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Measuring EQ Of Chinese Accounting Students
Get PDFWhile prior literature has examined the EQ of accounting students and Chinese business student limited research has examined both. This paper examines the self-reported emotional intelligence scores of accounting majors, undergraduate and graduate, at a Chinese university and compares these scores with their parents’ assessment. Our findings suggest that Chinese accounting students have high EQ. Further, the parents’ perceptions of EQ is significant in the determination of the EQ score. This finding is consistent with Goleman’s (1998) comments and has implications for any organization that uses an emotional intelligence instrument as part of the evaluation process
Do Social Grants Displace Remittances? Evidence From South Africa
Get PDFThis paper employs a newly-available and representative National Income Dynamics Study (NIDS) data of South African households to investigate whether social grants crowd-out or displace remittances. The estimated results based on full sample reveal that while the social grants have a negative impact on the amount of remittances received, the effect is statistically insignificant – social grants do not crowd out or displace remittances. The coefficient on the social grant is also insignificant in both sub-samples (rural and urban), consistent with the results on the full sampl
Storytelling And Reflective Pedagogy: Transforming Nursing Education Through Faculty Development
Get PDFNurse educators require pedagogical approaches beyond traditional methods to facilitate student learning of new competencies to practice in complex health care environments. However, little direction is available about how to effectively transform education. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop and implement steps to initiate change in both systems and processes of teaching and learning; to provide an efficient, sustainable method to incorporate transformative pedagogies through innovative faculty development; and, to collect outcomes of an e-Learning course to support teaching, using Kirkpatrick’s 4-level Model. An innovative course using storytelling and reflective pedagogy was developed to guide faculty into a transformative learning experience to challenge assumptions, gather insights, and raise questions about teaching practices. Pre- and post-course surveys captured data across three levels: satisfaction, knowledge and skill acquisition, and change in behavior. Forty-five participants were initially evaluated, while 31 were eligible for evaluation at three months. Follow-up survey results yielded a 42% response rate. Pre- and post-surveys were analyzed using a two-tailed, dependent t-test. Significant gains were recorded across all three areas (p<0.05), with large to medium effect size noted using Cohen’s d. Follow-up surveys revealed a significant change in knowledge (p<0.05), whereas the skill and attitude effect change were not statistically significant (p<0.05). Results suggest storytelling and reflective pedagogy are effective for faculty to confront and resolve actual and desired teaching practices, and that faculty placed value on reflection to facilitate self-awareness, question assumptions, and nurture ideas about personal and professional growth
Selection Determinants In Education Major Graduates Occupations
Get PDFTaiwan’s teacher training system currently faces a serious disorder. The excessive number of teacher education programs being set up in universities by the Ministry of Education has dramatically increased the number of teachers. The situation, coupled with the country of low birth rate and high retirement age, brings about fewer teaching vacancies than the number of available teachers. The over-expansion of universities has resulted in a situation that almost every secondary school graduate can access higher education institutions, which subsequently produce a great number of graduates, far exceeding the vacancies in the workplace. This plus with the recent economic recession intensifies competition among individuals hunting for jobs. Thus, it is imperative to identify the ideal jobs for graduates, and the first step is figuring out the main determinants for selecting jobs and the relative importance of these determinants. A self-developed questionnaire was administered to 200 education major graduates in Taiwan. The result indicated that high job stability was perceived to be the most important factor among participants. Also, the education students considered school teacher or administrator to be the ideal jobs
Using The Internet In Teaching Algebra To Middle School Students: A Study Of Teacher Perspectives And Attitudes
Get PDFDuring the past decades, technological resources have been improved to support the teaching of mathematics. While the improvement of technological resources, the World Wide Web provides teachers and students many resources that engage students in rich mathematics experiences. There are a vast number of educational resources available through the Internet for students and teachers, which should be implemented in the classroom to support and improve algebra instructions. This study seeks to identify the extent of the middle school teacher’s awareness of using the Internet to teach and develop students’ learning of algebra. The participant’s teachers in this study are teaching in schools located in a rural Appalachian region of a Midwestern state in the United States. The study found that the Internet’s function in the algebra classroom within this particular group of middle childhood teachers are used for purposes that do not contribute to algebra instruction.
