119 research outputs found
Embedding Employability: Insights and Outcomes
No full textSpeakers: Dr Sayjda Talib (lead author), Teaching Fellow, Lancaster University with Dr Stacey Noble Senior Teaching Associate, Lancaster University Talib and Noble (2018) Abstract - “This paper details the experiences of embedding bespoke employability modules within the accounting and finance curriculum at Lancaster Unviersity and also provides a take on the role of the Academic Employability Champion, a new departmental ‘curriculum facing’ post for academic staff. The paper begins by outlining the pedagogical gaps faced by the department with increasing anecdotal employer feedback that graduates were not ‘desk ready’. The paper then outlines the consultation process with the faculty/central careers team and the initial provision of AcF.150 and AcF.350, the employability modules. Changes to the module in the five years which it has been operational include greater involvement with employers, intensive student conferences and workshops, integration of cutting edge technology (e.g. video interview simulations and business games).The paper ends with a discussion on the feedback from students, staff and employers and the potential applicability of the bespoke modules in other Higher Education (HE) institutions
My Senior Fellowship Journey
No full textAfter completing my PhD in 2006 from Lancaster University, I took up a full time lectureship post in the Accounting and Finance department. Due to a change in personal circumstances, and a strong interest in enhancing my pedagogical practice, I moved to a ‘Teaching Fellow’ contract. Last year when I started to prepare my promotion case for ‘Senior Teaching Fellow’, it became apparent that having SFHEA status would help support my case. I had already gained Fellowship status through completing a Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP). I have always embraced opportunities to develop my knowledge and professional skills in teaching and leadership. The Senior Fellowship journey allowed me to review of my own educational practice and how it has shaped the way I lead and influence others in relation to teaching and learning. The thirst to learn and then share innovations has been with me since my doctoral days. Fundamental to my progression has been continuous critical reflection of my practice, including ways to use those insights to become a better educator, leader and colleague. By critically reflecting has enabled me to position myself as an individual teacher within the wider frames and concerns of my department, discipline and institution, and to advance my professional achievements and aspirations. Having invested in my academic and professional development, I believe this will consequently enhance the experience of my students and colleagues in Higher Education. Although I have reflected on my teaching approach in previous developmental courses, I never previously had to articulate the principles or values that underpin my teaching approach. However, having had the time to reflect, I found they were congruent to the values of my institution, which probably explains why I have happily worked here for as long as I have. These values have evolved organically through personal experience and cascade down into all my approaches to teaching. Through my reflection, it was also interesting to note how the type of challenges I face in my teaching have evolved over the years. In my early years as an educator, I struggled in dealing with disruptive students, dealing with negative feedback, over-investing in my preparation for teaching, feeling overwhelmed and the pacing of my lectures. Through experience and appropriate training, I have been able to address these challenges and guide others on good practice. I would admit that I still find it difficult to take a strict approach to students who fail to engage in their academic studies. I feel as an educator, there is only so much we can do and students must take responsibility for their actions. An observation - in previous developmental courses there is a normally a dynamic forum for a group of ‘educators’ who share ideas and develop a discourse through which to reflect upon their teaching, learning and practice and to challenge each other’s thinking in a supportive and committed environment. During this journey I felt the reflection was more ‘closed’ with more emphasis on introspective reflection. I am extremely grateful to the reviewers of my case and the extremely detailed and constructive feedback I received from them. Not only did their splendid acknowledgement of my contribution leave me blushing, but their thoughtful advice on how I take my professional development forward was extremely encouraging and inspiring. Dr Sayjda Talib is a Senior Teaching Fellow in the Accounting and Finance Department at Lancaster University. She is also the Programme Director on the Business Management Degree and Dean of Graduate College. Find out more about becoming a Senior Fellow or use our Fellowship Category Tool to find out which category of Fellowship your practice is most closely aligned to
The role and implications of 'award winning' investor relations practices
