scholarly journals Pedagogical Tools in Our Briefcases: Teaching the Business and Professional Communication Course

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 43-47
Author(s):  
Suzy Prentiss ◽  
Justin Walton
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Real World ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Pedagogical Tools ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Excellent Opportunity ◽  
Communication Needs

As a practical and applied course, Business and Professional Communication is an excellent opportunity to blend theory and practice, prepare students with the knowledge and skills they will need in the “real world,” and continually innovate and experiment to meet the ever-changing communication needs of the workplace. Whether filled with students majoring in communication, business or another discipline, as a General Education or sequenced class, the Business and Professional Communication course is a worthwhile and value-added course that is both challenging and rewarding to teach.

Real-World Learning of Information Resource Managemetn

2011 ◽  
pp. 33-43
Author(s):  
Dusan Lesjak ◽  
Miroslav Rebernik
Keyword(s):  
Small Business ◽  
Real World ◽  
Management Program ◽  
Information Resources ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Information Resources Management ◽  
Small Business Management ◽  
Real World Learning ◽  
Managerial Perspective

The chapter describes an Information Resources Management course in a Small Business Management program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Maribor, Slovenia that is based on real world learning principle. The aim of the course is to provide students with knowledge and experience to deal with information technology and systems in small business from a managerial perspective. The theoretical part of the course is conducted in a classroom and the practical part is experienced in mentor firms. Thus, students have an opportunity to compare, combine and verify “theory” and “practice” instantly and develop capability to transfer the acquired knowledge and skills into practice.

scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS’ GENERAL COMPETENCIES

2020 ◽  
pp. 127-134
Author(s):  
Валентина Бабасанова Цыренова ◽  
Екатерина Пурбуевна Миронова ◽  
Наталья Баировна Лумбунова
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Rating Scales ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Assessment System ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Personal Qualities ◽  
Functional Components

В мониторинге качества профессиональной подготовки студентов особое место занимает оценивание сформированности общих компетенций. Рассматривается проблема оценивания общих компетенций в ходе реализации программы подготовки специалистов, описаны опыты оценивания общих компетенций другими исследователями и предложена система оценивания с учетом функциональных компонентов компетенций. Установлена необходимость поэтапной ступенчатой системы оценивания промежуточных результатов обучения, предусматривающая мотивационный, когнитивный и поведенческий компоненты компетенций. Предлагается комплексный подход к оцениванию общих компетенций, заключающийся в промежуточной конкретизации конечных результатов обучения, формировании фонда оценочных средств, включающего тесты, анкеты и опросники для оценивания личностных качеств студента, комплексные междисциплинарные тесты для оценивания когнитивных составляющих компетенций и введения балльно-рейтинговой системы для оценивания деятельности студентов. The assessment of the general competencies formation has a special place in the monitoring of the quality of student’s professional training. This article describes various approaches used in both domestic and foreign literature to define the concept of common competencies. On the basis of their analysis, the authors understand that general competencies are the student’s personal qualities necessary to perform various types of professional activity. The problem of creating an integrated assessment system for general competencies is one of the most difficult problems in theory and practice of education. The purpose of the assessment activity is to determine the degree of compliance of knowledge and skills with those planned for the student. Many researchers think that determining the degree of conformity of knowledge and skills previously planned is the goal of education. The authors propose complementing this goal with the development of students’ self-esteem and their motivation for success. Knowledge, skills, and abilities are transformed into intermediate learning outcomes and become a means of achieving the goal gradually. The authors studied the experience of other researchers assessing general competencies and they concluded that all functional components of competencies are not always taken into account. The motivational, cognitive and activity components of competencies were identified by modern specialists. General competencies are also formulated as the final result of professional education that met federal state educational standards. It is difficult to apply them as specific intermediate results during the course of training. The authors propose a system for assessing general competencies in the course of general education. There is a need to create a specific table of general competencies, where each competence is divided into smaller competences, according to this system. There is also a need to develop a ratio matrix of the academic general education cycle disciplines and formed competences. Teachers determine the means of assessment for each learning outcome. For them, it is necessary to develop a system of rating scales and criteria with assessment indicators. These funds are used with a point-rating system for evaluating students’ activities, the results of which indicate the formation of the activity component of competencies. The authors selected suitable diagnostic tools in the form of psychological tests and questionnaires for assessing the personal qualities of the student, necessary for the formation of a particular general competence. Two complex interdisciplinary tests in mathematics, natural science, and humanities are used to assess the level of formation the cognitive component of competencies. They contain assignments to identify students’ skills, abilities, and ways of activity that ensure the successful development of general competencies.

