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Rafael Humberto Scapin, Ph.D.


E-mail: rafael @ scapin.org


PERSONAL DATA

Marital Status : Single
Nationality: Italian-Brazilian
Birth Date: February 5th, 1973

EDUCATION

Ph.D. in Computational Physics
Concentration: Distance Education via WWW.
Institute of Physics of São Carlos. University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil.
Date: April 2003

M.S. in Computational Physics
Concentration: Distance Education via WWW.
Institute of Physics of São Carlos. University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil.
Date: December 1997

B.S. in Theoretical Physics
Institute of Physics of São Carlos. University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil.
Date: December 1995

LANGUAGES

Portuguese: Mother tongue.

English: Good for reading, writing and conversation.

  • Aproved on ESLAT (English as a Second Language Achievement Test) - Alumni Association (São Paulo, Brazil), June 2000.
  • English Course at the Center for English Studies (Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA). Level of Completion: Advanced (7 of 8). Class Hours: 80. Date: January 11, 1999 - February 5, 1999.

French: Basic for reading, writing and conversation.

Spanish: Good for reading, writing and conversation.

Italian: Good for reading, writing and conversation.

  • Exchange program during 20 days in the Province of Trento (northern Italy) in July 2001. Promoted by the Autonomous Province of Trento.

COMPUTATIONAL SKILLS

Operating Systems: Knowledge of DOS, VMS, UNIX (Linux, Free BSD) and Windows 98/Me/2000/XP.

Programming Languages: Knowledge of C, C++, HTML, Java, JavaScript, Perl, PHP, mSQL, MySQL.

Aplicatives: Knowledge of Word 97/2000/XP, Excel, PowerPoint, Netscape Navigator and Internet Explorer (browsers), FrontPage (HTML editor), DreamWeaver (HTML editor), FireWorks (image editor), PhotoShop (image editor) and many others.

Large experience in developing CGI scripts and HTML pages for the WWW.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Professor at ASSER-UNICEP (Centro Universitário Central Paulista/Central Paulista Universitary Center) - Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Educação de Porto Ferreira - SP, since February 2002.

MBA Academical Coordinator: course "MBA in Business Management and Information Techonlogy". (Centro Universitário Central Paulista/Central Paulista Universitary Center) - Escola Superior de Tecnologia e Educação de Porto Ferreira - (since July 2003).

Courses taught (since February 2002):

2nd Semester 2003

  • Informatics I (Business Administration course)
  • Informatics II (Business Administration course)
  • Administration of Information Systems (Business Administration course)
  • Statistics (Business Administration course)

1st Semester 2003

  • Informatics I (Business Administration course)
  • Informatics II (Business Administration course)
  • Administration of Information Systems II (Business Administration course)

1st Semester 2002

  • Informatics I (Business Administration course)

2nd Semester 2002

  • Informatics I (Business Administration course)
  • Informatics II (Business Administration course)
  • Administration of Information Systems I (Business Administration course)

Teacher Assistant at PAE Program (Teaching Improvement Program at the University of São Paulo). Discipline: FFI-332 Programação Voltada à Internet (Internet Programming), under supervision of Prof. Dr. Guilherme Matos Sipahi. (August - December 2001)

Teacher Assistant and Teacher at PAE Program (Teaching Improvement Program at the University of São Paulo). Discipline: FFI-332 Programação Voltada à Internet (Internet Programming), under supervision of Prof. Dr. Jan Frans Willem Slaets. (August - December 2000)

Teacher Assistant at PAE Program (Teaching Improvement Program at the University of São Paulo). Discipline: SLC-523 Práticas de Ensino de Física, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Euclydes Marega Jr. (August - December 1998)

Teacher Assistant at PAE Program (Teaching Improvement Program at the University of São Paulo). Discipline: SLC-521 Instrumentação para o Ensino de Física, under supervision of Prof. Dr. Dietrich Schiel. (August - December 1996)

Author and Teacher of the course: Introduction to HTML Language, June 1996. Institute of Physics of São Carlos - University of São Paulo at São Carlos.

Teacher Assistant in the following courses:

  • FFI-180 (Laboratory of General Physics I) Institute of Physics of São Carlos - University of São Paulo at São Carlos. (February - June 1996)
  • FFI-181 (Laboratory of General Physics II) - Institute of Physics of São Carlos - University of São Paulo at São Carlos. (August - December 1995)

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WORK

"Study of Alternatives for the Implementation of a Pseudo-Associative Memory for the Wolf Dataflow Processor." Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Álvaro Garcia Neto. (October 1993 - October 1994)

AWARD RECEIVED

The doctorate project entitled "Development, Test and Evaluation of Web-Based Tools for Teaching Physics on the Internet" was selected as one of the best ones in the doctorate category in all Brazil on December 1998 by the Distance Education Division of the Ministry of Education and the Distance Education Research Supporting Program (sponsored by the Brazilian Government). Total: US$ 2,500. Only 3 projects in the doctorate category were selected in all Brazil.

