The Benefits of Involving Undergraduate University Students in Creative Practice-led Research Projects

2021 ◽  
pp. 105678792110648
Author(s):  
Sohail Dahdal
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Interdisciplinary Collaboration ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
High Level

This paper examines the involvement of sixteen undergraduate students across four disciplines in a practice-led research project to create the “Once Upon a Time in Palestine” XR documentary by exploring how they performed when given complex challenges, to create this novel and complex practice-led research project. The students were trained and mentored but also were trusted to work under minimal supervision. This created a high level of engagement with the expectation of high-quality output and presented the students with opportunities not afforded to them within the rigid structure of their academic programs. This paper examines the engagement of the students, and their willingness to learn new technologies and apply this learning to produce high quality output under tight deadlines with minimal supervision and the value of interdisciplinary collaboration across multiple fields of study. The paper concludes that while there was a steep learning curve, the students were able to achieve high-level engagement and produce professional results within the specified deadlines, using the latest technological advances in the field, while learning new skills outside their academic program and also enhancing the outcome of the successful project.

New Strategies Needed as Third Industrial Age Unfolds

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yue Chim Richard Wong
Keyword(s):  
New Technologies ◽  
The Third ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Industrial Age ◽  
The World ◽  
Technical Proficiency ◽  
High Level ◽  
Technological Improvements ◽  
Capital Intensive ◽  
New Strategies

Many today believe the world has entered the Third Industrial Age, during which technological improvements in robotics and automation will boost productivity and efficiency, implying significant gains for companies. These advancements have three biases: they tend to be capital-intensive (favoring those with financial resources), skill-intensive (favoring those with a high level of technical proficiency), and labor saving (reducing the total number of unskilled and semi-skilled jobs). The pundits speculate the economic impact on the job market will be significant and will present serious social and political challenges for society in growing inequality and the provision of safety nets to mitigate the consequences of disruptive technological progress. History has shown capitalist markets and business enterprises are incredibly efficient at turning technological advances into profitable businesses and providing incentives to discover new technologies. They succeed because companies that compete successfully with each other to provide benefits for clients are rewarded handsomely.

scholarly journals The Relationship Between Academic Procrastination and Parenting Styles Among Jordanian Undergraduate University Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-34 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad M. Mahasneh ◽  
Omar T. Bataineh ◽  
Zohair H. Al-Zoubi
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Parenting Styles ◽  
Academic Procrastination ◽  
Male And Female ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Medium Level ◽  
High Level ◽  
Hashemite University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Academic Year

This study aims to identify the level of academic procrastination among a group of students and its correlation with parenting styles. A sample of 685 male and female undergraduate students was chosen from many different faculties at the Hashemite University. Two questionnaires; academic procrastination and parenting styles, were administrated to members of the sample during the academic year 2013/2014. Results indicated that few students (7%) showed a high level of academic procrastination, over half of the students (67%) showed a medium level and approximately a quarter of students (26%) showed a low level of academic procrastination, there was no significant differences between male and female in academic procrastination scores. Final results indicated a significant positive correlation between academic procrastination and parenting styles.

scholarly journals FACTORS INFLUENCE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS’ DECISION MAKING TO ENROLL AND SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATION AS AN EXTERNAL FACTOR

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 126-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Farid Shamsudin ◽  
Aeshah Mohd Ali ◽  
Rosni Ab Wahid ◽  
Zulkifli Saidun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
External Factor ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Tuition Fees ◽  
Employment Opportunities ◽  
The Relationship

