scholarly journals Industry Based Learning Improves Skills and Training of Undergraduate Engineering Programmes in Kenya: Case Study of the University Of Nairobi

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 63
Author(s):  
Cleophas Ondieki ◽  
Gerald N. Kimani ◽  
Edward K. Tanui
Keyword(s):  
Electrical Engineering ◽  
Practical Skills ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Electronic Engineering ◽  
Engineering Degree ◽  
The University ◽  
Survey Designs ◽  
And Training

<p>Employers, especially those in industries, have lately been complaining on the preparedness of university engineering graduates to take up employment. This is despite the fact that universities require engineering undergraduates to undertake Industry Based Learning which is a form of attachment that introduce them to field of work and practical skills while still undertaking their undergraduate course. An investigation into the perceptions of alumni of University of Nairobi and their employers on the effectiveness of the Industrial Based Learning programme was made. Alumni who graduated with Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree between 2007 and 2011 participated in the study. Using case study survey designs, a sample of 265 respondents was accessed from a population of 417 graduates through snowball method. Thirty employers were purposefully sampled and 20 were accessed. In addition,5 out of 48 academic and technical staff of Department of Electric and Electrical Engineering answered the questionnaires. Questionnaires were self-administered to the respondents at their place of work. For respondents who were in far-flung areas, questionnaires were emailed followed with telephone discussions. The alumni rated the Industry Based Learning as unsatisfactory largely due to the University’s inadequate assistance in securing attachments for students and failure of lecturers to adequately supervise students during attachments. The employers perceived Industry Based Learning as a critical experience that improved employees’ productivity. One of the conclusions was that undergraduate attachment was important for it provided a valuable opportunity for gaining necessary skills and training for subsequent use in employment. A major recommendation was the need to formulate an Industry Based Learning/internship policy in the University.</p>

scholarly journals Resource Exchange: A Case Study

1982 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geoffrey Nelson ◽  
Edward M. Bennett ◽  
James Dudeck ◽  
Richard V. Mason
Keyword(s):  
Public School ◽  
School Board ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Resource Exchange ◽  
The Public ◽  
Exchange Program ◽  
The University ◽  
Training Opportunities ◽  
And Training

This paper describes a resource exchange program between two human service organizations: a public school board and a university. This case study illustrates the utility of the concept of resource exchange as a response to pressures for the effective management of limited human resources. With an emphasis on mutual goals, needs, and strengths, the resource exchange program expanded resources available to both organizations. For the public school board, new services in the form of primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention programs were developed. For the university, research and training opportunities were created. Finally, the fragmentation between and within the organizations was reduced in correspondence with their increased mutual interdependence.

scholarly journals Degree nursing at the University of Fort Hare- A descriptive case study

1998 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 24-29
Author(s):  
Leigh Evertse
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Education ◽  
Full Text ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Descriptive Case Study ◽  
University Of Fort Hare ◽  
The University ◽  
Graduate Nursing ◽  
And Training

This case study traces and records the background to the introduction of graduate nursing education and training within the Ciskei.OpsommingIn hierdie studie word die inleiding van graad verpleegkunde opieiding binne Ciskei nagevors en opgeteken. *Please note: This is a reduced version of the abstract. Please refer to PDF for full text.

scholarly journals A Case Study on the University Freshman Adaptation Program Using an Online Mentoring Program during the COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (4) ◽  
pp. 217-231
Author(s):  
Yeonjoo Lee ◽  
Kyoungsoo Lim
Keyword(s):  
Real Life ◽  
Mentoring Programs ◽  
Mentoring Program ◽  
Online Mentoring ◽  
College Life ◽  
Social Growth ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training

This study is a case study that presents the results of developing and operating online mentoring programs to more effectively help freshmen adapt to college life amid the spread of COVID-19. Mentoring has traditionally been recognized as a program that contributes to individual academic ability and psycho-social growth. Against this background, the results of developing and operating online mentoring programs for 1,654 freshmen were presented as examples. As a result of the operation of this mentoring program, the latter helped freshmen solve some of the challenges they faced, not only from having to change their academic environment, but from having to form new relationships as well. Senior mentoring also confirmed that such a program is able to reduce the social gap felt by freshmen regarding their campus life during the COVID-19 situation by motivating them to study more, and by encouraging them to form senior-junior IRL (in real life) relationships. This study is significant in that it presents specific examples and techniques to improve the performance of online mentoring programs. Also, in order to effectively operate online mentoring programs, we proposed to systematically implement the selection and training of mentors, to structure mentoring activities, to monitor the program through a communication system, and to engage in performance sharing.

