E2S Enso entertainment strategies a business plan - Steinen, Jesko von den (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)
Keywords: Business planning; Macau; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The relationship between time perspective and study motivation on decision making of student in Macau - Tong, I Wan (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Feasibility study of a living lab in Macau for the creative industries - Tong, Pui Si (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)
Keywords: Creative ability in business; Macau; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The relationship between children's attachment with parents and general self-efficacy during young adulthood in Macau - U, Lei Fong (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

City guide publications shift towards digital platform a case study in Macau - U, Sou Mui (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)
Keywords: City planning; Macau; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

A Financial Valuation Study of AT&T, Inc - U, Weng Kei (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Listening to the Environment: Importance of Early Acoustic Experience on Hearing and Development in Zebrafish - Vasconcelos, Raquel (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)

The vocal brain of fish: development of auditory processing and vocal motor control - Vasconcelos, Raquel (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)

Development of Structure and Sensitivity of the Fish Inner Ear - Vasconcelos, Raquel O.; Alderks, Peter W.; Sisneros, Joseph A. (Fish Hearing and Bioacoustics: An Anthology in Honor of Arthur N. Popper and Richard R. Fay, 2016)
Fish represent the largest group of vertebrates and display the greatest diversity of auditory structures. However, studies addressing how the form and function of the auditory system change during development to enhance perception of the acoustic environment are rather sparse in this taxon compared to other vertebrate groups. An ontogenetic perspective of the auditory system in fishes provides a readily testable framework for understanding structure–function relationships. Additionally, studying ancestral models such as fish can convey valuable comparable information across vertebrates, as early developmental events are often evolutionary conserved. This chapter reviews the literature on the morphological development of the fish auditory system, with particular focus on the inner ear structures that evolve from an otic placode during early embryonic development and then continue to undergo differentiation and maturation in the postembryonic phase. Moreover, the chapter provides a systematic overview of how auditory sensitivity develops during ontogeny. Although most studies indicate a developmental improvement in auditory sensitivity, there is considerably species-specific variation. Lastly, the paucity of information and literature concerning the development of auditory capabilities for social communication in fishes is also discussed. Further investigation on the development of structure and function of the fish auditory system is recommended in order to obtain a deeper understanding of how ontogenetic morphological changes in the auditory pathway relate to modifications in acoustic reception, auditory processing, and the capacity to communicate acoustically.
Keywords: Auditory development; Auditory physiology; Ear morphology; Fish ontogeny

Social Impact Assessment: The Case of The Cradle of Hope Association in Macau - Vendramini, Marjory Rangel De Faria (University of Saint Joseph, 2016)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The Criminalization of Verbal Sexual Harassment in Amending Macao's Criminal Code - Yang, Vincent (Socioeconomic Development Research, 2016)

Attitudes and self-beliefs of ability towards mathematics and science and their effects on career choices A case study with Macao-chinese girls - Correia, Ana; Fernandes, Clara; Maia, Joao (Third International Conference on Advances In Economics, Social Science and Human Behaviour Study - ESSHBS 2015, 2015)
This study explores girls’ attitudes and selfassessment of abilities towards mathematics and science and its effects on career preferences. Results from Pi

Globalization, Communication, Information and Cohabitation - Simoes, José Manuel (8th Annual Conference of the Chinese Association of Global Communication, 2015)

Vocal differentiation parallels development of auditory saccular sensitivity in a highly soniferous fish - Vasconcelos, Raquel O.; Alderks, Peter W.; Ramos, Andreia; Fonseca, Paulo J.; Amorim, M. Clara P.; Sisneros, Joseph A. (Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015)
Vocal differentiation is widely documented in birds and mammals but has been poorly investigated in other vertebrates, including fish, which represent the oldest extant vertebrate group. Neural circuitry controlling vocal behaviour is thought to have evolved from conserved brain areas that originated in fish, making this taxon key to understanding the evolution and development of the vertebrate vocal-auditory systems. This study examines ontogenetic changes in the vocal repertoire and whether vocal differentiation parallels auditory development in the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus (Batrachoididae). This species exhibits a complex acoustic repertoire and is vocally active during early development. Vocalisations were recorded during social interactions for four size groups (fry: <2 cm; small juveniles: 2–4 cm; large juveniles: 5–7 cm; adults >25 cm, standard length). Auditory sensitivity of juveniles and adults was determined based on evoked potentials recorded from the inner ear saccule in response to pure tones of 75–945 Hz. We show an ontogenetic increment in the vocal repertoire from simple broadband-pulsed ‘grunts’ that later differentiate into four distinct vocalisations, including low-frequency amplitude-modulated ‘boatwhistles’. Whereas fry emitted mostly single grunts, large juveniles exhibited vocalisations similar to the adult vocal repertoire. Saccular sensitivity revealed a three-fold enhancement at most frequencies tested from small to large juveniles; however, large juveniles were similar in sensitivity to adults. We provide the first clear evidence of ontogenetic vocal differentiation in fish, as previously described for higher vertebrates. Our results suggest a parallel development between the vocal motor pathway and the peripheral auditory system for acoustic social communication in fish.

A Heart Rate Variability-based Smart Approach to Analyze Frailty in Older Adults - Paulo do Vale Madeiro, João; César Cortez, Arnaldo Aires Peixoto Júnior, Paulo; Alexandre Lôbo Marques, João; Alisson Pessoa Guimarães, Antônio; Hebert da Silva Felix, John (The Smart Computing Review, 2015)
This paper presents an algorithm that applies metrics derived from automatic QRS detection and segmentation in electrocardiogram signals for analyzing Heart Rate Variability to study the evolution of metrics in the frequency domain of a clinical procedure. The analysis was performed on three sets of elderly people, who are categorized according to frailty phenotype. The first set was comprised of frail elderly, the second pre-frail elderly, and the third robust elderly. Investigators from many disciplines have been encouraged to contribute to the understanding of molecular and physiological changes in multiple systems that may increase the vulnerability of frail elderly. In this work, the frailty phenotype can be characterized by unintentional weight loss, as self-reported, fatigue assessed by self-report, grip strength (measured directly), physical activity level assessed by self-report and gait speed (measured). The results obtained demonstrate the existence of significant differences between Heart Rate Variability metrics for the three groups, especially considering a higher preponderance for sympathetic nervous system for the group of robust patients in response to postural maneuver.

Da aptidão à aspiração: um caminho por percorrer - Correia, Ana (CECS - Publicações / eBooks, 2015)

A review of the Colloquium «Narrative, Media and Cognition» — a cartography of the borders of narrative - Castro, Maria Guilhermina; Caires, Carlos Sena; Ribas, Daniel; Palinhos, Jorge (Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, 2015)
We present an overview and discussion of the Colloquium «Narrative, Media and Cognition», which took place at Porto's Centre of Catholic University of Portugal in July of 2015, under the organization of the Research Centre for Science and Technology of the Arts (CITAR). Several scholars of different areas presented research about the uses and advances in narrative study and practice in a broad range of areas, giving some important insights about the latest developments in Narrative Studies, Ontology of Narrative and the uses of Narrative in Art, Cinema, Performance, Journalism, Marketing and Literature, among other fields. After briefly describing the main points of each presentation in the Colloquium we try to draw some conclusions and possibilities raised by the Colloquium and take a glimpse of future paths that the use of Narrative can end up taking.

