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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Industry and education."”.
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Bridging the Divide: How do Lecturers in Undergraduate Sound Engineering Courses Bridge the Gap Between Industry and Education?
… of sound engineering is a relatively modern and under-researched field within modern arts education. However, this subject has a number of features that are common across a range of subjects of a similar nature. How the lecturers who work on these courses influence students and tie them to …
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Effects of Instructor and Student Set Goals in a Reading Enhancement Program
… is an area that has been targeted for research and development in Human Resource Development (HRD) programs. Goal setting has been demonstrated to improve performance in business, industry, and education. This research addressed the problem of enhancing learning in HRD programs through the use …
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A case study of a return-to-industry program, an inservice approach for vocational instructors at a two-year postsecondary institution
This study was designed to examine a return-to-industry program, an inservice approach for vocational instructors at a two-year postsecondary institution. Specifically, the study (a) examined the process of collaboration with business and industry, and (b) assessed the impact of the …
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A simple, versatile robotic arm for classroom and student laboratory use
Robotic arms are indispensable tools in both industry and education. The robotic arm currently used in the MIT class 2.12, Introduction to Robotics, is in need of revision. The arm is heavy, imprecise, bulky, and difficult to customize. The new design presented in this thesis resolves these issues …
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Topping The Queue: A Mixed Methods Exploration Of Principal Selection In Mississippi's Public School Districts
As a result of the competitive principal market and the varying qualities of a perfect job applicant, information is critical to job candidates, educational leadership program developers, and superintendents or members of school hiring committees. Informed by research from the fields of industry …
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Gamification in Software Testing
… quality, yet it is frequently undervalued and underutilized by both practitioners and learners. A persistent lack of motivation, driven by perceptions of testing as tedious and less creative, hampers the adoption of rigorous testing practices in both industry and education. This thesis …
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A Review of Business/Education Partnerships in Southwest Iowa During the Late 1990s
… has cultivated a strong tradition of business and education interaction. The intensity of business-education partnerships varied depending upon the inequities of the marketplace. This inclusion of academic secondary research from 1991 to 1997 forms a good theoretical framework for understanding …
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Malleability of Cognitive Style and its Implications for Management Practice
… of cognitive styles between the Chinese and British nationals to determine the effect of culture on cognitive style. The study also sought to explore the effect of acculturation on the way individuals process information. The contribution of the present research is to increase knowledge …
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Designing in creativity: an investigation into the role of creativity in graphic design
… approach to design that is time constrained and closely aligned with the working practices of the business environment. This approach is not conducive to creativity. Although design institutions recognise the call from UK governments for increased creativity and innovation in support of …
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An air conditioning system for demonstration and research
… the contemporary field of air conditioning in industry and education; to determine what equipment should be recommended for installation in the Mechanical Engineering Laboratory of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute; and to design the components and controls for a unit which will be modern, …
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Empirical investigation into development of a curricular framework to embed building information modelling with undergraduate architectural programmes within Saudi Arabia
The demand for BIM implementation within the AEC industry has recently increased. BIM has therefore, becomes one of the significant methods for solving and preventing issues within the AEC industry. This has motivated governments and owners to require BIM within their projects, such as the UK and …