scholarly journals Mobile Applications and Semantic-Web – A case study on Automated Course Management

2016 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samir Abou El-Seoud ◽  
Hosam El-Sofany ◽  
Islam Taj-Eddin
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Applications ◽  
English Literature ◽  
Automatic Generation ◽  
Course Management ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Different Types ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Knowledge Evaluation

<p class="Abstract">Different types of e-assessment systems that are recognized at universities and based on the campus wireless have been developed. These systems help the students to use their Mobile Phones as learning media to access the information more easily from anywhere and at any time.  Seppala and Alamaki developed a mobile learning project for teacher training. Their study compared the effectiveness of internet, face-to-face and mobile based instructions.        Al Masri has proposed a study to compare the effective strategy in paper-based assessment with mobile-based assessment for assessing university students in English literature. It has been found that students gained better scores in mobile phone-based test than in paper-based test.  This paper aims to determine and measure the effects of mobile-based assessments on the perception, achievement levels and performance of the students in internet-assisted courses. The main functionalities and features of this paper are: Knowledge evaluation, automatic generation of exams, exam grading, communication, course management, and questions-bank database.</p>

Teaching Large Sections of a Business Communication Course

2017 ◽  
Vol 80 (1) ◽  
pp. 114-129
Author(s):  
Carol Wright
Keyword(s):  
Student Learning ◽  
Business Communication ◽  
Pedagogical Strategies ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Large Sections ◽  
Large Face

The purpose of this research is to examine specific examples of how business communication courses are delivered in large, face-to-face university classes to discover implications of these large courses. This case study reviewed four classes from two different midsized universities whose classes range from 48 to 300 students. Findings suggest that, when faced with the possibility of teaching more students, it is important to understand that pedagogical strategies may need to be adjusted to maintain student learning. These strategies include modifying the course to the lecture/lab structure, limiting the amount of writing, or allowing the instructor to teach fewer courses.

The Promise of Protocols in the Virtual Classroom

2021 ◽  
pp. 812-836
Author(s):  
Harriette Thurber Rasmussen ◽  
Amy Baeder ◽  
Margaret A. Hunter ◽  
Jane Chadsey
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Engagement Strategies ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Professional Learning Network

Learner engagement in online learning environments tends to be erratic and dependent upon the learners themselves, not necessarily fostered by the macrostructures that house the virtual classroom. Protocols—which the authors term microstructures—can bring engagement strategies traditionally seen in face-to-face classrooms to the virtual world of online adult learning. This chapter explores how the use of microstructures supports learner-centered engagement, illustrated through a case study of a successful virtual professional learning network. This chapter also introduces the concept of accountability for participation, its role in creating engaged learners, and how microstructures can foster the psychological safety required for high levels of engagement and performance in the virtual classroom.

scholarly journals Rehabilitation of renders of old buildings in Portugal

2015 ◽  
Vol 33 (4/5) ◽  
pp. 337-353 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carmo Gonçalves de Carvalho ◽  
Inês Flores-Colen ◽  
Paulina Faria
Keyword(s):  
Stone Masonry ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Performance Requirements ◽  
Periodic Maintenance ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Points Of View ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Correct Implementation

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to present a proposal for a methodology to support the rehabilitation project of renders of old buildings. Design/methodology/approach – To achieve the objective it was considered essential to define the main types of participants and aspects to integrate the proposal. The research methodology consists in an inquiry presented to several professional participants in rehabilitation, a market study of materials and products available in Portugal, the design of a methodology proposal and its application to a case study. The inquiry sample totals 24 answers from the targeted professionals. A sequence of relevant supporting procedures consists in the proposal, which aims to provide a supporting methodology to decide and project in this context and also to be tested with its application to the building. This proposal was applied to an old building with load-bearing stone masonry walls and air-lime-based renders. Findings – It was concluded that the assessment of the building and ex+ternal renderings’ condition, its diagnosis and of the supporting walls, the definition of intervention, the specification of materials to be used and performance requirements to comply, and also plans for conservation and periodic maintenance, are crucial. From the inquiry, compatibility between materials and complementary roles and points of view of different types of participants in rehabilitation must be highlighted. Originality/value – A proposal for a methodology to support the project could provide useful guidance particularly for architects and construction engineers, and improve the understanding of direct participants on site, therefore contributing for the correct implementation of the intervention.