No full textThis thesis investigates the concept of Investor Relations (IR), its role within organisations and its capital market implications. The thesis consists of two independent but related empirical chapters. First~ I examine whether IR is successful in insulating firms from negative market shocks. The wave of high profile accounting and corporate governance scandals that occurred in the US during 2001 and 2002 placed corporate credibility under the microscope and led to both a crisis in investor confidence and increased investor scepticism towards the capital market (Allen, 2002; Asthana et aI., 2003; Bratton, 2003; Eduardo et al., 2003; Smith, 2003). Against this backdrop, I find no evidence in support of the prediction that an established reputation for effective IR helped shield firms from the general market fallout during several event windows that fall within this crisis period, October 2001 through September 2002. On the contrary, results suggest that firms with established i:R reputations actually fared worse on a series of market-related dimensions, including more negative returns to news ~ssociated with financial credibility issues, and a significant decline in press coverage, trading volume, and analyst coverage. These results suggest the overall reputation of the IR industry may have been tarnished during this period. Second, I analyse the association b~tween the effectiv~ness of firms' IR practices and various properties of analysts' quarterly earnings forecasts. I find that analysts are able to forecast earnings at the end of a quarter more accurately for effective IR firms compared to other firms, suggesting that IR helps firms increase the total amount of infonnation available to the market about the firm. !Ii addition, I find that analysts are able to forecast earnings at the beginning of the quarter more accurately for effective IR firms compared to other firms, suggesting that IR facilitates the flow of information to investors in a timelier manner. Moreover, I find evidence that finns recognised for their effective IR practices guide analyst's forecasts downwards in order to meet or beat expectations more frequently compared to other firms. Similarly, I fmd that when initial forecasts in a quarter are pessimistic, effective IR finns have a greater walk up of earnings expectations over the quarter compared to other finns. Similarly, I fmd that when initial forecasts in the quarter are optimistic, effective IR firms have a greater walk down of earnings expectations compared to other finns. This suggests that managing analysts' expectations so that they do not diverge .significantly from reality is a very important aspect of investor relations. Finally, there is evidence to show that forecasts for effective IR finns become more accurate and less dispersed over the quarter compared to other firms.EThOS - Electronic Theses Online ServiceGBUnited Kingdo
Embedding Employability Insights and Outcomes
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Application of repetitive language style in the text of the form 4 novel of Lieutenant Adnan by Abdul Latip Talib
No full textThis study aims to explore the application of the repetitive language style found in the novel Lieutenant Adnan by Abdul Latip Talib. The first objective of this study is to identify the application of repetition language style which includes six different types namely anaphora, epiphora, simplok, response, woordopname and parallelism. The second is to identify the application of the most dominant repetitive language style found in the text of this novel. The research methodology involves qualitative research based on text analysis of Lieutenant Adnan's novel by Abdul Latip Talib. This study uses Stylistic Theory based on the views of J.J Webber (1989). The analysis of this study also involves close and careful reading of each word, phrase and sentence to identify the application of repetitive language style found in the text of this novel. The results of the study found that the application of repetitive language style consists of anaphora, epiphora, simplok, response, woordopname and parallelism. The analysis found that the author uses this repetitive language style to emphasize and develop ideas in his writing sentences. In addition, the author of this novel likes to use the language style of anaphora repetition in his writing. The impact is that the application of language style elements in the writing of a novel text is seen to be able to act as an intermediary between the author and the reader to convey thoughts or ideas to be perceived and appreciated more easily and meaningfully in addition to enriching the aesthetic value of language in the writing of a novel text
The fragile returns to investor relations: evidence from a period of declining market confidence
No full textBook Review: Museums, History and Culture in Malaysia
No full textIt is not very often that one comes across a book about museums in
Malaysia. Neither can one easily find such a book that has its contents
closely intertwined with the history and culture of the country. This is
because an attempt to link the museums with history and heritage is indeed
full of complexities as the author has tried to show. The book nonetheless
shows that such task is possible. In fact, for college students, the book is
quite helpful in providing useful historical information of Malaysia's past.
From the narratives of the book, readers will certainly be made aware about
the truth of the saying that Malaysia is unique in every sense of the word. As
a multi-cultural and multi-ethnic country, it is unique in its style of political
pragmatism as seen from the unconventional way its political elites try to
manage a plural society that is still struggling to become a viable and
integrated nation. Through his book, Museums, History and Culture in
Malaysia, the author Abu Talib Ahmad has painstakingly demonstrated how
museums in Malaysia try to cope with the diverse and pluralistic views of
the country's histor
Using business game simulations to embed contemporary working practices within a degree programme
No full textMehmed Talib-i Üsküdari’ nin divançe’ sinin edisyon kritiği
