scholarly journals Student Trade Missions: An Experiential Learning Opportunity

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Josée Audet ◽  
Geneviève Marcotte
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Experiential Learning ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Training Program ◽  
International Development ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
Business Consulting ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Considerable Impact ◽  
Academic Year

In response to the criticisms addressed to business schools, teaching formulas that foster experiential learning are increasingly being put forward. The Missions Commerciales de l’Université Laval (MCUL- Université Laval Trade Missions) is a training program designed to foster experiential learning. This program extends over an entire academic year in which students are required to find and fulfill an international development mandate on behalf of a business. The objective of this study is to investigate the extent to which participation in such a business consulting project enables students to acquire new skills and modify certain attitudes. Our results show that student participation in an international trade mission has a considerable impact on the acquisition of professional skills and competencies, as well as the development of personality traits and attitudes. Through this experience, students build confidence, develop a sense of initiative and learn to identify business opportunities and adapt quickly. It allows them to sharpen their sales skills and techniques while learning to represent a business. Having completed a trade mission also appears to improve student employability.

Prediction of dark personality traits and self-destruction based on emotion regulation among adolescent females

2020 ◽  
pp. 109-115
Keyword(s):  
Emotion Regulation ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Risky Behaviors ◽  
Adolescent Females ◽  
Dark Triad ◽  
Cluster Sampling ◽  
Targeted Interventions ◽  
Difficulties In Emotion Regulation ◽  
Academic Year

Background and Aims: Temperament is determined as a relatively constant, basic, and innate position that underlies and modifies the expression of activity, emotionality, and sociability among people. The current study aimed to investigate the prediction of dark personality traits and self-destruction based on emotion regulation among adolescent females. Materials and Methods: This correlational study included 250 adolescent females using a cluster sampling method in the academic year of 2018-19 in Shiraz, Iran. The participants were asked to complete Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale, Dark Triad Scale, and Chronic Self-Destructiveness Scale. Results: The results of the regression analysis showed that emotion regulation with beta coefficients was able to predict significant and positive dark personality traits (0.25), narcissism (0.49), Machiavellianism (0.39), psychopathy (0.32), sadism (0.35), and self-destructiveness (0.49) (P<0.05). Conclusion: Directly targeted interventions to regulate emotion may be useful in addressing risky behaviors of adolescents with self-destructive and dark personality traits.

Banks, Firms and Trade Finance Infrastructure in Albania

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 192
Author(s):  
Dorina Çumani
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
Trade Credit ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Political Risk ◽  
Risk Profile ◽  
Trade Finance ◽  
Domestic Trade ◽  
Business Opportunities ◽  
Political Unrest ◽  
Risk Situation

Firms engaged in international trade face tosome risks, which are either not present or less present for the domestic trade. All, firms- SMEs or Companies contain elements of risk, but when they trade internationally, the risk profile is different than trading home. These include commercial risk, political risk, exchange and the country risks, such asthe possibility ofwar, political unrest, or unexpected import bans or tariffs, act. Banks play a critical role in facilitating international trade by guaranteeing international payments and reducing the risk of trade transactions in exports or imports. The effect of insured trade credit on trade is very strong and remains stable over the cycle, in crisis and non-crisis periods (WTO, 2012). By shortening the time of production, delivery, approved credit, the risk situation can be improved and in the same way as liquidity and profitability (Anders Grath 2008). If Albanian traders control the risks they can expanding exports into new markets and it can be very profitable. Using trade finance and reducing risks Albanian firms will be able to develop and take advantage of business opportunities. The trade finance infrastructure of Albaniaisthe institutions, laws, regulations and other systems related to the following three activities

scholarly journals Evaluation of training programs for teachers of art education in the middle stage in light of the demands of teaching the developed curriculum: تقويم البرامج التدريبية لمعلمات التربية الفنية في المرحلة المتوسطة في ضوء مطالب تدريس المنهج المطور

