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Micro Degree for Convergence Engineering Education (융합 공학교육을 위한 마이크로 디그리 도입)

  • Hong, Yeon Ki
    • Journal of Institute of Convergence Technology
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    • v.10 no.1
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    • pp.31-36
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    • 2020
  • The purpose of this study is to discuss how to introduce micro degree for innovation in convergence education in our university. To this end, the background of the introduction of micro and nano degrees and domestic and foreign applications were reviewed. The reason why the rate of students completing the multi-degree was low was that the credits required for graduation were higher than that of other domestic universities, and the difficulty of the courses offered in the convergence major did not match the students. In order to reduce the burden of students learning convergence subjects while acquiring new knowledge and skills, the introduction of a micro degree is considered to be an alternative to the current convergence education.

Assessment of LMX as Mediator in Procedural Justice - Organizational Citizenship Behavior Relationship

  • Salman, Ahmad
    • East Asian Journal of Business Economics (EAJBE)
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    • v.1 no.1
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    • pp.1-7
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    • 2013
  • Purpose: Organizational justice is not considered as objective variable, but considerably, it is the employee's perceptions about an organization. Since the last four decades, researchers endorsed the significant importance of organizational justice on motivation and work behaviours like turnover intentions, trust, motivation, organizational commitment, job satisfaction, in-role and organizational citizenship behaviour. Accordingly, scant literature is available on procedural justice - organizational citizenship behaviour via mediating role of leader-member exchange (LMX) in higher education context especially in Asian countries like Pakistan. Research Design, Data and Methodology: Cross - sectional study design was used and data was collected from the 452 permanent and contractual teaching faculty serving in different positions at private and public sector degree awarding institutes / universities accredited by Higher Education Commission (HEC) of Pakistan. Mediated regression analysis, as proposed by Baron and Kenny (1986), was employed to address the research hypothesis. Results: Results showed that procedural justice and LMX was positively impacted on OCB and LMX also fully mediates the relationship of procedural justice and organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB). Conclusion: The result indicated that LMX fully mediates the relationship of procedural justice and organizational citizenship behaviour.

The Effect of Cultural Dimensions on Knowledge-Sharing Intentions: Evidence from Higher Education Institutions in Jordan

  • AL HAWAMDEH, Nayel;AL QATAMIN, Ali
    • The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business
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    • v.8 no.5
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    • pp.1079-1089
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    • 2021
  • The current study aims to examine the effect of Hofstede's dimensions of culture on the intention of sharing knowledge in higher education institutions (HEIs) in Jordan. In the literature, researchers have given limited attention to such an effect. Therefore, by adopting Hofstede's framework, the current study attempts to investigate how Jordan's cultural context impacts on the intentions to share knowledge in HEIs. This study applied quantitative research methods to investigate the effect of Hofstede's cultural dimensions on knowledge-sharing intentions. In total, 307 questionnaires were collected from employees in Jordanian universities and, then, tested using descriptive and regression analytical methods. The study results show that culture dimensions influence knowledge-sharing intention and that each dimension plays a different role in enhancing this knowledge-sharing intention. More specifically, it was found that long-term orientation, collectivism and high uncertainty avoidance had a positive effect on knowledge-sharing intention, while cultural masculinity and power distance had no negative effect. Based on these results, the study makes several recommendations, the most important of which is the promotion of cultural values that encourage intention to share knowledge. Also, more qualitative research is needed to explore in depth the effective means that encourage intentions to share different types of knowledge.

