (hereby thus including even less known music songs/artists) and information (e.g. international/unbiased news bulletins) should be available to everyone. The best way to do so is through the use of a free (24hr) internet radio station that collects all broadcasts and by combining it with digital radio receivers that can pick up the broadcasts from radio stations transmitting these internet radio broadcast via DAB, packet radio or digital radio mondiale (DRM), or alternatively via regular AM (it can then be picked up using regular AM radios or even crystal radios). The last option doesn't offer that good a quality though, and range may be reduced.

In order to accomplish this, and be able to present a great number of songs/news info to the listener, a cooperation between internet radio stations such as the World Music Network, Putumayo World Music, digital7, and Calabashmusic might be used..

Note that a handheld PC (UMPC) can also be used as a receiver and can be used in coordance with the project described. This device may also be used as the receiver radio and might also provide allot of other functions aswell. These include a hookup to a cheap base-education system and system for low-cost wireless internet access. These two latter may be achieved using some special (low-cost) technology implementations as do-it-yourself WiFi masts and diy projectors (see under "CAD models").

Alternative communication method
The alternative communication method depicted in the Wireless internet access system article can also be used. This as it allows much more potential as it is easier to achieve, a downside of this system (and the reason why this design exists) is that it may be more expensive to build and/or operate (operation is more expensive due to the high costs of broadband internet access, and the fact that internet radio broadcasts are often very large files to download -even with broadband-). For communities this might not be an issue as costs can be shared/spread, but for private people the wireless internet access system might be more interesting.

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Cheap acquiring of ships

This article is about acquiring (usually somewhat worn out) ships at a very cheap manner, fixing them up and equipping them with ecological propulsion systems, with the intent of cruising and (possibly) living in.

First way
In the developing world (e.g. Angola, Mauritania, Somalia, Aral Sea, ...) hundreds of stranded ships lay at beaches/coasts ready to be used for a variety of purposes and environmental projects. These uses/solutions can be :
 * breaking apart the vessel and salvaging materials (this is again commercially profitable due to the increased market prices of raw materials such as iron)
 * detoxifying and sinking the vessel for the construction of artificial reefs
 * fixing up the ship and making it again seaworthy to use it again (e.g. as fishing vessel, transport ship, ...).

Second way
A second way on how we might acquire cheap ships is through taking over confiscated ships (e.g. from illegal fishers, pirates still highly active in Somalia, SE Asia, ...). Having heard that today's modern pirates are now using very large ships (motherships) and that some of these have been captured and confiscated by navies (e.g. US Navy, ...), I believe at least the first projects may be set-up by asking these navies to give (or at least acquire at low price) some of these ships for our environmental projects. At present the US Army, Navy, ... is heavily involved in projects to decrease their military vehicles' emissions, ... (again this will seem odd but its true) and would at least be interested in making some financial exceptions for our project. Despite this, some additional funding will still be required, but I believe given the economic background (money can be made afterwards trough reintegration into commercial circuit), your organisation will have no trouble finding organisations which may provide the (now very limited) primary sum of the money required.

Third way
A ship can also be simply bought. However, ships are often very expensive, only leaving the option of an end-of-life ship (EOL). The benefit of this option (despite is greater cost) is that very large vessels can be purchased in relative condition (major repairs still required dough). An article describing the costs of an EOL ship is available at Comparison of ecologic seagoing boats.

First way
In order to fix up the ship and making it again seaworthy, alternative, zero-emission propulsion technologies may be used. The use of these technologies would not only allow the vessel to operate environmentally but would also promote the technologies themselves and would finally also be very economically attractive for people wishing to buy a boat (as the vessel itself is bought at low-cost and as the zero-emission propulsion technology is cheaper in the long run as well). Examples of boats using zero-emission technology are the E/S Orcelle, Uni-Kat Flensburg and the E-ship. Fixing up the stranded ships is finally well-doable practically as most of them are sturdy and build from iron.

The environmental propulsion technologies that may be used in the latter case (which is the only one actually of interest for our purpose) include: Alternative sails as
 * kites en royals; the company SkySails has build an automated system for them to be used commercially in ships
 * rotorsails, turbosails and wingsails

Alternative energy storage:
 * compressed air tanks and compressed air engines (an energy storage system is being build by Moteur Developpement International)

I would like to refer to the documentary 'Unknown Africa' (Angola-episode) and dozens of pictures of the Aral Sea to let you verify that indeed so much sturdy iron ships lay stranded at shores in the developing world. We may :
 * map out the stranded ships slowly decaying at coasts in Africa and other parts of the world and
 * report this to shipbreaking companies, organisations/people in the market for buying boats and organisations occupied with creating artificial reefs (trough the sinking of vessels)

To cut the costs of mapping out the stranded ships, I believe there is an approach which would allow the map-out to be done much more economically. This approach would be the use of satellite imagery from Google Earth/Google Maps (which is easily and freely available online) to allow volunteers at home to spot the ships themselves and report/mark them (marking too may be done with Google Earth). When the images are not clear enough to definitely say whether or not certain items on the map are indeed stranded ships, they may pass along the information to people on the ground (government-sponsored organisations, ...) to go check out the spot/GPS-location in question.

