Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas

I am a teacher of the Federal University of Paraná. I am a Civil Engineer from the University of Fortaleza (1996), Master (1999) and Doctor (2003) in Production Engineering from Federal University of Santa Catarina. I worked in manufacturing industry, architecture residential / industrial and construction management in the Construction Industry and business consulting. I operates in research and extension activities in the areas of technological innovation to product development and information services, Mapping and Information Flow, Information Management, Lean Thinking, Lean Office, information and communication technology and its applications in the creation of learning objects to promote continuing education and training, corporate education and distance education. Projects developed at the Laboratory of Digital Media and Center for Studies in Virtual and Augmented Reality.

EDUCATION

Civil Engineer from the University of Fortaleza (1996), Master (1999) and Doctor (2003) in Production Engineering from Federal University of Santa Catarina

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Engineering, Management of Technology and Innovation, Education, Multidisciplinary

FUTURE PROJECTS

Scopus Publications

How Circular Economy Strategies Can Be Implemented in the Dwelling Renovation Design Phase
Ísis Figueirôa, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, Sergio Fernando Tavares, and Luís Bragança
Springer Nature Switzerland
AbstractThe world’s largest consumer of raw materials is the construction sector, which mostly adopts the linear economy model. Several researchers make an effort to study how to realize a transition in the sector to a circular model of environmental development, applying strategies to preserve the raw resources, maintain materials in use as long as they can be, and reuse and recycle the building components. For increased circular efficiency of the construction, it is ideal to adopt strategies still in the design phase, however, most city buildings weren’t built taking this into account and have a low possibility of adaptation of spaces and disassembly of their materials and components. Dwelling renovation has a crucial role in this scenario, and this research aims to figure out how these strategies can be applied to renovation projects since there is a lack of information on how to do this, as the studies are addressed more to new buildings. Through a systematic literature review, using relevant terms, this document identified the principal’s circular economy strategies for the design phase, the dwelling spatial configuration models and the dissatisfaction of its inhabitants, and some design possibilities that can be applied to renovation projects. These findings contribute to the development of documents focused on architectural design practice.


Potential Synergy Between Agile Management and the Mindset of Circular Economy in Construction Projects
Flávia Luisa Pires Enembreck, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, Luís Bragança, and Sergio Fernando Tavares
Springer Nature Switzerland
AbstractThe focus of project management on processes and activities in the construction sector presents high variability and uncertainty. This article suggests the adoption of agile methodologies with an emphasis on people as an alternative that encourages reflection and anticipation of building maintenance and demolition problems. The objective is to identify the theoretical proximity between the main characteristics of agile construction project management and the circular economy mindset. The methodology used was a systematic bibliographical review and state-of-the-art content analysis on the application of agile in construction projects, with the discovery of the most cited characteristics and, subsequently, the establishment of a correlation with the elements of the circular economy mindset from inferences regarding the similarity of concepts and perspectives between both. From this analysis emerges the synergy between the circular and agile mindset. The conclusive trend is that architecture and construction benefit from the transitions from traditional management methodology to agile management and from the linear economy to the circular economy, given its limited technological stage in Brazil, in addition to the possibility of reducing waste generation and maintenance of the added value of buildings.


The Materials Bank of the City of Porto: Flow of Processes to Recover Tiles in Urban Operations of Historic Buildings
Mayara Regina Munaro, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, Sergio Fernando Tavares, and Luís Bragança
Springer Nature Switzerland
AbstractThe recovery and reuse of materials are one of the main objectives of the circular economy (CE) to minimize the environmental impacts of the construction industry. Public policies, citizen cultural awareness, urban mining practices, and analysis of material flows are being increasingly investigated seeking the reinsertion of materials into the economy. These practices are particularly important when they aim to protect the history and culture of a country, as in the case of Portuguese tiles, which constitute a significant part of Portuguese cultural heritage and must be safeguarded and protected. This article presents a case study of the Materials Bank (MB) of the City of Porto, Portugal, which aims to recover and protect the tile heritage of historic buildings in the municipality. The study sought to map the flow of processes that enable the formation of the MB, due to the joint efforts of local governance and public policies. The flowchart obtained guides managers to create public policies associated with actions for the maintenance and reuse of building materials in buildings related to historical and cultural heritage. It is observed that from legislation and engaged governance, it is possible to accelerate the operation of circular actions in the built environment and promote greater awareness about the reuse of secondary materials and the protection of historical heritage.


