Strategies for Internationalizing the Business Curriculum in the Asia Pacific

SUMMARY

With the rapid economic growth of the East Asian countries, there has been an increasing interest in the education and skill development strategies used in the region. One of the critical features of Singapore's human resource development strategy is the emphasis on regionalization and internationalization of the academic curriculum. The trend of this internationalization may be attributable to three major factors: Singapore government's regionalization policy, distance learning programs offered by foreign universities, and the overseas assignment of Singaporean managers as expatriates. This paper presents an overview of the internationalization of the business curriculum at the graduate and undergraduate level in Singapore, particularly at the Nanyang Technological University (NTU). The Nanyang Business School, although a young institution, is rapidly moving towards the internationalization process in various areas. At present its student body is drawn from more than 20 countries. About a third of its business faculty come from about 19 countries. At the undergraduate level, students are encouraged to study foreign languages, and required to take the international business course irrespective of their functional specialization. In addition, most functional areas of specialization offer at least one international course as an elective choice. Some of the students also complete their required professional attachment abroad. At the graduate level, the unique feature of it's MBA program is the compulsory International Business Study Mission. The newly introduced MBA specialization in International Business adds another dimension. The school is now focusing on extensive research efforts in the area of regional-ization and globalization of business through its several research centers. The paper also identifies a few concerns such as the rapid changes in the pedagogy due to the overall systemic changes in the curriculum from the traditional British education model and the availability of suitable case studies.     

Why are some graduate entrepreneurs more innovative than others? The effect of human capital,psychological factor and entrepreneurial rewards on entrepreneurial innovativeness

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基于层次分析法的研究生教育质量影响因素研究

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高职保险毕业生就业困境及对策探讨

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普通高校物流管理专业课程设置探讨

随着开设物流管理专业高校数量的增加,如何对课程进行科学、系统的设置直接影响到专业的教学质量和水平。文中指出了普通高校物流管理课程设置中存在的问题,并借鉴了知名高校物流管理专业课程设置的特点,从整合资源,突出特色等层面提出了普通高校物流管理专业课程设置的思考。     

产学研合作培养人力资源管理研究生的初步探索

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Quality Function Deployment in Education: A Curriculum Review

The curriculum of the Tyre Technology Department at the Kocaeli University Köseköy Vocational School of Higher Education (KU-KVSHE) has been reviewed by using the quality function deployment (QFD) technique. The principal stakeholders for this review were identified as the local tyre companies and the department’s lecturers. The stakeholders’ expectations from the graduates of the department were determined by direct interviews using a special questionnaire. The customer needs were categorized, shortened and prioritized. The requirements of the two stakeholders were found to be almost the same but with a different order. The requirements were then converted into quality characteristics. After a comprehensive analysis on the contents and duration of the courses in the actual curriculum, taking into consideration stakeholder expectations, a substantial revision was deemed necessary. In conclusion, a new curriculum for the Tyre Technology Department was proposed in order to meet customer needs. The university senate has approved the new curriculum proposed in this study and the school management has decided to apply the new curriculum as of fall term of the 2002–2003 school year.     

民办院校信息类专业应用型人才培养模式研究

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基于职业生涯规划的硕士研究生培养模式创新研究——以管理科学与工程专业为例

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经济快速转型背景下研究生创新能力培养模式改革研究

研究生培养机制必须在创新能力培养上进行改革,通过适应社会经济发展的新型校企合作、鼓励研究生国外研修或等或是提高研究生创新能力的重要途径。     

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A global study of graduate management of technology programs

In the last decade, the field of technology management has attracted considerable attention from practitioners and scholars. The rapid emergence of powerful and innovative technologies in manufacturing, computing, telecommunications and the life sciences, such as biotechnology are making the strategic management of technology, a critical task in virtually all organizations. Reflecting this trend, several universities offer graduate programs in the management of technology (MOT). These programs have originated from various academic schools and disciplines (business, engineering, public policy) creating considerable diversity of focus, themes emphasized, courses, and student backgrounds. The rise of these programs, in part, reflects the growing need for managers and technologists who are able to understand, contribute to, and manage a wide variety of technology-based programs and organizations. This paper presents the results of a global study of graduate MOT programs. Over fifty (50) universities participated in the research reported in this paper. Findings related to research trends, curriculum developments, staffing, program implementation, and program emphases are examined. Several recommendations are advanced for universities considering initiating or further developing their MOT program. In addition, observations about the future direction of the field are made.     

语文新课改探讨

2004年我国部分区域开始试行新课程改革,后来相继推广全国。新课程改革取得了突破性进展,对传统课堂教学带来了巨大的冲击。本文从转变教学理念、语文新课程的认识、努力营造融洽的氛围、完善评价制度等八个方面对新课改进行探讨。     

高校研究生创新创业教育探析

发展高校研究生创新创业教育是新时代的发展要求和高校人才培养的重要任务。论文尝试分析高校研究生创新创业教育发展的意义,剖析存在的问题,探索解决的方法,以期对加快发展高校研究生创新创业教育提供参考。     

The influence of social relationships on international students' intentions to remain abroad: multi-group analysis by marital status

International graduate students are regarded as highly educated global human resources who are necessary for many organizations to survive the global competition. Even though it is regarded that being married is a key factor influencing international mobility, there is little research on differences in intentions to remain abroad between the single and the married. The purpose of this study was to examine how international graduate students' intentions to remain in the USA after graduation differ by marital status. Using a multi-group path model analysis, the hypothesized model was individually tested by marital status, and relationships between the variables were compared. Data from a self-report survey (n = 451) provided that single students' relationships and married students' relationships differed. There was a negative significant relationship between home country family ties and intention to remain for single students. The relationship between satisfaction with the university and intention to remain was positively significant only for single students. There was a positive significant indirect relationship between social support and intentions to remain for single students. The significance of this study can be found in the contributions to research and practices in recruiting and retaining international graduates.     

体育教育专业运动人体科学实验课程教学体系改革初探

以黄淮学院体育系体育教育专业的培养计划为切入点,以建立体育教育专业运动人体科学实验教学体系为目的,探索运动人体科学实验课程教学改革新的教学模式,重建其合理的知识结构和技能结构体系,回归运动人体科学专业是应用型专业的基本认识。以实践技能培养为中心,在遵循教学大纲的基础上进行实验教学内容和教学方法的改进,提出建立体育教育专业运动人体科学实验教学体系,为体育专业开展运动人体科学实验教学提供参考。     

如何高质量,高效率管理研究生日常事务

近几年来,研究生的培养质量越来越成为社会关注的热点。如何进一步推进改革,提高研究生培养质量,是各个高校研究生教育需要解决的问题。本文提出并探讨了新时期如何进一步提高研究生培养质量的几点思考。     

农村学校音乐新课程实施现状调查与建议

素质教育是国民教育事业追求的终极目标。音乐作为美学教育的重要领域,在素质教育中举足轻重。"应试教育"的观念在农村根深蒂固,新课程的推广尚有一定的难度。本文为了了解农村音乐新课程改革推进的主要障碍,提出解决的思路。作者通过问卷调查的方式,了解农村音乐新课程实施的现状,发现改革的不足,分析农村学校音乐教育薄弱的原因,期望能起到抛砖引玉之效。