scholarly journals Survival Mode: The Stresses and Strains of Computing Curricula Review

10.28945/3195 ◽  
2008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grace Tan ◽  
Anne Venables
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Job Market ◽  
High Demand ◽  
Lifelong Learners ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Ideal World ◽  
It Workforce ◽  
Industrial Strength ◽  
Survival Mode

In an ideal world, review and changes to computing curricula should be driven solely by academic concerns for the needs of students. The process should be informed by industry accreditation processes and international best practice (Hurst et al., 2001). However, Australian computing curricular review is often driven by the need for financial viability of programs with declining student numbers as much as concerns for academic merit. Worldwide there remains a strong job market and high demand for computing professionals (Liu, 2007; Melymuka, 2006), which predicates an impending IT workforce shortage. However, computing programs currently do not attract students due to perceived problems of the inadequacy of courses to prepare students sufficiently to cope with the practical challenges in current technologies adoption, to acquire strong communication skills and business aptitude (Taft, 2007), to foster problem solving skills, and to find the relevance of program contents to specific occupations. Therefore, computing curricula wishing to attract students need to have specialized studies that are of industrial strength that are updated regularly to reflect the progress in the discipline (Finkelstein & Hafner, 2002; Lui, 2007). Yet the challenge for universities is to weigh this need against preparing students to be universal and lifelong learners.

Student Attaintment of Skill Sets Through Capstone Course in Diploma in Civil Engineering Programme

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Narita Binti Noh ◽  
Nurul Izziyantie binti Mat Noor ◽  
Syed Muhammad bin Syed Yahya ◽  
Muhammad Bazli Faliq bin Mohd Puad
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Civil Engineering ◽  
Lesson Plan ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Skill Sets ◽  
Capstone Course ◽  
Main Programme ◽  
Scientific Skills ◽  
Programme Outcomes

Engineering education has become challenging compared to previous decade, the readiness of graduates before entering employement world is vital for the academician. Students are expected to possess all generic skill sets as needed by a qualified engineer including knowledge profile, engineering ability, communication, teamwork, and other relevant skills. In Malaysia, engineering graduates should possess 12 programme outcomes (PO) according to ETAC requirement, throughout the whole curriculum structure in diploma level. However, capstone course in Diploma Civil Engineering in UiTM only measures 3 main programme outcomes which are problem solving and scientific skills, communication skills, and ethics in engineering. The implementation of capstones course is reviewed for 3 consecutive semesters and student attaintment based on grade and programe outcomes is observed. This paper provides the assesment tools that had been mapped to programme outcomes through out 14 week lesson plan for final year students in Diploma Civil Engineering.This study was conducted in UiTM Pasir Gudang to measure the attainment of student’s skill set based on programme outcomes stated in the syllabus. It shows that, a graduate is considered to be good in communication skills and ethics in engineering but average in problem solving skills and scientific skills. Thus, a few recomandations have been made to improve the skills attainment among students at the faculty level.

scholarly journals sis Kemampuan Komunikasi & Pemecahan Masalah Matematis Siswa SMP Pada Materi Segiempat Dan Segitiga

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 37-43
Author(s):  
Puri Nur Aisyah ◽  
Anik Yuliani ◽  
Euis Eti Rohaeti
Keyword(s):  
Qualitative Research ◽  
Data Analysis ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Mathematical Problem ◽  
Mathematical Problem Solving ◽  
Mathematical Communication ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Math Problem Solving ◽  
Communication Ability

This study aims to describe the ability of communication and problem solving of mathematical students in the material quadrilateral and triangle in class VII in one district of MTs Bandung. This type of research is qualitative research with phenomenology model which aims to interpret communication ability and ability to solve the mathematical problem of students. The subjects of this study were 24 students for communication skills and 25 students for math problem-solving skills. The result of data analysis shows that the mathematical communication ability of grade VII students in one MTs in Kabupaten Bandung is still relatively low with the highest percentage being in the low communication ability qualification which is 37.5%, while for students who have ability is get percentage equal to 29,2% and for students with high communication skills get a percentage of 33.3%, while for problem-solving skills in class VII is quite good with the highest percentage in qualification students with high problem-solving ability with a percentage of 44%, while for qualified students who ability is getting percentage by 40%, and for low qualifications only got a percentage of 16%.. Keywords: mathematical communication ability, mathematical problem-solving ability

scholarly journals The Effectiveness of Leadership Skills Development Program for University Students / Üniversite Öğrencilerine Yönelik Liderlik Becerileri Geliştirme Programının Etkililiği

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 65 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramazan Cansoy
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Problem Solving ◽  
Goal Setting ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Education Program ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Emotional Awareness ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Skills Group ◽  
Skills Education

