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Consumer Reviews And The Creation Of Booking Transaction Value: Lessons From The Hotel Industry, Edwin N. Torres, Dipendra Singh, April Robertson-Ring Aug 2015

Consumer Reviews And The Creation Of Booking Transaction Value: Lessons From The Hotel Industry, Edwin N. Torres, Dipendra Singh, April Robertson-Ring

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

In recent years, much has been said about online consumer-generated feedback. Concern typically emerges regarding consumer decision-making as well as the preservation of an organization's image. Additionally, a company's financial performance can be affected by customer online ratings. The present study explores the impact of a hotel's rating and number of reviews on the value generated through online transactions. Through collaboration with consulting company Travel Click, the research team gathered a sample of 178 hotels representing various companies and brands within the United States. Research results demonstrate that TripAdvisor ratings as well as the number of reviews had positive relationship …

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Mill Control System And Method For Control Of Metal Strip Rolling, Marwan Simaan, John Pittner Aug 2015

Mill Control System And Method For Control Of Metal Strip Rolling, Marwan Simaan, John Pittner

UCF Patents

Mill control system and method for metal strip rolling controlled in response to a sequence of controller scans are provided. A sensor suite is coupled to sense a plurality of parameters regarding the strip rolling. A model responsive to the sensed parameters is configured to estimate per scan at least one matrix based on the sensed parameters and indicative of state conditions of the strip rolling. A controller includes an inner control loop configured to effect a control law to generate a control vector per scan. The inner control loop may be configured to have dynamic characteristics, which remain the …

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Economic And Legislative Effects On Performance Based Funding And Licensed Practical Nursing Programs, Andrew Papa Aug 2015

Economic And Legislative Effects On Performance Based Funding And Licensed Practical Nursing Programs, Andrew Papa

HIM 1990-2015

The purpose of this research paper is to evaluate different elements of the State University System of Florida. Specifically, this paper will analyze how universities will respond when appropriated 20 million dollars of performance based funding and will also evaluate how efficient the 2009 changes in Florida's [statute] 464 were. This paper will use comparative statics and a duopoly model in order to explain behavior of universities when they are appropriated performance based funding. Moreover, this paper will use measures of central tendencies and hypothesis testing in order to statistically analyze data of Florida's Licensed practical nursing programs provided in …

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Factor Dimensions Of The Leadership Opinion Questionnaire For Nursing Students, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D., James N. Wilmoth Ph.D., Charlotte A. Pitts R.N., Ed.D. Jul 2015

Factor Dimensions Of The Leadership Opinion Questionnaire For Nursing Students, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D., James N. Wilmoth Ph.D., Charlotte A. Pitts R.N., Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this study was to develop factor dimensions and scale the Fleishman Leadership Opinion Questionnaire according to responses of nursing students enrolled in Associate Degree Nursing and Bachelor of Science Nursing Programs. Validity of the Fleishman scales, consideration and structure, for student nurses was tested using factor analytic techniques. Best results were based on clarity of factor pattern loadings for 2 factor VARIMAX rotated solutions from bounded raw data and covariance matrices. Both methods showed 13 of 20 items recommended by Fleishman loaded as Fleishman structure items and 12 of 20 loaded as Fleishman consideration items. Kaiser’s measure …

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The Process Of Problem-Based Learning: A Literature Review, Susan M. Butler Ph.D. Jul 2015

The Process Of Problem-Based Learning: A Literature Review, Susan M. Butler Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Problem-based learning is a promising new instructional strategy currently being implemented in all levels of education from institutions of higher learning to kindergartens. To encourage continued implementation, this literature review examines the process of problem-based learning, elucidating for the educator issues surrounding each of the primary steps in such implementation. A brief history of problem-based learning is given, followed by a working definition of this strategy. Then, the article summarizes information in the current literature surrounding each of the following steps in problem-based learning: problem presentation, separation of known facts from unknown issues, individual research, group analysis, solution generation, solution …

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The Learning Style Profile Of Indiana's Secondary Health Occupations Students, Rosie L. Hicks Ed.D.M.T. (Ascp), Karen Gable Ed.D. Jul 2015

The Learning Style Profile Of Indiana's Secondary Health Occupations Students, Rosie L. Hicks Ed.D.M.T. (Ascp), Karen Gable Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

