Preparing Students for Research

2021 ◽  
pp. 23-42
Author(s):  
Zineb Djoub
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Conducting Research

Conducting academic research is a requirement to obtain a degree at university. But, before judging the research work students come up with at the end, we need to question the quality of the research methodology courses and to what extent these are preparing them for such a decisive task. To this end, this chapter's focal concern is to find out about the challenges Master students face in conducting research at the department of English (Mostaganem University). This is through a case study investigating their needs, concerns, and views regarding their learning of the research methodology course.

scholarly journals Challenges in Translating Chinese Classics into English: Example of Biography of Huan Tan and Feng Yan from Book of the Later Han

2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 115
Author(s):  
Qu Jingyi
Keyword(s):  
English Translation ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Literary Value ◽  
Modern Chinese ◽  
Classical Chinese ◽  
Interdisciplinary Knowledge ◽  
Dynamic Growth ◽  
Chinese Texts

As one of the Early Four Historiographies, Fan Ye’s Book of the Later Han preserves significant works of both historical and literary value. This is something increasingly significant in response to the dynamic growth in popularity of classical Chinese texts among Western sinologists. Through reading the English translation of the “Biography of Huan Tan and Feng Yan” from the Book of the Later Han, the following<br />three issues are arguably noteworthy for the translator’s consideration. Firstly, the English translation may involve an<br />interim step of intralingual translation from classical Chinese to modern Chinese, before a subsequent interlingual translation from modern Chinese to English. While this facilitates the process of translation,<br />the vernacular translation also involves further risks in misinterpretation. Secondly, translation of such historiographical work which consists of literary works by various writers with numerous historical references,<br />not only requires the translator to conduct additional analysis and write explanatory notes, it also makes the English output inaccessible to most readers. Thirdly,<br />the highly interdisciplinary knowledge in relevant historiography not only demands a high quality of competency in translators, but also arguably acts as a catalyst for further academic research in the process of close reading and research. This paper intends to analyse the above three issues through a case study on the “Biography of Huan Tan and Feng Yan”, thereby demonstrating how the translation of Chinese classics is an<br />arduous yet meaningful challenge.

scholarly journals Integration of sustainability aspects in the supplier selection process: a case study from a German electronics firm

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 13-27
Author(s):  
Rubén Medina Serrano ◽  
Wanja Wellbrock ◽  
María Reyes González Ramirez ◽  
José Luis Gascó
Keyword(s):  
Supply Chain ◽  
Supply Chain Management ◽  
Supplier Selection ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Chain Management ◽  
Sustainable Supplier Selection

The supplier selection process has become an important area of research and professional activity, and it is fundamental to understand the types and trends of research in this field. The appropriate supplier selection decision is a fundamental strategic process and plays an important role in supply chain management. In the last decade, academic research on sustainability has evolved rapidly in the supply chain literature. However, there has been scant opportunity for the research community to complete a global assessment of sustainable supplier selection activities to date. This paper seeks to address this need by exploring sustainability in supply chain management, developing a sustainable supplier selection framework with a tool for its operationalization to help managers evaluate supplier selection decisions. Our proposed model is based on the TOPSIS concept as a multiple criteria decision-making (MCDM) model and is validated through a case study. This research work follows the best-in-class approach to comply with all applicable environmental regulations and laws in the supplier selection process.

Urban virtues and the innovative city: An experiment in placing innovation in Edmonton, Canada

Urban Studies ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 56 (4) ◽  
pp. 705-721 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kevin Edson Jones ◽  
Michael Granzow ◽  
Rob Shields
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Collaborative Research ◽  
Innovation Strategy ◽  
Citizen Engagement ◽  
Local Identities ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The City

In the highly competitive landscape of global cities and entrepreneurial urbanism, the development goals of cities are increasingly framed through discourses of ‘innovation’. In this paper we critically examine this relationship through a case study exploring the attempt to build a nanotechnology sector in Edmonton, Alberta. Adopting a collaborative research methodology involving citizen engagement and urban touring, we explore participant representations of Edmonton as an ‘innovative city’. The conversations we had with participants follow some common themes within an emerging literature on innovation geographies, for instance as related to network collaborations and quality of life. However, participants furthermore articulated innovation pathways which were more closely linked to local identities and values within the city, including negative place narratives. We argue that paying attention to these ‘virtues of place’ can assist cities to counteract trends towards the homogenisation of urban innovation strategy, and affix the ‘innovative city’ to more socially robust articulations of the future prosperity and the possibility of place.

