...1 TEACHING - LEARNING METHODS IN ACCOUNTING EDUCATION - AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH IN THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIO Prof. Edson Luiz Riccio, Ph.D. - e-mail: elriccio@usp.br BSc. Marici Cristine Gramacho Sakata - e-mail: mcsakata@usp.br Affiliation: University of São Paulo - Brazil Faculty of Economics, Administration and Accountancy Department of Accountancy and Actuary Av. Prof. Luciano Gualberto 908 - FEA3 05508-900 – Sao Paulo – Brasil FAX: 55-11- 813 01 20 PHONE: 55-11- 3818 58 20 ABSTRACT The Teaching of Accounting is facing nowadays a significant challenge. Reason is that it aims educating youngster that are going to work in companies that use advanced Information Technologies and endeavor promoting continuous organizational changes. Those changes require constant attention and continuous adaptation from both academics and practitioners. To succeed, a neophyte has to be prepared on how to deal with these changes. It means not only receiving the necessary knowledge but also the abilities to adapt himself. In general, it is accepted that if a Course provides the student with proper knowledge utilization skills, and necessary abilities the student will be able to adapt to the difficulties of a changing environment. It is recognized that the teaching method can influence in the development of several abilities such as: cooperation, leadership, responsibility, self-confidence, independence, and ability to decision making and communication skills. The purpose of this work is to study the...
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...Professional Development Plan Student: Phanuel R. Mubamba, phanuel.mubamba@waldenu.edu Student ID # A00262074 DDBA 8005-6 Foundations for Doctoral Business Administration Studies Program: Doctor of Business Administration Specialization: Entrepreneurship Walden University September 19, 2010 Professional Development Plan Professional Development Plan (PDP) is a short planning document that examines my current Continuing Professional Development (CPD) needs, looks at how these might be met and lists objectives for the future. It helps to structure and focus my training needs and should address the following points: • Where am I now? • Where am I going? • How am I going to get there? (http://www.ciht.org.uk/en/education--training/continuing-professional-development/professional-development-plan.cfm). Nowadays, with significant changes in government policies and priorities affecting our industry and profession, the need for training to ensure that our skills are up to date and ready to meet these challenges is ever more important (http://www.ciht.org.uk/en/education--training/continuing-professional-development/professional-development-plan.cfm). The planning process for writing a PDP ensures that educators remain deeply committed to professional growth and will keep places that motivate and engage all students. Writing a PDP allows the educator to direct his or her own professional growth and determine how...
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...researcher used ‘general survey method’ in the study. Totally 426 students from six public high schools, chosen according to random sampling method participated in the research. In order to answer the research questions in the study, “the Attitude Scale Towards Reading” was used. In accordance with the purpose of the study, percentage, mean, standard deviation, independent samples t-test, ANOVA and Tukey-HSD tests were employed in the study. For the statistical analyses SPSS 17.0 was used. According to findings of the study, it was seen that high school students had moderate level of reading attitudes. It was also understood in the study that high school students’ reading attitudes differed significantly according to gender, grade level, school type, father’s and mother’s educational level and the financial income of the family variables. Key Words: Reading, attitude, high school, gender, grade, education level, income. INTRODUCTION Reading plays a very important role in our lives. It is so much a part of everyday living that one can hardly imagine a life without it. In the age of the Internet and information technologies, reading retains its importance as an essential skill for learners of any language (Alderson, 1984). Reading is amongst the most crucial determinants in developing an individual’s vision that shapes his or her personality and that makes him or her become closer...
