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Editorial Board

Victoria E. HernándezJosé Julián ÑáñezAlejandro MéndezOscar Luna Riojas

Danilo BonillaJhon Fredy MontesJuan Carlos Mojica

Milena Alcócer

DirectionGloria Isabel Vargas H.

CoordinationJulio César Bocanegra Bocanegra

Media RoomUNAD CEAD Ibagué

Edition, Desing and Layout

Doris Edith Rojas Celis

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L a s t March, the D e a n o f the School o f Bas i c Sciences,Engineering a n d Technology (ECBTI) Engineer Gustavo Velasquez Quintana, visited the CEAD Ibague with the purpose of soc ia l i z i ng t he Ne twork ing Technology program and the Cisco Academy. During the activity, he interacted with all tutors and local leaders ECBTI of the 8 centers that take part of the South Zone through a web conference from the Node Ibague. .

SOUTH ZONE, HOST MEETING OF NATIONAL RESEARCH V

By 2010, Node Ibague has been selected as the host of the V version of the National Research Meeting, it is pertinent to highlight the relevance of this great event for the scientific and technological development of each of the regions that conform the UNAD.

It is a further opportunity for internal and external researchers, showing their full potential through innovative ideas, for this reason, the area invites all groups and nurseries in the area to participate in this event with presentations and assistance.

"Do not wait for the right time. Start now. Do it now. If you wait for the right time, you´ll never stop waiting. . (Jasmine Gillman)

CEAD IBAGUE, FIRM IN DEVELOPING COMMUNITY PROJECTS

UNAD BUILDING THE QUALITY OF LIFE

Student Guillermo Alfonso Rodríguez,developing workshops to commune 3 families from Ibagué

The families of the commune 3 of Ibague, strengthened their affective and psychosocial links after being carried out the proposal made by the student Guillermo Alfonso Rodríguez, from the program of Psychology of the Center for Distance Education (CEAD) Ibague, which belongs to the South Zone of UNAD.

The proposal is for the intended professional experience, one way of degree that UNAD offers to its students in order to achieve the academic grade, which also allows them to develop the soc ia l focus o f the un ivers i ty, appropriating the professional role and demonstrate their competence in different fields of action to which they will face I daily life.

It is important to say that during the d e v e l o p m e n t o f t h e p r o j e c t “STRENGTHEN SOCIO-AFFECTIVE AND PSYCHOSOCIAL LIKS IN COMMUNE 3 FAMILIES OF IBAGUE”, the Psychosocial Support Centre (CAP) of CEAD was vital in the construction of diagnosis of personality analysis ad observation processes.

Besides because it is considered the appropriate place for the development of strategies that reinforce the construction of human values, representing in better family relationships, better self-concept and citizenship.

During the Project surveys, pre-test, post tes t and workshops based on communication were applied in order to facilitate the interaction between university and community. After the research, it was indentified that, in terms of implementation and use of ICT, largely older people are also interested in making appropriate use of these tools ad want to learn about the subject to approach and understand in a better way with their family and neighbors.

Secondly it was determined that residents wishing to participate in the processes that help strengthen relationships, to improve their quality of life. Also, the diagnosis established that to prevent domestic violence is very important as well as the fact of recognizing the vulnerability of people who live in the sector.Respondents said that the family is formed by power of love, but as time passed, this is no longer enough to keep them together and therefore family love is threatened and dissolved. For this reason, they want to rescue the social and civic virtues to help improving relationships and other problems that arise in daily life.Similarly, the diagnosis indicated that communication and emotions are factor that determine the social development of families.Faced with the results produced by the instruments used, it is determined that improving the family conditions it will be possible to guarantee an effective integral development of each one of its members and at the same time, they will participate in the social construction community. In th is regard, the Psychosocial Support Center (CAP) of CEAD Ibague will continue working to i m p r o v e f a m i l y r e l a t i o n s h i p s , communications and profiting spaces that allow the articulation of the beneficiaries, in important family projects at medium and long term, which rescue the family, values, integrity and sense of social belonging, recovering the humanistic sense of ethical and moral values.

ByJulio César Bocanegra B.Doris Edith Rojas C.

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EditorialGloria IsabelVargas HurtadoDirectorSouth Zone - UNAD Node Ibague

No doubt, 2009 generated for the South Zone and for our zone numerours achievements that allowed first build a strong team, dynamic, entrepreneurial and willing to face the challenges b r o u g h t w i t h t h i s y e a r, t h e strengthening of each of the processes and procedures is evidenced in achieving the Operational Plan 2009, from academics, pedagogical media and mediat ions, technological innovation, regional development to the administrative as a foundation for the achievement of mission of our institution.

The quality certification as one of the significant achievements of UNAD, where the South Zone contributed significantly, it generated a revolution in thought and conviction of each member of UNAD family to strengthen each of the processes and procedures certified, which implies an evident development in the quality of our services and attention to both internal and external users.

One of the fundamental tools in the process dynamic and fulfillment of goals were definitely the “REDES” a total of 13, which made communication an assertive media to concertation, planning and achievements reflected in all levels, it is also evident the commitment of our leaders to take on new challenges and commitments to themselves and to our institution, as well as the willingness of all staff with inputs and responsibility towards the provided goals.

The balance carried out by our executives lead by Principal on 17 December in Accountability was the recognition of our Zone for its high l e v e l s o f o w n e r s h i p , p r o j e c t i m p l e m e n t a t i o n , a c a d e m i c managemen t , l eade rsh ip and contributions made not only to the area but to the country in general, which fills us with satisfaction because of the accomplished work, but also it is challenge to continue on the path to a c a d e m i c a n d a d m i n i s t r a t i v e excellence.

