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Bhargava, Rahul; Brea, Amanda; Palacin, Victoria; Perovich, Laura; Hinson, Jesse – Educational Technology & Society, 2022
Data literacy is a growing area of focus across multiple disciplines in higher education. The dominant forms of introduction focus on computational toolchains and statistical ways of knowing. As data driven decision-making becomes more central to democratic processes, a larger group of learners must be engaged in order to ensure they have a seat…
Descriptors: Theater Arts, Data Analysis, Social Justice, Statistics Education
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Mangiero, George A.; Kraten, Michael – American Journal of Business Education, 2017
Financial analysts generally create static formulas for the computation of NPV. When they do so, however, it is not readily apparent how sensitive the value of NPV is to changes in multiple interdependent and interrelated variables. It is the aim of this paper to analyze this variability by employing a dynamic, visually graphic presentation using…
Descriptors: Predictor Variables, Visual Aids, Computer Graphics, Business Administration Education
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Slayter, Erik; Higgins, Lindsey M. – College Teaching, 2018
The development of a student's ability to make data-driven decisions has become a focus in higher education (Schield 1999; Stephenson and Caravello 2007). Data literacy, the ability to understand and use data to effectively inform decisions, is a fundamental component of information competence (Mandinach and Gummer 2013; Stephenson and Caravello,…
Descriptors: Problem Based Learning, Teaching Methods, Computer Software, Decision Making
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Samerkhanova, Elvira K.; Krupoderova, Elena P.; Krupoderova, Klimentina R.; Bahtiyarova, Lyudmila N.; Ponachugin, Alexander V. – International Journal of Environmental and Science Education, 2016
The purpose of the research is justifying didactic possibilities of the use of network services for the organization of information for the learning environment of college, where students carry out their project activities, and where effective networking between students and teachers takes place. The authors consider didactic possibilities of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Networks, Teacher Student Relationship, Student Projects
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Mangiero, George A.; Manley, John; Mollica, J. T. – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
This paper discusses and illustrates the use of dynamic Excel presentations to improve learning in Financial Management courses. Through the use of such presentations, multiple and varied examples of important principles in Financial Management, which would ordinarily take an excessive amount of time to cover, can be considered within the time…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Finance Occupations, Retirement Benefits, Teaching Methods
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Fuglister, Jayne; Stegmoyer, Matthew; Castrigano, Renee – American Journal of Business Education, 2010
The rapidly changing environment in international business provides an excellent opportunity for instructors to design timely, adaptable, experiential learning, and open-ended cases. This paper presents and discusses how to prepare and use two such cases in the areas of bank accounting and international accounting. The cases can be offered and…
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Accounting, Online Courses, Spreadsheets
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Fulton, James P.; Sabatino, Linda – PRIMUS, 2008
During the last two years we have developed a precalculus course customized around biology by using the scientific method as a framework to engage and motivate biology students. Historically, the precalculus and calculus courses required for the Suffolk County Community College biology curriculum were designed using examples from the physical…
Descriptors: Scientific Methodology, Biology, Sciences, Calculus
Carr, Sarah – Education Writers Association, 2013
Many education reporters are drawn to the beat because of its complexity and rich variety. Few topics provide such a wealth of political, business, human interest, breaking news, feature, and investigative stories. A reporter's day can start in a classroom with 4-year-olds struggling to learn to read, and end at a school board meeting with…
Descriptors: Ethics, Standards, Journalism, Guides
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Sharp, Stephen – Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 2006
The use of group work, in which three or more students jointly produce a piece of work for summative assessment, is an established aspect of teaching and learning in higher education. Opinions vary however about whether their marks should vary according to the respective contributions they made to the work. This paper is based on the assumption…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Grading, Cooperative Learning, Higher Education
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Lamontagne, Claude; Desjardins, Francois; Benard, Michele – British Journal of Educational Technology, 2007
Managing the pedagogical aspects of the "computational turn" that is occurring within the Humanities in general and the disciplines associated with cognitive science and neuroscience in particular, first implies facing the challenge of introducing students to computation. This paper presents what has proven to be an efficient approach to bringing…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Computer Simulation, Spreadsheets, Humanities
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Mixon, J. Wilson; Tohemy, Soumaya M. – Journal of Economic Education, 2002
Describes a Web site that contains Microsoft Excel workbooks that draft consistent short-run and long-run cost curves and the text describing them. Details a common error in representing the curves. Reports that the Web site also presents revenues and profits for a price taker and a price maker. (JEH)
Descriptors: Economics, Economics Education, Higher Education, Spreadsheets
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Cahill, Miles B. – Journal of Economic Education, 2003
Describes two applications in which the chain-weight index is explored using spreadsheet software. Explains that the first application introduces the concept by comparing it to Laspeyres, Paasche, and ideal indexes. States that the second application is a step-by-step process to calculate chain-weight index statistics. (JEH)
Descriptors: College Students, Economics, Economics Education, Higher Education
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Cooke, B. A. – Physics Education, 1997
Presents ideas for using spreadsheets to explore random numbers, electric-potential distributions, function fitting, and the frequency analysis of waveforms. Contains 18 references. (JRH)
Descriptors: Computer Uses in Education, Educational Strategies, Foreign Countries, Higher Education
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Tohamy, Soumaya M.; Mixon, J. Wilson, Jr. – Journal of Economic Education, 2003
Uses the Specific Factors model to illustrate the meaning of economic efficiency, how complex economies simultaneously determine prices and quantities, and how changes in demand conditions or technology can affect income distribution among owners of factors of production. Employs spreadsheets to help students see how the model works. (JEH)
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Economics, Economics Education
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Naevdal, Eric – Journal of Economic Education, 2003
Explains how optimal control problems can be solved with a spreadsheet, such as Microsoft Excel. Suggests the method can be used by students, teachers, and researchers as a tool to find numerical solutions for optimal control problems. Provides several examples that range from simple to advanced. (JEH)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Economic Research, Economics, Economics Education
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