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Building Leadership Capacity In Undergraduate Students: Final Report For Altc Teaching Fellowship, Lynne Cohen

Research outputs 2013

This Fellowship addressed the significant issue of leadership. Its primary focus was researching and developing leadership skills in undergraduate students. The Fellowship was designed to develop and trial a leadership program specifically to enhance the competencies and skills of undergraduate students beyond their discipline knowledge. A group of universities across Australia agreed to participate in a pilot program to respond to the following identified issues.

• The area of leadership development in undergraduates has been under-researched and under-debated in recent work about graduate attributes, generic skills, and work integrated learning.

• There has been considerable focus on leadership development for …

The Piloting Of An Academic Literacy Education Course (Alec) To Improve Academic Literacy Of First Semester Undergraduate Students In A Western Australian University, Joyce M. Hendricks, Lesley J. Andrew, Amanda C. Fowler

Research outputs 2013

Widening participation has enabled access to higher education for an increasing number of students via a range of non-traditional pathways. Consequently, whilst having a large repertoire of skills and experience, these students may not have developed sufficient competence in academic literacy. The School of Nursing and Midwifery has a large proportion of such students who have difficulty making the academic transition to university study. It is believed that a ‘built in’ approach to supporting these students to develop academic literacy will result in an improvement in their abilities to meet the requirements of the University and to better prepare them …

A Walk Down The Red Carpet: Students As Producers Of Digital Video-Based Knowledge., Barry Ryan

Articles

Disengaged and apathetic students are common in many undergraduate classrooms. Learning to these students is a passive process, typified by a consumer-like attitude. One approach to engage students, and enhance the learning experience, is to integrate active learning into the curriculum. The purpose of the pedagogical evaluative study described here was to investigate if student researched, designed and created digital video could act as a viable reusable peer learning resource. Although the use and integration of technology was central to the scope of this project, other ideas such as threshold concepts, the requirement for both active and authentic social constructivist …

Descriptions Of Clinical Teaching Excellence In The First Two Years Of Medical School: The Views Of Academic And Community-Based Preceptors, Patricia Anne Stubenberg

USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations

The changing dynamics in patient care, along with the increasing role of early clinical experiences and community-based teaching models, can be a catalyst in furthering important research and training for clinical teaching excellence. Curricular challenges as well as limited scholarly work generate educational possibilities for study. Embracing a strong educational doctrine of teaching excellence in undergraduate medical education will help shape the future of health care and ultimately enhance patient care.

This grounded theory study (a) described and explained descriptions of teaching excellence among first and second year academic and community-based preceptors in the Longitudinal Clinical Experience (LCE) program at …

User Education And Information Handling Skills As Determinants Of Information Resources Use Among Undergraduate Students Of The University Of Lagos, Nigeria., Olatokunbo C. Okiki

Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)

This study set out to find out the impact of user education and information literacy handling on information resources use among undergraduate students at the University of Lagos as it relate to use of information resources in library. Two hundred and two questionnaires were randomly distributed to library users. The data gathered were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The result revealed that different responses were given on their mode of skill acquisition ranging from program organized by librarian, trail and error, friends etc.; and the information resources used vary from individual respondents. The majority of the respondents indicated that …

2012 Commencement - Master Of Science In Health Law, Employment Law, And Educational Law Degree, Nova Southeastern University

NSU Commencement Programs

No abstract provided.

How Chief Academic Officers At Private Hispanic-Serving Institutions Use The National Survey Of Student Engagement In Assessing Outcomes, Michael Bernard Schulte

Theses & Dissertations

The purpose of this grounded theory qualitative research was to investigate how chief academic officers at five private Hispanic-Serving Institutions accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools use the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results to improve institutional effectiveness and promote undergraduate student success. Five chief academic officers (CAOs) represented their institutions and served as a purposeful sample to qualitatively explore how they used National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results to facilitate institutional effectiveness and promote undergraduate student success. All these private Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) participated in NSSE within a specified time frame and were located …

Pacific Review Fall 2012, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Trident - August 2012, Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Trident

The newsletter of the Pacific Orthodontic Alumni Chapter at University of the Pacific, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry.