For this year South Zone, as overall

betting in its Operative Plan, aims to

mantain the SGC through academic

s t reg then ing i n t echno log i ca l

development of OVAS, Radio and

Telev is ion in Vi r tua l Campus,

Development of region through

management of relevant research

projects, Enlistment of programs for

accredi tat ion and Al l iances of

articulation, Psychosocial Attention

Centers carrying out actions focused on

attention to community leaders of the

region and to the management and

resources optimization.

So we started this year 2010 with many personal, professional and labor commitments, we welcome to the UNAD family in order to continue sharing the opportunity to grow up together and make the country a legacy for peace and improvement of life quality and projection.

We thank our readers their opinions and

suggestions, which can be sent to the e-

mail Ibague@unad.edu.co, these ones

are very important to us, besides they

will be included in each edition.

Happy 2010

T h e y e a r 2 0 1 0 i s f r a u g h t w i t h c h a l l e n g e s t h a t w i l l c a r r y t h e S o u t h Z o n e a s

one of the areas w i t h more established r e s e a r c hprocesses at the n a t i o n a l l e v e l . In this sense, for t h i s y e a r w i l l have 5 winners of

f i n a n c i n g n e wprojects, depending on the callof eligible projects 2010 set y the National Research Coordination SIUNAD .

Three of the winning projects ,were presented by the PRISMA group of Virtual Health Care Community Centers ( C C AV ) o f N e i v a : S T U D E N T S AT I S FA C T I O N I N V I R T U A L EDUCATION; Ethnopharmacology Research Group Natural Products and Food (GIEPRONAL) of CEAD of Ibague: O I L E X T R A C T I O N A N D CHARACTERIZATION OF SEED AND Yu l i m a r M a n g u i f e r a i n d i c a t e s V A R I E T I E S G R O W N I N MARIQUITEÑO Tolima and CEAD CANANGUCHALES of Florencia ( C a n a n g u c h a l e s , A M A Z O N CORPORATE OBSERVATORY FOR RESEARCH AND department of Caquetá).

Similarly, the Seed Research in Electronic Systems (SISE) Seed Research and Industrial Engineering Program (SIPE) of CEAD Florencia, belonging to the Technology Innovation Research Group, were named winners of the Call of seedlings with the projects: STUDY DEVELOPMENT OF A BIOSENSOR TO DETECT the optimal time for fertilization of cattle and THE STATE OF THE ART OF THE I N D U S T RY I N P E R S P E C T I V E CAQUETÁ mechanical engineer.).

R E S E A R C H E R S CONGRATULATIONS!

By Milena Alcocer Zone Coordinator Siunad

Research in the Southern Zone in 2010

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By José Julián Ñáñez

Coordinator Cead IbaguéAcademic

The illustration is the output of man from his minority blaming themselves (1). The minority means the inability to use their own understanding without the guidance of another, therefore, the learned, following Kant, is the person with status and ability to think for himself, master of his thoughts and decisions, a free person, the latter being understood as a voluntary exercise, a decision which also includes the virtue of putting his personal benefit the common good, thus fulfilling the motto of the Enlightenment: Supere aude! Have the c o u r a g e t o s e r v e y o u r o w n u n d e r s t a n d i n g ! Nice purpose from every point of view, despite the strong criticism it received from authors such as Marx or Foucault, among others, it remains today, at least in its essence from renewed proposals, but as any dream or ideal to become real, it needs the conditions of possibility in this case, the best way for that Kant himself was scored through another of his texts called Pedagogy, where there is such a wealth of ideas, which is difficult and dared to want to summarize, but I will at least make some of them:

First at all, Kant presents education as "the great secret of human perfection" and are illustrated, those called to be "education managers" who seek the formation of a person:

With the entry of the modern world and a l l t h a t i t m e a n t i n m a n yaspects of human life, there was a figure that was slowly strengtheningand perhaps some regret his sentence t o d a y, t h e i l l u s t r a t e d m a n ,faithfully portrayed and marked for posterity by Kant, in his magnificentessay on the answer to the question "What is illustration?

After conducting a research process that included a survey, interviwes and bibliographic consultations, the first phase of the project for the construction of twenty-year plan of culture of Pitalito was given, which consists of the initial diagnosis, also called “State of the art of culture in Pitalito”. The document was socialized last week as part of the regular meeting of the municipal council of culture.The next step is phase two of the project, which is based on the formulation of the vision and mission, strategic objectives, programs and projects that wil l guide public investment and management of resources for specific purposes for culture in the next two decades. According to the head of the UNAD in Pitalito, Jorge Eliecer Cruz Ortiz, “The next phase will begin between March and April, therefore, it is expected that the final document of the twenty-year cultural plan is delivered to the laboyana community in the middle of this year.

The cultural diagnosis of Pitalito begins defining laboyanos as “all those men and women who live in the Valley of Laboyos, both native islanders and foreigners, who have achieved to build a knowledge of the environment, an assessment of their socio-cultural conditions, a pride to live on this land and a desire to stay and perpetuate their existtence in this geographical space.Also, in establishing the features that identify a laboyano are common elements such as industriousness, entrepreneurship capacity, the sensititvity of art (painting, dance, literature), a taste for the horses and friendliness of the people .The analysis also indicates that the weather, landscape, the friendliness of the people and the commitment to the land, are the elements that create identity in laboyanos.Here are some of the elements of cutlural diagnosis, including aspects related to the material, social, intellectual and emotional culture, complete information is available at www.planculturapitalito.com

Disciplined: possessed of a humanity

without animals.

Cultivated: instruction and gifted

education.

Prudent: with civility.

Moral: able to measure ends and

means (freedom).