No full textMehmet Tâlib-i Üsküdârî'nin Divançesinin Edisyon Kritiği adlı çalışmamız, bir Celvetiyye tarikatı şeyhi olan Mehmed Tâlib Efendi'nin hayatını, eserlerini, tasavvufî mahiyetteki şiirlerini ve bu şiirlerin incelemelerini ihtiva etmektedir. Çalışmamızın Giriş bölümünde konuya hazırlık yapılarak tasavvuf ve edebiyata etkileri hakkında genel bir malumat verilmiş, Mehmed Talib Efendi'nin yaşadığı dönem olan XVII. yüzyıldaki Tasavvuf Edebiyatı kısaca gözden geçirilmiştir. Mehmed Tâlib Efendi'nin hayatıyla ilgili bilgiler Doğumu, Adı ve Mahlası, Tarikatı ve Şeyhleri, Vefat Tarihi, Eserleri başlıkları altında ortaya konmuştur. Divançenin incelenmesi, iki aşamada gerçekleşmiştir. Divançe önce şekil yönünden; şiirlerin şekilleri ve türleri, vezin ve kafiye özellikleri, dil ve üslûp özellikleri yönünden incelenmiştir. Eser içerik yönünden ele alındığında; şiirlerde işaret edilen ayet ve hadisler dipnotlarda numaralandırılarak gösterilmiş, yine şiirlerdeki tasavvufî unsurlar, tasavvufî mertebe ve makamlar, tasavvuf ile ilgili kavramların örnekleri dipnotlarda numaralandırılmıştır. Metinde tespit edilen deyimler alfabetik sıraya göre yazılmış, şiir numaraları belirtilmiştir. Divançedeki şiirler, transkripsiyon sistemiyle Lâtin alfabesine aktarılmıştır. Transkripsiyon sisteminin tablosu ayrıca çalışmaya ilave edilmiştir. Çalışmamız sırasında faydalandığımız eserler için bir bibliyografya hazırlanmıştır.Our study, which is titled: The Edition Critique of Mehmet Talib-i Uskudari`s Divance* contains the biography of Mehmet Talib-i Uskudari who was a Celvetiyye Tariqa** sheikh and a close study of Uskudari`s different works and poems that are reflective of Islamic mysticism. At the initiation of the study, an introduction to Islamic mysticism and its reflections on Turkish literature along with a brief overview of the general characteristics of the Islamic mystic literature in 17th century, which is the period of time Mehmet Talib Efendi lived, is presented. The information on the life story of Mehmet Talib Efendi is compiled under the headings of His birth, name and his mahlas***; His Tariqa and His Tariqa sheikhs; His death and His works. The study of his Divance was carried out in two stages. Initially, the Divance was first scrutinized in terms of method; the types of poems and the methods that were adopted by the author in the creation of poems; meter, rhyme, language and style specifications that can be found within the respective bodies of these poems were detailed. While studying the Divance from the aspect of its contents, the verses in Quran and Hadiths**** that were pointed out in poems and Sufism related components of the poems such as hierarchical ranks and positions within the Sufi belief system were explained in numbered footnotes. Those idioms, which were determined to be within the texts, were written in alphabetical order and the numbers of the poems that those idioms are associated with were separately maintained. The poems within the Divance were translated into Latin alphabet with transcription system. The table of the transcription system is annexed to the study. Finally, a bibliography was prepared for the works that were utilized during the preparation of this study. * Divance: Poem books of poets. In these works, poets compile their poems in an order, the systematic of which is determined by them. It can be viewed as a sort of anthology. Şairlerin şiirlerini belli bir düzen içinde topladıkları kitaplardır. Bir tür antoloji olarak görülebilir ** Celvetiyye Tariqa: A Sufi path. Celvet literally means willingly departure of someone`s of his/ her place of residence, either hometown or country per se. In Islamic mysticism, it refers to someone`s stripping his soul from his body and make it disappear within in the existence of God. Celvetiyye Tariqa is a Sufi Path which is taken by people who are willing to commit the act of Celvet . Arapça'da yerini, yurdunu, terk etmek mânâsına gelen celvet kelimesi, tasavvuf dilinde, kulun halvetten çıkışı ve Allah'ın varlığında fanî oluşu anlamını taşır. Celvetiyye, Celvet eylemini gerceklestirme arzusunda olan insanlarin mensubu oldugu tarikata verilen isimdir. *** Mahlas: The nickname of the poet or the name he is famous for in the Ottoman literature. Osmanli edebiyatinda şairin takma adı, ya da tanındığı ad ****Hadiths: Sayings that are attributed to the prophet of Islam. Islam dininin peygamberine atfedilen sozler
Analisis Pengarang Dalam Novel Leftenan Adnan Wira Bangsa Karya Abdul Latip Bin Talib
No full textThis study entitled “Analysis of the Novel Leftenan Adnan Wira Bangsa work Abdul Latip bin Talib” with the objective to study the thinking of the author in his work which is related to the events he undertook as well as though the experiences of other individual that are adapted in this novel. This study uses a local thory of Integrated System theory 4K or short name SPB4K introduced by Mohd Yusof Hasan. This theory is based on the philosophy of unity of thought which is thought thinking, spiritual thingking, scientific thinking and creativity thinking. In addition the study is performed to identify the author‘s mind and to analyse the author thought using the SPB4K theory. From the research done, it is concluded that all four aspect of thinking are widely used in the novel Leftenan Adnan Wira Bangsa and until now, there is no research done on it. This may due to the fact that this is a 2014 novel and it is just introduced to Form 4 to study for Zone 2 in Malaysia. This research also is expected to pull the author interest to produce more quality literature works and become the compulsory KOMSAS text for schools in Malaysia. Apart from that, this literature can eleviate the nation dignity and become the example to the society.</jats:p
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