Spinning Stories: Communicating Internationalization Through Organizational Storytelling

2019 ◽  
pp. 102831531989365
Author(s):  
Melissa Laufer
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Change Processes ◽  
Intended Audience ◽  
University Environment ◽  
University Culture ◽  
Organizational Storytelling ◽  
Local Students ◽  
Internal Stakeholders ◽  
The University

Despite the positive outcomes often associated with internationalization, internal stakeholders do not always welcome the changes it brings. This reaction is echoed in the numerous studies highlighting the problematic relationships between international and local students and the critical to resistant reactions among faculty members. In response to these challenges, this study explores organizational storytelling as a method for communicating internationalization within universities. Organizational storytelling has been found to be a powerful tool for sensemaking, reducing resistance, and generating support during organizational change processes. This study follows how a university taskforce employed three story templates—the Principle Story, the Approval Story, and the Unexceptional Story—to communicate about and implement a large-scale internationalization project in a diverse and change resistant university environment. Although sharing similarities, these storylines were given different “spins” by storytellers depending on their position and the intended audience as well as influenced by the university culture.

THE CONNECTION MACHINE IN A UNIVERSITY ENVIRONMENT: GESAMTHOCHSCHULE WUPPERTAL

1993 ◽  
Vol 04 (01) ◽  
pp. 137-141
Author(s):  
KLAUS SCHILLING
Keyword(s):  
Parallel Computing ◽  
Computer Science ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Early History ◽  
Short Account ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Connection Machine ◽  
The University

A short account is presented on the early history, the intentions and the development of large scale parallel computing at the University of Wuppertal. It might serve as an illustration how common activities between computational and computer science can be stimulated, in the university environment.

scholarly journals Interview with Mr. Jeffrey Alderman, CEO, ACBSP

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 51
Author(s):  
Alderman Dr.
Keyword(s):  
Kansas City ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Vice President ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
General Motors ◽  
University Of Kansas ◽  
Team Student ◽  
The University

SDMIMD is proud in receving the accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programm (ACBSP), US, for our flagship management program PGDM. Mr. Jeffrey Alderman, President/ CEO, ACBSP, recently, has visited India. Prior to joining ACBSP, Mr. Alderman served as Vice President of the Kansas City, Kansas Chamber of Commerce overseeing business development for the Chamber by working with small to large scale businesses on consulting, branding, and marketing initiatives. A sampling of member companies includes General Motors, Kansas Speedway, Sporting Kansas City, and The University of Kansas Medical Center. SDMIMD had the honor to have Mr. Alderman in the campus, where he addressed the students and interacted with the faculty members. The Dimension Team (Student Magazine) from SDMIMD has an opportunity to interview Mr. Alderman on various aspects. The discussion has been summarized below.

scholarly journals An Investigation of the Experiences of Working with Multilingual International Students among Local Students and Faculty Members in Chinese Universities

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (16) ◽  
pp. 6419
Author(s):  
Yawen Han ◽  
Wenxuan Li ◽  
Min Bao ◽  
Xinyu Cao
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
International Students ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Chinese Universities ◽  
Learning Attitudes ◽  
English Medium Instruction ◽  
Local Students ◽  
Depth Interviews

In recent years, as a response to the internationalization of higher education worldwide, China has begun to enroll international students to study at the tertiary level on an increasingly large scale. While the majority of the programs and courses are open to international students via Chinese as Chinese-medium instruction (CMI), there are also an increasing number of programs and courses delivered through English-medium instruction (EMI). In order to understand higher education multilingual contexts, this qualitative study examines how local students and faculty members make sense of their engagement with international students in three Chinese universities. In the study, we conducted in-depth interviews with 11 academics who worked with international students as project supervisors and 25 Chinese university students regarding their experiences of working with international students. The findings that emerged from the thematic analysis revealed that international students’ learning engagement was profoundly mediated by language barriers, cultural assumptions and the academic conventions in host institutions. The study revealed that Chinese academics are concerned about international students’ learning attitudes, their academic progress and a lack of participation due to their language ability. Local Chinese students also reported a lack of satisfaction in working with international students. Some of the local students felt that some international students may have been enabled to enroll in the academic programs as a result of national and university policies, which has led to a ‘dumbing down’ of the curriculum offered in English. The findings indicate that more needs to be done to promote mutual exchanges and better understanding among international students, Chinese faculty members and local students.