scholarly journals Occupation Immersive

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryuki Han
Keyword(s):  
Virtual Reality ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Well Being ◽  
3D Scanning ◽  
Working Environment ◽  
Work Place ◽  
The Core ◽  
Spatial Quality

<p><b>In a working environment where employee poaching and regular staff turnovers are common, the culture of an office is at the core of company loyalty and organisationalsustainability. This being said, many companies still lack the knowledge andunderstanding of their own work place, resulting in a disconnected understanding of whatspatial qualities benefit employee well-being. This Thesis proposes an innovated and unprecedented methodology in which a deeper understanding between officeend user and work place are explored. Through the implementation of immersivevirtual technologies such as 3D scanning and virtual reality, a deeper understandingof the worker and workplace can be facilitated. Explored through literature, theabilities of immersive virtual technologies allow for the potential of an alternative spatialenvironment in which users inhabit space. This methodology, tested through a pilot and case study, concur the potential of extracting connections between users and space at both an emotional and technical level. As such, the resulting data informs the design proposals, creating solutions that are cultured by the emotional connections extracted between user and office, as well as the spatial qualities needed to promote wellbeing.</b></p> <p>The proposed research methodology fruitions the possibility to identify the intangible quality of office culture within existing work places, providing opportunities to improve the spatial quality and in turn enhance the well-being of the end users. Ultimately, providing ahigher and more tangible understanding between architect, client and workplace.</p>

scholarly journals FORMULAIC LANGUAGE OF TOURISM IN ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSE (EAP) COURSE BOOK: A CORPUS-DRIVEN APPROACH

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Ehsan Namaziandost ◽  
Meisam Ziafar ◽  
Dwiniasih Dwiniasih
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Language Teaching ◽  
English For Academic Purposes ◽  
International Tourism ◽  
Formulaic Language ◽  
Teaching Language

One approach to taking advantage of corpora in language teaching would be adding to a textbook through enriching it through employing corpus-based research. When it comes to using English for Academic Purposes (EAP) materials, the inclusion of corpora in teaching language becomes even more urgent. In the current study, the authors did their best to investigate and describe the presence of formulaic language in an EAP textbooks titled: English for international tourism: Pre-intermediate students’ book written by Dubicka and O’keeffe (2003) through a case study, and corpus-driven method as a research methodology. Therefore, this study aims to investigate to what extent the EAP course book designed for tourism titled English for international tourism (EIT) is compatible with a corpus-driven formulaic approach. Findings show that this EAP textbook falls fairly short of presenting the necessary formulas as frequently employed in tourism English. Supplementing such materials with corpora and the formulaic they provide may boost the quality of EAP education and practice.

The Financial Potential of Sporadic Customers in E-Retailing

2009 ◽  
pp. 59-73
Author(s):  
Luiz Antonio Joia
Keyword(s):  
Research Methodology ◽  
Single Case ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Single Case Study ◽  
Study Research ◽  
Real Value ◽  
The Subject ◽  
The Impact

The scope of this article is to explore the transaction profitability of frequent and sporadic buyers in the e-commerce arena. Evidence in relationship marketing literature stressing the impact of purchase frequency on customer transaction profitability as well as recent academic research challenging this approach and pointing out the importance of sporadic clients is analyzed and presented. A single case study research methodology was chosen for this article due to the exploratory facets associated with the subject and the industry under investigation. In order to gather relevant input to carry out this research, one of the largest retailing groups in Brazil was investigated. Conclusions are drawn showing that greater frequency of purchases does not necessarily translate into increased customer transaction profitability. Implications are presented, enabling practitioners and academics to grasp fully the real value of customers — both frequent and sporadic buyers — in order to develop coherent approaches for dealing with them adequately.

Strategic Digital City Projects

2018 ◽  
pp. 204-223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Denis Alcides Rezende
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Public Services ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Digital City ◽  
Municipal Management ◽  
Innovative Solutions ◽  
The City

In order to face numerous challenges, cities need innovative solutions. Offering innovative information and efficient public services is a permanent challenge for cities concerned with citizens' quality of life and effective municipal management. The objective of this study is to describe and assess the strategic digital city projects in Chicago (USA) and Curitiba (Brazil), using innovative information and public services offered to citizens by the website. The research methodology emphasizes a case study covering the city hall, municipal departments, and other municipal entities. The results show advantages for the citizens who have free communal access to public services on the internet. Chicago offers its citizens 281 public services distributed in 256 subjects or themes and Curitiba 508 public services distributed in 26 subjects or themes. In both cities, it resulted in benefits for citizens through access to innovative information and public services offered by the internet. The conclusion reiterated the importance of the implemented innovative strategic digital city projects.