Environmental Urban Design and Planning Rules and their Impact on Street Spaces in Hong Kong and Macau - Tieben, Hendrik; Chu, Joanna; Soares, Nuno; Yiu, Edward (8th Conference of the International Forum on Urbanism (IFoU), 2015)

Pathophysiological, cardiovascular and neuroendocrine changes in hypertensive patients during the hemodialysis session - Gutiérrez-Adrianzén, O. A.; Moraes, M. E. A.; Almeida, A. P.; Lima, J. W. O.; Marinho, M. F.; Marques, A. L.; Madeiro, J. P. V.; Nepomuceno, L.; da Silva Jr, J. M. S.; Silva Jr, G. B.; Daher, E. F.; Rodrigues Sobrinho, C. R. M. (Journal of Human Hypertension, 2015)
The pathophysiological mechanisms of arterial hypertension during hemodialysis (HD) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) are still poorly understood. The aim of this study is to investigate physiological, cardiovascular and neuroendocrine changes in patients with ESRD and its correlation with changes in blood pressure (BP) during the HD session. The present study included 21 patients with ESRD undergoing chronic HD treatment. Group A (study) consisted of patients who had BP increase and group B (control) consisted of those who had BP reduction during HD session. Echocardiograms were performed during the HD session to evaluate cardiac output (CO) and systemic vascular resistance (SVR). Before and after the HD session, blood samples were collected to measure brain natriuretic peptide (BNP), catecholamines, endothelin-1 (ET-1), nitric oxide (NO), electrolytes, hematocrit, albumin and nitrogen substances. The mean age of the studied patients was 43±4.9 years, and 54.6% were males. SVR significantly increased in group A (P<0.001). There were no differences in the values of BNP, NO, adrenalin, dopamin and noradrenalin, before and after dialysis, between the two groups. The mean value of ET-1, post HD, was 25.9 pg ml−1 in group A and 13.3 pg ml−1 in group B (P=<0.001). Patients with ESRD showed different hemodynamic patterns during the HD session, with significant BP increase in group A, caused by an increase in SVR possibly due to endothelial dysfunction, evidenced by an increase in serum ET-1 levels.
Keywords: End-stage renal disease; Haemodialysis; Hypertension

Conflict between affective versus continuance commitment among casino dealers - Kuok, A. C. H; Taormina, Robert J. (Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 2015)
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to empirically investigate the extent of the reported low affective commitment compared to continuance commitment of Chinese casino dealers, to discern if there is a significant difference between the two types of commitment, and to identify factors that could explain the difference between them. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaire data were obtained from 247 Chinese casino dealers working for the three major casino groups in Macau. Correlations and regressions were used to analyze the data. Findings – Dealers’ affective commitment was significantly lower than their continuance commitment, suggesting dealers do not like their jobs but do not leave them, which indicates they have cognitive dissonance about their jobs. Organizational socialization, organizational support, and supervisor integrity were positively correlated with affective commitment; while value of money, pay satisfaction, and neuroticism, were positively correlated with continuance commitment. Organizational support was the strongest predictor of affective commitment, while the value they place on money was the strongest predictor of continuance commitment. Practical implications – Casino managers could improve dealers’ affective commitment by facilitating their organizational socialization, especially training and rewards for their work, providing greater organizational support, and fair and supportive treatment from their supervisors. Originality/value – This is the first study to provide evidence of the difference between affective and continuance commitment in Chinese society, and identifies factors that influence each type of commitment, and may help resolve the employees’ dilemma about their jobs, which is an important concern for Chinese managers.

The seminars of the Macao forum: An illustration of China’s soft-power diplomacy towards the Portuguese-speaking countries - Tran, Emilie; Dos Santos, Jose Carlos Matias (China: An International Journal, 2015)
This article reviews the role that the Macao Special Administrative Region (SAR) plays in China’s cultural and public diplomacy through training programmes organised by the Macao Forum and tailored for the elite of the world’s Portuguese-speaking countries (PSCs). It begins with a review of China’s approach to key instruments of its soft-power offensive and strategy towards the developing world, followed by an overview of Beijing’s linkages with each PSC. Formulated as an expression of China’s cultural diplomacy towards the PSCs, the seminars of the Macao Forum serve as a kind of cooperation in which the provider party—rather than delivering tangible goods and services such as food, money, loans or infrastructure—actually offers grey matter in the form of ideas for initiatives in public policies and reforms, in order to foster further economic development and administrative rationalisation. Adding to an intense debate and substantial literature that discuss quantitatively and qualitatively China’s role in and aid provision to Africa, the authors argue that China, through the Macao Forum’s training programmes, courts the developing PSCs by building the capacity of their human capital, targeting in particular those in the public and private sectors who are in a position to implement their ideas.

Neurogenomic mechanisms of social plasticity - Cardoso, Sara D.; Teles, Magda C.; Oliveira, Rui F. (Journal of Experimental Biology, 2015)
Skip to Next Section Group-living animals must adjust the expression of their social behaviour to changes in their social environment and to transitions between life-history stages, and this social plasticity can be seen as an adaptive trait that can be under positive selection when changes in the environment outpace the rate of genetic evolutionary change. Here, we propose a conceptual framework for understanding the neuromolecular mechanisms of social plasticity. According to this framework, social plasticity is achieved by rewiring or by biochemically switching nodes of a neural network underlying social behaviour in response to perceived social information. Therefore, at the molecular level, it depends on the social regulation of gene expression, so that different genomic and epigenetic states of this brain network correspond to different behavioural states, and the switches between states are orchestrated by signalling pathways that interface the social environment and the genotype. Different types of social plasticity can be recognized based on the observed patterns of inter- versus intra-individual occurrence, time scale and reversibility. It is proposed that these different types of social plasticity rely on different proximate mechanisms at the physiological, neural and genomic level.

Macau's Strategies to Develop Training of Talented People with Expertise in the Cooperation between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries - Alves, Jose (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)

Fish Sounds and Mate Choice - Amorim, M. Clara P.; Vasconcelos, Raquel O.; Fonseca, Paulo J. (Sound Communication in Fishes, 2015)
Fish acoustic signals associated with mating behaviour are typically low-frequency sounds produced by males when in close proximity to females. However, some species make sounds that serve the function and follow the design of advertisement calls, well known in insects, anurans, and birds. Close-range courtship acoustic signals may be used by females in mate assessment as they contain information of male quality such as size and condition. For example, sound-dominant frequency, amplitude, and fatigue resistance may signal body size whereas pulse period (i.e. muscle contraction rate) and calling activity are related with body condition in some species. Some signal features, such as sound pulse number, may carry multiple messages including size and condition. Playback experiments on mate choice of a restricted number of species suggest that females prefer vocal to silent males and may use sound frequency, amplitude, and mainly calling rateCalling ratewhen assessing males. The assessment of males by females becomes more challenging when males engage in choruses or when sounds are otherwise masked by anthropogenic noise but almost nothing is known about how these aspects affect mating decisions and fish reproductive success.
Keywords: Acoustic communication; Anthropogenic noise; Calling activity; Chorus; Fish; Mate choice; Reproductive success

Introducing new ventures in Macau traditional retail - Ao, Wan Meng (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Like a Tree Planted By Streams of Water :The Baptist Church Takes Root In Macao (John and Lilian Galloway 1908-1968) - Ballew, Robert Lawrence (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
In 2014 Macao Baptist Church celebrated it’s 110th anniversary. How did the Baptist church come to be established in the Portuguese, predominantly Catholic and Buddhist city of Macao? Through careful examination of letters and reports from the main protagonists, John Laurels and Lilian Reeves Todd Galloway, the process of establishing the Baptist church can be revealed and understood within the greater context of the Baptist missionary work in China. The Galloway’s work will be evaluated through a framework of missions eras presented by Dr. Ralph D. Winter. This work looks at the material in two major sections; first, the lives of the Galloways in Macao from 1908 to 1968, and second, the missionary methods of the Galloways over the same period. Using missiological methods of the Kingdom Mission era, the Galloways stood firmly in the Church Mission era focusing their efforts on Personal rather than Social Transformation efforts. Their work laid the foundation for a century of Baptist work in Macao by local Christians as well as foreign missionaries.
Keywords: Baptists; China Macau (Special Administrative Region); China--Macau (Special Administrative Region); Christianity; Church property; Education; Thesis and Dissertations PhD in Religious Studies (D-RS); University of Saint Joseph