scholarly journals Strategic Management Accounting Tools as a ‘Package’: A Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 59-93
Author(s):  
Hiruni Rathwatta ◽  
◽  
Tharusha Gooneratne ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Strategic Management ◽  
Management Accounting ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Strategic Management Accounting ◽  
Prior Literature ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Informal Communications ◽  
Learning Points

Drawing empirical evidence from a telecommunications firm in Sri Lanka this paper reports on a case study of how strategic management accounting (SMA) tools form a package. We deployed the qualitative method and case study approach, and in-depth face-to-face interviews with key personnel engaged in the practice of SMA in the firm and reviewed documents to collect data. Our findings indicated that the firm used a bundle of SMA tools relating to competitors, customers, cost, and performance, essentially as a package. Findings further suggested that the use of SMA tools as a package gives rise to crucial implications in the form of interactions and contradictions, which were managed through reconciliation statements, analysis of variances, discussions, meetings, and informal communications. This research contributes to the management accounting literature by developing novel insights on the notion of 'SMA tools as a package'. From a theoretical stance, it offers a framework to explore SMA tools as a package, capitalising on prior literature and field data from the case study firm. It also provides learning points to practitioners regarding the simultaneous use of a collection of SMA tools as a 'package' to support organisational decision making. Keywords: strategic management accounting, package, case study

The Promise of Protocols in the Virtual Classroom

2018 ◽  
pp. 241-263
Author(s):  
Harriette Thurber Rasmussen ◽  
Amy Baeder ◽  
Margaret A. Hunter ◽  
Jane Chadsey
Keyword(s):  
Learning Environments ◽  
Professional Learning ◽  
Virtual Classroom ◽  
Learner Engagement ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Engagement Strategies ◽  
Learner Centered ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Professional Learning Network

Learner engagement in online learning environments tends to be erratic and dependent upon the learners themselves, not necessarily fostered by the macrostructures that house the virtual classroom. Protocols—which the authors term microstructures—can bring engagement strategies traditionally seen in face-to-face classrooms to the virtual world of online adult learning. This chapter explores how the use of microstructures supports learner-centered engagement, illustrated through a case study of a successful virtual professional learning network. This chapter also introduces the concept of accountability for participation, its role in creating engaged learners, and how microstructures can foster the psychological safety required for high levels of engagement and performance in the virtual classroom.

I rather share my knowledge

2019 ◽  
Vol 50 (2) ◽  
pp. 203-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasha Afshar Jalili
Keyword(s):  
Performance Management ◽  
Reward System ◽  
Project Managers ◽  
Design Data ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Team Members ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Organizational Procedures

Purpose This paper aims to propose an approach by understanding how Oil Industries’ Commissioning and Operation Company (OICO) company fostered its knowledge sharing (KS) by using gamification approach and nudge theory. It also ascertains the process and challenges that OICO confronted during its three-year journey for improving its organizational knowledge performance. Design/methodology/approach The study used a qualitative research method and case study design. Data were collected from several sources, including the first-hand experiences and observations of the author during contributing in the company’s canonical action research, several in-depth face-to-face interviews conducted with the KM Department team members, the data gathered from the company’s KM software and studying the related organizational procedures and documents. Findings The results reveal that the gamification approach suits for developing KS reward system and knowledge performance management. It also explains that informing project managers about their project’s knowledge performance accompanied by emoticons would lead to higher supports of KM. The proposed approach by this case study improved the organizational KS and performance by 22 per cent semi-annually. Practical implications The described case is detailed deeply and would help KMers to follow it easily. The study would spark some ideas of how to use nudge theory in KM context. Besides, KMers can design a KM reward system based on the explained case. Originality/value This study contributes to the KS and KM rewarding system, especially in project-based organizations, as limited studies have been conducted to investigate the roles that the gamification approach can play in this field. Moreover, this is the first time that use of nudge theory and choice architecture is investigated in the context of KM.

