• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.7 no.1
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• pp.11-16
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• 2017

In the era of globalization, small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) are striving to attain competitive advantage in the rapidly changing and diversified markets. It is necessary for SMBs to enhance their global compentency in order to successfully enter overseas markets. In an attempt to shed light on how closely an SMB's global competency is related to how efficiently their employees can perform their tasks in the overseas market, this study examined the nature of English use in oral communication by twelve Korean men working in Dubai. Questionnaires and recordings were used to collect the data. The results show that English competency plays a crucial role in work efficiency in the overseas business context. Also, superior oral skills are considered the most important in doing business as it is the most frequently required form of communication. Participants of the study showed a tendency to make up for their lack of communicative competency by using various strategies. They tried to avoid communication breakdown by all means in order to get the task done.

• Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology
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• v.9 no.3
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• pp.209-214
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• 2015

The purpose of this study was to examine (1) the influence of the word-prediction function on the sentence generation speed and (2) the necessity, convenience, and satisfaction of the word-prediction function of the AAC keyboard. A total of 10 adults with cerebral palsy participated and the word-prediction function of the Korean high-tech AAC device called "MyTalkie Smart" keyboard was used for this study. Participants were required to generate sentence as voice outputs using a word-prediction function and letters direct-input function respectively, then they were required to evaluate the necessity, convenience, and satisfaction using a five-point Likert scale. Other user requirements were examined using a free feedback. The results of this study presented that the sentence generation speeds were faster when participants used a word-prediction function than using a letters direct-input function. However, there was no statistically significant difference between these two input methods, and it might be due to the lack of time to practice the new device. Participants showed positive responses for the necessity, convenience, and satisfaction of the word-prediction function.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.42 no.8
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• pp.1325-1334
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• 2013

The purposes of the study were to assess the multicultural competencies and to identify potential barriers toward improving multicultural competencies of food and nutrition majors at the university level. A total of 500 students were surveyed and 457 responses were analyzed for the study. The multicultural competencies, based on a literature review, included food culture knowledge, multicultural attitude, and multicultural skills. Approximately half of the respondents took a food culture class as a college course. The food and nutrition majors showed positive multicultural attitudes; however, food culture knowledge scores for traditional Korean food culture and 11 other food cultures remained low (average score: 63.7 out of 100 points). In addition, familiarity with cultural foods and knowledge of food-related cultures were not necessarily related. As a result of factor analysis, multicultural skills, required for dietitians, were classified into three factors: professional skills, food preparation skills, and communication skills. Overall, students rated their professional skills the highest and communication skills the lowest. Multicultural attitudes and skills increased with school years, and students who took a food culture class showed significantly higher multicultural attitudes and knowledge scores compared to their counterparts. Economical issues, lack of time, and lack of opportunities for learning multicultural competencies in majors and experiencing different cultures were highly rated potential barriers for improving multicultural competencies. Our research indicates that food and nutrition educators should review their curriculums to incorporate content that encourages food and nutrition majors to learn about other food cultures and improve their multicultural competency. These skills will be critical for food and nutrition professionals in the multicultural age.

• Journal of the korean veterinary medical association
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• v.34 no.10
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• pp.715-725
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• 1998