A discussion on the group psychotherapy treatment for depressed individuals - Chan, Ka Chon (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

English learning strategies and strategy instruction: a mixed methods study of EFL students in higher education - Chan, Mei Lan (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
This thesis investigates the Language Learning Strategies (LLS) used by English as a Foreign Language (EFL) nursing students of higher education in Macao and the effectiveness related to students’ learning outcomes by Strategy Instruction (SI). To date there has been no literature in the area of SI among the Macao Chinese EFL higher education students on teaching all LLS groups, and on four main English skills to look at its effects on learning processes and outcomes at the same time, and this study starts to fill the gap. The research uses an embedded mixed methods research design in phase one and an embedded mixed methods quasi-experimental design in phase two. Phase one aimed to identify students’ LLS use. The findings revealed that students’ cognitive, metacognitive and compensatory strategies were used more than affective, memory-related and social strategies, and overall they used a medium to low level of LLS. In phase two, the effects of SI on students’ changes of LLS use, their proficiency and English learning processes were identified. After SI, students used LLS both more widely and frequently in all four main English skills. Most students’ motivation and self-confidence were enhanced. After SI the affective group of strategies in the treatment group statistically significantly improved, with a moderate effect size, from that of the comparison group. It was found that the widely used Strategy Inventory for Language Learning questionnaires by Oxford (1989c) had limited statistical power and some conceptual confusion. Recommendations are made for policy and practice of EFL instruction
Keywords: PhD in Education (D-SE); Thesis and Dissertations; University of Saint Joseph

Western Educated Young Entrepreneurs of Macao: An Exploratory Study - Chan, Weng Si (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Religious aspects; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

How to create and develop a Choir in Chinese christian church of Macau - Chao, Chou (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

A Review of the Macau's Judiciary Police: Opportunities and Challenges in the Wake of the 21st Century - Che, Ion Fong (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Set up and testing a secure cloud - Cheang, Son I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Information Technology (MIT); University of Saint Joseph

The evolution and SWOT analysis of Macao's social security system - Chiang, Lidia (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Luxury brand development in Macau - Chio, Lai Teng (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Implement performanace pledge in Macao government departments: a case of Macao IACM - Choi, Kuai Hong (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Visions for Education among Chinese and Non-Chinese Student Teachers: Exploring Cultural Differences - Correia, Ana (The International Journal of Diversity in Education, 2015)
Using Habermas’s theory of communicative action, this study explores the educational visions held by a multi-cultural class of students enrolled in a teacher preparation programme set in a culturally and linguistic diverse urban environment with a recent history of colonialism. The purpose of the study was to analyse the educational and teaching visions put forward by student teachers in an essay during the course “Principles of Education,” which took place in the 2013–2014 academic year and to determine whether the variation in respondents’ vision statements was related to the students’ cultural backgrounds. The students’ awareness of the instructor’s grading role may have influenced the content of their vision statements, and thus Habermas’s theory of communicative action was selected as it allows one to focus on both the content and the process of communicative interaction. The current qualitative research presents data from twenty Macau-Chinese and twenty non-Chinese overseas students. Their visions for education and teaching were examined along the lines of culture. The findings revealed that the idealised representations of what education and teaching is, does and symbolise, varies along culture lines. Since urban educational environments are growing culturally diverse, it is recommended that additional attention be given to cultural awareness in teacher education programmes.

A business concept study for Macau's historic centre revitalization (The renovation of the central hotel as as example) - Cruz Vaz Pimentel, Mariana (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Gastronomy as a sub-sector of the creative industries: the case study of Macau - De Sousa, Carlos Humberto (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Saldanha hydrothermal field: the role of the sediment-cover in the preservation of ore-forming minerals - Dias, Ágata; Barriga, F (Third InterRidge Theoretical Institute: Magmatic and Tectonic Processes and Seabed Resources at Mid-Ocean Ridges. T2-09, 2015)

A receção da figura de Melquisedeque na literatura cristã latina - Eleutério, JM (Didaskalia, 2015)
A interpretação da Escritura e das suas diferentes personagens enriquece a Tradição cristã, mas este processo de receção é muitas vezes marcado por debates e polémica …

Are the devotions of the Passion of Jesus in Macao still a "Dangerous memory"? - Eleutério, João Marques (Asian Conference on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy, 2015)
Among the multiple images used to promote Macao as a touristic destination, we can find some related with the Christian traditions, in particular with the Catholic devotions to the Passion of Christ and the cult of the Virgin Mary. Discussing the concept of “dangerous memory” as proposed by Johann Baptist Metz and analyzing the rituals associated with the devotions around the Passion of Jesus, this paper aims to look at, and present, the different perceptions of a message of subversion of unbalanced relations of power and domination, such as the image of the suffering Jesus in the contemporary society of Macau. The method followed in this paper is ethnographic and structured around some major contributions in the field of Ritual Studies. The implications of this research are related with the different perceptions and usages of a religious image and the drift of its power.

Birth date predicts alternative life‐history pathways in a fish with sequential reproductive tactics - Fagundes, Teresa; Simões, Mariana G.; Saraiva, João L.; Ros, Albert F. H.; Gonçalves, David; Oliveira, Rui F. (Functional Ecology, 2015)

GROKYA: a privacy-friendly framework for ubiquitous computer - Farinha, Daniel Filipe G. (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Information Technology (MIT); University of Saint Joseph

Financial challenges of small medium emterprises in China - Fok, Gerald (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

An Educological Analysis of Multisensory Instruction for Teaching Chinese: A Case Study Of Macao - Found, Andrew; Hwee, Chia Kok (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: China Macau (Special Administrative Region); Chinese language; Study and teaching

Educational leadership practices in East Timor Catholic schools: a case study - Gusmão, Domingos (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

Preparatory gestures in choral-orchestral works - Ho, Cheok Ngai (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

Macau as a wealth management hub for economic diversfication: a feasibilit study - Ho, Chi Hong (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Valuation of Las Vegas Sands - Ho, Chi Wa (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

A financial valuation of Starbucks corporation - Ho, Chon In (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Macau, Are We Ready? Challenges On Healthcare Delivery in Nursing Home Settings (QNQ Study - Phase Two) - Ho, Jacky C. K (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)

Exploring attitudes concerning family size in Macau: a qualitative study - Ho, Nga Si (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

A financial valuation of Yahoo! Inc - Hong, Nga Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The lodging sector in Macau: uncompetitive budget accommodation - Iong, Kuok Un (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The tortuous route of the street hawkers in Macao: tales of persistence from the 1950’s to 2015 - Kam, Pui Han (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of History & Heritage Studies (MHHS); University of Saint Joseph

What students are saying on Facebook about their schools? - Kio, Su Iong (Webology, 2015)

Exploratory study on perceptions of young adults about speed dating service in Macao - Kuong, Weng Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Dating services; Macau; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph; Young adults

The perception of psychological counseling services in Macau: the influence of the Chinese culture of "face" - Lai, Chi Shan (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Influence of Chinese legitimizing discourse on domestic violence in Macau: a preliminary study - Lam, Hang U. (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Current practices of successful Hong Kong middle school choral directors in working with voice-changing boys - Lam, Hoi Yan (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

Ear traning and the improvement intonation for the choir - Lam, Iok Teng (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

An insight on University of Saint Joseph strategic management as part of Macao lifelong learning education system - Lam, Pui Ieng (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Macau comparative study with intelligent cities - Lao, Ka Fun (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Valuation of Expedia, Inc - Lei, Lou Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Bowler plus: bowling ball feedback device - Leong, Chou Kin (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Information Technology (MIT); University of Saint Joseph