However, the multiple reflections that Kant develops around each of the areas mentioned, entering into details other care ranging from food to more high as the use of freedom, finally converge on the idea that an education is learning to think, therefore a bet on the future, is the change from one state to a better one. Hopefully all this flux of approaches, trends and theories, teaching techniques and strategies as well as the result of reflection didactic not give up this noble ideal modern.

Initial diagnosis of culture in Pitalito UNAD handed to the municipal government at the end of the first phase of the twenty-year cultural plan

UNAD PREPARES THE TWENTY-YEAR PLAN OF CULTURE OF PITALITO

By

JORGE ELIECER CRUZ ORTIZDirector CEAD Pitalito

A PURPOSE OF THE EXERCISE OF THE MAJORITY OF AGE

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NEWS SERVICES IN THE VIRTUAL

COURSES

By

John Freddy Montes

South Zone Vicerector VIMMEP

BEFORE: How do I send a message to a classmate or the tutor through the virtual campus?

This has always been one of the questions new students and teachers ask, as soon as they get to a first academic virtual experience.

In order to send messages, it was used

to use private massages, so every time

you saw your teacher role or a

classmate, you just click on the botton

ENVIAR MENSAJE.

How was the procedure? When

students get into the course, he clicks

on the participant's link. There he finds a

list of classmates who are in the same

group. Then you just click on the name

of classmates (for example LILIANA

ESPINOSA) in doing it, the profile and

the botton ENVIAR MENSAJES

appear. You just write the message and

click no send and that's it.

NOW : AT PRESENT, WHAT SERVICE REPLACES TO PREVIOS ONE?

For the period of 2010, the new service

is called AN INTERNAL MAIL. It has the

same characteristics of a conventional

e-mail: tray of entry, tray of exit and the

possibility of sending in the messages,

attached files. It is located to the right of

the Topic 0 of any course. The tutors of

the CEAD Pitalito, the Licentiate Henry

Carvajal and the Engineer one Martha

Vinasco, designed the video tutorial that

is published in the space of MY

VIRTUAL COURSES, so that students

have the opportunity to see it and could

understand since the way it functions.

This video can be consulted in

Youtube's page by clicking the following

direction:

http: // www.youtube.com/watch?

V=l95JXj77pdg.

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Although it was achieved to raise community awareness regarding to the implementation of knowledge that promote skill and social behaviors development, into the coexistence with family and community in general;the challenge is to propose macro projects t h a t a d d r e s s t h e c o m m u n i t y interdisciplinary, not only form the CAP but form the integral cooperation of each discipline that is part of UNAD

in order to optimize time and create p r o j e c t s o f l i f e t h r o u g h t h e implementation of agreements with community leaders form the districts involved; I this way, science will become a great ally for the family and its members.

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ESTIGMATA

By

Carlos Andrés Mendez

Student of Psychology Cead Ibagué

Over time, mental illness has been identified as a s t r a n g e phenomenon in a l m o s t a l l d i m e n s i o n s , f r o m t h e d o c t r i n e g a l e n a , e x p r e s s i n g

psychopathologic conditions in relation to the imbalance of the four humors that govern the body, but beyond any scientific interpretation, there was a period of strong religious sentiments wrapped in a dark cloak and superstition to mental disorders and their treatments, ranging from the exorcism, the bonfire, cages to insulation. These issues have marked the mentality overshadowed the proper acceptance and social integration of those individuals, aspects that until today, weighed for integration on participation in usual environment. It is vitally important, because that is where we define our roles and construct our social identity to which tod @ s have the right, thus consolidating the importance of working in the exclusionary effects of t h e d i s e a s e a n d i t s s o c i a l disadvantages that should be dealt to overcome.

The social body which argues the exclusion of the mental subject value is "right" that creates an edge separation on the call madness, cataloging of normal and abnormal passing the subject, as crazy, crazy, psychotic, and so on., negative stereotypes against social outreach. Mental illness is a state of psychological distress that requires dynamic compression in various subsidiaries, social, friendship, status, among others, remember that we all have a latent fear of getting it, so why not start acting in developing policies to address and understand their situation?, which does not exclude occupational social circles, his family and the opportunities

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE DIRECTED AN EXCELLENT

CHOICE GRADE

By

Ivonne Julieth Hernandez Leon

Student of Psychology

CEAD Ibague

I believe the process that is currently

addressed in my experience is very

interesting and important, because my

t r a i n i n g h a s c o n t r i b u t e d t o

comprehensive, providing tools to meet

the challenges that gradually they will

appear in my personal and professional

life.

This has been possible, thanks to the

continued accompaniment tutorial that

has given me my consultant practice

and interdiscip l inary group of

Indeportes Tolima, institution within its

overall objectives highlights the

importance of formal education and use

of leisure time. Similarly, the promotion

of integrated education of persons in all

ages, at all levels and social classes in

the department of Tolima, which has

allowed the realization of a series of

activities that have contributed to the

formation and development precise

contextual skills and necessaries for

the sports community, because of the

work developed in the technical and

administrative area, which makes the

process of formulating plans and

projects related to athletic sports,

recreation, use of leisure time and

physical education.

Similarly, I have had the space

necessary and appropriate to apply in

situations of reality learning specialized

skills and techniques I've learned over

the course of my professional studies,

because in the work with athletes I have

assume the commitments of our own

activities as a psychologist, since, I

consider that the thematic approach

and handling of my proposal is

consistent with the needs and

expectations of athletes, the institution

and management of professionals,

which were established after Initial

diagnosis showed as a primary need of

a job conducting that would allow the

strengthening of the psychosocial

factors associated with performance of

athletes supported by Indeportes

Tolima league. This process was done

with the implementation of lectures,

workshops and recreational activities

which facilitated the strengthening of

sportsmanship, strengthening self-

esteem, self-respect, self-acceptance

and self-optimizing thus individual

performance on stage competitive

where they act different leagues

representing the department of Tolima

For these and the above, I get to say

that the professional experience as

degree option is an excellent alternative

for future professionals, because we

can act to assume our role as

psychologists, we have feedback that

helps us to grow steadily, to reaffirm our

knowledge, besides making us feel a

real social agents of change, without

ignoring the possibility of placement job

in the institution of practice or in future,

offerings in the field of psychology.