Purpose:  This study conducted to classify factors of fixed Higher Education Institution (HEI) characteristics influenced students' decision making to enroll at private HEI and social media application as an external factor exclusively in Malaysia phenomena. The main focus of this research was to determine the relationship between independent variables (academic programs, tuition fees, location, institution rankings, institution facilities, employment opportunities, social media application) influence dependent variable (decision making); and to determine the major factor that influence students' decision making to enroll at private HEI. Methodology: The underpinning theory applied in this study was Theory Reason Action (TRA) for social media application, while Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) applied for academic programs, tuition fees, location, institution rankings, institution facilities, and employment opportunities. Five hundred (500) questionnaires distributed at selected private HEI around Kuala Lumpur and Selangor. Respondent was an undergraduate student semester one the year 2018 only. Data were analyzed using SPSS version 24. Results: Findings indicated result for direct effect revealed decision making were significant in the relationship between tuition fees, location, institution ranking, institution facilities, employment opportunities, and social media application thus hypothesis H2, H3, H4, H5, H6, and H7 accepted. Implications: Therefore, the only academic program was insignificant with decision making thus hypothesis H1 rejected. While the major factor that influences students' decision making to enroll at Private HEI in rank number one was employment opportunities H6 (β = .301; p = .000 < .05). Thus, Results of direct effects indicated there is a relationship between employment opportunities and students’ decision making to enroll at private HEI.

Adapting CTF challenges into virtual cybersecurity learning environments

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Stylianos Karagiannis ◽  
Emmanouil Magkos
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Real World ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Technical Skills ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Arcs Model ◽  
Hands On

Purpose This paper aims to highlight the potential of using capture the flag (CTF) challenges, as part of an engaging cybersecurity learning experience for enhancing skills and knowledge acquirement of undergraduate students in academic programs. Design/methodology/approach The approach involves integrating interactivity, gamification, self-directed and collaborative learning attributes using a CTF hosting platform for cybersecurity education. The proposed methodology includes the deployment of a pre-engagement survey for selecting the appropriate CTF challenges in accordance with the skills and preferences of the participants. During the learning phase, storytelling elements were presented, while a behavior rubric was constructed to observe the participants’ behavior and responses during a five-week lab. Finally, a survey was created for getting feedback from the students and for extracting quantitative results based on the attention, relevance, confidence and satisfaction (ARCS) model of motivational design. Findings Students felt more confident about their skills and were highly engaged to the learning process. The outcomes in terms of technical skills and knowledge acquisition were shown to be positive. Research limitations/implications As the number of participants was small, the results and information retrieved from applying the ARCS model only have an indicative value; however, specific challenges to overcome are highlighted which are important for the future deployments. Practical implications Educators could use the proposed approach for deploying an engaging cybersecurity learning experience in an academic program, emphasizing on providing hands-on practice labs and featuring topics from real-world cybersecurity cases. Using the proposed approach, an educator could also monitor the progress of the participants and get qualitative and quantitative statistics regarding the learning impact for each exercise. Social implications Educators could demonstrate modern cybersecurity topics in the classroom, closing further the gap between theory and practice. As a result, students from academia will benefit from the proposed approach by acquiring technical skills, knowledge and experience through hands-on practice in real-world cases. Originality/value This paper intends to bridge the existing gap between theory and practice in the topics of cybersecurity by using CTF challenges for learning purposes and not only for testing the participants’ skills. This paper offers important knowledge for enhancing cybersecurity education programs and for educators to use CTF challenges for conducting cybersecurity exercises in academia, extracting meaningful statistics regarding the learning impact.

scholarly journals EMERGING AREAS OF SHIELDING RESEARCH—A BIRD’S EYE VIEW

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-15
Author(s):  
Ruxandra Dranga ◽  
Frederick Powell Adams
Keyword(s):  
Nuclear Power ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Source Reconstruction ◽  
Materials Development ◽  
Analysis And Design ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
High Level ◽  
Areas Of Interest ◽  
Shielding Methods ◽  
Topical Interest

Shielding analysis and design are important tools for ensuring that humans and the environment are protected from the detrimental effects of high levels of radiation. The fundamental principles and methodologies for shielding analysis and design, especially for reactor applications, have been developed and refined since the 1940s and the beginning of nuclear power research programs in Canada and internationally. Other applications are gaining importance due to both increased need and technological advances. In this work, a high-level survey of emerging areas in shielding research and development is provided. Areas of topical interest include remote reactor monitoring, source reconstruction and inverse shielding methods, waste management and decommissioning applications, accelerator, cyclotron, and other advanced medical shielding applications, space exploration, and new materials development. Each of these areas of interest is evaluated based on current capacity of the research community. They are also evaluated in terms of the benefits for the scientific community and industry arising from performing research including development of new technologies and techniques.