scholarly journals CULTURE SHOCKS FACED BY FORIEGN STUDENTS AT ANTASARI STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY BANJARMASIN

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 72
Author(s):  
Nur Laila Kadariyah ◽  
Nur Faizah Hayati
Keyword(s):  
Public Transportation ◽  
Foreign Students ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
Social Aspects ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Institutional Rules ◽  
Local Students ◽  
The University ◽  
Study Plan

This research describes the culture shock faced by the foreign students who study at Antasari State Islamic University Banjarmasin. Foreign students who are conscientious in this research are 7 students come from Turkey and one from Thailand. The objectives of this research are: (1) To find out the culture shocks faced by the foreign students in academic aspects; (2) To find culture shocks faced by the foreign students in social aspects. All of the data have analized by descriptive and qualitative research. The results of this research indicated that the foreign students faced culture shock in academic aspects  that consist of (1) In institutional rules: the complicated and long of procedures filling Study Plan Sheet Online, collecting of Study Plan Sheet, registrating of courses (2) The cleanliness of the university environment (3) Lecturers’ Rules which consists of discipline on the schedule the lectures, the use of local language (Banjarese) in the classes wether by lecturers or local students. Then, culture shocks in Social Aspects students faced the behavior and attitude of the local students such as talking and made jokes while lecturing, using handphones while lecturing, spitting anywhere, male and female local students’ interaction, and   the system of local public transportation.

scholarly journals The Lifelong Learning Iceberg of Information Systems Academics - A Study of On-Going Formal and Informal Learning by Academics

10.28945/3088 ◽  
2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bill Davey ◽  
Arthur Tatnall
Keyword(s):  
Information Systems ◽  
Informal Learning ◽  
Lifelong Learning ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Academic Support ◽  
Real Life ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
The University

This article describes a study that examined the lifelong learning of information systems academics in relation to their normal work. It begins by considering the concept of lifelong learning, its relationship to real-life learning and that lifelong learning should encompass the whole spectrum of formal, non-formal and informal learning. Most world governments had recognised the importance of support for lifelong learning. Borrowing ideas and techniques use by Livingstone in a large-scale 1998 survey of the informal learning activities of Canadian adults, the study reported in this article sought to uncover those aspects of information systems academics’ lifelong learning that might lead policy setters to understand the sources of learning valued by these academics. It could be argued that in the past the university sector was a leader in promoting the lifelong learning of its academic staff, but recent changes in the university environment around the world have moved away from this ideal and academics interviewed from many countries all report rapidly decreasing resources available for academic support. In this environment it is important to determine which learning sources are valued by information systems academic so that informed decisions can be made on support priorities.

scholarly journals [DETERMINE THE IMPACT OF THE INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ON EMPOWERING FEMALE EMPLOYEES IN THE ACADEMIC FIELD AT ISTIQLAL UNIVERSITY] تحديد أثر البيئة الداخلية على تمكين الموظفات في المجال الأكاديمي في جامعة الاستقلال