Effectiveness analysis based on computational thinking of a computing course for non-computer majors (컴퓨팅 사고력 관점에서 본 컴퓨터 비전공자 대상 교양 컴퓨팅 수업의 효과성 분석 연구)

  • Kim, MinJa;Kim, HyeonCheol
    • The Journal of Korean Association of Computer Education
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    • v.21 no.1
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    • pp.11-21
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    • 2018
  • Given the background of so-called 'the 4th industrial revolution', universities practice computing education for non-majors to equip them with computational thinking(CT). Universities apply different courses but researches analyzing effectiveness of the courses based on CT are limited. This research is conducted to understand a computing course for non-majors is effective in terms of CT. A CT based evaluation framework is designed referring to AP Computer Science Principles. Questionnaires are developed based on the framework and applied to the course participants. As results, students' post scores are significantly higher than pre scores. In addition, there are significant differences in pre-test scores by major category while there is no difference in post-test. Humanity & social science group showed the largest difference between pre and post results with science & engineering and computer in order. In sum, it is found that this course is effective to facilitate students abilities in terms of CT, particularly for the non-computer majors.

A study on Educational Tasks and the Management of Universities to Respond to changes in Future Society (미래사회 변화에 대응하기 위한 교육적 과제와 대학 운영에 관한 연구)

  • Choi, Son Hwan
    • The Journal of the Convergence on Culture Technology
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    • v.6 no.3
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    • pp.217-224
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    • 2020
  • The conditions of university education are also changing as society changes. In particular, the rapid decline in the school-age population heralds a change in the environment of university education. In this study, we would like to draw up educational issues that arise with changes in the educational environment, and propose the university's efforts to resolve them. For example, the challenges of change include expanding the scope of admission resources, providing substantial education, producing competent talent, and administrative and financial bases for implementing educational tasks. Based on this, it is necessary to understand the change in educational paradigm for all members to have a solid education, starting with opening university doors to adult learners. In addition, efforts to change need to be made in consideration of various categories and factors in order to strengthen the educational power of universities in relation to the administrative and financial foundations for implementing them.

COMPARISON OF METAHEURISTIC ALGORITHMS FOR EXAMINATION TIMETABLING PROBLEM

  • Azimi, Zhara-Naji
    • Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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    • v.16 no.1_2
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    • pp.337-354
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    • 2004
  • SA, TS, GA and ACS are four of the main algorithms for solving challenging problems of intelligent systems. In this paper we consider Examination Timetabling Problem that is a common problem for all universities and institutions of higher education. There are many methods to solve this problem, In this paper we use Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search, Genetic Algorithm and Ant Colony System in their basic frameworks for solving this problem and compare results of them with each other.

Development and Application of a NCS-based Reference Operation Model for Contract Departments of the Korean Work-and-Study Parallel Colleges (한국형 일학습병행제 대학 계약학과의 NCS기반 표준운영모델 개발 및 적용)

  • Kang, Kiho;Kim, Uijung;Om, Kiyong
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.11 no.1
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    • pp.61-73
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    • 2019
  • Recently the Korean life-long occupational skill development system is undergoing rapid change and innovation on the basis of NCS (National Competency Standards). In order for the NCS-based occupational training system to be successfully established, it is required to be accepted and applied in the higher education. Universities, however, hesitate to adopt NCS-based contracted education programs of the work-and-study cooperative system due to low relevance of university education to industrial needs and absence of the reference operation model for the NCS-based contracted education programs considering Korean small companies' particular needs. This study aims to develop and apply a reference operation model for NCS-based contracted education programs of the university-linked work-and-study parallel system, focusing on the Department of Mechanical Design Engineering of College of Work and Study in Parallel, Koreatech. In addition, several operational guidelines are suggested within the framework of current law and regulations for successful diffusion of the NCS-based reference operation model. The results of this study are expected to contribute to nation-wide proliferation of NCS-based contracted education programs in the higher education and motivating companies and universities to participate in the work-and-study parallel initiatives.