O fluxo da informação na criação de um microlearning sobre economia
Felipe Lopes Roberto
IBICT
Introduction: The area of ​​education is important for a Circular Economy, as the transition to circular models requires individuals and organizations that learn to innovate and put into practice what they have learned in the real world. This area, from elementary school to graduate school, plays a vital role in ensuring that students of all ages are equipped with the key skills and knowledge to execute circular thinking in their careers. Objective: Map the information flow stages present in the MOOC production process on Circular Economy. Methodology: This research is characterized as exploratory in terms of its objectives and analyzes the flow of information in the process of creating an informational product with regard to procedures. Results: This research showed that an activity of an interdisciplinary nature, such as Information Management - which evolves over time, mainly due to technological innovations - contributed to mapping the stages of needs, obtaining, treatment, distribution, use, storage and disposal of information from the information flow within the process of developing an information product – in this case, the IEC MOOC. Conclusion: Associated with the concepts of information architecture, information design and information ergonomics, GI helped in the structuring, organization and presentation of educational information, optimizing the transmission of knowledge and user experience.


The flow of information in the creation of a microlearning on circular economy
Felipe Lopes Roberto, Maria Do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Antonio Hélio Junqueira
IBICT
Introduction: The area of education is important for a Circular Economy, as the transition to circular models requires individuals and organizations that learn to innovate and put into practice what they have learned in the real world. This area, from elementary school to graduate school, plays a vital role in ensuring that students of all ages are equipped with the key skills and knowledge to execute circular thinking in their careers. Objective: Map the information flow stages present in the MOOC production process on Circular Economy. Methodology: This research is characterized as exploratory in terms of its objectives and analyzes the flow of information in the process of creating an informational product with regard to procedures. Results: This research showed that an activity of an interdisciplinary nature, such as Information Management - which evolves over time, mainly due to technological innovations - contributed to mapping the stages of needs, obtaining, treatment, distribution, use, storage and disposal of information from the information flow within the process of developing an information product – in this case, the IEC MOOC. Conclusion: Associated with the concepts of information architecture, information design and information ergonomics, GI helped in the structuring, organization and presentation of educational information, optimizing the transmission of knowledge and user experience.


In your heart’s tiktok: From “jabá” to trends. strategies and algorithmic manipulation in the production of musical success
Antonio Hélio Junqueira and Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas
Escola Superior de Propaganda e Marketing (ESPM)
O TikTok tornou-se internacionalmente plataforma digital de notável expansão de consumo, reconhecida como capaz de formar opinião pública, ecoar pautas e debates do momento e favorecer a propagação de tendências nos mais diversos campos da vida social. A música constitui parte essencial da experiência dos frequentadores dessa plataforma digital, na qual as composições surgem em vídeos curtos, editadas, remixadas, pasteurizadas ou distorcidas, participando e dando suporte aos mais diferentes tipos de performances dos frequentadores. O artigo explora, a partir da revisão crítica da literatura científica sobre o tema, as implicações e impactos dessas novas práticas, usos e consumo de música no âmbito da plataformização da indústria cultural sob a intensa mediação algorítmica, fenômenos para os quais o TikTok contribui de forma importante e decisiva.


Teacher training in Brazilian universities in the postpandemic period
Regiane Piontkewicz, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Ricardo Mendes Junior
FapUNIFESP (SciELO)
Resumo A pesquisa analisa como as universidades brasileiras conduzem a formação dos seus docentes no período pós pandemia. Uma pesquisa de levantamento com a participação de 59 universidades (35 públicas e 24 privadas) foi aplicada no segundo semestre de 2021. Os resultados mostram que houve uma evolução em relação à formação docente após o Ensino remoto emergencial, com o aumento da quantidade e diversidade de cursos, abrangência e adesão de mais professores, formações de forma contínua, instituição ou melhoria de planos de formação. Muitos cursos ofertados referem-se ao uso de ferramentas tecnológicas básicas ou tradicionais e foram necessários para a continuidade das aulas de forma remota, no entanto, ainda existem possibilidades de explorar outras ferramentas com outras finalidades de uso, desenvolvendo a Competência Docente Digital. Para sistematizar os planos e programas de formação, sugere-se o uso de ferramentas da Gestão do Conhecimento, mais especificamente o modelo Seci, pois possibilita a conversão entre os tipos de conhecimento e avaliação contínua.


