scholarly journals An Investigation into Third Level Module Similarities and Link Analysis

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Keane ◽  
Markus Hofmann
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Visual Exploration ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Document Similarity ◽  
Institute Of Technology ◽  
Clear Differentiation ◽  
National Framework ◽  
Very High

The focus of this paper is on the extraction of knowledge from data contained within the content of web pages in relation to module descriptors as published on http://courses.itb.ie delivered within the School of Business in the Institute of Technology Blanchardstown. We show an automated similarity analysis highlighting visual exploration options. Resulting from this analysis are three issues of note. Firstly, modules although coded as being different and unique to their particular programme of study indicated substantial similarity. Secondly, substantial content overlap with a lack of clear differentiation between sequential modules was identified.. Thirdly, the document similarity statistics point to the existence of modules having very high similarity scores delivered across different years across different National Framework of Qualification (NFQ) levels of different programmes. These issues can be raised within the management structure of the School of Business and disseminated to the relevant programme boards for further consideration and action. Working within a climate of constrained resources with limited numbers of academic staff and lecture theatres the potential savings outside of the obvious quality assurance benefits illustrate a practical application of how text mining can be used to elicit new knowledge and provide business intelligence to support the quality assurance and decision making process within a higher educational environment.

scholarly journals A Construal of the Understanding Level of Quality Assurance by Internal Stakeholders in Two Malaysian Universities

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 112
Author(s):  
Baboucarr Njie ◽  
Soaib Asimiran
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Public Universities ◽  
Qualitative Case Study ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Key Stakeholders ◽  
Internal Stakeholders

The “understanding” in terms of interpretation of quality assurance is essential for the acceptance, theorizing and the practical application of the methods proposed by it. A great deal of research papers have often pointed to the lack of understanding, among others, as the reason behind the inadequate nature of implementing quality assurance in higher education institutes. This paper examines the “understanding” levels of two key stakeholders in terms of the meaning they make out of the policy pronouncements on quality. It utilizes the qualitative case study scheme to provoke the thoughts of mainly the academic staff and their administrative counterparts in two public universities. The findings reveal that there exist differences which are mainly grounded on their role and experience in the scope of understanding the purposes served by quality, and the depths of quality management fulfillment among the two categories of stakeholders. This underpins the value of clarifying the philosophy of quality assurance to stakeholders and their involvement for better understanding and ownership.

scholarly journals Implementation of Student-Centred Education Principles in a Master’s Study Programme: An Exploration of the Experience of Academic Staff

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sanita Baranova ◽  
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Baiba Kaļķe
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Relevant Literature ◽  
Well Being ◽  
European Higher Education Area ◽  
Standards And Guidelines ◽  
European Higher Education ◽  
Study Process ◽  
Common Understanding

The paradigm shift in higher education pedagogy and policy has been a subject of discussion for 30 years, during which time the emphasis has been placed on the transition to student-centred education. The implementation of this approach requires the democratisation of the study process and a shift towards performance-based outcomes, thus promoting students’ research capacities, well-being, personal growth, and quality of life. The most important document on the subject, which was developed in collaboration with the leading organisations of the Bologna Process, is the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area. This describes the common understanding of student-centred learning, teaching, and assessment. The standards and guidelines are also incorporated into the Latvian higher education quality assurance regulations. The authors of the present study are involved in the development and approbation of a new master’s study program, in which special attention is paid to the implementation of the principles of student-centred education. The central aim of the present study was to study the experience of lecturers in the implementation of the principles of student-centred education in the programme. The relevant literature and documents were surveyed and data from questionnaires (distributed to programme participants) were analysed. Using the Standards and Guidelines for Quality Assurance in the European Higher Education Area and the Science, Technology Development and Innovation Guidelines 2021−2027 approved by the Latvian Ministry of Education and Science, the present study sets out 10 basic principles of student-centred education. A survey was created for lecturers who are implementing the newly created master’s programme over one semester. Seventeen lecturers participated. The analysis of the questionnaire results indicated that promoting mutual respect in student−academic staff relations and students’ active engagement in the study process were considered to be the most important principles. The results also revealed that lecturers applied every student−centred principle, but it is necessary to promote a common understanding by developing a mechanism for evaluating them and to improve the competence of teachers in implementing them.

scholarly journals Learning outcomes – a useful tool in quality assurance? Views from academic staff

