New Moral Subjects: Walking the Line Between Autonomy and Automaton

The question of“new moral subjects”arises today in connection with the use of advanced technologies in the context of Industry 4.0,i.e.,the industrial enterprise investing in smart factories,co-robotic,additive manufacturing,augmented reality,cyber security,big data,etc.Industry 4.0 underpins what is being heralded as Industry 5.0.Technologies in this field excel in that they are not used for the mere execution of processes designed,programmed,and controlled by man,but are applied to realise“autonomously”goals in the industrial context.Consequently,their degree of automation is no longer defined by increasing independence from human beings,but by the ability to spontaneously initiate a process and implement it to useful effect.The comparison between man and machine,and the justification for the introduction of“new moral subjects”thus crucially depend on the location of“moral being”in the reference to their“autonomy”as a property characterising the“subject man”,but not the exclusive prerogative of the latter.

The Realization of Stevens’ Autonomy in The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day is a masterpiece of Ishiguro Kazuo,the winner of the 2017 Nobel Prize in Literature.Based on a six-day journey,this novel intertwined Stevens’recollections and thoughts,revealing a traditional British butler’s self-deception and self-suppression while confronting with the dilemma of professionalism and personal emotions.This article intends to analyze Stevens’realization of autonomy through his unutterable love toward Miss Kenton in three stages:separateness,competence and emotional autonomy.

企业并购风险与有效防范——基于惠普收购Autonomy的案例分析

本文以惠普公司收购Autonomy公司的交易为案例,从被收购方Autonomy公司涉嫌财务造假和收购方惠普公司内部治理紊乱与尽职调查不充分两个角度,分析该收购交易缩水的主客观原因,以期为我国准备进行海外并购的企业敲响警钟,并有针对性地提出相关建议。

基于Autonomy的国土资源档案知识挖掘与应用平台研究

本文在分析大数据背景下国土资源信息化面临的挑战及国土资源档案数据现状的基础上,提出基于Autonomy知识与服务架构,重点阐述架构的三个组成部分:数据采集平台、本体构建与分析平台、数据处理平台,介绍了基于Autonomy Idol的应用功能设计实例。探讨海量国土资源档案数据管理与应用的新方式,为国土资源数据档案的管理提供大数据支持的理论基础。

应用Autonomy专题聚类方法揭示领域学科热点

共词聚类分析是情报学中进行学科热点探测、掌握学科发展脉络的一种主要方法,目前已经比较成熟得到了广泛的应用。Autonomy公司开发的autonomy智能搜索系统也同样具备专题聚类的功能,本文对该系统专题聚类的原理以及功能进行了阐述,并用CSCD的试验数据对系统的聚类功能进行测试。通过对试验结果的分析和解释,证明了autonomy系统的专题聚类功能具有一定的应用价值,可以与其他聚类方法结合起来,对探测学科热点提供一定的帮助。

On Learner Autonomy in Foreign Language Education

Previous studies abroad and at home on learner autonomy have provided a variety of definitions from different perspectives as a framework of reference for the essence of LA. Therefore, based on the characteristics of LA, ways such as cultivation of LA beliefs and learning strategies, construction of a favorable LA environment and promotion of learner autonomy through teacher autonomy can be employed to foster students'autonomous learning ability.

浅谈在SEFC课堂中实施Learner Training,Autonomy和Motivation

语言心理学的研究越来越关注学习者的学习方法、学习态度与激励机制。如果我们能够很好地把他们运用到我们的教学中,充分调动起学习者的学习积极性,我们的语言教学将会出现前所未有的飞跃!

On the Development of Chinese College Students'English Listening Autonomy

The article discusses issues related to listening autonomy including the definition of listening and autonomy.The foster of listening involve the collaborated effort of the listening teacher and student.Meanwhile three specific ways to improve listen ing autonomy are presented-keeping a listening diary,extensive listening and forming a listening online community.

