...Social loafing occurs when an individual effort is reduced on a group project. The student must recognize that social loafing would have a negative effect on the group project. An example would be that it leads to poorer group projects because individual members of the group would not work as hard. Mental set is the tendency to approach a problem in a specific way, typically in a way that has worked in the past. It could have either a positive or negative effect on the group project. A group of member assign each member a part of the project to prepare, as they have done in the past. When one group member does not prepare and present his or her part of the project, the entire group gets a bad grade. Using an approach that had worked in past projects was ineffective in this case. Self-fulfilling prophecy occurs when a person expectation of another person leads that person to behave in the expected way. This can have a negative of positive effect on the group project. If the leader of a group expected members of the group to do poorly/well, the members might do as well because of this self-fulfilling prophecy. Extrinsic motivation occurs when a person has a desire to do something to gain a reward or avoid a punishment. In this case the reward would be the good grade that would result from effectively teaching the concept assigned to the group. Therefore, extrinsic motivation should have a positive effect on the group project. A member of the group might work epically hard because...
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...|Qatar University | |College of Business and Economics | |Course Syllabus - Undergraduate | |Course Name: Entrepreneurship & Small Business Management-14478 | |( Course No: MAGT 303 – L52) | |(FALL, 2012) | |(Web Site: qu.edu.qa ) | | | | |Department Information: |Instructor Information: | | |Instructor: Dr. Marios...
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...edu.hk UNIT AIM This unit is to provide students with an understanding of the operations in the business to business market. All discussions will be evolved around the interactions between a product/service provider (seller) and a product/service receiver (buyer). Management (internal dynamics) and marketing (Sales/Costs/Profits etc) problems within the business market will be systematically synthesised, analysed, and managed. LEARNING OUTCOMES Upon completion of this unit, students should be able to have: 1. An understanding of the scope of business market especially the differences between Consumer and Business to Business Market; 2. An appreciation of management, marketing, costs etc problems emerges in an organizational context; 3. An ability to solve problems arise in a business environment;& 4. A concept in business planning of marketing activities in a business marketing environment. EVALUATION 1 small case presentation (no written report)10.0% 1 bigger case presentation and written report 15.0% 1 group project with individual component25.0% 1 final Examination50.0% 100% LEARNING APPROACH 1. The lecturer will present the individual business marketing concept to students; 2. Students are encouraged to cite real life examples and discuss their business marketing implications in class with other student members and the lecturer; 3. Students are expected to learn from lectures, group presentations, and interactions among lecturer...
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... | | |Tel: 2766-6659 | | |E-mail: mmdwyuen@polyu.edu.hk | | | | |PROJECT BASED LEARNING | | | |David YUEN | |Department of Mechanical Engineering, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University | INTRODUCTION This subject is called Mechatronics where a continuous assessment method is incorporated. This subject is mainly offered in Year 2 of the Higher Diploma program. Since the class size is quite big that we usually have 40+ students, the whole class is split up into 2 groups. Further, they have to form small groups 2-3 students per group to work on the...
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...particular the emerging use of Cloud Computing and Social Networking, which is sometimes called Web 2.0. The unit of study requires the textbook Introduction to Information Systems by Rainer, Prince and Cegielski 5th Edition. The textbook is used for the theory and some of the practical work in tutorials. All reading for this subject during the semester is assigned from this textbook. Feedback from previous years reveals that without this textbook you will be severely disadvantaged. Throughout the semester try to think about how you use computers and how they impact on your life. Use the knowledge you gain in lectures and tutorials, and from your reading to think about how ICT can help a business or individual. Enjoy your time in tutorials learning more about information systems, developing small...
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... |Email: Nancy.Palmer@unh.edu | 1. OFFICE HOURS You are welcome to meet me at my office anytime during the term by scheduling a prior appointment. Whenever you feel a need, please email me on any aspect of the course and I will try and respond to you as quickly as I can. 2. REQUIRED READING MATERIAL The custom e-book for the course is as follows: Title: Business, Government, Society Publisher: McGraw Hill ISBN: 9781308623580 Instructions to purchase the book: 1. Go to http://create.mheducation.com/shop/ 2. Search for and select book by Title/ISBN. 3. Add the book to your cart and pay using a credit card. I expect the students to thoroughly and critically read the assigned reading material before they come to class. Students should be prepared to discuss the material as part of class participation. In addition, there will be review of Powerpoint slides and conduct of in-class experiential exercises. Finally, we will be using the Whiteboard during class discussions. Given the impromptu and dynamic nature of this material, there will be no record of it after class. Keeping up-to-date class notes and thoroughly understanding the assigned material will be vital for the mid-term exam, which will be...
