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Finding The Right Fit: University Course Selection And Completion, Daniel Edwards
Finding The Right Fit: University Course Selection And Completion, Daniel Edwards
Dr Daniel Edwards
As higher education enrolments continue to climb, the proportion of students failing to graduate remains high among some cohorts, according to analysis by Daniel Edwards.
Visionaries, Architects And Pioneers: Conceptualising Smu, Pin Pin Yeo, Patricia Meyer
Visionaries, Architects And Pioneers: Conceptualising Smu, Pin Pin Yeo, Patricia Meyer
YEO Pin Pin
The Singapore Management University (SMU) Library was tasked with documenting the early history of SMU by the chairman of its board of trustees. An oral history project to interview the pioneers involved in the formation of the university began in 2011. The project team included the Library, the Information Technology department, and a researcher/interviewer who was familiar with SMU. It was a steep learning curve for the team. As they conducted and processed the interviews, they learned about and made decisions on interviewing, recording, transcribing, storage, website design, discoverability, usability, and sustainability. The resulting oral history website presents the interviews …
Students' Perceptions Of On-Line Assessment : Financial And Educational Implications, David Smorfitt, Roy Wybrow, Pauline Taylor
Students' Perceptions Of On-Line Assessment : Financial And Educational Implications, David Smorfitt, Roy Wybrow, Pauline Taylor
Associate Professor Pauline Taylor-Guy
Implications For Higher Education Of A Competency-Based Approach To Education And Training, John Bowden, Geoff Masters
Implications For Higher Education Of A Competency-Based Approach To Education And Training, John Bowden, Geoff Masters
Prof Geoff Masters AO
This report presents a summary of the data collected by the project, and an analysis, using a view of competence through a relational model, of some of the issues that emerged. The authors suggest that universities, the professions, employers and the community have much to gain from the activities of the past few years concerned with the development of competency-based standards by the professions, although they do not believe that a full-blown competency-based approach to education will become dominant in university courses.
Fundraising And Ethics, Harlan Stelmach
Fundraising And Ethics, Harlan Stelmach
Harlan Stelmach