Assurance of learning : the role of work integrated learning and industry partners

In the partnering with students and industry it is important for universities to recognize and value the nature of knowledge and learning that emanates from work integrated learning experiences is different to formal university based learning. Learning is not a by-product of work rather learning is fundamental to engaging in work practice. Work integrated learning experiences provide unique opportunities for students to integrate theory and practice through the solving of real world problems. This paper reports findings to date of a project that sought to identify key issues and practices faced by academics, industry partners and students engaged in the provision and experience of work integrated learning within an undergraduate creative industries program at a major metropolitan university. In this paper, those findings are focused on some of the particular qualities and issues related to the assessment of learning at and through the work integrated experience. The findings suggest that the assessment strategies needed to better value the knowledges and practices of the Creative Industries. The paper also makes recommendations about how industry partners might best contribute to the assessment of students’ developing capabilities and to continuous reflection on courses and the assurance of learning agenda

Self-concept of visually impaired adolescents: A comparative study of educational placement in public and residential schools

The purpose of this study was to compare the self-concept of teen-age learners who were visually impaired and enrolled in public day schools with those who attended a residential school. The target population was those individuals with a primary functional visual impairment, in the age range of 12 through 18 years, and who were engaged in an academic instructional curriculum. Seventeen students at the Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School (IBSSS) were the residential population, whereas 15 visually impaired students who were receiving support services of the itinerant teacher for the visually impaired participated as the public school population. All known students in the state of Iowa, ages 12 to 18 years, with a primary visual impairment were given an opportunity to be included in the research. In general, local itinerant teachers of the visually impaired were resources for securing necessary parent and student permissions, in administering the Piers-Harris Children\u27s Self-Concept Scale in the primary learning medium, and in providing demographic information about each student. The researcher made the personal contacts with parents and students enrolled at IBSSS. Demographic information included chronological age, grade placement, gender, age of onset of vision loss, learning medium, causation of vision loss, presence of a secondary disability, years of services in the current placement, intelligence, and extent of itinerant teacher services. The two groups had (a) comparable average chronological ages and grade placements, (b) a high proportion of males, (c) vision loss since birth, and (d) comparable frequency of print and braille use. Non-residential students had received their present level of services for more years than residential students. No patterns regarding a specific secondary disability nor cause of vision loss were derived. Most public school students received itinerant services for two hours or less per week. Using a two-tailed t test to compare the difference in the mean self-concept scores for the residential and public school visually impaired students, a t value of $-$1.07, df = 30, and p =.294 was obtained and deemed not significant. When comparing the difference in the mean self-concept scores of those who used braille and print as the primary learning medium, a t value of $-$.18, df = 30, and p =.859 was determined and considered not significant. The comparison of mean raw scores on the self-concept scale showed no significant differences in the visually impaired youth included in this study. The results of this study had limited generalizability and were applied to the visually impaired teen-age population in a rural region where a functional definition of visual impairment was used. The results added information to the overall body of knowledge regarding the impact of educational placement on self-concept and the relationship between learning medium and self-concept among visually impaired youth

KSU Student Anxiety around Mass Shootings

This research will examine the relationships among generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and fear of mass shootings, particularly for members of minority and low socioeconomic status (SES) groups. Previous research has examined the various types of mass public shootings and which ones receive more media attention. Previous research has also examined potential causes of mass shootings, ways to prevent them, and areas where mass shootings are common. There is little research on different types of anxiety (generalized and social) and how those correlate to fear of mass shootings, especially for minority groups in college. To examine this relationship, we will administer an online questionnaire with demographic questions, questions that examine generalized and social anxiety levels, and questions on fears of mass shootings on campus and off campus. We hypothesize that stronger correlations among generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and fear of mass shootings will emerge amongst participants who belong to minority groups rather than majority groups. Through this research we hope to find trends in anxiety levels amongst these student groups and use the findings to implement effective intervention programs at KSU. The purpose of this study is ultimately to ease anxiety levels among all students, especially those of minority status.This research will examine the relationships among generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and fear of mass shootings, particularly for members of minority and low socioeconomic status (SES) groups. Previous research has examined the various types of mass public shootings and which ones receive more media attention. Previous research has also examined potential causes of mass shootings, ways to prevent them, and areas where mass shootings are common. There is little research on different types of anxiety (generalized and social) and how those correlate to fear of mass shootings, especially for minority groups in college. To examine this relationship, we will administer an online questionnaire with demographic questions, questions that examine generalized and social anxiety levels, and questions on fears of mass shootings on campus and off campus. We hypothesize that stronger correlations among generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and fear of mass shootings will emerge amongst participants who belong to minority groups rather than majority groups. Through this research we hope to find trends in anxiety levels amongst these student groups and use the findings to implement effective intervention programs at KSU. The purpose of this study is ultimately to ease anxiety levels among all students, especially those of minority status