ARTICLES (in Portuguese and English)

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., E. (2003). "Utilização de um Software para Criação e Gerenciamento de Cursos Online num Curso para Professores da Rede Pública". Artigo aceito para publicação na Revista Brasileira de Informática na Educação, Vol. 11, n. 1, Abril de 2003.

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., E. (2002). "WebCourse: um Software de Código Aberto para Criação e Gerenciamento de Cursos Online na Web". Paper accepted for oral presentation at "7th EUROLAT-IS Thematic Workshop on Open Source Software", São Paulo, SP, March 13-15, 2002.

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., E. (2001). "WebCourse: uma Ferramenta Hierárquica para Criação e Gerenciamento de Cursos na Web". Invited speaker at the "I Workshop de Informática do Sul de Minas", PUC Minas at Poços de Caldas, Poços de Caldas, Brazil, October 24-26, 2001.

SCAPIN, R. H.; OLIVEIRA, E. H. T.; VICENTINI, W. B. (2001). "Proposal of an Integrated Tool Involving Multiple Technologies for the Development of Courses on the Web". ED-MEDIA 2001: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Educational Telecommunications - Tampere, Finland, June 25-30, 2001.

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., EUCLYDES (2000) " A New Tool for Managing Sudents' Questions in Web-Based Distance Education Courses. The American Journal of Distance Education, Vol. 14, No. 3, November 2000."

OLIVEIRA, E. H. T; SCAPIN, R. H.; VICENTINI, W. B. (2000). "Proposal of an Integrated Tool Involving Multiple Technologies for the Development of Courses on the Web". WebNet Journal - Internet Technologies, Applications & Issues, 2(4): 52-56. Norfolk VA (USA): Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education.

OLIVEIRA, E. H. T; SCAPIN, R. H.; VICENTINI, W. B. (2000). "Proposta de Um Ambiente Hipermídia Integrado para o Desenvolvimento de Cursos a Distância". Accepted for oral presentation at the 7th International Congress in Distance Education, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, August, 16-18, 2000.

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., EUCLYDES (2000) "Proposta de uma Ferramenta Hierárquica para o Gerenciamento de Cursos na WWW."7th Interamerican Conference on Physics Education", Canela/RS, Brazil, July, 3-7, 2000.

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., EUCLYDES (2000) " Proposal of a Hierarchical Web- Based Tool for the Management and Creation of Courses on the Web." ED-MEDIA 2000: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Educational Telecommunications - Montreal, Canada, June 26 - July 1st 2000.

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., EUCLYDES (2000) " Proposal of a Web-Based Doubt- Managing System for Courses via Internet." ED-MEDIA 2000: World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Educational Telecommunications - Montreal, Canada, June 26 - July 1st 2000.

SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., EUCLYDES (1999) "Proposta de um Sistema Gerenciador de Dúvidas para Cursos Via Internet." 6th International Congress on Distance Education", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August, 25-27, 1999.

REGISTRO, ERISAURA L.; SCAPIN, R. H.; MAREGA JR., EUCLYDES (1999) "Uma Proposta de Integração da Internet ao Ensino de Física do Curso Médio das Escolas da Rede Pública. " 6th International Congress on Distance Education", Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, August, 25-27, 1999.

SCAPIN, R. H. (1997) "Desenvolvimento de uma Ferramenta para Criação e Correção Automáticas de Provas na World-Wide Web." Internal Symposium of the Hypermedia Group, Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo at São Carlos, December, 1997.

SCAPIN, R. H., GARCIA NETO, A. (1997) "Desenvolvimento de uma Ferramenta para Criação e Correção Automáticas de Provas na World-Wide Web."8th Brazilian Symposium on Informatics in Education", São José dos Campos/SP, Brazil, November, 18-20, 1997.

SCAPIN, R. H. (1996) "Investigação de Técnicas e Implementação de Ferramentas Computacionais para Avaliação de Ensino à Distância Usando Tecnologia WWW." 1st TECMED Symposium", Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo at São Carlos, December, 1996.

SCAPIN, R. H.; (1996) "Investigação de Técnicas e Implementação de Ferramentas Computacionais para Avaliação de Ensino à Distância usando Tecnologia WWW". 3rd Internal Post-Graduate Symposium of the Institute of Physics of São Carlos, University of São Paulo at São Carlos, Brazil. September 1996.

SCAPIN, R. H.; SCHIEL, D.; GARCIA NETO, A.; (1996) "Educação à Distância via World-Wide Web: o Projeto Educ@r" 1st Workshop on Distance Education. Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza (CE), Brazil. May 1996.

CANOVA, J.S.; SCAPIN, R. H.; CALTABIANO, S.E.; GARCIA NETO, A.; (1994) "Avaliação de Programas com a Arquitetura Dataflow de Manchester", 11th Undergraduate Scientific Congress CICTE-94, Institute of Mathematics and Statistics, University of São Paulo at São Paulo, Brazil. September 1994.


Last Updated: July 2003

 

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