The Instructional Benefits from Faculty Participation in Industrial Outreach

McKinnis, David R.; McNamara, Kevin T.; Kuczek, Thomas; Salvendy, Gavriel

doi:10.1002/j.2168-9830.2001.tb00623.x

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“…In this study, all 20 items of business problems and method of solutions in Part C and all 44 items of motivational factors were included in determining the Cronbach"s Alpha coefficient value. After calculation, the result revealed a value of 0.8989, which suggests a fair level of internal consistency within the data collected, since the acceptable value is 0.70 or higher (McKinnis et al 2001).…”

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confidence: 87%

A Study Of Motivation In Business Start-Ups Among Malay Entrepreneurs

Zaki

Ahmed

2011

IBER

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The effect of entrepreneurships in developing economies was studied widely in prior researches, since entrepreneurs contribute significantly in economics development. The purpose of this study is to explore and understand Malay entrepreneurs in the eastern region of Peninsular Malaysia; who are the majority ethnic group in the area. The study is concentrated on the motivation factors that influenced their decision to start up new businesses. This study also examined problems faced by those entrepreneurs, both during start up stage and during present operation. Basic variables on entrepreneurs background and their business characteristics were taken into account.The motivational factors were examined using a modified model from Scheinberg and MacMillan. The primary data collections methods were structured interviews and surveys. Statistical Package for the Social Science (SPSS) was used in analyzing the data. Frequency and descriptive analysis were used to examine the basic variables and problems facing the entrepreneurs. Factor analysis was applied to determine the motivation factors. In addition, ANOVA and MANOVA were used to test the hypotheses developed.The study shows that majority of Malay entrepreneurs are male. One third of the entrepreneurs are well educated up to the tertiary level. Almost all of them are married and has worked in three different fields prior to starting their own business. They were involved in operating small business for others, worked as Government servants or in private firms. A majority of their parents operate their own business. Major problems in conducting business lies in stiff competition from others and also insufficient initial capital. Seven motivational factors were determined to have influenced Malay entrepreneurs to start up business. The most influential factors are spiritual liability, personal development and satisfaction, and financial security. Other important factors are opportunities, freedom, accommodation and escapism. Meanwhile, five hypotheses were developed for this study. The result shows that the level of education of entrepreneurs is significant with reference to the motivational factors. On the other hand, gender, previous work and parents occupation are of no significance. However, combination of gender and level of education showed certain level of significance with reference to their motivational factors.

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Section: Reliability Testmentioning

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A Study Of Motivation In Business Start-Ups Among Malay Entrepreneurs

Zaki

Ahmed

2011

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“…Still others propose to intensify the interaction and cooperation with industry. For example, McKinnis et al (2001) point out that students benefit from the implementation of industrial outreach programs that provide them with relevant project experience and give them access to industrial facilities, so that they are much better prepared for their future employment. In addition, they state that the faculty itself benefits from such industrial programs by updating its practical skills and by solving important industrial problems.…”

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Interaction Between Academia and Industry to Build Statistical Capacity Among Industrial-Engineering Students

Silva

Aguilar

2020

SERJ

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One of the aims of this work is to highlight the need for connecting the practice and theoretical studies of industrial engineers. One reason for this need is the fact that students tend to graduate without proper preparation for practice, spreading thus a bad reputation of statistics and its potential, and even affecting students’ dispositions and motivation towards the study and applications of statistics. This paper presents the results of a study conducted at two higher-education institutions in Mexico. The industrial engineering students who participated were introduced to a multivariate statistics course, one in a traditional way and the other through a problem-solving approach embedded within an industrial environment. The didactic intervention in both groups and the problems used to evaluate them are described. The results show that the experimental students had a significant increase in their qualifications and alower variance in their performance. From our study we can suggest that a university education in close connection with applications in an industrial environment significantly improves the students’ education. This teaching experiment provides students with opportunities to experience the genuine character of statistics as an applied field, giving meaning to the statistical techniques learnt in the classroom. It is one way to make the education in statistics more apt to the demand from outside and by the same time it enables the students to really understand statistics. First published February 2020 at Statistics Education Research Journal Archives

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“…The profession benefits from having highly educated individuals available as part of the workforce due to faculty internships. The main benefit that industry gain is having access to highly educated faculty that can help solve important industrial problems 12 . Some other benefits include industrial access to university facilities and information about new technologies 12 .…”

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“…The main benefit that industry gain is having access to highly educated faculty that can help solve important industrial problems 12 . Some other benefits include industrial access to university facilities and information about new technologies 12 .…”

Section: Proceedings Of the 2005 Asee Gulf-southwest Annual Conferencementioning

confidence: 99%

Improving practical knowledge of educators with cooperation of municipalities

Parker,

Whitten

2005 GSW Proceedings

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Undisputedly, there are many educators in the engineering and engineering technology fields that have superior academic and theoretical knowledge. This knowledge makes them well prepared for teaching students who want to go in to academia or research oriented careers, but may not make them as well prepared for those students which are planning on going into field engineering positions. Students that prefer the more practical careers may not relate well with the more theoretical professor, but instead, may prefer someone with more practical type experience that can relate the in class theory to industrial examples.Unfortunately, many professors who excel at research and theoretical engineering have not had the experience of working in the types of jobs many of their students aspire to obtain, and may not be able to relate their knowledge in a manner that appeals to a majority of their students because of this lack of experience. One mechanism for obtaining this practical type experience is educators and municipalities working together for mutual benefit. Municipalities are often under tight budget constraints and cannot afford to hire more full-time engineering staff. However, municipalities could benefit greatly from theoretical knowledge that can be provided by an educator.Educators benefit greatly from an arrangement where they can gain experience in practical engineering work. Depending on their university's regulations, they may even be able to work as a consultant throughout the academic year on a part-time basis. Municipalities can benefit from having an increase in technical knowledge and ability at a lower cost. There would be no benefits paid and even the most strapped municipal budget could afford a part-time employee that could yield significant savings resulting from increased technical expertise. One slight improvement suggested by the faculty member could save the municipality significant amounts of funding. Cooperation between the academic world and municipalities is a win-win situation for everyone, including the public.

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The Instructional Benefits from Faculty Participation in Industrial Outreach

Cited by 8 publications

References 12 publications

A Study Of Motivation In Business Start-Ups Among Malay Entrepreneurs

A Study Of Motivation In Business Start-Ups Among Malay Entrepreneurs

Interaction Between Academia and Industry to Build Statistical Capacity Among Industrial-Engineering Students

Improving practical knowledge of educators with cooperation of municipalities

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