<p><strong>Abstract</strong></p><p>The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a leadership skills education program for higher education students. In this program, education was provided to improve the desire for struggle and goal setting, communication skills, group skills, problem-solving skills, decision-making skills, responsibility awareness, trusting and trustworthiness awareness, leadership awareness and emotional awareness within the framework of leadership skills. The study group of the research consists of final-year students with the average age of 23.8 years studying at the Faculty of Economics of Karabük University in the 2016-2017 academic year.  The data of the study were collected with the “Youth leadership characteristics scale”, “Emotional self-awareness scale” and “Awareness of leader and leadership scale”.  The retrospective pretest-posttest experimental model was used in the study.  The differentiation levels of the pretest and posttest scores of the students included in the education program were examined with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. It was observed at the end of the study that the desire for struggle and goal setting, communication skills, group skills, problem-solving skills, decision-making skills, responsibility awareness, trusting and trustworthiness awareness, leadership awareness and emotional awareness levels of the students who participated in the education program significantly increased from a moderately sufficient level to a quite sufficient level. It was indicated that the applied leadership skills education program was effective.</p><p><strong>Öz</strong></p><p>Bu araştırmanın amacı, yükseköğretim öğrencilerine dönük olarak geliştirilen bir liderlik becerileri eğitimi programının etkililiğinin incelenmesidir. Bu programda liderlik becerileri çerçevesinde mücadele isteği ve hedef koyma, iletişim becerileri, grup becerileri, problem çözme becerileri, karar verme becerileri, sorumluluk farkındalığı, güven duyma ve güvenilir olma farkındalığı, liderlik farkındalığı ve duygusal farkındalığı geliştirmeye yönelik bir eğitim verilmiştir. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2016-2017 yılında Karabük Üniversitesi’ndeki ortalama yaşı 23.8 olan iktisat fakültesi son sınıf öğrencileri oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri “Gençlik Liderlik Özellikleri Ölçeği”, “Duygusal Benlik Bilinci Ölçeği” ve “Lider ve Liderlik Hakkinda Farkindalik Ölçeği” ile toplanmıştır. Çalışmada geçmişe dayalı öntest-son test deneysel modeli kullanılmıştır.  Eğitim programında yer alan öğrencilerin öntest ve sontest puanlarının farklılaşma düzeyleri Wilcoxon işaretli sıralar testi ile sınanmıştır. Araştırma sonunda eğitim programına katılan öğrencilerde mücadele isteği ve hedef koyma, iletişim becerileri, grup becerileri, problem çözme becerileri, karar verme becerileri, sorumluluk farkındalığı, güven duyma ve güvenilir olma farkındalığı, liderlik farkındalığı ve duygusal farkındalık düzeylerinin orta derecede yeterli düzeyden   oldukça yeterli düzeye  anlamlı bir şekilde yükseldiği görülmüştür. Uygulanan liderlik becerileri eğitimi programının etkili olduğu ortaya konulmuştur.</p>

scholarly journals “Best Practice” for Patient-Centered Communication: A Narrative Review

2013 ◽  
Vol 5 (3) ◽  
pp. 385-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann King ◽  
Ruth B. Hoppe
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
Best Practice ◽  
Patient Adherence ◽  
Critical Dimension ◽  
Patient Communication ◽  
Narrative Review ◽  
Physician Communication ◽  
Patient Centered ◽  
Physician Patient Communication ◽  
Physician Patient

Abstract Background Communicating with patients has long been identified as an important physician competency. More recently, there is a growing consensus regarding the components that define physician-patient communication. There continues to be emphasis on both the need to teach and to assess the communication skills of physicians. Objective This narrative review aims to summarize the work that has been conducted in physician-patient communication that supports the efficacy of good communications skills. This work may also help to define the physician-patient communication skills that need to be taught and assessed. Results A review of the literature shows it contains impressive evidence supporting positive associations between physician communication behaviors and positive patient outcomes, such as patient recall, patient understanding, and patient adherence to therapy. There is a consensus about what constitutes “best practice” for physician communication in medical encounters: (1) fostering the relationship, (2) gathering information, (3) providing information, (4) making decisions, (5) responding to emotions, and (6) enabling disease- and treatment-related behavior. Conclusions Evidence supports the importance of communication skills as a dimension of physician competence. Effort to enhance teaching of communication skills to medical trainees likely will require significant changes in instruction at undergraduate and graduate levels, as well as changes in assessing the developing communication skills of physicians. An added critical dimension is faculty understanding of the importance of communication skills, and their commitment to helping trainees develop those skills.

scholarly journals Integrating Data Cleansing With Popular Culture: A Novel SQL Character Data Tutorial

2016 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
David H. Olsen ◽  
Pamela A. Dupin-Bryant
Keyword(s):  
Big Data ◽  
Popular Culture ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Data Science ◽  
Data Driven ◽  
Job Market ◽  
Data Cleansing ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
5E Instructional Model ◽  
Data Market

