Multidisciplinary Case Study On Higher Education: An Innovative Experience In The Business Management Degree

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Martinez-Canas ◽  
Raul del Pozo-Rubio ◽  
Jose Mondejar-Jimenez ◽  
Pablo Ruiz-Palomino
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
Business Management ◽  
New Process ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level ◽  
Voluntary Basis ◽  
Practical Level

Higher education is constantly changing and looking for innovative educational solutions in order to increase the level of the students knowledge and skills. As an important part of this set of educational policies, a new process is emerging for the ideation, planning and implementation of multidisciplinary case studies for students with the aim of developing their knowledge, meaning learning, skills and abilities that necessary for a more complete picture of the problems. In this regard, this paper shows the main results obtained with the realization of joint innovative activity experience developed by multidisciplinary areas in the Business Administration Degree (Management, Corporate Finance and Statistics). This joint activity was proposed on a voluntary basis for those students interested in working in a complete practice with other students and also as a way of replacing the individual activities of each area of knowledge. Fourteen groups of 4-5 people have done this case study, on average, the percentage of participation is about 70% of the students. The design of this methodology with an evaluation system implies students receive a significant percentage of their continuous evaluation. Also, it has allowed the students to achieve at a practical level, the how to and knows how (versus levels, ordered from low to high level of knowledge: dos, shows how, knows how and knows) of a particular set of generic and specific skills.

Keeping Great Teachers: A Case Study on the Impact and Implementation of a Pilot Teacher Evaluation System

2016 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 363-394 ◽  
Author(s):  
Claire Robertson-Kraft ◽  
Rosaline S. Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Evaluation ◽  
Teacher Retention ◽  
Evaluation System ◽  
School Level ◽  
Evaluation Systems ◽  
Teacher Survey ◽  
Teacher Evaluation Systems ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Impact

A growing body of research examines the impact of recent teacher evaluation systems; however, we have limited knowledge on how these systems influence teacher retention. This study uses a mixed-methods design to examine teacher retention patterns during the pilot year of an evaluation system in an urban school district in Texas. We used difference-in-differences analysis to examine the impact of the new system on school-level teacher turnover and administered a teacher survey ( N = 1,301) to investigate individual and school-level factors influencing retention. This quantitative analysis was supplemented with interview data from two case study schools. Results suggest that, overall, the new evaluation system did not have a significant effect on teacher retention, but there was significant variation at the individual and school level. This study has important implications for policymakers developing new evaluation systems and researchers interested in evaluating their impact on retention.

scholarly journals Formation of Ecological Consciousness in the Process of Training Future Economists

2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (1) ◽  
pp. 190-194
Author(s):  
Kateryna Yablunovska ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Effectiveness Of Training ◽  
Ecological Culture ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level

Annotation. Introduction. The article analyzes topical issues of ecological culture formation in the process of training future economists. Modern approaches to the formation of environmental culture during the training of future economists, determining the quality of professional training of future professionals in higher education. Socio-economic changes and the ecological state cause the need for qualitative improvement of professional education of future specialists in the process of professional training with a high level of ecological culture. However, the problem of forming the ecological culture of future economists remains insufficiently studied. Purpose. The aim of the article is to study the formation of ecological culture and thinking, the spread of ethical norms in relation to nature. Results. The analysis of scientific works on the formation of ecological culture in the process of training future economists, revealed the concept of ecological culture of the individual and the concept of educational environment. Attention is paid to the process of formation of ecological culture as a holistic systemic phenomenon in order to develop the ecological and ideological position of a specialist economist. The main measures of preparation of applicants for higher education in economic specialties, which includes the environmental element, have been outlined. The pedagogical conditions that provide the process of education of ecological culture in the educational environment have been singled out. Features of ecological education as an important component of educational process have been considered. Conclusions. It has been proved that the effectiveness of training future professionals and the formation of environmental culture of applicants for higher education will form an opportunity to successfully engage in professional activities in the field of economics after graduation from higher education.

scholarly journals National Accreditation Experience of the Faculty of Theology of Amasya University

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (S1-May) ◽  
pp. 33-41
Author(s):  
Murat Kurt
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Accreditation Process ◽  
State University ◽  
National Accreditation ◽  
Beneficial Effects ◽  
Research Designs ◽  
New Process ◽  
Preparation Phase

The aim of the study is to describe the national accreditation preparation experience in higher education through the sample of a Faculty of Theology affiliated to a state university. The case study, one of the qualitative research designs, was used in the research. A total of three people experiencing the accreditation process in a state university were determined as the working group. In the research, the participants stated that the accreditation studies have beneficial effects for the institutions and education. They also emphasised that they had difficulties in obtaining the documents during the accreditation preparation phase and that the uncertainty brought about by the new process was challenging. It was pointed out that the accreditation studies would keep the institutions dynamic and carry the quality to advanced levels.

