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TECNOLOGIAS SOCIAIS PARA A PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE NA PRIMEIRA INFÂNCIA EM MUNICÍPIOS PAULISTAS
Authors: Pina-Oliveira Alfredo Almeida , Chiesa Anna Maria
Published: March 2016

Promover a saúde na primeira infância consiste em uma estratégia inteligente e criativa que fortalece o desenvolvimento social e econômico. O presente artigo objetivou apresentar a construção de tecnologias sociais para o cuidado integral e integrado. Trata-se de um relato da experiência da Fundação Maria Cecília Souto Vidigal na composição de oito intervenções-chave intersetoriais e interprofissionais em municípios do interior paulista. Discute-se o referencial empregado para a reformulação das políticas e programas de saúde, educação e assistência social com ênfase nos três primeiros anos. Conclui-se que as tecnologias sociais destinadas à promoção do desenvolvimento infantil incorporam inovações no cuidado das gestantes e das crianças de zero a três anos sem desconsiderar suas famílias e suas comunidades.
Team Approach Or Individual Approach: A Statistical Analysis Of The Impact Of Socioeconomic Heterogeneity On Students Preference In Writing Term Papers In Management Courses
Authors: Yu Tyler T. , Johnson Victoria , Zhang Miranda M. , Southern Lloyd
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this paper is to examine students preference in writing term papers in management courses. Specifically, students attitudes and preferences toward the choices, i.e., whether it is written as an individual effort, or as a team effort, are examined. These choices (individual approach, team approach, freedom of choice and indifferent) are then tested against a set of socioeconomic factors to see if there are significant relationships among the variables. The paper reports the empirical findings of the study.
A Multidisciplinary Study Of Gender-Based Research Productivity In The Worlds Best Journals
Authors: Tower Greg , Plummer Julie , Ridgewell Brenda
Published: March 2016

The past academic gender literature has focused on the underproduction of academic women in research outcomes and related reasons such as prejudice, more frequent career breaks and personality differences between genders. This study examines the top six journals in the world and finds no difference between women and men productivity when the percentage of women participating in the academic work force is factored in. Women have a 30-35% participation rate in academic university positions and represented almost 30% of the authors in the top tiered journals. There are also no significantly statistical differences in Journal Impact Factor ratings between men and women. These findings are consistent across all the major disciplines, science, business and social science. Other trends are noted such as the significantly higher number of authors in science journals and the different trends between US and non-US authors. Science authors quality (as measured by Journal Impact Factor (JIF of 31.9) is significantly higher than non-science authors (JIF 6.5); thus differences in quality are discipline specific not a gender issue. The implications are that academic womens research contribution matches that of a mans productivity.
Why Didnt I Get The Job? White Nonbeneficiaries Reactions To Affirmative Action And Diversity Programs
Authors: Grubb III W. Lee , McMillan-Capehart Amy , McDowell William C.
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this study was to investigate how justifications for hiring procedures and hiring decisions impact white nonbeneficiaries perceptions of fairness. The results for the procedural and distributive justice hypotheses were strikingly similar. Both the diversity justification and no justification were perceived to be fairer than the affirmative action justification for both procedural and distributive justice. Interestingly, however, the respondents perceived no justification to be fairer than the diversity justification. Of the three different scenarios, no justification was perceived to be the most fair and affirmative action was perceived to be the least fair justification.
Certificate Of Online Learning And Teaching (COLT) At The University Of Hawaii: A Horse Of Another Color For Earning College Credits
Authors: Menchaca Michael P. , Hoffman Ellen S.
Published: March 2016

Current conventional wisdom may perceive that higher education is outdated and maybe even likely to collapse. Online education is often predicted to replace brick-and-mortar campuses with systems providing students access to world-class learning via smartphones and tablets. Many private and commercial ventures are embracing such concepts. However, in the race to implement large-scale models, significant key elements such as understanding that learning can be social, affective, personal, and even cultural may be missing. Thus, creative yet research-based programs at the university level are needed. While it is true that existing university structures might inhibit the implementation of radical programs, there are opportunities where such innovation can be offered. In the case of the Department of Educational Technology at the University of Hawaii, an option for a program at the certificate level not necessarily leading to a traditional degree was provided. The certificate option provided an opportunity to explore entrepreneurial models while also incorporating what we understand about learning, the brain, and newer technologies. This paper describes the circumstances and approach that led to the creation of an innovative program that still fit within current university structures.
Advancing Scholarship, Team Building, And Collaboration In A Hybrid Doctoral Program In Educational Leadership
Authors: Holmes Barbara , Trimble Meridee , Morrison-Danner Dietrich
Published: March 2016

