A common problem faced by those who teach Operations Management and Industrial Engineering courses is motivating students to learn and apply the quantitative and managerial aspects of the material. The aim of our educational methodology is to not only teach and reinforce the core principles of the disciplines, but to have students develop a set of skills that will make them competitive in the c...

In this study, we investigated the use of a web-based tool designed to influence levels of student self-efficacy by engaging participants in a time management strategy. On a daily basis for 16 days, a total of 64 undergraduate and graduate students engaged in the web-based time management tool in which students set goals regarding how they planned to spend their time the next day and recorded h...

This paper aims to discuss the relationships between the selected positive youth development constructs and the enhancement of Hong Kong junior secondary school students' money management skills, values, and attitudes. Various issues of money management of adolescents are reviewed. These issues include the need for money management programs for adolescents, the content and coverage of an approp...

introduction: in medical education, ambulatory medicine education especially emergency is the most important part of medical education. aim of this study is the survey of medial students information needs seeking behavior pattern. we expect this study impacts on the clinical education quality, the recognition of students' education needs and better management of patients by medical students. me...

introduction: some students attribute their academic failure to such factors as low aptitude, unavailability of resources, and bad luck. however, we can dare to say that the most important factor playing a role in academic success is students’ little acquaintance with learning and study skills. this study aimed at examining the quality of study skills in newly-admitted students of fasa medical ...

Academic interest in the ethical quality of accountants’ judgments has produced a steady stream of research addressing the role of education in fostering ethical behavior. Although various studies have evaluated the cognitive moral development of accounting students, few studies have considered the influence of accounting contextual factors on ethical judgments. This study evaluates the influen...

Article: Each term, when covering the history of management, many students have difficulty identifying with “ancient” management figures such as Frederick Taylor and Frank and Lillian Gilbreth. Even in Birmingham, Alabama, the former “Pittsburgh of the South,” Taylor‟s pig iron studies have little relevance. The bricklaying, sewing, and surgery studies by the Gilbreths fare only slightly better...