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CERES VILLA OF SAN SEBASTIAN LA PLATA

The increasing of Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia (UNAD)in our citown has been a defender of the public education. Since 1988, we have been committed to the increasing of the Inst i tu t ion and spreading our geographic reach, where all fields have been accepted without taking into account the race, belief, age or politics. We have spread our services in seven towns of the south-western of Huila (La Plata, Nataga, Paicol, Tesalia, La Argentina) and east of Cauca (Paez and Inza), finding dynamic and innovative students.Twenty-one years of university life has allowed us to assume and take a good place like a quality university institution. As well, we have made an effort to improve learning environments, taking multiple places of study and pedagogic production, where we are available to the technological and technical media, offering dynamic and appropriate programs to the region´s needs and vocations.Today UNAD has been recognized by all social fields, like the most important centre of professionalization in a new model of being, doing and thinking. Being the model of a distance educatin, with strong advanced technologies, guiding its labor from the media which is the characteristic of a net knowledge society.

Having in mind the critical prospective analysis of the regional development plans, its community component becomes a basic strategy, as well a structure of the System of Academic Offer and Tutorial Hiring (SOCA) and participative, where all alive forces of regional academic and non-academic community, which develops process with a efficient reciprocal action in an excellent communication; which are related to the institutional development plan.

HISTORY OF CERES

Regional Centre of Superior Education (CERES) in La Plata, started its work like the Student Core adscribed to the Regional Cenre of Distance Education (CREAD) Pitalito, run by Dr Jesus Eugenio Henao and the Coordination of Student Core in La Plata, by the Lic. Olegario Ordoñez, in the pedro Maria Ramirez Insitution. The Centre started with 110 students in Management programs, Technology in Animal Production and Technology in Food Engineering in 1 9 8 8 . T h e presenc e o f t h e University was promoted by the Professional Association of this town. It has a field of action in the south-western (Paicol and north-east of Cauca).

Our coordinators

Since 1988 we have had upright

professionals as directors of our centre:

RESEARCH

According to the institutional visión of UNAD, CERES La Plata, Huila has achieved the leadership of the Unviersity in the region, been present and participating actively in different academic, cultural and sport events of UNAD and other regional organizations

From CERES La Plata, School of Basic Sciences, Technology and Engineering (ECBTI) is leading process with presence in the región.

Academic and administrative community

1988-1989 Specialist Olegario Ordóñez

1989-1991 Doctor Valentín Clavijo Cabrera

1991-1992 Doctor Adalberto Vargas Plazas

1992-1993 Doctor Carlos Eduardo Niño

1994-1995 Doctora Maríster Medina R.

1995 Doctor Carlos Eduardo Niño

1996-1999 Doctora Yuberica Hernández G.

1999-2001 Doctor Jimeno Castañeda Embús

2001-2003 Doctor Humberto Vargas Ángel

2004- Now Doctora Yineth Vargas Quintero

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Leaders and Tutors ECBTI

Thanks to the academic group leadership, ECBTI has been the leader in research process in CERES, thanks to the consolidation of seedbed and the research group Red Academica e Inhalambrica de la Plata-Huila (Raipla), from there and under the leadership of Engineer Mauricio Perdomo Vargas, with help of Engineer Jorguen Henao and h is team (s tudents) has participated actively in the zonal

r e s e a r c h meet ings in 2008 and 2009 p r e s e n t i n g p a p e r s o f r e s e a r c h projects.

Likewise, CERES pariticpated for the first time in the research projects announcement of the National System of Research (SIUNAD) in 2009, where the project WINZO was presented and was classified as a promising initiative, thanks to the research group joint with the National Net of Visibility and Knowledge Management to support and develop this project due to be classified as relevant and vital for the Universitym which will have a high importance in research in the zone and country sphere.

The research group has as challenges: finding and obtaining the endorsement by SIUNAD, as a research group of UNAD, Colciencias categorization and recognition as institutional and regional managers of knowledge-based new computing and telecommunications.

In 2007, five people integratde Kokua Research Group, in this experience, we worked the project "Students ' Difficulties in Adapting to Distance Education System in the UNAD La Plata" and it was presented at the First Meeting Zonal Local Research and Third Meeting of Research Proposal on 14 May 2009 in the city of Ibague.

Another newly formed seedbed is Seedbed Innovation Readsi -linked to Kokua research group with which we participate in the V RedColsi Research seedlings Node Huila, held on 15 May 2009 in Neiva. This seedbed is interdisciplinary, has its registration, is entered in the SIUNAD and develops a n a c t i o n p l a n w i t h c l e a r s t r a t e g i e s and precise development a n d consolidation o f t h e r e s e a r c h c u l t u r e a t UNAD of La Plata.

HIGHLIGHTED PERFORMANCES

In the academic field, in 2009, CERES with ECBTI participarted in the National Announcement of Research Projects SIUNAD, where the project WINZO, was classified as promising. Likewise, the Seedbed Readsi, and the Research Group Kokua, have attended to research meetings, in Ibague and Bogota, where they have been classified as stunning in the UNAD community.