El flujo de información en la creación de un microlearning sobre economía circular
Felipe Lopes Roberto, Maria Do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Antonio Hélio Junqueira
IBICT
La educación es un área importante para promover la Economía Circular, puesla transición para modelos circulares requiere individuos y organizaciones que aprendana innovar y poner en práctica lo que aprendieron en el mundo real. Esta área, desde laescuela primaria hasta el posgrado, desempeña un papel vital para asegurar que alumnosde todas las edades estén preparados con las principales habilidades y conocimientos paraejecutar el pensamiento circular en sus carreras. Objetivo: Mapear las etapas del flujo de lainformación presentes en el proceso productivo de cursos masivos abiertos y online sobreEconomía Circular. Metodología: Esta investigación es exploratoria cuantos a sus objetivosy se propone hacer un análisis del flujo de la información en el proceso de creación de unproducto informacional con respecto a los procedimientos. Resultados: Evidenció que unaactividad de naturaleza interdisciplinaria, como la Gestión de la Información, contribuyópara mapear las etapas de necesidades, obtención, tratamiento, distribución, utilización,almacenamiento y descarte de la información del flujo informacional dentro del proceso dedesarrollo de un producto informacional. Conclusión: La asociada de los conceptos dearquitectura de la información, diseño de la información, ergonomía de la información y lagestión de la información auxiliaron en la estructuración, organización y presentación delcontenido educativo, optimizando la transmisión de información y la experiencia del usuario.


Requirements for Data Science: analyzing job postings with text mining
, André José Ribeiro Guimarães, Ricardo Mendes Júnior, , Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and
AISTI
Esta pesquisa identifica os requisitos para cientistas de dados no Brasil em anúncios de emprego. Para analisar estes documentos, adota métodos de mineração de texto: n-grama, modelagem de tópico e agrupamento. Os resultados apontam uma concentração de vagas em São Paulo e revelam que a modalidade remota é a segunda mais ofertada. Além disso, destaca que os salários no Brasil estão abaixo da média de outros países, mesmo que as organizações procurem por profissionais experientes e com alto nível educacional. Quanto aos requisitos, há o predomínio de habilidades técnicas como machine learning, modelos estatísticos, python, banco de dados, dentre outras. Para as técnicas de mineração, demonstra que n-grama e o agrupamento são mais adequadas que a modelagem de tópicos.


Circular Business Models: Current State and Framework to Achieve Sustainable Buildings
Mayara Regina Munaro, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, Sergio Fernando Tavares, and Luís Bragança
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)



Interactions between Lean Construction Principles and Circular Economy Practices for the Construction Industry
Gabriel Luiz Fritz Benachio, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Sergio Fernando Tavares
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)



Information Science, scholarly communication and internationalization
Paula Carina de Araújo, Maria Do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Helza Ricarte Lanz
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Apresenta o fasciculo v.10, n.2 de maio/ago. de 2021 da Revista AtoZ. 


Information management in lean office deployment contexts
Rodrigo de Castro Freitas and Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas
Emerald
PurposeLean office covers the improvement of administrative processes and information flows. In offices, one of the essential challenges is to coordinate the development of information management capabilities. Thus, this paper aims to identify the key factors of information management in lean office deployment contexts.Design/methodology/approachBy adopting a qualitative approach, it consists of theoretical research that applies grounded theory's coding technique and exploits 27 scientific studies on lean office published in the past 20 years.FindingsIt identifies five key factors for managing information into an organizational structure that optimizes information flow, such as “information-seeking,” “access to information,” “information quality,” “information processing” and “use of information and communication technology”.Research limitations/implicationsData analysis was restricted in scientific research regarding lean office deployment. Therefore, the accuracy of the concepts and categories of information management proposed in this paper can be adjusted and validated in future research, thus deepening the discussion of its findings.Practical implicationsIt highlights issues for managing information in contemporary organizations such as failures in information retrieval, restrictions on access to information, lack of quality information, inadequate information processing criteria and inefficiency of information systems infrastructure.Originality/valueIt analyzes the lean office deployment from the theoretical framework of information management. Thus, it differs from other studies in this field because it is not limited to the operational aspects of lean management. Nevertheless, it shows that lean office reconfigures information flows and continually improves organizations’ strategic management.