Big data and data science have experienced unprecedented growth in recent years.  The big data market continues to exhibit strong momentum as countless businesses transform into data-driven companies. From salary surges to incredible growth in the number of positions, data science is one of the hottest areas in the job market. Significant demand and limited supply of professionals with data competencies has greatly affected the hiring market and this demand/supply imbalance will likely continue in the future. A major key in supplying the market with qualified big data professionals, is bridging the gap from traditional Information Systems (IS) learning outcomes to those outcomes requisite in this emerging field. The purpose of this paper is to share an SQL Character Data Tutorial.  Utilizing the 5E Instructional Model, this tutorial helps students (a) become familiar with SQL code, (b) learn when and how to use SQL string functions, (c) understand and apply the concept of data cleansing, (d) gain problem solving skills in the context of typical string manipulations, and (e) gain an understanding of typical needs related to string queries. The tutorial utilizes common, recognizable quotes from popular culture to engage students in the learning process and enhance understanding. This tutorial should prove helpful to educators who seek to provide a rigorous, practical, and relevant big data experience in their courses.

scholarly journals Entrepreneurial Skills dan Entrepreneurial Attitude Mahasiswa Akuntansi

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 72-76
Author(s):  
Ahmad Mashuda ◽  
Nujmatul Laily
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Entrepreneurial Skills ◽  
Entrepreneurial Attitudes

This research is motivated by the high unemployment rate in Indonesia at the diploma and undergraduate level due to limited employment opportunities. This study aims to determine whether entrepreneurial skills (risk taking skills, innovation skills, leadership skills, communication skills, and problem solving skills) affect students' entrepreneurial attitudes. Quantitative methods are used to answer the research problems. The respondents were 97 Accounting students who were taken using accidental sampling technique while the analysis used multiple linear regression analysis. The results showed that risk taking skills and innovation skills had an effect on entrepreneurial attitudes. Meanwhile, leadership skills, communication skills, and problem solving skills have no effect on entrepreneurial attitudes.

scholarly journals Pengembangan Modul Pembelajaran Aljabar Linier dengan Tahapan 4Me untuk Pengembangan Karakter 4C's Mahasiswa

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 208
Author(s):  
Endang Suprapti ◽  
Himmatul Mursyidah
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Creativity And Innovation

Modul merupakan salah satu alternatif alat bantu mengajar yang mendukung pembelajaran mahasiswa. Namun, masih banyak modul yang belum sesuai dengan kondisi mahasiswa. Selama ini modul cenderung digunakan untuk pencapaian kognitif, menyampaikan materi, pemberian contoh soal, latihan, dan tes. Sehingga peran modul masih sebatas bagaimana mahasiswa dapat memahami suatu konsep/materi yang terkandung dalam modul tersebut tanpa memperhatikan bagaimana karakter yang muncul dalam diri mahasiswa. Dengan kata lain, modul hanya sebagai pengganti peran dosen sebagai sumber belajar dan pemanfaatan dalam pengembagan karakter mahasiswa masih kurang maksimal.Penelitian ini secara umum bertujuan untuk menyusun modul pembalajaran aljabar linier dengan tahapan 4Me (Memahami, Menyelesaikan, Membandingkan dan mendiskusikan, serta Menyimpulkan) pada suatu topik permasalahan. Sementara secara khusus penelitian ini untuk mengembangkan karakter 4C’s mahasiswa melalui penggunaan modul pembelajaran dengan tahapan 4Me pada mata kuliah Aljabar Linier. 4C’s (Critical thingking and problem solving skills, Communication skills, Collaboration skill, Creativity and innovation skill) merupakan keterampilan yang perlu dikembangkan dalam rangka menghadapi kehidupan di era global dan abad 21(As’ari, 2016:5). Berdasarkan hasil pengembangan perangkat pembelajaran dengan menggunakan model 4-D, dihasilkan perangkat pembelajaran berupa modul pembelajaran, RPP dan instrumen penilaian adalah baik/valid.

scholarly journals Employers' Perception Toward Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) Graduates 2003-2013

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 ◽  
pp. 187-197
Author(s):  
Mahazan Abdul Mutalib ◽  
Mohd Yahya Mohamed Ariffin ◽  
Azman Ab Rahman ◽  
Awangku Abdul Rahman Awangku Yusuff
Keyword(s):  
Information Management ◽  
Communication Skills ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Descriptive Analysis ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Problem Solving Skills ◽  
Survey Technique ◽  
Background Data ◽  
Work Planning ◽  
Orientation Information

This study investigated the perception of employers toward USIM graduates from 2003 until 2013. Graduate skills investigated for this research are communication skills, thinking and problem-solving skills, teamwork, information management and ICT, entrepreneurship and work planning, ethics and professionalism, leadership skills, and finally religious orientation in organisation. Two categories of background data collected from the graduates are the faculty at USIM which they had enrolled, and the respondents’ career sector. The purpose of this study is to provide a descriptive analysis on the perception of employers toward USIM graduates from 2003 until 2013. This study applied the survey technique on 350 randomly selected graduates around Malaysia. In the first phase of this research, from 120 samples, this research was able to gather information from 70 employers. Results of the descriptive analysis show that USIM graduates were perceived to be good in religious orientation, information management and ICT, and ethic and professionalism, by the employers. Data from the sector of employment shows that most of the respondents were from the education sector.

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