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 29-43
Author(s):  
Afaf Salman ◽  
Wan Mohd Yusof Wan Chik ◽  
Faruq Abdullah
Keyword(s):  
Public Administration ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Internal Environment ◽  
Academic Field ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Societal Culture ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This study aims to identify the impact of the internal environment and its relation with the empowerment of employee (female/) in the academic field: Case study (Ali Istiqlal University). This study is descriptive according to qualitative approach using a non-probable sample by social survey by the sample method in the College of Administrative Sciences. The total of the study community has reached (141) faculty members at Istiqlal University, and the sample was restricted to faculty members in the Department of Public Administration at the Faculty of Administrative Sciences and they are (15) faculty members. In this connection the researcher relied on an interview guide from his preparation, and the interviews were conducted from the viewpoint of the faculty members in the Department of Public Administration. Where the results of the study revealed that the university environment is a bureaucratic environment dominated by the male style, which is a reflection of the prevailing societal culture, as the candidates for senior positions are always men, being more influential from the point of view of the institution and there is no feeling that they are possible in the organization or influences in general in their workplace This may be because of selectivity as the challenges facing academies in the administrative environment due to centralization and the lack of a clear system of incentives and rewards prevent their empowerment, there is a great shortage in terms of the material aspect of the university of furniture and office equipment and the lack of complete infrastructure in the fact that the university is modern and under development. The results of the study reached a set of recommendations, the most prominent of which is the removal of bureaucratic obstacles hindering the leadership of faculty members and finding a gender balance in employment and scholarships by Palestinian higher education through systems that guarantee the right to equal access to opportunities, and reducing centralization through delegation and empowerment And responsibilities for academies. Create a clear, stable and fair system of incentives and rewards, provide appropriate financial conditions, fight wasta and adopt transparency in employment. هدفت الدراسة إلى تحديد أثر البيئة الداخلية وعلاقتها بتمكين الموظفات في المجال الاكاديمي: دراسة حالةفي جامعة الاستقلال، حيث تنتمي هذه الدراسة إلى نمط الدراسات الوصفية بالاعتماد على المنهج النوعي،باستخدام عينة غير احتمالية عن طريق المسح الاجتماعي بأسلوب العينة في كلية العلوم الإدارية وقد بلغإجمالي مجتمع الدراسة ) 141 ( عضو هيئة تدريس في جامعة الاستقلال، وتم حصر العينة على أعضاء الهيئةالتدريسية بقسم الإدارة العامة بكلية العلوم الإدارية والبالغ عددهم ) 15 ( عضو هيئة تدريس، ) 5( من الإناثو ) 10 ( من الذكور. اعتمد الباحث على دليل مقابلة من إعداده وتم إجراء المقابلات من وجهة نظر أعضاءالهيئة التدريسية في قسم الإدارة العامة. حيث كشفت نتائج الدراسة أن بيئة الجامعة بيئة بيروقراطية ويغلبعليها النمط الذكوري ، وهي انعكاس للثقافة المجتمعية السائدة، حيث ان المرشحين للمناصب العليا دائماهم الرجال كونهم مؤثرين بشكل أكثر من وجهة نظر المؤسسة ولا يوجد شعور بأنهن ممكنات في المنظمة أومؤثرات بشكل عام في مكان عملهن وقد يكون ذلك بسبب الانتقائية ، حيث ان التحديات التي تواجهالأكاديميات في البيئة الإدارية بسبب المركزية وعدم توفر نظام واضح للحوافز والمكافآت تحول دون تمكينهن،ويوجد نقص كبير فيما يخص الجانب المادي بالجامعة من أثاث وتجهيزات مكتبية وعدم اكتمال البنية التحتيةبشكل كامل كون الجامعة حديثة وفي قيد التطور. وقد توصلت نتائج الدراسة إلى مجموعة من التوصياتومن أبرزها إزالة العوائق البيروقراطية التي تعيق ريادة عضوات هيئة التدريس وإيجاد توازن جندري في التوظيفوالمنح الدراسية من قبل التعليم العالي الفلسطيني من خلال أنظمة تكفل حق المساواة في الحصول على الفرص، والحد من المركزية من خلال التفويض ومنح الصلاحيات والمسؤوليات للأكاديميات. وإيجاد نظام واضحومستقر وعادل للحوافز والمكافآت وتوفير ظروف مادية مناسبة ، ومحاربة الواسطة واعتماد الشفافية فيالتوظيف.

scholarly journals Perspectives on the information and digital competence of Social Sciences students and faculty before and during lockdown due to Covid-19