Hybrid programs are changing the landscape of doctoral programs at American universities and colleges.  The increased demand for hybrid doctoral programs, particularly for educational and career advancement, serves as an innovative way to increase scholarship, advance service, and promote leadership.  Hybrid programs serve as excellent venues for advancing scholarship, collaboration, and team building and provide doctoral candidates with increased opportunities to engage professional peers, course material, and program resources.  These opportunities lead to greater team engagement and enhanced opportunities for scholarly collaboration.  Faculty mentors in hybrid programs lead rising scholars in the research and socialization process of higher education academic and social networks.
The Impact Of Lecture Capture On Student Performance In Business Courses
Authors: Terry Neil , Macy Anne , Clark Robin , Sanders Gary
Published: March 2016

This paper examines the effect of the e-learning technology of lecture capture on the performance of undergraduate business students in business law, economics, finance, and management courses. The sample consists of 890 student observations at a midsized regional institution located in the Southwestern region of the United States. The dependent variable is percentage score on a comprehensive final exam in advanced business courses. The empirical model controls for effort, grade point average, standardized test scores (SAT/ACT), and instruction mode. Demographic variables are gender, ethnic background, age, major, and transfer students. Effort measured via homework score, grade point average, ability measured via standardized test scores, academic major, and access to lecture capture are the five model variables that are positive and statistically significant. Age, classification as a transfer student, and online courses without lecture capture are the three statistically significant variables with a negative coefficient. The demographic variables associated with African-American, Hispanic, and gender are not statistically significant determinants of performance on the final exams. The results indicate that students completing business courses with access to lecture capture score approximately three percent higher on the final exam, holding other factors constant.
Freshman Linked Cohort Classes In The Study Of Business: A Comparative Analysis Of Performance And Completion Of The Lower Division Core
Authors: Levine Mark F. , Guy Paul W.
Published: March 2016

The paper presents the results of a study designed to measure the efficacy of using cohort linked freshmen courses in preparing students for the study of business.  Specifically, an experimental group of students were enrolled in three linked freshmen courses each oriented toward global business: 1) freshmen composition, 2) small group communications, and 3) introduction to global business.  The control group of students was enrolled in the introduction to global business course.  However, they independently enrolled in any other non-business focused freshmen courses to fill out their schedules.
Measurement Of Quality Attributes In Accounting Education Programs: Perceptions Of Certified Public Accountants
Authors: Brubaker Thomas F.
Published: March 2016

Higher education institutions must address quality issues relating to diverse user needs. Students, their families, employers, governing boards and society in general are all interested in maintaining and improving the quality of higher education. Specific attributes of quality in higher education are difficult to define, and may vary according to the needs of user groups.  This study examines quality attributes of educational programs from the perspective of one particular user group: certified public accountants (CPAs).
Designing A Graduate Curriculum: Use Of Credentials To Enhance Student Portfolios
Authors: Overton Rosilyn H.
Published: March 2016

Designing a graduate curriculum that meets the needs of the student not planning to pursue an academic career is challenging.  Students want a recognized degree that nonetheless delivers content immediately relevant to their career tasks and credible to their employers. Innovative programs with career content are in high demand, but in the process of innovation standards of scholarship, critical thinking and knowledge must be upheld. This paper describes how teaching and learning concepts and principles were used to combine demands of career and scholarship into an innovative graduate program. The environmental scan leading to this design predicated a design that uses national professional credentials as one method of assessment. The curriculum provides students with portfolios validating their work during and at the end of a Master of Science program.  Instead of a thesis, students create a capstone project combining scholarship with an employer-ready portfolio. Suggestions are made concerning the transfer of the methodology to practically any discipline.
Implementing Curricula To Meet The Needs Of Financial Professionals
Authors: French G. Richard , Coppage Richard E.
Published: March 2016

Major changes in the financial profession warrant assessment of current practices and strategic planning for the future education of such professionals.  This article discusses the core competencies, obtained from numerous studies, of accounting and finance professionals.  After common core competencies are identified for the both accounting and finance professions, the need for change in accounting and finance curricula are discussed.  Next, a combined undergraduate curriculum for both the accounting and finance students, which incorporates the common core competencies, is proposed.  Finally, the authors issue a call for further research.
Can Students Change Their Homework Behavior After The Midterm? Does It Help?
Authors: Kotas P. M. , Finck J. E.
Published: March 2016

Using the Internet to administer homework allows us to determine if students change their homework habits during a semester and if this change results in an improvement in grades.
Accounting Ethics Education: An Interactive Approach
Authors: White Gwendolen B.
Published: March 2016

