Toward a Relevant Science: Fisheries and Aquatic Scientific Resource Needs in Canada

1977 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 1046-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. F. Fletcher
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Decision Process ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Human And Social Sciences ◽  
Resource Needs ◽  
Rigorous Testing ◽  
Decision Alternatives ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
The University

Recent shifts in science policy express an increased demand for scientific activities that are relevant — that will enhance the policy and management decision process for the benefit of Canadians. The implications of the increased focus on relevance to the fisheries and aquatic scientific community are discussed and measures to strengthen science in this new operating context are described.It is concluded that an effective scientific effort will increasingly depend on the effectiveness of resource and environmental policy and planning. Arising from this conclusion is the need to develop a more orderly system of transferring scientific knowledge into the decision process. The application of applied systems analysis techniques is discussed as one solution.It is also argued that more effective use of the knowledge of the human and social sciences is imperative to an effective synthesis of natural science knowledge. The synthesis of knowledge leading to policy or management decision alternatives can be subjected to rigorous testing against present scientific understanding or can be systematized within the constraints of existing institutional arrangements. The former describes interdisciplinary research; the latter, planning. Current perceptions of resource and environmental problems point to a need for developing interdisciplinary research programs, for strengthening the planning activity, and for establishing strong links between them. The role of the university community in interdisciplinary research is emphasized and prescriptions for strengthening this role and linkages with government and other client groups are outlined. An increased focus on interdisciplinary research in universities has significant implications in meeting educational needs for the future.

scholarly journals A Question-Based Approach to the Design of a Successful “Finance for Non-Financial Managers” Executive Education Program

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (5) ◽  
pp. 12
Author(s):  
Mary Margaret Frank ◽  
Mark E. Haskins ◽  
Luann J. Lynch
Keyword(s):  
Financial Management ◽  
Performance Metrics ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
University Of Virginia ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Operating Decisions ◽  
Decision Alternatives ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Compare And Contrast

Many successful non-financial managers aspire to contribute at the larger table of management decision making. To do so necessitates broadening their skills to include financial acumen. For non-financial managers, learning new financial constructs can be daunting, and knowing when to use which tool is challenging. We describe a three-questions-based approach underlying the design and delivery of our successful one-week “Financial Management for Non-Financial Executives” program at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business. We use a three-questions-based approach to facilitate the learning process in each of the following four financial arenas that comprise the overarching, larger financial acumen agenda. Modeling the financial effects associated with typical internal operating decision alternatives Assessing the impact of operating decisions on the financial statements produced for external constituents Assessing the impact of operating decisions on popular financial performance metrics used to compare and contrast companies Recognizing and incorporating the basic tax implications applicable to internal operating decision alternatives For each of these four financial arenas, we outline three key questions tailored for each, using one comprehensive example to illustrate the application of our questions-based approach.

scholarly journals Internally Incentivized Interdisciplinarity: Organizational Restructuring of Research and Emerging Tensions

Minerva ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mikko Salmela ◽  
Miles MacLeod ◽  
Johan Munck af Rosenschöld
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Research ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Scientific Output ◽  
Green Technology ◽  
Academic Careers ◽  
Organizational Restructuring ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Using Data ◽  
The University ◽  
Internal Funding

AbstractInterdisciplinarity is widely considered necessary to solving many contemporary problems, and new funding structures and instruments have been created to encourage interdisciplinary research at universities. In this article, we study a small technical university specializing in green technology which implemented a strategy aimed at promoting and developing interdisciplinary collaboration. It did so by reallocating its internal research funds for at least five years to “research platforms” that required researchers from at least two of the three schools within the university to participate. Using data from semi-structured interviews from researchers in three of these platforms, we identify specific tensions that the strategy has generated in this case: (1) in the allocation of platform resources, (2) in the division of labor and disciplinary relations, (3) in choices over scientific output and academic careers. We further show how the particular platform format exacerbates the identified tensions in our case. We suggest that certain features of the current platform policy incentivize shallow interdisciplinary interactions, highlighting potential limits on the value of attempting to push for interdisciplinarity through internal funding.

scholarly journals The University of Iowa Libraries’ Undergraduate User Needs Assessment

1998 ◽  
Vol 59 (6) ◽  
pp. 571-583 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leo Clougherty ◽  
John Forys ◽  
Toby Lyles ◽  
Dorothy Persson ◽  
Christine Walters ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Unmet Needs ◽  
User Needs ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
University Of Iowa ◽  
Resource Needs ◽  
The University ◽  
University Setting ◽  
Library User ◽  
Satisfaction With Services

The university community is not a static environment but, rather, one fraught with change and adjustment to change. How do academic libraries within a university setting effectively address the evolving service and resource needs of a diverse patron community? One method that has received increasing attention is the development and implementation of internal instruments specifically designed to assess user satisfaction with services and resources. This study assesses undergraduate resource and service needs, identifies librarywide unmet needs, and gives both library user and librarian an opportunity to engage in proactive dialogue.

