scholarly journals Awareness, Importance and Satisfaction with the Library Resources: Survey Results from Pakistan

2015 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Intizar Hussain Butt
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Expert Opinions ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Research Students ◽  
Level Of Importance

This paper aims at exploring the Master of Philosophy in Education students’ awareness about various library resources, their importance and students’ level of satisfaction. This paper concerns the librarians, research students and academicians involved in guiding student research. The paper achieves three objectives 1) to understand Master of Philosophy in Education students’ awareness of documented library resources 2) explore level of importance given to the documented library resources and 3) to find out students’ level of satisfaction about the availability of documented library resources. A conveniently selected sample comprised 100 Master of Philosophy in Education students from a public sector university of Punjab, Pakistan. The data were collected in 2012 through a survey questionnaire which was developed by the researchers and validated by the expert opinions and existing literature. Forty-four library resources were documented in the questionnaire. The response rate was 98%. The data were analyzed by using quantitative approach. It was found that, prior to this survey, the participants were not aware of 14 documented library resources out of which 6 resources have been mentioned as very important by the them. As far as the level of satisfaction about the availability of mentioned resources is concerned, it was very low. This study has highlighted the need for redefining the role of librarians, functioning of libraries and developing librarian-student partnership in order to facilitate research students.

Use of Library Resources and Services at Stanley College of Engineering and Technology for Women, Hyderabad: A Case Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-53
Author(s):  
N. C. H. Varadaraju .
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Information Services ◽  
Quality Education ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Engineering And Technology ◽  
Library Resources ◽  
College Of Engineering ◽  
College Library

Engineering college libraries play an important role in imparting quality education to the undergraduate and postgraduate students and researchers of engineering. This study aimed at frequency of library usage, the extent of use of library resources and services by the students and faculty. The level of satisfaction against library resources and service, the problems faced while using the library resources and services. A questionnaire was randomly given to 100 students and faculty of the college. A total of 92 filled in questionnaires returned to researcher. i.e. the response rate is 92%. It is suggested that college library should take initiative to counter problems expressed by users to provide effective and efficient library and information services to the clientele and it would in turn help faculty, students.

A Study on Benchmarking Technique Understanding and Knowledge in Malaysia Palm Oil Milling Industry

2012 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Norashikin Rahman ◽  
Baba Md. Deros ◽  
Mohd. Nizam Ab Rahman
Keyword(s):  
Palm Oil ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Reliability And Validity ◽  
Oil Industry ◽  
Survey Instrument ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Level Of Understanding ◽  
Postal Mail ◽  
Survey Questionnaires

Benchmarking is a tool that can lead to broad improvements to an organization. It has been implemented in various industries such as manufacturing and services. The objective of this study is to identify the level of understanding and knowledge on benchmarking in palm oil milling industry. A survey instrument, tested for reliability and validity by experts and practitioner was developed to collect data from respondents involved the palm oil milling industry. Later, the survey questionnaire which comprise of two sections was distributed through postal mail and email to 230 respondents in different palm oil milling industry. Seventy four survey questionnaires were completed and returned, giving a response rate of 32.2%. Analysis of survey results shows that 18.9% of respondents are in good category, 71.6% are still in moderate category and 9.5% in low category. Thus, it can be concluded that 81.1% of survey respondents in palm oil milling industry is still lacking of knowledge and understanding in benchmarking concept. Further guidance, support and awareness are really needed to encourage more organisations in palm oil industry to use benchmarking in order to survive and remain competitive.

scholarly journals Satisfaction of patients with physicians and nurses

2005 ◽  
Vol 13 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 136-139
Author(s):  
Branislava Jovanovic
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Healthcare Professionals ◽  
Eligible Patient ◽  
Satisfaction Survey ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Patients Satisfaction ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
The Republic