Undergraduate And Graduate Program Descriptions For 2012-2015, Wright State University

Program Descriptions

Wright State University undergraduate and graduate program descriptions for the 2012-2015 school years. This document also includes program descriptions for undergraduate and graduate certificates, licensures, master's degrees, and more.

Inside Your Search For Understanding, Glen Crust

The Plymouth Student Scientist

Guest editorial from Glen Crust (Careers Advisor)

Pacific Review Summer 2012, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

Bctcblue+ Program: A Joint Enrollment/Joint Admissions Program Supporting Transfer Student Success At The University Of Kentucky, Randolph Hollingsworth

Undergraduate Education White Papers

This paper outlines the purpose and goals of the BCTCblue+ Program, its impact on student success and how it relates to the University of Kentucky’s mission. The findings from the review of the Program show that it supports a more intentional admissions and transfer process for incoming UK students. In addition, the Program addresses a critical role in transitioning UK’s reverse transfer population back into a baccalaureate degree program for successful graduation.

Contact Point, Arthur A. Dugoni School Of Dentistry

Contact Point

No abstract provided.

“I Know This Is Supposed To Be More Like The Real World, But . . .”: Student Perceptions Of A Pbl Implementation In An Undergraduate Materials Science Course, Holly R. Henry, Andrew A. Tawfik, David H. Jonassen, Robert A. Winholtz, Sanjeev Khanna

Interdisciplinary Journal of Problem-Based Learning

This qualitative case study examines the initial implementation of a problem-based versionof an undergraduate course in materials science for the purpose of identifying areasof improvement to the curriculum prior to a planned second implementation. The coursewas designed around problems that students work in small teams to solve under the guidanceof facilitators, with early sequence problems designed to foster the problem-solvingskills required to succeed in the course. This report describes students’ impressions ofand experiences in the course as they worked to solve the final problem at the end of thesemester and compares those impressions, where applicable, to impressions gatheredafter they had …

2012-2013. Catalog., Hope College

Hope College Catalogs

No abstract provided.

Revamping Gxex1401, N.N. Edzan

Research Publications (2011 to 2015)

In 1998, the University of Malaya made it compulsory for all undergraduates to sign up for the Information Skills Course or the GXEX1401. This is a one-credit hour 14 weeks compulsory university course for all undergraduates and the Library was entrusted to run the course. GXEX 1401 has been running for 13 years and throughout this duration, the course had changed considerably both in contents and delivery method. This paper will look at the development of the course since its inception and how the Library plays a significant role in inculcating lifelong learning to the students.

When And How To Teach Election Law In The Undergraduate Classroom, Paul Gronke

Saint Louis University Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Pacific Review Winter 2012, Alumni Association Of The University Of The Pacific

Pacific Magazine and Pacific Review

No abstract provided.

The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin Summer 2012 Course Schedule, The University Of Texas Of The Permian Basin

Course Schedules

No abstract provided.

Inquiro 6 (Complete Issue), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

No abstract provided.

This One, Or That One: Finding The Research For You, Mira Patel

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 13-14

Inquiro 6 (Front Matter), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. -3

Interview With Uday Vaidya, Phd, Harsh Shah

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

p. 23

An Interview With Dr. Joel Berry: Extending The Edges Of Possibility, Chapin Cavender

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 11-12

Development Of Novel Thin Film Electrolyte Materials For Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, Alex Skinner, Eric Remington, Renato Camata

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 31-35

Design Of A Torsion Tester For Study Of The Effects Of Diabetes And Obesity On Murine Bone Properties, Brandon Sherrod, Shawn Gilbert, Krista Casazza, Alan Eberhardt

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 36-42

Work Function And Homo Levels Of Zinc Phthalocyanine On Different Substrates, Joseph Olson, Michael Kozlik, Torsten Fritz

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 64-74

Inquiro 6 (End Matter), Inquiro Staff

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

pp. 76-82

Ahmed And Gray Named 2012 Barry M. Goldwater Scholars, Miranda Collier

Inquiro (undergraduate research journal)

p. 75