scholarly journals Access to Scholarly Publications through Consortium in Sri Lanka A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 10-16
Author(s):  
Pradeepa Wijetunge
Keyword(s):  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Sri Lankan ◽  
Scholarly Publications ◽  
Complicated Process ◽  
Awareness Raising ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
Selection Of

This paper illustrates the complicated process of formulating a library consortium in Sri Lanka, and the process of preliminary activities, selection of databases, awareness raising and training and the later developments are presented as a case study, using appropriate Tables, Figures and textual discussions. Insights are provided to the factors that contributed to the slow but steady establishment and development including the support of the top management of the University Grants Commission, participation of as many academics as possible and the collaborative nature of the implementation process. This is the first ever paper written on the formulation of the Sri Lankan consortium and the publishing will help many researchers to gain firsthand information about its beginnings. Also, the library leaders from other countries where the socio-economic and attitudinal conditions are similar can use the lessons learnt from this initiative for their benefit.

scholarly journals EXPERIENCES WITH INTER-YEAR CAPSTONE DESIGN TEAMS

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. D. Mann ◽  
D. S. Petkau ◽  
K. J. Dick ◽  
S. Ingram
Keyword(s):  
Group Dynamics ◽  
Engineering Students ◽  
Design Teams ◽  
Team Leaders ◽  
Undergraduate Engineering ◽  
Engineering Degree ◽  
Diverse Backgrounds ◽  
The University ◽  
University Setting ◽  
Capstone Design

Design teams in industry are composed of individuals with diverse backgrounds at various stages of their careers. A unique set of group dynamics will be created with one member, likely someone with sufficient experience, assuming the responsibility of being the team leader. Design teams formed in engineering classes within the university setting typically consist of individuals at the same stage of their academic training, thus students do not experience the same group dynamics as they will find in industry. In an attempt to give undergraduate engineering students this experience, inter-year design teams were formed from engineering students registered in courses representing different stages of completion of the engineering degree. Students registered in the final-year design course were expected to assume the roles of team leaders or coleaders. This paper will discuss a number of issues that were observed with inter-year capstone design teams. It has been concluded that the disadvantages of inter-year design teams outweigh the advantages.

scholarly journals Naturaleza de las ciencias y formación de profesores de física. El caso de la experimentación

2016 ◽  
pp. 75-98
Author(s):  
Dr. Ángel Romero Chacón ◽  
Mtro. Yirsen Aguilar Mosquera ◽  
Dra. Luz Stella Mejía
Keyword(s):  
Teacher Training ◽  
Nature Of Science ◽  
Science Teachers ◽  
Physics Teacher ◽  
Documentary Analysis ◽  
The University ◽  
And Training ◽  
Estudios Culturales

Se presentan algunos fundamentos y resultados de la investigación titulada "La experimentación y los procesos de formación de profesores de ciencias naturales", desarrollada por el Grupo de Estudios Culturales sobre las Ciencias y su Enseñanza de la Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia. La investigación tuvo como propósito fundamentar una propuesta de formación de profesores de física, que aborde la experimentación en estrecha relación con reflexiones surgidas de la Naturaleza de las ciencias. Se adelantó tanto un análisis documental como un estudio de caso de tipo cualitativo–interpretativo, de los enunciados de un grupo de profesores de física a propósito de temáticas relacionadas con la experimentación. Los análisis adelantados permitieron caracterizar formas de asumir el rol de la experimentación en la clase de ciencias, que sirvieron de base para diseñar una propuesta de enseñanza de las ciencias en torno a la experimentación, dirigida a la formación de profesores de física y contextualizada con aportes de la Naturaleza de las ciencias. AbstractSome foundations and results of the research entitled "The experimentation and training processes of science teachers", developed by the Group Estudios Culturales sobre las Ciencias y su Enseñanza at the University of Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, are presented. The research was aimed to support a physics teacher training proposal, addressing experimentation and closely with reflections that comes from the Nature of Science. A documentary analysis was developed both as a case study of qualitative–interpretative type of statements of a group of physics teachers about issues related to experimentation. The developed analyzes allowed to characterize ways to assume the role of experimentation in science class, which formed the basis for designing a proposal for science teaching around experimentation, aimed at physics teacher training and contextualized with contributions from the Nature of Science. Recibido: 25 de septiembre de 2015 Aceptado: 29 de febrero de 2016

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