TY - CHAP A1 - Barnat, Miriam A1 - Bosse, Elke A1 - Tight, Malcolm T1 - The Guiding Role of Theory in Mixed-Methods Research: Combining Individual and Institutional Perspectives on the Transition to Higher Education T2 - Theory and Method in Higher Education Research. Vol 3 N2 - The methodological discourse of mixed-methods research offers general procedures to combine quantitative and qualitative methods for investigating complex fields of research such as higher education. However, integrating different methods still poses considerable challenges. To move beyond general recommendations for mixed-methods research, this chapter proposes to discuss methodological issues with respect to a particular research domain. Taking current studies on the transition to higher education as an example, the authors first provide an overview of the potentials and limitations of quantitative and qualitative methods in the research domain. Second, they show the need for a conceptual framework grounded in the theory of the research object to guide the integration of different methods and findings. Finally, an example study that investigates transition with regard to the interplay of the individual student and the institutional context serves to illustrate the guiding role of theory. The framework integrates different theoretical perspectives on transition, informs the selection of the research methods, and defines the nexus of the two strands that constitute the mixed-methods design. As the interplay of individual and context is of concern for teaching and learning in general, the example presented may be fruitful for the wider field of higher education research. KW - Quantitative research KW - Mixed-Methods Research KW - Transition KW - Students KW - Higher education Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-1-78743-222-2 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/S2056-375220170000003001 SP - 1 EP - 19 PB - Emerald Publishing Limited ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Niemueller, T. A1 - Lakemeyer, G. A1 - Reuter, S. A1 - Jeschke, S. A1 - Ferrein, Alexander T1 - Benchmarking of Cyber-Physical Systems in Industrial Robotics: The RoboCup Logistics League as a CPS Benchmark Blueprint T2 - Cyber-Physical Systems: Foundations, Principles and Applications N2 - In the future, we expect manufacturing companies to follow a new paradigm that mandates more automation and autonomy in production processes. Such smart factories will offer a variety of production technologies as services that can be combined ad hoc to produce a large number of different product types and variants cost-effectively even in small lot sizes. This is enabled by cyber-physical systems that feature flexible automated planning methods for production scheduling, execution control, and in-factory logistics. During development, testbeds are required to determine the applicability of integrated systems in such scenarios. Furthermore, benchmarks are needed to quantify and compare system performance in these industry-inspired scenarios at a comprehensible and manageable size which is, at the same time, complex enough to yield meaningful results. In this chapter, based on our experience in the RoboCup Logistics League (RCLL) as a specific example, we derive a generic blueprint for how a holistic benchmark can be developed, which combines a specific scenario with a set of key performance indicators as metrics to evaluate the overall integrated system and its components. KW - Smart factory KW - Industry 4.0 KW - Cyber-physical systems KW - Multi-robot systems KW - Autonomous mobile robots Y1 - 2017 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-803801-7.00013-4 SP - 193 EP - 207 PB - Academic Press CY - London ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wilke, Thomas T1 - Peyre, Marie-Josephe T2 - Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. Bd. 95 Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-11-023261-5 N1 - namentlich gekennzeichneter Lexikon-Eintrag SP - 301 EP - 302 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wilke, Thomas T1 - Peyre, Antoine-Francois T2 - Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. Bd. 95 Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-11-023261-5 N1 - namentlich gekennzeichneter Lexikon-Eintrag SP - 300 EP - 301 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wilke, Thomas T1 - Patte, Pierre T2 - Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. Bd. 94 Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-3-11-023260-8 N1 - namentlich gekennzeichneter Lexikon-Eintrag SP - 429 EP - 430 PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Wilke, Thomas T1 - Ranson, Pierre T2 - Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. Online Y1 - 2017 N1 - namentlich gekennzeichneter Lexikon-Eintrag PB - De Gruyter CY - Berlin ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Herrmann, Ulf A1 - Kearney, D. A1 - Röger, M. A1 - Prahl, C. T1 - System performance measurements T2 - The Performance of Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) Systems : Modelling, Measurement and Assessment N2 - This chapter introduces performance and acceptance testing and describes state-of-the-art tools, methods, and instruments to assess the plant performance or realize plant acceptance testing. The status of the development of standards for performance assessment is given. KW - Performance measurement KW - Acceptance tests KW - Plant efficiency Y1 - 2017 SN - 978-0-08-100448-7 U6 - http://dx.doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-100447-0.00005-5 SP - 115 EP - 165 PB - Woodhead Publishing CY - Duxford ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kroll-Ludwigs, Kathrin ED - Erman, Walter ED - Grunewald, Barbara ED - Maier-Reimer, Georg T1 - Einleitung vor § 1297 T2 - Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch : Handkommentar mit AGG, EGBGB (Auszug), ErbbauRG, HausratsVO, LPartG, ProdHaftG, UKlaG, VAHRG und WEG Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-504-47103-3 SP - 4415 EP - 4422 PB - Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt CY - Köln ET - 15., neu bearbeitete Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kroll-Ludwigs, Kathrin ED - Erman, Walter ED - Grunewald, Barbara ED - Maier-Reimer, Georg T1 - Vorbemerkung vor § 1297 T2 - Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch : Handkommentar mit AGG, EGBGB (Auszug), ErbbauRG, HausratsVO, LPartG, ProdHaftG, UKlaG, VAHRG und WEG Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-504-47103-3 SP - 4422 EP - 4424 PB - Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt CY - Köln ET - 15., neu bearbeitete Auflage ER - TY - CHAP A1 - Kroll-Ludwigs, Kathrin ED - Ermann, Walter ED - Grunewald, Barbara ED - Maier-Reimer, Georg T1 - Vorbemerkung vor § 1353 T2 - Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch : Handkommentar mit AGG, EGBGB (Auszug), ErbbauRG, HausratsVO, LPartG, ProdHaftG, UKlaG, VAHRG und WEG Y1 - 2018 SN - 978-3-504-47103-3 SP - 4456 EP - 4464 PB - Verlag Dr. Otto Schmidt CY - Köln ET - 15., neu bearbeitete Auflage ER -