A Study on Teacher Autonomy in English Language Teacher's Professional Development in Vocational Colleges

Teacher professional development(TPD), which is related with teacher education, has been the topic of vital significance in the world educational reform. There are diverse modes and approaches of teacher development, among which, teacher autonomy(TA) is a new concept. It is relatively new and has received insufficient attention in China, especially in vocational colleges. The related research of this kind on English teachers in vocational colleges is far from enough. Based on this situation,some investigations were conducted on the topic of TA among 5 vocational colleges in Kunming, Yunnan Province. By utilizing questionnaires and interviews as the main investigation tools, the present author conducted the survey of the current situation of the English teachers' professional development and the existing problems, aiming at exploring the effective ways of promoting English language teachers'(autonomy) development in the context of vocational colleges.

An Analysis of Learner Autonomy and Learning Strateg ies in CALL Environment

In recent years,computer assisted language learning(CALL) increasingly attracts language learners’ attentions with evident advantages.This paper introduces the basic concepts concerning CALL,learner autonomy and learning strategies,and tentatively proposes suggestions for developing language learners’ strategies in CALL environment based on CALL situations in China.

Promoting Learner Autonomy and Cooperation in College English Teaching

Chinese college students over-depend on their teachers in English learning. At the same time, they are used to learning all by themselves, lacking the spirit of cooperation. This paper describes an experiment aimed to promote learner autonomy and cooperation among college students. A new teaching mode was used in a class, which has 38 students and the class was chosen randomly from 9 classes of the first year students in Wuhan Commercial Service College. Analysis statistics and questionnaire information indicated that the new teaching mode introduced was effective both in helping students acquire knowledge and in promoting learner autonomy and cooperation. The result of the experiment provides a quotable teaching mode for English teachers of colleges.

The Enhancement Effect of Learner Autonomy on Motivation in SLL

For many years now," autonomy" in learning has been a topic of widespread discussion in educational field.Accordingly,it is Henry Holec who introduced learner autonomy to the field of second language in his project report to the Council of Europe in 1981.Motivation is also a widely used psychological term in our daily life and research.Both learner autonomy and motivation are important factors in influencing learning effects.Many researchers conduct studies on learner autonomy and motivation.There are also some studies on the correlation between learner autonomy and motivation in SLL(Second Language Learning).However,few of them focus on the effect of learner autonomy on motivation.Thus,it makes an attempt to investigate whether learner autonomy has an enhancement effect on motivation.It combines motivation and learner autonomy together to find some effective and efficient ways of promoting foreign or second language learning.In another way,it enriches learner autonomy research.It holds that learner autonomy is a very important factor in influencing motivation.It will make a combination between learner autonomy and motivation in SLL to find some new ways of promoting learners' motivation and learning efficiency.A survey methodology has been employed which consists of qualitative and quantitative methods.Specifically,both questionnaire and interview have been conducted in the research.

启动LEARNER AUTONOMY

LEARNERAUTONOMY指的是学生学习的自主性和主动性。其关键在于教师如何教会学生学习。教师的教学重点应放在学生的学上，而不在教上。学生的学习自主性可以从四个方面来培养：1、树立学生的外语学习的自信心；2、调动学生学习的主动性；3、采用适当的教学形式；4、采用交际策略，保持学生的学习热情。

How to Promote EFL Learner Autonomy in China

The learner–centered teaching method is replacing the traditional teacher-centered one.This means that learners will assume greater responsibility for their own learning.This paper aims to introduce the definitions of leaner autonomy,the necessity and factors of cultivating learners’autonomy and how to promote learner autonomy.

