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The role of qualification frameworks in assuring appropriate selection of assessment methods for quality learning
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This paper aims to identify the role of qualification frameworks in defining appropriate assessment methods to assess the earning gained by the learners. It demonstrates a successful mechanism of mapping courses to certain life-long learning and employability skills, measured in multiple progressive stages. The paper provides tools and criteria used to support Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) while selecting appropriate assessment methods to assure high quality learning.
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Sorry Harvard, but I don't like the Case Method: A Rebuttal (and An Affirmation)
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In a recent paper, use of the case method as the primary means of instruction was criticized for failing to adequately bring together both theory and practice (Pasricha, 2016). The purpose of the current paper is to rebut (and affirm) some of the concerns that Pasricha had with the case method as well as to provide an example of a case that addresses concerns raised in the Pasricha paper. The example case provided in the current paper addresses all of Pasricha’s concerns and demonstrates that a well-constructed case can combine theory and practice. The case method, as currently used in many business schools, often does not specifically require the application of theory to practice. Requiring learners to apply theory to a problem from an actual business situation can reinforce theory in ways that simply reciting theory cannot accomplish. This author intends to show that the case method is good pedagogy. The problem is not the case method; the problem is the application of the case method.
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Organizational learning: How learning models can be more effective under the shadow of fiscal crisis
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The current financial crisis in Greece has led to the creation of an unfavorable external economic environment for all the organizations, threatening directly their sustainability. This study, through a critical literature review and an empirical study, examined the learning process in the case study of the Hellenic Army Land Forces and reached the conclusion that a structural transformation and the adoption and a modern concept are required in order the learning process to be facilitated and become more effective and efficient. However, the particularities that the Armed Forces present as organization, require further research for the development and implementation of a military learning model. The study provided the theoretical background and proposed appropriate methods and tools that can potentially be used in the examined case indicating that there are strong evidences that the Hellenic Land Forcers has the proper infrastructure that could facilitate the restructure and development of a relevant learning model. Nevertheless, the adoption of special management processes are required enabling Army to correspond to current learning needs.
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Saudi Universities and higher education skills on Saudi Arabia
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This study aims to improve the role of universities in the developing of skills of higher education graduates in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia according to their social needs. In other words, we are looking for the impact of the university on learning outcomes by the reviewing of the role played by Saudi universities in preparing graduates for the job market; especially how to find the appropriate jobs as one of solutions for unemployment female graduates. In fact, the rate of unemployment among female graduates of Saudi universities was about 36% in 2016. The findings presented here can help Saudi universities to identify the best ways to reduce this rate.
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