...use of ICT’s to broaden access to and improve the quality and efficiency of basic education service delivery. The poor performance of students across the country in national and international tests, and the consistent high school dropout rates in both elementary and secondary school levels, underscore the deterioration of the quality of the Philippine schools system. Computer education offers potential for human betterment, at the same time, it is taught with great dangers that neither the potential can be truly realized, nor the danger avoided, without careful far-teaching critical questions being asked about computers in education. It is clear and evident that whatever this eventual outcome, the debate about computers in education is just beginning and is going to be with us for some time. The mathematician, computer scientist, and psychologist, Seymour Papert conducted renowned projects in the 1970’s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology with the goal of making children the “builders” of their open intellectual “buildings”. (Harris and Kingston, 2002) It was Paperts intention to design “a computer language that would be suitable for children. It offers extraordinary opportunities to create an environment where one could learn algebra, geometry, problem solving, spelling, and history in ways more likely the informal learning of the unschooled toddler than the educational processes now...
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...SECTION A A) The importance of computers in education Computer education improves students’ research skills by encouraging them to look for information on the internet. It enables them to research various topics by seeking relevant books that could be digitally available online. The internet also contains search options, which expose students to diverse ways of obtaining information. Incorporating computer education in schools can inspire students to: * Undertake carriers in technology and enhance their understanding of how computer technology impacts people’s daily lives. * Increases their interest in computer-related fields during their college education. B The importance of computers in education Computer education improves students’ research skills by encouraging them to look for information on the internet. It enables them to research various topics by seeking relevant books that could be digitally available online. The internet also contains search options, which expose students to diverse ways of obtaining information. Incorporating computer education in schools can inspire students to: 1. Undertake carriers in technology and enhance their understanding of how computer technology impacts people’s daily lives. 2. Increases their interest in computer-related fields during their college education. C) ORGANOGRAM Managing...
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...THE INTEGRATION OF BASIC COMPUTER PROGRAMMING IN 5TH & 6TH GRADE OF SILLIMAN UNIVERSITY Management 35: Business Research 1st Semester School Year 2014-2015 TABLE OF CONTENTS Title Page Table of Contents Lists of Charts Lists of Tables CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction Theoretical Background: I. It will promote computer literacy. A. Computer literacy definition 1. Dictionary definition 2. Operational definition B. Importance of computer literacy 1. Home 2. School 3. Work place C. Applications of computer literacy 1. Home 2. School 3. Work place II. A suitable precursor to advance programming. A. Fundamentals of computer programming 1. Programming languages 2. Application programs B. Relevance to Higher levels of programming 1. Scope of learning 2. Applied learnings C. Relevance to Higher educational levels 1. Theoretical background for computer courses 2. Supplementary learnings III. An asset to latent employment opportunities. A. Improved skill-sets 1. Programming skills 2. Analytical skills 3. Mathematical skills B. Relevance to fields of work C. Real life applications The Problem Statement of the Problem Objectives Significance of the study Scope of the Study Definition of terms Research Methodology Research environment Respondents of the Study Sampling Techniques Research Instruments Data Collection Procedures ...
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...Computers have brought about a revolution across all industries. They have changed the face of society. They are no longer specialized tools to be used by specially trained people. They are ubiquitous and used in almost every sphere of life. Computers are the best means for storage and management of data, they can serve as huge knowledge bases and can be harnessed for all sorts of financial transactions owing to their processing power and storage capacities. As computers are a daily utility, they have gained immense importance in day-to-day life. Their increasing utility has made computer education the need of the day. By computer education, we mean, gaining the know-how of the basic concepts related to a computer and gaining the basic knowledge of computer operation. Knowing about the basic components of a computer, the basic concepts behind the use of computers and the know-how of some of the elementary computer applications constitutes computer education. Learning about the computer basics followed by a practical experience of using a computer is the key to computer education. As computers are widely used today, acquiring computer education is the need of the day. Computers are not only storage devices and processing units, but also are excellent communication media. They are the means to access the Internet and get connected to the world. They are also an effective audio-visual media. Computers can be used to access a vast knowledge base and search for information archives...
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...educators have equal interest in the content of the Systems Analysis and Design Course (“SAD”). Previous research has examined instructors’ perceptions regarding the skills and topics that are most important in the teaching of the SAD course and the class time devoted to each. A similar assessment evaluated SAD course content from a practitioner perspective. Both studies used entropy calculations. A comparison of these studies is presented in this paper. For traditional topics, the group (either faculty or practitioner) with greater agreement believes the topic to be deserving of less class time. For structured and object-oriented topics, the group with the greater agreement also believes the topic to be of greater importance. This analysis demonstrates that practitioners and academics agree on approximately 40% of the SAD skills and knowledge areas. Keywords: Systems analysis and design, Structured analysis, Object-oriented analysis, Management Information Systems curricula, Entropy INTRODUCTION It is important that an education in Management Information Systems (MIS) is reflective of practices and techniques that are currently used in industry. Given the pace of technological innovation, there are ever-changing demands of technology workers [19] [30]. The content of each MIS course should be regularly compared to the skills that are required by employers, as an alignment must exist to ensure adequate preparation of students. As a significant component of the MIS curriculum and a primary...
