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1
INTRODUCTION
AsmentionedIAMUhasactivelyworkedfor15years
as the network of leading maritime universities /
faculties around the world, which is rarely seen in
otheracademicfields.
Withthisphilosophyoftheorganizationinmind,
themembershavecooperatedtoachievemeasurable
andworthwhileoutcomesin scientificand
academic
research, and in forward looking developments and
practical applications associated with Maritime
EducationandTraining[1].
In many countries, there is currently a vigorous
debate between education and training and many
more arguments to place emphasis on “skills”
development. At present, there are no publications
with comparable information about
IAMU Member
METsystems.
1.1
ResearchObjectives
Therearethreeobjectivesforcollectinginformationof
the human resource database of IAMU member
institutions(Fig.1).
1
Toprovidethepossibilityfacademiccollaboration
based on the current situation in each member
universities.
2
To provide the possibility of quality academic
interactionwithmaritimeeducationstaffmembers
andresearchstaff.
3
Toprovideforsafenavigationandcleanoceanby
improving quality of the maritime education,
trainingandresearch[2].
This research work is an initial stage of
comprehensive analysis of educational systems of
IAMU Member Institution. Well prepared algorithm
with strictly formed information and database on
initialstageofresearchis
tobecollectedbyselected
membersofIAMU.
On second stage such information should be
collectedfrom all fourIAMU regions.This database
MARD – Maritime Academic Resource Database
B.Laczynski
GdyniaMaritimeUniversity,Gdynia,Poland
M.Furusho
KobeUniversity,Kobe,Japan
ABSTRACT:IAMU(InternationalAssociationofMaritimeUniversities)wasestablishedfifteenyearsago.For
thismomentIAMUcontentcloseto60MembersInstitution.Oneoftheresearchactivitiesinyears2012‐2014
was:preparingthealgorithmforcollectandanalyzethenecessaryinformationandconvertitintoMatrixform.
Both: IAMU MEMBERS
INSTITUTION DATABASE and HUMAN RESOURCE DATABASE include
comparisonindicatorssuchasacademicdegree,teachingsubjects,qualifications,researchexperienceandsoon.
In opinion of group of researchers new established database should be very useful and helpful in field of
cooperationbetweenIAMUMembersInstitutions.
http://www.transnav.eu
the International Journal
on Marine Navigation
and Safety of Sea Transportation
Volume 8
Number 4
December 2014
DOI:10.12716/1001.08.04.15
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inmatrixformwillbehelpfulinpreparingforfuture
IAMUModelcourses.
1.2
ConceptoftheProcedures[3]
1.2.1 (Plan)
Decisionofsystemofcollectingofinformationof
the IAMU Member Institution database and human
resourcedatabase.
1.2.2
(Do)
To collect the information of the institution and
human resource database of IAMU Member
Institutions.
1.2.3
(Check)
Tomakesurethestatisticdatabasearecorrectand
actual,minimizeofmissingpartsofbothdatabases.
1.2.4
(Act)
Using of database for academic exchange,
informationaboutpublicationsoftheIAMUMembers
possiblecooperationwithotherdatabasesandothers.
Figure1.StructureofdevelopingofMARD.
2 INSTITUTIONDATABASE
In formal and informal discussion between
representativesofIAMUMemberInstitutions,alack
of valuable information concerning national systems
ofMET,qualificationsofteachers/instructors,existing
systemofprofessionalcareeretc.havebeenobserved.
Proper collected information is very useful and
utilized in different national MET systems and its
exchange
should be considered by IAMU members.
Establishing a proper database according to original
algorithm prepared by group of researchers gives a
tool for developing National model and methods of
METsystems(Fig.2).
Figure2.Institutioncollectinginformationalgorithm[1].
Prepared Special Questionnaire help to collect of
unified information from all IAMU Member
Institution,contentfollowingitems:
1
NationalsystemoftheeducationandMETinthe
Country.
2
GeneralinformationoftheInstitution
NameoftheInstitution:
President:
Address:
Phone/faxnumbers:
Fax:
URL:
StructureoftheInstitution
Teaching Staff Total quantity (Professor, PHD,
Lecturers,Instructor)
Name
Title
TEL
FAX
E‐mail
Language
AcademicCareers
Degree
License
Specialties
Affiliations
ResearchInterests
MainPublications
AcademicPrizes/Award
Main Educational Contents and Teaching
Subjects
Students/Cadetstotalquantityandseparate by
Faculties
3
StructureofPrograms(Topic/Hours/OBT).
4
Trainingship,ifyespleaseinsertparticulars.
5
OBTScheme.
Fig. 3 and Fig. 4 presents examples of received
informationfromselecteduniversities.
IAMUMember
InstitutionDatabase
MaritimeAcademicResourcesDatabase
MARD
MaritimeHuman
ResourceDatabase
(
MHRD
)
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Figure3. Example of part of General information of the
institution(KaradenizTechnicalUniversity,Turkey)[3].
3 MARITIMEHUMANRESOURCEDATABASE
(MHRD)
Teachingstaffandresearchmembersarerequestedto
input their personal data into the Maritime Human
resource Database. The 3 objectives for the database
are:
1
Toprovidethepossibilityfacademiccollaboration
based on the current situation in each member
universities.
2
To provide the possibility of quality academic
interactionwithmaritimeeducationstaffmembers
andresearchstaff.
3
Toprovideforsafenavigationandcleanoceanby
improving quality of the maritime education,
trainingandresearch.