BACKGROUND: The patients? satisfaction survey provides data on patients? experiences of healthcare professionals at the Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica. This feedback provides us with valuable information where to focus improvement efforts. The main objective in this study was to explore level of satisfaction of patients with physicians and nurses and to provide information of patients? expectation of healthcare professionals. METHODS: The data were collected from the patients of four different hospital departments using a Survey Questionnaire designed by the Institute of Public Health of Serbia and Ministry of Health of the Republic of Serbia. Eight items regarding physicians and nurses were selected from this questionnaire. Sample was every eligible patient discharged from the Institute of Oncology Sremska Kamenica, from 1 to 5 November 2004 (n = 65). RESULTS: The findings confirm positive feedback of the most surveyed patients with healthcare professionals. However, the results showed different level of satisfaction of patients with physicians and nurses. CONCLUSION: The survey results showed that patients had mostly positive level of satisfaction with physicians and nurses; these results can be used to prioritize patient-centered improvements in healthcare in our Institute.

scholarly journals The Relationship between Commitment-based HR Practices and Organizational Performance: The Role of Organizational Learning Capabilities as a Mediator

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 63-75 ◽  
Author(s):  
Po Li Chia ◽  
Khulida Kirana Yahya Kirana Yahya ◽  
Tan Fee Yean
Keyword(s):  
Organizational Learning ◽  
Organizational Performance ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Survey Questionnaire ◽  
Learning Capability ◽  
Hr Practices ◽  
National Organizations ◽  
Learning Capabilities ◽  
The Relationship

This study intends to investigate the relationship between commitment-based human resource practices (CBHRP) and organizational performance of the multi-national organizations in Malaysia with the present of organizational learning capability (OLC) as the mediator. The data were collected from 150 multi-national organizations, using a survey questionnaire. The returned response rate was 97 percent. A relevant statistical analytical such as regression analysis was used to test the hypotheses set forth in this study. The outcome of the analysis showed that the relationship between commitment-based HR practices and organizational performance was influence by organizational learning capability. The results imply that the multi-national organizations should enhance their CBHRP and OLC to strengthen their organizational performance.

“Pimping” in Pharmacy Education: A Survey and Comparison of Student and Faculty Views

2017 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eric A. Williams ◽  
Andrew R. Miesner ◽  
Emily A. Beckett ◽  
Sarah E. Grady
Keyword(s):  
Response Rate ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Faculty Perceptions ◽  
Pharmacy Education ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Risks And Benefits ◽  
Faculty Relationships ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
Teaching Technique

Background: “Pimping” is an informal teaching technique that is widely used in medical education. Pimping is characterized by questioning the learner with the intent of reinforcing clinical hierarchy. To date, there are no studies of the use of pimping in pharmacy education. Objectives: To describe the use of pimping as a teaching method in pharmacy education and to compare student and faculty perceptions of this technique. Methods: Faculty and fourth-year PharmD (P4) students from 2 colleges of pharmacy were invited to participate in a survey about experiences and perceptions of pimping. Faculty and P4 surveys each contained up to 17 items to assess personal experiences, utilization, perceived risks and benefits, and preferences regarding the role of the technique in pharmacy education. Results: The response rate was 49.5% (159 of 321). Of faculty, 74.1% reported they had been pimped in their training, but less than half (45.8%) use pimping themselves. Similarly, 73.7% of students reported that they had been pimped at some time in their pharmacy education. Students nearly equally viewed their experiences as positive (35.3%) versus negative (38.2%). Responses were similar between faculty and students recommending that the method should be avoided entirely ( P = .259), used sparingly ( P = .072), or used consistently ( P = .309). Perceived benefits and risks of pimping were similar between faculty and students, but there were many differences in rationales offered by faculty versus students’ perceived rationales. Conclusion: Pimping is common in pharmacy education and its use is controversial. The perceived rationale for use of pimping differs, which may undermine student/faculty relationships.