In order to prepare students to compete successfully in our pluralistic society and gain a global perspective, the instructional process must focus on how students learn as well as on what they learn. This study was undertaken to determine the information accessing and processing preferences of Indiana’s secondary health occupations students. The objectives were to compare and contrast secondary health occupations student preferences to the preferences of secondary health occupations teachers and practitioners in general. Using a representative sample of students and teachers in Indiana, data were coIlected using the Myers-Bnggs Type Indicator and a demographic questionnaire. The findings indicated …

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Analysis Of A Health Occupations Education Model Of Integrated Academics, Karen E. Gable Ed.D., Beverly A. Ransdell B.A. Jul 2015

Analysis Of A Health Occupations Education Model Of Integrated Academics, Karen E. Gable Ed.D., Beverly A. Ransdell B.A.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The integration of academics and occupational education is a concept supported by the business community, vocational educators and state and federal policy makers. The 1990 Carl Perkins Amendments required federal moneys to be spent on progmms that integrate academic and vocational education course sequencing, so that students achieve both academic and occupational competencies (Section 235). This study analyzed the process and product of courses developed within a secondary Health Professions Center magnet program in Indiana against the elements of success as outlined by Statz and Gmbb (1991) and Pritz (1989).

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Teaching Effectiveness Function: A Model Developed From Historical Reports Supplemented With Subjective Vocational Teacher Perceptions, Norma Jean Walters Ph.D., James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D. Jul 2015

Teaching Effectiveness Function: A Model Developed From Historical Reports Supplemented With Subjective Vocational Teacher Perceptions, Norma Jean Walters Ph.D., James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

A Teaching Effectiveness Function was adapted from theory supporting Multiattribute Utility Technology (MAUT). The model was used to aggregate 19 published attributes into teaching effectiveness utility scores. Each attribute was entered into the related mathematical model in combination with a weighting Coefficient derived from a group of stakeholders. These stakeholders, new teachers at the secondary and postsecondary levels, reflected a business and industry point of view about teaching effectiveness. The theoretical intent was to develop from the literature an easily understood mathematical model for indexing teaching effectiveness. The empirical intent was to verify the method by establishing a range 1 …

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Science Competencies In Health Occupations Education, Judith A. Davis C.L.S., Ph.D. Jul 2015

Science Competencies In Health Occupations Education, Judith A. Davis C.L.S., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

Health Occupations Education students and teachers recognize the relationship between life and physical sciences and the health occupations curriculum. To verify this relationship, the Division of Vocational Education, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, funded a project for North Carolina State University’s Health Occupations Teacher Education faculty to study the relationship of science and health occupations and to analyze the science competencies taught in health occupations courses in secondary schools. A teacher panel and technical advisory panel assisted with the study. A survey of teachers verified the relationship of health occupations and science competencies. Results of the survey formed the …

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Aspiration And Preparation Of African And Caucasian American High School Students Interested In Health Careers For The Years 1975, 1985 And 1995, J. Raymond Jones Ph.D., Chet Rzonca Ed.D. Jul 2015

Aspiration And Preparation Of African And Caucasian American High School Students Interested In Health Careers For The Years 1975, 1985 And 1995, J. Raymond Jones Ph.D., Chet Rzonca Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

This study investigated changes in selected measures of educational aspiration, preparation, and achievement of African and Caucasian American high school students for the years 1975, 1985, and 1995. A 5% sample of all ACT test takers for each of the years comprised the initial sample from which those high school students indicating a commitment for a health careers collegiate major were selected. Crosstabulation was used to present the data. In view of the large sample size statistical tests of inference were not considered necessary. In general, when comparing the three time periods, we found increased interest in health careers, higher …

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The Relationship Of Selected Academic And Achievement Variables With The Consistency Of A Health Careers Choice, Chet Rzonca Ed.D., Bill Snider Jul 2015

The Relationship Of Selected Academic And Achievement Variables With The Consistency Of A Health Careers Choice, Chet Rzonca Ed.D., Bill Snider