An interactive and technological approach was used to discuss ethics with accounting students.  Students responded anonymously to ethics questions using wireless transmitters.  The students’ responses were shown to the group.  A customized DVD of movie scenes from “The Producers” and “Wall Street” and a still picture of Enron’s Code of Ethics were used to engage students in discussion. The procedures, the technology, and the benefits of the approach are presented.
Family Business/Entrepreneurial Studies: A Small Private Liberal Arts College Approach
Authors: Bledsoe M. Tony
Published: March 2016

The Center for Women’s Business Research reports that, “As of 2002, there are an estimated 10.1 million privately-held majority or 50% women-owned businesses in the U.S., accounting for 46% of all privately-held firms. These firms generate $2.3 trillion in sales and employ 18.2 million workers.” Further it states, “In North Carolina, women-owned firms approach 171,000, employment tops 307,000, and sales exceed $37.3 billion.” Given the impact of these statistics, the questions arises what, if anything, should a small, all-female, undergraduate, private liberal arts college do about developing and implementing a Family Business/Entrepreneurial (FB/E) studies program? This paper reviews issues: national, state and college to determine the direction for establishing a program at this school.
Converting Faculty Performance Evaluations Into Merit Raises: A Spreadsheet Model
Authors: Davis Elizabeth B. , Rose John T.
Published: March 2016

One of the most important, yet difficult tasks of any academic department chairperson is to evaluate the annual performance of individual faculty members and then to convert the array of performance evaluations into a structure of merit raises.  Building on previous literature, this paper presents a spreadsheet model to convert qualitative performance evaluations into merit raises subject to 1) a limited pool of funds for salary adjustments and 2) a requirement that the relative structure of percentage raises match the relative structure of performance evaluations as defined by a linear evaluation scale.  The contribution of the paper is its practical nature in that the proposed spreadsheet can immediately be put to use by academic chairpersons, is readily understandable by the faculty, and is useful for all institutions with various combinations of teaching, research, and service expectations for the faculty.   To match the structure of raises with that of performance evaluations, qualitative evaluations in each of the three areas of faculty performance—teaching, research, and service—are first converted into numeric equivalents based on a linear evaluation key.  Next, the numeric equivalents are weighted according to a weighting scheme dependent on the amount of release time provided to the faculty member for research and/or service, in order to generate an overall numeric evaluation for each faculty member.  Finally, the weighted numeric evaluations are converted into percentage merit raises subject to a finite salary adjustment pool using the Goal Seek function in Microsoft Excel.  The model is illustrated using a hypothetical department of ten faculty members with varying teaching loads and thus different amounts of release time for research and/or service.
PATH (Project For Active Teaching Of History): A History Education Community Partnership
Authors: White Cameron , McNeil Sara , Burke Victoria , Liss Neil
Published: March 2016

The Project for Active Teaching of History (PATH) is designed as a history education community collaborative to enhance the teaching and learning of American history. This paper will provide research findings, critical analysis, and application ideas and issues regarding PATH. The research perspectives focus on achievement of project goals and objectives in the areas of “powerful” teaching and learning and professional development and will focus on case studies regarding the project’s success in improving American history teaching and learning. PATH integrates summer seminars, colloquia, online support, project development, and various outreach projects. A second component, ePATH (electronic Project for the Active Teaching of History), has been established to provide statewide outreach through videoconferencing and additional online support.
Adult Learning, Assessment, And The Extraordinary Teacher
Authors: Mujtaba Bahaudin , Preziosi Robert , Mujtaba Lisa
Published: March 2016

The enclosed literature focuses on delivering content through learner participation while increasing learning using creative modalities and participants’ dominant learning styles without increasing administrative cost to the school.  Personal experiences of about 40 years in corporate executive and training as well as best practices gleaned from several different universities (graduate / undergraduate business programs using cutting edge technologies) are discussed and highlighted. Learner participation and interaction are critical to effective “experiential facilitation techniques” that increase learning and retention with adult participants.  A major element of being or becoming effective educators involves understanding how students learn best and then integrating activities that best suit learning styles regardless of teaching modality. Compared to children and teens, adults need to be involved in the learning process.
Interpreting The Learning Styles Of Traditional And Distance Learning Students
Authors: Schultz Marian C. , Schultz James T.
Published: March 2016