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...COMPETENCIES BETWEEN NURSES PREPARED AT ASSOCIATE DEGREE LEVEL VS BACCALAURATE LEVEL. The development in research and advancement in technology demands highly qualified individuals in many professions especially in the health care industry There are three ways to become an RN such as a nursing diploma program offered by hospitals. 2 -year associate degree usually offered at community colleges and a 4 year baccalaureate in nursing offered at colleges and universities. After World war II, demand for nurses grew dramatically in United States to meet the severity of the shortage. The faculty was forced to develop new entry level nursing program to prepare nurse technicians in a two year associate degree. (Creasia, 2011). In this paper, we are going to discuss the differences in competencies between a nurse who holds an associate degree versus a baccalaureate degree. Education differences between associate and baccalaureate degree nursing In addition to all the course work taught in associate degree nursing, BSN nurses are taught more "in depth treatment of physical and social sciences, nursing, research, public health, community health, nursing management and humanities" (Rosseter , 2013). These additional courses make a BSN nurse to grow in their profession, and to better understand cultural, political ,economic and social issues that affect patient and influence healthcare. So these different level graduate nurses perform from the same platform, so the question...
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...[Introduction] Since a very long time, many researches are being done to observe the organizational behaviour, all having a more or less common motto – “Optimization of performance”. Effectiveness and efficiency are the most important factors to determine the company’s performance. In present day views, the fit between the technology and structure has become the focus of the discussion where as earlier theories used to have a different focal point. This study is more about regularizing the analysis level to each organization and measurement of contingency relationship between technology and structure. Studies which considered large units led to more enigma than studies which considered smaller sub-units. The research paper concentrates on highlighting the link between technology and structure; and how they can be utilized to improve the performance of an organization. The central disagreement revolves around the theory that instead of technology or structure or technology and structure, a fit between both the structure and technology is a better measurement of performance. One of authors Judith W.Alexander served as an assistant professor in college of nursing, University of South Carolina, the other author W. Alan Randolph is a professor of International business and leadership. They present the argument that performance can be better studied in sub-units than in large units(organization), considering the fact the factors influencing the performance would affect...
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...prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level. Patient Care Scenario Barbara Doherty Grand Canyon University: NRS-430-O102 September 21, 2014 Differences in competencies between nurses prepared at the associate-degree level versus the baccalaureate-degree level. Patient Care Scenario “BSN- prepared nurse have a positive impact on lowering mortality rate.” (Tourangeau et. al. , 2007 p.6). As the health care industry is constantly evolving at a fast pace, education is with no doubt one of the most influential aspect that nurses have to conquer to be able to give the best patient care. This paper will argue with solid evidence-based research the differences in educational preparation between a Baccalaureate degree nurse, BSN, and an associate degree nurse, ADN. Different approaches in decision making and patient care will be explained, using a clinical situation, amongst a BSN nurse and ADN nurse showing that BSN nurses make better decisions concerning patient care. Associate Degree Nursing and Baccalaureate Degree Nursing There are three possibilities to become a registered nurse and those are: a 3- year diploma, a 3-year associate degree, which is the equivalent of an ADN degree, and a 4-year baccalaureate degree which is the equivalent of a BSN degree. The ADN program was created by Mildred Montag due to scarcity on nurses. Mildred created a new type of nurse as she explained it in her doctoral thesis, Education of Nursing Technicians...
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...BSN Versus ADN Veronica Suarez Grand Canyon University: NRS-430V March 6, 2015 High demands of nursing and more nursing schools existing are creating more competition for job opportunities that has evolved into hospitals raising the bar on nurses’ knowledge. Living here in Miami makes job searching a difficult task unless if you know someone who knows someone or you have all of the qualifications for the job which lately it’s including have a BSN, as opposed to many years ago where having an associates degree was sufficient. The hospital I just got hired at to do an emergency department residency program is not a magnet hospital but due to healthcare foundations and the hospital itself trying to become a magnet hospital they required me to either have my bachelors degree or at least be enrolled in one. I understand and respect this approach of the hospital because I do know that nurses with a BSN bring more to the hospital practice setting in the sense of their prized critical thinking skills, health promotion, and leadership skills. For example, being in the ER and having a patient that has been admitted with a possible ischemic stroke requires fast critical thinking skills in assessing the patient and following the hospitals protocols for this type of patient such as conducting a CAT scan and drawing labs to be able to diagnose if the patient is having a stroke or not so if need be give Activase as soon as possible since time...