The Process of Research Semilleros UNAD CERES Villa de San Sebastian de La Plata – Huila

By MSc. Alejandro Atehortúa

Marulanda

Since 2005, taking courses by Research Methodology, Research Techniques, Research Seminars and

Project Designs i n d i f f e r e n t programs and c o u r s e s i n Methods of Field W o r k i n P s y c h o l o g y P r o g r a m , started at the Center La Plata

a work motivation for the creation of seed research, and only until the end of 2006 and 2007 were generated, with many difficulties, the first 5 seed which I was fortunate to coordinate and advise

Reasons, such as time constraints, failure to attend meetings because the seedbeds were composed by students from neighboring towns, were disrupting the r e s e a r c h groups, the o n l y r e m a i n i n g s e e d N u t r i o c c i , S c h o o l o f Agr icu l tura l Sciences, the U N A D S e e d b e d Plateño formed by student educators of Psychology program, and as it was a group of graduates recently it d isappeared, the Seedbed of E n v i r o n m e n t a l D e v e l o p m e n t Promoters was constituted as a research group whose project was selected to participate in the III National Meeting of researchers in Bogotá and as director I had the opportunity to be the rapporteur.

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THE WALL

By

Duver Smith Rodríguez Álvarez Systems Engineering Student

SENA and UNAD

became strategic

partners in order

t h a t a l l S E N A

graduates have the

o p p o r t u n i t y t o

b e c o m e

professionals through the interagency

agreement. Therefore, the university

has a properly established system of

certification which includes the

following programs:

1. Systems Engineering2. Electronic Engineering3. Industrial Engineering4. Agronomy5. Zootechnics6. Agroforestry Engineering7. Business Administration8. Food Engineering

As a beneficiary of the agreement, no doubt it is certainly a possibility to become competitive professionals, from a self-training and without losing our learning chain brought from the SENA training. It is a process of enhancing knowledge and splicing for each of the careers, in where it is noticeable the quality of education with which we are being formed to confront a responsible society.

LÍDER ECBTI Y ESTUDIANTES CONVENIO SENA

HISTORY

Historically La Plata was part of the Paez nation. Over the years, it has had variations in conformation and territorial

d e f i n i t i o n s i t u a t i o n s connected to b o t h t h e dynamics of their rulers and by the d i f f e r e n t ac t ions o f p o l i t i c a l , s o c i a l , e c o n o m i c

and cultural.

Its foundation a n d conformation as a town, was done by Captain Diego de Osp ina y Maldonado on June 5, 1651, date on which the church of San Sebastian

de La Plata was organized. The foundation is attributed to the p a s s a g e o f Sebastian de Belalcazar by Cauca lands in search of "El Dorado" under the connection between Santa

Fe and Quito, and the interest of the Spanish to place the discovery of silver mines in this area.La Plata has witnessed three foundations: t h e f i r s t given by the insurrection o f t h e S p a n i s h Crown, on October 22, 1553, the second by the extraction and trade of La Plata in early 1554, and the third by the destruction caused by the P a e z I n d i a n s , a n d Ya l c o n e s Andaquíes, on June 17, 1577.

Now we can say that we are privileged to have this kind of agreements that are needed in a country to succeed, as well I invite all fellow graduates of SENA to continue our training processes, always understanding that education is the way to have a better quality of life.

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

CERES de La Plata organizes events to promote rapprochement among the UNAD community "tutors, leaders, administrators and students, creating an atmosphere of understanding and harmony.

Some of the events that take place are:

Spouses´ Day

Men's Day

The events also helped to integrate UNAD with the whole community, since they offer happiness and entertainment with ludic and sport activities.

TOURISM IN THE CITY

La Plata, Huila

INICIO DESFILE

REINASREINA ECACEN

COMIDA TUTOR ALEJANDRO Y FAMILIA

CELEBRACIÓN DÍA DE LOS ESPOSO

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GEOGRAPHY

The town is located among mountains and some flat zones or slowly wavy, where the orography accidents of Sierra Nevada of Coconucos, Serranias of Mines and Yarumal, Cargachiquillo Mounts, Coconuts, Pelado, Santa Riat and Zuñiga. It presents warm, cold and icy thermic floors, flooded by waters of Aguacatal, La Plata and Paez rivers.

La Plata is located in the South-westers of Huila, near the Central Mountain Chain, geographically it is situated in the 2o 23´00” of North Latitude and 75o 56´00” of West Latitude.

Limits:

La Plata limits to the north of Cauca department, on the south by the municipality of La Argentina, on the east by the municipalities of Paicol and Pital, and the west by the Cauca DepartmentTotal length: 1271 Km2

Extension urban area: 879 km2

Extension rural area: 392 km2

Altitude (meters above sea level): 1,118 mAverage temperature: 23 ° C. Celsius

Reference distance: Distance from Neiva: 122 Km

ECOLOGY

The ecosystem has an important faunistic value, since there is a major biodiversity which include: Birds,

Ante lop e , plantigra d e (spectac l e d bears), Snakes (jackets and Coral), s o m e

smaller cats (ocelot) and other minor s p e c i e s .

The Natural Park buffer zone of Nevado del Huila, constitutes the most important ecosystem for Palermo (Huila), representing for biodiversity in forest area and magnitude of high water potential.

San Isidro with an extension of 412.5 hectares, located in t h e Horizonte, Viso and F l o r i d a b e t w e e n 2.400 and 2 . 7 0 0 m.o.s.l. It is a waste l a n d conformed b y secondary forest with species of Cedro negro, Mantequillo, Manzano, Yarumo Blanco, Helecho Arbóreo, Palma Boa, etc; besides, there are faunistic species like Pava Güicha, Tigrillo, Cuzumbo,

Z o r r o s , R a t o n e s , A r d i l l a s , Murciélagos, etc.

