scholarly journals The Academic Master’s Program in Management: is it relevant to professional practice?

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (2) ◽  
pp. 44
Author(s):  
Victor Meyer Jr. ◽  
Priscilla Veiga Bueno
Keyword(s):  
Professional Practice ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Private University ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
Social Dimension ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Current Content ◽  
The University

This is an analysis of the relevance of an academic Master’s Program in Management to professional practice from the viewpoint of graduates and professors. The study was guided by three perspectives: “academic”, “social” and “institutional”. It is a descriptive study, focusing on the case of an academic program offered by a Brazilian private university. In the academic dimension, the analysis revealed its emphasis on traditional teaching methods in relation to professional and vocational aspects. A weak social identity and the inexistence of exchanges of experiences and no perception of a common technical language were highlighted in the social dimension. The prestige of the university more than the program was the main factor that influenced institutional attractiveness, albeit with no benefits of employability. The conclusions show a need to reevaluate the current content and teaching methods to integrate the degree better into management and professional practice to bridge these gaps. This article contributes to the field by identifying critical points of the degree program that require a better alignment of capability, knowledge and resources with the expectations and demands of the productive sector and society. Studies in this field in Brazil are scarce and there is little empirical evidence of the influence of management education on professional activities and organizational management.

scholarly journals Introduction of ultrasound-based living anatomy into the medical curriculum: a survey on medical students’ perceptions

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Pelagia Kefala-Karli ◽  
Leandros Sassis ◽  
Marina Sassi ◽  
Constantinos Zervides
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Learning Experience ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Graduate Entry ◽  
The University ◽  
Anatomy Teaching

Abstract Background Traditional anatomy teaching methods are based on the models and cadaveric dissections, providing fixed views of the anatomical structures. However, in the last few years, the emerging concept of ultrasound-based teaching in anatomy has started to gain ground among medical curricula. This study aims to evaluate the integration of ultrasound as an adjunct tool to traditional anatomy teaching methods and explore students’ perceptions of whether ultrasound-based teaching enhances their interest and knowledge of anatomy. A cross-sectional study was carried out among the students of the 6-year undergraduate entry (MD) and 4-year graduate entry (MBBS) program of the University of Nicosia. A questionnaire was distributed to them after the delivery of several twenty minutes ultrasound sessions by an expert in the field during anatomy practicals. The data were analyzed utilizing SPSS software, and the statistical significance was determined as p value < 0.05. Results 107 MD and 42 MBBS students completed the questionnaire. Both groups agreed that their ultrasound-based learning experience was good or excellent (79.4% MD students; 92.9% MBBS students), that it enhanced their knowledge of anatomy (68.2% MD students; 90.5% MBBS students) and boosted their confidence regarding their examination skills practice (69.2% MD students; 85.7% MBBS students). Although most students desired more time allocated to the ultrasound station (72% MD students; 85.7% MBBS students), they believed that ultrasound-based teaching is a necessary adjunct to the traditional teaching methods of anatomy (89.7% MD students; 92.9% MBBS students). Conclusions Overall, MBBS students were more confident about the benefits of ultrasound-based teaching. Most of the students agreed that cross-sectional sessions of traditional teaching and ultrasound-based teaching strengthened their knowledge of anatomy and enhanced their confidence concerning their clinical examination skills. Medical schools should embrace the advantages that ultrasound-based teaching offers in order future doctors to be qualified to utilize ultrasound for procedural and diagnostical purposes.

scholarly journals ACADEMIC PROGRAM “DIGITAL PROJECTS LIBRARIES MANAGEMENT”: DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE AND IMPLEMENTATION PROSPECTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 32-37
Author(s):  
K. V. Ivina ◽  
Yu. V. Zhegulskaya
Keyword(s):  
Professional Training ◽  
Multidisciplinary Approach ◽  
Academic Program ◽  
State University ◽  
Master's Program ◽  
Training Strategy ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
Management Personnel ◽  
Development Experience ◽  
The Subject

The importance of professional training of library personnel industry, who have management and digital competences, has been substantiated. The grounds for the development of the academic program of professional training of the specialists in the field of e-libraries innovative programs and projects management have been presented. The aim and the subject matter of the Master’s academic program “Libraries E-Projects Management” in the field of training 38.04.02 “Management” have been characterized. The features of Master’s degree education program at the State University of Management have been highlighted, such as focusing on the practical aspects and transferring the studying experience into actual professional activities, the multidisciplinary approach as digital projects management personnel training strategy, cooperation with leading libraries of the country etc. The importance of attracting specialists who have not only academic degrees and titles, but also significant experience not only in library practice, but also in management activities, to teaching specialized disciplines, has been noted. The possibilities of developing an extended Master’s program focused on modern museums and archives in addition to library specialists have been indicated.

scholarly journals Zum Einfluss affektiver Faktoren auf den frühen Fremdsprachenerwerb im Elementarbereich durch den narrativen Ansatz