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this study was to investigate the consistency of career decision making and its relationship with selected achievement and academic variables. The study analyzed data which were obtained from students who took both the American College Testing Assessment and the American College Testing Plan. It included students who chose a health career and, for the most part, were interested in a traditional four year college education. In addition to selected achievement test scores, the study analyzed (a) sureness of career choice; (b) high school course patterns in mathematics and natural science; (c) high school academic achievement; and (d) …

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Editor's Note, Beverly Richards R.N., Ed.D. Jul 2015

Editor's Note, Beverly Richards R.N., Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

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Educational Effectiveness Function: An Algorithmic Methodology Uniting Instruments, Stakeholders, And Weighings Into Numerical Effectiveness Indices, Mary Edith Powell Ed.D., Mt (Ascp), James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D. Jul 2015

Educational Effectiveness Function: An Algorithmic Methodology Uniting Instruments, Stakeholders, And Weighings Into Numerical Effectiveness Indices, Mary Edith Powell Ed.D., Mt (Ascp), James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

This study is based on effectiveness data collected from beginning or new vocational education teachers. The report illustrates multiattribute utility technology applied to 31 indicator items first reported in a publication of the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. Nineteen of the 31 items were aggregated into a teaching effectiveness component and 12 into a component for school effectiveness. The teaching and school effectiveness components then were aggregated into 5 educational effectiveness functions based on as many different weighings (0, 10. 0.25, 0.50, 0.75. and 0.90) of the teaching effectiveness component. Properties of the resulting distributions were presented. Finally, a …

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School Effectiveness Function: A Model Developed From Historical Reports Supplemented With Subjective Vocational Teacher Perceptions, Norma J. Walters Ph.D., R.N., James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D. Jul 2015

School Effectiveness Function: A Model Developed From Historical Reports Supplemented With Subjective Vocational Teacher Perceptions, Norma J. Walters Ph.D., R.N., James Noel Wilmoth Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

A school effectiveness function based on considerations and mathematical analyses associated with Multiattribute Utility Technology was developed. The function served to unify single indicators of school effectiveness in a manner understandable to local community groups and school personnel and was capable of computation on hand held calculators with memories. The methodology has validlty and reliability, intuitive efficacy, and a capacity for objectivity in providing both an empirical algorithm and a better understanding of school effectiveness. Data were collected from 98 new educators recently employed in business and industry (the Stakeholders) on 12 published school effectiveness attributes. Weighings were calculated from …

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Tests Of Adult Basic Education: Ability To Predict Success In Postsecondary Health Occupations Programs, Patricia K. Leitsch Ph.D. Jul 2015

Tests Of Adult Basic Education: Ability To Predict Success In Postsecondary Health Occupations Programs, Patricia K. Leitsch Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

In 1985, Kentucky implemented new admission and exit requirements for postsecondary vocational programs. The purpose of the research project funded by the Kentucky Department of Education was to evaluate the effectiveness of predetermined grade equivalent Levels on the reading and mathematics sections of the Tests of Adult Basic Education as an admission tool for applicants to postsecondary health occupations programs. Variables included the successful completion or non-completion of a health program, and scores from the Kentucky Vocational Achievement Test. The population included 1542 students who were accepted in five different health occupations programs for a two year time period. The …

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Health Occupations Education: Avoiding Crisis Or Creating Crisis, Beverly Richards R.N., Ed.D Jul 2015

Health Occupations Education: Avoiding Crisis Or Creating Crisis, Beverly Richards R.N., Ed.D

Journal of Health Occupations Education

This paper describes the current role of health occupations education in meeting the need for health care professionals in Pennsylvania. After substantiating future employment needs in this field, health occupations education is explored in relation to curriculum needs, student profile, and teachers. Critical issues in Pennsylvania and their impact on health occupations education are described. Based on the data, it was concluded that health occupations education is creating a crisis, rather than avoiding a crisis, in the health care industry. The State Board of Education and the health care industry in Pennsylvania must become active partners and take leadership roles …

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Editor's Note, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D. Jul 2015

Editor's Note, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

No abstract provided.

