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Wilder, Esther Isabelle – Teaching Sociology, 2010
Quantitative and computer literacy are increasingly recognized as core components of a liberal education in sociology. This study draws on student, faculty, and alumni questionnaires to identify the kinds of quantitative literacy skills that are perceived to be most critical for students enrolled in sociology courses. Respondents at Lehman College…
Descriptors: Feedback (Response), Alumni, Sociology, Data Analysis
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Payette, Dennis L.; Gupta, Rakesh – American Journal of Business Education, 2009
Colleges and universities have increasingly invested in specialized software and hardware designed to enhance and facilitate the instructional process for faculty and students. One type of technological assistance is commonly known as course management software (CMS). Once learned, these CMS packages can greatly enhance and enrich the classroom…
Descriptors: Teacher Attitudes, Student Attitudes, Database Management Systems, Educational Technology
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Banerjee, Sarbani; Lin, William – Journal of Education for Business, 2006
In this study, the authors provide some details about a variety of entry-level skills that are vitally important to systems analysts. They gathered the data from information technology practitioners, who related their experiences with real-world systems development projects. Such empirical evidence may be useful to faculty as they decide which…
Descriptors: Entry Workers, Job Skills, Employees, Programming
Camerman, Virginia T. – 1986
This report describes a study designed to determine whether the collection of computer software by libraries falls into a pattern of library type and whether patron use of computer software falls into a pattern of clientele type. Following a summary of previous research, a discussion of the study methodology describes a survey of 154 randomly…
Descriptors: Cataloging, Computer Software, Library Acquisition, Library Circulation
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Andersen, Kristi; Harsell, Dana Michael – Journal of Political Science Education, 2005
This paper evaluates the long-term benefits of a Syracuse University course offering, "Maxwell 201: Quantitative Methods for the Social Sciences" (MAX 201). The authors analyze data collected from class-administered pre- and post-tests and from a questionnaire sent to a random sample MAX 201 alumni to evaluate the extent to which…
Descriptors: Social Sciences, Education Work Relationship, Undergraduate Students, Statistics