...Organizational Behavior Case: People Problems at HEI After graduating with honors with a management major from State University, Ashley James accepted an entry level position in the Human Resources Department of Hospital Equipment Inc. (HEI), a medium-sized manufacturer of hospital beds and metal furniture (bed stands, tables, cabinets, etc.). This hospital room product line has been a “cash cow” for HEI since the founding of the firm 35 years ago by James Robinson, Sr. In recent years, however, HEI’s market share has become eroded by some of the big office furniture firms, both in the United States and abroad, who are starting to diversify into the health institution market. Mr. Robinson has been easing into retirement the last couple of years. His only child, Rob, was made CEO three months ago. Rob came up through product engineering for two years and then headed up operations for the past four years. Rob had been a three-sport star athlete and student body president in high school. He then went on to State University where he graduated near the top of his class in mechanical engineering. In his new leadership role at HEI, Rob’s vision is to take the firm from being a low-tech bed and metal furniture manufacturer that is going downhill to become a high-tech medical equipment manufacturer. Rob is convinced that even though this would be a dramatic change for HEI, there is enough of a foundation and culture in place to at least start a new division...
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...2012 International Conference on Information and Network Technology (ICINT 2012) IPCSIT vol. 37 (2012) © (2012) IACSIT Press, Singapore Knowledge Management System and Higher Education Institutions Kalaimagal Ramakrishnan + and Norizan Mohd Yasin Faculty of Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya, Malaysia Abstract. Knowledge Management System is the key in achieving opportunities for better decision-making and competitive advantages for organizations. Academic sector have significant opportunities to apply Knowledge Management System practices to their mission. Applying Knowledge Management System concepts has led Higher Education Institutions to explore how Knowledge Management System might be applied in a Higher Education Institutions setting. This study explored such uses of Knowledge Management System in Higher Education Institution. The paper is based upon a quantitative and qualitative study. It is produced after gathering feedback through questionnaires from twenty academic staff and eleven nonacademic staff in one of the public university in Malaysia. Results of the questionnaires and interviewing session with the academic and non-academic staff illustrate that, Knowledge Management System in Higher Education Institution could boost the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of graduates who can satisfy the employers’ need in the entry level of employability in their future. Keywords: knowledge management system, higher education institution...
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...and skills, while possessing good interpersonal skills that will enable them to communicate effectively at the workplace. They must also display good time management, team spirit, a reasonable level of aptitude in English, as well as an awareness and understanding of market and business trends. As the Higher Education Institutes (HEI) is held responsible for producing competent and skilled labor force, the HEI is always facing the demand of producing competent knowledge-based workers from the ICT labor market. Therefore, it is vital for every HEI to provide the essential knowledge, skills and expertise for students to succeed in their work place and meet the future challenges. To ensure that every student is employed, Higher Education Institution (HEI) should consistently update their education system according the employers’ need. Working closely with the industry will help the HEI to identify and close the skill mismatches gap. This raises the concern on the lack of a web based advisory system that can identify the skill gap by facilitating the communication between the HEI and the industry and make the necessary proposal to assist the HEI to revise and update their curriculum in order to close the gap of skills mismatches. Background Higher Education Institutes The education system of Malaysia is overseen by two institutes, which is, Ministry of Education which governs the secondary level of education and the Ministry of Higher Education for...
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...Inc. was founded in Palo Alto, California over 50 years ago. Originally, the company provided radio components to small repair shops. Products were offered for sale through a catalogue that was mailed to prospective customers every four months. The company built its reputation on high quality and service. As time passed, HEI began supplying more than just radio parts, adding items such as fuses, transformers, computers, and electrical testing equipment. The expansion of the product line had been coupled with an increase in the number and type of customers the company served. Although the traditional repair shops still remained a part of the company's market, technical schools, universities, and well-known corporations in the Silicon Valley were added to the list of customers. Today HEI operates the Palo Alto facility with the same dedication to supplying quality products through catalogue sales that it had when it was first founded. Customer service remains the top priority. HEI stocks and sells over 22,000 different items. Most customers receive their orders within 48 hours, and all components are warranted for a full year. Statement of the Problem: The HEI wanted to expand the business including the Web-based purchasing which the board felt that it is needed to offer on-line purchasing to its customers in order to maintain its competitive position in the market. Objective: This study explored the perceptions about Hightone Electronics, Inc. The study tried to assess the...
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...business require different operations consideration for HEI? Is George Gonzales correct in his assessment that this would not be “business as usual”? Operation Management is the business function that plans, Organizes, coordinates and controls the resources needed to produce a company’s goods and service. It involves managing people, equipment technology, information and many other resources. It is responsible for orchestrating all the resources needed to produce the final product. This includes designing the product; deciding what resources are needed; arranging schedules, equipment and facilities, managing inventory controlling quality; designing the jobs to make the product; basically, operations management is responsible for all aspects of the process of transforming inputs into outputs. As proper management of operations can lead to company success, improper management of operations can lead to failure. So, the operations management is critical to the success of a business. The web poses challenges for operations management. The internet can be used to purchase almost everything on-line. the internet has given customers flexibility, it has also created challenges for companies; delivering exactly what the customer ordered at the time promised, making promises on web site is one thing. The job of operations and is much more complicated that might seem. That is why it always requires different operations consideration for HEI. Yes, George Gonzales correct in his assessment that...
