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Managerial instrument for didactic staff structure optimization for Distance Learning

“…Within this science, certain quantitative techniques and methods have been developed. The method used for building a managerial instrument that allows the optimization of teaching staff structure for distance education programs is linear programming method, which is a managerial and mathematical tool for optimizing a function dependent on one or more variables and taking into consideration certain restrictions [7][8][9]10]. Any linear programing problem is a quantitative approach of a phenomenon that is based on a mathematical model.…”

Cyber Security Teaching and Learning Laboratories: A Survey

“…The benefits of this offering is that multiple OSs can be used on the one machine by virtualising one or more of them; this also means that a user can run applications which wouldn't normally run on the same platform. 36 In an educational environment, if a student misconfigures a machine it may be unavailable until it is fixed, which may take some time and may require some technical expertise. However, when using desktop virtualisation, if a student misconfigures or causes corruption in a VM, this will not damage the host machine.…”

“…However, when using desktop virtualisation, if a student misconfigures or causes corruption in a VM, this will not damage the host machine. 36 There are also challenges with this method; students may not have the computing resources at home to be able to carry out such experiments. There is also the challenge of how to transport the VMs, as they are often quite large files.…”

“…The cloud hosting will allow global access to students away from campus, which provides an opportunity for improved distance learning offerings. 36 Some cost savings can be made for the institution as resources are used more efficiently, maximising their use. 36 Using the services of a cloud service provider further cost savings can be made as they often offer an on-demand scheme where users pay only for what they use.…”

“…36 Some cost savings can be made for the institution as resources are used more efficiently, maximising their use. 36 Using the services of a cloud service provider further cost savings can be made as they often offer an on-demand scheme where users pay only for what they use. 36 This centralisation is good for educational institutions; as work can be automatically backed up to prevent students losing work or to even prevent work being lost in case of server failure.…”