Educational Innovation in Economics and Business IV: Learning in a Changing Environment

ISBN-13: 9780792358558 / Angielski / Twarda / 1999 / 290 str.

Jeanette Hommes; Piet K. Keizer; Malcolm Pettigrew

Opis

The theme of "Learning in a Changing Environment" reflects the way in which educational thinking in Higher Education has undergone a rapid change throughout the world. The EDINEB network consists of people who see the role of educationalists as providing a framework for learning rather than taking a traditional approach of "chalk and talk." The key to the success of this fourth conference (and these articles selected from it) lies in the supportive role delegates give to each other in sharing experiences (and problems ) in a changing environment. The network has grown because ofthe commitment of members to form what is in effect a multinational self-help group which is dedicated to continual improvement in the educational environment. This fourth EDINEB conference brought together 95 registrations from over 21 countries. The 16 papers selected represent a cross-section of the articles submitted to the authors and the book is divided into four sections. 1 LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND PROGRAMME STRUCTURES The first section examines how different programmes (in different of countries and cultures) have been structured to meet the particular needs both the participants/students and the economic environment within which they operate.

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Contributors. Acknowledgements. Preface. Part One: Learning Objectives and Programme Structures. Reforming Economics Teaching in Albania; N.M. Kay. How to Prepare Graduates for the Changing Workplace? P.K. Keizer. Business Education in Russia Needs Change; A.V. Matveev, A.B. Serpilin. Teaching Big Picture Economics; A. Brown. Importance of Informatics Skills for Economics Graduates; H. Heijke, G. Ramaekers. Graduates Learning Style and Labour Market Entry; J. Semeijn, et al. Part Two: The Structure of the Learning Environment. Redistributing Power in the Classroom: the Missing Link in Problem-Based Learning; A.G.L. Romme. Do Students Study More Thoroughly Within a Problem-Based Learning Course; R.J. Gerritsen. Collaborative Problem Solving in Tutorials for Improving Student Learning in a Statistics Subject: An Evaluation Report; C. Johnston, et al. Part Three: Information Technology in the Learning Environment. From Bits and Bytes to Bunches: Learning How to Place World Wide Web Information in Context; R. Polegato. An International Management Course and the Use of Groupware (Lotus Notes); R.S.J. Tuninga. Part Four: Evaluating Student Skills. Adapting a Quality Function Deployment Model to Optimise Professional Education in Human Resources/Industrial Relations Programmes; W.L. Hansen, et al. The Link Between Entrepreneurial Success and Advanced Skills in Organisation Development; D.B. Stoy. Fostering Students Critical Thinking Skills: Cost Analysis and Budgeting Project Approach; M.B. Greenawalt. Educating Entrepreneurial Trainers; K.S. Glancey. Integrating Communication and Entrepreneurial Skills in a South African Management Development Programme; D. Bond. Index.