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A Building Designed as a Catalyst for Project-Based Learning: A Case Study in America
Get PDFHigher education must adapt to a rapidly changing landscape of industries and knowledge. A university developing a new campus aims to transform education by designing its first academic building to promote active collaboration, project-based learning (PBL), and industry-relevant experiences, focusing on a student-centric approach. A well-designed facility is seen as crucial for success. The Active Learning Classroom has shown to positively impact students' perceptions of an inspiring environment, enhancing participation and idea generation (Park & Choi, 2014). PBL effectively connects academic knowledge with workplace experience (Guo et al., 2020).
A case study assessed the building's design for PBL during its first operational year. Findings evaluated the design's effectiveness and identified necessary changes. Both qualitative and quantitative data revealed limited use of collaborative spaces and technologies, as well as insufficient PBL integration in the curriculum. Recommendations include aligning faculty practices with program goals and engaging students more with available educational technologies in the learning spaces, both inside and outside the classroom
Using Assignment Choice in Engineering Service Courses
Get PDFStudents taking an introductory engineering class, especially those required to take a “coding class’’ for their non-computer science major, can be very intimidated. This paper explores the implementation of assignment choice in an undergraduate CS-1 course, inspired by the Self-Determination Theory, to alleviate intimidation and enhance student motivation, especially for non-computer science majors. By allowing students to select assignments aligned with course objectives, we cater to diverse interests and learning goals. Preliminary results indicate a decrease in the students that earn a D, F, or withdraw from the course (DFQ rate), with assignment choice compared to traditional delivery methods, in which all students follow a prescribed path. Each assignment is part of their overall grade. We intend to refine this approach and explore its applicability in other engineering service courses. Our goal is to provide instructors with a framework that ensures students learn course objectives while retaining autonomy in their learning journey, thus facilitating continued success in their chosen field of study
A Qualitative Multi-Method Study of U.S. Banks’ Financial Reporting Addressing Security Risk Management (SRM) Operational Effectiveness and SRM Maturity
Get PDFSecurity risk management (SRM) presents continued challenges for IT executives. Because of growing data breaches, significant funding needs, and non-stop malicious cyber threats, SRM operational effectiveness and SRM maturity present ever-changing complexities. In organizations, cyber-related events, including advancing information technologies, contribute to the increasing complexity and guarded nature of SRM. This qualitative study was designed to examine SRM operational effectiveness and SRM maturity in financial reporting. Using a set of qualitative techniques, a sample of 107 SRM financial reported statements were rendered from 1,113 U.S. banks’ financial reporting artifacts. Validation of results involved interviews and Q-sorting among three Chief Information Security Officers (CISOs) as subject matter experts. This study presented evidence of varying perceptions of SRM operational effectiveness and SRM maturity were conveyed that may or may not properly reflect how well organizations may perform against cyber-related events. To researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, this study offers an alternative approach and theoretical considerations for future SRM research, especially when reporting cyber-related events
Does IPSAS Implementation Promote Financial Accountability in a Local Government Authority? — A Case Study of the City of Windhoek
Get PDFThe study aimed to assess the perception as to whether IPSAS is effective in promoting financial accountability in a local government authority following their implementation. A quantitative approach and descriptive research design was used for this study using structured questionnaires for data collection. The study finds evidence to support that implementation of IPSAS positively correlates with enhancing accountability in financial reporting for a local government authority. Further, the study recommends effective strategies that could be used by policymakers, senior central and local government management to enhance the effectiveness of IPSAS in promoting accountability in financial reporting, such as stakeholder’s engagement, external support needed, and transformation in structure and law necessary for successful implementation of IPSAS in a local government set up
A New Tool in the Battle against Global Bribery
Get PDFThis is a policy paper that analyzes a significant new development in U.S. regulatory policy designed to enhance the effort to fight global corruption. In a bold attempt to protect and promote fair competition in the global economy, the U.S. has provided government regulators with a powerful new tool. In a reversal of previous policy, the U.S. now allows prosecutors to go after foreign officials who demand bribes, even if the act of bribery occurred outside the United States. The use of this new anti-bribery tool is considered a major political and ethical development in the field of international business
Museum Governance: Lessons From the Past as a First Step Towards Innovation
Get PDFOver the past thirty years, private sector governance has seen significant development in regulatory guidelines, best practices, and adaptation to emerging challenges. In contrast, the history of Canadian museum governance is relatively new. Not-for-profit Canadian museums began to establish governance frameworks only recently with influential publications like the UNESCO Recommendation on Museums and Collections (2015) and the SMQ Guide (2014), along with the implementation of Bill 114 in 2016. Bill 114 introduced constraints and responsibilities akin to those in the private sector, shifting governance from a more informal approach to a structured system. Notable examples of pre-Bill 114 governance include Rolland Arpin's initiatives at the Museum of Civilization and guidelines by the Canadian Art Museum Directors Organization. This study aims to explore the lessons that museum governance can learn from private sector practices, comparing regulatory frameworks and drawing insights from corporate governance literature to enhance the sustainability and effectiveness of not-for-profit museums and heritage preservation efforts
Course-Embedded Advising for International Students: Opportunities for Engagement Building
Get PDFThis pilot involved the implementation of a course-embedded advising model in a graduate level ethics course of a small international university. Online education has been employed to reduce the effects of massification and target resources (Franco et al., 2019; Yann & Ibrahim, 2020) with the aim of increasing assess to education in underserved and developing countries. Online education improves access but access alone does not suffice. Quality in online courses, determined in part by engagement, is one factor that may address inequity of access Adarkwah (2021). Lessons learned and future directions are discussed in the context of Self-Determination Theory
From Inspiration to Learning Cultures
Get PDFEven the organization with many inspired and creative individuals working there will find that sometimes the creativity of these individuals may not translate into organizational learning and creativity. For those organizations wanting to maximize the impact of inspired individuals, there would be factors having to do with a culture of learning that might improve the individual-to-organizational translation of ideas, which is the subject of this article
The Trump Tax Penalty and Its Impact on the Economy
Get PDFThe Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) was signed into law by former President Donald J. Trump in 2017.The law took effect on January 1, 2018.The law permanently cut the corporate tax rate to 21% and temporarily lowered individual tax rates. Evidence in this paper will demonstrate how an older married couple on Social Security and a modest pension actually incurred higher federal income taxes during the years 2018- 2021 as a result of TCJA. Paying higher federal income taxes as a result of TCJA is the Trump Tax Penalty
The Effects of Independent Non-Executive Directors (INED) on Company Performance – A Comparison of Family and Non- Family-Controlled Business
Get PDFThis study will examine the influence of and relationship between independent non-executive directors (INEDs) and the performance of family -and non-family -controlled businesses listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange (SEHK). It is well known and reported that family-managed businesses dominate different industrial sectors around the world and that one third of the companies listed in the Standard and Poor 500 Index in the US are managed by families, who are also the companies’ major shareholders. Many previous studies argue that INEDs can improve corporate governance and firm performance. It is worthwhile to study whether the increase in the number of INEDs will affect the behaviour of major shareholders and the performance of these family-managed firms or not.
The study aims to help policymakers/regulators determine whether further revision of the current INED policy is necessary. The results can be further investigated and applied to other emerging markets/regions worldwide with family-controlled enterprises