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...in Learning English in Bangladesh An M.A. Dissertation* by Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir, M.A. ELT, Doctoral Researcher The English and Foreign Languages University Hyderabad – 500605 Andhra Pradesh, India naushaadk@gmail.com *The dissertation submitted here is the slightly modified version of the dissertation that was submitted for the degree of M.A. ELT. The modifications include stylistic changes and corrections of the printing mistakes that were present in the earlier manuscript. No modification was made on theme or content or data analysis or their interpretation. Language in India www.languageinindia.com 12 : 1 January 2012 Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir, M.A. ELT, Doctoral Researcher Causes of Secondary Students’ Failure in Learning English - An M.A. Dissertation 1 Language in India www.languageinindia.com 12 : 1 January 2012 English Department Institute of Modern Languages University of Dhaka Causes of Secondary Students’ Failure in Learning English Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir Supervisor Professor A.M. M. Hamidur Rahman English Department Institute of Modern Languages University of Dhaka THIS DISSERTATION IS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTERS OF ARTS IN ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEACHING (ELT) 2007 Language in India www.languageinindia.com 12 : 1 January 2012 Mian Md. Naushaad Kabir, M.A. ELT, Doctoral Researcher Causes of Secondary Students’ Failure in Learning English - An M.A....
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...include prescribing medications, monitoring symptoms and medical side effects, assessing physical functions, diagnosing health problems, offering treatments, creating different level care plan that fits patients condition, evaluating medicines responses, supporting emotional difficulties and conducting researches. One of the important roles is that nurse practitioner also needs to update the new policies and educates other health workers. In addition, nurse practitioners will serve different groups of patients such as adult and geriatric health, pediatric health, family health, women health, mental health, and public health. These different criteria will require specialized certification in order to provide progressive healthcare...
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...DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH PROFILE NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY (Centre of Excellence for Higher Education) JULY 2009 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AT A GLANCE Chairman, Department of Public Health Dr. GU Ahsan, PhD Teaching Staff FULL TIME : Professor – 1 Associate Professor – 1 Assistant Professor –1 Senior Lecturer – 1 Lecturers – 1 Junior Lecturers – 2 PART-TIME : Professor – 4 Associate Professor – 1 Assistant Professor –3 Senior Lecturer – 2 Lecturers – 2 Non-Teaching and Support Staff Program Officer Office Secretary Teaching: Graduate Assistants (TAs/ GAs) Office Support Service Staff (OSS) Masters of Public Health Program: Started in 2006 Students are mostly doctors and health planners (e.g., High and mid label Officials from DG Health, DG Family Planning and others), health managers, public health workers and researchers, etc. Number students enrolled till date: 550 Number of students graduated: 50 Introduction and Background of the Department of Public Health This is our intense gratification to introduce North South University (NSU), Dhaka, Bangladesh as “The Center of Excellence for Higher Education” which is committed to provide high quality education and training in public health and in various emerging and reemerging health issues. In addition NSU is providing education in Business, Computer Science, Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Microbiology, Economics, English and others which is highly recognized at home and abroad. Moreover, North...
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...Educational Preparation Grand Canyon University: NRS 430V Today healthcare field is very advanced and nurse have very significant role in healthcare field. In olden time, nursing was not considered as glamour’s or respectful profession in the society because nurse’s job was helping sick and poor people with very limited education and knowledge. Today nurses are professionally educated and there is different level of educations and curriculums are available for practice as a registered nurse. Although, both Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) and Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) are eligible for appear the NCLEX-RN exam or practice as a resisted nurse there are many difference in competency level and preparation level to each program. The core differentiation is the length, number of credits, time and competency level required to complete each program. An ADN usually takes two years to complete where as BSN will take four years to successfully complete the program. Baccalaureate degree level of education is a four-year leaning program in a university level, which is primarily concentrated on human anatomy, nursing theory, critical thinking, detailed study of people and cultures, enhancement of nursing managerial skills, nursing research and so on. To qualify for a baccalaureate program, the student must first meet all of the college’s or the university’s entrance requirements. Usual entrance requirements include college preparation courses in high school (e.g. advance...