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Aisha Bint Saad Awadah Al-Mutairi
Keyword(s):  
Training Program ◽  
Art Education ◽  
Training Programs ◽  
Teaching Skills ◽  
Middle Stage ◽  
Riyadh City ◽  
Educational Philosophies ◽  
Evaluation Of Training ◽  
Education Training ◽  
Academic Year

The aim of the research is to evaluate the training programs provided to the teachers of art education during the academic year (2014-2015) in light of the demands of teaching the curriculum of art education developed for the middle stage, through a questionnaire in order to know the teaching skills needed by the teacher of art education training from the point The study was based on two tools: the first is a questionnaire to identify the teaching skills required for training. It was applied to 90 teachers in Riyadh city during 2014-2015 and the second is a card. Evaluation of training programs on the 17 training program. The results revealed the weakness of some aspects of the training programs. The researcher recommended the need to develop the training programs provided to the teachers of art education periodically and continuously, according to the contemporary trends in the field of modern educational philosophies and art education so that these programs achieve their objectives.

scholarly journals BIG FIVE PERSONALITY TRAITS AND TEACHING PERFORMANCE OF FACULTY OF COLLEGE OF TEACHER EDUCATION, LAGUNA STATE POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (9) ◽  
pp. 99-105
Author(s):  
Victoria E. Tamban ◽  
Gloria L. Banasihan
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Education ◽  
Academic Performance ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Big Five Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Teaching Performance ◽  
Correlational Research ◽  
Academic Year

This study aimed to determine the relationships of big five personality traits and teaching performance of faculty of College of Teacher Education, Laguna State Polytechnic University Los Baños Campus, Los Baños, and Laguna. The study was conducted at the College of Teacher Education (CTE) of Laguna State Polytechnic University-Los Baňos Campus during 1st semester of Academic Year 2015-2016 employing correlational research design. The respondents of the study were the 20 faculty of CTE consist of 2 Associate Professors, 10 Assistant Professors and 7 Instructors.  A valid survey questionnaire on determining the level of big five personality traits adapted from the site of personality-testing.info, courtesy ipip.ori.org and the IPCR Evaluation are the instruments of this study. Frequency count, percentage and mean were used to describe the profile of the respondents and their teaching performance. Pearson r was used to determine the significant relationship between teachers’’ big five personality traits and their’ teaching performance. The results describe that teachers tend be about average in most of the big five personality traits except from neuroticism which shows a relatively low description. The results also revealed a weak correlation between variables such that it determined that there is no significant relationship the level of big five personality traits and the teaching performance of the respondents. Based on the conclusions the researchers suggested to have further study since it is limited only to the faculty of Teacher Education and also it is highly recommended to correlate teaching performance including students’ evaluation for their teachers and the academic performance of the students with teachers’ personality traits since the teaching performance is one of the factors that affect the students’ academic performance.

scholarly journals International Trade and Development Law: A Legal Cultural Critique

2011 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Colin Picker
Keyword(s):  
International Trade ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Development ◽  
Effective Interaction ◽  
Legal Culture ◽  
Cultural Critique ◽  
Legal Systems ◽  
Legal Traditions ◽  
The World

To the extent that international trade and development policy employs legal methods, institutions and participants, there is a need to take into account the role of legal culture. There are many different legal cultures in the world, including the widely found common and civil law traditions, as well as the many non-western legal traditions and sub-traditions found within the hundreds of different legal systems spread across the globe. International law has, however, traditionally eschewed consideration of legal culture—arguing that international law is unique, is sui generis, and as such domestic legal traditions were not relevant. Yet, the humans involved in creating and nurturing international legal fields and institutions will themselves reflect the legal culture of their home states, and will often import aspects of those legal cultures into international law. The same must be true of international development law. In addition, international legal fields, such as international development law, must often work within domestic legal systems, and as such they will directly interact with the domestic legal traditions. It is thus important to understand the interaction between the legal cultures reflected in the relevant part of that international law and in that of the domestic legal system. Such an understanding can be useful in ensuring the effective interaction of the two systems. This paper explores these themes, continuing the author’s past and ongoing consideration of the role of legal culture in international law, including its role within institutions such as the World Trade Organization.

