Beyond Buzz Words and Skill Sets

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne E Shelley
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Keyword Search ◽  
User Behavior ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Engaging Instruction ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Call Number ◽  
The Impact

The concept of information literacy should go far beyond users’ acquisition of banked skills. The competence to execute a keyword search in a specific database, navigate a library catalog, or memorize a certain call number does not indicate users are able to think on their own feet. Users who are truly information literate have the capacities to solve problems, think independently and are able to structure their own research processes once they leave the classroom. Effective, engaging instruction is the vehicle through which users can achieve these sought-after attributes; when they are interacting with information and confronted with options, such guidance prepares users for the process of making the most appropriate decision possible. If users are able to think critically, they will not flounder when confronted with a new or complicated resource, a complex research topic, or a hands-off professor; rather, they will possess an increased awareness of their own thought processes, be able to adapt to unfamiliar situations, and arrive at reasoned decisions. By exploring different definitions and benefits of critical thinking, discussing how librarians can encourage critical thinking in information literacy sessions and examining the impact of these practices on user behavior, this paper will attempt to identify the role of critical thinking in information literacy.

Small Firm Audit Partner Hiring Crisis: A Role Play for Critical Thinking and Negotiation Skills

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 275-296 ◽  
Author(s):  
George R. Aldhizer
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Small Firm ◽  
Role Play ◽  
Terminally Ill ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Planning Stage ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Final Agreement ◽  
The Impact

ABSTRACT This role play requires students to consider the complexities of a small CPA firm urgently attempting to replace the unique industry knowledge and experience possessed by a terminally ill audit partner. In this role play, students assume the position of either an existing partner or a former partner who is considering rejoining the firm. This role play includes two sections. First, in the planning stage, students brainstorm mutually equivalent options that satisfy their critical financial and nonfinancial interests to address the problem of replacing the terminally ill partner in their respective existing partner and former partner teams. Second, students engage in a “table” negotiation with their assigned counterpart to reach an amicable agreement to this firm crisis and participate in a debriefing session and prepare a debriefing document. The small firm context provides a unique opportunity to make contributions to the existing accounting and auditing literature related to enhancing students' critical thinking and negotiation skills. Distinctive small firm role play elements that should enhance critical thinking and negotiation skills include considering contingent agreements that dovetail differences in future legal liability forecasts, and dovetailing differences to take advantage of complementary skill sets to mitigate industry-specific auditor detection risks and related business risks.1 Critical thinking skills also should be strengthened through negotiating a package of interests and related options including the impact of various tradeoffs that are not fully known until the table negotiation commences so that the final agreement does not exceed the firm's non-negotiable budgetary constraints.

scholarly journals Effect of Scientific Approach toward Students' Critical Thinking Skills

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Triyani Triyani ◽  
Lovy Herayanti ◽  
Syifaul Gummah
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Hypothesis Test ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Test Results ◽  
High Quality ◽  
Scientific Approach ◽  
The Impact

The role of education is to improve the quality of education, especially in producing high-quality students. High-quality students are those who are able to think critically, creatively, logically and take initiatives in responding to issues in society caused by the impact of the development of science and technology. This study aims to determine the effect of a scientific approach to students' critical thinking skills. This study is an experimental research with one group pretest-posttest design. The sample of this study consisted of one class (28 students), which was treated using a scientific approach. Critical thinking skills are measured using a test instrument and then analyzed statistically (t test). Hypothesis test results indicate that there is an effect of using a scientific approach toward students' critical thinking skills.

The effect of critical viewing on the critical writing skills of the translation studies students

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-113
Author(s):  
Dilara Demirbulak ◽  
Kübra Bodur
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Writing Skills ◽  
Literary Texts ◽  
Hard Copy ◽  
Critical Writing ◽  
Quasi Experimental ◽  
Main Component ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Essay Test

Developing translation students’ critical writing skills is an important issue in academia since they are expected to be critical thinkers and contribute to the field of study. The most important precursor of critical writing is critical reading which is an active, probing, and recursive approach to interpret and use the information and ideas from the text. Meanwhile, keeping in mind the vast explosion of mass media products and technology, critical viewing is unavoidable serving the same purpose of hard-copy texts. Moreover, in recent years, the role of literature as the main component and material of its original texts has accelerated as a teaching of critical thinking and writing rather than a final goal. This paper aims to examine the effect of critical viewing and reading of literary texts on the critical writing skills of undergraduates of the Department of Translation and Interpreting. “Ennis - Weir Critical Thinking Essay Test”, designed by Ennis and Weir in 1985, was used to identify the impact of critical viewing and reading on critical writing skills. In this quasi-experimental study ANOVA, Kruskal- Wallis, and T-test were used to analyze the impact of critical viewing and reading on the critical writing skills of the 30 undergraduates.

Information Literacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-60
Author(s):  
Lairenlakpam Shanta Meitei
Keyword(s):  
Rural Communities ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Computer Literacy ◽  
Information Environment ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Role Of Information

This article discusses the need and importance of information literacy as an essential component in information society. The article highlights the role of information and information technology as well as the relationship between information and literacy. This article also studies the impact of ICT in rural areas and examines the awareness of the term like, information, information literacy, computer literacy etc. in the rural communities in Manipur, India. Further, it elaborates the need for information literacy and challenges faced by the rural communities in the global information environment.

scholarly journals “Big results require big ambitions”: big data, data analytics and accounting in masters courses

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen Mcbride ◽  
Christina Philippou
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Accounting Education ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Impact