Interdisciplinary eHealth practice in cancer care: A review of the literature

© 2017 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This review aimed to identify research that described how eHealth facilitates interdisciplinary cancer care and to understand the ways in which eHealth innovations are being used in this setting. An integrative review of eHealth interventions used for interdisciplinary care for people with cancer was conducted by systematically searching research databases in March 2015, and repeated in September 2016. Searches resulted in 8531 citations, of which 140 were retrieved and scanned in full, with twenty-six studies included in the review. Analysis of data extracted from the included articles revealed five broad themes: (i) data collection and accessibility; (ii) virtual multidisciplinary teams; (iii) communication between individuals involved in the delivery of health services; (iv) communication pathways between patients and cancer care teams; and (v) health professional-led change. Use of eHealth interventions in cancer care was widespread, particularly to support interdisciplinary care. However, research has focused on development and implementation of interventions, rather than on long-term impact. Further research is warranted to explore design, evaluation, and long-term sustainability of eHealth systems and interventions in interdisciplinary cancer care. Technology evolves quickly and researchers need to provide health professionals with timely guidance on how best to respond to new technologies in the health sector

The Need for Proper Management in the Knowledge Organization

Global knowledge is increasing daily and with it knowledge organizations utilizing and capitalizing on knowledge. Worker management is critical in how knowledge is harnessed and organization success. Managers require not only understanding of knowledge organization meaning and operation, but also understanding of knowledge worker management styles. Managers outside knowledge organizations may have management styles considered traditional in nature but success in a knowledge organization hinges on how they adapt. The research conducted compares traditional managers and knowledge managers to create understanding and awareness of differences. The survey conducted shows data from managers who work in what are considered knowledge organizations. The data adds valuable information to existing research providing fresh insight into knowledge management from those who live it daily

The Influence of Various Management Practices on the Yield, Root Reserves and Persistence of Red Clover

Note:Two field experiments, seeded in 1982 and 1983, were carried out to study the influence of date of seeding and second year cutting management on the yield, persistence and root reserves of three red clover cultivars. Seeding dates were either in the spring or late summer. Cutting management consisted of either two cuts at mid bloom or three cuts at the bud stage. Root reserves were evaluated by removing dormant plants from the field in the late fall and early spring and determining the amount of growth produced under dark conditions in growth chambers. In the second year of the stands, yield and persistence were generally higher for spring seeding. By the third year, however, the effect of seeding date was generally no longer apparent. In the second year, the two cut system produced higher yields than the three cut system in one experiment, but there was no differential effect of these cutting managements on third year yields or persistence. […]Deux expériences de champ, semées en 1982 et 1983, ont été menées pour étudier l’influence de la date de semis et de persistance et les réserves contenues dans les racines de trois cultivars de trèfle rouge. Les dates de semis étaient soit au printemps soit tard dans l'été. La régie de coupe consistait en deux coupes à la mi-floraison ou trois coupes au stade de bourgeonnement. Les réserves racinaires furent évaluées d'après la repousse, dans l'obscurité des chambres de croissance, de plants dormants prélevés du champ à la fin de l'automne et au début du printemps. A la deuxième année après le semis, le rendement et la persistance ont été généralement supérieurs pour les semis de printemps. A la troisième année cependant, l'effet de la date de semis n'était généralement plus visible. A la deuxième année, la régie a deux coupes a donné de meilleurs rendements que la régie a trois coupes dans une expérience mais les deux types de régie n'ont pas affecté différemment le rendement et la persistance en troisième année. […

Clinical impact of a pharmacist-led inpatient anticoagulation service: a review of the literature

Tiffany Lee, Erin Davis, Jason Kielly School of Pharmacy, Memorial University, St John's, NL, Canada Background: Anticoagulant therapies provide management options for potentially life-threatening thromboembolic conditions. They also carry significant safety risks, requiring careful consideration of medication dose, close monitoring, and follow-up. Inpatients are particularly at risk, considering the widespread use of anticoagulants in hospitals. This has prompted the introduction of safety goals for anticoagulants in Canada and the USA, which recommend increased pharmacist involvement to reduce patient harm. The goal of this review is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pharmacist-led inpatient anticoagulation services compared to usual or physician-managed care. Methods: This narrative review includes articles identified through a literature search of PubMed, Embase, and International Pharmaceutical Abstracts databases, as well as hand searches of the references of relevant articles. Full publications of pharmacist-managed inpatient anticoagulation services were eligible if they were published in English and assessed clinical outcomes. Results: Twenty-six studies were included and further divided into two categories: 1) autonomous pharmacist-managed anticoagulation programs (PMAPs) and 2) pharmacist recommendation. Pharmacist management of heparin and warfarin appears to result in improvements in some surrogate outcomes (international normalized ratio [INR] stability and time in INR goal range), while results for others are mixed (time to therapeutic INR, length of stay, and activated partial thromboplastin time [aPTT] measures). There is also some indication that PMAPs may be associated with reduced patient mortality. When direct thrombin inhibitors are managed by pharmacists, there seems to be a shorter time to therapeutic aPTT and a greater percentage of time in the therapeutic range, as well as a decrease in the frequency of medication errors. Pharmacist recommendation services have generally resulted in a greater time in therapeutic INR range, greater INR stability, decreased length of stay, and reduced major drug interactions, with no significant differences in safety outcomes. Conclusion: Pharmacist-led inpatient anticoagulation management seems to result in superior outcomes, as compared to usual or physician-managed care. This conclusion is limited by small, poorly designed studies lacking statistical power, focusing mainly on surrogate outcomes. Keywords: hospital, clinical pharmacy, direct thrombin inhibitors, venous thromboembolism, warfarin, hepari