A Factor Analysis of the Entrepreneurial Success, Motivation andProblems Faced: The Case of Chinese Entrepreneurs

2021 ◽  
pp. 239395752110195
Author(s):  
Kubilay Gok ◽  
Orhan Kara ◽  
Sangeetha Lakshman ◽  
Ozgur Demirtas ◽  
Hung M. Chu
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Success Factors ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Entrepreneurial Success ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Chinese Entrepreneurs ◽  
Reducing Stress

We examined the following factors in this study of Chinese entrepreneurs’ success: entrepreneurial motivation, success factors, start-up challenges, business growth, the role of family and social network in reducing stress, and professional satisfaction. In this study, we examined Chinese entrepreneurs for their motivations to start a business, factors that support their success, problems that occur during start-up and growth of the business, the role of family and social network in creating a less stressful working environment, and the overall level of satisfaction with their profession. Results indicate that economic worries were the most important reason for starting one’s own business than career and personal motives. Chinese small and medium-sized enterprise(SME) owners cited honesty and customer relations as the other most important factors in their success. Additionally, Chinese entrepreneurs rated employee-related problems as the most critical problem among all problems we asked in the survey. Results also showed that the gender of the entrepreneurs we sampled was not a significant differentiating factor in identifying entrepreneurial motivations.

Decision making power of college girls in relation to clothing

2018 ◽  
Vol 9 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Parul Gill ◽  
Poonam Malik ◽  
Pankaj Gill
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Satisfaction Level ◽  
College Going ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
High Level ◽  
Garment Design ◽  
Structured Questionnaire

The present study was undertaken to explore the decision making patterns of college girls in relation to clothing and their satisfaction level with these decision making patterns. Thirty under graduate college girls from Panipat city were approached to record their responses regarding decision making in relation to clothing and satisfaction level through a well structured questionnaire. It was found that most of the girls (56.66%) themselves made the decisions about the type of garment (Indian, western or both) they wear and majority of girls (70%) were highly satisfied with this decision making. Parents performed the role of buyers for their college going daughters' garments in most of the cases (63.33%) and the 73.33% girls had high level of satisfaction with this. In most of the cases (60%) the decision about the garment design was made by the girls themselves and they were highly satisfied with it. Keywords: clothing, college, girls, decision making.

Practices of inclusion for carers who are higher education students

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jordan Taylor ◽  
Paula Gleeson ◽  
Tania Teague ◽  
Michelle DiGiacomo
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Social Care ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Education Students ◽  
Institutional Settings ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
Health And Social Care ◽  
Students With A Disability ◽  
Crucial Part

The role of unpaid and informal care is a crucial part of the health and social care system in Australia and internationally. As carers in Australia have received statutory recognition, concerted efforts to foster engagement in carer participation in work and education has followed. However, little is known about the strategies and policies that higher education institutions have implemented to support the inclusion of carers. This study has three components: first, it employs a review of evidence for interventions to support to support carers; second, it reviews existing higher education institutions’ policies to gauge the extent of inclusive support made available to student carers, and; third it conducts interviews with staff from five higher education institutions with concerted carer policies in Australia were held to discuss their institutions’ policies, and experiences as practitioners of carer inclusion and support. Results indicate difficulty in identifying carers to offer support services, the relatively recent measures taken to accommodate carers in higher education, extending similar measures which are in place for students with a disability, and difficulties accommodating flexibility in rigid institutional settings. A synthesis of these findings were used to produce a framework of strategies, policies and procedures of inclusion to support carers in higher education.

scholarly journals Integrating Sustainability and Lean: SLIM Method and Enterprise Game Proposed

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 2103 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ilie Tăucean ◽  
Matei Tămășilă ◽  
Larisa Ivascu ◽  
Șerban Miclea ◽  
Mircea Negruț
Keyword(s):  
Performance Indicators ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Training Methods ◽  
Effective Solution ◽  
Survey Results ◽  
Education Activity ◽  
Industry And Education ◽  
The Unemployed