Valuation of Wynn resorts, limited - Leong, Teng Hon (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

As fronteiras do sentido num projeto educacional europeu:uma grounded theory - Lopes, Carlos Manuel de Brito Mariano de Vasconcelos (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Esta dissertação reporta uma investigação realizada com o objectivo de se compreender a persistente dificuldade de integração sentida no patamar transnacional de um projeto educacional europeu Comenius, de parceria entre escolas. A Grounded Theory foi a metodologia selecionada para orientar a recolha e análise de dados. Os dados empíricos primários foram extraídos de entrevistas abertas, não estruturadas, realizadas aos professores europeus envolvidos nas atividades do projeto. Identificou-se, como principal fator obstrutivo da unidade operacional a esse nível no projeto, a existência de significativas barreiras à comunicação entre os diferentes parceiros europeus, latentes, pouco compreensíveis, mas extraordinariamente operativas. Implicações do estudo e sugestões para esforços subsequentes visando evitar ou, pelo menos, contornar o mesmo tipo de problema, ou problemas similares, estão incluídas
Keywords: PhD in Education (D-SE); Thesis and Dissertations; University of Saint Joseph

Rethinking special administrative regions Chinese cultural identities and the role of social media: a case study of Macau - Lou, Lai Chu (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Hong Kong and Macau were politically reunified with Mainland China in 1997 and 1999, respectively. These two cities culturally originated from Mainland China, but due to their own colonial experiences, the Chinese cultural identities within Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China became different. The nature of Chinese cultural identities within Hong Kong and Macau were hybridized, and they have formed their own Chinese cultural identities with their own peculiarities. The Internet is a popular communication medium and it facilitates cultural communication inside and outside of these three places. The high-speed development of modern technology leads to the variety of services that emerge in the Internet, such as discussion forum, Blog, Facebook, Twitter, etc. These new and open spaces serve as a platform for ordinary people to express themselves in different ways. General observations in the Internet reveal that the discussion on Chinese cultural identity among Hong Kong, Macau, and Mainland China exists. The combination of self-identity and reconstruction of self-cultural identity are happening in these differently colonized places. Some local Chinese people in Macau, and Taiwanese in Taiwan, share this kind of experience as well. Meanings in different issues via different symbols are formed and they can be seen from the photos that circulate in the Internet using threads posted in Blogs or discussion forums. All these kinds of images or contexts become symbols of recognizable identities. Internet use, therefore, has facilitated the cultural communication between Hong Kong, Macau, Mainland China, and Taiwan. It has also intensified the enlightenment of Chinese cultural identity, showing and highlighting in effect the remnants of recognizable traits in these territories that were once colonized by different states. In essence, they may arguably have formed heterogeneous Chinese cultural identities. This study presents the uniqueness of the formation of Macau identity in comparison to Hong Kong, and how different it was from Hong Kong after the end of the colonial period. This ‘awakening process’, it is argued, provides a new perspective for understanding the attendant connotations and evaluations of cultural identities, and the different perspectives used to understand how the Internet is reshaping the social world. The reconstruction of cultural identity is a global issue and cultural hybridity is an essential element for reconstruction of self-cultural identity in the postcolonial period. This study employs postcolonial theory, along with observation, in-depth interview and online data collection and content analysis that were adapted during the course of the research, in order to discuss this phenomenon
Keywords: PhD in Global Studies (D-GLS); Thesis and Dissertations; University of Saint Joseph

Corporate social responsibility in Macau gaming industry - Madureira, Óscar Alberto Correia da Costa (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Gambling; Macau; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Using Collaborative learning and blended learning with Macau undergraduate students inside and outside university classroom - Monteiro, Elisa Pack Jon Fong Rendall (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
This thesis reports a mixed methods empirical research which included a university-wide survey and action research in form of a quasi-experiment in collaborative blended learning (CBL) with Macau undergraduate students. The intervention embodied the principles of social constructivism and investigated the putative benefits and challenges of CBL. The purpose of the study was to identify how to promote effective CBL in undergraduate students and to increase effective learning, motivation, autonomy, empowerment, and communication. It found that only small improvements to students’ CBL took place over time, and found that the students needed specific instruction, practice and development in how to collaborate, both with and without online learning. Despite being in a world-leading, enriched digital environment, the students were new to collaboration and online learning. Students discovered and appreciated the benefits and challenges to collaboration and CBL largely by doing it. The thesis shows that CBL does not release teachers from their instructional and pedagogical roles; rather they place teachers at the heart of effective practice and improvements. The study underpins the need for explicit training of students in CBL. It identifies several strategies and tools which can be useful to promote effective genuine CBL
Keywords: PhD in Education (D-SE); Thesis and Dissertations; University of Saint Joseph

A cultura nas abordagens comunicativas: análise de materiais didáticos em manuais de Português como língua estrangeira - Morais, David (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

The Colonization of Lifeworlds of Education by Work: Restoration and Recoupling of Lifeworld and System in the Inner Self - Morrison, Keith (Horizons of Education, 2015)
The argument is raised that, in an age of the networked, connected society in an information-rich environment with communication possibilities as never before experienced or made possible, the displacement of educational virtues of morality, ethics and the development of all-round human beings, by those of money, labour, power and work are speeding apace, and the disconnect between system and lifeworld is increasing. Drawing initially on the work of Habermas, in which the colonization of the lifeworld occurs by system imperatives of rationalization, labour, money and power, the paper argues that such moves are manifested starkly in discourses of the relation between education and work, and five areas are introduced in which the links operate. The marketization and commodification of education, together with its incorporation into the service of capital and labour, are attested through a short worked example of one small territory within the larger context of China. Then, taking a lead from Sertillanges and Habermas’s later work, the paper argues for: (a) a reaffirmation of the importance of moral, ethical and spiritual dimensions of education; (b) the breaking of a narrowly instrumental, capital-acquisitive view of education as serving the jobs market and social control and towards a liberating view of education as communicative action and the development of being rather than simply behaving; (c) the importance of transcendence and immanence; and, thereby, (d) moves towards the re-integration of system and lifeworld in participating subjects.

Domestic Violence in Macao: Its Socio-Cultural, Psychological and Economic Perspectives to Public Policy Making - Munoz-Agcaoili, Suzette (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)

Contemplation on Today’s Digital Education - Negreiros, João; de Fatima Oliveira, Maria (Springer International Publishing, 2015)
This paper starts to address the affect and side-effects of social media on people’s live in a pure contemplation perspective. Social networks are revised and some issues regarding its impact on education was not forgotten such as the teacher role in the digital classroom, formal versus informal learning or Web 2.0 tools use. Since Moodle is the first Learning Management System whilst Facebook is the first social network in the world, a survey was accomplished with two independent classes of e-business students at University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China, on their attitudes toward both online services in a learning framework. In general, the results confirms to a certain extent others previous studies on the question of whether using Facebook as an educational tool is more effective than Moodle.
Keywords: Education; Facebook; Macao; Moodle; Social Networks

Determinants of social media shopping intention in Macao - Ng, Iok Mui (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Valuation of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc - Ng, Mei Wa (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The financial valuation study of McDonald's, Inc - Ng, Wai Lon (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Cross-Adaptive Polarity Switching Strategies for Optimization of Audio Mixes - Pestana, Pedro; Reiss, Josh; Barbosa, Alvaro (2015)

提升澳門文化遺產保護與管理的水平 - Pinheiro, Francisco Vizeu (澳門研究, 2015)

Valuation of Ebay INC - Pong, Pou I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Barometer of Business Relations between China and Portuguese Speaking Countries: An Economic, Commerical and Cultural Approach - Rato, Ricardo (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)