2016 ◽  
Vol 43 (4) ◽  
pp. 614-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
Per Olaf Aamodt ◽  
Nicoline Frølich ◽  
Bjørn Stensaker
Keyword(s):  
Quality Assurance ◽  
Learning Outcomes ◽  
Academic Staff

scholarly journals Measuring the Extent of the Synonym Problem in Full-Text Searching

2008 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey Beall ◽  
Karen Kafadar
Keyword(s):  
Web Sites ◽  
Full Text ◽  
The Other ◽  
Web Pages ◽  
Retrieval Systems ◽  
Common Term ◽  
Information Retrieval Systems ◽  
Search Field ◽  
Text Searching ◽  
Very High

Objective – This article measures the extent of the synonym problem in full-text searching. The synonym problem occurs when a search misses documents because the search was based on a synonym and not on a more familiar term. Methods – We considered a sample of 90 single word synonym pairs and searched for each word in the pair, both singly and jointly, in the Yahoo! database. We determined the number of web sites that were missed when only one but not the other term was included in the search field. Results – Depending upon how common the usage is of the synonym, the percentage of missed web sites can vary from almost 0% to almost 100%. When the search uses a very uncommon synonym ("diaconate"), a very high percentage of web pages can be missed (95%), versus the search using the more common term (only 9% are missed when searching web pages for the term "deacons"). If both terms in a word pair were nearly equal in usage ("cooks" and "chefs"), then a search on one term but not the other missed almost half the relevant web pages. Conclusion – Our results indicate great value for search engines to incorporate automatic synonym searching not only for user-specified terms but also for high usage synonyms. Moreover, the results demonstrate the value of information retrieval systems that use controlled vocabularies and cross references to generate search results.

scholarly journals A High Accurate and Stable Legendre Transform Based on Block Partitioning and Butterfly Algorithm for NWP

Mathematics ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
pp. 966
Author(s):  
Fukang Yin ◽  
Jianping Wu ◽  
Junqiang Song ◽  
Jinhui Yang
Keyword(s):  
Computational Complexity ◽  
Error Analysis ◽  
Numerical Stability ◽  
High Order ◽  
Numerical Results ◽  
Computational Time ◽  
Legendre Transform ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Block Partitioning ◽  
Very High

In this paper, we proposed a high accurate and stable Legendre transform algorithm, which can reduce the potential instability for a very high order at a very small increase in the computational time. The error analysis of interpolative decomposition for Legendre transform is presented. By employing block partitioning of the Legendre-Vandermonde matrix and butterfly algorithm, a new Legendre transform algorithm with computational complexity O(Nlog2N /loglogN) in theory and O(Nlog3N) in practical application is obtained. Numerical results are provided to demonstrate the efficiency and numerical stability of the new algorithm.

Enemy at the gates: introduction potential of non-indigenous freshwater crayfish in Greece via the aquarium trade

2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irene Papavlasopoulou ◽  
Costas Perdikaris ◽  
Leonidas Vardakas ◽  
Ioannis Paschos
Keyword(s):  
Aquarium Trade ◽  
Freshwater Crayfish ◽  
Large Size ◽  
Freshwater Invertebrate ◽  
Direct Competition ◽  
The Usa ◽  
Regulatory Measures ◽  
National Framework ◽  
Very High ◽  
Crayfish Species

AbstractIndigenous freshwater crayfish species (ICS) are important biodiversity components and desirable fishery targets. However, ICS populations are increasingly threatened by various anthropogenic stressors. Moreover, established populations of non-indigenous freshwater crayfish species (NICS) and new ‘waves’ of NICS introductions exert significant pressure on ICS populations at a pan-European level. These effects include direct competition for space and resources as well as crayfish ‘plague’ transmission from introduced North American species. Given low public knowledge of this problematic, considerable risk of future introductions exist as a result of conventional and internet-based aquarium trade, which often lead to deliberate and/or accidental releases of NICS into the wild. In 2011, we conducted a survey of freshwater crayfish species in eleven large-size pet shops located in three major cities and in three large internet-based aquarium companies in Greece. Overall, eight species belonging to three genera (Procambarus, Cherax and Cambarellus) were recorded, originating from the USA, Australia, New Guinea and Mexico. The invasion potential of the three most popular species was assessed using the Freshwater Invertebrate Invasiveness Scoring Kit (FI-ISK). Two species were determined to constitute a ‘very high risk’ of invasion. As such, regulatory measures need to be implemented to monitor the ornamental trade of NICS in Greece and a national framework developed for protecting ICS.

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