The effects of the World Wide Web on reading and writing skills in a Spanish cultural studies courseLos efectos de la Web en la adquisición de destrezas lectoras y escritas en un curso de cultura hispana

ReCALL ◽  
2000 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 63-72 ◽  
Author(s):  
CARMEN CABOT
Keyword(s):  
Writing Skills ◽  
Written Language ◽  
Web Based ◽  
Reading And Writing ◽  
Spanish Speaking ◽  
South Wales ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Task Oriented ◽  
Target Culture

This paper presents the results of a study that demonstrates an effective use of the Web as a tool to increase motivation and thus promote reading and writing skills in Spanish as well as a deeper sense of the culture of the Spanish speaking world. In the study, thirty students of second year Spanish at the University of New South Wales were required to prepare an itinerary for a trip to a Spanish speaking country of their choice using the WWW as the only resource. In general our findings regarding improved language skills were consistent with the literature: an increase of vocabulary, more use of references, more student initiated interactions and greater interactivity in the classroom amongst students were observed. There was, however, one aspect, linguistic accuracy, in which improvement was not greatly noted. The data collected confirms that a task-oriented Web based course can increase the motivation of students, improve the scope of their reading, and enhance their perception of the target culture, all with a great effect on range of language explored, learned and re-processed, but a much lesser effect on the accuracy of written language produced.

Economy

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Semen Reznik ◽  
Zurab Mebaduri ◽  
Elena Duhanina
Keyword(s):  
Personnel Management ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Career Management ◽  
Economic Knowledge ◽  
Higher Educational Institutions ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
The University ◽  
Junior Students

The textbook provides the basics of economic knowledge, as well as discusses technologies that allow junior students to actively participate in the educational process and practical activities, to get a prestigious job while still studying at the university. Special attention is paid to the effective use of their abilities and time, career management. For junior students of higher educational institutions studying in the areas of "Management", "Personnel Management" and "Economics".

scholarly journals 2019 Special Issue: Psychological Wellbeing and Distress in Higher Education

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. i-vi
Author(s):  
Abi Brooker ◽  
Lydia Woodyatt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Associate Professor ◽  
Mental Wellbeing ◽  
Psychological Wellbeing ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
The Us ◽  
Strategic Policy ◽  
Policy And Planning ◽  
The University ◽  
Support Students

Many universities around the world have now initiated wellbeing strategies that encompass psychological wellbeing. These resources can be leveraged for change to better support students. Associate Professor Lydia Woodyatt from Flinders University, Adelaide and Dr Abi Brooker from the University of Melbourne are guest editors for this very special issue which includes a collection of articles from scholars and practitioners in Australia, Canada, the US, UK and Germany addressing student (and staff) psychological wellbeing in higher education. Broadly, articles discuss the scope of  mental wellbeing and psychological distress, identify specific cohorts (including international students and refugees), profile targeted means of support (via the curriculum, the co-curriculum and strategic policy and planning initiatives) and also identify the need for ‘psychological literacy’ via leadership.

scholarly journals Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Kelayakan Pemberian Asuransi Jiwa Untuk Nelayan dengan Menggunakan Metode Vikor (Studi Kasus: Dinas Kelautan dan Perikanan Medan)

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 220
Author(s):  
Amatillah Nasution ◽  
Kurnia Ulfa
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Decision Support ◽  
Decision Support System ◽  
Support System ◽  
Management Decision ◽  
Main Function ◽  
System Method ◽  
Management Decision Making ◽  
Decision Alternatives ◽  
Alternative Solutions

Life insurance is a term used to refer to actions, systems, or businesses in which financial protection (or financial compensation) for life, property, health and so on gets reimbursed from unexpected events that can occur such as death , loss, damage or illness, which involves regular premium payments over a period of time in exchange for a policy that guarantees such protection. The term "insured" usually refers to everything that gets protection. Decision Support System is defined a system intended to support management decision making, Decision making is the main function of a manager or administrator. Decision making activities include identifying problems, finding alternative solutions to problems, evaluating these alternatives and choosing the best decision alternatives. The Vise Kriterijumska Optimazacija Kompromisno Resenje (VIKOR) method is one of the methods used in decision making. To use the decision support system method must have criteria that will be used in the determination, in addition it must determine the level of importance of each criterion. So the decision support system used must also have comprehensive and integrated planning to minimize the level of risk of failure and decision selection

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