Contribution of stakeholder theory in the management of environmental quality of Algerian firms

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (3) ◽  
pp. 335-351 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leila Boubaker ◽  
Mebarek Djebabra ◽  
Saadia Saadi
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Theory ◽  
Environmental Quality ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Field Studies ◽  
Suggested Approach ◽  
Environmental Behaviour ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The One

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to highlight the environmental behaviour of the Algerian firms, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, showing how the involvement of stakeholders may change this behaviour. Design/methodology/approach – In order to set the environmental quality management (EQM), the paper has first been inspired by a mobilisation grid which has allowed the authors to evaluate the degree of dialogue between the stakeholders and the SONATRACH Group which constitutes the case study. Then, the various interviews held at the six sites of this group have allowed to determine the percentage rate of the stakeholders’ mobilisation. Findings – The suggested approach highlights two field studies. First, the aim was to check the mobilisation of the stakeholders of the SONATRACH Group. Then, in order to confirm the importance of mobilising the stakeholders for a better environmental integration, the authors had to evaluate the EQM by measuring the response rate of these stakeholders in percentages. Research limitations/implications – The contribution makes it possible to emphasise the contribution of stakeholder theory in environmental construction based on the mobilisation of stakeholders. Practical implications – In Algeria, some production sites are ranked as polluting. For this research work, the paper has chosen the sites of the SONATRACH multinational. Being conscious of the importance of integrating the environmental dimension, the group has carried out real changes by involving all stakeholders. Originality/value – The objective of this paper is to show the importance of mobilising the stakeholders who play a role in resolving economic and/or environmental issues to help the Algerian firms improve their environmental situation.

Predicting Patient Loyalty and Service Quality Relationship: A Case Study of Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India

2008 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 45-55 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hardeep Chahal
Keyword(s):  
Service Quality ◽  
Customer Loyalty ◽  
Research Work ◽  
Relationship Management ◽  
Total Quality ◽  
Civil Hospital ◽  
Patient Loyalty ◽  
Significant Difference

Purpose: In an era of heightened competition to sustain patient loyalty, quality of interpersonal experiences with the staff, operational quality of hospital operations and overall satisfaction and quality of the healthcare services, in general are to be understood in-depth in both public as well as private organisations. The concept of service quality has led to the growing research on various concepts such as total quality management, market orientation, learning orientation, strategic orientation along with invigorating focus on the customer loyalty and relationship management. The outcomes of service quality (customer relationship management and loyalty), end means for the organisational success, are most significant performance measurement tools in the present competitive market. The present study is an effort in this regard to identify the factors in sustaining customer longevity. Till today few studies in the developing settings were conducted to understand the types of relationship that exists between patient-loyalty and service quality. This study analyses the suitability of customer loyalty concept in the government hospitals through using a case study of one of the biggest hospitals operating in India. Methodology and Tools Applied: The research work is the case study of Civil Hospital Ahmedabad. The data is collected from 205 indoor patients of four departments namely general medicine, orthopedic, pediatrics, obstetric and gynecology. Inter and intra relationship among the measures of service quality and patient loyalty were analysed by using relevant statistical tools to draw out inferences. Findings: Among the three patient loyalty components, using provider again for the same services is found to be more significant followed by using provider again for different services and recommending providers to others in relation to overall service quality as dependent variable, and beta values are figured out as 0.15, 0.12 and 0.09 respectively The 35% R Square value for the model service quality – patient loyalty model indicate weak predictive power of this model. However at the same juncture the study found that no significant difference in the patients' perceptions with respect to patient loyalty and quality and per se, may be concluded that both are identical measures. Alternatively the more satisfied the patients are with the quality of their interactions with staff, the more likely they are going to take treatments for similar and different medical problems and would recommend the provider to their relatives and friends.

scholarly journals Service Research Methodology: From Case Study Research to Case Theory

2014 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 08-17
Author(s):  
Evert Gummesson
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
Business School ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
Academic Research ◽  
Professor Emeritus ◽  
Service Research ◽  
European Perspective ◽  
Case Theory

In this essay Prof. Evert Gummesson, Professor Emeritus at the Stockholm Business School (SBS) and pioneer in the studies in the fields of service, presented the use of case studies in academic research from a European perspective. The article was built through the perspective of service research that evolved to a strategic paradigm more recently. The essay stresses the importance and the proper use of case studies in academic research.

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