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The Contribution of Systems Analysis to Training Students in Cognitive Interdisciplinary Skills in Environmental Science Education
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Fortuin, K. P. J.; van Koppen, C. S. A.; Kroeze, C. – Journal of Environmental Studies and Sciences, 2013
Professionals in the environmental domain require cognitive interdisciplinary skills to be able to develop sustainable solutions to environmental problems. We demonstrate that education in environmental systems analysis allows for the development of these skills. We identify three components of cognitive interdisciplinary skills: (1) the ability…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Environmental Education, Teaching Methods, Thinking Skills
I Learned More than I Taught: The Hidden Dimension of Learning in Intercultural Knowledge Transfer
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Chen, Fang; Bapuji, Hari; Dyck, Bruno; Wang, Xiaoyun – Learning Organization, 2012
Purpose: Although knowledge transfer is generally conceived as a two-way process in which knowledge is transferred to and from the knowledge source, research has tended to focus on the first part of the process and neglect the second part. This study aims to examine the feedback loop and how knowledge is transferred from the knowledge receiver to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Transfer of Training, Learning Theories, Problem Solving
Goldratt's Thinking Process Applied to the Problems Associated with Trained Employee Retention in a Highly Competitive Labor Market
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Taylor, Lloyd J., III; Poyner, Ilene – Journal of European Industrial Training, 2008
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the problem of trained employee retention in a highly competitive labor market for a manufacturing facility in the oilfields of West Texas. Design/methodology/approach: This article examines how one manufacturing facility should be able to retain their trained employees by using the logic of Eliyahu M.…
Descriptors: Employees, Skilled Workers, Labor Turnover, Competition
An Interactive Computer-Based Approach to Aid Group Problem Formulation.
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Tydeman, John; And Others – 1980
The size, cost, and complexity of quantitative modeling in the social and physical sciences demand that modelers focus attention on premodeling phases of analysis, specifically on formulation and definition of problems. This is especially true in the areas of futures research and technology assessment. At the problem-defining stage of modeling, a…
Descriptors: Communications, Computer Oriented Programs, Display Systems, Information Networks
Needs Assessment and Evaluation. A Synthesis Paper.
Selvadurai, Ranjani H.; Krashinsky, Emanuel J. – 1989
Needs assessment is a young and growing field. Needs assessments contribute to effective educational planning and help educators improve services to students. Needs assessment can be used to identify goals and objectives, but probably has the most utility as a problem-focusing strategy that includes the following sequence: (1) identification of…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning, Evaluation
Special Issue: Decision Support and Knowledge-Based Systems.
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Stohr, Edward A.; And Others – Journal of Management Information Systems, 1987
Six papers dealing with decision support and knowledge based systems are presented. Five of the papers are concerned in some way with the use of artificial intelligence techniques in individual or group decision support. The sixth paper presents empirical results from the use of a group decision support system. (CLB)
Descriptors: Automation, Brainstorming, Decision Making, Expert Systems