writing a project s business case

... I have gleaned from over thirty years in higher education, as a student, as a teaching assistant, as a research assistant, as an analyst, as a consultant, as an instructional designer/researcher ... Objectives (GO/SO) 2 3 2 AST AST AST FP FP FP ASC ASC THE CASE STUDIES In a nutshell, actual faculty characteristics broke down in the following ways: Gender: Five males and five females Academic rank: ... months distance courses General Obj /Specific Obj.: = GOs only Availability: = minimally available (1-15 hrs) As the above table indicates, the first case study involved a male, Assistant Professor...

Ngày tải lên: 17/02/2014, 06:20

... volumes, articles in scientific and non-scientific journals and newspapers as well as dissertations and Master s theses Sources from the internet must be accompanied by the exact link and the date ... additionally, as an electronic copy either as a CD-Rom, USB stick or email attachment (pdf is fine, in case of an empirical thesis, please also include your data in a spreadsheet format) to the Examination ... use of the ‘Journal of Economic Literature’ to search for relevant sources JEL is a journal that systematically catalogues articles from relevant international economics journals This data base...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 19:20

... contact AU Press, Athabasca University at aupress@athabascau.ca for permission beyond the usage outlined in the Creative Commons license I wish to thank Dr Claire Lapointe, Université Laval, ... Issues in Distance Education series, edited by Terry Anderson, Ph.D ISSN 1919-4382 Issues in Distance Education Series (Print) ISSN 1919-4390 Issues in Distance Education Series (Online) Library ... unwavering support and her critical appraisal of this project as it evolved from a need, to a desire, to an idea and finally to an actual book I’d also like to recognize Professor Bernard Nadeau...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... well as online is not a task for the faint at heart What has to be appreciated is that subject matter experts, used to teaching in a classroom, face a daunting challenge when requested to teach at ... existing and relevant elements of the professor s on-campus course The ten case studies presented in Dr FOREWORD IX Power s book amply demonstrate this “faculty-based practices” approach indicative ... and demonstrate mastery of specific and requisite interpersonal skills and attitudes that many of us tend to gloss over This is yet another strong point of this book; I am particularly impressed...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... warranted, the duty to question one s understanding of a phenomenon, as well as that of others, is a ceaseless task Now that I have brazenly attempted to associate myself with one of science s ... corporate world wasn’t yet available when I started this project So that is how this book got started, as a reallife response to a problem I was experiencing In essence, it is composed of notes I ... ourselves and learn from discussing our experience with others who may raise alternative views, suggest imaginative possibilities, and ask stimulating questions” (p 63) It is my sincere hope that my story...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... teaching assistant, as a research assistant, as an analyst, as a consultant, as an instructional designer/researcher and finally as a professor and an administrator My varied experience allowed ... Prégent also bases his approach on Gagné (1985) as well as on Brien (1992) in identifying the course design-related tasks carried out by all professors This prototype was based on several sources other ... theoretically sound and representative of actual faculty design practice at the dual-mode university in question: Analysis (student needs assessment, course & program requirements as well as faculty...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... Objectives (GO/SO) 2 3 2 AST AST AST FP FP FP ASC ASC THE CASE STUDIES In a nutshell, actual faculty characteristics broke down in the following ways: Gender: Five males and five females Academic rank: ... general and specific objectives development level) (See Table 1) Table Characteristics of the population sample Gender: M / F Academic Rank: AST = Assistant ASC = Associate FP = Full professor Reason ... Objectives development level = no objectives = only GOs = GOs + SOs (limited number of SOs) taught three or more DE courses Table Synthesis of population sample characteristics on a case- by -case basis...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... General Obj /Specific Obj.: = GOs only Availability: = minimally available (1-15 hrs) As the above table indicates, the first case study involved a male, Assistant Professor who was designing his ... Case Characteristics Table 3: Characteristics of the subject matter expert Gender Rank Reason Time Availability No of sessions K/ Design K/ DE GO/ SO M AST O 1 1 Gender: male Number of sessions ... been set for the courses taught by his colleagues We parted with his agreeing to obtain and study his colleagues’ syllabi before our next session The fact that this professor was not at all aware...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... creative way but also to think in an empathic way Passivity for the student is fatal.” On pedagogical issues: “My students receive a lot of information I speak to them about issues, about ideas, about ... important, usually, but I can adapt To listen to someone without seeing them is OK, so long as we can share documents.” On distance education: “It s somewhat advantageous for professors but especially ... discussion with the technical support team, we opted for a halfway solution: students would be able to access and download the course material but only in pdf format The professor was reassured...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... course start date is one and a half months away, instead of four to six; and the number of working sessions ended at six This professor already had a course syllabus and had taught this course ... schedule as campus-based courses and lasted as long, i.e three hours with a twenty-minute break at midpoint Since this was the first time she was to deliver a distance education course, she asked ... Case Characteristics Table 4: Characteristics of the subject matter expert Gender Rank Reason Time Availability No of sessions K/ Design K/ DE GO/ SO F AST O 1 2 Gender: female Number of sessions...