Improving Access to Higher Education With UDL and Switch Access Technology

2017 ◽  
pp. 13-30 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Perez ◽  
Ann Gulley ◽  
Logan Prickett
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Universal Design For Learning ◽  
Motor Impairment ◽  
Access To Higher Education ◽  
Access Technology ◽  
Technology System ◽  
Design For Learning ◽  
Ongoing Development ◽  
The Individual

This chapter presents an in-depth case study of the creative use of a mobile technology system by a diverse learner who is also one of the authors of the chapter. This learner is blind, has significant fine and gross motor impairment, and speaks in a whisper that is not understood by today's speech recognition technology. The learner's inclusion as an author is, in itself, a testimony to the empowerment the mobile communication system has brought to his life, which in turn has allowed him to be an active participant in the design of a learning environment based on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles. More specifically, the chapter details the ongoing development of a system for making math content more accessible not only to the individual learner who is the focus of the case study, but to other learners who struggle with higher level math content in higher education.

scholarly journals Integrating education for sustainable development into a higher education institution: beginning the journey

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 9
Author(s):  
Richard Howarth ◽  
Tabani Ndlovu ◽  
Sihle Ndlovu ◽  
Petra Molthan-Hill ◽  
Helen Puntha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Turning Point ◽  
Final Section ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Education For Sustainable Development ◽  
Global Leader ◽  
The Individual ◽  
The Uk

Much of the current literature on integrating sustainability into HEIs is focussed on why HEIs should embrace sustainable development (SD) and what is still missing or hindering work and the integration of efforts. There is much less exploration of how SD has been interpreted at the individual HEI level and action taken as a result. This case study reflects on important elements of the journey Nottingham Trent University (NTU) in the UK has taken to integrate sustainability, focussing on key decisions and activity in 2009/10. In highlighting this, the authors seek to empower those looking to support and/or lead the embedding of Education for Sustainable Development (ESD), separately or as part of an integrated effort, in their own institution. Today in 2019, NTU is a global leader in integrating ESD as part of a wider SD agenda. The work which this paper presents, to understand and establish a baseline of key elements of NTU’s existing ESD activity and systems, was an important turning point.  Activities undertaken to review and assess ‘where are we now?’, primarily through an institution-wide survey in 2009/10, led to important insights and supported dialogue, as well as the connection and underpinning of core administrative elements of the NTU SD framework and systems. Further recommendations are given in the final section of this paper on other drivers that can help to embed ESD within an HEI.

scholarly journals Career Awareness in the Study of Malay Language Program

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 89
Author(s):  
Zuraini Binti Jusoh ◽  
Rozita Radhiah Said ◽  
Norazlina Hj. Mohd Kiram
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Field Of Study ◽  
Language Program ◽  
Career Awareness ◽  
Semantic Difference ◽  
Ordinal Scales ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Language Students ◽  
Excellence In Education ◽  
High Level

Awareness of the career to be pursued can be present as early as childhood and can vary according to knowledge and interest. Most of today's children are more focused on achieving excellence in education, but still vague in the career that will be pursued. This situation persisted when they continued their studies at higher education and they realized that the choice of field of study was not in line with their ambitions. Usually, these children choose a field based on their results rather than settling for the required degree for the field of interest. Therefore, this study was conducted to determine the extent of students’ understanding of the scope and career prospects in Malay language. Students were distributed with a set of questionnaires containing 54 items using ordinal scales of semantic difference types. The findings of the study showed that 34(56.7%) of the students studied chose this field of study as the main choice. Students also showed a high level of knowledge about careers in the Malay language which they studied (M=3.92; SD=0.57). Students have also listed a total of 14 careers in the field of Malay language they are familiar with.