Hotel central, Macau leveraged buyout plan - Real, Sérgio Miguel Anacleto (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Work in the visual and performing arts - Rocco, Ron (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Design (MDG); University of Saint Joseph

Metodologias e estratégias no ensino de vocabulário da língua Portuguesa em duas escolas secundárias de Macau - Rosário, Isabel Dillon Lei Do (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

Catholic Orders as Efficient Institutions - Rothlin, Stephan; Frey, B. S (Lumen: A Journal of Catholic Studies, 2015)

Responsible Entrepreneurship. How to Write a Business Plan (Chinese-English Version) - Rothlin, Stephan; Myers, T. A; Thompson, M (University of International Business and Economics Press, 2015)

Towards A New Professionalism For English Language Teachers In China : Changes In Beliefs And Attitudes, And Classroom Practice - Sansom, David William. (University of Saint Joseph,, 2015)
This doctoral dissertation focuses on teacher education in the context of experienced tertiary English language teachers in mainland China. It investigates the changes in teachers’ beliefs and attitudes, and in their classroom practice, that result from an external inservice education and training (INSET) course. It follows up subsequent change in teachers’ classroom practice, and in their beliefs and attitudes, in their teaching contexts one year after the INSET course. This dissertation presents a review of the literature in the field of second language teacher education, shifts in research paradigms in the field, and the characterisation of inservice teacher professional development. The nature of teachers’ beliefs and attitudes, and of teachers’ classroom practice, are synthesised from the literature, and are related to research on stages of innovations. Models of change (from beliefs and attitudes to classroom practice, as well as alternative pathways) are discussed, and a conceptualisation of the processes of teacher change in the context of innovations for experienced inservice teachers is proposed. The research presents a case study of one group of teachers attending an INSET course, and uses qualitative data collection, analysis and interpretation. Findings are discussed which provide insight and guidance for INSET provision in the context of experienced teachers, and which add to the research in the field of teacher education in the context of China. The findings suggest that in the complexity of INSET among individual teachers any one model of the process of teacher change may not be applicable, but rather that multiple possible models of change exist for each teacher—in beliefs and attitudes, and in classroom practice—and for each innovation. It is likely that each individual teacher experiences different change models for different innovations during the same INSET course. The significance and implications of the findings are discussed in relation to INSET provision, teacher change, and theories of teacher education and development, as well as the limits of the study, and future research areas suggested
Keywords: Attitudes; Beliefs; China; Classroom Practice; English Teachers; PhD in Education (D-SE); Professionalism; Thesis and Dissertations; University of Saint Joseph

Conception of a southern Portuguese wine: a fesibility analysis - Santos, João (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Developing Teledifusao de Macau (TDM) Issues and Prospects - Siew, Pek Leng (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Festas e lugares da memória dos índios Potiguara – a invenção das tradições locais - Simoes, José Manuel (Tokyo University of Foreign Studies, 2015)

A financial valuation of Lenovo group limited - Sin, Si Weng (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Conceptual frameworks of big data generation for Macao - Sousa, Ana Paula Soares Batalha da Silva de (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Big data; Macau; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Diferenças étnico-culturais e expectativas académicas entre dolescentes Macaenses, Portugueses Europeus, Africanos e Chineses ultramarinos: estudo de caso em contexto escolar - Street, Maria Cristina Munhoz (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

Bringing Life Science to Primary and Secondary School Students in Macao: From Genes to Environment - Tagulao, Karen (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)

Feasibility study for a movie production setting in Macau - Tam, Pek Kei (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

O património industrial de Macau até 1999: estudo das Fábricas de Panchões - Teixeira, Vitor (Review of Culture, 2015)

Connectivism and the Use of Technology/Media in Collaborative Teaching and Learning - Thota, Neena (New Directions for Teaching and Learning, 2015)
This chapter explores the ways in which a relational understanding of the education process and the use of collaborative technologies in the connectivist tradition might inform and transform university teaching.

Engaging School Students with Tangible Devices: Pilot Project with .NET Gadgeteer - Thota, Neena; Estadieu, Gerald; Ferrao, Antonio; Meng, Wong Kai (2015 International Conference on Learning and Teaching in Computing and Engineering (LaTiCE), 2015)

Gratitude interventions: the person-activity fit dimension - Todd, Philip (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Impact Assessment of the Macao Forum's Seminars (colloquia) on the Economy and Public Policy-Making in Portuguese Speaking Countries - An Illustration of South-South Cooperation - Tran, Émilie (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)

The Macau Forum and China's Soft Power in the Making: Training the Elite of the Development Portuguese Speaking Countries" - Tran, Émilie; Matias, José Carlos (China - An International Journal, 2015)

Traditional Chinese medicine versus allopathic treatments: an economic feasiblity study - Videira, Mafalda Raquel da Silva (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

A study on optimizing the heritage interpretation system in Macao S.A.R - Wong, Cheng Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of History & Heritage Studies (MHHS); University of Saint Joseph

Financial valuation of Campbell Soup Company - Wong, Chong Weng (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Macau consumers' attitudes toward mobile advertising - Wong, Iok Fong (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Re-conceptualising computer literacy teaching and learning using constructivist principles and peer-tutoring - Wong, Kin Ming (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Nowadays, many university students (in Macau) are required to attend computer literacy courses to develop their basic skill levels and knowledge as part of their literacy foundation requirements. To be effective, such courses, which are very staff intensive and require access to expensive equipment and software, necessitate high levels of individual teaching. Evidence gathered at two study sites during this research, strongly suggests that many students may not be benefiting sufficiently from their computer literacy courses. Teachers frequently complain about the weak IT skills of many course graduates. This research proposes an innovative model for designing and delivering computer literacy courses based on constructivist principles, using peer-tutoring and blended learning to increase cost effectiveness and to improve student outcomes. Central to the model being proposed is the training and deployment of former course graduates as peer instructors and assessors. Constructivist principles provide a conceptual framework to ensure that the curriculum content, teaching strategies, learning styles and assessment procedures are properly aligned and fully understood by both the instructors and students to achieve high quality learning outcomes. An action research approach was used during the pilot and trail phases of the research to monitor the implementation of the model and evaluate its effectiveness using mixed methods. The planned two–phase action evaluation used a questionnaire to investigate the effectiveness of knowledge and skill transfer to students, and tutors’ learning progress; in-depth semi-structured interviews were used to survey, interpret and evaluate students’ and tutors’ perceptions of the new teaching and learning approach. Most respondents had a Confucian Heritage Cultural Background. For the first time, the research provides new insights into ways in which Confucian Heritage Cultural factors, interact with constructive principles in developing peer-tutoring methods in a university setting inMacau, and more widely
Keywords: PhD in Education (D-SE); Thesis and Dissertations; University of Saint Joseph

Relationship marketing in retail banking in Macau - Wong, Kuai Leong (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Bank management; Macau; Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Valuation of discovery communications - Wong, Mei Wan (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Business plan for a nursery education school - Wong, Weng Ian (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Coping with Merging and Advanced Market Risks - Xia, Harry (International Journal of Economics and Social Science, 2015)

The Future of Macau Aviation Industry: A Long-Term Plan & Development Strategies - Xia, Harry (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)

Exploratory study of management style change in Laos - Xian, Jia Xing (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

A business valuation of Ford company - Zhang, An Qi (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The impact of retail industry of luxury fashion products in Macau's economy - Zhong, Shao Ling (University of Saint Joseph, 2015)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

教育治理背景下的本科訊息公開:基於政策証據視覺的分析教育發展研究 (CSSCI) - 孟瀏今 (2015)