Purpose Accounting education is re-inventing itself as technology impacts the practical aspects of accounting in the real world and education tries to keep up. Big Data and data analytics have begun to influence elements of accounting including audit, accounting preparation, forensic accounting and general accountancy consulting. The purpose of this paper is to qualitatively analyse the current skills provision in accounting Masters courses linked to data analytics compared to academic and professional expectations of the same. Design/methodology/approach The academic expectations and requirements of the profession, related to the impact of Big Data and data analytics on accounting education were reviewed and compared to the current provisions of this accounting education in the form of Masters programmes. The research uses an exploratory, qualitative approach with thematic analysis. Findings Four themes were identified of the skills required for the effective use of Big Data and data analytics. These were: questioning and scepticism; critical thinking skills; understanding and ability to analyse and communicating results. Questioning and scepticism, as well as understanding and ability to analyse, were frequently cited explicitly as elements for assessment in various forms of accounting education in the Masters courses. However, critical thinking and communication skills were less explicitly cited in these accounting education programmes. Research limitations/implications The research reviewed and compared current academic literature and the requirements of the professional accounting bodies with Masters programmes in accounting and data analytics. The research identified key themes relevant to the accounting profession that should be explicitly developed and assessed within accounting education for Big Data and data analytics at both university and professional levels. Further analysis of the in-depth curricula, as opposed to the explicitly stated topic coverage, could add to this body of research. Practical implications This paper considers the potential combined role of professional qualification examinations and master’s degrees in skills provision for future practitioners in accounting and data analysis. This can be used to identify the areas in which accounting education can be further enhanced by focus or explicit mention of skills that are both developed and assessed within these programmes. Social implications The paper considers the interaction between academic and professional practice in the areas of accounting education, highlighting skills and areas for development for students currently considering accounting education and data analytics. Originality/value While current literature focusses on integrating data analysis into existing accounting and finance curricula, this paper considers the role of professional qualification examinations with Masters degrees as skills provision for future practitioners in accounting and data analysis.

scholarly journals The role of information literacy in the formation of professional competence of future special educators

2021 ◽  
Vol 102 (2) ◽  
pp. 54-62
Author(s):  
Jan Danek ◽  
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A. Murzataeva ◽  
N. Mirza ◽  
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...  
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Special Educators ◽  
Essential Components ◽  
General Training ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Role Of Information

The article is devoted to determining the place of information literacy in the structure of professional competence of special teachers. The analysis of the works of domestic and foreign researchers made it possible to reveal the specifics of the interpretation of the concept of “information literacy”, ideas about its meaning in the general training of future special teachers. Professional competence as a result of vocational education presupposes the presence of specific elements that serve as criteria for assessing the level of its formation. Indicators of information literacy are clearly expressed in characteristics that describe the current requirements for a future special teacher, and are part of the content of professional competence. The ability to satisfy one's own information needs, collect, exchange, store information and assess its quality are essential components of the general culture of a modern person. In the development of professionalism of future special teachers these abilities perform significant functions. The empirical research was organized in order to identify the degree of understanding in special educators necessary for effective teaching. The study involved 120 defectologists who studied at the Pavlodar Pedagogical University. The experiment is a survey of working special teachers, which was carried out using the author's questionnaire. The study showed a high need for practice in special teachers who have information literacy. The article discusses the development of information literacy as a fundamental component of the professional competence of special teachers through improving the organization of dual education.

scholarly journals Developing Information Literacy for Students in the Context of Higher Education in Vietnam

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nghiem Xuan Huy ◽  
Bui Thi Thanh Huyen
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Information Literacy ◽  
Information Needs ◽  
Industrial Revolution ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Core Elements ◽  
Concept Of Information ◽  
Self Learning ◽  
Role Of Information

The context of 4th Industrial Revolution has not only made changes in education methods, but also challenged learners. In higher education, learners are increasingly expected to learn actively by effectively exploring and using different information resources. Therefore, it is universities’ mission to acquire students with abilities in identifying their information needs, retrieving needed information, evaluating information, and using information legally and ethically in accordance with adademic regulations. In other words, those abilities are core elements of information literacy, which has been considered as an essential tool for improving students’ self-learning and lifelong learning capability at universities in Western countries. This paper aims at analyzing and clarifying the concept of information literacy in the context of Vietnamese higher education, evaluating the role of information literacy in student’s learning, and proposing solutions for developing information literacy for student at higher education institutions in Vietnam.

Educating Students to Give Them a Sustainable Competitive Advantage

2011 ◽  
Vol 33 (3) ◽  
pp. 337-347 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Hopkins ◽  
Mary Anne Raymond ◽  
Les Carlson
Keyword(s):  
Critical Thinking ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Graduate School ◽  
Thinking Skills ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Critical Thinking Skills ◽  
Sustainable Competitive Advantage ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Pros And Cons ◽  
The Impact

With an increasingly competitive job market, this study focuses on what marketing educators can do to help students develop a sustainable competitive advantage. The authors conducted a survey of students, faculty, and recruiters to develop a better understanding of what skills and characteristics might be of value to each group of respondents and to ascertain where differences might exist across respondent groups. Although the basic skills (i.e., critical thinking, communication) recruiters seek have not changed much from previous studies, recruiters rated critical thinking skills, such as problem solving, much higher than either faculty or students. Graduates must be accountable and show the impact and rationale behind decisions. In other words, educators must continue to stress reading, writing, and “arith-metrics.” The lessons learned herein include ways to engage students, strengthen communication skills, incorporate skill development workshops, use professional speakers in marketing organizations, and promote services available outside the classroom as well as help students develop multiple skill sets in class. Educators should also encourage students to be open-minded, creative, and explore opportunities including internships and positions that may not be their current career choice. Finally, educators should discuss pros and cons of going straight through school or working before attending graduate school.

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