scholarly journals Learning Styles in Business Management students: An empirical study in Portuguese Higher Education

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-384
Author(s):  
Luísa Margarida Cagica Carvalho ◽  
João Manuel do Freixo Pereira ◽  
Rui Manuel Teixeira Santos Dias ◽  
Adriana Backx Noronha
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Learning Styles ◽  
Learning Strategies ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Learning Process ◽  
Cognitive Strategies ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Portuguese Higher Education ◽  
The Individual ◽  
Teaching Learning

This research aims to identify the learning styles of Portuguese higher education students in business administration, and in return to enable the identification of effective ways to foster the teaching-learning process. The research is divided into two parts: a theoretical approach and the analysis and discussion of the results obtained in light of the learning style of these students as characterized by the Felder-Silvernman model. The data were collected from 3 Portuguese Higher Education Institutions and seek to contribute to the improvement of the learning process in business management courses and to provide for adequate planning of learning strategies aimed at educational success. The statistical analysis of the data was performed with SPSS version 25.0 for Windows and included both descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the study are consistent with the findings in the literature in similar contexts, suggesting that learning styles vary according to the individual. Regarding gender, a variable that has been studied relatively little to date, there is also evidence in the study that female students seem to use cognitive strategies significantly more than their male counterparts.

scholarly journals MODELLING SUPPORT SYSTEMS FOR SELECTING PROFESSIONS FOR APPLICANTS IN THE CONTENT OF PERSONALIZATION OF EDUCATION

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 83-97
Author(s):  
Huseyn Gasimov
Keyword(s):  
Neural Networks ◽  
Fuzzy Logic ◽  
Initial Level ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Individual Approach ◽  
Input Layer ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
The Individual ◽  
High Level ◽  
Education Process

Various methods are currently being used in examining the initial “START” knowledge of applicants and their placement for specialties. Studies show that applicants are placed on the decreasing principle in terms of their overall scores at universities. In this case, applicants with a high level of knowledge are placed in the prestigious specialties as medicine and law as they require high results. Though, while applying for other professions, the applicants do not perform enough results on the key disciplines for the profession, they are placed in those professions when the general results enable it. This causes them to face a number of problems while working both in education process and in the industry. To avoid this problem and to place applicants in a specialty that is more relevant to their level of knowledge, the introduction of an individual approach to the evaluation of initial level of knowledge may be more promising. This article presents a modeling of the "evaluation – placement" support system for the individual approach to assessing applicants' knowledge and positioning them in relevant specialties. The main goal of the system is to give each applicant the opportunity to choose and study the specialty that is more relevant to their knowledge and skills, as well as to analyze the results for each discipline along with the overall results. The system is implemented using fuzzy logic based artificial neural networks. The network consists of 100 neurons in the input layer, two hidden layers and one output layer. The number of neurons at the output is the same as the number of specialties taught at university.

scholarly journals FINANCIAL LITERACY, MATHEMATICS LITERACY AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE USE OF FINTECH SMARTPHONE APPS: A CASE STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL COLLEGE, SUAN SUNANDHA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY

2020 ◽  
pp. 29-38
Author(s):  
Krongthong Khairiree
Keyword(s):  
Financial Literacy ◽  
Mathematics Learning ◽  
Smartphone Apps ◽  
Smartphone Applications ◽  
Mathematics Literacy ◽  
International College ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
High Level

The purposes of this study have been to explore financial literacy, mathematics literacy, and also the attitude towards the use of fintech smartphone apps among the students and alumni of the International College, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University (Bangkok, Thailand). The stratified random sampling was employed in this study on the sample consisting of 273 units. The research finding reveal that 72.6% of the respondents possess the moderate level of knowledge and skills in financial literacy and in mathematics, while 4.5% of them have such skills at high level and 20.4% — at low level. The attitude among the students and alumni of the International College towards the use of fintech smartphone applications was divided into five areas. These were the ability and limitation, accuracy, safety, convenience and worthiness. The research findings reveal that the attitudes among the surveyed students and alumni were not much different. This was, most probably, because the sample units were in the same group of the generation Y (16-35 y.o.). This age group is using smartphones all the time and they are well familiar with many applications, including fintech ones. The research findings and conclusions can be used as guidelines while developing finance-related curriculum and also in mathematics learning instructions which may involve fintech apps use.

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