Mathematical Modeling And Computational Thinking
Get PDFThe paper argues that mathematical modeling is the essence of computational thinking. Learning a computer language is a valuable assistance in learning logical thinking but of less assistance when learning problem-solving skills. The paper is third in a series and presents some examples of mathematical modeling using spreadsheets at an advanced level such as high school or early college
Faith’s Country Primitives: An Excel Project In Flexible Budgeting And Standard Cost Analysis
Get PDFCost accounting textbooks typically contain extensive technical coverage of standard costing and variance analysis in a manufacturing context. Covering the material adequately usually requires multiple class lectures, due to the complexity of the material. The calculations involved are detailed, multi-step, and can be numerically intensive. In order to make the material accessible to the learner, most textbook problems focus on the individual steps inherent in the budgeting, calculation, analysis, and interpretation process of standard costing and variance analysis. This simplification makes it feasible to deliver the material efficiently in the classroom. However, this pedagogical efficiency occurs at a cost, in that students may fail to understand the overall process and how the individual steps are interrelated.
This case has been used over the course of 10 semesters with over 500 students in a junior level Cost Accounting class for accounting majors. It has proven to be an effective tool for both reinforcing the variance analysis content that is delivered in the classroom, as well as for giving students an opportunity to practice and extend their Excel skills
Dynamic SQL Knowledge As A Mechanism For Increasing Individual Absorptive Capacity
Get PDFTechnology continues to evolve rapidly, and organizations need to constantly evolve to keep up with the latest innovations in hardware, software, and processes to strategically select and manage technology. Underlying these firm capabilities are the employees that monitor, plan, and implement technology improvements, thereby it is critical that organizations have employees that can contribute to firm absorptive capacity and who can strategically take advantage of technology innovations. In this theoretical paper, we examine what type of curriculum MIS undergraduate programs might implement to prepare students for careers in the dynamically evolving realm of technology-infused organizations. We posit that students need to go beyond the adage of “learning how to learn”, but instead need to have the skills and the mindset to compete in a technology-enabled environment. Specifically, we examine a learning module on Dynamic SQL delivered in an advanced database course, and analyze why introducing a rigorous and complex learning module can develop and expand students’ absorptive capacity resulting in a competitive advantage when entering the workforce
Assessing Multinational Global Cyber Business Risk Of Cyberattacks – Minimizing The Risk Of Loss Due To Wrongful Jurisdiction
Get PDFIn Cyberspace, more and more, corporations with global holdings are seeking excellence in business around the world mostly by Internet. In order to do business, several legal and economic developments must be explored to assess the risks and practicalities involving the new legal issues created by cyberspace. Compliance officers, because of their responsibilities to develop cybersecurity plans, need to understand the personal jurisdictional effects test and the subject matter test to assess risk of loss. Jurisdiction as to what court or what administrative agency has authority to decide a particular case is critical to the success of a recovering party filing a lawsuit seeking damages for a cyberattack. The jurisdictional nuances analyzed in this paper offer a gradual development of the leading court and administrative cases for guidance on the issues. This paper is worth your time because: 1) it examines the inconsistent and obscure legal standards for jurisdiction in cyber space including cyberattacks, 2) it shows the places and methods used by both the Federal Trade Commission and the Courts having jurisdiction over cyberattack litigation, 3) it gives the recommendations for U.S. and international corporations on the subject of cyber jurisdiction. All of this is supported by current case law and journal articles involving cybersecurity to help minimize the mistakes that I have observed in the practice saving time and money. This is a new technology area of inquiry facing many corporate legal departments, and IT managers today. So, this paper involves the legal/business research necessary to give guidance regarding the jurisdictional boundaries of cyberattack litigation and ways to substantially reduce the risk of loss
Choosing IT Platforms In The Age Of Stuxnet
Get PDFThis paper addresses the question of choosing/investing in IT (hardware/software) platforms that avoid quick obsolescence and the underlying dilemmas of choosing proprietary software versus open source software, and opting for managed services such as public cloud computing versus in-house hardware/communication infrastructures. These dilemmas in strategic information systems planning have become more significant in light of the recent revelations of security backdoors in commercial software, encryption backdoors in communication software, and governmental access to private data on managed services for national security reasons. This paper considers enterprise-wide challenges and strategies for adopting open source software/hardware in response to these security concerns