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...explain the 8 individual skills in the person specification that an employee will need in order to carry out the job duties. I will describe the main employability and personal and communication skills required when applying for a job as a casual youth worker at Harlow Council. After that I will assess the importance of employability and personal skills in the recruitment process in Harlow Council The role of a casual worker: is working with the youth, answering questions, providing information and support, handling of complaints and lastly you need to have a high level of specific skills. * Skills are the ability to do things properly, eg. Speaking of different languages and explaining things to people and so on. Below are the skills a casual worker must have to be in for the job. Skills needed to work as casual worker are: * Communications * Education qualification * Teamwork * Past experience * Computer skills * Be polite and professional * Able to work overtime/weekends * Employability skills/helpfulness Communication: as casual worker handle clients or youth parents’ concerns by phone. For this reason since they are unable to see the clients or parents face to face its important they are skilled communicators. They must be good listeners and clear when they are speaking with the clients or parents because some parents are from different countries and English might not be their first English. The worker will need good listening skills so that they can easily...
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...introduction Computers have a profound effect on all aspects of language learning and teaching and can be used in developing writing skills. In this unit we discuss the use of computer to develop writing skills. The unit consists of three sections, and in each section there are three sub-sections. The first section deals with the basics/ fundamentals of a computer such as main components, multimedia devices (hardware) and Internet, web-resources (software). In the second section you have to deal with word processor and its various uses for developing writing skills such as composing,/drafting, writing, revising, editing, spelling check. The third unit deals with email communication and how it helps in developing communicative skills especially writing skills. Since this unit is mostly practical oriented, it will be useful if you have access to a computer with word processor. Writing is one of the important skills that is often neglected by students. Developing this skill is a big challenge to the teachers as Tangermpoon (2008:1) said, “it requires writers to have a great deal of lexical and syntactic knowledge as well as principle of organization in L2 to produce good writing.” To be successful in ones career, every student should work on improving writing skills. This paper discusses the development of writing skills through CALL with reference to Study Skills Success (SSS) software. background of the studies The 21st century has seen drastic changes where multimedia...
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...International Journal for e-Learning Security (IJeLS), Volume 2, Issues 3/4, September/December 2012 Understanding the Importance, Impacts and Barriers of ICT on Teaching and Learning in East African Countries Berhane Aradom Tedla Northeast Normal University Abstract This paper based on synthesis of the research literature, observation and focused group discussion with East African Scholars on the use of Information and Computer Technology (ICT) in primary and secondary schools in East African Countries with a particular focus to understand the importance, impacts and barriers of ICT into classroom Instruction. The study explored internal and external factors that surround ICT issues, policies of ICT integration and factors that facilitate or impede the use of ICT, with the focus of improving the quality of teaching-learning process. The study reveals that the inhibiting factors are unrealistic policies of ICT, poor infrastructure, lack of teacher competence, confidence, incentive, perception and beliefs, imposed curriculum, lack of proper network, political instability, brain drain, sporadic electricity, poor transportation, lack of public awareness and participation, poor school leadership, technological illiteracy and lack of pedagogical skills. The study further revealed that ICT integration is far behind in East African Schools as a consequence of ICT deficiency, absence of pre-service and in-service teacher training and poor teachers’ welfare and morale. Eventually...
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...this fault. Therefore, in order to meet the multi-dimensional challenges, man faces in the world, it is essential to impart real education i.e. liberal education. The liberal education has been defined in many ways, though emphasizing the similar essential elements. The best definition is offered by the “Association of American Colleges and Universities”. “Liberal education means to empower an individual and prepare him to deal with diversity, complexity and change”. As manifest from the definition, the purpose of education is to enable man to surpass the challenges faced in the world, to know and obtain his rights and to accommodate himself in the constantly changing environment in the present day competitive world. The importance of liberal education in this contemporary globalised world is greatest than ever before. The world has become so shaped that every economic and social activity requires modern and advanced means of communication and technology. The...
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...M2:The importance of employability, and personal skills in the recruitment and retention of staff Telecommunication Sector (Alcatel Lucent) Employability and Personal Skills Employability is defined as a person's own capability for acquiring and maintaining employment Employability depends factors like the knowledge, personal skills and abilities possessed by the individual and the way he presents those assets to employers. In other words it is the process of self assessment of an individual which can be done by himself or by some other person or agency. Importance of Employability and Personal Skills - In the Recruitment and Retention of staff : While in the process of hiring and selecting individuals in an organisation, the management has to identify a certain selection criteria. This selection criteria consists of a list of abilities and skills, in addition to certain education standard an individual must possess if he has to qualify for that position. An individual who has acquired certain skills like computer knowledge (hardware / software) will be more valuable for an organisation than the one who does not have this skill. The organisation will not have to train the individual who already has this capability. The organisation will get a “Ready Made” asset which can be utilized straight away on a project. The Alcatel can also short list those individuals with certain basic knowledge or skills in a specified field. The individuals can be trained on...