Community-creation
As is well known, a ship operating in international waters does not need to restrict itself to much laws or etiquette. This can provide potential in making a large, unrestricted, open community at sea. At present, certain companies as Freedom Ship inc are already preparing on doing this. How the community can congregate/communicate amongst each other can also be easily dealt with due to the arrival of Wireless internet access systems. How this can be further refined may be found at an instructables-article I made (at http://www.instructables.com/id/9-simple-measures-to-become-green-healthy-and-soc/). Where the members of our -still to be formed community- may be obtained can also be found at the Wikipedia; please refer to the intentional and new age communities articles (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_intentional_communities and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Age_communities). PS: Please note my "Cheap IRLP Amateur Radio"-proposal will not work here, as this projects only advantage is the sharing of information in a circle of a certain amount of kilometers from a certain point by means of regular communication by radiowaves (which is cheap but does not have much range). As such, its use in open sea (which deals with great distances) is quite useless.

More information
http://www.douglas-hamilton.com/Site/Films.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coral_reef#Protection_and_restoration http://practicalaction.org/docs/technical_information_service/coral_reefs.pdf http://www.skysails.info/index.php?L=1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_(sail) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flettner_ship http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turbosail http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_engine http://www.walleniusmarine.com/qse.jsp?art_id=120 (E/S Orcelle) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uni-Kat_Flensburg (Uni-Kat Flensburg) http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-Ship (E-ship)
 * Unknown Africa documentary
 * Creation of artificial reefs
 * Kites and royals
 * Rotor sails and turbosails
 * Energy storage systems
 * List of ships making use of zero-emission propusion technologies

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Boat_Developments http://www.unhabitat.org/
 * Boat propulsion systems
 * UN Habitat (interested in providing people a shelter; which thus also may be houseboats)

http://www.wired.com/software/webservices/news/2007/09/distributed_search
 * Similar map-out project conducted with the search to Steve Fosset's plane

http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/~ar120/somalia.html http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/documentaries/2008/03/080303_pirates_prog2.shtml
 * Confiscated pirate ships + overview pirates/Somalia
 * BBC Modern pirates documentary (especially part 1 + 2 is to be heard). Documentary provides info on pirates operation, some info on ships confiscated and size of ships/workings of the pirates (they have mostly small but also some large-very large ships)

http://www.belgica-genootschap.be/index.php
 * The Belgica Genootschap-a organisation which may help in the fixing/repair of the stranded ships in practice if interest is raised enough. They have intent to salvage a (historical yet sunk) ship from the bottom of the ocean in Norway. To my view, they should be interested in my proposal which would allow the money to be spend much better (recovering more damaged ships and gaining economical profits afterwards as well, if they are fixed up and put again in the commercial shipping; e.g. for transport or living boats, ...).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_breaking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boat_building
 * Other useful wikipedia-articles

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Cheap acquiring of towns and large buildings

This article is about brainstorming about the best/cheapest ways to obtain shelter.

Ways
Getting a shelter can be done as simply as by looking for an old (empty) industrial building/complex and renting it (this may be done even in Europe for as little as 200$/month). Such large buildings may be shared by an entire group of fellow room mates/co-payers.

In addition, complete abandoned villages may be usurped (dough this will require a fair amount of planning and is best done with a large group of decision-makers). It also allows other (poorer) people to be housed (eg in return for work provided).

In practice
Still usable (sturdy constructed) deserted towns (usually referred to as 'ghost towns') in Africa and abroad can be used to house refugees and poor people in Africa/developing world. Refugees (without much possession or any roofing) and coming from insecure parts (e.g. in Angola, Sudan, Chad, Central African Republic, DR Congo, ...) may be relocated to these towns in Africa/other continents to repopulate them and help out in the reforestation of the areas around the ghost town. The reforestation programs may be conducted within Kyoto's Clean Development Mechanism-program to allow the projects to be self-sustaining (and perhaps even profitable). In addition, the ghost towns themselves can be fitted with the needed systems for life support using low-cost micro-generation and local food production system. Drinkable water and sanitation too may be produced on-site. More information on setting up off-the-grid homes may be found at Topic:Self-sufficiency and at the wikipedia

Even more information on decreasing the cost of the required systems can be found at an article I wrote. See this article at my website. Concrete villages which may be used in Africa include towns as

 * Ilha dos Tigres (bric-building ghost town). This town is especially useful as it lies in a zone which is ideally suited for ecologic projects (mentioned in the 'Unknown Africa-Angola' documentary; see http://www.photographersdirect.com/buyers/stockphoto.asp?imageid=1499259 )
 * Goma (DR Congo). Goma is safe again now that the vulcano eruption has passed. See http://us-africa.tripod.com/news.html
 * Many other sturdy (bric-building) ghost towns are present in Northern Africa. Examples are towns as Chinguetti (Mali).