Circular economy in the construction industry: A systematic literature review
Gabriel Luiz Fritz Benachio, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Sergio Fernando Tavares
Elsevier BV



Contribution of Nvivo software in the evaluation of a discipline with content in a virtual learning environment
Regiane Piontkewicz, Eloni dos Santos Perin, Maria do Carmo Duarte Feitas, and Ricardo Mendes Junior
Biblioteca Central da UNB
A análise qualitativa de dados tem despertado um interesse crescente por parte de pesquisadores, principalmente na área das ciências sociais. Ao mesmo tempo, o volume desses dados cresceu de tal modo que favoreceu o surgimento de ferramentas para auxiliar no seu tratamento. Dentre elas, encontra-se o software NVivo, que possui aceitação por pesquisadores. Este artigo tem o objetivo de analisar a contribuição do software NVivo na avaliação de uma disciplina com conteúdo em um Ambiente Virtual de Aprendizagem. Para isso, foram utilizados os materiais e as discussões disponíveis da disciplina de Métodos Qualitativos de Pesquisa em Informação e Conhecimento, ministrada na pós-graduação de uma universidade pública do Sul do Brasil. Os fóruns das discussões foram organizados em arquivos, que constituíram o corpus de análise da pesquisa, totalizando 21 arquivos, que foram lidos e categorizados conforme categorias e unidades propostas por Bardin. O uso do NVivo facilitou a tarefa de codificação, bem como possibilitou a criação de gráficos e matrizes que contribuíram com a interpretação dos resultados, sendo os principais deles: a) predominância nas discussões de temas relacionados à coleta de dados, com destaque para as técnicas de entrevista, narrativa e grupo focal; b) constatação de tipos diferentes de contribuições e interações entre os alunos; c) preocupação dos alunos em ter uma abordagem completa na produção dos textos para os fóruns; d) maior disponibilidade de materiais não significa maior contribuição nas discussões dos temas. Com base nos resultados encontrados, é possível afirmar que o uso do software para realizar a análise de conteúdo dos textos produzidos pelos alunos contribui com o(a) professor(a) na avaliação da disciplina, de forma que ajustes possam feitos para o planejamento da próxima oferta, além de contribuir no processo de avaliação dos próprios alunos.


Editorial




Interdisciplinary Informational Practices in the Context of the pandemic of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Paula Carina de Araújo, Raimunda Hermelinda Maia Macena, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Helza Ricarte Lanz
Universidade Federal do Paraná
Apresenta o fasciculo v.9, n.2 de 2020 da Revista AtoZ. Contextualiza o momento de emergência sanitária causada pela pandemia do Coronavírus (COVID-19) por meio de pesquisas relacionadas às práticas informacionais interdisciplinares.


Specificities of SMEs relevant to knowledge management: A systematic literature review
Jeanfrank T.D. Sartori, Guilherme F. Frederico, Maria Do Carmo Duarte Freitas, and Ricardo Mendes Júnior
Inderscience Publishers



THE EMERGENCE OF UNDERSTANDING “INFORMATION” FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, Cristiane Sinimbu Sanchez, and Flavia Roberta Fernandes
Universidade Federal do Paraná
O Comitê Editorial AtoZ apresenta o V8N2 destacando os principais tópicos abordados na publicação. Noticia a nova editora da revista e a publicação dos próximos números em fluxo contínuo.


