Information skills of undergraduate business students – a comparison of UK and international students

Varga‐Atkins, Tünde; Ashcroft, Linda

doi:10.1108/01435120410510247

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“…Many business schools in Western countries are welcoming an increasingly international and diverse student body (Maringe and Carter, 2007;Varga-Atkins and Ashcroft, 2004), who may have vastly different cultural assumptions and/or experiences of what it means to engage in a learning process (Ryan andCaroll 2005, Currie 2007). Doubt is likely to be a particular feature of these undergraduate students' preconceptions of both studying and practising leadership, as well as what it 'means' to be a leader, as they encounter new leadership ideas and ways of generating knowledge.…”

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Managing the monsters of doubt: Liminality, threshold concepts and leadership learning

Hawkins

Edwards

2013

Management Learning

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Section: Hosting Diverse Student Experiences Of Liminal Passagementioning

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Managing the monsters of doubt: Liminality, threshold concepts and leadership learning

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Edwards

2013

Management Learning

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“…One of their recommendations to improve the success of international students is for instructors to use a variety of teaching approaches. A comparison of library and information skills of undergraduate United Kingdom and international students was conducted by Varga‐Atkins and Ashcroft (2004) who found no significant differences between the groups. However, international students had a more positive attitude toward library and information skills than domestic students.…”

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B2C Mass Customization in the Classroom

Visich

Khumawala

2012

Decision Sci J Innov Edu

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The purpose of this paper is to describe an internet-based mass customization assignment in Operations Management/Supply Chain Management classes where students utilize the web site of a company that offers a customized product. Students evaluate the user interface, judge the value proposition of the product they demonstrate, and discuss issues of product design, process design and scheduling, inventory management, supply chain management, marketing, and competitors. The students learn about mass customization from both the producer's perspective and the consumer's perspective. Through their own research and the class presentations students are able to develop a better understanding of the implementation requirements and challenges of mass customization. The assignment is highly interactive and has been successfully used in Operations Management and Supply Chain Management courses at under-graduate and graduate levels and at multiple universities. In addition, practitioners interested in implementing a mass customization process can use the assignment as a brainstorming or benchmarking exercise.

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“…The need for information literacy education has been identified by many authors (Harley, 2001;Cunningham and Lanning, 2002;Varga-Atkins and Ashcroft, 2004). Most studies in the relevant literature indicate that faculty members consider information literacy skills to be a prerequisite for academic success.…”

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The necessity of information literacy education in a marketing department

Korobili

Tilikidou

2005

New Library World

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Purpose -To provide reliable data for the development of efficient information literacy education in a department of a higher educational institute in Thessaloniki, Greece. It requires in-depth understanding of the current situation as well as future expectations. Design/methodology/approach -Two research objectives were set. One was to record the use of resources by students and their perceptions, as well as the expectations of faculty regarding information literacy skills. The other was to examine the preferences of students and faculty regarding information literacy education. Two surveys were conducted among both students (cluster sampling) and faculty (census) by the utilization of relative structured questionnaire. Findings -The project reveals that the percentage of students who use the e-resources of the library is relatively low, and that the few students who attended the bibliographic instruction seminar use the e-resources more for the completion of their assignments. Also faculty were found to do very little in class to motivate students to use library sources for completing long research papers. With reference to students' and faculty's preferences concerning future information literacy education, it was indicated that the greatest percentage prefer instruction at user's request, and a course integrated into the curriculum. Focusing on a course integrated in the curriculum, it is suggested that it is provided at the first or second semester of their studies, to be developed on the basis of librarian/faculty cooperation and supported by demonstration of resources and/or hands-on workshops.Research limitations/implications -Further research is needed to fill the gaps left in understanding faculty attitudes toward information literacy. Also duplicating this survey in other departments of Technological Educational Institution could provide a picture of the kind of information literacy education a Greek institution should apply. Practical implications -This research implies the need for developing a course integrated into the curriculum tailored to the interests of the students, designed to develop critical thinking skills. It is suggested that this course should be provided at an appropriate time that would allow students to acknowledge its relevance to course content. A multimedia product is suggested as a handbook to this course. Originality/value -This research tries to fill a gap in the published literature which does not offer any surveys in Greek academic institutions about perceptions and practices of faculty and students regarding information literacy programs.

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Information skills of undergraduate business students – a comparison of UK and international students

Cited by 33 publications

References 30 publications

Managing the monsters of doubt: Liminality, threshold concepts and leadership learning

Managing the monsters of doubt: Liminality, threshold concepts and leadership learning

B2C Mass Customization in the Classroom

The necessity of information literacy education in a marketing department

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