The emergence of telecommunication technologies has generated innovative strategies resulting in online education competing for student enrollment.  Learning is no longer restricted by space and time, and has become more reliant on empowerment rather than confinement. This study sought to determine if the use of the Kolb Learning Style Inventory (LSI) could be used to determine which learning style(s) best reflect the traditional learner, and which are representative of the distance learning student. The study placed respondents into one of four styles, depending on how they responded to the Inventory: Diverger, Assimilator, Accommodator, and Converger.  The study then compared responses within and between the groups to test for significance. It found that while there was significance between all of the groups except the Accommodator/Converger, the only group which had significance within was the group with the Assimilator style.
Incorporating Writing Into An Introductory Business And Economics Statistics Course: A Practical Approach
Authors: Goenner Cullen F. , Snaith Sean Michael
Published: March 2016

Writing across the curriculum (WAC) has become a guiding principle at many institutions of higher education.  Unfortunately for many students of economics and business the standard vehicles of WAC do not adequately prepare them for the type of writing appropriate for the audience they are expected to address upon graduation.  We describe a method of implementing writing into the introductory statistics courses that are required by many programs in economics and business.  This method addresses the shortcomings of the standard vehicles of WAC while at the same time providing instructors with a feasible solution to do so in light of the multiple constraints faced by many instructors of this type of course.  (JEL A22)
Advances In Teaching The Time Value Of Money
Authors: Jalbert Terrance , Jalbert Mercedes , Chan Canri
Published: March 2016

Students frequently experience difficulty in identifying the appropriate time value of money (TVM) technique to apply to a TVM problem.  This paper offers a modification of a recently published TVM technique developed by Jalbert (2002) in order to help students understand and solve TVM problems.  The modified technique developed here simplifies the previously developed technique by reducing the number of questions that students must examine to arrive at the appropriate TVM technique for a problem.  In addition, the technique developed here eliminates the need for students to learn annuity techniques altogether.  As such, the technique developed here specifically intends to meet the needs of students who experience difficulty in understanding annuities.  Modified visual aids are provided to assist students in selecting correct techniques.  By using these techniques, students will find it much easier to identify appropriate TVM techniques.
Smart Classrooms And Hybrid Courses
Authors: Waid Alexander
Published: March 2016

Many new technologies have expanded the capabilities of what educators may accomplish in the classroom.  This paper points out how some of these technologies have been incorporated into the Spanish Curriculum at the US Coast Guard Academy.   Specifically addressed are issues of how these technologies may be used while maintaining sound pedagogical practice, an issue which remains unclear to many, and which is continually changing with each new technological advance.  The paper discusses: how the internet is being used in and out of the classroom, to what extent students are using it, what student reactions to it have been, how it enhances the student learning process and some ways in which these methods may be used in other disciplines.
Robust Edutainment For On-line Course Delivery
Authors: Sturges David L.
Published: March 2016

Every college and university in the United States faces the same dilemma: increasing enrollment needs that outstrip budgets’ abilities to add physical plant.  On-line education is perceived to be a potential contributor to meeting the need for accelerating growth of enrollments while requiring less budget commitment than required by building new physical plant. The concern is developing a method of on-line course delivery that ensures the level of quality of course content to parallel the perceived quality of traditionally delivered courses. To be attractive to students as a learning option and then to be capable of maintaining the learner’s interest to motivate completion of the course and, subsequently, degree programs, course materials must incorporate the tools to create edutainment. Simply, edutainment is course delivery in a style and format with diverse components that interest and educate in a way that keeps the learning returning for more. During the past few months, technology has introduced capabilities of producing edutainment, robust course content, at costs that make it very feasible as a course delivery option in any degree program.
Integrating Technology Into The Classroom: Using Mainstream Tax Software To Teach Personal Income Tax
Authors: Feinson Carla
Published: March 2016

Integrating technology into the college classroom is often difficult and may come at the expense of content. Practical usage of the computer in business situations is even more difficult to achieve in an educational environment. The business school educator must seek out ways to expose all students to practical computer applications. In light of many studies, HBCU business educators must pay special attention to technology issues and make sure that their graduates are as competitive in the market place as non-minority business school graduates. An exciting and rewarding opportunity exists for instructors of Individual Income Tax who wish to integrate subject matter, technology and practical application. By using common tax software products in the classroom in combination with the IRS VITA program, an educator can successfully integrate content, computers and community service into one classroom situation.
Tasty Cookies, Inc.: A Master Budget Case
Authors: Wooten Thomas C. , Dillard-Eggers Jane
Published: March 2016

You are the owner of your own cookie company.  Fast growth and the need to expand have made it necessary for you to seek financing from a local bank.  However, you need to show the banker your plans for the coming year.  Using your own, unique data, you will prepare a comprehensive budget and proforma financial statements to show the banker your projected earnings and financial position.  Good luck getting that bank loan!
Education Without Boundaries: Faculty Training And Support
Authors: Gibson Jane Whitney , Blackwell Charles W.
Published: March 2016