GASTRONOMY

One of the most popular récipes of the región is lechona, el asado which is

prepared with pig and is served with yucca, plátano maduro, papa salada, arepa and envuelto de estaca.

El tamal de hojas de bijao is similar to the tolimense one, but it is different in the stew, the green arveja pea and the leaves in which it is wrapped. Envueltos arepa de angú, bizcochuelos, pan de esponja and rosquetes are traditional. The drinks are also part of the gastronomic offer, being the most common mistela, la chicha and guarrús, rice water with leaves of orange tree and pieces of brown sugarloaf.

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By Danilo Bonilla Trujillo

Dean Southern Zone- CEAD Ecapma -Ibague

With this article I want to inform the community UNAD South Zone, interest and purpose of UNAD to design, i m p l e m e n t a n d e n f o r c e t h e Environmental Management Plan Institutional PIGA, which must become a commitment from all walks university, since it is a transversal which is immersed in the UNAD Operational Plan and is consistent with its policy of quality. It is important that we review the legal and institutional framework of the project, its objectives and scope.

LEGAL FRAMEWORK

The first thing to remember is that the PIGA is framed in Environmental Policy UNAD was regulated by Resolution 0636 of 24 April 2008, "which establishes the environmental policy and is structured Environmental Management System National Open University and Distance - UNAD. The resolution is signed by the Rector Jaime Alberto Leal Afanador. Article 4 referred to the Structure Management System (EMS) states: "The environmental management system of the National Open University and Distance UNAD, will have the following structure:

a . E n v i r o n m e n t a l M a n a g e m e n t Committee.

b. Leading environmental manager.

c. Network of environmental monitors.

Therefore, it is very important for officials, teachers and administrators of various sites are linked and support the Environmental Facilitators Network is proposed and pending approval by the Office of Quality. The networks are led by tutors from the School of Agricultural S c i e n c e s , L i v e s t o c k a n d t h e Environment (ECAPMA), and the activities and commitments of the Environmental Facilitators Network will be developed by staff of each school.

OBJECTIVES PIGA

? General

Define the general guidelines that each of the headquarters of the national UNAD should continue to formulate its Corporate Plan for Environmental Management (PIGA), so that all documents generated responsive to a same orientation and display a same structure.

? Specific

- Define the minimum content to present at the environmentally PIGA to characterize the current scheme operating from the university in general and in particular headquarters.

- S p e c i f y t h e t h e m a t i c a n d methodological aspects to consider for implementing the environmental analysis of each of the headquarters of the National Open University and Distance nationwide.

- Describe the most important aspects to consider for the definition of environmental management programs and monitoring and following up on them.

SCOPE

At the end of the exercise of PIGA, we must each school in the South Zone, an internal environmental management plan, one external and a monitoring p r o g r a m a n d m o n i t o r i n g o f environmental management. The invitation to join this project that benefits our business, environment and culture of conservation generator.

By Dubis Marcela Rincón Barreto Mirror Cluster South Zone - CEAD Ibague

For p roud o f s tudents , graduates, tutors and other workers, UNAD university achieved certification of its quality management system

under rule ISO 9001:08 and 1000:04 NTC GP, the result of hard work and the amount of successful efforts . The u n i v e r s i t y o n e m o r e t i m e demonstrated its commitment with the community and the Colombian education, with youth and the progress o f o u r c o u n t r y .

In this way, the certification of the university and its quality seal, imposes new challenges on each of the actors in the UNAD community. ISO 9001 and NTC GP 1000 rule, beyond the recognition that can offer a state institution like ours,it invite us to the constant and judicious review about our strengths and our weaknesses, It´s interesting for us the self-reflective exercise and it commits us to continuous improvement of each of the processes.

Thus , dear student, graduate and employee: you and your points of view are important for the university, you are part of the UNAD Family, therefore if we are concious of your commitment, consider that each of its proposals, c o m p l a i n t s , , s u g g e s t i o n s , congratulations, are part of quality assurance. Notice that, as by the our principal of the university Dr. Jaime Alberto Leal, said in the Public reports on Accountability 2009: "The quality is like air ...It´s not seen, but it,s felt." Remember that you and your work m u s t t a k e a n U N A D s e a lFor more information about the Quality Management System (CMS) of UNAD, see:

http://calidad.unad.edu.co

INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT PLAN (PIGA)COMMITMENT UNAD QUALITY SEAL AND NEW CHALLENGES

FOR THE COMMUNITY

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Network, raised in its work's proposal among other issues: "The Student Network UNAD as an alternative model organization that promotes adequate spaces to strengthen self-directed learning, aimed at involving students in development institutional, academic, research and social projection of UNAD, using information technologies and commun ica t i on ( ICTs ) t h rough supportive leadership training and community participation of local and global communities, according to its mission "

Some of the responsibilities of the Zonal coord inator are: Be a pr imary communication channel between the CEAD, CCAV and CERES, with the Directorate of National Student Committee; coordinate, plan and organize with each CEAD, CCAV, CERES of their respective zone, social activities and others that seek the welfare of the university student; dynamize the processes of creating and shaping the primary networks in each CEAD, CCAV, CERES; Ask for reports to each of the representatives of each CEAD, CCA and CERES, on the progress and milestones achieved, and the monitoring of each of the events planned;submit monthly and semiannual reports to the Directors of the National Student Committee on the progress of each CEAD, CCAV, CERES ; Certify the existence of the network structure in the zone, above, pursuant to Article 8 of Regulation UNAD Student Network.