AAC and the IEP

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 65-70 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robin Hurd
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Special Education Teachers ◽  
Team Member ◽  
General Education Teachers ◽  
Students With Special Needs ◽  
Speech Language Pathologist ◽  
Inclusion Classroom ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
State Educational ◽  
Iep Team

Abstract The team in IEP team is a necessity for students with complex communication needs. These students need the expertise of each team member to design a custom education that allows them to make progress towards state educational standards and build communication competence across curriculum areas. This article covers the strengths each team member brings to the IEP team. Parents bring a long-term perspective of the student; general education teachers bring their knowledge of what curriculum will be covered in the inclusion classroom; and special education teachers bring their training in working with and making adaptations for students with special needs. The article also focuses specifically on ways the speech-language pathologist contributes information on how language is used across the curriculum. A vital part of the role of the SLP on the IEP team is to pinpoint specific areas of language need and to provide teachers with ways to address those areas of need within their curriculum.

Addressing the Content Vocabulary With Core: Theory and Practice for Nonliterate or Emerging Literate Students

2012 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 74-81 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debbie Witkowski ◽  
Bruce Baker
Keyword(s):  
Communication Skills ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Written Communication ◽  
Academic Tasks ◽  
Meaningful Participation ◽  
Core Theory ◽  
Communication Needs ◽  
Core Vocabulary ◽  
Personal Success

Abstract In the early elementary grades, the primary emphasis is on developing skills crucial to future academic and personal success—specifically oral and written communication skills. These skills are vital to student success as well as to meaningful participation in the classroom and interaction with peers. Children with complex communication needs (CCN) may require the use of high-performance speech generating devices (SGDs). The challenges for these students are further complicated by the task of learning language at a time when they are expected to apply their linguistic skills to academic tasks. However, by focusing on core vocabulary as a primary vehicle for instruction, educators can equip students who use SGDs to develop language skills and be competitive in the classroom. In this article, we will define core vocabulary and provide theoretical and practical insights into integrating it into the classroom routine for developing oral and written communication skills.

SOME BASIC AND BEGINNING ISSUES FOR KHMER ETHNIC COMMUNITY, NOW

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vu Thi Thanh Minh
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Community ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Education Quality ◽  
Traditional Religion ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The People ◽  
Large Numbers ◽  
Economic Trends ◽  
The Ideal

With the majority of the population working in agriculture, the economy of Khmer people is mainly agricultural. At present, the Khmer ethnic group has a workingstructure in the ideal age, but the number of young and healthy workers who have not been trained is still high and laborers lack knowledge and skills to do business. Labor productivity is still very low ... Problems in education quality, human resources; the transformation of traditional religion; effects of climate change; Cross-border relations of the people have always been and are of great interest and challenges to the development of the Khmer ethnic community. Identifying fundamental and urgent issues, forecasting the socio-economic trends in areas with large numbers of Khmer people living in the future will be the basis for the theory and practice for us to have. Solutions in the development and implementation of policies for Khmer compatriots suitable and effective.

scholarly journals The ABC Concept—Value Added to the Earth Heritage Interpretation?

Geoheritage ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Pásková ◽  
J. Zelenka ◽  
T. Ogasawara ◽  
B. Zavala ◽  
I. Astete
Keyword(s):  
General Education ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Cultural Aspects ◽  
The Earth ◽  
Holistic Interpretation ◽  
Level Of Knowledge ◽  
Internal And External Factors ◽  
The Given ◽  
Heritage Interpretation

AbstractHolistic interpretation of Earth heritage is one of the most important tasks of UNESCO Global geoparks. The ABC (abiotic, biotic, and cultural interconnections) concept is a potential interpretive approach used in Earth heritage popularization through geotourism. Apart of the deeper understanding of this concept, this study explores the application of this concept in selected geoparks. The Colca and Volcanoes Andagua UNESCO Global Geopark (Peru) and Muroto UNESCO Global Geopark (Japan) served as a case study in the frame of this qualitative research conducted during the summer 2019. Results show that the ABC approach is nearly perfectly understood by both geoparks, however there are both internal and external factors which influence the extent and form of how this concept is applied in practice. Except for specific geographical settings, different stages of geopark product development, and different managerial approaches, they mainly include the level of scientific knowledge and general education in the given geopark, as well as level of knowledge management and networking with another UNESCO global geoparks. The more experienced Muroto Geopark interpretation exhibits a comparatively higher level of visible ABC application, while the Colca and Volcanoes Andagua Geopark can benefit in the future from the natural inclination and ability of the local people to integrate the cultural aspects into their Earth heritage interpretation.