Green Supply Chain Management in the Construction Industry: A literature review
G L F Benachio, M C D Freitas, and S F Tavares
IOP Publishing



Competency based evaluation in massive open online courses by the use of rubric
Byanca Neumann Salerno and Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas
Universidade Federal do Parana
O desenvolvimento das tecnologias da informação e seu uso na área da educação contextualiza o surgimento dos Cursos Online Abertos e Massivos caracterizados pela ausência de pré-requisitos para ingresso e quantidade ilimitada de estudantes. Um dos problemas enfrentados nesses cursos é a alta taxa de evasão dos estudantes devido à falta de engajamento. Além disso, há dificuldade para avaliar a aprendizagem e garantir que as competências esperadas com o curso sejam desenvolvidas. Esta pesquisa tem como objetivo formular diretrizes para o desenvolvimento de conteúdos em MOOCs com a utilização de rubricas de avaliação por competências. A metodologia é de revisão sistemática a partir de pesquisa bibliográfica e análise de conteúdo sobre as práticas e estratégias educacionais utilizadas no ensino superior e nos Cursos Online Abertos e Massivos. Os resultados parciais mostram que a avaliação é capaz de motivar o engajamento dos estudantes e que grandes provedores de MOOCs como o Coursera e o edX têm investido em tecnologias automáticas para esse fim. No entanto, essas tecnologias não avaliam os estudantes a partir de competências. Portanto, elas não são suficientes para substituir a avaliação formativa baseada em competências que o professor é capaz de proporcionar por meio de rubricas.


Editorial
Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas and Vera Lucia Bello Chagas
Universidade Federal do Parana
Este número da Revista AtoZ - novas práticas em informação e conhecimento propõe consolidar a busca de aquisição de competências colaborativas de professores de onze universidades brasileiras associados à Rede de Gestão da Informação e do Conhecimento (Rede GIC). O volume 8 número 1, apresenta um novo horizonte no campo da investigação em gestão da informação como consequência e influenciado pela globalização. Expõe 8 (oito) propostas de pesquisa de mestrado em andamento discutidas pelos autores e professores participantes do II Consórcio Mestral e Doutoral da Rede GIC ocorrido em Curitiba, de 27 a 29 de junho de 2018. Boa leitura! 


Lean Office contributions for organizational learning
Rodrigo de Castro Freitas, Maria do Carmo Duarte Freitas, Glauco Gomes de Menezes, and Ricardo Siebenrok Odorczyk
Emerald
PurposeIn organizational contexts, learning fosters the creation of knowledge at the individual and collective levels. In Lean Office, processes are customer oriented through continuous improvement and elimination of waste. In addition, Lean Office can promote changes in the corporate environment and drive organizational learning. Thus, the purpose of this paper is to identify and analyze the Lean Office factors that contribute to the organizational learning.Design/methodology/approachThe method consists in a qualitative analysis of researches on Lean Office carried out in Brazil, based on the theoretical framework for analyzing organizational learning proposed by Argote and Miron-Spektor (2011). This framework defends the relevance of context and experience in knowledge conversion processes in organizations.FindingsThe study shows that Lean Office provides benefits for the learning process through Work Cells, Value Stream Mapping and Continuous Improvement. The effects of Lean Office are present in the organizational context, culture and behaviors, attitudes and skills of individuals.Practical implicationsThis study brings for academics a discussion on Lean Office from the standpoint of elements pertaining to the organizational learning process. In this aspect, the study proposes treating the topic at a strategy level, striving to break out of the research boundaries that limit their scope to their operational results. For practitioners, the study introduces Lean Office factors that add positive results to the organizational learning process.Originality/valueThe paper presents a reflection of Lean Office in the field of organizational learning. In addition to the elimination of waste, the study investigates other functions in which Lean initiatives play a role, such as providing solutions for organizational problems and creating favorable learning contexts.


Management of intellectual capital in a system of management accounting information
Regiane Piontkewicz, Maria do Carmo D. Freitas, Avanilde Kemczinski, and Claudia Duran San Martin
IEEE



Theoretical aspects of the information and knowledge engineering
Maria do Carmo D. Freitas, Ricardo Mendes, Guilherme Frederico, Ricardo S. Odorczyk, Felisa M. Cordova, and Claudia A. Duran
IEEE

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