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...Management Quantitative Techniques Business Legislation Communication Skills- I Computers for Managers ITM UNIVERSITY, RAIPUR Master of Business Administration Subject: Principles of Management Semester-I Unit I Introduction - Nature, function, definition and importance of management, Definition, nature, purpose and scope of management, Functions of a manager, an overview of planning, organizing, staffing leading and controlling. Is management a science or art? Unit II Development of Management Thought - Scientific management; Contribution of Taylor, Fayol, Mary Follet, Elton Mayo; Hawthorne experiments, Contingency approach, Indian heritage in production and consumption. Management and administration, Management as a profession, Professionalism of management in India, Management ethics and management culture, Skills required of manager, Classification of skills, Methods of skills development. Unit III Management Planning - Concept of planning, objectives, Nature, Types of plan, Stages involved in planning, Characteristics of a good plan, Importance, Limitations of planning, Making planning effective, Strategic planning in Indian Industry, MBO. Decision Making - Concept, characteristics of decisions, Types of decisions, Steps Involved in decision making, Importance of decision making, Methods of decision making, Committee Decision Making. Unit IV Organisation - Concepts, Principle of organization, Importance, Features of good organization structure, Types of...
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...Effectiveness of Technology on Math Facts Fluency Name: Institution: Course: Tutor: Date: A. RESEARCH TOPIC The majority individuals would have the same opinion that a key objective of education must involve the expansion of learners’ comprehension of fundamental mathematical theories along with procedures. Every student, comprising learners with impairments and students vulnerable to failure, require gaining the know-how and capabilities that may allow them into “understanding” math-associated questions which they come across everyday at domicile as well as in upcoming work incidences. Unluckily, substantial evidence exists to designate that such goal isn’t being achieved, particularly for kids manifesting learning problems. Because the initial dispiriting outcomes of arithmetic accomplishment discovered with State Evaluation of Schooling Progress (SESP) during 1974, insufficient evidence exists to indicate that arithmetic accomplishment has increased considerably, particularly for learners with impairments (Spinelli, 2012). The intention for this research is to identify technology effectiveness towards fundamental arithmetic fluency. As a component of the classroom educational involvement, the research was carried out with ten learners with fair to stern cognitive impairments registered into a school of special training. This five-week research employed a solitary-case turnaround plan (ABAB). Data...
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...Skills required | What is the skill and why do they require it?(P2) | Access the importance of these skills to the business?(M2) | Employability Skills | Experience in similar role | If you already have experience, you have a better advantage as you don't need any training and you have the knowledge you need to complete for the job position. People should have this skill because they don’t need to fund the person for any training they can start the work as soon as possible. | The importance of this skill is that the organisation hires people who are already trained in the job role meaning the organisation does not have to spend time training people for the job role which production for the organisation flow. | Knowledge of products/services | Knowledge of the product or service - this is a good insight to have as it shows that you have studied the company and its products and shows you will you have the skills capable of working in the company. And most of the time shows that you are interested in what they are doing. | The importance of knowledge of products and services is that people are confident in what they are saying and can give customers really good advice about what product to buy. | Suitable qualifications | Jobs need certain types of qualifications, for an example a job which does with communication with customers, a person might have to have s English qualification. They require qualifications to know if you are fit for the job. | The person applying will need...
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...of students rely on computers for research and to produce a perfect paper for school purposes. Others have decided to leave the original way of learning and to get knowledge through online schools. These changes in the learning process have brought a special concern regarding the possible decrease of importance of teachers in the classroom. Undoubtedly, there are a number of positive aspects to the virtualization of classrooms. One such aspect is how the computers generally make it quick and easy to acquire a particular piece of information. On the other hand, the presence of a teacher in a classroom is exceptionally important due to several reasons such as improving social skills and providing more and more information to students for a better understanding. The first reason why teachers play an important role in learning is that students realize they are not dealing with a machine but with a human being who deserves attention and respect. They also learn the importance of studying in a group and respect for other students, which helps them improve their social skills. Moreover, teachers are required in the learning process because they acknowledge some students’ deficiencies and help them to solve their problems by repeating the same explanation, giving extra exercises or even suggesting a private tutor. Hence, students can have a better chance of avoiding a failure in a subject. Some people believe the role of teachers started to fade because computers have been helping some...
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...my students are set at a high standard for their success for the future. Mission Statement – My mission as an educator is to prepare my students to become independent leaders for a positive future and a safe environment. Students will implement the use of technology into their learning environment in order to gain the skills needed for society. I will provide students with a strong curriculum where technology is used to its highest expectations for success. It is important that each student strive for excellence in their academic work. Having a strong curriculum allows the students to be creative and inspired to prepare themselves for the framework of the 21st Century. Section Two: Communication Plan As teachers start their academic school year, they will be communicating with students, parents, and the administrative staff. There will also be goals set in place for all students to achieve prior to moving forward to the next grade. Furthermore; a teacher will implement the importance of a safety plan and internet security for all students. Educators must understand that the use of technology in the classroom is a skill of great importance for success. This communication plan is structured in three sections explaining how to ensure safety of students, parents, and the administrative staff. As educators, our goal is to make parents feel comfortable with the trust that our...
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