Thus it follows as a corollary, our university is interested in implementing participatory planning and Teaching Academic Project founded Solidarity in a te leo log ica l componen t deep ly democratic and humanist, therefore, all sectors have fully established their rights and duties for building mega university that dream and with the support of all become reality today what can be considered a utopia. As for the student sector, we have the General Student Regulations, Regulation Welfare University, Academic Regulation, Regulation and the Network Research

Student UNAD legally constituted as a c o o r d i n a t i n g o r g a n i z a t i o n representing students, so that all these components contribute to the improvement of educational quality and social equity to achieve academic excellence and student welfare UNAD

In this sense, each of the local networks have developed their work plans for this year, highlighting the commitment to manage in an attempt to do everyday to improve the university and the protection of the rights of students, keeping respect and use of the channels established by law for the protection and enforcement of rights and duties of students and the institution.

T H E U N A D A N D I T S CONTRIBUTION TO CULTURAL PRESERVATION By Wilington Rodríguez Jiménez University Welfare Coordinator South Zone

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The National Open University and Distance Education is an educational institution, which makes presence in multiple locations across the country, having direct contact with cultural events that define and single out the multiplicity of human groups that enrich from their cosmogony, the scaffold of intangible heritage intellectual and Colombians.

From the richness of the drums on our coasts and the Middle Magdalena, to the vigorous counterpoint of the plains, through the sweet sound of treble of requintos. Who is more appropriate to perform our Colombian patriotic sentiments, that the UNAD?

The coverage of the university involves direct participation in community and regional processes, demanding transcend the role of spec ta to r, mak ing p reva i l i ng ownership and leadership for the construction of state, nation and homeland.

By Jorge León Sarasty Petrel

Student CEAD Ibaguécautoli@hotmail.com

Through a judicious work led by the National Committee Vice President, student Caroline Herrera, and the clear commitment of the students linked to the network; the election of representatives of each of the sites of our University in the departments of Caqueta, Huila and Tolima- which constitute the South Zone- was carried out.

The responsibility of representing each of the sites was as follows: CERES San Vicente Del Caguan, represented by Hector Fabian Gomez Guarnizo, a student of Agroforestry Engineering, CEAD Florence, Alfonso Quintero Vargas, a student of Industr ial Engineering; CEAD Pitalito, Leonel Adames Pena, a student of Agroforestry Engineering, CCAV Neiva Victor Hugo Pena Yunda, a student of Transport Management Technology, CERES Lebanon, Harold Alvarez, a student of Business Administration and CEAD Ibague, Jorge Leon Sarasty, a student of Social Communication. The CERES from la Plata in Huila and Mariquita in Tolima still have no representative of the network, but this issue will be resolved in the short term.

The six representatives mentioned, with the support and coordination of the student and National Committee Vice-Chair of the Network, Carolina Calle, and the observer of the process, Jorge Martinez, representative of the CEAD of Pasto made a virtual meeting to choose the zone coordinator. As a result of this, Victor Hugo Pena Yunda from Neiva was elected.The new coordinator of the

THE STUDENT NETWORK UNAD SOUTH ZONE REORGANIZES ITS STRUCTURES

NETWORK OF STUDENTS GETTING AHEAD

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THE UNAD IN CAQUETA CONTINUES TO CONTRIBUTE W I T H T H E R E G I O N A L DEVELOPMENT AND CARE F O R V U L N E R A B L E POPULATION

By

Edilberto silva fierro

Director CEAD

Florencia

The year 2010 in the Department of Caqueta, which began with high expectations and the commitment of academic and administrative body in fulfilling the Operating Plan Zonal and the Development Plan 2007 to 2011, on account of our corporate Mission: "To contribute to the Education for All.” For the first half of 2010, we will continue working on the visibility of UNAD in the regional context, through participation in the various scenarios in which we present continuously and with the support of organizations working in articulation with the academy to seek better quality of life for people most in need of our department.

Currently, we are carrying out the execution of several projects that allow us to live out in practice the solidarity and community essence of our organization. With the NGO Creative Hands, we are implementing digital literacy (80) motocycle taxi drivers and street vendors in the Municipality of Florence; in the same way, through the D e p a r t m e n t a l C o m m i t t e e f o r International Cooperation, with resourses f rom the European Community, we are conducting the first phase of the “Caqueta Agenda for

Democracy and Peace” wich aim at general, contribute to building peace and social pol icy and human development in the 16 municipalities in the Department of Caqueta, where the UNAD plays an important role in the formation community leaders on the topics: Learning to Live Together in Community, Communal Leadership as Critical Citizenship, Democracy and Participation of the Community Action and Community Entrepreneurship.

On the other hand, in February 2010, we started with the day of induction, the implementation of the agreement with the High Council for Reintegration (HCR) and the UNAD, in which, the CEAD Florence will advance the p rocess o f fo rmat ion o f 110 participants, who begin their studies in the Continuing Education Program in cycles I, II, III and IV.

Similarly, we continue with the strengthening of research in the CEAD Florence, and is of great satisfaction for us the news of the funding from a new project SIUNAD and two seedlings of research, emerging from the groups and Cananguchales and Technological Innovation, sorted by Colciencias in category "D" in 2009.

Our commitment in this year 2010, is continue to work with our fractal lattice and so our south zone, each day continues to strengthen the work of all cen te rs and the Ins t i t u t i ona l commitment of all that we are part of the great family of UNAD South Zone.

towns, villages, towns, cities and departments, through CERES, CEAD and CCAV strategically stranded on the national geography.

The natural condition of UNAD expressed in its mission states: Contributing to education for all through open and distance mode through research, the pedagogical, social projection and the methodological innovations and didactic, with the use of information technology and communications, to encourage and support independent learning culture and generating entrepreneurship in the context of global society and knowledge conducive to economic, social and h u m a n d e v e l o p m e n t o f l o c a l communities , regional and global quality, efficiency and social equity.