The database URL is:
http://mhrc.imerc.maritime.kobe‐u.ac.jpFig.5.
Logically–databaseisacollectionofinformation
inspecificfieldorareaofinterests.
Every modern activity organization what IAMU
no doubt is, should
understand, that proper
informationisacrucialmatter.
Usercangeneratedifferentlist(ideallist)or(close
toideallist)accordingtoexpectedneeds.
Our database do not content any wrong
informationormistakes–whatisagreathandicapof
ourHRbase.
Figure4.ExampleofpartofStructureofProgram(Gdynia
MaritimeUniversity,Poland)[3].
Figure5. Example of screenshot of access to the Maritime
HumanResourceDatabase[3].
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Our database is practically a modern version of
traditional files but exist not only in one direction
(how it is in library database which specifically is
prepared only to make a selected list of books /
articles).DifferentreasonofusingMHRD.
MHRD gives a quick access to information, easy
reportingFig.6.
Figure6.FunctiondiagramofMHDR[3].
Fig.7presentsexampleofpersonalprofileofone
ofMHDRuser.
Figure7.ExampleofpersonalprofileofoneoftheMHDR
user[3].
4 UTILIZATIONOFMARD
In2014MARDProjectwasfinalizedandthedatabase
was transferred to IAMU. The number of registered
users has increased to 708, and all IAMU
Universities/Institutions were registered into
database.
The database will be used by IAMU faculty
members who are looking to collaborate with other
researchers in
their field, create new educational
exchange opportunities, etc. The current
registered\non‐registered restrictions will stay in
place.
Expectations of possession users may require to
permanentdevelopofdatabase.
All records of registered people in Maritime
Human Resource Database should be every year or
everytwoyearupdated.
Computer interlinks give
the possibilities of
approachingtodatabaseinglobaldimensions:
Mailing–wayofactivityusinge‐mailaddressing
fromdatabase,
Teleconference – way of activity using mobile
phone / computer to initializing voice conference
withseveralperson,
Videoconference‐way of activity using mobile
phone / computer to initializing voice conference
withseveralperson,
To use above ay of communications as tele and
videoconferencethedatabaseshouldbeincreased
bytwoadditionalfields:theSkypeidentifierand
websiteaddressonFacebooksocialnetwork,
Conferenceinformationsenttoselectedaddresses
forpeoplewhodeclared interestinseparatefield
ofactivity.
Goodideaistocreatemoderatoraccountsforeach
institution. Every institution might have their own
account,whereamoderatorcouldaccessandupdate
crucialstaffinformationthatisfoundinthedatabase.
Thefinal
goalisforIAMUmemberstohaveaccessto
and use MARD, thus ensuring that a maximum
numberofuserscanbenefitfromthedatabase[4].
Dean of Navigation Department in Gdynia
Maritime University Prof. Weintrit declared that in
processofpreparing10
th
ConferenceTransNav(June
2013) was used MHRD, but only in selected list of
addresses. In process of preparing 11
th
TransNav
ConferencetheMARDhasto be usedinmorewide
scope.
IAMU directory contain only Presidents and
contact person addresses. MHRD gives a chance to
approach to much more people and strait to people
maybeinterestedinparticularsubjectofconference.
Maritime Human Resource specialists face the
increasingly
challengingissueanever‐greaternumber
of IAMU Institutions teacher. Computers can
obviously be a tremendous help for different
processes of finding proper qualified persons with
their skills, personal experience, can be stored in
centralizeddatabaseownbyInternationalAssociation
of Maritime Universities (IAMU) and then retrieved
accordingtospecificsearch
criteria.
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Contents of personal files in MHRD is actually
fixedbutmaybenearfuturewillrequiredeveloping
or modernize content of file. It should be subject of
studyinnextperiodfdevelopofproject.
Necessity for the establishing of a databank of
Different Specialties Teachers, Instructions etc. was
discussedbetween
IAMUmembersinstitutions[4].
The database, when it becomes functional, will
provide for the possibility of academic collaboration
among member institution. In that respect it must
offerextensiveresearchfunctions,amongothers,and
user‐friendlydataimportandexportfunctions.
Thedatabasecould improve quality and increase
communication in areas
of academic interaction
between maritime education staff and research
members.Thedatabasecouldimprovethequalityof
maritime education, training, and research and thus
provide safer navigation and cleaner oceanic
environment[5].
ToaccesstheMARDdatabasepleaseenteron
website:
http://mhrc.imerc.maritime.kobe‐u.ac.jp
REFERENCES:
[1] IAMU Worldwide Network of Leading Maritime
Education and Training Institutions October 2014, 16
pages,Tokyo,Japan
[2] Miyusov M., Zhukov D., Furusho M., Laczynski B.
IAMU2010ResearchProject(No.2010–4)Researchon
algorithm of collecting valuable information MET
system and Human Resource Database in IAMU
Members Universities
/ Institution March 2011, 236
pages,Tokyo,Japan
[3] Oda K. and others IAMU 2011 Research Project (No.
2011 – 5) Research on algorithm of collecting valuable
information MET system and Human Resource
Database in IAMU Members Universities / Institution
March2012,137pages,Tokyo,Japan
[4] Minutes of Meeting,
MARD Project 3
rd
Workshop on
Maritime Academic Resource Database (MARD):
“Finalising the Project” 25‐26 August 2014, 5 pages,
Brussel,Belgium
[5] Consultancy team: Zec D., Raicu G., Bolmsten J.
Independent Evaluation of the Maritime Academic
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