...Distance Still Matters Country Portfolio Analysis (CPA): * An analytic tool managers use to make judgements on international investments * Widely used technique for deciding where a company should compete * Focuses on national GDP, consumer wealth levels, and tendency to consume * Emphasis on potential sales * Ignores costs and risks of doing business in a new market * Ignores barriers from cultural, administrative, geographic, economic (CAGE) * Known as 4 Dimensions of Distance 4 Dimensions of Distance: * Attributes creating distance for each dimension Cultural | Administrative | Geographic | Economic | - different languages - different ethnicities - different religions - different social norms | - absence of colonial ties - absence of shared monetary or political association - political hostility - government policies - institutional weakness | - physical remoteness - lack of common border - lack of sea/river access - size of country - weak transportation or communication links - differences in climates | - differences in consumer incomes - differences in cost and quality of: *Natural resources *Financial resources *Human resources *Infrastructure *Intermediate inputs *Information/knowledge | * Industries or products affected by distance Cultural | Administrative | Geographic | Economic | - products have high linguistic content (TV) - products affect cultural or national identity of consumers...
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...DISTANCE LEARNING & OVERSEAS BLENDED COHORTS 12/3/2014 TT poojitha Contents Abstract 2 Introduction 3 Case Study 6 Market Analysis and Strategy 8 Findings 10 Conclusion 11 References 12 Abstract This paper identifies and discusses real-world strategic issues in making distance learning a “Win-Win-Win” for the primary customer(s), the general public, and the engineers. The Strata Manufacturing Company and KLASS program is used as a case study. Concepts and issues are discussed generically to promote transfer of key concepts and lessons learned to other distance learning programs. Key areas discussed are strategic vision, strategies for “how to- get-there,” customer focus, market analysis, and findings of companies. Introduction What strategic management needs to be employed and what has to be considered by a company to enhance the skills of employee through distance learning? The strategic management approach for this paper includes the strategies for attaining the organization vision through formulating what is referred to as strategic vision. These concepts are discussed in general and for an efficient aerospace engineer distance learning program. The distance learning program chosen is KLASS (Knowledge and Learning in Advanced Supply Systems) which supports the learning of individuals and organizations in the automotive and aerospace industries. The distance learning and its market opportunities are addressed, as this is one of the major reasons...
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...Running Head: ETHICS IN DISTANCE EDUCATION Ethics in Distance Education Anna Amen Strayer University Ethics in Distance Education In today’s world, technology has had a major impact in allowing students to attend college courses over the internet. Distance Education, or Distance learning, is a form of education where the professor and student are separated by distance. This has become a very popular way of learning for students to either start or continue their education. With the use of computers, students are able to communicate over the internet with their professor over discussion boards, video conferencing, and chat rooms. Students have gained a huge interest in distance education since they are able to use these forms of communication through a computer instead of attending a traditional classroom. Distance education is mainly preferred by students because it is flexible, convenient and the variety and availability of classes offered. Students are able to attend classes online on their own time allowing them to work around school and family obligations. It also allows them to attend classes anywhere they are located as to having to be on campus to take classes. The classes that are not available on campus are available online along with many other classes a student can participate in. By having these types of advantages, it is no wonder how distance education is becoming increasingly popular among students and people who want to go back to school...
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...[pic] FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND LANGUAGES SEPTEMBER SEMESTER 2011 OUMH1103 LEARNING SKILLS FOR OPEN DISTANCE LEARNERS RASHIE A/P RATHAKRISHNAN MATRICULATION NO: 680428075380001 BACHELOR OF EDUCATION (TESL) WITH HONOURS Table of Content Page A. INTRODUCTION 2 B. CHALLENGING CHARACTERISTICS OF ONLINE LEARNING 3 1. Technology 3 a. Accessibility to Technology 3 b. Limitation of Technology 3 2. Motivation 4 3. Interaction with Facilitators 4 a. Online versus Classroom 4 b. Qualified Facilitators 5 4. Computer Literacy 5 5. Poor Time Management Skills 6 C. SUGGESTIONS...
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...On-Line Distance Learning and Its Impact on the Post-Secondary Education System On-Line Distance Learning and Its Impact on the Post-Secondary Education System The $2.6-billion online education market provides an alternative to the campus classroom to meet the educational needs of a growing population of students. With the influx of newly developed online education programs from inside and outside the industry, the market flood has left many institutions scrambling to jump aboard in fear of being left behind. The institutions that will succeed must develop sufficient marketing strategies to differentiate through brand naming and market niches. Proper research and development with careful consideration to the network infrastructure and cost feasibility of programs is necessary. While the opportunities and potential payoffs of online education are endless, they may come at a heavy price for some unprepared institutions venturing into the market if they do not meet the challenges of cost feasibility, technology, market retention, and quality control. Distance-learning programs should be used to compliment and enhance the educational experience rather than damage it or lessen its credibility and benefits. The Internet age has significantly reshaped the higher education industry technological advancements in the distance-learning methodology. Increasing competition in programs throughout colleges and universities and a booming demand from...