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...Research Topic: Financial Sustainable Development of Higher Education Institutions in Developing Countries I. Introduction Education is an economically and socially productive investment and in the majority of the both industrialised and developing countries, it is funded mainly by the government (Psacharopoulos, 1986). The expansion of education received by individuals depends both on their and governments’ fiscal resources (Barr, N., 2008). In recent years, however, the world financial-economic crises and adverse macroeconomic conditions have reduced most government’s ability to continue expanding quantity of educational institutions, improving quality of education and widening access, all subject to a fiscal constraint. At the same time, the potential contributions of students and their families are limited by the current financial arrangements (Albrecht & Ziderman, 1995). The result is underinvestment in education, particularly in higher education. However, more investment in human capital will lead to higher economic growth rates and that the rates of return on these investments for both government and private individuals would be very profitable (Steyn and Villiers, 2006). Most empirical studies by several researchers, such as Barr, N. (2008); Johnstone, B. & Marcucci, P. (2010); Psacharpoulos, G. & Partinos, H. A. (2004); and Sam, M. (2011) reveal that higher education has expended significantly in the last quarter century in most of the developing countries...
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...facing challenges in terms of worldwide movement of international students mostly from the Asian and African continents to universities in the West to provide an important source of income to those receiving universities (Biggs and Tang, 2010). In trying to strengthen the quality assurance system in Philippine higher education, institutions of higher learning were mandated to upgrade higher education curricular offerings to international standards (Valdez, 2012). There is a growing worldwide concern among the stakeholders of education that the present educational system does not prepare students adequately for life and work in the 21st century. (ncrel.org) In order to remain responsive to these challenges, Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) need to continuously assess correctly the organization’s strategic needs and ever-evolving business process requirements in terms of core, operational and management competencies. This has prompted many educators across the globe to explore new ways of designing education including a review of the curriculum, the instructional processes and the methods of assessment in order to cope up with international standards. (Laurel, 2011) This brings about the shift from the traditional content based education toward outcomes based education. Outcomes-based education is an approach to education as well as a type of learning process wherein decisions about the curriculum are driven by the exit learning outcomes that the students...
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...30 GOOD PRACTICE CASE STUDIES IN UNIVERSITY-BUSINESS COOPERATION PART OF THE DG EDUCATION AND CULTURE STUDY ON THE COOPERATION BETWEEN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS AND PUBLIC AND PRIVATE ORGANISATIONS IN EUROPE EUROPEAN COMMISSION Directorate-General for Education and Culture Directorate C: Lifelong learning: higher education and international affairs European Institute of Innovation and Technology; economic partnership Public open tender EAC/37/2009: CONTENTS CONTENTS INTRODUCTION Scope of report Introduction to UBC Elements in the UBC Ecosystem 5 5 5 5 AIMS & METHODOLOGY Introduction Objective Process for selection Basis for selection Countries considered in the selection of the cases Case study partners 7 7 7 7 8 8 9 CASE STUDIES Case study key insights Classification of countries Nature of case study Case study quick-find 10 10 12 12 13 NORTHERN Europe Case 1: SEA, Denmark Case 2: ETM, Estonia Case 3: Demola, Finland Case 4: REAP, Ireland Case 5: Mobility at UL, Latvia Case 6: CSE, Sweden Case 7: SMIL, Sweden Case 8: SPEED, UK Case 9: IDI/Digital City, UK Case 10: Acua Limited, UK 18 19 25 30 35 41 46 52 57 63 70 76 80 84 90 96 EASTERN EUROPE Case 11: GIS, Bulgaria Case 12: TTO Pécs, Hungary Case 13: The Science and Economy Project, Poland Case 14: WCTT, Poland Case 15: Q-PlanNet, Romania 75 1 © Science-to-Business Marketing Research Centre CONTENTS SOUTHERN EUROPE Case 16: MUHC, Malta Case 17: PNICube...
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...De Guzman Roy Allen Luna BS-HRM 2 MWF: 7:30-9:30/ TTh 7:30-9:00 Part 1: Analysis Situation: In Banahaw there is a 9 year old boy named Danny Dimatuto, heis being bullied by kids, adults and almost all the people who knows him, because of his appearance and more for his lack of knowledge. For that reason nobody took him seriously except for ben whose son of his mother’s friend. Ben saw how loving and caring Danny Dimatuto in a short time Ben and Danny Dimatuto became friends. They went through difficult times such as Ben being Criticize by others because of him, but their bond is too great to be shattered. Problem: The problem is that Danny Dimatutu stayed who he is he didn’t try to make himself better. The community where he grows criticize, bullied and outcast Danny Dimatuto. Solution: Danny Dimatuto should’ve try harder to improve himself and proved others that he can also be a normal person or even greater. Also the community where he belongs could have helped him bloom into a better person. Message: Don’t be contented of who you are always find a way to be greater every single day. Everyone who wants to do well to the human race always ends up in universal bullying. Even if you are the most uneducated, ugliest, and disgusting person in the universe, there’s always this one person who will accept you completely and will try to understand and help you at your darkest times. Part II: Analysis Relating to SHE: The story of Danny...