The Role of Education Information in Training Specialists at Universities in the USA, Great Britain and Ukraine

  • Mamchych, Olena;Chornobryva, Natalia;Karskanova, Svitlana;Vlasenko, Karina;Syroiezhko, Olha;Zorochkina, Tetiana;Chychuk, Antonina
    • International Journal of Computer Science & Network Security
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    • v.22 no.11
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    • pp.43-50
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    • 2022
  • A comparative analysis of the state and results of the functioning of the education system of Ukraine with the national educational systems of the USA and Great Britain was carried out. Based on which we found out similar and different in the process of developing the system of training specialists in higher education institutions of the USA, Great Britain, and Ukraine. Describing the main quantitative indicators of education in the UK, USA and Ukraine, we found common features and distinctive features. Consideration in the comparative aspect of trends in the development of higher teacher education in the United States, Great Britain and in Ukraine gives grounds for conclusion. For these countries, such groups of norms as types of educational institutions, forms of Education; introduction of a unified system of credit units in order to create conditions for broad mobility of students; availability of different levels of training; study of the best experience of educational activities of other states and its introduction into the educational process in combination with the cultural traditions of Ukraine coincide. Describing the main quantitative indicators of education in the analyzed countries, we found distinctive features.Teacher development systems in the UK, USA and Ukraine are compared. It was found out that the use of methods of Great Britain and the United States on the organization of independent work in the process of professional development of teachers will have a positive impact on training in the system of advanced training of teachers in Ukraine. The article examines the information culture of future specialists, which is based on knowledge about the information environment, the laws of its functioning and development, and the perfect ability to navigate the limitless modern world of information.

Exploratory Data Analysis on the Connection of the Software Curriculum between the Primary and Secondary Curriculums and the Higher Curriculums (초중등 교육과정과 고등교육과정의 소프트웨어 교과의 연계 문제에 대한 탐색적 데이터 분석)

  • Mi-yeon Kim;Choong-ho Lee
    • Journal of Practical Engineering Education
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    • v.16 no.3_spc
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    • pp.283-290
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    • 2024
  • Software education is an important subject in the era of forth industrial evolution generation, and the number of hours is gradually expanding in Korea's elementary and secondary curriculum, and universities have also opened software-related courses to take liberal arts mandatory regardless of major. The Ministry of Education presented elementary and secondary school programming achievement standards and emphasized the connection between prerequisite subjects as educational goals. Applicants for programming classes at H University also completed information classes in elementary and secondary courses, but many students were new to programming without taking related classes. Therefore, this study analyzed the data using the survey data and achievement scores of programming learners. As a result of the analysis, information classes completed in elementary and secondary courses were not linked to higher education courses at all, and improvements for problem solving were derived. This study is meaningful as a study for effective software education in higher education courses.

The Impact of ICT Costs on Innovation Activity of Digital Hubs in Regions of Kazakhstan: Universities, SMEs and R&D

  • Anna A. KREDINA;Galiya G. SEITKAN;Nailya K. NURLANOVA;Anel A. KIREYEVA
    • Journal of Distribution Science
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    • v.21 no.12
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    • pp.1-13
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    • 2023
  • Purpose: the study aims to examine the impact of ICT on the formation of digital hubs in regions of Kazakhstan, specifically the influence of ICT costs on the level of innovation activity of enterprises, the number of its actors as legal entities by size and region, small and medium enterprises, universities and research and development organisations. Research design, data and methodology: the research methodology is based on the collection of secondary data from the official statistical yearbooks of the Bureau of National Statistics of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the use of quantitative methods, in particular, correlation analysis and multiple regression. Five indicators related to the formation of digital hubs in the regions of the country were selected. Results: the study revealed that ICT spending has an impact on the formation of digital hubs in regions, in particular on the development of the number of legitimate enterprises, SMEs and R&D organisations as actors in digital hubs. A positive dynamic in the growth of the number of actors is visible. However, the hypotheses on the impact of ICT costs on the number of universities and the level of innovation activity were not supported. Conclusions: based on the results of the study, recommendations such as government proposals on strategy development, funding projects of innovation and digital hubs, and business proposals on engaging local entities in digital transformation for the formation of digital hubs in the country's regions have been developed.