This paper looks at two specific issues related to faculty success in the online classroom.  The first, an effective faculty training program, is crucial in building a cadre of competent online faculty to meet the growing demands for web-based classes.  However, the training programs offered vary significantly from on-the-job training to intensive immersion programs which take place before the first online teaching assignment.  The second issue is ongoing support including administrative, academic, and technical support.  While effective training is instrumental in getting the faculty member prepared for cyberspace, the support services available while teaching the online class are often responsible for how smoothly the course runs.
Case Study: Structured Settlements
Authors: Epstein Sheldon , Dickman Bernard , Wilamowsky Yonah
Published: March 2016

Students are presented with a report that offers a present value analysis of a Structured Settlement and asked to decide whether they agree with its conclusions. The case tests quantitative, financial and spreadsheet skills, exposes students to the world of law and legal statutes, and requires value judgments about fairness. The case is appropriate for senior-level undergraduate business majors and MBAs, in courses that involve decision-making.
An Analysis Of The Reasons Offered By Post-Graduate Diploma In Education Students In Botswana For Opting For A Teaching Career
Authors: Dibapile Waitshega Tefo Smitta
Published: March 2016

The purpose of this paper was to investigate and analyze the reasons advanced by Post Grade Diploma in Education students (PGDE) for choosing teaching as a career. The subjects of the study were 102 students of which 58 were females and 44 were males. The average age for this group of students was 23.  Data were collected using a questionnaire in which a quantitative approach was employed using closed and open-ended questions.  The findings of the study revealed that, PGDE students choose the teaching profession mainly for extrinsic reasons such as job security and economic advancement. The paper also indicated that student teachers chose teaching as a career because they wanted   to serve the community.
Graduating Senior Assessments Of Curriculum, Educational Outcomes, And The Learning Environment
Authors: Glynn Joseph G. , Wood Gregory R.
Published: March 2016

Business school faculty and administrations are burdened with seemingly endless directives to update and upgrade curricula and to relate curriculum objectives to outcomes assessment in order to meet demands of accrediting agencies and the business community.  The responsibility of assessing outcomes of business school programs is becoming of increasingly paramount importance.  This work will describe the efforts of a business school to elicit evaluative opinions of its graduating seniors in an attempt to evaluate the curriculum, its delivery systems, and the overall educational environment.
Effective Teaching In The Classroom: Can It Be Done?
Authors: Croucher John S.
Published: March 2016

This paper looks at some of the techniques that have been used to make the lecture theatre and classroom more effective and provides details of an astonishing Australian success story. There have been questions raised among academics about the usefulness of the traditional lecture approach that has been used for many years at universities and other tertiary institutions. With increasing calls from some quarters to embrace modern technology and move to more interactive learning systems, the time has come to examine just whether such a radical change is indeed warranted. The approaches taken by two undergraduate and postgraduate business faculties at a leading university are contrasted.
Assessing The Extent Of IT Integration
Authors: Tidd Ronald R.
Published: March 2016

This paper describes a methodology for assessing the extent to which computer technologies have been integrated across the business/management curriculum so as to enhance learning process and outcomes. The assessment was motivated by the need to: Inform interested individuals such as current and potential students, prospective employers, administrative/budget personnel, and accrediting bodies about the extent to which these technologies are being taught and used; and Increase the learning efficiency of the integration effort by ensuring that computer-based learning tasks are properly sequenced across the curriculum, so that students develop the necessary computing skills and knowledge in a timely manner. Data will be collected using a web-based survey instrument that feeds responses into a database for analysis. The survey’s design is the focus of this presentation.
Encouraging And Monitoring Performance: Responsibilities And Techniques
Authors: Croucher Rosalind F.
Published: March 2016

A primary responsibility of Deans in Australian universities is the performance management of staff.  This is a two-edged responsibility: for encouraging and rewarding good performance, but also for ‘managing’ poor performance.  The Australian context is constrained by Enterprise Agreements and a high level of accountability, in which the ability to sack staff who are performing poorly is extremely limited, or at least highly formalised.  The challenge for Deans is to find an effective strategy within these constraints both to encourage and monitor good performance as well as to be ‘on the case’ of those who are underperforming.  This paper shares strategies developed over six years in the Dean’s chair for managing a range of performance issues in a professional Faculty.
The Value Of A Simulation-Based Approach For Teaching Both Survey And Capstone Courses In Business
Authors: LeMaster Jane
Published: March 2016

