...Local Transport Plans: Case Study 2:1:b DEVELOPING A LOCAL GOVERNMENT TRANSPORT MASTERPLAN: CASE STUDY J. Lebo, World Bank (1999) Objectives of the case study National or state rural planning processes are often “top down”, technically sophisticated and, hence not geared to participation from local communities, those most affected. Involvement of local government is increasingly seen as being important to rural transport planning and engaging them in this process requires a balancing of the technical requirements of the process with local objectives and capacities. A Rural Transport infrastructure (RTI) planning process must be transparent and easily understood by local government planners who may have little grasp of the underpinning economics. The objective of this case study is to describe the development of a Local Government Transport Masterplan (LGTMP). 1. AN APPROACH TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT INVESTMENT PLANNING In most developing countries, decentralization has meant that local governments are increasingly made fully responsible for the provision of local services, including health, education, as well as local roads. Concurrently, national or state road planning processes are often "top-down" and technically sophisticated, as well as ignoring the potential for local governments and communities to participate. The involvement of local governments, however, has been shown to be a critical element to the success of the RTI planning process. In practice, however, most local governments...
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...Case Study – Week One Submitted by: Stephanie Richey For: Southern New Hampshire University Professor Richard J. Monohan QSO-600-X2072 – Operations Management Date: November 22, 2014 Strutledge College is considering the addition of an MBA program. Certain Factors have been identified that should help in making a final decision. However, the college has solicited recommendations that will be presented to the Board of Regents. The purpose of this case study will propose a course of action plan that will benefit Strutledge College and its endeavors to expand its student base and build valuable ties with area businesses, and simply survive. Problem Although business courses are taught at Strutledge College there are no undergraduate degrees offered. Enrollment has decreased and costs to operate the college are rising. With regards to budget, Strutledge is not in a position to hire additional staff. In addition, recent reports of the dwindling value of an MBA are cause for concern. History According to Kelly Cherwin currently 126 institutions, most of which are in the United States, offer nearly 300 of these innovative degrees and last year nearly 5,500 students are enrolled in Professional Science Masters degree programs or PSM. (Cherwin, 2014) Although Strutledge is considering a Masters program in business the notion of program improvement applies. “Sam Sterling, Vice President of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty at Keck Institute noted...
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...Report on The System of Education in India Nordic Recognition Information Centres 1 October 2006 THE SYSTEM OF EDUCATION IN INDIA Introduction ......................................................................................................... 3 Background to the Study Tour ............................................................................................... 3 Report Structure ..................................................................................................................... 3 Country Profile ....................................................................................................................... 4 Chapter 1 General Education ............................................................................ 5 Administration of Education .................................................................................................. 5 School Education.................................................................................................................... 6 National Curricula .................................................................................................................. 7 Examination and Assessment............................................................................................... 12 Source................................................................................................................................... 15 Islamic Education .......................................
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...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 teaching-learning methods...
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...curriculum transition from secondary education to higher educational institutions such as colleges and universities. Interest in this area affects many individuals preparing for education beyond K12. The purpose of this essay is to provide an outline of how implement a curriculum improvement plan that goes beyond high school transitioning to colleges and universities. Analysis of Curriculum Articulation and Alignment Curriculums in many high schools (systems) throughout America vary, but regionally many public school systems are similar, especially if they are in the same state. Most states mandate certain criteria that must exist in terms of what is expected for graduation. However, school districts do develop their own curriculums, as long as the elements that are mandated exist in the development of each school districts academic plan. By focusing on existing articulation programs a review of what is occurring in Wisconsin and with some reference to California will be used as a comparison to the proposed plan. In most school systems the goal of curriculum articulation as it applies in Wisconsin and California, is to provide educators a method where they can work towards an established articulated curriculum. (Alexson & Kemnitz, 2004) The target is to provide students with a transition between their secondary education towards colleges or universities. (Alexson & Kemnitz, 2004) The overall goal of the Wisconsin plan is to assist in the association of high...
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... It is the highest ranked university in Turkey and the 85th ranked university in the world according to Times Higher Education [1]. Education is taught in English for all departments. I was successfully ranked the 4913th student within 1.6 million students in the university entrance exam of Turkey, which granted me acceptance at METU. From the time that I started my bachelor untill graduation, completing my masters in Germany has always been my dream. For this reason I have taken German courses for 7 semesters at METU starting from A1.2 to B2.1 level (refer to academic transcript). Only two of them contributed to my diploma grade, the rest were for my personal development and to increase my chance of acceptance into the masters course in Germany. I was one of 8 students among the 20,000 population of METU, who achieved this level. During my last years of my Bachelor I was searching universities in Germany. For this purpose I have been there 2 times in 2014 and 2015 semester holidays. I have also tried to understand their life style and prospect enough budget. I have gathered information from universities and people also. The main subjects that I focused was MBA, Environment & Resource Management, Energy & Power based programmes. When I researched on the DAAD web site, I discovered MBA IMRE programme of TUBAF. I had already decided on doing my master on “Management”, that is why...
