Knowledge dissemination among tourism stakeholders is vital to the overall development of tourism. Yet, this topic has been under-investigated in past tourism literature. Taking the courses on tourism marketing as an example, this study examined what and how knowledge is being disseminated in the classroom. Based on the Sender-Message-Channel-Receiver (SMCR) model (Shannon, 1948), the current s...

To what degree have you considered your use of cases within your teaching? This paper suggests more and better planning and organisation at all levels from the individual and tactical through to the programme, group and academy is required if the method is to be used more effectively. It contains suggestions and criteria by which such planning and decision making could be carried out, before re...

Enumeration of the twin primes, and the sum of. their reciprocals, is extended to 3 x 1015 , yielding the count 1r2 (3 x 1015 ) = 3310517800844. A more accurate estimate is obtained for Brun 's constant, B2 = 1.90216 05823 ± 0.00000 00008. Error analysis is presented to support the contention that this estimate produces a 95 % confidence interval for B2 • In addition, published values of the co...

The importance of developing employability attributes within university graduates is gaining rapid momentum in the UK. One reason for this is that employers in the UK are disappointed by the quality of graduates moving into the workforce; this sentiment has also been echoed by the UK Government. With this in mind, attempts have been made to identify general attributes that lead to employability...

This paper reports on two processes used with one first year cohort, with the aim of enhancing the teaching-learning partnership. Managing the new university experience by obtaining meaningful feedback from students, acting to address student needs, and giving students early feedback on writing provide the impetus for this study. The researchers ‘broadened the boundaries’ in student-lecturer in...

The current situation on the labor market in Russia and other countries reflects the high demand for the introduction and development of new methods of human resource management in organizations of different fields. The amplification of the requirements for quality and level of education of the labor force leads to the formation of modern mechanisms of interaction between the labor market and e...

Conservatoire et Jardin botaniques de la Ville de Genève, Ch. de l’Impératrice 1, CH-1292 Chambésy, Switzerland Centro de Ciências Naturais e Humanas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Rua Santa Adélia, 166, Bairro Bangu, Santo André, Brazil Department of Ecology and Evolution, University of Lausanne, CH-1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics, Quartier Sorge, CH-1015 Lausanne, ...

Roman D. Bulushev, ∗ Sanjin Marion, † Ekaterina Petrova, ∗ Sebastian J. Davis, ∗ Sebastian J. Maerkl, and Aleksandra Radenovic Laboratory of Nanoscale Biology, Institute of Bioengineering, School of Engineering, EPFL, 1015 Lausanne, Switzerland Institute of Physics, Bijenička cesta 46, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia Laboratory of Biological Network Characterization, Institute of Bioengineering, Schoo...

This case study describes an approach to experiential learning within the marketing degree at Victoria University. Early indications suggest that this approach to learning can result in improved class attendances, improvements in the quality of written work and notably increased levels of selfreliance.

This paper advances the literature on the pedagogic role of the extended case study method of assessment in marketing education. It commences by outlining the traditional case study approach of assessment, and outlines its limitations. This critique leads to a discussion of the ‘middle ground approach’ of the extended case study, and consideration as to how it can be deployed in marketing asses...