A concern in business education is the ability of students to integrate knowledge of the functional areas of business into a meaningful, unified whole.  This paper examines the use of a business simulation for teaching the entry-level business survey course and describes the use of the same simulation in the graduate level (MBA) capstone course.  An analysis of the value of simulation as an appropriate teaching approach is made for both the survey course and the capstone course.  The paper presents the literature on learning styles and preferences, a description of the simulation used, how the study was organized, and the results of student learning and attitudes towards a simulation-based learning style for both courses.  The results showed an increase in retention rates and grades for the entry-level survey course and anecdotal evidence for improved leadership skills, communication skills, and understanding of the functional areas of business.
Using Journaling To Extract Greater Meaning From The Internship Experience
Authors: Laker Dennis R.
Published: March 2016

Every year, over a million college students embark on an internship or cooperative experience. They do it to get experience, to explore their chosen field, as a “rite of passage”, to make professional contacts, or to put a line on their resume to help them get a job upon graduation.  No matter what the primary reason, most students could get a great deal from this experience. The internship can be an unique opportunity from which the student can learn about the nature of a particular job, career, organization or industry and most importantly, themselves.  One way to successfully capture this experience and extract additional meaning from it, is by keeping a journal of the internship experience. Keeping a journal develops an active and reflective learning posture rather than merely a passive one and thus aids in grasping more of what the internship experience has to offer.   A three step process for journaling the internship is presented. Excerpts from a student's journal, the identification of student and faculty benefits from this exercise as well as suggestions and recommendations for faculty are also presented.
Classroom Instructional Technology: Options For Securing Equipment
Authors: Skipton Charles David , Matulich Erika
Published: March 2016

University budgets are shifting from the purchase of new classroom instructional technology to the security of existing technology. This paper examines security alternatives, the implications, and challenges of implementation.
Reading Habits Of Business Students
Authors: Braguglia Kay H.
Published: March 2016

What are the reading habits of college students?  This paper reports the results of a survey of undergraduate business students addressing this question.  The objectives were to determine: (1) what business publications students read and how often they read them, (2) what students read for pleasure and how often, (3) how many hours a week students spend in various activities including reading, and (4) what activities interfere most with reading and study.  The results indicate that college textbooks are the most frequently read business material with 42 percent reading textbooks daily.  Business related material on the internet was read by 17 percent of the students on a daily basis.  For pleasure, students read magazines, religious publications, and newspapers the most often.  Students tend to read these publications at least once a week.  Novels, nonfiction, fiction, poetry, and comic books were read on a weekly basis by less than one half of the students. The results indicate that many students are not reading on a daily basis whether it is business related or for pleasure. If students are not reading, what are they doing?  Students spend time watching television (31 percent watch 12 or more hours per week), talking on the telephone (27 percent talk on the phone 12 or more hours per week), and listening to recorded music (23 percent listen 12 or more hours per week).  Students report spending fewer hours reading with 3 percent indicating that they spend 12 or more hours reading each week.  When asked whether work, sports, clubs/organizations, personal relationships, or child care interfered with reading and study, the students responded that personal relationships as well as clubs and organizations interfered more often with reading and studying.
Essentials of Cyberspace Education for Online Students
Authors: Mujtaba Bahaudin G. , Salghur Shruti
Published: March 2016

In the twenty first century, the development and advancement of the Internet Technology has remarkably transformed and redefined various fabric of human life, from individual communication to the way in which businesses conduct themselves.  One of the more significant paradigm shifts has been in the field of education, particularly with the introduction and rapid growth of distance learning.  Online education has afforded students, especially working adults, an opportunity to become involved in the learning process, bridging the gap that once existed between the busy lifestyles of working professionals and their goals of obtaining a University degree.  Although there are many differences between the conventional modules of face-to-face and the online educational formats, both underscore the importance of learner participation and interaction that assist instructors in developing and initiating effective facilitation techniques to promote learning and retention among adult learners. This document outlines certain skills and nuances of online education and the essential skills that one requires for the successful completion of courses and programs.  One of the most important aspects of online learning is communication, wherein online correspondence in the form of emailing, chatting and online discussions are critical when communicating with instructors, colleagues and administrations.  Therefore, unlike other literature on cyberspace learning, this document provides a simple format on the essentials of online learning, chatting and emailing, without inserting too much academic literature, and acts as a manuscript for the “know-hows” of online education for prospective online students.
Academic And Practitioner Interests Regarding Emerging Technologies In Accounting
Authors: Tribunella Thomas J. , Neely M. Pamela , Tribunella Heidi R.
Published: March 2016

