Neben den Hochschulen, als klassische Ausbildungsstätten für Informatiker mit jeweils unterschiedlicher Ausrichtung, sind eine große Zahl von kommerziellen Trainingsanbietern vorhanden. Meist werden in Weiterbildungskursen spezielle Themen aus dem IT-Bereich angeboten. Eine Tendenz ist derzeit zu erkennen, auch Grundlagenwissen in Kursen zu vermitteln. Ein dreistufiges Qualifizierungsprogramm i...

background the learning environment dramatically affects the learning outcomes of students. noise, inappropriate temperature, insufficient light, overcrowded classes, misplaced boards and inappropriate classroom layout all make up factors that could be confounding variables distracting students in class. this study was conducted to examine the effect of noise in educational institutions on the ...

Thanks to the Information and Communication Technology (ICT), nowadays it is possible to access to a lot more quality information and faster too, but analyzing such an amount of information it is not a simple task for a human. However is in charge with their management suffers needs to make decisions based on their experience. Knowledge becomes a competitive advantage in the fundamental tool ma...

The concept of indoctrination is typically used to characterize the actions individual educators. However, it has become increasingly common for citizens raise concerns about indoctrinatory effects institutions such as schools and universities. Are worries fundamentally misconceived, or might some state affairs obtain under which can be rightly said that an educational institution engaged in in...

Educational institutions increasingly adopt the students-as-customers concept to satisfy their students. Understanding students’ perspectives on the use of this business concept in educational institutions is necessary for the institutions to effectively align these perspectives with their management practice. The study investigates whether students in technology and business disciplines have s...

BACKGROUND The interrelation between health and academic performance is well established. Academic institutions have a larger mandate, beyond academic instruction alone. The objective is to contribute holistically to student development through various paradigms, ultimately culminating in student success. To meet the global challenges of a changing educational system, educational institutions t...

Educational institutions are increasingly exploring the affordances of 3D virtual worlds for instruction and research, but few studies have been done to document current practices and uses of this emerging technology. This observational survey examines the virtual presences of 170 accredited educational institutions found in one such 3D virtual world called Second Life®, created by SanFrancisco...

Education is a key factor in ensuring economic growth, especially for countries with growing economies. Today, students have become more technologically savvy as teaching and learning uses more advance technology day in, day out. Due to virtualize resources through the Internet, as well as dynamic scalability, cloud computing has continued to be adopted by more organizations. Despite the loomin...