• Journal of Technologic Dentistry
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• v.44 no.4
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• pp.144-153
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• 2022

Purpose: This study examines the influence and the relevance of personal background factors, social activity factors, and satisfaction factors for university education of college students in terms of changes in core competencies required by companies, so as to provide basic data for developing a curriculum necessary for improving core competencies. Methods: A self-administered questionnaire survey was administered to 172 college students from the Department of Dental Laboratory Technology at K University in Gangwon Province, who understood the purpose of this study and agreed to participate, from September 10, 2022 to September 30, 2022. Results: 1. The core competency scores of university students in the dental technology department for teamwork was 3.91±0.65, creativity was 3.66±0.70, challenging spirit was 3.64±0.74, professionalism was 3.54±0.74, global was 3.29±0.69. 2. To enhance the core competencies of college students in the dental technology department, it is necessary to improve the satisfaction with the curriculum through the expansion of educational infrastructure, and help in the career decision and preparation process. Conclusion: It is necessary to seek research that identifies the core competencies of dental technicians and university students based on the image of human resources desired by companies in a more diverse way and programs necessary to promote them.

• Journal of the Korea Academia-Industrial cooperation Society
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• v.17 no.3
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• pp.144-152
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• 2016

This paper reports a descriptive correlation to explore the relationships among core competencies, nursing professionalism, and employment strategies of nursing students. Data collection was conducted from November 1 to November 28, 2014. A structural questionnaire were completed by 107 nursing students of 4th year in B city and G city. The data was analyzed using the SPSS 22.0 program. The mean value of the study was as follows: core competencies, 3.57; nursing professionalism, 4.22; and employment strategies, 3.69. A positive relationship was observed between the core competencies and nursing professionalism (r=.401, p<.001), core competencies and employment strategies (r=.559, p<.001), and nursing professionalism and employment strategies (r=.465, p<.001). The factors affecting the employment strategies of the study participants were core competencies (${\beta}=.43$, p<.001), nursing professionalism (${\beta}=.28$, p=.001), school score (${\beta}=-.19$, p=.011), which explained approximately 42% (F=24.82, p<.001). Overall, this study indicates that the core competencies and nursing professionalism, employment strategies of Nursing students have a significant positive relationship. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the curriculum, program development and repeat research for improving the core competencies, nursing professionalism, and employment strategies.

• Journal of the Korean Society for information Management
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• v.23 no.1 s.59
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• pp.5-39
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• 2006

Design discipline requires more specialized and sophisticated information literacy competencies necessary to effectively find and apply the information that students need for their teaming and the future independent designer than are outlined in general information literacy competencies. Therefore, The goals of this study is to identify specific information literacy competencies within the Design Discipline. This research analyzed design-specific core information literacy competencies through the literature analysis on the design goals & curriculum of four domestic universities and the NASAD standards & guidelines and verified those by Delphi Survey. The result showed that design discipline requires commonly 26 specific core competencies in seven broad categories and the these competencies are related to the time for information literacy Instruction. Also, The result analyzed that such majors in design as product design, visual design, need additionally more specialized and detailed competencies with specific focus and that design discipline requires commonly the information literacy competencies about general studies & fundamental ability.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.19 no.4
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• pp.663-674
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• 2013

Purpose: This study was to scrutinize not merely the nomenclature of clinical competency suggested in nursing literature but also what core clinical competency nursing students should be focused on for improving competency-based curriculum. Methods: A comprehensive review on 69 domestic and 89 foreign related literature was conducted. After reviewing the full text of a total of 158 articles, only 23 articles with measurement tools were selected for scrutinizing while 135 articles with obscure definitions of clinical competency were excluded. Results: Clinical competencies including 120 concepts were identified. Those concepts were categorized as 30 clinical competencies according to their similarities. Seven core clinical competencies including 1)nursing knowledge, 2)nursing skill, 3)interpersonal skill/cooperation, 4)problem-solving, 5)professionalism, 6)nursing management/leadership and 7)research ability were derived from the 30 clinical competencies through the categorizing process. Conclusion: Teaching & learning strategies should focus on the integration of nursing theories and clinical practices based on competency-based curriculum considering the 7 core clinical competencies. Nonetheless, they include somewhat abstract concepts and some were not concrete enough to be applied to the nursing curriculum. Thus, further research is needed in order to develop consensus-driven clinical competencies and competency modeling which can suggest the interrelation between the core competencies.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.21 no.3
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• pp.426-439
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify the core competencies of nursing students and to improve competency-based nursing education. Methods: A triangulation method was used. A literature review and focus group interviews (FGI) were used to identify nursing core competencies. The present level of nursing competencies of students was identified through the nursing core performance questionnaire. Results: 1) Nursing core competencies, including 23 different competencies, were categorized into seven areas through a literature review and qualitative research. These competencies included: desirable personality, attitude & interpersonal skills, professionalism, nursing knowledge & basic nursing skills, ability to cope with nursing situations, basic ability in nursing research, coping ability with changes in the healthcare environment, and leadership. 2) Core nursing skills, nursing research, and nursing leadership were the three lowest ranking competencies. Some courses in the curriculum were to be newly established in an e-learning system, student's portfolio in non-curriculum. Conclusions: Further research is needed in order to show effects of the changes. Changes after applying the strategy of a nursing education program will be measured. Continuous research in competency-based nursing education is needed.