Lugares da Memória, Representações e Poderes - Simões, José Manuel da Silva (Rizoma, 2014)
No seguimento de uma série de contactos estreitos com uma comunidade social situada nos municípios de Baía da Traição, Rio Tinto, Marcação e Mataraca, a 85 quilómetros de distância de João Pessoa, capital do Estado da Paraíba, decidi, desde 2006, levar a efeito um intenso trabalho de campo nestas aldeias indígenas com o objectivo de concretizar um projeto de investigação que englobasse em obrigatória interdisciplinaridade os campos tantas vezes excessivamente singulares da História, da Sociologia, da Política, da Antropologia Cultural e das Teorias da Comunicação, acompanhando e refletindo sobre características e organização social, rituais, manifestações de carácter religioso, evolução histórica, usos e costumes de uma tribo que se abriu quase rendida ao exterior, mas porfiando em manter, todavia, traços e, sobretudo, um discurso narrativo de representações culturais ancestrais. Esta propositada interdisciplinaridade persegue um objectivo epistemológico bem preciso: transformar a investigação empírica em contribuição para uma nova teoria da história da comunicação – a comunicação antropo-histórica entre comunidades ditas tradicionais e o “outro” – a área por mim privilegiada em investigações anteriores, nomeadamente ao nível da licenciatura e do mestrado. Os Potiguara, cuja sociedade ainda não é alfabetizada e, na sua maioria, baseiam a sua cultura na tradição oral, transmitindo os seus lugares da memória sobretudo através do poder do português do Brasil, mesmo quando adornado por escassas palavras tupi, é graças à mensagem e à representação que algumas das suas manifestações culturais reinventam continuadamente a sua identidade Potiguara. É, assim, a mensagem e a representação que inventam o real social e reinventam dinamicamente a sua identidade cultural.
Keywords: Lugares de Memória

Capture and transformation of urban soundscape data for artistic creation - Gomes, Jose Alberto; Pinho, Nuno Peixoto De; Lopes, Filipe; Costa, Gustavo; Dias, Rui; Tudela, Diogo; Barbosa, Álvaro (Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, 2014)

The other side of creative industries in Hong Kong and Macau - Mendes, Carla de Utra; Simoes, José Manuel (2014 International Conference of Culture and Creativity (ICCC 2014), 2014)

MOOCs and their impact on academics - Sheard, Judy; Eckerdal, Anna; Kinnunen, Päivi; Malmi, Lauri; Nylén, Aletta; Thota, Neena (Association for Computing Machinery, 2014)
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have recently become a hot topic in the academic world, launching a wide ranging discussion on a number of issues. In this research, we surveyed academics' awareness, attitudes, perceptions, and experiences of MOOCs. We received responses from 236 academics from 23 countries, who were working in different roles such as teachers, researchers, managers, and pedagogical developers. Participants were invited to answer questions concerning their awareness and attitudes towards MOOCs. For participants with some knowledge of MOOCs, we requested their experiences and their observations of the impact of MOOCS on their students, teaching colleagues, and within their institutions. We found the most common reaction to MOOCs amongst the academics was concern but many were positive about the phenomenon. The academics claimed their students could be motivated to take MOOCs because of flexibility and no cost involved. While many academics were not aware of their students taking a MOOC and had not observed any changes to teaching programs at their institutions because of MOOCs, there was evidence of some activity and future plans for engagement in MOOCs.
Keywords: MOOCs; academics; distance learning; e-learning; massive open online courses; open learning; pedagogy

The other side of creative industries in Hong Kong and Macau - Mendes, Carla de Utra; Simoes, José Manuel (International Journal of Cultural and Creative Industries, 2014)

Researching international student migration in Asia: research design and project management issues - Ge, Yun; Ho, Kong Chong (Journal of Population Research, 2014)
In the context of Asia, the changing dynamics of higher education has increased the visibility and significance of the group of intraregional education migrants. There are several methodological issues which need to be addressed in conducting research for this group of migrants. First, how does the particular type of migrant group and Asian context influence the research design? Second, in order to capture the scale and diversity of this migrant group, how should research be conducted across multiple sites? Third, how does a mixed method design allow researchers to learn more about the behaviour, practice and orientations of education migrants? Our paper aims to make contributions to the discussions on the methods of education migration research in Asia through answering these questions. We use research experiences and preliminary data from a multinational project to illustrate the issues involved in the selection of methods, research design and project management.
Keywords: Asia; Higher education; International student migrants; Mixed methods; Multi-site design; Multicultural research

Comparing Urban Rules for Urbanizing Villages in Hong Kong, Macau, and Shenzhen - Tieben, H.; Chu, J.; Soares, Nuno (ISUF 21st International Seminar of Urban, 2014)

Teaching and learning with MOOCs: computing academics' perspectives and engagement - Eckerdal, Anna; Kinnunen, Päivi; Thota, Neena; Nylén, Aletta; Sheard, Judy; Malmi, Lauri (Association for Computing Machinery, 2014)
During the past two years, Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have created wide interest in the academic world raising both enthusiasm for new opportunities for universities and many concerns for the future of university education. The discussion has mainly appeared in non-scientific forums, such as magazine articles, columns and blogs, making it difficult to judge wider opinions within academia. To collect more rigorous data we surveyed teachers, researchers, and academic managers on their opinions and experiences of MOOCs. In this paper, we present our analysis of responses from the computer science academic community (n=137). Their feelings about MOOCs are highly mixed. Content analysis of open-ended questions revealed that the most often mentioned positive aspects included affordances of MOOCs, freedom of time and location for studying, and the possibility to experience teaching from top-level international teachers/experts. The most common negative aspects included concerns about pedagogical designs of MOOCs, assessment practices, and lack of interaction with the teacher. About half the respondents claimed they had not changed their teaching as a result of MOOCs, a small number used MOOCs as learning resources and very few were engaging with MOOCs in any significant way.
Keywords: computing academics; distance learning; e-learning; moocs massive open online courses; open learning; pedagogy

Personality and learning styles surrounded by W3 software: The Macao Portuguese school case - Negreiros, João; Baptista, Zelia; Lee, Leanda (Education and Information Technologies, 2014)
One of the purposes of this study is to evaluate how the choice of teaching method can be assisted by knowledge of a student’s personality type and learning style. The present research is undertaken in the context of Web 2.0 tools use within the Portuguese literature subject at Escola Portuguesa de Macao (EPM). The Felder-Soloman index of learning style (ILS) and the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) based upon Jung’s theory of psychological nature were used as measures of learning style and personality type with 8th grade EPM students. Descriptive and chi-squared correlation statistical results of the associations between personality and learners types are presented. These results are discussed positing that the knowledge of student’s personality traits and learning styles together may have a notable implication for teaching methods.
Keywords: Escola Portuguesa de Macao (EPM); Felder and Soloman; ILS; MBTI; Myers and Briggs; Web 2.0

A Glimpse into the Cultural Situatedness of Computer Science: Some Insights from a Pilot Study - Berglund, Anders; Thota, Neena (2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, 2014)
To what extent is students' understanding of computer science culturally situated? This, possibly philosophical question, has come to the surface at Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, where many Chinese students study computer science together with the local students. We did an exploratory study using email interviews to see if our intuitions could be relied on. We collected data from Chinese students studying in master programs and analysed the data using a phenomenographic perspective. A complex intertwined relationship between the content of their learning (the WHAT), the ways in which they went about studying (the HOW), the aims of their studies (the WHY), and the competencies developed from the intercultural context they studied in (the WHERE) was observed. In this paper we offer some insights from the results of the pilot study and discuss how they have shaped our on-going study in the field.
Keywords: Computer science; Context; Cultural differences; Educational institutions; Global communication; Interviews; computer science education; cultural context