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...Product Development & Innovation PDI (BBS3005) STUDENT KIT Table of Contents OVERVIEW 3 SUBJECT AIMS AND SYNOPSIS 3 ACADEMIC CALENDAR 3 ASSESSMENT STRUCTURE 4 IMPORTANT DATES 4 DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT COMPONENTS 5 PDI EXERCISE (ONLINE SUBMISSION VIA OLIVE) 6 Section 1: Individual Report 6 Section 2: Review Questions 7 GROUP PROJECT REPORT 8 PRESENTATION 9 SELF & PEER APPRAISAL (ONLINE) 11 TUTOR ASSESSMENT 11 SUBJECT CONTENT AND GENERAL LEARNING OUTCOMES 12 RESOURCE REFERENCES 14 REPORT FORMAT & REQUIREMENTS 15 Appendix I - Temasek Polytechnic’s Policy on Plagiarism 16 Appendix II - Declaration on Plagiarism Form (Individual Submission) 17 Appendix III - Declaration on Plagiarism Form (Group Submission) 18 Appendix IV - Academic Calendar 20 OVERVIEW This student kit introduces you to the subject, Product Development & Innovation (PDI) is a diploma elective subject. We are using the Inductive Approach for learning and you are required to PDI exercise, a group report and other assessment component deliverables that will demonstrate your understanding of the subject, learning process and problem solving skills. Besides the resource sessions and tutorial sessions scheduled, you may also contact your tutor in person or via phone or e-mail on matters pertaining to the subject. The subject will use OLIVE as the main platform of communication with the students throughout the semester. Students are required to log into system to check on updates...
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...describe how the open-ended knowledge construction and communication tools TEE (The Electronic Exercise) and EF-editor (Exercise Format Editor) can serve socialconstructive language learning from a distributed cognition point of view, (b) to report how TEE and EF-editor have been used in a foreign language classroom with 25 seventh grade students for creating a Web-based tourist guide to London, and (c) to present the results of an evaluative study investigating the benefits and constraints the teacher and students experienced through this learning scenario. Finally, these results are discussed with regard to the heuristic value of distributed cognition for technology-enhanced social-constructive learning-scenarios. (Keywords: Distributed cognition, multimedia tool, social-constructive language learning, multimedia literacy.) INTRODUCTION Foreign language learning is crucial to students’ academic and personal education. In many domains, a person’s professional and individual success is related more or less to her ability to communicate at least in one if not several foreign languages. Acquiring communication skills is only possible if students develop skills in understanding and producing oral and written texts. As print is no longer the dominant media format, this includes understanding and producing language artifacts with all forms of print and electronic media. Hence, foreign language teachers should develop and...
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...cooperative learning refers to students working in teams on an assignment or projects under conditions in which certain criteria are satisfied, including that the team members be held individually accountable for the complete content of assignment or projects. However, different proponents have slightly different perception or view on Cooperative Learning. (Johnsons, et.al, 1991) mentioned that cooperative learning is the instructional use of small groups so that students work together to maximize their own and each other's learning. Then, Kagan (1994) stated that cooperative learning is a teaching arrangement that refers to small, heterogeneous groups of students working together to achieve a common goal. However, (Johnson, Johnson and Holubec, 1998) stated cooperative learning is a strategy that is used to maximize students achievement in schools; though, oftentimes it goes without being used to its fullest potential or is used in an unsuccessful. Woolfolk (2001) views cooperative learning as an arrangement in which students work in mixed ability groups and are rewarded on the basis of the success of the group. Another website resource studied that the term "cooperative learning" covers the subset of active learning activities which students do as groups of three or more, rather than alone or in pairs; generally, cooperative learning techniques employ more formally structured groups of students assigned complex tasks, Students’ learning goals may be structured...
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...Justification 7 Conclusion 7 Bibliography 8 Statement of research problem The purpose of this study is to find out if the adoption of Extreme programming in a learning environment has improved student productivity. It is a software development process used by small teams who have rapidly changing requirements. With regard to students, all students that are studying software development modules are also faced with this problem where by the requirements are continuously changing as they get deeper within their project. This paper is to show if extreme programming is actually helping students become more productive regardless of the ever changing requirements. Context or background to the research problem In this day and age the most widely used form of agile development in software development is extreme programming which was proposed by Kent Beck in 1996. Many parameters contribute to the success of XP. Researchers concluded that using XP in an educational domain has many benefits, where they have seen that less skilled students were able to show more progress than they would have if a traditional methodology were used.(Assassa, Mathkour, & Al Dossari). XP offers a number of practices, values and principles which are advised to be adopted in order to run a software development project(Assassa et al., 2006). These values include communication, simplicity, feedback and courage. Extreme programming has four stages which are planning,...
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...Collaborative Teaching and Learning Strategies Collaborative learning is an instructional method in which students team together on an assignment. In this method, students can produce the individual parts of a larger assignment individually and then “assemble” the final work together, as a team. Whether for a semester-long project with several outcomes or a single question during class, collaborative learning can vary greatly in scope and objectives. Cooperative learning, sometimes confused with collaborative learning, describes a method where students work together in small groups on a structured activity. Students are individually accountable for their work but also for the work of the group as a whole, and both products are assessed. Learning Objectives • To explore various instructional approaches to collaborative learning • To understand team-based learning as an approach to collaborative learning • To practice integrating collaborative learning into a course in a way that aligns with student learning objectives and intended outcomes Participants may have varied experience and a limited understanding of collaborative learning and its potential to enhance instruction. Unit 1 of this workshop guide suggests a poll and activity to better understand participants’ background and experience in this area. Once the workshop facilitators have a better understanding of the group, they might decide to introduce some examples that illustrate various collaborative learning methods. The...
