Use of Project Method for Initial Training in Case-Study

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
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Alexander Rylov ◽  
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Larisa Konnova
Keyword(s):  
First Year ◽  
Initial Training ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Project Method ◽  
Important Quality ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
Growing Economy ◽  
The Government

Experts in the field of economics should satisfy special requirements in a growing economy, such as fluency in mathematical tools and mathematical modeling. It can be attained through the professionally-oriented planned purposeful education program. The ability to deal with economic problems of specific situations (cases) becomes graduates´ important quality. The authors have attempted to start teaching the solving of economic cases in the first year University of Economics as part of the basic mathematical disciplines´ course. A comparative analysis of two modern educational technologies (the project method and the method of case-study) presented in this article allowed the authors to conclude that project technology can be used for initial training for case solving. The article describes �Mathematical models in solving economic problems�, the case-project competition between first-year students of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation. Themes related to mathematical analysis´ economic applications were used during the competition.

Context Approach As a Way of Early Discipline Profilization of HigherSchool

2018 ◽  
pp. 15-20
Author(s):  
Лариса Коннова ◽  
Larisa Konnova ◽  
Алекcандр Рылов ◽  
Alexander Rylov ◽  
И. Степанян ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Learning Technologies ◽  
Academic Learning ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Technological Context ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government ◽  
New Generation

Development of coupled with professional standards educational programs of the new generation is one of the main requirements of modern educational standards. The Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation is guided by the strategy of early profi ling for developing such programs. The article summarizes the experience of the authors in the implementation of the ideas of early profi ling in the teaching of mathematics for the first year students of Economics and Management. The possibilities of using the contextual approach, which was developed and tested by A. Verbitsky are considered to strengthen the professional orientation of the learning process. Contextual learning technologies are aimed at transforming the academic learning process into educational activities that lead to the acquisition of professional competencies. The article presents the content of the discipline “Computer workshop” in terms of the subject-technological context and social context.

scholarly journals ARE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES FREQUENTLY USED IN SPEAKING CLASS?

2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Agung Wicaksono
Keyword(s):  
Second Language ◽  
Communication Strategies ◽  
Communication Strategy ◽  
First Year ◽  
English Department ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Systematic Technique ◽  
English Class ◽  
The Right

<p>Communication strategy is the way to help the speakers when facing difficulties in communication using English as a second language. This case study, at the first year students of English Department, aims to know the most frequent students’ strategies to communicate in speaking activity in speaking class. It is  found that thirteen communication strategies were used by the students in speaking English class, but not all of the communication strategies were used in every conversation, but only certain communication strategy was used. It depends on  the materials difficulties. Furhermore, the most frequent  communication strategies is stalling or time gaining strategy. As they need some time to think and then continue talking after they find the right words they need to communicate. This findings is in line with the propossed theory stated that communication strategy is defined as a systematic technique employed by a speaker to express his or her meaning when facing certain difficulties in communication.</p>

Developing Self- and Cultural-Awareness Through Introductory Education Courses

2017 ◽  
pp. 67-86
Author(s):  
Heather Coffey ◽  
Susan B. Harden ◽  
Erik Jon Byker ◽  
Amy J. Good ◽  
Larry B. Fisher
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Cultural Awareness ◽  
Teacher Education Program ◽  
First Year ◽  
Clinical Experiences ◽  
Case Study Method ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Urban Classrooms ◽  
Education Courses

Using case study method, this project examines the perceptions and practices related to development of self and cultural awareness among a cohort of 104 (n=104) first-year students, all aspiring to become future teachers. Over the course of one academic semester, first year students who planned to enter the teacher education program participated in readings, activities, assignments, field based observations, and discussions developed to facilitate self and cultural awareness. The findings from analyses of these artifacts indicate that pre-service teachers began to demonstrate deeper awareness of how personal opinions and biases influenced their interactions with others and the types of characteristics related to appreciating diversity (Akiba, 2011) in urban classrooms. This study has implications for engaging first year students in early field-based clinical experiences in order to develop self and cultural awareness in preparation for teaching.

Connecting First Year Students to Formal and Informal Learning Experiences

2013 ◽  
pp. 51-67 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melissa L. Johnson ◽  
Laura Pasquini ◽  
Michelle R. Rodems
Keyword(s):  
Learning Communities ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
University Of Florida ◽  
Online Learning Communities ◽  
Formal And Informal Learning ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The University ◽  
First Year Seminar

This case study, an honors first year seminar from the University of Florida, USA, demonstrates the benefits and challenges of these developments in education. The case expands the definition of formal, informal, and online learning communities in the context of a first year seminar.