• Journal of Korean Society of Industrial and Systems Engineering
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• v.37 no.1
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• pp.9-25
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• 2014

It is very important to select the best employees who are suitable for their jobs and duties as considering the efficiency and productivity of the firms' performance. As a result, many kinds of selection methodologies and systems have been developed. Among them is the selection system based on the core competencies which is known as the superior selection systems that can increase the predictive validity who is the right people, compared to the traditional selection system based on the job analysis. Hence, the former has been focused in the complex business situation in recent years. In this case study, we examine the selection system case based on the core competencies of OSS team in Company A, which is one of the largest telecommunication firms and we suggest the implications. According to the results of this case study, defining the core competencies of the job and selecting the right people who had the related competencies not only decreased the turnover rate of OSS team in Company A, but also increased the employees' loyalty and satisfaction for the organizations. This study will be a benchmark to other departments that don't use competency selection system of Company A as well as the firms that want to adapt the selection system based on the core competencies. Also, this case study has a contribution that shows us an alternative model how can the firms identify and select the best right employees.

• Journal of the Korea Convergence Society
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• v.12 no.11
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• pp.319-328
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• 2021

The purpose of this study is to develop core competencies for gifted education by utilizing Delphi survey methods and to present behavioral element selection and scale questions based on the definition of competencies. First, the core competence for gifted education was selected through literature analysis, and the first Delphi survey was conducted to verify that the definition of each competency is suitable for the competency name. Subsequently, through a second Delphi survey, detailed questions were developed and verified by expressing the capabilities required to develop core competencies as behavior elements. Through two rounds of Delphi surveys, eight key competencies were finally selected: attitude and practice willingness, communication and collaboration, information processing and tool utilization, creative problem solving, convergence and application, higher-order inference, community spirit, and learning achievement orientation. This study is meaningful in that it selects core competencies and behavior elements for gifted education that are necessary to pursue goals that meet social needs and it presents tools to measure the degree of competency improvement for gifted education.

• The Journal of Korean Academic Society of Nursing Education
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• v.21 no.2
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• pp.256-265
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• 2015

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to propose and test a predictive model that could explain and predict the core competencies of nursing students. Methods: A survey using a structured questionnaire was conducted with 361 nursing students. The data was analyzed using SPSS Windows 21.0 and AMOS 21.0. Results: The elements that directly influence the core competencies of nursing students were satisfaction with their academic discipline (nursing) and critical thinking disposition in which the disposition toward critical thinking directly influenced their satisfaction with nursing as an academic discipline and clinical practice. Conversely, satisfaction with clinical practice indirectly influenced core competencies through critical thinking disposition. Conclusion: This result provides the basic data for a competence-based curriculum intent on strengthening the core competencies (communication, problem-solving, and self-directed learning) by improving satisfaction with both clinical practice with their major and disposition toward critical thinking on the part of nursing students.

• Journal of Korean Clinical Nursing Research
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• v.23 no.1
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• pp.40-53
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• 2017

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify core competencies for new nurses and valuate the appropriateness and capability of core competencies. Methods: Mixed method was applied for the study. Qualitative data were obtained from preceptor and nurse manager utilizing an open-ended survey question and qualitative data analysis was conducted. The quantitative data were collected from 238 nurses (79 new nurses, 78 preceptors, 81 nurse managers) and descriptive statistics, ANOVA, $x^2$ tests were applied. Results: Three themes (20 contents) were identified as core competencies: competency as an employee, competency to perform nursing care for patient, competency to maintain nursing expertise. New nurses recognized themselves as having higher competency as an employee and to perform nursing care for patient when compared to nurse managers. Conclusion: The findings identified core competencies for new nurses need to be reflected to developing human resource management strategies for hiring new nurses.

• Journal of Convergence for Information Technology
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• v.9 no.8
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• pp.93-101
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• 2019

The aim of this research is to examine demand of disaster nursing education and core competencies of clinical nurses, and identify elements affecting their core competencies. The data analysis found that there was difference in demand of disaster nursing education(p=.036) depending on disaster experiences, and that there were differences in core competencies depending on age(p=.013), department(p=.007), experiences of disaster nursing education(p<.001), and consciousness of disaster preparedness(p<.001). In addition, it was identified that consciousness of disaster preparedness(p=.003) and experiences of disaster nursing education(p<.001) are the elements affecting core competencies in disaster nursing. It is expected that the findings of this research will be used as basic resources to improve the ability to quickly respond to disaster, and to explore development of education programs on clinical practices.