우리 사람들은 자신의 생각을 다른 사람들에게 전하고자 할 때 언어를 주로 이용하고 보조적인 수단으로 몸짓을 한다. 사용하는 언어가 달라 소통이 어려울 때는 부득이 몸짓으로만 서로 의견을 나누게 되는데 손짓과 발짓은 물론 얼굴의 표정까지 동원된다. 물론 언어를 이용한 의사전달 만큼 정확하지도 못하고 시간적으로도 효율적이지 못하지만 그런 대로 급한 문제는 해결할 수 있는 경우가 않다. 동물들이 서로의 의사소통을 위하여 어떤 형태의 언어 및 언어에 가까운 음성기호를 이용할 능력이 있는지에 대하여는 학자들 간에도 논란이 계속되고 있으나 분명한 것은 어떤 방법으로든 동물들도 제나름대로 자신의 의사를 전달하고 또한 상대편이 전하고자 하는 뜻을 파악하여 이에 적절히 대처를 한다는 점이다. 이런 점에서 동물들을 대상으로 하는 학문인 수의분야에서는 우리 인간들에게 익숙한 언어와 행동이 아닌 동물들의 독특한 의사전달 방법을 정확히 이해하는 것이 무엇보다도 중요하다는 점을 인식하는 것이 필요하다 동물의 행동 하나 하나는 인간의 행동과 마찬가지로 나름대로의 의미를 지니고 있다. 이러한 동물의 행동을 인간의 눈 높이에서가 아닌 동물이 표현하고자 하는 행동 언어적인 측면에서의 이해가 필요한 것이다. 야생동물의 행동양식에 대한 연구는 생래학적으로 비교적 많이 이루어진 편이나 가축화된 동물들에 대하여는 체계적이고 비교학적인 연구가 아직도 부족한 실정이다. 특히 우리 나라에서는 이 분야에 대한 연구는 물론 외국의 연구내용에 대하여도 적극적인 소개가 이루어지지 못하였고 아울러 여러 분야에 실제 적용은 더욱 어려웠다. 동물의 건강을 책임지고 있는 우리 수의 분야는 물론, 가축을 사양하는 축산학 분야 및 모든 동물관련 분야에서 효율적이고 바람직한 동물과 인간의 관계를 구축하기 위하여는 무엇보다도 동물의 행동을 인간의 언어사용 측면에서 이해하려는 노력이 필요하다 하겠다. 이러한 일차적인 필요성에 조금이나마 도움이 되고자 하는 바람으로 외국문헌을 중심으로 인간의 생활과 밀접한 관계를 지닌 여러 동물들의 행동과 그 의미를 소개하고자 한다. 아울러, 소개되는 내용은 Domestic Animal Behavior for Veterinarians and Animal Scientists (제3판, Katherine A. Houpt 지음), Animal Behavior (Tim Halliday 지음), Canine and Feline Behavior Problems(Stefanie Schwartz 지음), Journal of Conpendium on Continuing Education for the Practicing Veterinarian,그리고The Merck Veterinary Manual의 Behavior와 같은 참고문헌에 크게 의존하여 기술된 것임을 밝힌다.

• Korean Journal of Social Welfare
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• v.60 no.3
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• pp.83-106
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• 2008

The Purpose of this study is to explore if people with intellectual disabilities can play a role as 'meaningful informants' in research process in Korea, by challenging the existing paradigm which consists of suspicion on the communication ability of people with intellectual disabilities and truthlessness of their statements, which results in ignorance on the covered life of people with intellectual disabilities. In this research, lessons which could learn through reinterpretation of my research experience are as follows. Firstly, the deficits of communication ability can be supplemented with restructuring interview instruments such as research questions, visual aids etc and adopting conversation analysis methods. Secondly, Suspicion on the truthlessness of their statements can be restructured by epistemological and methodological reinterpretation on the representation of social reality. Thirdly, the mechanism of exclusion and oppression according to the ignorance can be substituted by 'uncovering the life of people with intellectual disabilities', which can be basis of reconstructing the contents of programmes in the disability service centers and disability policies in the government. With these research results it could be argued that there needs to include people with intellectual disabilities as meaningful informants in the research projects funded by the government and also to provide people with intellectual disabilities with diverse roles in the research process by virtue of the development of qualitative research methods in the near future.

• Safe Food
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• v.1 no.4
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• pp.44-49
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• 2006