Staffing Processes for Tourism Development in the Municipalities of the Russian Federation

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 15-18
Author(s):  
Фролова ◽  
Elena Frolova ◽  
Кабанова ◽  
E. Kabanova
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Tourism Development ◽  
Local Authorities ◽  
Staff Support ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
State Research ◽  
Municipal Employees ◽  
Development Processes ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article is devoted the problem of management — staffing processes for tourism development in the municipalities of the Russian Federation. In modern Russian conditions the need for the development of tourist attractiveness of municipalities is one of the priorities of social and economic problems of the state. Research methods include the results of a poll of experts (heads of local authorities), as well as a case study “Human resources of local authorities”, conducted by the All-Russian Council of Local Self-Government. The author proves the necessity of improving the staffing process of tourism development. The following recommendations have been developed: the organization of practice-oriented training for municipal employees; Enhanced staff support tourism development processes (creation of the structure of the local administration of the Department of Tourism, the allocation of staff units directly involved in the development of this sector on the territory of the municipality).

scholarly journals MODERNIZATION OF INSTITUTIONAL AND LEGAL BASES FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN ARCTIC

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 351-363
Author(s):  
V. N. Leksin ◽  
B. N. Porfiriev
Keyword(s):  
Russian Federation ◽  
Spatial Development ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Russian Arctic ◽  
Investment Projects ◽  
Economic Problems ◽  
Spatial Systems ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
The Government

Purpose: the purpose of the research is to evaluate proposals on the formation of a fundamentally new support and zonal structure for managing the development of the Russian Arctic and related changes in the regulatory and legal support for this development.Methods: research is carried out with the use of interdisciplinary methodologies which integrate specific tools of research of economic, sociological, political science, ecological, legal and other issues of spatial systems’ functioning.Results: there is an active modernization in the production, infrastructure and defense spheres on the territory of the Russian Arctic, the accelerated development of which can be considered a prerequisite for solving the social and economic problems of the integrated development of the whole macroregion. At the same time, the gradual modernization of the institutional and legal bases for the development of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation (AZRF) began. An additional impetus was given to it by the adoption of Decree №1064 of the Government of the Russian Federation of August 31, 2017 on a new state program for the development of the Arctic that made significant adjustments to earlier decisions on public administration and legal support for the development of the Russian Arctic.Conclusions and relevance: the authors showed that one of the main reasons for the slow implementation of the justifiably ambitious intentions of the country's leadership on the complex socio-economic re-development of the Russian Arctic was the underestimation of the importance of modernizing the institutional and legal bases for the re-development of the Russian Arctic. The modernization of the institutional and legal bases of spatial development is becoming an important factor in the stable functioning of not only the state, regions and municipalities, but also for the implementation of any investment projects. The data on innovations in the structure of the institutes and legal regulators of the development of the Russian Arctic confirms the undoubtedly positive potential for modernizing the institutional and legal bases for the spatial development of the Russian Arctic and the need for experimental verification of the decisions taken so that that potential could be fully realized. 

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Collaborative Learning to Enhance English Communicative Competence: A Case Study of the First-Year Students at Thepsatri Rajabhat University

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Sasilak Rodphotong
Keyword(s):  
Collaborative Learning ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
First Year ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
First Semester ◽  
Post Test ◽  
School Schedule ◽  
Academic Year

The attempts of the present study aimed at investigating the effectiveness of collaborative learning to enhance English communicative competence and evaluating students’ satisfaction towards the instruction. The participants in this study were 1,471 the first-year students enrolled in the first semester, 2017 academic year. The students’ English proficiency according to the CEFR was A1. The instruments used were lesson plans, pre-test and post-test and satisfaction questionnaire. The lessons were comprised of various collaborative learning activities emphasizing at the following topics: self-introduction, school schedule, telling time, asking and giving information, food, leisure, describing people, describing things and giving direction. The period of experiment was 20 hours. The independent sample t-test was calculated to find the differences. The findings revealed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of .01 after teaching with collaborative learning. This indicated that the students’ communicative competence significantly improved. Besides, the satisfaction questionnaire was distributed at the end of the instruction and the results indicated that the students had a positive satisfaction towards the instruction.

scholarly journals Competitive Positioning of a Higher Education Institution in Zambia: The Case of ZCAS

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 6-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kelvin Mukolo Kayombo ◽  
Steve Carter
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Teaching Quality ◽  
First Year ◽  
Second Phase ◽  
Current Position ◽  
First Year Students ◽  
Body Of Knowledge ◽  
Brand Position

This study was the second phase of a larger research project that was designed to identify and measure a higher education institution’s brand in Zambia in order to ascertain areas for strengthening the brand’s competitive position. The objectives of this conjoint study were twofold: firstly, to identify the current position of the ZCAS brand as a case study and secondly, to establish the current position of the ZCAS brand relative to its higher education (HE) competitors in Zambia. This quantitative study involved administering a conjoint questionnaire to 110 first year students in ZCAS and 280 first year students in seven universities in the country. The 19 branding elements identified in the initial qualitative stage of the project were aggregated into five principal branding factors using Atlas.ti’s co-occurrence tools to facilitate this conjoint study. These five principal branding attributes are teaching quality, fees, course availability, learning environment and employability. The study revealed that ZCAS has a fairly strong brand position in the Zambian HE sector because the most important elements in its brand model, i.e. course availability, teaching quality and facilities are also the premier brand dimensions in the market. The study also revealed that ZCAS needs to reposition itself away from the competition in order to occupy a more favorable position in the minds of its prospective and existing customers. Accordingly, the study recommends that ZCAS increases its course offerings and collaborates with universities in the region. ZCAS should also consider setting up a quality assurance unit to foster quality in the institution. This study adds to the increasing body of knowledge on HE branding, particularly in developing countries, by developing and then testing a brand orientation model for the Zambian HE market.

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