In this paper we investigate the differences between practitioner and academic interests in emerging technologies.  We compare and contrast the results of an accounting faculty survey to the AICPA’s (American Institute of Certified Public Accountants) Top Technology list.  It appears that academics and practitioners have significantly different interests concerning emerging technologies.  Furthermore, technology interests for both groups change over time.  We then discuss the problems that arise from the differing points of view and suggest some possible solutions.
Analysis Of Online Student Ratings Of University Faculty
Authors: Otto James , Sanford Douglas , Wagner William
Published: March 2016

This article explores and analyzes a new, exciting, and quite different source of faculty evaluation data that has recently become available on the world wide web; online faculty evaluation/ratings.  The authors analyze the relationships between different online student rating measures of faculty performance.  They investigate how student ratings of faculty easiness, clarity, and helpfulness are interrelated.  The results of the analysis provides insights into student perceptions of faculty and suggest implications for the practice of teaching.
What Do Online Students Need And Want From Their Masters Of Business Administration Program?
Authors: Mujtaba Bahaudin
Published: March 2016

Computer-based distance education throughout colleges and universities has been in high demand and more schools are getting into online education. As such, understanding the needs of online learners has become especially important for success in the new millennium.  Furthermore, understanding the common denominator of technology available to students can assist administrators and faculty members design their admission, teaching and curriculum requirements. This document, based on the survey of 38 graduate online business students[1], provides an assessment of their views, needs, wants, and satisfaction in the masters of business administration program. Recommendations are provided for the program office to enhance their online offerings are discussed. The document further explores online education, online operation, and other such variables that impact the satisfaction of students in online education. Also, some of the changes, plans and improvements made as a result of the feedback from students are discussed. [1] Special thanks go to Mr. Steve Harvey, Director of the MBA Programs, for distributing, collecting and making improvements as a result of the feedback from students.
A National Analysis Of Computer And Information Sciences Faculty Workloads: Examining Teaching, Research, Service, And Administration
Authors: Bartlett II James E.
Published: March 2016

The professoriate is a foundational component of higher education and impacts program success.  This study describes computer and information sciences (CIS) faculty workloads empirically.  The role of faculty in higher education is characterized in terms of research, teaching, service, and administration.  Specifically, this study examines the relationships of faculty individual characteristics, occupational characteristics, and organizational context across the percent of effort allocations in regards to workload.  The data used for this study was the National Center for Education Statistics most recent examination of the faculty, the 1999 National Survey of Postsecondary Faculty (NSOFP-99) data.  Specifically, this study describes CIS faculty on selected individual characteristics, occupational characteristics, and institutional context; describe the actually and preferred effort allocations of CIS faculty; determines if significant differences exists between the actually and preferred effort allocations in workload of CIS faculty; determines if a relationship exists between the actual allocation of workload of CIS faculty and individual characteristics, occupational characteristics, and instructional context.  Data analysis was conducted using SPSS. To answer the research questions means, standard deviations, frequencies, percents, correlations, and t-tests were implemented.  This study found the majority of faculty workload is spent on teaching and the majority of program and faculty evaluation is based on research.  The study suggests that more research is needed to develop a better picture of CIS faculty in terms of workloads.
Creativity Through Technology In The English Classroom
Authors: Long Nancy Ann Zrinyi
Published: March 2016

First generation in college, low family income, and weak writing scores:  This describes the students I teach at a historically black institute, Bethune Cookman College, in Daytona Beach, FL.   These students dislike writing and hate grammar.  Yet through technology, these students can be more motivated to write.  With the use of a digital movie camera, students write and produce short films about stories they have written.  A research paper becomes more interesting when students can add PowerPoint or film a background for their presentations.  Even the digital photo camera becomes a source of interest as students make photographs of the people they are writing about for a biography assignment.   Lessons become more meaningful when a projector with computer allows students to interact or watch examples of grammar or writing skills.  So the basic grammar and composition class can be enhanced by the use of basic technology.  Beyond the basic composition on the computer which is now the standard, students can use these other aspects of technology which encourage creativity, engagement, and motivation.  Even for the professor, technology can inspire creativity.  After having students help me videotape elderly people who talked about their lives here at the college and who knew the founder Dr. Mary McLeod Bethune, I spent the summer transposing these interviews and then researched and wrote a book called The Life and Legacy of Mary McLeod Bethune.  Thanks to technology, I am now an author. Thus technology inspires students and teachers alike to aspire to higher levels of writing.
Use Of Outcome Measures To Modernize Curricula
Authors: McLaughlin J. Patrick , White Jason
Published: March 2016

