HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY IN THE FACE-TO-FACE TEACHING MODALITY

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
José Antonio Martínez ◽  
Fernando José Valls ◽  
Pedro Antonio Díaz ◽  
Lorenzo Tomás ◽  
Juan Roldán ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health And Safety ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching Modality ◽  
University Community

scholarly journals COVD-26. TELEPHONE CONSULTATIONS IN NEURO-ONCOLOGY DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: LEVELS OF PATIENT SATISFACTION AND COMPARISON WITH TRADITIONAL FACE-TO-FACE CONSULTATIONS

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (Supplement_2) ◽  
pp. ii26-ii26
Author(s):  
Emma Toman ◽  
Claire Goddard ◽  
Frederick Berki ◽  
William Garratt ◽  
Teresa Scott ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Patient Satisfaction ◽  
University Hospitals ◽  
Health Crisis ◽  
Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire ◽  
Telephone Consultation ◽  
Exact Test ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University

Abstract INTRODUCTION Controversy exists as to whether telephone clinics are appropriate in neurosurgical-oncology. The COVID-19 pandemic forced neuro-oncology services worldwide to re-design and at the University Hospitals Birmingham UK, telephone clinics were quickly implemented in select patients to limit numbers of patients attending hospital. It was important to determine how these changes were perceived by patients. METHODS A 20-question patient satisfaction questionnaire was distributed to patients who attended neuro-oncology clinic in person (“face-to-face”), or via the telephone. Fisher’s exact test was used to determine significance, which was set at p< 0.05. RESULTS Eighty questionnaires were distributed between June 2020 and August 2020. Overall, 50% (n=40) of patients returned the questionnaire, 50% (n=23) of face-to-face and 50% (n=17) telephone patients. Of those who received telephone consultations, 88% (n=15) felt the consultation was convenient, 88% (n=15) were satisfied with their consultation and 18% (n=3) felt they would have preferred to have a face-to-face appointment. Of those who attended clinic in person, 96% (n=22) felt their consultation was convenient, 100% (n=23) were satisfied with their consultation and 13% (n=3) would have preferred a telephone consultation. Within the face-to-face clinic attendees, only 13% (n=3) were concerned regarding the COVID risk associated with attending hospital. There was no significant difference in patient convenience or satisfaction (p=0.565 and p=0.174 respectively) between face-to-face and telephone clinics. There was no significant difference in whether patients would’ve preferred the alternative method of consultation (p > 0.999). CONCLUSION Our study suggests that careful patient selection for neuro-oncology telephone clinic is not inferior to face-to-face clinic. Telephone clinic during COVID-19 pandemic proved to be convenient, safe and effective. This global health crisis has transformed telephone neuro-oncology consultations from an experimental innovation into established practice and should be continued beyond the pandemic in select cases.

scholarly journals Investigating the Impact of EFL Students’ Misuse of Prosodic Features on their Face-to-face Interactions from University Instructors’ Perspectives

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-64
Author(s):  
Bahram Sattar Abdulrahman
Keyword(s):  
Kurdistan Region ◽  
Prosodic Features ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Iraqi Kurdistan ◽  
University Instructors ◽  
The Face ◽  
Efl Students ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Special Classes

The present study aims at investigating the use of prosodic features by Kurdish EFL undergraduates in their face-to-face interactions inside/outside the classroom from the university instructors’ perspectives. The study hypothesizes that the majority of Kurdish EFL undergraduates are not fully aware of the fact that any misuse of prosodic features would probably affect the emotions, feelings, and attitudes that the face-to-face interaction is intended to convey. Building on an analysis of a questionnaire given to 54 university instructors at 10 Iraqi Kurdistan Region different universities, the study concludes that the majority of problems the students face can be related to the misuse of stress, intonation, and other prosodic features. Therefore, EFL instructors should pay more attention to make students learn how to use prosodic features and enable them to send messages adequately while engaging in face-to-face interactions. This would require special classes about prosodic features so that EFL students can overcome the misuse they have in face-to-face communication. This is inevitable because accuracy and fluency in communication require EFL students to master both features: segmental and suprasegmental. The reason behind this necessity could be attributed to the fact that broken and/or incorrect pronunciation can be considered as one of the most prominent factors behind misunderstandings in communication.

scholarly journals RECORDS MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN GHANAIAN TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS: A CASE STUDY OF GHANA TECHNOLOGY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 461-472
Author(s):  
S. Ameyaw ◽  
A. Frempong-Kore
Keyword(s):  
Management Practices ◽  
Records Management ◽  
Student Records ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
University College ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
The Face ◽  
Admission Office ◽  
The University