Similarly, the Welfare Rules provides: Article 3. Definition. University Welfare System is the organizational strategy for the development of the individual and communities of the institution and the region through effective implementation, on an ongoing and interrelated programs, projects and services which promote the improved quality of life for community members in contexts where the UNAD exerts its action. This implies the exaltation of the individual as a proactive and participatory agent of social processes of growth, making it necessary to cement the concepts of identity and belonging, that support to initiate and create a code of collective growth. For this reason, the content of sociocultural events leading by the university should establish mechanisms to ensure the recogni t ion, the exal ta t ion and preservation of local heritage and traditions established in folklore elements, ensuring that the globalization of science and technology, not involving the crushing intangible and intellectual heritage which strengthens our stock epic.

From the social cell minted in each of the

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LATEST TECHNOLOGY

ByÁlvaro Iván Ramírez Posada

Tutor ECBTICEAD Ibagué

Honda 3R-C, z e r o -e m i s s i o n s vehicle for a passenger

T h e 3 R - C Honda concept, d e m o s t r a t e s Honda's efforts to achieve a zero emiss ions veh ic le fo r j us t a onesperson.

It is powered by an electric train, which is mounted lower to reduce the vehicle's gravity center and improve transportation. It has a glass cover that acts as windbreaks and a kind of trunk to save some things.

By considering that the demand of energy is growing and resources are being depleted, electricity is not something optional in the near future.

Lenovo N5901, mini wireless keyboard Here is a mini w i r e l e s s keyboard ideal for your PC, the Lenovo N5901. It m e a s u r e s

124mm x 135mm x 25mm and weighs 107 grams. Operates from 10 meters. With its technology has several functions, as 69 keys, a trackball built and nano USB receiver is also compatible with W Vista, XP and 2000.

U S B - l i g h t s a b e r

We stay a 1 GB USB-s h a p e d l i g h t - s a b e r. A v a i l a b l e o n L u k e Skywalker or Darth Vader, both versions are licensed by Lucasfilm. Its price is $ 19.

MSI will present 3D PC all-in-one 24-inch screen

MSI is ready to announce i ts new 3D PC all-in-One at CeBIT 2 0 1 0 . We know we will have a 24-inch displayed with

resolution of 1920 x 1080. Also comes w i t h a p a i r o f 3 D g l a s s e s .

F O U N D A T I O N S O F TELECOMMUNICATIONS RADIO FREQUENCY

ByHarold Esneider Perez Waltero

Tutor ECBTICEAD Ibagué

Without doubt, telecommunications are the area that have generated the greatest influence on the great progress that have been made in different contexts at the global level. The data are the raw material form which derives the information.

Data becomes information when its creator adds meaning, that is, when it adds a real value, on the other hand, the electromagnetic waves have allowed that information transcends borders, reaching to locations outside the Earth´s atmosphere.

In everyday life we use the mobile phone, we communicate by Internet with the other side of the world, we monitor the behavior of bodies outside the Earth´s space, but many do not understand how we can achieve these interesting events?.

Well, these marvels of contemporary society are possible, thanks to electromagnetic waves. In this first publication I will explain What is electromagnetic wave? and how is generated in a simple way?, that is to say, without mathematical equations.

The electric force

To understand electric fields and electromagnetic waves first it must know how the loads (such as the

negative electrons and “positive” protons) are affected and become mutually move?

The positive charge exerts an invisible force of attraction on the negative electron: an electric force. The force line only indicates the direction of the force on the charge. Think of a straight line of force between two charges.

The charge creates a “field” of force in the empty space around it. An electron placed anywhere within that field is attracted to the + charge, a positive charge placed in the same place is repelled.

The lines in this pattern are known as “lines of force”. Field lines of force “get out” of the great + burden and “get into” the great – burden, so that these two charges are “connected” by field lines.

OSCILLATING CHARGES AND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

The wave here is a vibrant power line, which can be imagined as being “tied” to the oscillating charge.

Draw a straight line from the oscillating charge in the direction the wave moves. This line is called a ray. The forces on a positive test charge placed on the ray would be seen as follows:

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This is precisely what happens in an

antenna, it is just a single moving

charge against another, but a whole

range of electrons moving-a current.

For example:

Before continuing, let me explain that there are two basic principles of electromagnetism which have enabled major technological developments:

Whenever a current flows through an electrical conductor, it creates a magnetic field around it (it becomes a magnet)

When a magnetic field is dynamically traversed by a conductor, it induces in the driver an electric current (creates a movement of electrons)

For these reasons, we can conclude that whenever there is an electric field, there will be a magnetic field. The experience and mathematics have shown tha t t hese f i e l ds a re perpendicular to each other, now let´s continue.

These field lines are the same electric field that radiates, therefore, the magnetic field lines are generated perpendicular to this.

In this way, electromagnetic waves are

generated and we can be sure that it

occurs as a result of the following

effects, caused by the oscillation of an

electric charge:

A changing electric field produces a

magnetic field.

A changing magnetic field generates an

electric field.

MAIN CHARACTERISTICS OF

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES

The three main characteristics of waves that constitute the electromagnetic spectrum are:

? Frequency (F)

? Length (ë)

? Amplitude (A)Wave length = C (speed of light) / F

(frequency)A l l e lec t romagnet i c spec t rum radiations present the typical properties of wave motion, such as diffraction, refraction, reflection and interference

ENTERTAINMENT

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WAVE RINGS OF POWER LINE

Suppose the electron is oscillating around a fixed proton and motionless, then the electron begins to move up and down continuously (load oscillating), it will look something like this:

GENERATION OF WAVES OR RINGS

When the oscillating electron is above the stationary proton, a force line looks like this:

When the charges are too close, the ring closes and moves out.

Finally, when the electron is below the proton, another ring appears strongly in the opposite direction.