This study develops a competency maturity model to describe the skills of an data analyst that positively influence data warehouse usage and insight generation in today’s data warehouse environment. Exploratory case studies were used to identify critical competencies and develop new measures of data warehouse usage and success. Grounded in Triandis’ [48] theory of motivation, a research model w...

In educational large-scale assessments such as PISA only recently an increasing interest in measuring crosscurricular competencies can be observed. These are now discovered as valuable aspects of school achievement. Complex problem solving (CPS) describes an interesting construct for the diagnostics of domain-general competencies. Here, we present MicroDYN, a new approach for computer-based ass...

To determine knowledge and skills competencies in internal medicine for the undergraduate curriculum in Saudi Arabia, competencies were identified based on group work utilizing common textbooks. The Delphi Technique was used as a consensus method to determine and prioritize competencies in internal medicine. A group of 20 clinicians rated the identified competencies from 0-3 (0: no need to know...

INTRODUCTION Worldwide, half the population lives in rural or remote areas; however, less than 25% of doctors work in such regions. Despite the continental dimensions of Brazil and its enormous cultural diversity, only some medical schools in this country offer students the opportunity to acquire work experience focused on medicine in rural or remote areas. The objective of the present s...

This paper discusses what an engineering school at a university may do for stimulating the manufacturing excellence in industry. Aalborg University will be used as a case example with its unique use of problem-based learning methods. This approach is also imbedded in a new research initiative, The Center for Industrial Production. Examples of industry involvement in research and development pro...

BACKGROUND The Quad Council Competencies for Public Health Nurses are used to guide community and public health nursing course development in baccalaureate nursing programs. As clinical practice has expanded to global settings, the appropriateness of the 2011 Quad Council Public Health Nursing (PHN) Competencies to guide global clinical practice and evaluation was questioned. OBJECTIVE To des...