The construction of heterogeneous and fluid identities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luyao Li ◽  
Jing Huang
Keyword(s):  
Identity Construction ◽  
Chinese Student ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Digital World ◽  
Life Trajectory ◽  
Media Platform ◽  
And Performance ◽  
The Uk

Abstract This paper presents a case study of identity construction and performance by examining the dynamic translanguaging practices of a Chinese student in the UK on a widely-used social media platform, WeChat. Drawing on data from WeChat Moment posts, chatting records, face-to-face interviews and online interviews over a period of 10 months, the study discusses identity construction in a digital world with a particular focus on heterogeneity and fluidity. The main findings include the following two points. First, the participant is the epitome of his world; he selects and manipulates linguistic and other semiotic resources indicating his beliefs, attitudes and life trajectory, and he actively, creatively, critically and strategically uses resources from his communicative repertoire to construct heterogeneous and fluid self-identities in his interactions with others. Second, the participant actively creates a virtual translanguaging space on WeChat, within which his new and old identities and different knowledge meet, integrate and fuse. The findings of this research provide detailed insights of digital translanguaging practices of WeChat users and contribute to a comprehensive understanding of identity (re)construction and (re)formation of an increasing number of overseas Chinese students.

Is this network for you or for me? The pursuit of self and collective interests in a strategic network

2015 ◽  
Vol 30 (3/4) ◽  
pp. 279-289 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Balslev Munksgaard
Keyword(s):  
Research Question ◽  
Network Member ◽  
Comprehensive Understanding ◽  
Joint Effort ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Face To Face ◽  
Business Goals ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Different Types

Purpose – This paper aims to contribute by providing a more comprehensive understanding of the inter-relatedness of business goals among firms in strategic networks by exploring the following research question: How do different business goals coexist in networks? When joining a strategic network, firms are likely to pursue goals of self–interest, as well as those of collective interests. Goal formulation and joint network activities provide vital information toward investigating how firms utilize their network for the purpose of accessing, capturing and integrating the efforts of others to achieve their own goals. Design/methodology/approach – The empirical basis is a case study of a strategic network of food producers in Denmark. Twenty qualitative face-to-face interviews with strategic network member firms constitute the empirical data that are analyzed using the software Leximancer. Findings – This research combines the goal formulation and business of a single firm with the collective and joint effort of a strategic network to help broaden our knowledge of how different goals and strategies coexist in networks. A typology of business goals in networks is developed. Appellations of “Achievers”, “Wishers” and “Harvesters” help to characterize the different types of goal formulation strategies in these networks. Research limitations/implications – It is not appropriate to make statistical generalizations based upon this study. Originality/value – This research aims to contribute by providing a more comprehensive understanding of the inter-relatedness of formulated goals, choices and interactions among firms in a strategic network context.

Participatory Mapping in Browns Canyon National Monument, Colorado (USA)

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
John Harner ◽  
Lee Cerveny ◽  
Rebecca Gronewold
Keyword(s):  
Land Management ◽  
Planning Process ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Bureau Of Land Management ◽  
National Monument ◽  
Resource Managers ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Us Forest Service ◽  
Natural Resource Managers

Natural resource managers need up-to-date information about how people interact with public lands and the meanings these places hold for use in planning and decision-making. This case study explains the use of public participatory Geographic Information System (GIS) to generate and analyze spatial patterns of the uses and values people hold for the Browns Canyon National Monument in Colorado. Participants drew on maps and answered questions at both live community meetings and online sessions to develop a series of maps showing detailed responses to different types of resource uses and landscape values. Results can be disaggregated by interaction types, different meaningful values, respondent characteristics, seasonality, or frequency of visit. The study was a test for the Bureau of Land Management and US Forest Service, who jointly manage the monument as they prepare their land management plan. If the information generated is as helpful throughout the entire planning process as initial responses seem, this protocol could become a component of the Bureau’s planning tool kit.

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