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...Issues in Accounting Education Vol. 15, No. 2 May 2000 Budgeting and Performance Evaluation at the Berkshire Toy Company Dean Crawford and Eleanor G. Henry ABSTRACT: This case^ provides an opportunity to study budgets, budget variances, and performance evaluation at several levels. As a purely mechanical problem, the case asks for calculations of various price, efficiency, spending, and volume variances from a set of budgets and actual results. The case is also an interpretive exercise. After the variances have been computed, the next step is to develop plausible conjectures about their likely causes. Finally, it is a case about performance evaluation and responsibility accounting. The company has an incentive plan, based on the budget variances, that needs to be analyzed and critiqued. INTRODUCTION anet McKinley is employed by the Quality Products Corporation, a publicly traded conglomerate. The corporation manufactures and sells many different kinds of products, including luggage, music synthesizers, breakfast cereals, peanut butter, and children's toys. McKinley is Vice President in charge of the Berkshire Toy Company, a division of Quality Products. It is late July 1998 and McKinley has just received the preliminary income statement for her division for the year ended June 30, 1998 (see Table 1). The master (static) budget and master budget variances for the same period are included for comparison purposes. McKinley looks at the bottom line...
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...Postgraduate Education in the United Kingdom Higher Education Policy Institute and The British Library Ginevra House January 2010 Contents Section Introduction Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Section 4 Section 5 Section 6 Section 7 Purpose and arrangement of this study What is postgraduate education? Who studies for postgraduate qualifications? Trends in postgraduate study Institutional differences and regional disparities Costs and benefits International standards and quality Future demand Page 1 3 9 24 40 47 59 63 2 Introduction: Purpose and arrangement of this study 1. The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the postgraduate education sector in the UK, bringing together published data and reports in a convenient format and highlighting areas that may be of interest to policymakers. It provides a continuation and extension of the Higher Education Policy Institute’s (HEPI) previous report on postgraduate education in the UK published in 2004.1 2. This report mostly looks at the sector from a UK-wide perspective, unless dealing specifically with regional differences. However, since the large majority of the students in higher education are registered in English universities, this only gives us a clear picture of what is happening in England and does not necessarily reflect the situation in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, or indeed any one of the nine English regions. The reader should bear in mind that many of the discussions focus mainly on...
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...questions that many Millennials are trying to find the answer to. There are so many different paths to take, but why college? Well, we can start off by saying that college has many benefits. Some of these being higher salaries, lower unemployment rates, and overall just having the opportunity to pursue higher education and gain the skills needed to follow your ambitions to the best of your ability. These reasons answer those burning questions and provide the answer that college is most definitely worth it. For one thing, graduating from college comes with higher salaries and lifetime earnings. A study by Georgetown’s Center on Education and the Workforce came to the result that people with...
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...come up with an appropriate topic PERCEVED VALUE OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES: CASE STUDY, APPROACH OF PRIVATE HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUITION. Name: Institution: Remember questionnaire I did re write it whole Abstract The international students’ enrolment in Malaysian private higher education institutions acts as a major contributor to the national economic ability of the higher education institutions. Consequently, this has led to the rise of several studies concerning international students on many aspects, including their perceptions, living experiences, and their behaviors towards the renowned values of the choice of their private higher education institution in Malaysia. In this context, there are very few studies that have looked into international students’ overall satisfaction with their experiences in private higher education institutions. This study is committed to investigate the factors affecting decision making of international students in choosing Malaysian private higher education institutions as a study destination for their postgraduate studies. Sampling chosen for this research are international students currently studying at XX College, one of the leading private higher education institutions in Malaysia. This study contains a theoretical framework done by Sheth, a successful sociologist...
