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Integrating Career Readiness Into Economics Courses
Get PDFThe National Alumni Career Mobility Survey (NACM) 2020 underscores the significance of career information in undergraduate education. This paper proposes a novel approach to career exploration by integrating big data analysis into undergraduate coursework. The instructional module, comprised of two assignments, empowers students to make informed career decisions using data from legitimate sources. Implemented in courses at two institutions, the module has yielded positive results. Students reported increased confidence in working with big data and a data-driven approach to career exploration. This module's adaptability and potential to enhance student satisfaction with institutional involvement in career planning make it a valuable resource for any institution
A Novel Metric for Evaluating the Relationship Between Course Outcomes and Persistence
Get PDFDeclines in university enrollment due to the pandemic and declining demographics has pushed retention to the forefront. The relationship between course grades and persistence is combined into a new metric coined the Persistence Differential. This metric signals courses with higher counts of students earning not-quality grades and not persisting and is used to inform academic advising and curriculum review to improve retention. Challenges and successes in reporting the data meaningfully and examples for actionability will be described
Boosting STEM Student Success Through Leveraging Technology and Providing Just-In-Time Content Remotely Accessible
Get PDFThis project, Boosting STEM Student Success (award#P120A210015), focuses on the four years of collegiate experience and three summers during the freshman through junior years of study. The project aims to enhance STEM student success by leveraging “just in time" learning, a method where individuals access information and training when needed, in a self-paced manner. This approach is gaining popularity as seen in platforms like LinkedIn Learning, Facebook Groups, and YouTube. The project will create asynchronous content available anytime, along with a virtual reality component to enhance the learning experience. The goal is to provide students with active learning opportunities and just in time feedback to address their questions and reinforce their understanding. This project recognizes the importance of active engagement in STEM fields and the need to provide students with the tools and resources they need to succeed
Harmonizing Perspectives: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Developing a Multidimensional Theoretical Framework of Self-Care for Student Success
Get PDFWith an increasing emphasis on holistic student success, higher education institutions prioritize innovative strategies promoting wellness and belonging, recognizing self-care as crucial. An interdisciplinary faculty team from Kennesaw State University’s Wellstar College of Health and Human Services explored self-care literature (2013-2023) to develop a conceptual framework for self-care from a multidisciplinary perspective. Inspired by robust literature and the College’s Innovative Ecosystem for Student Success model, the team identified eight dimensions of self-care, including internal (psychological, spiritual, intellectual, physical) and external (occupational, sociocultural, financial, environmental) elements. This framework highlights self-care as fundamental to wellness and student success, encouraging future work to delineate strategies supporting these practices
Production Costs Recognition: Time-Based Methodologies
Get PDFThis analysis presents a review of time-based costing methodologies: Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing (TDABC), Duration-Based Costing (DBC) and Program Accounting Costing (PAC). Cost accounting systems are crucial for businesses to allocate costs to make informed business decisions. TDABC, DBC and PAC are approaches in this domain, offering unique advantages and applications. The concepts, methodologies, advantages, and limitations of each approach are explored to provide insights into their suitability for different industries and organizational contexts. The analysis finds comparing Time-Driven Activity-Based Costing, Duration Based Costing and Program Accounting Costing are analogous methodologies with different applications relating to timing cost recognition and are like comparing triples wearing the same but different colored outfits
The Value of Non-Value Activities
Get PDFThe essence of manufacturing is first an idea, then a facility, then the purchase of raw materials, then hiring of labor, then we turn on the electricity and transform raw material into our product. This essence gives a foundation we can build on. Many believe only value-added activities such as materials and labor add value to the product. However, others believe that activities such as inspections, machine setups, and even wait time adds value to the product. The premise of this paper is anything you are willing to pay for has value, even if it labeled a “so-called” non-value-added activity and buyers willingly pay for non-value added activities every time a product is purchased. The question becomes: “What is the value of Non-Value added activities?
The Role of Organizational Culture in Employee Retention in Kosovar Businesses
Get PDFThis research aimed to examine the impact of organizational culture on employee retention, providing insights to enhance long-term engagement and satisfaction. A mixed-methods approach was used, beginning with a comprehensive literature review of organizational culture and employee retention. Surveys were conducted with a representative sample of employees across different sectors in Kosovo. The data were analyzed using regression and correlation techniques to identify quantitative relationships between organizational culture and retention.