Sustainability and leanness are organizational approach concepts for more efficient activities and increased competitiveness. This paper presents a study and an application of the concepts of sustainability and lean, with the purpose to capitalize on the benefits of the two concepts’ tools when used together in an industry and education activity. A literature review was carried out to evaluate qualitatively and empirically the concepts of sustainability, lean, and enterprise games, and the possibility to integrate the first two concepts into a new tool applied into an enterprise game. An online survey was done to identify which tools are used within companies in the region, how and what training methods they used, and what the reported benefits are. The survey results were used to design a new tool integrated in a new enterprise game (SLIM) developed by the authors. The game was tested and validated in educational laboratory with students and actual employees from companies. The game follows the frame of an enterprise game, considering the simulation of enterprise classical functions. The game’s purpose is to improve the activity in successive rounds. A scorecard is used to fill in and compute the key performance indicators (KPIs), and a new indicator is proposed (SLIMx). Applications of the instrument/game include: students’ training in an educational laboratory; lifelong learning; professional training in companies; and professional perfection/reconversion of potential employees and the unemployed. The SLIM game was simulated in a team of 15 players over three rounds, with teachers playing the role of the supervisor. A number of possible improvements have been identified. The next step is testing it in enterprises with various fields of activity. SLIM has proven to be an effective solution to improve organizational efficiency and motivate players to gain new knowledge.

Extrapulmonary Small Cell Cancer: A New Insight into a Rare Disease

Oncology ◽  
2021 ◽  
pp. 1-7
Author(s):  
Leora Brazg Ferro ◽  
Ido Wolf ◽  
Shira Peleg Hasson ◽  
Inbal Golomb ◽  
Ester Osher ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Brain Metastases ◽  
Response Rate ◽  
Medical Center ◽  
Cell Cancer ◽  
Small Cell ◽  
Ki 67 ◽  
Small Cell Cancer ◽  
Pathological Characteristics ◽  
Results Of Treatment

<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Extrapulmonary small-cell cancer (EPSCC) is a relatively rare malignancy. The management of EPSCC is usually extrapolated from small-cell lung cancer (SCLC). In spite of the morphological similarity of the 2 malignancies, there are many differences in clinical features, prognosis, and recommendations of treatment of these disorders. The data on the correlation of clinical-pathological characteristics of EPSCC and treatment results is scarce. <b><i>Materials and Methods:</i></b> This retrospective analysis of 41 consecutively treated patients diagnosed with EPSCC in 2015–2018 was performed in a tertiary medical center. The correlation between the clinical and pathological characteristics and the treatment outcome (response rate, disease-free interval, and overall medial survival) was done using the standard statistics, Kaplan-Meier method, and multivariate analyses. The stratification was done on the stage of the disease, Ki-67 proliferative index, the location of the tumor, and smoking. <b><i>Results:</i></b> Forty-one patients were included with a median age of 66.3 years. The most common primary site was the gastrointestinal tract (28, 68.3%) including the pancreas. The most common distant metastasis site was the liver (23, 56.1%). Only 2 patients (4.9%) had brain metastases. Unlike in SCLC, most patients did not have any history of smoking (23, 56.1%). Nineteen patients with metastatic disease received systemic treatment, mostly cisplatin-based chemotherapy, with a response rate of 57.9%. The results of treatment were significantly better in patients with disseminated EPSCC with Ki-67 &#x3c;55%, while its role in limited disease was nonsignificant. <b><i>Discussion:</i></b> The results of our study show the unique entity of EPSCC. The rarity of brain metastases proves that prophylactic brain irradiation should not be recommended in practice. The provocative idea of prophylactic liver irradiation in limited-stage EPSCC of gastrointestinal origin can be evaluated in future studies. The predictive role of Ki-67 is important in metastatic EPSCC. There is probably no role of smoking in developing EPSCC.

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