Programming Course Design: Phenomenographic Approach to Learning and Teaching - Thota, Neena (2014 International Conference on Teaching and Learning in Computing and Engineering, 2014)
Phenomenography is a well-known empirical research approach that is often used to investigate students' ways of learning programming. Phenomenographic pedagogy is an instructional approach to plan learning and teaching activities. This theoretical paper gives an overview of prior research in phenomenographic studies of programming and shows how the results from these research studies can be applied to course design. Pedagogic principles grounded in the phenomenographic perspective on teaching and learning are then presented that consider how to tie students' experiences to the course goals (relevance structure) and how to apply variation theory to focus on the desired critical aspects of learning. Building on this, an introductory object-oriented programming course is described as an example of research-based course design. The insights gained from the experience of running the course are shared with the community of computer science educators, as also the benefits and responsibilities for those who wish to adopt the phenomenographic perspective on learning to plan their teaching. The development of an increased awareness of the variation in students' ways of experiencing programming and the need to broaden the context of the programming course are discussed.
Keywords: Communities; Computer languages; Education; Programming profession; Syntactics; Writing; introductory programming; object-oriented programming; phenomenography; variation theory

Design Thinking associated with R&D: Process Management and Knowledge Transfer for the Creative Industries - Cerejo, Joana; Barbosa, Álvaro (LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2014)
The difficult task of innovation is a key facet of Research & Development (R&D) institutions. To Design, innovation is to make the project technically feasible, economically viable, merchandising interesting and emotionally engaging. Design Thinking integrated with R&D organizations can foster the relationship between Universities and new markets. By addressing these topics, this book researches new emerging design methods and provide an overview of Design Thinking tools that can be applied in an early stage of the R&D research process to produce meaningful results. It is taken into account that design, through Design Thinking, extends to the experience that costumers/users have with products/services or even multidimensional experiences, which is a relevant input for R&D innovation development. In fact, the establishment of coherent guidelines for the Design Thinking process is a very complex task, due to its interdisciplinary requirements, that convey many diverse mindsets. The main focus of this book is creating an analysis toolkit that enables non-specialist and specialist users to perform high-quality design solutions.

Images of Law in Chinese Crime Fiction - Morais, Isabel (2014)
Crime fiction in China emerged in the 1890s in translations of Western works, and evolved from the mere imitation of Western crime fiction to becoming an autonomous literary genre. Despite fluctuations in popularity, the genre of Chinese crime fiction, the plots of which are based on true cases, has retained a reasonably constant presence on the literary scene, and has captured the popular imagination in contemporary China and, more recently, across the world. After the demise of Mao, under whose governance the genre was banned, the government of the early Deng regime began to favor so-called “legal system literature” (fazhi wenxue), and aimed to use it to propagate moral principles and maintain political control in opposition to writers who strived for independence and originality. Since the mid and late 1980s, which were considered the heyday of Chinese crime fiction, and the expansion of the legal system and legal institutions, crime fiction has served to illuminate the role of law and to display new social perceptions. To investigate these attitudes, I focus on works of contemporary Chinese crime fiction by arguing that they are expressions of a confluence of cultural exchange and new trends. Several factors may have contributed to such a change, from the impact of the cinema and television serials in China to the celebrity status of Chinese detectives, lawyers and judges both as crime solvers and writers in the Chinese mainland and amongst the Chinese writing diaspora. An important finding is that besides giving detailed descriptions of legal procedures, all of the works studied have clearly shifted away from the traditional formula of Chinese crime fiction, that is, of the quest of a hero for justice, punishment, and revenge, to focus on the process of solving crime and the rendering of justice through legal processes. It seems that crime fiction is becoming crucial in conveying a new understanding of citizen’s rights in an attempt to fit into ongoing contemporary debates on universalistic notions of justice and the competence of legal institutions to provide justice to increasingly marginalized sectors of contemporary China.

O Sonho e o Desejo Libertários da "Lusa Macaense" Lee Li-Lyang: O Heterónimo Feminino na poética de Virgílio De Lemos", - Morais, Isabel Maria da Costa (Entre a Desmistificação e a utopia: Indagação sobre as Lusofonias , Macau: University of Saint Joseph.69-95, 2014)
Virgílio de Lemos (1929-2013), poeta de vanguarda, é um dos precursores da modernidade e experimentalismo como criador do “barroco estético” que ele próprio designou como a linguagem poética marcante nas letras moçambicanas no das décadas de 50 e 60

Cyber - bullying in Macau schools: an exploratory study - Afshar-Tongga, Mona (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Attractiveness of Macau International Airport to AirAsia - Au, Hoi Yee (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The creative industries as an integrated factor in a sustainable model for Macao's economic development - Azevedo, Margarida; Barbosa, Álvaro (Creative Industries Journal, 2014)
This article presents an insight into one of the regions with the fastest-growing economy, heavily based on an entertainment, gaming and tourism industry, and that is urgently looking for a sustainable model that articulates with complementary sectors within the cultural and creative industries – Macao. Macao is facing a major economic and social challenge; it has grown as a vulnerable economy relying almost exclusively on gaming revenues. Alternative activities to diversify the economy are urgently required to answer the competition risks haunting this industry. The cultural and creative industries could be a complementary activity – a vehicle for economic diversification. However, current public and private stakeholders for the cultural and creative sector might have been neglecting the unique cultural and heritage ecosystem of the territory, focusing on isolate opportunities and overlooking an inclusive and robust strategy. A sustainable model that attends to the local conditions and its people is required for alternative activities to become a meaningful sector for the social and economic development of Macao.

Sports motivation of adults with motor disability in Macau - Castilho, Leonardo Luís (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Examining the efficacy of outdoor education camp in enhancing middle school students' self-esteem - Chan, Chi Hong (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

The musical meaning of Josquin's Motets - Chan, Pak Hung (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

Chinese values and perception of professional counselling service: a study among senior high school students in Macau - Chan, Pan Kei (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Sustainable innovation in the face of globalization: a work report on the policy reform of the DSAJ and its subordinate department CRCBM - Chan, San San (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

The labor inspection system in Macau: a work report of the strategic management of macau labor affairs bureau - Chan, Weng Sam (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

A business plan for super baby restaurant - Chao, Pek Chu (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Going green in Sands Cotai Central Macau - Chao, Wai Chong (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Perceived motivation of telephone counseling volunteers in Macau - Chao, Weng Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Government policy coping with human resources management in the Venetian Macao Resort Hotel - Che, Man San (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

The attitude of Macao’s Chinese young people towards Religion and factors influencing their Religious attitude - Cheang, Un I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Religious Studies (MRS); University of Saint Joseph

A study of the risk of burnout in final year nursing students in clinical practicum - Cheong, Chan Long (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Financial Valuation of Nike - Cheong, Hio Fong (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Feasibility Analysis For an Academic Incubator at USJ - Cheong, Ieng (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The effectiveness of a Macau drug prevention program: a comparative Study - Cheung, Claudia (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Influence of parents and peers on stress and coping in Korean-born adolescents in Macau - Choi, Dong Jin (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

A conductor's guide to selected choral works by Tien-Hao Jan - Chu, Chun Wai (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

The health related quality of life of coronary heart disease patients with and without percutaneous coronary intervention - Chu, Mei I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Privacy in sound-based social networks - Cordeiro, J.; Barbosa, A. (Communications in Computer and Information Science, 2014)

Using smartphones as personal monitoring tools for the acoustic environment - Cordeiro, Joao; Barbosa, Alvaro (2014)

The Foundation of Soundscape-Lab in Macau. - Cordeiro, Joao; Barbosa, Alvaro; Martins, Luis; Gomes, Jose (2014)

Promoting Awareness for the Acoustic Phenomenon: a Survey of Pedagogical Practices and Research Projects Developed at EA/CITAR - Cordeiro, João; Gomes, José Alberto; Gonçalves, Miguel (Invisible Places, 2014)
At EA/CITAR (School of Arts/Research Centre in Science and Technology of the Arts), sound has always assumed a fundamental role, both in academic research and curricular offer, featuring a Master Program in Sound Design and a Doctoral Program Specialization in Computer Music. This paper presents an overview of some recent artistic/research projects undertaken by students and researchers at this institution, which stimulate the user/listener awareness for the acoustic phenomenon. Furthermore, we describe three pedagogical practices, stemming from Soundscape and Film Sound studies, which aim at training students to avoid the devious influence of sight on the assessment of soundscapes.