식품관련 질병의 증가, 식품산업의 거대한 성장과 제품, 생산과정의 다양성 등으로 식품안전성 문제가 대두됨에 따라 전 세계적으로 식품위생 시스템에 기초한HACCP을 확대 적용하고 있는 추세이다. HACCP은 식품의 안전성 확보를 위하여 식품의 생산단계에서 발생 가능한 위해 요소를 사전에 관리하는 과학적 관리시스템이다. 국내의 90% 이상을 차지하고 있는 중소규모 식품산업체는 현실여건상 HACCP을 적용할 수 없는 실정이다. 따라서 본 연구는 중소규모 식품산업체에서 효율적으로 적용할 수 있는 HACCP의 적용방안을 제시하였다. 미국, 일본, 캐나다, EU, 한국의 HACCP 현황 자료를 수집하였으며, 미국, 일본, 캐나다, 영국의 중 소규모 식품산업체를 위한 지원방안을 조사하였다. 국외의 경우기업체의 크기 등에 따라 차등화 된 유예기간을 적용하거나, HACCP 적용을 위해 재정상의 보조금 지급, 교육, training, 의사소통 등으로 식품산업체에 HASCP적용을 지원하고 있었다. 설문 방문조사를 통해 국내 중소규모 식품산업체에서의 실태 및 HACCP 적용의 문제점을 조사하였다. 재정상의 어려움, 전문인력의 부족, 경영자의 위생인식 부족이 가장 큰 문제점으로 파악되었다. 이를 토대로 유예기간 지정으로 그 문제점을 개선하는 한시적 간소화방안을 제시하였다. 식품의 안전성은 기업의 크기와 상관 있는 것이 아니라 operation과 관련된 것이기 때문에 중소규모 식품산업체도 대기업과 같은 식품위생기준을 적용하여 관리하여야한다. 따라서 HACCP 적용의 일정 기간의 유예기간를 두고 경제적 지원과 지도 교육, HASCP 원칙 중기록 및 검증의 단순화, 전문 인력의 양성 등을 통해 그 기간 후에는 중소규모 식품산업체에 HACCP 적용을 용이토록 하는 안을 제시하였다.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• 2007.11a
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• pp.531-534
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• 2007

In the current domestic design-build contract, design and construction are separated due to prohibition of outside work. but instead the design-build contract adopts a method of fulfilling each assignment as a joint venture, which makes it difficult for participants to communicate each other and often require changes of design. also, It is difficult to performance efficiency project that they don't want to share useful information related to design and construction. In this study suggests how to maxmize the effiency of the project by proposing a process model connected with an efficient partnering and constructability in a deign development phase of design-build constract.

• Proceedings of the Korean Institute Of Construction Engineering and Management
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• autumn
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• pp.559-564
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• 2003

Recently, quality inspection and A/S management have been considered as one of the major issues for satisfying customers, increasing competitiveness and raising image of a company in domestic construction industry. However, the qualify inspection and A/S management have not performed systematically because of insufficient field managers, the excessive amount of documents and complicated work process. The primary objective of this study is to propose a quality inspection and A/S management system using information technology which enables field managers to efficiently gather the information of defection and A/S in apartment house. It is anticipated that the effective use of the proposed system would be able to improve communication among the related participants and systematically accumulate data that might be used in similar construction projects.

• The Journal of the Korea Contents Association
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• v.18 no.10
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• pp.289-297
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• 2018

This study analyzed the Entrepreneurial Competencies of Science and Technology Personnel from the point of view of the industry's demanders. It is necessary to change institutional and policy support from quantitative support to improvement of qualitative level. Specifically, this study used the Borich's Needs Assessment Model to determine what capabilities are currently lacking and which should be supplemented. As a result of analysis, it showed that the current level was lower than expected level. Especially, expectation level was high in order of team working, problem solving ability, communication, abstract thinking, job knowledge, Autonomy, leadership, risk-taking, and commercialization are all lower than the overall average. In the analysis of educational need, the most important factor of entrepreneurial competence appeared in order of problem solving ability, teamworking, job related knowledge, abstract thinking, and communication. This means that it is necessary to logically solve the problems that are encountered in various situations in the organization by using cooperation between the teams and their own job knowledge. In addition, education should be conducted to effectively communicate the results to others.

• Proceedings of the Korean Association for Survey Research Conference
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• 2001.06a
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• pp.95-108
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• 2001

One of the most important things in channel of distribution is the management of intrachannel conflict. In this study, I tried to find out the major sources of conflict among distribution channel members of petroleum industry and home electronic industry which have two types of distribution channels - sales branch and agency, and also investigate how the level of conflict influence the business performance. The results of the study showed that the imbalance of power, nonfulfillment of roles by manufacturers, nonfulfillment of roles by dealer, divergence in perceptions, intrachannel communication noise have positive relation but role clarity has negative relation with conflict. The results indicate that the more power manufacturer exerts upon dealer, the less manufacturer and dealer practice their roles, and the more communications noise there is, there will be more conflict between channel members. I also analyzed the relationship between conflict and business performance and the result came out as expected, the more conflict there is the less business performance. Little difference was found in sales branch and agency on that aspect.