scholarly journals El desarrollo de competencias en diseño de software mediante un entorno virtual de aprendizaje

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 22-28
Author(s):  
H.R. Macías Brambila ◽  
V.M. Zamora Ramos ◽  
S. Osorio Angel ◽  
M. Jiménez Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Environments ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Entornos Virtuales De Aprendizaje ◽  
Competencias Profesionales ◽  
Entornos Virtuales

Los avances tecnológicos modifican el proceso educativo, la intencionalidad de los hechos o acciones del docente y los estudiantes se ven influenciados por su entorno, uno de ellos el tecnológico. Una de las opciones que la tecnología ofrece para mejorar el proceso educativo, son los entornos virtuales de aprendizaje. Éste proyecto de investigación se basa en la plataforma Moodle, aplicación utilizada como complemento a la enseñanza presencial para el enfoque de educación basado en competencias. Los EVA (Entornos Virtuales de Aprendizaje), fundamentados en el constructivismo colaborativo, implementan nuevas técnicas como el taller virtual, portafolios de evidencias, ciberdiario o los casos virtuales, los cuales promueven el desarrollo de las competencias profesionales en la creación de software. The technological advances modify the educational process, the premeditation of the facts or actions of the teacher and the students are influenced by their environment, one of them is the technological progress. One of the options that the technology offers is to improve the educational process, they are the virtual environments of learning. This research project is based on the Moodle platform, this application is used as a complement to the traditional teaching to guide it to the education based on competences. VEL (Virtual Environments of Learning), based on the collaborative constructivism, implements new technologies as the virtual workshop, evidences portfolio, cyber-journals or virtual cases, which promote the development of the professional competences in designing software.

scholarly journals Factors Influencing College Choice of Nepalese Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 229-244
Author(s):  
Prem Prasad Silwal ◽  
Raj Kumar Baral
Keyword(s):  
College Choice ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Highly Qualified ◽  
Long Run ◽  
Choice Decision ◽  
Institutional Marketing ◽  
Management Students ◽  
Time Of Admission

   Background: College choice decision remains one of the major issues for the students and parents especially during the time of admission. Objective: Understanding this problem, this research, taking colleges of Tribhuvan University and Kathmandu University as the samples, assesses which of the characteristics― institutional, marketing, and social are more dominant in this decision. Method: The study, based on the primary survey; uses the questionnaire to collect data among the management students of bachelor’s level in Lalitpur and Kathmandu district, shows that academic program, quality of education, and social factors are the key factors that impact college choice decision. The study employs convenient sampling techniques. The tendency of students to make college choice decisions depends on the colleges’ academic programs that they have concentrated. Result: The results suggest that college should focus their eyes to apply different types of academic programs, adopt quality education in terms of appointing highly qualified faculties and even contribute certain margin to social support, employability of the students over the market and position of enrolment of the students in higher education. These characteristics enable the colleges to run and sustain in the long run. Conclusion: To mitigate the moderating impact on college choice, the variable gender is used, however, its impact on the relationship of college fees and college choice is not supported by the study.

scholarly journals LOS FACTORES QUE CONFORMAN EL MODELO DE ACREDITACIÓN POR ALTA CALIDAD DE PROGRAMAS ACADÉMICOS EN COLOMBIA, REVISIÓN DESDE EL ENFOQUE DE LA PERCEPCIÓN

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adriana Patricia Uribe Uran
Keyword(s):  
Data Collection ◽  
Research Methods ◽  
Quality Standards ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Academic Programs ◽  
Positive Perception ◽  
High Quality