The findings reveal that organizational culture plays a significant role in employee retention. Specifically, cultures focused on employee well-being, career development, and transparency are positively associated with higher retention rates. Employees are more likely to stay with organizations that align with their values, offer support, and create a transparent working environment. Conversely, toxic cultures marked by negativity and poor leadership are linked to higher turnover.
The study underscores the importance of fostering a positive, inclusive culture that prioritizes employee growth. Kosovar businesses should invest in employee development, training, and continuous feedback to build a productive environment that supports retention
Internet Access and Independent Contracting Through the 2010s: A Varied Tale How Uptake and Returns Differ Across Demographics, Income Levels, and Time
Get PDFThe internet led to the proliferation of platforms that connect workers to individuals and firms seeking assistance and significantly increased independent contractor rates across the income and skill spectrum. Consequently, communities that adopted the internet earlier or at higher rates may have higher rates of contracting. Using data from the FCC on mobile and broadband internet rates, I examine their relationship with business earnings reported to the IRS from 2010 to 2019. Local race and ethnicity characteristics interact with internet measures and show that counties with higher minority concentrations have a higher correlation between internet expansion and growth in independent contractors. However, they do not reap as high growth rates in contractor earnings as predominantly white counties. Further, results show the relationship between growth in independent contractor earnings shifts mid-decade, with declines in growth observed post-internet expansion in the latter half of the 2010s
Why Not Stay: Chapulineras in Oaxaca and Alternatives to Emigration
Get PDFThe pressure to migrate is powerful in Oaxaca, Mexico. Oaxaca’s Central Valleys region saw a rapid, steep rise in emigration to the United States beginning in the 1990s. While the rate has slowed in recent decades, and in response to demographic forces that have impacted the area, there is still a steady flow of migrants moving to destinations within Mexico and to the United States. Yet not everyone chooses to migrate. In this paper, we review the work of chapulineras (market women who produce and sell chapulines, toasted grasshoppers) and note why they stay-put. Chapulineras have created a dynamic economy that is built upon working in the local market systems which generate a great deal of wealth. The successes that the majority of chapulineras welcome means they (and their families) reject migration and build comfortable lives locally. Reviewing the experiences of Oaxaca’s chapulineras and their reticence to migrate contrasts with the expectation that most rural Oaxacans will choose emigration and leave their hometowns in search of opportunities
Beyond Culture: Design Anthropology as a Tool of Social Design and Conflict-Resolution
Get PDFDesign Anthropology [DA] has gained significant prominence in recent years, along with increasing adoption of Design Thinking [DT] strategies, new human-centric approaches, and focused attention on the emotional and functional needs of the users. Both DA and DT have emerged during the last few decades as a result of a broader shift away from the profit-centered business models towards the development of value-driven paradigms that are placing the consumers at the center of research and production. This is a meaningful transformation that reflects the recognition of an urgent need for higher global sustainability and a new economy. The process of personalization, which is based on extensive study of consumers’ real needs rather continuous development of products, is the best strategic move to achieve these new global goals and set new social and individual values. Thus, business success in the contemporary world should aspire to merge values of sustainability with a good study of individual needs and lifestyle. DT is not a new way of business thinking and it has existed for decades. Yet, many of its advantages are still unknown, misunderstood, or are being used inefficiently due to lack of knowledge, strategic insights, and proper practices and experience. DT utilizes anthropological methods that provide the best strategies required to unfold hidden needs, heal pain points, and discover core cultural values. Anthropological tools include detailed observations of behavior and various activities, personal interviews, and immersion in the daily lives of individuals and communities studied in order to study their perspective and gain empathy and understanding as an insider. The project presented hereby demonstrates the uses and the professional advantages gained by using DT methods in finding new and creative pathways to complicated solutions in a case study that required the development of a healthcare app for the ASHA workers in India. The ASHA are healthcare activists who became a vital and crucial support system to many families in rural India, especially during the Covid19 pandemic. However, the low social caste to which they belong proved to be as big a challenge to face as the pandemic itself, and DT strategies combined with methodologies of anthropology supported the completion of the project on time with the best outcome possible