I've Got an Idea! Do IDEA Boards Facilitate Improved Completion of Wellness Focused Activities in a College of Nursing?

Background: In any given academic department there are many ideas discussed to promote wellness, yet it is often difficult to move specific wellness activity ideas from the initial conception stage to the implementation and evaluation stages. Wellness Committees are formed in departments where proposed ideas are generated. However, the same issue of lack of follow-through persists. In order to provide better follow-through and completion of wellness activities, an IDEA board was piloted by a Wellness Committee in a College of Nursing.Aim: This pilot project was implemented to determine the feasibility and utility of using an IDEA board to implement and complete wellness initiatives within a College of Nursing.Methods: An online mixed-methods survey was used to evaluate the use of an IDEA board within a Wellness Committee (n = 9) in a College of Nursing over a one-year period.Results: Results of the pilot study were positive and encouraging. Committee members found the visual representation helpful in guiding the group through the process of idea identification generation to idea implementation and evaluation.Conclusions: Using an IDEA board to guide the process of proposed wellness activities may facilitate improved completion of activities.

THE DEGREE OF CREATIVE LEADERSHIP PRACTICE AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL EPILEPSY AMONG DEPARTMENT HEADS FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF FACULTY MEMBERS AT WASIT UNIVERSITY

The study aimed to identify the relationship between creative leadership and organizational conflict management among department heads from the viewpoint of faculty members at Wasit University. In order to find out the differences according to the variables of gender and specialization, the study sample consisted of (200) male and female teachers from the study population, they were chosen by the simple random method, and the researcher adopted the descriptive correlative approach to conduct the study. The two tools of the study consisted of a questionnaire of (40) items to measure lateral leadership and (36) items to manage organizational conflict prepared by the researcher. The results of the research data were analyzed using the (SPSS) program, The results of the research showed that the degree of creative leadership practice of academic department heads was high, and the results indicated that the level of organizational conflict management for academic department heads was high, and there was a positive relationship between the practice of creative leadership and the level of organizational conflict management for department heads from the viewpoint of faculty members at Wasit University and in In light of the results of the research, the researcher presented a number of recommendations, including continuity in maintaining the degree of practice of creative leadership and management of organizational conflict, as well as deepening and increasing awareness of the importance of creative leadership, and continuity in raising awareness of organizational conflict management methods through training and informing them of the advanced and renewable global experiences and proposing to conduct similar studies in Iraqi universities‎. Keywords: Practice, Creative Leadership, Organizational Conflict Management, Heads of Departments, Wasit University

Penerapan QR Code Untuk Media Pelayanan Absensi Mahasiswa AMIK Dian Cipta Cendikia

Attendance is something that must be done by students. In the attendance process, the AMIK Dian Cipta Cendikia College still uses the manual method. Therefore, we need a student attendance system that can collect data and manage data so that it can be done quickly, efficiently and accurately. One of technology developed is QR Code. QR Code is an essential thing because of its ability to store larger data so that it can provide fast and accurate services. One of the things that can be done to support the author in designing an Application of QR Code for Attendance Service Media for student in AMIK Dian Cipta Cendikia is by using the Extreme Programming research method. The purpose of this application is expected to make the attendance process will be more efficient and can be easily monitored by lecturers and by the academic department. The results of this research were in the form of a student attendance application that uses a QR code. It is used as the input media for student attendance based on a local network implemented in order to create an attendance information system that provides convenience for students in the attendance process, reduces fraud committed by students, and facilitates reports when conducting recapitulation.

Implementing Continuous Assessment in an Academic Programme for More Effective Learning

Many universities, including open distance education institutions, are currently investigating the introduction of a continuous assessment framework. When introducing continuous assessment in an academic department, it is necessary to ensure that all participants understand all concepts related to such framework and the implications of introducing such a framework. This paper investigates studies on continuous assessment in the literature to identify the advantages and disadvantages of such a framework. The lessons learned are used to identify guidelines regarding the importance of feedback and to develop a model that can be used to plan and introduce continuous assessment, considering all the different environmental factors that will affect the introduction.