El objetivo del presente artículo de investigación consistió en conocer la percepción respecto a los factores que conforman el modelo de acreditación de alta calidad en programas académicos universitarios en Colombia, de dos grupos de expertos representados por pares y los directivos académicos que hayan participado en procesos de esta naturaleza. La metodología desarrollada tiene un enfoque cualitativo, y han sido contemplados los métodos de investigación fenomenológico y hermenéutico. Se acudió a la entrevista focalizada y la revisión documental como técnica de recolección de la información. Los resultados indican que los expertos tienen una percepción positiva del modelo de acreditación y de sus factores, éstos piensan que es indispensable revisarlo y contemplar cambios en su estructura. Se concluye que existe una crítica generalizada por parte de los expertos a los factores incluidos en el modelo, por considerarlos extensos y descontextualizados, y por asumir que estos responden más a las orientaciones de organismos externos que a las necesidades propias de la calidad en un programa académico. AbstractThe purpose of this research was to know the perception of two groups of experts represented by pairs and the academic managers, regarding the factors that constitute the model of accreditation for high quality in academic programs of the universities in Colombia. The methodology developed has a qualitative approach, and the phenomenological and hermeneutical research methods have been considered. The focus interview and the documentary review were the techniques used for data collection. The results obtained suggest that although the experts have a positive perception of the model of accreditation and its factors, they think that it is essential to revise it and to consider changes in its structure.It is concluded that there is a generalized opinion of the experts in relation to the factors included in the model. This is because they are extensive and out of context; and it is assumed that they more likely respond to the guidelines of external organisms, than to the proper needs of quality standards in an academic program.

The Factor Structure and Psychometric Properties of the Resiliency Scale in Chinese Undergraduates

2010 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 162-171 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixia Cui ◽  
Xiujie Teng ◽  
Xupei Li ◽  
Tian P.S. Oei
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Factor Structure ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Concurrent Validity ◽  
Higher Order ◽  
Criterion Variable ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
High Level ◽  
Chinese Undergraduates

The current study examined the factor structure and the psychometric properties of Sandra Prince-Embury’s Resiliency Scale for Adolescents (RESA) in Chinese undergraduates. A total of 726 undergraduate students were randomly divided into two subsamples: Sample A was used for the exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and Sample B was used for the confirmatory factor analysis (CFA). The EFA revealed that 56 items and a model of 10 factors with 3 higher order factors (as described by Sandra) were to be retained; CFA with Sample B confirmed this result. The overall scale and the subscales of the Chinese-RESA demonstrated a high level of internal consistency. Furthermore, concurrent validity was demonstrated by the correlation of the scale with other instruments such as the PANAS and the CSS, and the predictive validity was confirmed via three multiple regression analyses using the PANAS as a criterion variable: one for the 10 subscales of the C-RESA, one for the 3 higher order scales, and one for the total C-RESA. We concluded that the C-RESA may be used for research into Chinese undergraduates’ adaptive behaviors.

Rediseñando las Organizaciones del Futuro. El impacto de la transformación digital en el mundo del trabajo

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 199-226
Author(s):  
Ricardo M. Piñeyro Prins ◽  
Guadalupe E. Estrada Narvaez
Keyword(s):  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Third Sector ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Digital Culture ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
The People ◽  
Technological Advances ◽  
Current Scenario ◽  
The Way

We are witnessing how new technologies are radically changing the design of organizations, the way in which they produce and manage both their objectives and their strategies, and -above all- how digital transformation impacts the people who are part of it. Even today in our country, many organizations think that digitalizing is having a presence on social networks, a web page or venturing into cases of success in corporate social intranet. Others begin to invest a large part of their budget in training their teams and adapting them to the digital age. But given this current scenario, do we know exactly what the digital transformation of organizations means? It is necessary? Implying? Is there a roadmap to follow that leads to the success of this process? How are organizations that have been born 100% digital from their business conception to the way of producing services through the use of platforms? What role does the organizational culture play in this scenario? The challenge of the digital transformation of businesses and organizations, which is part of the paradigm of the industrial revolution 4.0, is happening here and now in all types of organizations, whether are they private, public or third sector. The challenge to take into account in this process is to identify the digital competences that each worker must face in order to accompany these changes and not be left out of it. In this sense, the present work seeks to analyze the main characteristics of the current technological advances that make up the digital transformation of organizations and how they must be accompanied by a digital culture and skills that allow their successful development. In order to approach this project, we will carry out an exploratory research, collecting data from the sector of new actors in the world of work such as employment platforms in its various areas (gastronomy, delivery, transportation, recreation, domestic service, etc) and an analysis of the main technological changes that impact on the digital transformation of organizations in Argentina.

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