Case study competitions and perceptions of learning among undergraduate students in the United Arab Emirates

Higher education institutions are increasingly employing competitive formats such as case study competitions in business education to enhance students’ learning experience. The authors explore students’ perceptions and experiences regarding affective, cognitive, and skills development factors and whether these perceptions and experiences determine students’ participation in case study competitions in the United Arab Emirates. The authors attempt to contribute to the rather nascent body of literature on case study competitions. The results highlight statistically significant differences between perceived and actual learning with respect to cognitive and affective benefits. Furthermore, a significant positive association is found between participation in case study competitions and respondents’ perceptions and real experiences about various aspects of learning.     

The effect of pay-for-performance contracts on wages

I investigate the role played by learning and self-selection according to comparative advantage in the often reported result that piece rate workers (including commissions) earn more on average compared to other workers. With comparative advantage, the returns to skills differ across pay methods. I find that comparative advantage along with learning about worker skills seem to play a role for workers who are either at an early stage in their career or who are observed for the first time in a given job-match. For older workers, the return to skills is basically the same across pay methods.     

基础能力建设视野下的汉中职院专业建设分析

本文在基础能力建设视野下从三个方面即专业建设的层次分析、专业建设的特点分析及专业建设的策略分析论述了汉中职业技术学院专业建设问题,给出了地方性高职院校如何通过专业建设为区域经济发展培养大批优秀高端技能型人才的思路和建议。     

产业升级进程中职业技术技能的发展趋势及学习提升分析——以制造业为例

分析了产业升级与技术技能升级关系,产业升级进程中企业一线员工职业技术技能的发展趋势,探讨了如何促进职业技术技能的学习提升。     

浅谈投标阶段现场勘察的几点体会

工程施工建设项目的现场勘察是每个参与投标单位都十分重视的一项工作,但是不同单位、不同人员进行现场勘察,其勘察重点及勘察质量不同,并对施工组织设计和投标报价产生决定性的影响。本文结合工程投标的实践,从现场勘察的时间、内容、作用等方面作了全面的阐述,提出的现场勘察的技巧值得借鉴。     

非遗烹饪技艺创新融合促进传统饮食健康化

中国烹饪技术源远流长,技艺精湛,众多食品烹饪技法均为非物质文化遗产.对传统的非物质文化遗产烹饪技艺进行创新融合,既能达到保健、养生的目的,又能很好的传承中国的非物质文化遗产,值得深入研究和实践.根据笔者多年的研究和实践,众多非遗烹饪技艺需要创新以便适应现代人们的饮食需求.比如在非遗烹饪技法中,腌制带来的高钠摄入可以通过...     

影响失地农民再就业的原因分析与政府作为

失地农民再就业一直是党和政府着力解决的三农问题之一。从消除制度缺陷、提供培训资金支持、拓宽非农产业就业渠道、搞好就业培训等方面采取的措施尚未见到实效。失地农民再就业受到收入水平、生活成本、工作环境、技能要求、地区经济发展等因素的影响,政府应当在注重产业布局和调整的同时适度保留劳动密集型产业、加大公共财政保障力度,强化用人单位培训责任、系统设计失地农民权益保障制度等方面入手,破解失地农民被城市化后的再就业困境。     

Listening Skills and English Teaching

Listening plays an important role in foreign language learning.Among the four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing), it is considered the most important ability in English learning. This paper points out the chief factors which influence students' listening level and offers some approaches to improve their listening comprehension.