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Health Occupations Education Profile: The Heartbeat Of Pennsylvania, Beverly Richards R.N., Ed.D. Jul 2015

Health Occupations Education Profile: The Heartbeat Of Pennsylvania, Beverly Richards R.N., Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this paper was to develop a profile of secondary health occupations education for the last five years. This profile on the heartbeat of Pennsylvania includes program enrollments by educational level, grade, gender, race, type of educational institution, special populations (handicapped and disadvantaged), number of completers, average salaries of completers, educational level of teachers, and average annual teacher salaries. By examining data for the past years, trends and issues become more apparent and provide a framework for setting future priorities.

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Cooperative Education In Health Occupations Education, Mary J. Thompson Ed.D. Jul 2015

Cooperative Education In Health Occupations Education, Mary J. Thompson Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this article is to explain why and how the cooperative education method can be used in health occupations programs. Definitions are included for experiential learning, cooperative education and clinical experiences. Different types of cooperative education are explained and examples are given for cooperative education programs offered at secondary and postsecondary levels. A theory about differences in learning requirements in and outside of school settings is compared with cooperative education goals. Strategies are proposed for implementing the cooperative education method of instruction within existing health occupations education programs.

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Persistence In Community College Allied Health Programs, John L. Mccabe Ph.D., Chet Rzonca Ed.D., James Maxey Ph.D. Jul 2015

Persistence In Community College Allied Health Programs, John L. Mccabe Ph.D., Chet Rzonca Ed.D., James Maxey Ph.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this study was to identify early indicators of persistence using preenrollment variables derived from the ASSET assessment developed by the American College Testing Program. The sample studied consisted of 187 community college allied health students enrolled in one- and two-year programs. The length of program persistence, in calendar days, was regressed on preenrollment ASSET variables and the first quarter grade point average. Separate prediction equations were developed for students enrolled in one-year and two-year programs respectively. The adjusted R square for the stepwise regression applied to one-year programs was .67 when first quarter grade point average (GPA) …

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Modeling Leadership Dimensions Of Nursing Students: Some Problems Of Measurement, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D., James N. Wilmoth Ph.D., Charlotte A. Pitts R.N., Ed.D. Jul 2015

Modeling Leadership Dimensions Of Nursing Students: Some Problems Of Measurement, Norma J. Walters R.N., Ph.D., James N. Wilmoth Ph.D., Charlotte A. Pitts R.N., Ed.D.

Journal of Health Occupations Education

The purpose of this study was to determine if students enrolled in their last quarter of Associate Degree Nursing and Bachelor of Science in Nursing Programs exhibt specific patterns of leadership attributes and to determine if values of selected demographic variables account for observed differences in leadership attributes. The Leadership Opinion Questionnaire dimensioned on consideration and structure was used for analyzing leadership style. Validity of the scales was tested with factor analytic techniques. Inter-item consistency and split-half reliabilities were computed for the total questionnaire and for the two subscales. Measurement problems with the questionnaire were found. Factor analysis revealed an …

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A Toast! To The International Year Of Light, Michael Bass Jul 2015

A Toast! To The International Year Of Light, Michael Bass

UCF Forum

December 2013, at the United Nations’ 68th General Assembly meeting, the assembled countries could not as usual solve the problems of world conflicts, human slavery, wide-spread famine and the Israeli-Palestinian question. So, it decided to do something it could: It declared that 2015 would be the International Year of Light.

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The Use Of Consumer-Generated Feedback In The Hotel Industry: Current Practices And Their Effects On Quality, Edwin Torres, Howard Adler, Carl Behnke, Li Miao, Xinran Lehto Jul 2015

The Use Of Consumer-Generated Feedback In The Hotel Industry: Current Practices And Their Effects On Quality, Edwin Torres, Howard Adler, Carl Behnke, Li Miao, Xinran Lehto

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Consumer-generated feedback is hard to ignore these days. Word-of-mouth has expanded beyond a customer’s immediate friends and family; with the help of technology it reaches thousands of current and prospective guests. In light of this, scholars and practitioners are exploring the subject of consumer-generated feedback. Today, most of the research regarding this subject focuses on the use of consumer-generated feedback to make purchase decisions. In contrast, the present study explores the use of such information for the purposes of improving hotel operations. This article examines the amount of value placed on consumer-generated feedback, the relative importance placed on positive and …

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Individual Differences In Digital Badging: Do Learner Characteristics Matter?, Joey R. Fanfarelli, Thomas Rudy Mcdaniel Jun 2015

