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Learning from a Simple Options Trading Gam
No full textWe present a structured real-time classroom options trading game for students who are being exposed to options for the first time and for students who are acquainted with textbook discussions of options markets, but lack any tangible experience related to options markets. The game can be played in one 50-minute class period using blackboard space or a computer display and photocopied handouts. Sample handouts are included, the trading rounds of a call-option game are described in detail, and other versions of the game suggested. We conclude by commenting on benefits of employing active-learning techniques in finance courses
A Profile of Students Majoring in Economics
No full textIn addition to creating a profile of (our) students who choose to major in economics, we address the issue of whether students who transfer in to a four-year institution from two-year community colleges are as well prepared to complete the relatively rigorous coursework of the economics major. Perhaps surprisingly, we find that students transferring in from two-year institutions appear to be as well prepared, and complete their students in a superior academic manner compared to those students who conducted their entire academic program in a four-year institution
Production of Investment Newsletters in Investment Courses
No full textThe production of an investment newsletter by students in an investments course can provide an integrated and comprehensive learning experience that offers numerous educational benefits. The experience allows students to apply concepts and principles taught in the course to real world companies and situations, and to simultaneously enhance research, writing, computing, and critical thinking skills
Student Success in Business Statistics
No full textMany universities require Business Statistics for undergraduate business majors. For students with weak quantitative and critical thinking skills, these courses present a significant challenge that must be met before beginning academic work in their major field. Pearson and partial correlation coefficients are calculated to identify three factors from an initial model of seven that are found to be significantly related to student performance in business statistics courses: class attendance, previous performance in algebra and differential calculus, and overall GPA. Awareness of these factors can provide a basis for improving student performance in Business Statistics
When Leaders Silence Employee: A Study of Toxic Leadership and Organizational Cynicism
Get PDFEmployee silence—the conscious decision of employees to remain silent when they have information and ideas to share that can improve work and companies (Brinsfield, 2013; Tangirala & Ramanujam, 2008; Van Dyne et al., 2003; Morrison & Milliken, 2000)—has aroused great interest as it is increasingly prevalent in modern companies and has enormous potential to harm organizations. Depending on their characteristics and behavior, leaders can soften or deepen employees’ decisions to remain silent. Studies considering the adverse effects of the dark side of leaders on subordinates have gained attention in recent years. However, the impact of toxic leaders—leaders who intentionally inflict intense and prolonged harm on their followers and organizations to benefit themselves—on employees is a fertile field of study. A quantitative national online survey was conducted with 290 employees from various organizations and industries to investigate the relationship between toxic leadership and employees’ decisions to remain silent, mediated by the level of organizational cynicism and moderated by the respondents’ gender. Hierarchical multiple regression analysis and structural equation modeling (SEM) were employed to analyze the data. The results showed that toxic leadership had a significant and positive relationship with employees’ decisions not to speak up, and that employees’ organizational cynicism partially explained this relationship. The results also showed that higher-level executives perceive their leaders to be more toxic than middle managerial levels and non-managerial employees. These results did not vary between male and female followers, indicating that the intensity of the relationship between toxic leadership and employee silence was the same across genders. The results reinforced the need for strategies that broaden leaders’ awareness of their impact on employees and support them in enhancing their leadership competencies. Organizations must be vigilant for signs of toxicity within their leadership teams through effective research or whistleblowing channels that enable employees to report inappropriate behavior by leaders
“You Are Not Alone”: Destigmatizing Mental Illness Through 21st Century Films
No full textThis thesis argues that there has been a positive shift in 21st century films that tell authentic stories about mental illness, educating and opening necessary conversation on the subject. It focuses on specific films that tell gender-conscious, non-villainizing, and digestible stories that destigmatize mental illness. It also investigates how these depictions validate individuals’ experiences in order for viewers to understand the humanity behind those suffering with mental illnesses. The films achieve two goals: acknowledging the harmful misconceptions that cause viewers to realize their own misconceptions and revealing the humanity in characters with mental illnesses. Focusing on conditions such as depression, anxiety, substance abuse disorder, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), this thesis analyzes the following works, which contribute to positive and accurate storytelling: A Beautiful Mind, A Star is Born, Dear Evan Hansen, Inside Out, Inside Out 2, Silver Linings Playbook, and Turtles All the Way Down
The Price of Success: The Demand for an “A” in Economics Principles
No full textThe demand for grades is an engaging topic for economics students. This study surveyed students to determine the maximum price they would be willing to pay for a grade of “A.” Survey results were utilized to estimate a well-behaved demand function and demonstrate basic principles of demand and elasticity. A probit model revealed that student demand conforms to economic theory, and in particular, that willingness to bid is associated with student financial endowments and “taste” for a purchased “A.” Significant gender differences were discovered; males were both more likely to bid and to be influenced by financial and intellectual endowments
Enhancing Economics and Finance Learning through Automated Grading of Spreadsheet Exercises
No full textInstructors of undergraduate courses in economics and finance as well as other business school courses are increasing turning to spreadsheet applications to reinforce concepts presented in the classroom. As the number of exercises increases in these courses the grading and management of the assignments become an overwhelming burden. This teaching note discusses five techniques that were implemented to increase the number of learning exercises, while decreasing the instructors grading time and the opportunity for plagiarism. The key success factor was to implement an automatic grading program for Microsoft Office products reducing grading timing and plagiarism while increasing objectivity in the grading