The Effects of a Software Artefact Designed to Stimulate Abstract Thinking Ability on the Academic Performance in Object Oriented Programming of First Year Information Technology Students

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leon Grobbelaar
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Object Oriented ◽  
Object Oriented Programming ◽  
First Year ◽  
Abstract Thinking ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Thinking Ability ◽  
Information Technology Students

scholarly journals A Student-Generated Video Careers Project

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 32-51
Author(s):  
Laurel Evelyn Dyson ◽  
Jessica Katherine Frawley
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Mobile Devices ◽  
Mobile Technology ◽  
First Year ◽  
It Professionals ◽  
Student Activities ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Metacognitive Processes ◽  
Information Technology Students ◽  
Active Learner

This article describes how in recent years, the multimedia recording capabilities of mobile devices have been used increasingly to create a more active, learner-centred educational experience. Despite the proven value of student-generated multimedia projects, there are still gaps in our understanding of how students learn during them. This article reports on a project in which first-year information technology students interviewed IT professionals in their workplace and video-recorded the interview to enable sharing with their peers. In order to understand the statistically significant increases found in students' learning, student diaries and reflections were analyzed qualitatively. Factors found to contribute to learning included: the iterative nature of student activities; the multiple, evolving representations of knowledge as students proceeded through the project; the importance of the workplace context in engaging students and enhancing learning; the affordance of mobile technology for capturing and sharing this context; and the collaborative and metacognitive processes fostered by the project.

scholarly journals A preliminary inquiry on the association between pre-admission assessments and academic performance of first year dental technology students’ within a South African university of technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 76 (04) ◽  
pp. 187-193
Author(s):  
Anisa Vahed ◽  
Subhadranalene Naidoo ◽  
Deepak Singh
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Academic Success ◽  
South African ◽  
First Year ◽  
Technology Curriculum ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Admission Tests ◽  
University Of Technology ◽  
Dental Technology

The use of selection, diagnostic, proficiency, placement, admission, manual dexterity and aptitude tests can reportedly predict students’ academic success. Predictive admission procedures help to reduce dropout rates, improve academic performance, increase success rates, and selectively exclude applicants who are unlikely to be successful in the course. There is an absence of research, however, in this area of work in Dental Technology. To examine the association between pre-admission assessments and Dental Technology students’ academic performance in a South African University of Technology. A quantitative and cross-sectional study design was used. The target populations were the 2018 and 2019 first-year Dental Technology students. Retrospective data extracted from academic records and programme files were statistically analysed to measure the correlations against students’academic performance. Despite there being no significant differences between pre-admission tests and students’ academic performance, there were significant positive correlations between first year university subjects. There are indications of horizontal coherence between the discipline-specific subjects in the first-year Dental Technology curriculum. Examining the association between pre-admission tests and students’ academic results through to graduation, together with the horizontal and vertical alignments of all subjects in the undergraduate Dental Technology curriculum, can facilitate the learning pathways for students to succeed academically at universities.

Preparing Business and Information Technology Students to Contribute to Organizational Cultures Grounded in Moral Character

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
William I. Sauser ◽  
Ronald R. Sims
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Moral Character ◽  
Organizational Cultures ◽  
Learning Context ◽  
The Public ◽  
Effective Learning ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
Technology Leaders ◽  
Show Business ◽  
Information Technology Students

The ethical crisis in business and information technology is very real. Countering this crisis by creating organizational cultures grounded in moral character is the challenge people face as leaders if they are to regain the respect and confidence of the public. As educators of future business and information technology leaders, how can educators prepare their students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to the establishment of cultures of character in the organizations which employ them—and which they may ultimately lead? In this article the authors distinguish among four corporate cultures with respect to ethics —cultures of defiance, compliance, neglect, and character—and present a blueprint for constructing an organizational culture grounded in moral character. With respect to showing students how to contribute to such a culture, the authors then (a) describe how to establish an effective learning context for teaching about ethics, (b) proffer a number of practical suggestions for student assignments and experiences that can empower students to understand, appreciate, and contribute to organizational cultures of character, and (c) explain how to enhance experiential learning by conducting an effective debriefing session. The authors conclude the article by providing three examples from their own experience illustrating how these ideas can be incorporated into programs designed to show business and information technology students how to contribute to organizational cultures grounded in moral character.

A Study to Investigate Technopreneurship Talent for Higher Education Students [Engineering, Agriculture Engineering, and Information Technology Students in Universitas Andalas Indonesia]

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.29) ◽  
pp. 933
Author(s):  
Insannul Kamil ◽  
Berry Yuliandra ◽  
Taufik .
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Technological Innovations ◽  
Weighted Sum ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Learning Skills ◽  
Technology Students ◽  
New Business ◽  
Three Stages ◽  
Information Technology Students

Lack of new business and jobs has led unemployed issues. This problem can be settled by increasing the number of new technopreneurs, entrepreneurs creating new business and jobs through technological innovations. The study is to find out technopreneurship talent of the students of faculty of engineering, agriculture engineering and information technology of Universitas Andalas. Then, they are compared by four criteria or dimensions: [1] Entrepreneurial Characteristics, [2] Absorptive Capacity, [3] Knowledge and Learning Skills, [4] Business and Communication Skills. A set of indicators is developed for each criterion and assessed qualitatively using questioners as tool. The assessments are carried out in three stages: indicators, criteria, and technopreneur talent assessment. Attitudes measurement technique is used for indicators assessment while Weighted Sum Model [WSM] is used for criteria and technopreneur talent assessment. The overall technopreneur talent assessments show that engineering students are relatively better with information technology students and agriculture engineering students are adept in some aspects of technopreneurship.  

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