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...Rotterdam Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship The Impact of entrepreneurship education programs on entrepreneurial intentions: An application of the theory of planned behavior Master Thesis Sofia Karali 357726 Supervisor: Pr. Dr. Roy Thurik Erasmus School of Economics Co-reader: Hendrik Halbe MSc Erasmus Centre for Entrepreneurship Erasmus School of Economics Rotterdam 2013 Abstract Though many researchers have focused on entrepreneurship education, little research has been conducted on the precise effects and overall effectiveness of the entrepreneurship education programs. Drawing on the theory of planned behavior, this study investigates the impact of entrepreneurship programs on the entrepreneurial intention of students in higher education in the Netherlands. Data for this study is drawn from GUESSS (an international project investigating the entrepreneurial spirit of students worldwide). The results show that participants of entrepreneurship education programs are more likely to have higher intention (right or five years after their studies have been completed) to found their own businesses compared to nonparticipants. Furthermore, attitude toward entrepreneurship, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control mediate the aforementioned relationship. The findings of this report contribute both to the Theory of Planned Behavior and to the field of entrepreneurship education. 1 Contents Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Literature Review & hypotheses...
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...VICTORIA UNIVERSITY COURSE BROCHURE Got questions about studying at Victoria University, visiting, or applying? WELCOME MD MANJURUL Phone: +61 3 9919 1164 Email: international@vu.edu.au Apply online: www.vu.edu.au/courses/how-to-apply Find an agent: http://eaams.vu.edu.au/BrowseAgents.aspx This is your introduction to the incredible array of academic programs and resources we offer. Feel free to create additional brochures if your interests change. IN THIS BROCHURE Campuses, facilities and services Why study at Victoria University How to apply Cost of living English language requirements (TAFE/VET) English language requirements (Undergraduate) English language requirements (Postgraduate) English language courses Scholarship opportunities for international students Accommodation and private rentals Student support and safety Career and employment services Live in Melbourne SELECTED COURSES Diploma of Accounting Diploma of Library and Information Services Advanced Diploma of Engineering Technology Diploma of Engineering - Advanced Trade Diploma of Engineering Technology Information and fees listed in this brochure are for non-resident students starting the course in 2015. Fees are subject to approval and may change. In some courses students must buy equipment or clothing that they will need in the course. These equipment or clothing costs are not included in the course fees listed and we recommend you seek advice from the...
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...services from the tourism area. Within the hotel industry human resource has become one crucial element for innovation, mainly because of the increasing role of the customer-contact employee. Considering the specificity of the Romanian hotel industry we appreciate that emphasizing the human resource role could generate and sustain a competitive advantage in a more dynamic environment. Within human resource approach, we point out that training program for employees and managers’ expertise are important factors in sustaining innovation. Therefore, three hypotheses are stated. Two of them refer to the training programs while the last one to the managers’ expertise. All of them are confirmed by the study’s findings. The second part of the study consists of developing findings for the region of Braşov County based on the presented research methodology. We consider two dependent variables, innovation decision and innovation level, respectively. Our goal is to determine the correlations between those two and the explanatory variables referring to employees and managers- training, constant training, occasional training, manager’s experience and...
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...Abstract As shown in previous research a relationship between tuition fee and student enrollment exists, this study focusses on this relationship moderated by government aid and career expectations. By manipulating these variables in a questionnaire with vignettes all other variables able to influence this relationship are controlled as much as possible. Results suggest that a variation in both government aid and career expectation influence students’ decision to enroll both for their first study as for a further study after graduation. The effect of career expectations seems to be the most crucial on a student’s enrollment choice. How career expectations, tuition fees and government aid impact student enrollment Education in all its forms is one of the fundamental elements of societies. By educating people a society can function and develop. This is especially the case in western countries in which knowledge, which can be acquired through education is of crucial importance. The need for high educated persons is of great importance for western countries such as member states of the European Union. The importance of higher education is reflected in strategies launched by the European Union (Rodriguez, al, 2010; European Commission, 2010), aiming towards a knowledge economy and becoming more competitive in future years. This vision is also being shared outside the European Union (Yang, 2011). The tuition fees in the Netherlands are rising and...
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...Program Guidebook Master of Science, Information Security and Assurance The Master of Science in Information Security and Assurance is a competency-based degree program that encompasses the main security domains of knowledge developed following strict guidelines for information security and assurance education prescribed by the National Security Agency. Understanding the Competency-Based Approach Practically speaking, what does it mean when we say that WGU’s programs are competency-based? Unlike traditional universities, WGU does not award degrees based on credit hours or on a certain set of required courses. Instead, you will earn your degree by demonstrating your skills, knowledge, and understanding of important concepts through a series of carefully designed courses. Progress through your degree program is governed not by classes but by satisfactory completion of the required courses that demonstrate your mastery of the competencies. Of course, you will need to engage in learning experiences as you brush up on competencies or develop knowledge and skills in areas in which you may be weak. For this learning and development, WGU has a rich array of learning resources in which you may engage under the direction of your student mentor. You will work closely with your mentor to schedule your program for completing the courses. You will also work closely with additional faculty members as you proceed through courses of study that are designed to lead you through...
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