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... the last time in these case studies, confusion about objectives versus exam items, tasks, steps, and so on resurfaced Again, I was confronted with a professor s manifest indifference to writing ... seem to matter in some faculties (such as in the Physical Sciences), where it was only expected that students be successful in their exams We also discussed the pros and cons of paper versus electronic ... videoconferencing and this nervousness translates into a muddled session during which we move haphazardly through various design stages Flexibility appears to be necessary, for had I remained faithful...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... exercises with their teammates and, bearing in mind a socio-constructivist approach to learning (Sullivan-Palincsar, 1998), to negotiate the answers obtained This exercise was intended to allow learners ... discussions with the support team, appears to have been a means for the team to reassure her, even lull her into a false sense of security With regard to the average student, this solution did seem ... didactic materials would be during this synchronous event In addition, we established that the main means of asynchronous feedback would be via email and an online discussion forum because all...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... assess what he or she has done as well as his or her peers But students are never going to ‘squeal’ on their peers…I have to admit it is a pain to manage, personally So, since this way of assessing ... course requirements Then, assessment of teamwork is problematic because some students not work I use a self-evaluation grid plus a team evaluation instrument for which each student is asked to assess ... the habit of thinking in dichotomous terms of individual evaluation versus team evaluation but I suppose that my assessment is essentially 100 percent individual because each student has to meet...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... technological extension of what she was already doing in class That said, I decided I should nuance my answer somewhat, so I added that there was, of course, the “distance factor”—transactional distance (Moore, ... Case Characteristics Table 6: Characteristics of the subject matter expert Gender Rank Reason Time Availability No of sessions K/ Design K/ DE GO/ SO F AST O 1 Gender: female Number of sessions ... in these courses was necessarily rather low We continued on, carefully examining her course syllabus As in the other cases, I noticed that her plan had been designed according to the CASE STUDY...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... to assessment activities We discussed two types of assessment, formative and summative The professor said she was confused because, although she wanted to ensure proper supervision of her students, ... (Scallon, 1993) in class She also had a final, take-home exam Moreover, she added oral presentations to the assessment mix, done by two-person teams I explained that it was possible to evaluate ... different assessment instruments To begin, she explained how she assessed students when her course is offered on campus She usually gives a mid-term, development questionbased exam, sometimes called a...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... broached the topic of “contact time” between professors and students (as one wag called it, “bums in seats”) in a distance education context We discussed instructional strategies vis-à-vis student ... her students and the usefulness of adding reading assignments for them She said that she wanted her students to be able to draft their own reading reports without her having to supply an assignment, ... experience-based assessment of probable cause It is this type of heuristics which he has to learn to put into words, ideally to model, and to present and represent to his students This is the very foundation...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... simplify these abstract concepts Visualization is a highly specialized sub-domain of design which has numerous applications in fields as varied as physics, administration and physical education However, ... in class that inevitably wreaked havoc among her students We discussed various teaching strategies which might improve student understanding, such as using a visualization technique to simplify ... objectives for the course, we had to return to the syllabus and together started drafting these for the plenary sessions I emphasized that during these sessions she should aim at enabling her students...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... expectations I noticed that she had several difficulties She used verbs such as “discuss, get acquainted, familiarize yourself with,” when she should have chosen verbs indicating observable, measurable ... that, our ways parted when she insisted that, because she was responsible for the course, she must ensure that her students understood the fundamental theories Consequently, she believed that ... her department to deliver her course at a distance, she was obviously not at all sold on the idea At the time of this interview, she was hoping to get a sessional to give her course.) CASE STUDY...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... is not reliable.” Notes See G Kearsley s site on J Bruner: http://tip.psychology.org/bruner html and Jonassen s site: http://tiger.coe.missouri.edu/~jonassen/ Objectives development was in conformity ... technology, that just breaks my legs…it s kind of like when my classroom is locked, that gets me down Technology is my safety net of sorts; it looks like it is getting better but, right now, it is not ... without a net below or, if there is one, it can be removed at any time [Of course] I risk breaking my neck just as much in class…I have to be fully prepared but if there is a breakdown in technology,...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20

... that is, writing SOs which are derived from exam items In cases where a course has already been taught, professors have exams, exercises, assignments or projects with specific guidelines These ... items are usually simple CASE STUDY 79 test items such as multiple-choice questions while the more subjective are “complex production” questions (Scallon, 1988) or essay questions.) As can be seen ... readings As for the team assignments, I proposed writing a series of open-ended questions of several types, including factual, inference and application questions These types of questions target discussion...

Ngày tải lên: 03/07/2014, 11:20