In the current environment in higher education of trying to substantiate and justify that you are doing a great job as a department educating your students to be prepared for the “real world”, outcomes assessment is a major player.  But as many departments have found, “once you have received the feedback, now what do you do with it?”  Our paper will discuss how some of the outcome measurements that we use at Northwest Missouri State University in the Finance discipline become our decision drivers in course content and curricular reformation.
Enhancing Interpersonal Competencies Of Business-College Students
Authors: Miller Louis
Published: March 2016

Business schools quite properly emphasize quantitative techniques, but neglect training in business-relevant interpersonal competencies. Increased use of experiential learning technology is proposed as a partial remedy.
Freshman Linked Cohort Classes In The Study Of Business: Results Of Performance And Graduation In Business
Authors: Levine Mark F. , Guy Paul W.
Published: March 2016

The paper presents the results of a study designed to measure the efficacy of using cohort linked freshmen courses in preparing students for the study of business.  Specifically, an experimental group of students were enrolled in three linked freshmen courses each oriented toward global business: 1) freshmen composition, 2) small group communications, and 3) introduction to global business.  The control group of students was enrolled in the introduction to global business course.  However, they independently enrolled in any other non-business focused freshmen courses to fill out their schedules.
Maintain Order And Lose Your Shirt: Personal Liability Of Educators In The Classroom
Authors: McGuire Brian L. , Nunn Leslie E.
Published: March 2016

Professors, teachers and school administrators are increasingly faced with concerns not even thought of in previous decades.  For example, drugs, weapons, suicides, robberies, and assaults are now everyday occurrences in some educational facilities.  Being able to cope with such situations requires care and some knowledge of the law.  In addition, the danger to school employees can go even further, such as personal financial liability in the form of damage law suits by students against the school and its employees.  Obviously, the thought of an educator losing personal assets and retirement pay because of only trying to protect other students or one’s own self is daunting.
Innovation In Assessment: Injecting Reality Into Business Education
Authors: Sutton-Brady Catherine
Published: March 2016

Relevance and reality are often thought to be absent from business education. This paper shows how innovation can be linked to reality in a very simple fashion. It takes us away from the notion that innovation has to be technology based. While much is indeed written in this area of innovation utilising new technologies,  this paper takes us back to basics. It documents the introduction and implementation of an innovative assessment task that has no technical element. The assessment entitled International Marketing in Action brings reality and relevance to students’ learning experience by exposing them to everyday happenings and thereby immersing them in the learning experience.
Effects Of Product-Based Technology Professional Development Model On P-8 Teachers
Authors: Ireh Maduakolam
Published: March 2016

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Research For Teaching And Learning
Authors: Gibson Jane Whitney , Blackwell Charles W. , Greenwood Regina A. , Purvis Gail
Published: March 2016

Research is an important part of the careers of most academics.  This article provides an introduction to the scholarship of teaching and learning (SOTL) and suggests that opportunities exist in this research area for faculty to begin or extend their publishing efforts. SOTL research is rapidly becoming more accepted as evidenced by the number of journals catering to research on teaching and learning.  The authors detail ways in which to approach SOTL research, choose a topic and begin to submit articles to appropriate journals.
Sexual Harassment On Campus: Development Of Policies & Procedures At The City University Of New York
Authors: Iconis Rosemary
Published: March 2016

This paper describes the procedures established at the City University of New York to implement their policy against sexual harassment and the steps taken to educate the University community on the topic.
Explanatory Factors For Overall Instructor And Course Ratings
Authors: Mukherji Sandip
Published: March 2016

Eight items explain 96% and 94% of variance in instructor and course ratings. Effectiveness of teaching methods and degree of learning have the greatest impact on instructor and course ratings. Instructor evaluations are influenced mainly by instructor items and course evaluations are impacted primarily by course items, but instructor items also influence course evaluations. Small classes have a significantly higher overall instructor performance rating than large classes and there are some differences between the explanatory factors for overall instructor performance and course evaluation in small and large classes.
But I Am Computer Literate: I Passed The Test
Authors: Easton Annette C. , Easton George , Addo Theo
Published: March 2016

Generic terms such as “computer literacy,” “computer competency” and “technology literacy” have been used for decades as measures of one’s aptitude with computer and information technology.  Many disregarded the ambiguity of these terms while erratic exposure to ever-changing computer technology rendered itself as computer literacy.   With an increasing focus on organizations now administering technology literacy tests, educators need to be more cognizant of the computer and information literacy assessments and the implications of these assessments for the core information systems course in business schools.