Individual Differences In Digital Badging: Do Learner Characteristics Matter?, Joey R. Fanfarelli, Thomas Rudy Mcdaniel

Faculty Scholarship and Creative Works

Badge use has rapidly expanded in recent years and has benefited a variety of applications. However, a large portion of the research has applied a binary useful or not useful approach to badging. Few studies examine the characteristics of the user and the impact of those characteristics on the effectiveness of the badging system. This study takes preliminary steps toward that cause, examining the effectiveness of a badging system across two web-based university courses in relation to the individual differences of the learners. Individual differences are examined through the lens of Long-Dziuban reactive behavior types and traits. Results revealed differences …

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This Is Our Home - So Please Help Care For It, Alaina Bernard May 2015

This Is Our Home - So Please Help Care For It, Alaina Bernard

UCF Forum

I love the movie “Contact” about a scientist played by Jodie Foster, who has an extraordinary experience traveling through space. In the end, when she could not explain the experience, she ended up finding her faith in something unexplainable.

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Developing Exhaust Air Energy Recovery Credits For The Florida Energy Code, Florida Solar Energy Center, Bereket Nigusse May 2015

Developing Exhaust Air Energy Recovery Credits For The Florida Energy Code, Florida Solar Energy Center, Bereket Nigusse

FSEC Energy Research Center®

Energy Recovery Ventilator (ERV) or Heat Recovery Ventilator (HRV) devices recover energy from building's exhaust air to precondition outdoor air. Energy savings of ERV/HRV devices were determined for various commercial buildings in Florida climate using whole building energy simulation tool. The annual HVAC energy percent savings due to ERV/HRV device were calculated from HVAC energy use of a standard reference building without and with ERV/HRV device using EnergyPlus. The annual HVAC energy savings potential (ERV Credits) will be used for code compliance calculation when a compliance software does not have ERV modeling capability. The ERV/HRV credits were reported by building …

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Systems And Method For Hybrid Local Tomography Image Reconstruction, Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel May 2015

Systems And Method For Hybrid Local Tomography Image Reconstruction, Alexander Katsevich, Michael Frenkel

UCF Patents

Methods, processes and systems of image reconstruction utilizing a hybrid local tomography (HLT) methodology for reconstructing internal body images in medical applications, and the like. The system and method of the present invention provides an image with emphasized edges, and the image provides estimations of the attenuation coefficient inside the object being scanned.

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Take Time To Edit Your Own Writing – You Just Might Improve It, Vu Tran May 2015

Take Time To Edit Your Own Writing – You Just Might Improve It, Vu Tran

UCF Forum

Consider all the times you received poorly written emails from colleagues or acquaintances. Did your impression of them change because of their lack of proper grammar and language? How about their misspellings or even missing words?

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Analysis And Implications Of Guest Attitudes Towards Queuing In Theme Parks, Austin Lemaster May 2015

Analysis And Implications Of Guest Attitudes Towards Queuing In Theme Parks, Austin Lemaster

HIM 1990-2015

Queue lines are a fundamental inevitably of the modern theme park. Parks have begun to introduce various systems for combating the normal queue, some of which are at no extra cost to guests and some of which are an extra cost. These systems feature a variety of methods by which guests can bypass the normal queue and enter one featuring a minimal wait. Parks have also started to introduce elements within queues that make waiting in them easier and change guests’ perception of time, thus making the waits seem shorter. This thesis attempts to determine the attitudes of guests towards …

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An Exploration Of Teacher Perspectives Of Mathematics Anxiety And Gender Stereotyping, Jessica Browning May 2015

An Exploration Of Teacher Perspectives Of Mathematics Anxiety And Gender Stereotyping, Jessica Browning

HIM 1990-2015

The purpose of this study was to identify the current perspective of grades three through twelve in-service teachers regarding mathematics anxiety, its causes, and its relation to gender stereotyping. A short online survey was conducted to gain insight into their classrooms and perspectives of the subject. The results showed that mathematics anxiety did exist in the classroom, and in-service teachers did report seeing a gender gap between the anxiety experienced by females and males. I believe that from these findings it is important to conduct further research on in-service teachers to see in depth what they think. This is important …

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