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TOJQIH - Volume 3 - Issue 2 - April 2016

A FRAMEWORK FOR DEVELOPING AN INTERNATIONALIZED MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS (MIS) CURRICULUM AT BACHELOR LEVEL

Alptekin Erkollar, Birgit Oberer, Özlem Efiloğlu Kurt

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A curriculum is the foundation of the teaching-learning process. It involves developing programs of study, teaching strategies, resources allocations, specific lesson plans and assessment of students, and faculty development. Management information systems (MIS) is one of few interdisciplinary fields of study that integrates knowledge of information technologies with business skills, educating students for professional practice within the fields of information technologies by providing strong conceptual foundations and addressing the deficiency of human resources in the area of information management.

In this study MIS programs at the Bachelor level, offered by universities in Germany and Turkey, were analyzed in terms of general education requirements, degree requirements, and curricula. Based on this analysis and after evaluating reference models for curriculum development, a framework for developing an MIS curriculum with options for internationalization was drafted. This framework for MIS curriculum development is a modular one, focusing on MIS specializations, core modules, core courses and optional elective courses. It focuses on the categories program, courses (main, elective), and majors, recommending (1) to expand courses and curricula offerings, (2) to embed international elements in existing courses and (3) options to establish international connections with reciprocity.

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A RESEARCH ON PROSPECTIVE TEACHERS’ MEDIA LITERACY COMPETENCIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS

Ergün RECEPOĞLU, Serpil RECEPOĞLU

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This study aims to investigate perceptions of prospective teachers’ media literacy competencies in higher education institutions in terms of different variables. This is a descriptive research in the survey model. Research group includes 653 prospective teachers who study in different teacher education programs in 2012-2013 academic periods in Faculty of Education at Kastamonu University. Data is collected by “Media Literacy Level Assessment Scale”. The frequency, percentage, arithmetical mean and standard deviation of the answers were calculated. Independent t-Test and One-Way ANOVA were performed to analyze the data. According to research findings, it is found that perceptions of prospective teachers about their media literacy competencies are high. Perceptions of prospective teachers about their media literacy competencies don’t change significantly according to their gender and age. However; perceptions of prospective teachers about their media literacy competencies change significantly according to their programs. Having a computer, having an access to internet and reading newspaper regularly affects perceptions of prospective teachers about their media literacy competencies significantly.

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DESIRE AND APTITUDE FOR VETERINARY EDUCATION AMONG VETERINARY STUDENTS IN SUDAN

Adil Salim ELSHEIKH, Mohamed Abdelsalam ABDALLA

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This study was conducted to find out whether students who enrolled in veterinary education in Sudan have a desire in this type of education or not. Additionally the study is intended to remind experts in higher education in Sudan as well as veterinary educators to the seriousness of the negligence of desire, aptitude and humane attitude towards animals when admitting students to veterinary education. A survey instrument was used to assess whether undergraduates students of faculties of veterinary medicine of four universities in Sudan; namely Khartoum University, Sudan University of Science and technology, Bahri University and Butana University; have desire in veterinary education or not. The questionnaire is composed of two sections: Section I: focused on personal and general data of the study sample. Section II: contains the statements of the desire scale. The students were asked to rate 8 scenario statements according to the Likert five scale which included five levels: strongly agree, agree, neutral, do not agree, and strongly disagree. This questionnaire was distributed to a total number of 525 students and the number of recovered correctly filled questionnaires was 394 (75% recovery rate). The questionnaires’ stability was tested according to the methods of Cronbach's alpha and the stabilities of all statements were above 86% (0.86). The consensuses of all the surveyed students on the statements were calculated according to the methods of Tastle et al. The results of this study confirmed without doubt that the Sudanese veterinary students have a weak desire in veterinary education and the females have a significantly (p<0.05) weaker desire compared to male. In conclusion veterinary students expressed weak desire and aptitude towards the discipline they took as shown by the weak consensus on the desirability statements. Therefore it is recommended that when admitting students to veterinary education the desire, aptitude and the humane attitude towards animals must be taken as additional prerequisites.

