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Szeto, Irene; Ng, Peggy Mei Lan; Wong, Wai Sum Phoebe; Yip, Leslie – Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 2021
The Hong Kong Secondary Education system moved from the traditional "5 + 2 + 3" system to a new "3 + 3 + 4" structure in 2012 with emphasis on whole-person development. Under the new reform, students are required to undertake a block of new general education (GE) subjects apart from their disciplinary-specific education in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Undergraduate Students, General Education, Educational Benefits
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Penuel, William R. – Journal of the Learning Sciences, 2019
This essay presents infrastructuring as a useful construct for guiding efforts to support more equitable implementation and sustainability of resources developed to support student learning in design-based research. "Infrastructuring" refers to activities that aim to redesign components, relations, and routines of schools and districts…
Descriptors: Design, Teamwork, Partnerships in Education, College School Cooperation
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Desha, Cheryl; Caldera, Savindi; Hutchinson, Deanna – International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, 2021
Purpose: This study aims to explore the role of planned, sudden shifts in lived experiences, in influencing learner capabilities towards improved problem-solving for sustainable development outcomes. The authors responded to employers of engineering and built environment graduates observing limited "real-life" problem-solving skills,…
Descriptors: Context Effect, Sustainable Development, Problem Solving, Engineering
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Spring, Robin; Yang, Fang – Journal of Advertising Education, 2019
Ethnic diversity in the advertising industry could be a solution for culturally insensitive advertising. Insights from advertising professionals, obtained via in-depth interviews, reveal minorities are hindered by bias, resulting in low hiring ratios and lack of retention. Large segments of minorities may not consider advertising for a career.…
Descriptors: Ethnicity, Cultural Pluralism, Advertising, Personnel Selection
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Chang, Chi-Cheng – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2014
How to diagnose the effectiveness of creativity-related curricula is a crucial concern in the pursuit of educational excellence. This paper introduces an importance-performance analysis (IPA)-embedded model for curriculum evaluation, using the example of an IT project implementation course to assess the creativity performance deduced from student…
Descriptors: Creativity, Curriculum Evaluation, Performance Based Assessment, Curriculum Development
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Abdullah, Siti Rozaimah Sheikh; Mohamad, Abu Bakar; Anuar, Nurina; Markom, Masturah; Ismail, Manal; Rosli, Masli Irwan; Hasan, Hassimi Abu – International Education Studies, 2013
The Integrated Project (IP) has been practised in the Department of Chemical and Process Engineering (JKKP) since the 2006/2007 session. Initially, the IP is only implemented for the Year II students for both Chemical (KK) and Biochemical Engineering (KB) programmes. Previously, the Year 1 curriculum was only based on the common faculty courses.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Engineering Education, Curriculum Development, Course Descriptions
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Spencer, David; Riddle, Matthew; Knewstubb, Bernadette – Higher Education Research and Development, 2012
Graduate capabilities are an essential aspect of undergraduate development in higher education. Accordingly, La Trobe University's "Design for learning" has identified particular university-wide graduate capabilities and required all faculties to explicitly embed these in their curricula. The Faculty of Law and Management developed an approach to…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Curriculum Design, Reflective Teaching, Teaching Methods
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Barroso, Luciana R.; Morgan, James R. – Advances in Engineering Education, 2012
This paper describes the creation and evolution of an undergraduate dynamics and vibrations course for civil engineering students. Incorporating vibrations into the course allows students to see and study "real" civil engineering applications of the course content. This connection of academic principles to real life situations is in…
Descriptors: Civil Engineering, Undergraduate Study, Program Development, Undergraduate Students
Liberal Education, 2009
The defining task for undergraduate departments is the design of a major, including the number and content of courses as well as other requirements. Department members must weigh the desire to produce graduates superbly prepared for further study against the charge that the major requires too large a share of an undergraduate's course options.…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), Required Courses, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry
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Robinson, Judith; Jacobson, Thomas L. – Journal of Education for Library and Information Science, 2003
Reports a research effort conducted as part of a curriculum design process for a new Masters in Information and Communication at the University at Buffalo School of Informatics. Discusses input from private and public sector organizations who need information technology (IT) workers and who stressed the need for skills in communication, problems…
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Curriculum Development, Information Science Education, Information Technology
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Smith, Pamela D.; Gast, David L.; Logan, Kent R.; Jacobs, Heidi A. – Exceptionality, 2001
This article describes a process for customizing instruction for students with profound multiple disabilities that has been used to design instructional programs and maximize attainment of functional outcomes. The process focuses on collaborative teamwork and problem solving to design and implement instructional programs and includes five major…
Descriptors: Curriculum Design, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Interdisciplinary Approach
Neal, Kristen Weeks – 1999
This paper discusses caring relationships and their importance in supporting student learning, examining a study conducted at a public elementary school. The first section describes a theoretical context for care in the school community and argues for its presence in capturing the essence of school reform. It explores one component of care,…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Curriculum Development, Discussion, Diversity (Student)
Kittner, Marcy; Van Slyke, Craig – 1997
This paper describes the design, implementation, and subsequent redesign of an innovative MBA (Master's of Business Administration) Decision Support Systems course. The curriculum is developed around a collaborative, technology-based approach that emphasizes teamwork and problem solving to teach students the principles and applications of decision…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Cooperative Learning, Course Descriptions, Course Evaluation
Novitzki, James E. – 1998
This paper discusses the development of a MIS (Management Information Systems) capstone course in an adult graduate information technology program at Johns Hopkins University (Maryland). Rather than focusing on a technology topic, the course provides an environment that allows students to apply the information and skills that they have obtained in…
Descriptors: Business Administration Education, Capstone Experiences, Cooperative Learning, Curriculum Development
Miller, Robin; And Others – Instructor, 1993
This "Instructor" Supplement on middle school education, presents articles on new research and materials, adolescent development, reasons for teaching middle school, moving toward a middle school curriculum, peer teaching, multimedia software, murder mysteries, ancient China, geometry, teamwork, descriptive writing, literature, problem solving,…
Descriptors: Adolescent Development, Computer Assisted Instruction, Creative Teaching, Cultural Awareness
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