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...RETIREMENT BRIEFING TRAINING What is the communication topic? The topic for this research paper is the effective use of distance learning technology to conduct Retirement Briefing training for Department of Army civilian employees located worldwide. . What is the organization? The Army Benefits Center-Civilian (ABC-C) is located at Fort Riley, Kansas and they instruct Retirement Briefings in a traditional classroom setting and distance learning. This organization provides entitlement benefits administration to over 343,000 employees located worldwide Why are you interested in this topic? The establishment of a Retirement Briefing training program for ABC-C using distance learning is a performance objective. Due to funding constraints, there is not money to pay the costs associated for ABC-C employees to conduct onsite Retirement Briefings. This project requires the location of distance learning technologies, the usage fees, cost savings of distance learning compared to a traditional classroom and marketing and scheduling the briefings. What is your thesis statement? With the current funding constraints for traditional classroom training, distance learning is an effective alternative to provide Retirement Briefing training to employees located throughout the world. References Army Benefits Center-Civilian (2012) Retrieved July 27, 2012 from https://www.abc.army.mil Ashford Writing Center https://content.ashford.edu/books/AUWC.12.4/sections/sec3...
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...Moving Anywhere Community College into Distance Education Rachelle Harris ED: 7212 Administration and Leadership of Distance Education Programs Moving Anywhere Community College into Distance Education Colleges increasingly have to compete for students, and Anywhere Community College has to compete with institutions that are continuously on the move to make their programs more attractive to students. These learners include a new bread of students, and they students who are looking to move into more lucrative career opportunities (Meyer, 2010). These students come from a wide array of careers, and some want to advance in their current careers while others wish to move into new ones. Consequently, ACC is faced with the decision to implement an online distance education program, and if Anywhere Community College is to remain competitive with other institutions, it must seriously consider this endeavor which will be a tremendous task for a college that has not embraced the use of technology for so long. This endeavor will require a total restructuring of ACC’s educational institution; however, it is one that the college must embrace with lightheartedness and diligence. Recognize and prepare for the fact that implementing an online distance education program will forever change the structure of ACC. Transformative Techniques The changing face of educational delivery is part of the reason ACC is faced with this endeavor, and in order to completely revamp this institution’s...
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...Make yourself aware of deadlines. There are a variety of different deadlines throughout the semester for submission of assignments, registering for the next semester, dropping classes, applying for graduation, etc. This information is sent to you at various times throughout the semester and/or is in your class or on the distance education website. It is your responsibility to monitor these deadlines. 3. Don't procrastinate. Successful online learners continue to tell us that the main reason they are successful is that they don't put things off. Put together a schedule and follow it as closely as possible. Build in some extra time, in case of illness or emergency, so that you are not always waiting until the last minute to accomplish things. 4. Take advantage of available services. UW-Platteville offers a variety of services to assist you in being a successful online learner. Continuing services include academic advising, library access, writing resources, online orientation, student and alumni advisory board mentoring, student service advising, financial aid resources, and a variety of other information available on the distance education website. In addition, we will be adding two new services for you this semester. Please be watching for announcements about Refworks (a service that assists with managing and preparing references/bibliographies, and research) and Turnitin (a...
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...Distance Learning Readiness Assignment This practicum will factor into your total class points for the semester. Please type your responses directly into this document. The screenshot of the quiz results can be placed in the document as well. http://www.lbcc.edu/DL/students/preparing.cfm Step 1: Of the available links, I’m asking that you watch the entire video “What it takes to be a successful online student” (short 2:48 mins) and answer the following questions thoroughly (these are directly from the video): 1. What is time-management? Why is it important in an online class and what are some challenges? According to Leighann, what are some necessary steps to for time management? Time management is being able to manage your time accordingly because when you are not able to attend class, you forget to keep up with due dates and assignments. Some steps are keeping a calendar or a planner and knowing when and what is due. 2. How is the setting/location in which you do your work important to your success in an online course? According to Nicholas, what are some ways you might need to adjust your study/work location for an online course? Setting is important because one can be relaxed and not feel motivated to do the work, Nicholas attended a library because he saw other students there and it motivated him, one can also attend the school computer lab. 3. How frequently should you check your email while enrolled in an online course...
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...attractiveness of foreign markets, which leads to expensive mistakes. This essay shall discuss the opportunities and risk associated with distance in international expansion. According to Ghemawat (2001), distance between two countries can manifest itself along four basic dimensions: cultural, administration, geographic and economic. Geographic distance, for instance, affects the costs of transportation and communications and is particularly importance to companies that deal with heavy or bulky products. Cultural distance, by contrast, affects consumer’s product preferences. It is a crucial consideration for any consumer goods or media company but it is much less important for a cement or steel business. Administrative distance involves historical and political associations shared by countries that greatly affect trade between them. Economic distance states that the wealth or income of consumers is the most important economic attribute, which creates distance between countries and has a marked effect on the levels of trade and types of partners a country trades with. The opportunities and risk associated with distance are based on the four dimension stated above where differences in each dimension can either be an opportunity to exploit or a risk to consider when companies decide to globally expand. For example, large economic distances between two countries can be an opportunity for companies to gain competitive advantage from economic arbitrage, which is the exploitation...
