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DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF BUSINESS HIGHER EDUCATION THROUGH IMPLEMENTATION OF STUDENTS LEARNING OUTCOMES ASSESSMENT PLAN (SLOAP)
Ivanovski, Zoran; Milenkovski, Ace; Kozuharov, Saso - In: UTMS Journal of Economics 4 (2013) 1, pp. 1-16
measures, outcomes assessment as a way to measure institutional effectiveness, as well as effective technique for identifying … where changes and improvements are necessary. UTMS has developed Students Learning Outcomes Assessment Plan (SLOAP) as a way … Assessment Plan) document, 3) implementation of two direct measures from the SLOAP through assessment analysis and action …
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What Kind of Economics Graduates Do We Want? A Constructive Critique of Hansen's Proficiencies Approach
O'Donnell, Rod - Department of Economics, Faculty of Business and Economics - 2002
In answer to the long-standing question, what kinds of knowledge and skills should economics majors master, Lee Hansen has advocated a proficiencies approach. According to this approach, the teaching and learning of economics undergraduates should be based on the attainment of (six) specified...
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Student Drops and Failure in Principles Courses
Bosshardt, William - In: Journal of Economic Education 35 (2004) 2, pp. 111-128
Many studies have identified factors that contribute to success in economics principles courses, but few have examined the causes and effects of student drops and failure. The author follows 239 students through their economic principles course and tracks the students in the year after the...
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An Instructional Exercise in Cost-Raising Strategies, and Perfect Complements Production
Weisman, Dennis L. - In: Journal of Economic Education 38 (2007) 2, pp. 215-221
The author presents an account of the 1993 contract negotiations between the United Auto Workers (UAW) and Ford Motor Company to assist students in developing facility with perfect complements production and cost functions and cost-raising strategies. The author seeks an answer to why the UAW...
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Sex, Class, and History: An Experiment in Teaching Economics in an Interdisciplinary Setting
Freedman, Ora - In: Journal of Economic Education 39 (2008) 3, pp. 251-259
The author reports on various aspects of teaching economics in an in- terdisciplinary, team-taught course, including reflections on a unique experiment in teaching economics to nonmajors. By the incorporation of selected topics of gender economics into the interdisciplinary course about the...
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Does Cooperative Learning Improve Student Learning Outcomes?
Yamarik, Steven - In: Journal of Economic Education 38 (2007) 3, pp. 259-277
What is the effect of small-group learning on student learning outcomes in economic instruction? In spring 2002 and fall 2004, the author applied cooperative learning to one section of intermediate macroeconomics and taught another section using a traditional lecture format. He identified and...
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INTRODUCCION A LA ECONOMIA POLITICA. APUNTES DE CLASES Y EJERCICIOS. BORRADOR.
Rubio, Fernando - EconWPA - 2004
Este es un curso de economía política enfocado desde el punto de vista del administrador, pretendiendo mostrar los conceptos básicos del tema que son relevantes para la administración de la empresa. De esta manera, se utiliza la grafica y las matemáticas solo como una manera de aclarar los...
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Teaching the Repeated Prisoner’s Dilemma With a Computerized Tournament
Lange, Carsten; Baylor, Amy L. - In: Journal of Economic Education 38 (2007) 4, pp. 407-418
The authors present a constructivist approach for teaching game theory, on the basis, in part, of Axelrod’s research approach. Using the Axelrod tournament multi-user system (ATMUS) software, students create strategies for a repeated prisoner’s dilemma (RPD). Later, these...
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Determinants of How Students Evaluate Teachers
Avery, Rosemary J.; Bryant, W. Keith; Mathios, Alan; … - In: Journal of Economic Education 37 (2006) 1, pp. 21-37
An increasing number of academic institutions are considering changing to Web-based systems to take advantage of efficiencies in the collection of end-of-semester course evaluations. In considering such a change it is important that researchers determine whether it will affect mean evaluation...
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Child Safety Seats on Commercial Airliners: A Demonstration of Cross-Price Elasticities
Sanders, Shane; Weisman, Dennis L.; Li, Dong - In: Journal of Economic Education 39 (2008) 2, pp. 135-144
The cross-price elasticity concept can be difficult for microeconomics students to grasp. The authors provide a real-life application of cross-price elasticities in policymaking. After a debate that spanned more than a decade and included input from safety engineers, medical personnel,...
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