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...Media B.V. 2009 Abstract This paper reviews some of the literature on the use of groupwork as a form of assessment in tertiary institutions. It outlines the considerable advantages of groupwork but also its systemic associated problems. In discussing the problems, the paper considers issues such as ‘‘free riding’’ and the ‘‘sucker effect’’, issues associated with ethnic mix in groups, and the social dilemma problem—in which students face conflicting demands between altruism and self-interest. The paper then outlines several models of effective groupwork and makes suggestions for implementing groupwork tasks. The paper also looks at the key assessment tasks which are commonly employed—namely, additive, conjunctive, disjunctive and discretionary tasks—and assesses which are most suited to groupwork. The paper considers the related issues of task complexity, recognition for effort, and strategies for minimising issues concerning group size. The paper also briefly considers strategies for implementing incentives for groupwork members, and outlines the issue of penalties for unproductive group members. The paper concludes by providing recommendations for how to maximise the advantages of groupwork while trying to minimise the disadvantages. Keywords Groupwork Á Assessment Á Free-riding Á Sucker effect Introduction: the advantages of groupwork The importance of groupwork as a form of assessment has long been recognised among educators. Its use has been justified...
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...PROJECT UDAAN Beldih village Team Members – Group 1 – BM-A -2013-15 Abhave Sharma (B13001) Ajay M (B13004) Akash Shukla (B13005) Akriti Gupta (B13006) Arindam Sarma (B13015) Girish Deshpande (B13025) Paritosh Pant (B13037) Punit Gupta (B13042) Sneha Singh (B13054) Vatsal Agrawal (B13060) Project Udaan Introduction Education forms the building block of an individual’s life. It imparts him the knowledge of right and wrong and opens the door of opportunities for him but unfortunately the present state of education in our country renders these causes unattainable. Though the State has made efforts in this direction by passing the law of Right to Education in 2009 emphasising free and compulsory education for children between 6 and 14 years of age under Article 21a of the Constitution, but the situation at ground still remains abysmally bad. A survey titled “Learning Block” done by a non-government organisation CRY- Child Relief and You, has revealed that primary and upper-primary level schools in the country still don’t have basic necessities. The study revealed that more than 75% of schools lacked furniture and fixtures like tables, chairs and benches and that 41% of schools taught students in the open. About 44% of the schools don’t have electricity and in Eastern India 74% of the schools didn’t have electricity. Clearly, it’s impossible for us to imagine the plight of these students. Imagine a small room with no electricity, no water, no toilet, no black-board...
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...Team Project #1: “Getting to Know LSCC” Project—400 points [pic][pic][pic] Handout Alert: Pass instructions out to students. See Week 3 supplements for student project handout. Team Project #1: Selecting Groups Tip: How to get students to select their topics, without knowing it: Have each group select a number, 1-7, whatever number they select as a team, will be their project. “Getting to Know Lawson State Project” Group Project #1: Using effective leadership, time management, communication, critical thinking, social and team work skills, each group, through the use of a variety of internet based tools (to include pre-recorded Tegrity sessions, pre-recorded videos, office handouts and/or brochures, Internet research and other methods of discovery), will showcase a particular campus activity or department on campus via a pre-designed PowerPoint template. Each group will be charged with creating the content for a 10-15 minute PowerPoint slide show to be stored on their online Group page that will highlight their selected campus topic. Groups can opt out of using the standard template for this activity, but all questions must be answered that are outlined within the PowerPoint. The idea of the activity is to expose students to the various departments and key programs at the college (while building their technical skills as well). Groups are encouraged to be resourceful in their approach...
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...Chapter 2 organization strategy and project selection Chapter Outline 1. The Strategic Management Process: An Overview A. Four Activities of the Strategic Management Process 2. The Need for a Project Portfolio Management System A. Problem 1: The Implementation Gap B. Problem 2: Organizational Politics C. Problem 3: Resource Conflicts and Multitasking 3. A Portfolio Management System A. Classification of the Project 4. Selection Criteria A. Financial Criteria B. Nonfinancial Criteria 5. Applying a Selection Model A. Sources and Solicitation of Project Proposals B. Ranking Proposals and Selection of Projects 5. Managing the Portfolio System A. Balancing the Portfolio for Risks and Types of Projects 7. Summary 8. Key Terms 9. Review Questions 10. Exercises 11. Case: Hector Gaming Company 12. Case: Film Prioritization 13. Case: Fund Raising Project Selection 14. Appendix 2.1: Request for Proposal (RFP) A. Contractor Evaluation Template Chapter Objectives • To identify the significant role projects contribute to the strategic direction of the organization • To stress the importance of establishing project priorities and top management support • To describe the linkages of strategies and projects • To describe a scheme for prioritizing projects that ensures top management involvement and minimizes conflicts • To apply an objective priority system to project selection • To recognize that today’s...
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