The fiction of Fernanda Dias and Senna Fernandes: Revisiting colonial Macau through the lens of ethnicity, gender and patriarchy - Correia, Ana; Borges, Vera (Proceedings of The European Conference on Cultural Studies 2014,, 2014)

Reenquadrar percursos de formação o intérprete-tradutor em Macau: estudo de caso em contexto de trabalho - Costa, Manuela Rosa Franco Serpa Mendes da (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

Sr and Nd isotopic composition of Jan Mayen and Loki’s Castle: a progress report - Cruz, M I; Marques, F A M; Dias, Ágata; Pedersen, R; Barriga, F (43rd Underwater Mining Institute, 2014)

Macau, Quality of Life - Davey, Gareth; Rato, Ricardo (Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research, 2014)

Gosto de matemática, mas... prefiro estudar direito: compreender a resistência das estudantes às áreas stem - Fernandes, Clara Isabel Raimundo (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

Conflict resolution among adolescents in Macao - Fong, Kit Leng (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

A study of choral music activities in Singapore schools - Foong, Hak Luen (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

Managing complex change in school: engaging pedagogy, technology, learning and leadership - Garcia, Alejandro Salcedo; Morrison, Keith (Routledge, 2014)
Keywords: EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General; EDUCATION / Evaluation; EDUCATION / Leadership; Educational change; Educational leadership; Educational technology

An eco-structuralism approach in soundscape (data) composition - Gomes, J.A.; Barbosa, A.; Penha, R. (ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2014)

Composing with Soundscapes: an Approach Based on Raw Data Reinterpretation. - Gomes, Jose; Pinho, N.; Lopes, F.; Costa, G.; Dias, R.; Barbosa, Alvaro (2014)

Alternative pathway history in a fish with plastic reproductive tactic - Gonçalves, David (Functional Ecology, 2014)

Oestradiol and prostaglandin F2α regulate sexual display in female of a sex-role reversed fish - Gonçalves, David (2014)

Chew Store: a business plan - Ieong, Hio Na (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Top-down vs. Bottom-up Strategies in Macau Banking Sector - Ieong, Mei Sio (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Analysing Sands China Limited HR practices, discovering the challenges, issues and possible solutions - Im, Hoi Tek (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Responsible gambling among casino staff in Macau – a pilot study - Ip, Chi Hou (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

The influence of job satisfaction and coping strategy on turnover intention of employees in Macao - Kong, Wan Si (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Corporate social responsibility at Foxconn with particular regard to employee issues - Kuok, Sin Teng (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Anti-corruption policy and sunshine law coping with globalization: the declaration of assets and interests in the CCAC - Kuong, Cheok Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Learning strategies and students adaptation to college: a mixed methods research in higher education institutions - Kwong, Ho Keung (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Performance management in the public sector: the case of Macau - Lai, Pou San (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

The relationship between effort/reward imbalance and happiness: a study of Macau residents - Lam, Hoi Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Academic disengagement in learning science among Macau secondary school students: looking at the taxonomy of science learning amotivation - Lam, Sok I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Valuation of Foot Locker, INC - Lam, Weng Ip (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Attitude and perception towards green products in Macao: An exploratory study - Lampo, Alessandro; Leong, Sin U (13th Society for Global Business & Economic Development (SGBED 2014), 2014)

Adaptive Reuse of Iec Long Firecracker Factory - Lao, Ka Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Evaluation of Bally Technology Limited - Lao, Sio Mei (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Academic support and belongingness and academic achievement mediated by academic motivation - Lao, Wai I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Road and traffic management in Macao challenges and way ahead - Lau, Kuai I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Zechariah Goh Toh Chai's reminiscences of Hai Nan and in the bamboo forest: a conductor's perspective - Lee, Pei Khoon (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Choral Conducting (MCC); University of Saint Joseph

A proposal for a revitalization plan for camoes area in Macao and its surrounding community through a humanistic approach - Lei, Mei Kei (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of History & Heritage Studies (MHHS); University of Saint Joseph

The meaning of faith: an inquiry of the perceptions of evangelical Christians in Macau - Lei, Ut Neng (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

Kindergarten teachers' perception of progressive education: a case study - Leong, Cheng I. (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

Using cooperative learning in an English language classroom - Leong, Cheng In (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Education (MED); University of Saint Joseph

Relationship between depression, sleep quality and levels of physical activity in Macau adult population - Leong, Petra (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Couselling and Psychotherapy (MCP); University of Saint Joseph

The legal service of the Identification Services Bureau of Macao SAR: reforms and way ahead - Leong, Pui Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

In faithfulness to the original inspiration: spirituality of St. Magdalene of Canossa and its implementation in Canosslan education Hong Kong and Macau, 1860-2014 - Leong, Weng Man (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of History & Heritage Studies (MHHS); University of Saint Joseph

Heading for success in government services: a work report on the "Performance Pledge" program and the services of the Macao Immigration Department - Ling, Sio Kuan (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Exploring the Development of Contemporary Hospice Care Orientation in the Light of a Confucian View of Life and Death - Liu, Weifeng (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations PhD in Religious Studies (D-RS); University of Saint Joseph

Fashion design in Macau: the local government's role in the development of culture and creative industries - Lo, Nei Ian (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Business plan for a Franchised Kumon Center - Loi, Pou Lin (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Food safety in Macao :a review of the Civic and Municipal Affairs Bureau's Food Safety Centre - Lou, Kai Yin (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Thesis and Dissertations Master of Government Studies (MGS); University of Saint Joseph

Video Content Marketing in the Retail Sector: Implementation for Macau - Lourenço, Joana (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

The effectiveness of Management Trainee (MT) programs in Macau's Hotel Sector - Ma, Cheok Mei (University of Saint Joseph, 2014)
Keywords: Theses and Dissertations Master of Business Administration (MBA); University of Saint Joseph

Engaging: Creative Placemaking in Macau and Hong Kong - Mendes, Carla de Utra; Simões, José Manuel (Individual, Community & Society: Conflict, Resolution & Synergy, 2014)
Nowadays, contemporary art practices have been expanding into fields outside their own borders. According to Claire Bishop (2012), this expanded field of post-studio practices currently goes under a variety of names: socially engaged art, community-based art, experimental communities, dialogic art, littoral art, interventionist art, participatory art, collaborative art, contextual art and (most recently) social practice. By engaging, artists nurture the sense of belonging and search for an identity of the place they inhabit. In Hong Kong and Macao, as well as in the Pearl River Delta and China in general, the speed of urban transformation is forcing artists to reconsider their participation in the city in order to develop a creative place making process that is according to the new identity of the place. By doing so, they are also included in what has been defined as “creative industries” that tries to build a new image of the urban fabric. Linked with this sort of collective attitude, there is also an attempt to find a sense of local identity that has been disappearing in the face of these major developments. Engaging with the city and the communities may constitute, therefore, a challenge for the young generation, especially in hybrid places such as Hong Kong and Macao, where artists find themselves in an effort to understand the core values of their fragmented identity. In this paper we will analyze some projects that artists are doing in both SAR´s, in order to create a sense of place in this state of transition.

The local contemporary art of Macao in a state of ambivalence - Mendes, Carla de Utra; Simões, José Manuel (Behind the Façade: Interdisciplinary perspectives on Macao, 2014)