Design method of organizational structure for MAVs and UAVs heterogeneous team with adjustable autonomy

The increasingly complex battlefield environment requests much closer connection in a team having both manned and unmanned aerial vehicles(MAVs and UAVs). This special heterogeneous team structure causes demands for effective organizational structure design solutions. Implementing adjustable autonomy in the organizational structure, the expected evaluation function is established based on the physical resource, intelligent resource, network efficiency, network vulnerability and task execution reliability. According to the above constraints, together with interaction latency, decision-making information processing capacity, and decision-making latency, we aim to find a preferential organizational structure. The proposed organizational structure includes cooperative relationships, supervisory control relationships, and decision-making authorization relationships. In addition,by considering the influence on the intelligent support capabilities and the task execution reliability created by adjustable autonomy, it helps to build the proposed organizational structure designed with certain degree of flexibility to deal with the potential changes in the unpredictable battlefield environment. Simulation is conducted to confirm our design to be valid. And the method is still valid under different battlefield environments and interventions.

An Exploration of the Concept of Learner Autonomy

The concept of learner autonomy is well known as very complex as many scholars put emphasis on differences between his ideas and others'. That no consensus has reached so far puzzles us. However, a good understanding of autonomy is the basis of putting development of autonomy into practice. Through examining common features of different concepts and explaining the relationship between autonomy and its related concepts, the highly condensed qualities of "relativity" and "duality" are put forward and some implications about specific ways of fostering autonomy in Chinese educational context are also discussed.

The relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress among nurses working in children's units and pediatric intensive care wards

Background: Nurses serve as the primary source of care for minor patients in intensive care units. Even though they support both patients and their relatives, these nurses may experience moral distress from their profession. While managing their daily relationships with their patients, nurses must also be able to control their actions to feel that they are from a social unit and feel their competence in association with others.Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress among nurses working in children's units and pediatric intensive care wards. Methods: This descriptive/comparative cross-sectional study was conducted in 2015 using 120 nurses as subjects. Subjects were selected using the census method. The research tools used to gain measurable data were the Pankratznursing questionnaire(PNQ) and Corley'sMoral distress scale (MDS). In order to analyze the collected data, descriptive statistic tests such as the relative frequency distribution, mean, standard deviation and the Pearson correlation test, T-test, ANOVA, and regression were used. The SPSSv.20 software was also used to analyze the data obtained. Results: The relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress revealed that there was a significant positive relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress in the intensity (r=0.39;P<0.001) and the iteration (r=0.41;P<0.001). In addition, professional autonomy predicted 18% of changes in intensity of moral distress in total(MR = 0.42, R2 = 0.18) and also professional au-tonomy predicted 25% of iteration in moral distress in total(MR = 0.507, R2= 0.25). Conclusions: The results of this study revealed that there was a direct positive relationship between professional autonomy and moral distress.

Research on the Judicial Relief System of Villagers' Autonomy Rights

Starting from the division of the functions of the village committee,the use of self-government rights of the villagers was examined in view of the different functions.Judicial remedies should be screened whether or not the exercise of autonomy,as well as the main disputes in order to determine the specific litigation.The responsibility determination of the villagers' autonomy rights prosecution in different circumstances is put forward.

上市公司财务会计欺诈中审计方责任研究——惠普Autonomy的案例分析

审计行为具有外部性、公共产品属性与不可预测性,出于自身利益最大化目标影响,审计方在政府与法律管制下会选择能实现自身利益最大化的审计质量,而审计责任在决定审计质量方面影响举足轻重,但无论是审计理论还是法律制度,都对审计方责任的相关规定不太完善。本文以惠普Autonomy公司的案例为分析对象对审计方责任进行分析,在剖析了审计理论与制度的基础上,探讨了会计欺诈下审计方责任的认定与加强。

A Study on the Relationship between Intrinsic Motivation and Learner Autonomy in English Learning of Non-English Major College Students

To provide scientific feedback and advice on improving the English autonomous learning ability of non-English majorsand in improving the quality of English for non-English majors, it is urgent to study the relationship between intrinsic motivationand learner autonomy. Based on the theory of intrinsic motivation and learner autonomy, a questionnaire survey is used to investi-gate non-English students at Northeast Agricultural University. The obtained data through SPSS analysis and case simulation showthat there is a positive correlation between intrinsic motivation and learner autonomy, which proves the necessity and feasibility ofconstructing autonomous learning factor model to improve the self-learning ability of contemporary non-English majors.