From Problem-Solving Paradigm to Co-Ontogenic Drift: How Do Learning Narratives Self-Generate?

Leonardo ◽  
2011 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 133-138
Author(s):  
Johann van der Merwe ◽  
Julia Brewis
Keyword(s):  
Problem Solving ◽  
Real World ◽  
Design Education ◽  
Design Theory ◽  
Social Situation ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Use Of Self ◽  
Real World Problems

It is now an accepted maxim in design theory and practice that real-world problems needing the attention of design practitioners are not neat and well-structured, but ill-structured and “wicked”—part of a larger, complex social situation. For design education, then, to take its lead from contemporary social, political and economic structures, it will have to seriously re-think its problem-solving paradigms. The authors investigate the use of self-generating learning narratives in the classroom and contrast the approach they introduce with the still-too-prevalent notion that knowledge can be transferred from teacher to student. Their methodology draws from ideas formulated by Maturana and Varela on autopoiesis, specifically the notion of co-ontogenic drift.

scholarly journals Finding A Small Vertex Cover in Massive Sparse Graphs: Construct, Local Search, and Preprocess

2017 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 463-494 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaowei Cai ◽  
Jinkun Lin ◽  
Chuan Luo
Keyword(s):  
Local Search ◽  
Real World ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Heuristic Algorithms ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Vertex Cover ◽  
Search Algorithms ◽  
Theory And Practice ◽  
Sparse Graphs ◽  
Massive Graphs

The problem of finding a minimum vertex cover (MinVC) in a graph is a well known NP-hard combinatorial optimization problem of great importance in theory and practice. Due to its NP-hardness, there has been much interest in developing heuristic algorithms for finding a small vertex cover in reasonable time. Previously, heuristic algorithms for MinVC have focused on solving graphs of relatively small size, and they are not suitable for solving massive graphs as they usually have high-complexity heuristics. This paper explores techniques for solving MinVC in very large scale real-world graphs, including a construction algorithm, a local search algorithm and a preprocessing algorithm. Both the construction and search algorithms are based on low-complexity heuristics, and we combine them to develop a heuristic algorithm for MinVC called FastVC. Experimental results on a broad range of real-world massive graphs show that, our algorithms are very fast and have better performance than previous heuristic algorithms for MinVC. We also develop a preprocessing algorithm to simplify graphs for MinVC algorithms. By applying the preprocessing algorithm to local search algorithms, we obtain two efficient MinVC solvers called NuMVC2+p and FastVC2+p, which show further improvement on the massive graphs.

scholarly journals Professional communication in a foreign language: designing a practical workshop for bachelors

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 293-296
Author(s):  
Natalia Vladimirovna Malova
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Professional Education ◽  
Educational Process ◽  
Professional Communication ◽  
Specialist Training ◽  
State Institute ◽  
Communication Course ◽  
Computer Mediated ◽  
Higher Professional Education ◽  
The University

The following paper discusses the actual task of modern technical specialist training: getting him/her ready to communicate professionally in a foreign language. Practice requests are naturally reflected in the development of curricula and programs of higher professional education. The author demonstrates the urgency of the task in connection with the constantly changing foreign language professional communication, especially computer-mediated part of it. The author identifies two main approaches to the organization of studies at the university: changing the structure, content, methods of the course Foreign Language and the development of new courses of the curriculum. Within the framework of the second approach, the process of designing an educational and methodical complex for a professional communication course on the basis of a process approach is considered in some detail. The paper emphasizes the importance of using professional skills of prospective specialists to increase the effectiveness of the educational process, in particular, the development of copyright audio and video materials. The workshop for audio engineers, developed by the author of the paper, is successfully used in the educational process of Samara State Institute of Culture.

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