Ghost town map-out
In regard to my second proposal on mapping out the abandoned villages, there is an extra suggestion I have to decrease the cost of the project. This approach would be the use of satellite imagery from Google Earth/Google Maps (which is easily and freely available online) to allow volunteers at home to spot the villages themselves and report/mark them (marking too may be done with Google Earth). When the images are not clear enough (e.g. when the village's structural state is unclear, ...) to definitely say whether or not certain items on the map are indeed abandoned villages, they may pass along the information to people on the ground (government-sponsored organisations, ...) to go check out the spot/GPS-location in question. Please take a look at the extra link provided about other projects that have been conducted in this way.

More information

 * Ghost towns
 * Kyoto's Flexible Mechanisms
 * Similar map-out project conducted with the search to Steve Fosset's plane


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Talk:Wikimedia Ethics/Case Studies2

This action is acceptable, and I understand the motivation (in these circumstances), but it is not the ideal solution. Allowing some wiki-process would speed up mutual understanding.

I suggest an alternative solution, that on each page the viewpoints be declared with the disclosure template:

And editors should respect the disclosed viewpoints. Hillgentleman|Talk 16:32, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

 * The reason we are having an edit war is that the warriors do not respect the other's viewpoint. Adding a pretty box will not fix that. WAS 4.250 16:51, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

 * First of all, I must insist that the edit of mine that Salmon of doubt reverted did nothing to change the general perspective. I changed some words to make it, in my opinion, clearer and more likely to be answered.  I respect Salmon's opinion if he states explicitly that he disagrees, and explains why.
 * WAS, The mechanics of page-protection and disclosure templates are the same: they are both pretty boxes without any support from any technical feature; but if your edit is not welcomed because it falls outside some scope, the principal contributors are allowed (by the community consensus) to revert it. Hillgentleman|Talk 16:57, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * At the end of the day, I consider it more fruitful if the point of view is disclosed in a clearer manner. Now all I know is that the page is written from "Salmon's point of view", which is not very illuminating. Hillgentleman|Talk 16:59, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

 * Ask him on the talk page. My position is that the author of a statement is the final authority on whether a change to that statement changed its meaning or not; whether that author can clearly explain why or not. I don't get the feeling that edit warriors are all that reflective - more like reflexive. WAS 4.250 17:08, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

I am happy to incorporate your edit. I will do so now. I was reading up on the pretty-boxes process here. Salmon of Doubt 17:23, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

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User:Walshga

My user name is Walshga, but my real name is James P. Walsh ("Jim"). I'm a law librarian at Mercer University Law School in Macon, Georgia, USA.

 * My English Wikipedia User Page
 * My law library page

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Template:Motivational slogan for Wikiversity the Movie

Coming soon to a wiki theater near you !


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This is my "single user login!" account.

My main page is at User:JWSchmidt

fMRI studies of brain activity

 * neurophysiological bases of meditation Ying Guo 2008
 * concentration meditation and sustained attention R. J. Davidson 2007
 * meditation and left-prefrontal activation

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Wikiversity:Wikiversity the Movie/Tasks

Let everybody still discuss on the subpages of Wikiversity the Movie and the talk pages. Here we will collect over time the tasks which are mentioned there. This list is just being started, so help with collecting. When you read a page and see something interesting, edit it here please - Thank you!

Initial phase

 * announcing at several places to increase awareness and motivation for this community project:
 * ✅ with shotgun method: Talk:Filmmaking, WV mailing list, Colloquium, News, the other 9 Wikiversities
 * identify resources (human and non-human) at Wikiversity

 * Learning from the past: why wasn't the movie produced the last time?
 * read Filmmaking
 * ✅ Motivational slogan for Wikiversity the Movie: "Coming soon to a wiki theater near you !" - here
 * ✅ contact the Wikiversity Mascots, see here
 * ✅ adding graphics to the pages
 * Kick-Off meeting planning
 * Did some other Wikimedia project make a movie already ? Can we learn from there or find interested/helpful persons ?
 * Wikinews:Video 2.0
 * video appeal from Jimbo

Kick-Off Meeting (in Chat)
Wikiversity the Movie/Kickoff meeting: agenda + interested persons

Content

 * What should the content be ? (see here) + kickoff meeting
 * Wikiversity the Movie/Script outline
 * topics already covered in Wikiversity Reports and Wiki Campus Radio can be re-visited in the movie.
 * What kind of learning resources does WV offer ?

Script

 * review existing scripts
 * create new scripts

Interviews

 * prepare/find a release form (see here)
 * identify target groups and their available time (e.g. vacation, ...)

Music

 * ✅ contacting previously interested users, see here

Localization

 * ✅ improve Wikiversity the Movie/Multi-lingual by reducing
 * ✅ all separate Wikiversities were informed in their colloquiums about the revival of this community project
 * create localized pages in every Wikiversity from Wikiversity the Movie and subpages -> more people can be reached by this

Movie production

 * extend (it is just started)

What did we forget?

 * Don't count that we get money, but who knows: perhaps it is possible to get money from the Foundation or by donations ? See also: Grants
 * 3DTheatre.org

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Do you want to support Wikiversity the Movie
Gustav my dear friend, did someone inform you already about this ? I'd like to see you support this. What do you say ? Erkan Yilmaz uses the Chat (try) 18:55, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

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