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Cao, Xun; Prakash, Aseem – Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, 2011
Trade policy is an important topic in global public policy. It is recognized that trade is hampered when buyers have incomplete information about the offered products, a problem accentuated in the international markets by the physical and cultural distances between buyers and sellers. Buyers look for proxies to assess product quality, and…
Descriptors: International Trade, Competition, Quality Control, Standards
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Morofushi, Mari; Pasfield-Neofitou, Sarah Ellen – Language Learning Journal, 2014
With the spread of the Internet, students now have greater opportunities to use Japanese outside of the classroom. For example, they can interact with other Japanese speakers through instant messaging or social networking, or utilize online dictionaries and translation tools to decipher websites in ways that would be impossible with traditional…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Introductory Courses, Undergraduate Students, Student Attitudes
Copeland, Mo – Independent School, 2016
For years, schools have tended to approach budgets with some basic assumptions and aspirations and general wish lists but with scant data to drive the budget conversation. Suppose there were a better way? What if the conversation started with a review of the last five to ten years of data on three key mission- and strategy-driven indicators:…
Descriptors: Data, Decision Making, Budgeting, Budgets
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Ractham, Peter; Kaewkitipong, Laddawan; Firpo, Daniel – Decision Sciences Journal of Innovative Education, 2012
The major objective of this article is to evaluate via a Design Science Research Methodology (DSRM) the implementation of a Social Constructivist learning framework for an introductory Management Information System (MIS) course. Facebook was used as a learning artifact to build and foster a learning environment, and a series of features and…
Descriptors: Social Networks, Management Systems, Information Systems, Teaching Methods
Miyagi, Harunori – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology has implemented reforms in Japan to promote language education through technology. Blended language learning is a way to fulfill the mandate set in these reforms. Combining the benefits of online and face-to-face learning leads to increased engagement in the target language.…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Blended Learning, Writing Instruction, Guidelines
Oberlander, Cyril – Computers in Libraries, 2012
A mission-critical system is one that is so intertwined with the operation of an organization that the organization can scarcely function without it. Just as in corporations, mission-critical library systems offer the capability to unlock talent and time. They are essential to the transformation of higher education and the learning environment. A…
Descriptors: Academic Libraries, Research Libraries, Library Administration, Library Automation
Woo, Huay Lit – Educational Technology, 2013
The design of online learning environments is a complicated process because it entails the use of technological tools to mediate the various forms of interaction situated in the learning process. One possible way to help reduce such complication inherent in various forms of interaction is to look at design as a problem-solving activity. This means…
Descriptors: Online Courses, Electronic Learning, Interaction, Design
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Huebner, Richard A. – Research in Higher Education Journal, 2013
Educational data mining (EDM) is an emerging discipline that focuses on applying data mining tools and techniques to educationally related data. The discipline focuses on analyzing educational data to develop models for improving learning experiences and improving institutional effectiveness. A literature review on educational data mining topics…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Data Processing, Data Analysis, Organizational Change
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Schendel, Diana E.; Bresnahan, Michaeline; Carter, Kim W.; Francis, Richard W.; Gissler, Mika; Grønborg, Therese K.; Gross, Raz; Gunnes, Nina; Hornig, Mady; Hultman, Christina M.; Langridge, Amanda; Lauritsen, Marlene B.; Leonard, Helen; Parner, Erik T.; Reichenberg, Abraham; Sandin, Sven; Sourander, Andre; Stoltenberg, Camilla; Suominen, Auli; Surén, Pål; Susser, Ezra – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
The International Collaboration for Autism Registry Epidemiology (iCARE) is the first multinational research consortium (Australia, Denmark, Finland, Israel, Norway, Sweden, USA) to promote research in autism geographical and temporal heterogeneity, phenotype, family and life course patterns, and etiology. iCARE devised solutions to challenges in…
Descriptors: Autism, Epidemiology, International Cooperation, Consortia
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Wang, Xin; Dugan, Riley; Sojka, Jane – Marketing Education Review, 2013
Implementation of a customer relationship management (CRM) 2.0 system can provide both a valuable pedagogical tool and a needed skill set in a marketing and sales curriculum. A CRM 2.0 system incorporated in the sales and marketing curriculum can help manage relationships between students, practitioners, and faculty while teaching students a…
Descriptors: Marketing, Business Administration Education, College Curriculum, Web 2.0 Technologies
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Banta, Trudy W., Ed. – Assessment Update, 2013
This issue of "Assessment Update" presents the following articles: (1) "Just Right" Outcomes Assessment: A Fable for Higher Education (Catherine M. Wehlburg); (2) Editor's Notes: Helping Faculty Members Learn (Linda Suskie); (3) Focus on the Bottom-Line: Assessing Business Writing (Michael Cherry and George Klemic); (4)…
Descriptors: College Outcomes Assessment, Student Evaluation, Benchmarking, Technical Writing
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Zoe Renee Staines; Mark Lauchs – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2013
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the usefulness of a university unit Facebook page, which was established to support a first-year university justice unit. The study pays particular regard to the Facebook page's impact on students learning outcomes and communications amongst students and between students and teaching staff.…
Descriptors: Social Media, Instructional Effectiveness, College Freshmen, Computer Mediated Communication
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Santosh, Sujata; Dikshit, Jyotsna – Asian Journal of Distance Education, 2018
Electronic Governance (E-governance) in Open and Distance Learning (ODL) System is the utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) for the governance and management of the ODL institutions. This includes planning, implementation, and monitoring of university programs, projects, and activities. Interest in e-governance is…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Governance, Distance Education, Educational Technology
MDRC, 2019
MDRC's Scaling Up Community College Efforts for Student Success (SUCCESS) aims to increase graduation rates for low-income students and students of color by partnering with states and colleges to implement large-scale, financially sustainable support programs based on strong evidence. SUCCESS combines components that have been proven to help…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Evidence Based Practice, Two Year College Students, Community Colleges
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Smith, Steven C.; Gronseth, Darren L. – Research Management Review, 2011
In order for research programs at academic medical centers and universities to survive and thrive in the increasingly challenging economic, political and regulatory environment, successful transformation is extremely important. Transformation and quality management techniques are increasingly well established in medical practice organizations. In…
Descriptors: Management Information Systems, Management Systems, Research Projects, Quality Assurance
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