This study was conducted to ascertain records management practices at the Ghana Communications Technology University (formerly Ghana Technology University College) a mid-sized Ghanaian public university located in Accra. All the staff at the Admissions and Records departments participated in the study. This comprised two (2) heads of department and seven (7) senior staff from both departments. The face-to-face interviews were employed as a data collection instrument for this study. The findings indicated that the University has neither a policy to regulate the management of students' records nor a professional archivist to manage records. However, the head of the Records office was given a three-day training on the assumption of office. It was revealed that the head of admissions, as well as all the staff of the two departments, had never been given any training. There were some challenges impeding records management in the Admissions and Records offices– among them are; lack of adequate staff, inadequate storage equipment, lack of periodic training, lack of policy to guide records management and inability of students to furnish the Admission office with the needed information. It was recommended that the University should employ a professional archivist to manage student records, provide adequate storage facilities, organise periodic training for staff as well promulgate a policy to guide records management in the Admissions and Records offices. Keywords: Accra Campus, Records, Management, Practices, Ghana Communication Technology University

Constructivism in Synchronous and Asynchronous Virtual Learning Environments for a Research Methods Course

2011 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 50-63 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kenneth David Strang
Keyword(s):  
Research Methods ◽  
Educational Psychology ◽  
Virtual Learning ◽  
Methods Course ◽  
Academic Outcome ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Face ◽  
Student Grades ◽  
Teaching Modality

Virtual learning is a popular teaching modality, and it has been reported in research that there is no significant difference in academic outcome as compared with face-to-face courses. Not all researchers agree with this assertion and some claim it is more difficult to teach math-oriented subjects online. Given that educational psychology theories are effective for teaching quantitative topics in the face-to-face modality, this study proposes and tests methods for virtual learning. Constructivism learning theory is applied using knowledge management principles to teach an online masters-level research methods course at an Australian university. Asynchronous and synchronous tools are used in the VLE, and contrasted in a controlled experiment. The hypothesis is student grades will be significantly higher when the constructivist instructional method is applied to the synchronous VLE.

scholarly journals Engineers in the Distance

2014 ◽  
Vol 136 (04) ◽  
pp. 38-43
Author(s):  
Tom Gibson
Keyword(s):  
North Dakota ◽  
The United States ◽  
Petroleum Engineering ◽  
Engineering Programs ◽  
University Of North Dakota ◽  
Bachelor Of Science ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University

This article presents views of Todd Torrence on introduction of online learning programs that can open paths from technical to technological. The University of North Dakota, which offers the only accredited online BSME program in the United States, is in a state where hydraulic fracturing has sharply increased oil production. The university has applied for accreditation of an online program offering a Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering. The UND online BSME program covers the same material as its on-campus counterpart. North Carolina State has a 2+2 program where a student can go to a partnering university at the east and west ends of the state for the first two years of their undergraduate work. The University of North Dakota online BSME program covers the same material as its on-campus counterpart. Part of the accreditation process is assuring that the online degree is equivalent to the face-to-face degree. The challenge with undergrad online engineering programs is their sheer size and the time it takes to complete them, as compared with graduate programs.

scholarly journals A Comparative Study on Teaching Methodologies Applied in Engineering and Manufacturing Process Subjects during the COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020 and 2021

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 11519
Author(s):  
Óscar López ◽  
Alfonso González ◽  
Francisco J. Álvarez ◽  
David Rodríguez
Keyword(s):  
New Product Development ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Manufacturing Processes ◽  
Teaching Methodologies ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Additional Tool ◽  
Global Pandemic ◽  
Effective Delivery ◽  
The Face ◽  
Academic Year

Specific disciplines in engineering, such as manufacturing processes, require students in their academic stage to pay special attention, given the possible changes that may affect the acquisition of competencies. In an environment of uncertainty, such as a global pandemic, teaching must adapt without losing the effective delivery of content to students. The health and safety measures applied during the first months of the pandemic led to a different type of teaching to that which had customarily been applied, such as synchronous and asynchronous methodologies defined by the university’s governing bodies, where face-to-face and online methodologies coexisted in the same academic year. All of this avoided interrupting the academic year. This paper studies the results achieved in this uncertain environment, extends them and compares them with the following year, where only the face-to-face methodology was applied to the students enrolled in Manufacturing Processes 2 at the Centro Universitario de Mérida within the Bachelor’s Degree in Design Engineering and New Product Development (Grado en Ingeniería en Diseño y Desarrollo de Nuevos Productos -GIDIDP-). An analysis of variance (ANOVA) was applied to the data obtained to locate the significant differences between the samples taken in the first year with online and face-to-face teaching methodologies and those taken in the second year with an exclusively face-to-face methodology. When comparing the results, maintaining face-to-face teaching proved essential, as it contributes towards achieving better marks or maintaining the level. However, online methodologies also help as an additional tool to acquire other knowledge and specific skills in these technical engineering subjects, specifically those dealing with the manufacturing processes addressed in this study.

scholarly journals ESTRATEGIA DE MARKETING DIGITAL B2C PARA INCREMENTAR LA CAPTACIÓN DE ESTUDIANTES A LA ESCUELA ACADÉMICO PROFESIONAL DE ADMNISTRACIÓN DE LA UNIVERSIDAD SEÑOR DE SIPÁN