Training Keyboarding Skills on a Simulator: Student Trainees in Grades Three to Six

2005 ◽  
Vol 49 (25) ◽  
pp. 2211-2215
Author(s):  
Theresa J. Lancey
Keyword(s):  
Elementary School ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Original System ◽  
Concept Development ◽  
Design Criteria ◽  
User Testing ◽  
Job Aids ◽  
Seated Posture ◽  
Analysis System ◽  
Academic Year

A training program was designed and developed for students in an elementary school. Accepted design criteria were used and organizational, task, trainee, document and device analysis, system specifications, design concept development and prototyping and user testing were addressed. The program is three-fold: training students to operate a keyboarding simulator, educating students about the importance of neutral wrist and finger placement and transfer of this keyboarding ability to a standard computer system with a Qwerty keyboard configuration. Four job aids were developed to illustrate examples and nonexamples of correct seated posture, correct finger placement on the home row keys, an enlargement of the trainee scorecard, and an instructor checklist. The trainees performed the tasks specified in the original system specifications. The final training and evaluation took place at the beginning of the subsequent academic year

scholarly journals The Efficacy of Vocational Skills- Based Training Program for People with Intellectual Disabilities at the Stage of Vocational Rehabilitation

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 66
Author(s):  
AbdelAziz Sartawi ◽  
Owaisha Al Muhairy ◽  
Yasser Al Natour ◽  
Rawhi M. Obaidat
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Training Program ◽  
Vocational Training ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale ◽  
People With Intellectual Disabilities ◽  
Wechsler Adult Intelligence ◽  
Academic Year ◽  
Vocational Training Program

This study targeted investigating the efficacy of a vocational skill- based training program for people with intellectual disabilities. The program was set forth by the Department of Welfare and Rehabilitation of Persons with Disability, Ministry of Social Affairs (2009) at UAE. Subjects were 10 male individuals, age 15-20, with intellectual challenges who receive vocational training in Dubai Rehabilitation Center, UAE and who had an IQ score of 55-69 on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (The Emirati Version). A control group was also recruited for the purpose of comparison (n=10). The Vocational Skill Scale as introduced by the investigators and was conducted before then after 8 weeks of the initiation of the training program in the academic year 2012/2013. Results showed significant differences between the scores obtained by the experimental group pre and post training, whereas there were no significant differences in the control group. The investigators recommended generalizing the vocational training program across centers of intellectual disability rehabilitation and expanding the program to include personal and social skill in addition to implementing the kills in a real work setting. 

scholarly journals Creating an Authentic International Development Learning Opportunity

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
pp. 76-85
Author(s):  
Lori Beckstead
Keyword(s):  
International Development ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Learning Opportunity ◽  
International Partner ◽  
International Learning ◽  
Specific Learning

This paper draws from the author’s experience of developing a short-term intensive international learning experience within the framework of a one-semester course. The paper is aimed at faculty members who are interested in implementing a short but effective and authentic international learning opportunity, but who may not have expertise in issues surrounding international development and learning abroad. It addresses some of the challenges, successes, and lessons learned, such as working with an appropriate international partner, overcoming barriers to student participation, ensuring discipline-specific learning, and providing the appropriate context of international development issues within the time-frame of a single semester.   Nous nous fondons ici sur notre propre expérience d’élaboration d’une situation d’apprentissage internationale, intensive et à court terme, dans le cadre d’un cours d’un seul semestre. Cet article est destiné aux enseignants qui, sans nécessairement posséder une expertise en matière de développement internationale et d’apprentissage à l’étranger, souhaiteraient mettre en œuvre une expérience d’apprentissage internationale aussi brève qu’efficace et authentique. Nous abordons les difficultés, les réussites et les leçons tirées de l’expérience, comme la nécessité d’un partenaire international adéquat, le dépassement des obstacles à la participation des étudiants, l’apprentissage adapté à des disciplines en particulier, et l’établissement d’un contexte approprié pour les questions de développement international dans le cadre temporel d’un semestre unique.

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