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-68
Author(s):  
Mariusz Jakosz
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Teaching Method ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Internal Motivation ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Language Courses ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The article presents the impact of emotions on teaching children foreign languages. To this end, the results of a research project carried out under the auspices of the Institute of German Philology at the University of Silesia in Katowice are discussed. The project consisted in providing language courses at three kindergartens and one primary school. During those courses, German was taught as a foreign language using the storytelling approach. The project results led to the conclusion that, unlike traditional teaching methods, which are based on very limited input and intensive imitation, the teaching method used creates much more favourable conditions for the activation of innate language acquiring processes and takes the level of the children’s cognitive development into account to a larger degree. The objectives of the evaluation were – among other things – to determine how the storytelling approach affects children’s attitudes to a foreign language, whether it arouses their internal motivation for acquiring a foreign language, whether it contributes to building their confidence, and whether it stimulates their imagination and creativity.

scholarly journals The level of use of the Six Thinking Hats strategies and the quality of performance of faculty members at the private University of Applied Sciences: مستوى استخدام استراتيجيات قبعات التفكير الست وجودة الأداء لدى أعضاء هيئة التدريس في جامعة العلوم التطبيقية الخاصة

2017 ◽  
Vol 1 (6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammed Ahmed Al - Harrahsha ◽  
Abdullah Mohammed Al - Khatib
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Private University ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Level 3 ◽  
High Level ◽  
The University

The aim of this study was to test the extent to which the Six Thinking Hats strategies were used in the teaching process by the faculty members of the University of Applied Sciences, rather than using traditional teaching methods that rely on providing students with theoretical knowledge and teaching. The most important results were as follows: 1. The use of the six thinking caps strategies by faculty members at the University of Applied Sciences in general was high, except for the black thinking hat which came at a low level. Hussein performance at the University of Applied Sciences in general was at a high level. 3. The results of the study showed that there is no statistically significant relationship between the use of six thinking hats strategies (white hat, red hat, black hat, yellow hat, green hat, blue hat) in teaching to improve the quality of the performance of faculty members, The results also indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the level of performance of faculty members at the University of Special Applied Sciences due to the demographic variables (gender, marital status, age, gender, Scientific degree and practical experience). The study also made recommendations that shed light on modern methods of education and creative and critical thinking of students rather than conservation and indoctrination.

scholarly journals Substantiation of the model of research of the readiness of teachers of higher education institution to professional activity in the context of digitalization of education

2020 ◽  
pp. 78-93
Author(s):  
Andrey V. Leyfa ◽  
Ekaterina V. Pavlova
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Education Institution ◽  
Educational Environment ◽  
Professional Activity ◽  
Higher Education Institution ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Professional Activities ◽  
The University

One of the key problems of modern higher education is the development of programs and teaching methods relevant to the conditions of the digital educational environment, characterized by openness, variability, multiculturalism, polymodality and dynamism. At the same time, the question of the psychological readiness of teachers for activities in the new conditions comes to the fore. The article gives a brief overview of the works on the issue of readiness. The predictors of the university teachers’ readiness for activities in the electronic informational and educational environment are described. The role of the variative and invariant aspects of teachers’ readiness for changes in the system of higher education is shown. A model of the university teachers’ readiness for professional activities in the context of digitalization of education is proposed, which includes selfregulatory, motivational, value-semantic, and operational components; possible methods for diagnosing these components are described.

scholarly journals Strengthening the university competitiveness in the Czech Republic

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 127-155
Author(s):  
Helena Chládková ◽  
Renata Skýpalová ◽  
Veronika Blašková
Keyword(s):  
Student Satisfaction ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Private University ◽  
Practical Training ◽  
Quality Teachers ◽  
The Czech Republic ◽  
The Public ◽  
Study Materials ◽  
Statistical Hypotheses ◽  
The University

The number of students at Czech universities had been growing continuously until 2010. In 2010, almost 400,000 students studied there. Since then, this number has declined every year. Pressure on present-day universities has been accruing due to the competitive environment. The only way to strengthen competitiveness is to improve constantly the quality and image. The objective of this paper is to verify what factors are important for students regarding their satisfaction and what factors could be key for supporting the competitiveness of the Czech universities. To assess student satisfaction, the authors conducted a questionnaire survey where students were asked to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the faculty. The survey was carried out within the Faculty of Business and Economics of Mendel University in Brno (FBE MENDELU) and a selected private university in Brno in 2019. Relative frequencies were used in data processing and statistical hypotheses were tested. In addition to the basic classification according to one feature, a combination classification was also processed, and the independence was tested for different combinations of questions. Of the total number (1,020) of identified strengths at FBE MENDELU, 57.7% of students stated, “quality teachers”, 32.4% “faculty image” and 31.8% “modern environment” as strengths. Regarding the identified weaknesses, the most frequently mentioned were “study difficulty (42.4%),” weaker image of the university with the public “(31.5%) and not enough practical training (23.2%). At the private college, 47.8% of respondents cited “quality teachers”, “interesting lectures and teaching methods” (40.8%) and “study materials for subjects” (29.4%) as the school’s strengths. Received: 16 April 2021Accepted: 23 October 2021

scholarly journals 8. Possible Approaches to the Concept of Collaborative Teaching in the “Music Analysis” Course. Benefits and Challenges