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 22-30
Author(s):  
Dora Fiorella del Rosario Rubio Senmache ◽  
Juan Carlos Callejas Torres Cabrera
Keyword(s):  
Digital Media ◽  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Professional School ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Student Community ◽  
Marketing Social ◽  
Determining Factors ◽  
The Face ◽  
Higher Education Centers ◽  
The University

Las tendencias actuales muestran que los centros de estudios superiores que antes llenaban sus aulas sin esfuerzo, hoy en día deben hacer frente a la competencia y a la coyuntura del país. Por ello la Universidad Señor de Sipán debe plantear diversas alternativas para hacer frente a este panorama, como generar adecuadas estrategias de marketing con la finalidad de mejorar la comunicación y lograr una mayor interacción con los potenciales clientes. Se ha podido evidenciar que en los últimos 5 años la captación de alumnos en la Escuela Profesional de Administración en la modalidad presencial ha disminuido, los cambios en la política institucional y el mayor enfoque en medios de difusión tradicionales han sido factores determinantes. Con la finalidad de recoger información se aplicó el instrumento de medición  a una muestra de 134 estudiantes del I al III ciclo, de la Carrera de Administración, como resultado se identificó que el 26,9% de alumnos encuestados no encontraron publicidad de la carrera en medios digitales, sólo en medios masivos como diarios, revistas y volantes, mientras que el 10,4% de encuestados considera que la universidad no se ha centrado en captar a un segmento objetivo de la comunidad estudiantil por desconocer hábitos, costumbres, estilos de vida de los interesados en la oferta educativa. En consecuencia  se propone  una estrategia de marketing digital B2C que permita retener e incrementar la captación de estudiantes. Abstract Current trends show that higher education centers that used to fill their classrooms effortlessly, nowadays must face competition and the country's situation. Therefore, the Lord of Sipán University must propose different alternatives to face this panorama, such as generating adequate marketing strategies in order to improve communication and achieve greater interaction with potential clients. It has been shown that in the last 5 years the recruitment of students in the Professional School of Administration in the face-to-face modality has decreased, changes in institutional policy and the greater focus on traditional media have been determining factors. With the purpose of collecting information, the measuring instrument was applied to a sample of 134 students from the I to the III cycle of the Administration Degree, as a result it was identified that 26.9% of students surveyed did not find publicity of the career in digital media, only in mass media such as newspapers, magazines and leaflets, while 10.4% of respondents believe that the university has not focused on capturing an objective segment of the student community for ignoring habits, customs, lifestyles of those interested in the educational offer. Consequently, a B2C digital marketing strategy is proposed to retain and increase student recruitment. Keywords: Strategy, Digital marketing, social networks, recruitment

How Distance Programs will Affect Students, Courses, Faculty and Institutional Futures

2011 ◽  
pp. 1-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Murray Turoff ◽  
Richard Discenza ◽  
Caroline Howard
Keyword(s):  
Distance Education ◽  
Learning Opportunities ◽  
University Administrators ◽  
Prospective Students ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University ◽  
Education Courses

Designed properly, distance education classes can be at least as effective and, in some ways, even more effective than face-to-face courses. The tools and technologies used for distance education courses facilitate learning opportunities not possible in the face-to-face classroom. Distance programs are accelerating changes that are challenging students, faculty, and the university, itself. Currently, most faculty are rewarded for the quality of instruction, as well as their external funding and their research. Often, university administrators focus more attention on the efficiency of teaching than on its effectiveness. In the future, as the quality of distance learning increases, the primary factor for success will be the faculty’s commitment to excellence in teaching. Many institutions will be forced to reevaluate the quality of teaching as the institution becomes more visible to the public, to legislators who support higher education, and to prospective students.

scholarly journals An Evolving Partnership: Collaboration between university 'experts' and net-fishers

2010 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 119-143 ◽  
Author(s):  
Merle Sowman
Keyword(s):  
Expert Advice ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
Learning Collaborative ◽  
Joint Research ◽  
Engagement Process ◽  
The Face ◽  
The University ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Initial Focus ◽  
University Community

This paper reflects on the evolution of a university-community partnership that has benefited both the community and the university, through joint research and mutual capacity development. It highlights the value of working collaboratively with communities and other stakeholders to jointly tackle complex human-ecological problems and demonstrates that knowledge that resides in communities is fundamental to resolving problems. While the initial focus of the project was on providing ‘expert’ advice to assist a fishing community, as well as to ‘build their capacity’ to enable effective participation in management decisions, over time the relationship shifted to one characterised by mutual learning, collaborative research and the co-production of knowledge in the face of policy changes. This article offers reflections on this 15 year university-community engagement process and highlights the shifts in perceptions, research approaches and positions of the university researchers as the partnership developed and expanded as understanding of this fishery system increased.

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