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dora Sales ◽  
Aurora Cuevas-Cerveró ◽  
José-Antonio Gómez-Hernández
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Job Insecurity ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Teaching Staff ◽  
Digital Competence ◽  
Student Body ◽  
University Culture ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Spanish Universities ◽  
The University

We analyze the perceptions of Social Sciences faculty about their own information and digital competence and that of their students, as well as the changes that have occurred as a consequence of the virtualization of learning caused by the coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19). The methodology used is qualitative, being based on the application of two techniques: discussion groups carried out with experienced faculty from three Spanish universities, and interviews carried out with the same sample after the suspension of face-to-face teaching. The results show that the faculty members participating in this study have a critical vision of the information and digital competence of the student body, indicating that they lack capacity for evaluation, critical use, and communication of information despite their mastery of technological tools and extensive use of mobile devices. In addition, they doubt their own ability to train students in this competence, and attribute the difficulty in achieving and promoting such learning to various factors of the university culture: a lack of coordination among teaching staff, who are sometimes in situations of job insecurity, or the way in which the European Higher Education Area has been applied in universities. Faculty recognize the basic and transversal nature of this competence and advocate its incorporation into the real work methodology of all subjects, not in a segregated way. Finally, the effort made towards the “virtual” development of teaching as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic has been a shock for faculty, who declare a positive attitude towards reviewing their own digital-informative practices to adapt their teaching, but believe that this has hardly resulted in any improvement in the information and digital competence of their students so far.

Online Networking

2013 ◽  
pp. 189-210
Author(s):  
Josh McCarthy
Keyword(s):  
International Students ◽  
Social Interactions ◽  
Virtual Environment ◽  
National Survey ◽  
First Year ◽  
University Culture ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Design Students ◽  
Local Students ◽  
The University

This chapter explores the use of Facebook in helping immerse international students into Australian university culture at a first year level by furthering the development of academic and social relationships between peers. The study was initiated in response to a national survey that found 65% of international students experience periods of loneliness and isolation when studying in Australia; moreover, one of the key triggers for this loneliness is an inability to develop academic relationships with peers, particularly local students, during the early stages of their university careers. 100 first year design students (including 23 international students) took part in the semester-long study, as part of the course “Imaging Our World” at the University of Adelaide. Every two weeks, students were required to submit images to an online gallery in Facebook and to provide critiques on peers’ submissions. The gallery topics were broad in nature, and open to the students’ own interpretations, allowing for a concurrently wide range of images in each. The galleries gave students the opportunity to connect with their peers in a virtual environment, and develop academic relationships freed from the constraints of the classroom and their own inhibitions. Discussions between students often evolved from formal, academic critiques to informal social interactions as embryonic online connections were formed. The study was considered to have been a success, due to Facebook’s engaging and interactive qualities, the students’ existing interest and experience with the software, and their eagerness to connect with their peers.

scholarly journals The Stakeholders’ Awareness and Acceptability of the Leyte Normal University’s Vision, Mission, Goal and Objectives

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 108-117
Author(s):  
Mark Lester Laurente
Keyword(s):  
Faculty Members ◽  
Educational Practices ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Arts And Sciences ◽  
External Stakeholders ◽  
Internal Stakeholders ◽  
The University ◽  
Goals And Objectives ◽  
Survey Approach

This study determines the awareness of the stakeholders on the vision, mission, goals, and objectives (VMGO) and how these are disseminated; evaluates the stakeholders’ understanding and acceptance of the VMGO. It uses a descriptive type of research using the survey approach, with a stakeholder survey questionnaire to gather data. Results show that the stakeholders are generally aware, understand and accept the VMGO. The study also reveals that the stakeholders generally perceive that the VMGO are clearly stated, consistent with each other, congruent to educational practices or activities, and attainable. It also shows that the internal stakeholders, especially the administrators and faculty members, are much aware, understand and accept the VMGO than the external stakeholders. The Vision, Mission, Goal and program objectives offered in the College of Arts and Sciences were highly acceptable to the various stakeholders of the University.

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