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...EN130 English Composition II Assignment#: Assignment 5 – Compare/Contrast Essay Title: Distance Education or Traditional Education Date: 22 August 2015 Distance Education Making Higher Education Possible for Everyone Distance education takes place when the teacher and student are in different locations from one another as a result of their physical location. Communication between the student and the teacher most often done via different ways of technology such as emails, virtual communication using web-based features like WebEx or instant messaging, just to name a few. Traditional education takes place in a campus environment, where the student and teacher are in the same room often referred to as a classroom. Distance Education provides higher education to those who may otherwise never have an opportunity with no boundaries to one’s station, race, creed, or physical limitations. Distance Education, thanks to free Wi-Fi offered at most public places gives students the ability to study in places like the library, stores, restaurants, coffee and soda shops. Making it easy for students to continue their learning even if they do not have internet access. Many students have Internet ability from their smartphones or tablets giving them access to classes and school materials from anywhere, as long as they have a phone signal. This makes distance education popular to many people this also provides a means for those that may have learning challenges to get a...
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...TO: University of the Philippine Open University Los Banos, Laguna RE: My Purpose in Applying to the Distance Education Program at UPOU My drive to attain knowledge and wisdom through education whether inside the four walls of a classroom or my workplace ignited me towards one goal of providing for myself and my family alone. But as I mirror the needs of others, I am challenged to extend my circle of influence. Armed with a college degree in Business Administration and as a Japanese language proficient Translator & Interpreter by school certification and experience, I am working and continuously striving to educate myself into where I am passionate about. Furthermore, I am diligently going on a journey from finishing a graduate course in Distance Education as well as aiming for Master’s degree. My exposure in management and human resources development coupled with the first-hand principles that I learned from various successful CEOs whom I’ve closely worked with have brought me to higher grounds. Currently, I am entrusted in managing a company dedicated to providing employment opportunities to newly graduate Filipinos teaching English to medical practitioners who are residents in Japan and/or based in other Asian countries. My vision in empowering more Filipinos to pursue development skills and to reach career goals has taken into fruition as I inspire our workforce to have an unending thirst for training and advancement. I have been in the forefront of...
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...often cited as a critical determinant of health-care choice in developing world (Timyan, Brechin, Measham & Ogunleye 1993). Several research findings concluded that the association of distance of health institution with utilization of maternal and child health services is negative, as distance increases the level of utilization decreases. Factors such as scarcity of vehicles and poor road condition, high transportation charges etc. limit the accessibility to the health services. A study in rural Tanzania, for example, found that 84 per cent of women who gave birth at home intended to deliver at a health facility but did not due to distance and lack of transportation (Bicego et al. 1997). A number studies...
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...Distance Learning and the Internet Conference 2008 5-2 Distance Learning Computer-based Hands-on Workshop: Experiences on Virtual and Physical Lab Environments Patcharee Basu, Shoko Mikawa, Achmad Basuki, Achmad Husni Thamrin, Keiko Okawa, Jun Murai Keio University Plenary Sessions Waseda University Presentations {yoo, funya, abazh, husni, keiko, jun}@sfc.wide.ad.jp Abstract In response to the educational demands of computer-skilled human resources, distance learning with ability to support hands-on computer lesson is needed. In this paper, a platform for region-wide distance learning computer-based hands-on workshop is presented through the actual developments. The proposed platform supports 1) teaching/learning activities in a hands-on computer workshop 2) efficient large-scale remote computer laboratory. Computer virtualization and StarBED large-scale computing testbed were utilized to create a distance learning computer laboratory, virtual and physical. This paper discusses various aspects of deploying virtual and physical lab environments for region-wide learners in a synchronous-style distance learning workshop. Keywords Hands-on computer workshop, remote laboratory, distance learning, educational technology 1 Introduction With digital and telecommunication technologies, distance education has been developed to extend boundary of knowledge sharing to be more location and time independent. It has been widely deployed in academic or training programs...
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...appropriate and inappropriate touching. Space is the core connection of the Expectancy Violation Theory. Space has relevance to Expectation Violation Theory not only because the theory is rooted in proxemics, but also because it has direct application to the distances previously discussed (West & Turner, 2010). Let’s explore how individual “personal space” within conversations varies with cultures, friends, and strangers as it is predicted and or explained by the expectancy violations theory. The texts states according to Burgoon, can be defined as an invisible, variable volume of space surrounding an individual which defines that individual’s preferred distance from others”.(p130) With that said anthropologist Edward Hall proposed that an individual’s surrounding space is divided into four different ranges of special distances called Proxemics Zones. These zones are as follows: Intimate distance, Personal distance, Social distance, and Public distance. Approriate behavior is associated within each of the proxemics zones. Let’s focus and elaborate on one specific proxemics, the intimate distance. Why? My opinion is that this proxemics set the ultimate level of comfort allowed by individual. The intimate distance ranges from zero to eighteen inches. Behavior associated with this zone are being able to touch a person or being close enough to hear a whisper. Edward Hall noted that he finds is interesting that when U.S Citizen find themselves in intimate settings but...
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