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IDENTIFICATION OF THE ELEMENTS OF RISK MANAGEMENT PRACTICES SPORTS AT TEACHER EDUCATION INSTITUTE

Ahmad bin Esa, Fatimah Mustaffa

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Risk management is important in the sports industry to provide and ensure a safe environment for all sports programs. Sports risk management aims to control, prevent and minimize the risk of accidents and injuries. Developed countries such as Australia and the United Kingdom have adopted a standard model of risk management. It indicates that an organization that offers or implements programs or sports activities, needs a coach or instructor with basic theoretical knowledge and a clear philosophy, is skilled and has the characteristics of a proper attitude to handle the program. This study was conducted to determine the Elements of Identification of Risk Management Practices for Sport (EIRMPS) Coach Institute of Teacher Education (ITE) of the perception of athletes. This study focuses on the dominant EIRMPS. This review had a total of 120 ITE athlete respondents who are students at the Institute of Teacher Education, comprising 67 male athletes and 53 female athletes. The instrument was a questionnaire and a pilot study data analysis was conducted using the Rasch measurement model for the purposes of carrying out four diagnosis functionality check items. The findings of the pilot analysis indicated the Cronbach alpha reliability and trustworthiness of individuals is 0.92 (very good) and the reliability is 0.72, indicating a good level. The results showed EIRMPS ITE coach at a high level and is the dominant element of liability and tort; equipment and facilities; and demographic coach

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IMPACT OF TEACHERS’ QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE ON THE PERFORMANCE OF STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

Hanna Onyi Yusuf, Abdullahi Aliyu Dada

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The study examined the impact of teachers’ qualification and experience on students’ performance in Colleges of Education in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Two Colleges of Education in Kaduna state were used for the study. A total of twenty (20) teachers and one hundred (100) students were randomly selected from the two Colleges of Education. The data was collected using questionnaire and students’ test scores. Data was analyzed using frequency counts, percentages and t-test. The results revealed that a significant difference existed in the performance of students taught English language by professional and experienced teachers. The study recommended among others, that only qualified and experienced teachers should be allowed to teach in Colleges of Education in Kaduna state, Nigeria. All non professional and unqualified teachers should be encouraged to pursue their post graduate studies (such as Post Graduate Diploma in Education, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Education) on a part-time or full-time basis. This will help to improve the quality of their teaching and consequently improve the performance of students and the quality of teacher education in Nigeria.

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INTEGRATING A NEW ASSESSMENT STRATEGY TO IMPROVE DIDACTIC OUTCOME AND SELF LEARNING IN PHARMACOTHERAPY COURSES IN ISTANBUL KEMERBURGAZ UNIVERSITY

Nibal Abunahlah, Abdullah Olgun, Akgül Yeşilada

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Introduction:

Pretest/posttest evaluation is a concise and effective direct evaluation tool that aids to improve student self learning.

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Pretest was administered before providing all pharmacotherapy topic information. Posttest was done after tutoring the topic. Pretest/posttest questions were similar. Handbook and lecture notes were provided. The tests were developped according to different outcome measures that are relevant to student achievements such as tapping memory, problem solving and comprehension. The students’ marks for the pre- and post- test were compared for four weeks and the change in the pretest marks weekly were assessed using paired samples - T test.

Results:

Significant differences between students’ marks in the pretest appeared weekly, while the difference between pre- and post-test was significant only in the first week and declined in the following weeks.

Conclusion:

Pretest/posttest pharmacotherapy evaluation tool approved its effectivety in improvement of student self learning. Integration of this tool in the other pharmacotherapy courses is highly recommended.

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STANDARDIZATION OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATION PROCESSES VIA MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

Mehmet Bilgehan ERDEM, Merve CENGİZ TOKLU

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Various university programs around the world are in need of cooperative education to meet the growing needs of the global business. Short-term internship experiences are inadequate especially in engineering programs. Cooperative education can be added in curriculum of universities to increase collegians' work experience and to develop university-industry cooperation. In this study, a conceptual model is built for cooperative high education process via using management information system to facilitate and simplify the whole cooperative high education process. The proposed model is useful both industry and universities.

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