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...ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I extend my sincerest gratitude to Professor Ms. Adajar for her constant support, guidance and motivation, who helped me with the revisions I made and increase the idea that I must do with this research. I also like to thank my most beloved family who understand the need to finish this research, just always remember that you are always loved. And lastly to my unseen co-author who always guides me and never leaves my side. In completing this project, the project provided us with an opportunity to understand the fundamentals of research methods in a better manner and apply them in everyday life. The insistence on taking up a socially relevant topic like the use of Facebook helped me to understand if the said topic really affects the academic performance of the students. Introduction Overview Social networking websites are currently being used regularly my millions of people. The use of social networking sites has been widespread that they have not only caught the attention of academic and industry researchers worldwide but also me, in particular. Social networking sites are now being investigated by numerous social science researchers and an increasing number of academic commentators are becoming more and more interested in studying Facebook, Twitter, and other social networking services, because of their probable impact on society. While the social networking sites have the same key aspects, the cultures and responses around them that become...
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...defines psychology as “the science of mind and behavior”. It generally is a field that revolves about how and why a living thing act and behave and the processes in the mind that comes with the behavior. The American Psychological Association (2014) furthermore defines psychology as a study concerning the mind and behavior of the human being, involving everything from how the brain functions to why a certain person behaves. Basically, psychology is a field that studies human and their behavior with the goal of analysis on the mind as to why their behavior is such. 2.2 What are the uses of psychology in the business world? Psychology can be used in the business world by means of helping the employees achieve their optimum performance level and still be happy about their job (Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Inc. [SIOP], 2014). Psychologists work in the human resources department, in the managerial department, in the administration, and more. It is use to develop and utilize an employee’s ability to perform even better at his job. Psychology is used to ensure harmony amongst the people in the organization. It is also concerned with trainings and development given to employees and to the company (San Diego State University [SDSU], 2014). According to the Victoria University of Wellington (2013), every business organization aims to supply a form of commodity, whatever it is, in an efficient and inexpensive method to the public. It is the duty of the psychology...
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...The English Language Proficiency Test (ELPT) was the name of a SAT II last administered in January 2005. It was a one-hour multiple choice test given on English language proficiency by the College Board. A student whose native language was not English could have chosen to take this test instead of or in addition to Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) for college entrance depending upon requirements of the schools in which the student was planning to apply. Until 1994, the SAT II's were known as Achievement Tests. The ELPT assessed both the understanding of spoken and written standard American English and the ability to function in a classroom where English is spoken. The test was intended for students whose best language was not English; who attend U.S. high schools, or who had studied in an international school where courses were taught in English; had completed two to four years of English language instruction in an English as a Second Language program or in English enrichment courses; and/or students who spoke a language other than English at home or work. It was scored on a scale of 901 to 999. Data gathering Procedure After the discussion for formulating survey questionnaire by the researchers, subsequently, it has been checked by our adviser, ______________________ then, the research instrument will come up validation process. It was validated by_____________________ of English department. Revision were suggested by the evaluators and it was all incorporated...
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...collections is a critical need in archives and manuscript collections. The Archival Metrics Toolkits were created, and comprised five user-based evaluation instruments for archives and special collections in colleges and universities such as researcher, archival web sites, online finding aids, student researchers, and teaching support. The Archival Metrics Toolkits, as developed, represent a first step toward standardized evaluation created specifically for archives. Now it is up to the community to adopt these tools and report their use. These are the first standardized questionnaires to target archives and special collections and take into consideration the unique environment of primary sources and the specific dynamics involved in connecting researches with archival and manuscript collections. Keywords: Archiving, Collections management, Software tools Summary Over the past five years, they have developed, tested, and deployed five standardized instruments, which archives and special collections in colleges and universities can utilize to conduct user-based evaluations of their services. These five questionnaires focus on researchers, archival web sites, online finding aids, student researchers, and teaching support. They have reported on the creation and scope of...
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