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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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...EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION -refers to the established normative system of providing and receiving education and training Education- maybe defined as a process of learning that involves developing the cognitive, affective, and psychomotor skills of a person which leads to change Educational organizations such as schools, training and development centers, etc. operate for the following educational purposes: 1. Knowledge Acquisition. Schools lay down the foundations for structured learning and providing students with a range of learning tools, materials, and interactive learning experience. 2. Skills development. Schools bring out from the students heir hidden potentials, skills, and talents that are further developed through support and training, and participation in co-curricular and extracurricular activities. 3. Values formation. Schools mould the character of students by imbibing in them the values integrated in the courses or subjects that they take up, as well as the core valuesthat the school promotes through discipline and habit. 4. Socialization. Schools offer a new environment, a second home, a second family with peer groups, and second parents with teachers. The student learns to establish rapport, relations, and attains status recognition. 5. Life preparation. Schools prepare the student for a life of independence, self-reliance, and competence for an occupation or a job. Students learn about task responsibilities and hardships in...
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...Assessment 6 Change Management Proposal Recent evidence and current trends show both nursing and medical professions have a lack of understanding in certain aspects of safe prescribing and safe administration of medicines. The concept of prescribing and the ability to calculate is the basic requirement of all qualified medical and nursing professions We are proposing over a three year period to run an inter professional collaborative working programme, whereby both student nurses and doctors will come together on a regular basis in a teaching environment to work alongside each other to gain the following skills: • Patient safety in relation to drug administration • Patient safety in relation to drug prescribing • A clearer understanding of each others role • Practical experience in drug administration and drug prescribing in a non –threatening environment • Insight into pharmacology and pharmokinetics and it’s importance in prescribing and administration of drugs. This three-year study we propose to write up and evaluate and hope to publish with the intention to produce learning materials and educational packs to be marketed at later date Rationale for Change Project Medications Errors within any health care setting can have severe consequences not only for the patient but financially for the organisation if litigation comes about. Medication errors can be defined as “any incorrect or wrongful administration of a medication...
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......................................................... 11 List of Figures and Tables Table 1 Philippine Average TIMSS Scores ................................................................. 3 Table 2 Unemployment Statistics in the Philippines, 2010 ......................................... 4 Table 3 Comparative Data on the Basic Education Programs in Asia ........................ 4 Figure 1 K-6-4-2 Model ............................................................................................... 9 Figure 2 Schematic Presentation of the K-6-4-2 Model Implementation..................... 9 ! List of Annexes Annex A Budget Forecast for K-6-4-2 Model ............................................................ 12 Annex B High School to HEI School Mapping...
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...This paper will critically explore a dilemma which has been encountered in my role as a practice educator. Approaches to learning, teaching and assessment will be identified and critically evaluated with factors which can impact on the students learning being addressed. Part of this paper will relate to personal refection; this element will be written in the first person. The terminology relating to practice teaching has changed over recent years; for the sake of this paper the most recent term of practice educator will be used. The practice learning placement is set in a statutory setting in one of the city’s main hospitals; the student’s role is to work as a member of the hospital social work team. The hospital works within a multidisciplinary team approach which involves all disciplines with the aim of the professional team being to promote the service user’s independence and ensure a safe and timely discharge from hospital (Crawford & Walker, 2005). The dilemma I intend to focus on in this case is that of poor productivity and incompletion of set tasks. It is an expectation expressed by a number of sources such as within the White Paper ‘Working Together; Education & Training’ (DH,1996) as well as policies and procedures where the placement is situated, that students’ will complete set tasks ‘effectively’ and ‘efficiently’ which at this stage of the placement was not being achieved (DH, 1996). The dilemma was causing a number of issues and was having a ‘knock on effect’...
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...CHAPTER I THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Education plays a central role in national life and in all sectors of the economy. It produces the teachers at all levels, the bureaucrats of all positions, the professional in various services and the executives and technical workers in industry. Definitely, the quality of education depends on the performance of the teachers, teaching materials, educational planning, and committed educational administrators to produce quality graduates. Generally, educational institution is composed of school, teachers, curriculum, and the students. Each aspect is working side by side to support the other aspects accurately. School plays a significant role in the educative process. It is considered as an instrument to reshape community and build a good society and to produce quality people by means of shaping the learner’s attitude and behavior. It is the school that fulfills the social responsibility of preparing the individual for the future by (a) fitting him in the society that he lives in (adjective function) and (b) enabling him to use his knowledge and creative powers to improve this society (constructive function). Curriculum represents a set of desired goals or values that is activated through a development process and culminates in successful learning experiences for students (Wiles & Bondi, 2007). The curriculum also defines the specific knowledge, behavior, and attitudes needed to create a healthy and educational environment...
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