2018 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-83
Author(s):  
Gabriela Vlahopol
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Approaches To Learning ◽  
Music Analysis ◽  
Collaborative Teaching ◽  
Learning Needs ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
University Environment ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Practical Performance ◽  
The University

Abstract The concept of Collaborative Teaching is one of the innovative approaches to learning, which has changed the view of traditional teaching methods by involving two or more teachers in training a single group. The process involves a variety of flexible teaching methods that meet the learning needs of all students, while developing their communication, collaboration, critical thinking and creativity skills. Artistic education in the university environment contains two main biases, theoretical and practical (performance), which are divergent in the way of manifestation and collaboration between teachers. The applicability of the concept of Co-Teaching in performance is relatively intuitive, with a sporadic concretisation and no visible results in students' evolution. As regards the theoretical part of the musicians, the collaboration in the teaching process could be an important tool for correlating the information obtained at different disciplines in different fields (harmony, counterpoint, music history, folklore, aesthetics, stylistics, music theory, music analysis, etc.), but also to actively acknowledge the importance of a complex vision on the formation of a complete musician.

scholarly journals Learning Motivations, Styles and Expectations of Students – a Survey at the University of Debrecen

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 41-46
Author(s):  
Tímea Gál ◽  
Peter Popovics ◽  
Georgina Árváné Ványi
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Learning Style ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Business Education ◽  
Quantitative Method ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
Jel Classification ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Practical Life ◽  
The University

Based on the experience of the authors, today's university students have different learning habits, expectations of learning and knowledge compared to previous generations. This raises the question of how traditional teaching, teaching methods effectively suited to their development. In this study, the authors examined with quantitative method the expectations of bachelor and master students concerning the business education at university. The survey was conducted among university students assessing whether students with different BSc/BA or MSc/MA majors show the willingness to continue their studies, and the authors were interested in their expectations concerning the business higher education. The authors also tried to find answers in the survey how well-prepared the students feel for the offered opportunities by today's market environment, or may prefer proceeding with their studies. Among the issues authors searched what are the most effective ways of learning for them, based on learning style, what motivates them to continue learning. What kind of education form is preferred by them to continue studying? They also respond the need of having theoretical and practical knowledge and the importance of developing practical life skills. In addition, it has also been surveyed what other expectations the students have in continuing their studies with regard to the institutions. The authors of this paper are working as team coaches at the Team Academy Debrecen. In the last six years, they worked with numerous teams and have experiences in developing students' skills in teams. JEL Classification: A22

scholarly journals Development of E-Learning Courses as a Modern Tool for Teaching Elective Subjects in Physical Culture and Sports at the University

2021 ◽  
pp. 173-179
Author(s):  
Ildar F. Ibragimov ◽  
Dmitry E. Voronin ◽  
Grigory I. Pasmurov ◽  
Valeria N. Kolyasova ◽  
Roman V. Gorbunov
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Practical Experience ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Practical Significance ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Physical Culture ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Innovative Teaching ◽  
E Learning ◽  
The University

The article highlights the practical experience of creating an electronic training course on the elective discipline “Physical Culture and Sport” as a modern means of teaching in higher educational institutions. The practical significance of the introduction of modern innovative teaching methods, the need to supplement traditional teaching methods with the latest developments using informatization and computerization tools is indicated. We have proved that the use of electronic training courses on the elective discipline “Physical Culture and Sport” allows to ensure the continuity of the educational process for correspondence education students and increase the degree of assimilation of educational material

scholarly journals Perceived barriers for distance teaching in higher education during the COVID-19 crisis: “I never did a video before”

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-21
Author(s):  
Juan-José Boté-Vericad
Keyword(s):  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Online Teaching ◽  
Traditional Teaching ◽  
Distance Teaching ◽  
Qualitative Survey ◽  
Traditional Teaching Methods ◽  
Analyse Data ◽  
The University ◽  
Teaching In Higher Education

The purpose of this paper is to analyse barriers that a selected group of professors at the University of Barcelona faced due to the COVID-19 restrictions, their perceptions of the current situation, and the potential for long-term adoption of new teaching methods that emerged from this situation. It remains unclear whether these professors will return to traditional teaching methods as soon as COVID-19 restrictions are lifted, or whether they will adopt digital teaching elements in the future. The group of professors sought technical help during the first weeks of online teaching. This research uses a qualitative approach through a self-administered qualitative survey. We analyse data using open-ended questions about barriers they faced in creating educational content via video. Answers were coded and analysed using thematic analysis with an inductive approach. We identified two overarching themes: educational material delivery and professors and distance teaching. Findings indicate that professors lacked digital skills as well as a lack of knowledge of emergency remote teaching. There were differences in their perceptions of teaching methodologies. The results are discussed in relation to research from other countries about the use of videos for teaching before and during the COVID-19 crisis.

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