Modernizing academic teaching and research in business and economics : International Conference MATRE 2016, Beirut, Lebanon /: International Conference MATRE 2016, Beirut, Lebanon. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jorge Marx Gómez, Marie K. Aboujaoude, Khalil Feghali, Tariq Mahmou, editors.
• Editors: Gómez, Jorge Marx; Aboujaoude, Marie K; Feghali, Khalil; Mahmoud, Tariq
• Contents: Preface to the Conference Proceedings; The Program Committee; Organization Committee; Contents; Seeds of Sustainability in Lebanese Universities: An Empirical Study; 1 The Framework; 2 Universities Play a Major Role in Inspiring and Teaching Sustainability Concepts; 2.1 Can Higher Education Independently Implement Sustainable Development; 2.2 Developing Organizational Learning at Universities; 2.3 Reviewing Some Existing Tools of Assessment; 3 Research Methodology; 3.1 A Qualitative Study; 3.2 The Sample: Higher Education in Lebanon; 4 The Findings. 4.1 Sustainability and the Current Curricula in Lebanese Universities4.2 Benchmarking with European Universities; 4.3 To Modernize or Not Modernize Higher Education; 4.4 Converging Directions; 4.4.1 The President of the Lebanese University: Professor Adnan Al Sayyed Hussein; 4.4.2 AUB Contributor, Dr. Shady Hamadeh; 4.4.3 LAU: Professor Raed EL Khalil; 4.4.4 The Dean of Postgraduate Studies and Research at BAU, Professor Hania Nakkash; 4.4.5 Balamand University Under the Loop of Dr. Habbouba Aoun; 4.4.6 President of Sagesse University, Rev. Khalil Chalfoun. 4.4.7 USEK Contributor, Dr. Samar Azzi Achkouty5 Discussion; 6 Conclusion and Limitations; Appendix: Survey on Sustainability; References; Supply and Demand for Information System (IS) Core Knowledge in Non-IS Business Occupations: Fresh Graduates ́and Professional ... ; 1 Introduction; 2 Literature Review; 2.1 Factual Data and Evidence; 2.2 Related Studies: Reasons for Not Majoring in IS; 2.3 Identifying Pattern for IS System Core Knowledge (Concepts and Skills); 2.4 Research Framework and Hypothesis Development; 2.5 Methodology; 2.6 Profile of Respondents (Survey 1-S). 2.7 Profile of Respondents (Survey 2-P)3 Research Findings; 3.1 Survey 1-S1 (Importance of MIS Course and Reasons for Not Majoring in IS); 3.2 Survey 1-S2 (Level of Proficiency in IS Core Knowledge and Skills); 3.3 (Survey 2-P): IS Core Knowledge and Skills Required of Non-BIS Graduates; 4 Mapping Between IS Knowledge and Skills Supply and Demand; 5 Conclusion and Limitations; References; Higher Education and Employability: Building Studentś Self-confidence and Efficacy; 1 Introduction; 2 Motivation; 3 Conceptual Foundations; 3.1 Experience; 3.2 Learning; 3.3 Self-confidence. 3.4 Self-efficacy3.5 Self-efficacy and Results; 4 Methodology of Research; 5 Data Analysis; 5.1 Introduction to PLS; 5.2 Analysis: PLS-SEM Results; 5.3 Bootstrapping (T-Statistics); 6 Conclusion; References; Using Data Mining and Business Intelligence to Develop Decision Support Systems in Arabic Higher Education Institutions; 1 Introduction; 2 Data Mining in Higher Education; 2.1 Difficulties and Boundarie; 2.2 User Knowledge Modeling; 2.3 User Behavior Modeling; 2.4 User Experience Modeling; 2.5 Adaptation and Personalization; 2.6 Implementation Challenges and Considerations.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 650; Business; Business education -- Study and teaching -- Congresses; Education, Higher -- Study and teaching -- Congresses; Management science; Globalization; Education; Nonprofit organizations; Management information systems; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Management; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Reference; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Skills; Business education -- Study and teaching; Education, Higher -- Study and teaching; Education -- Comparative; Education -- Computers & Technology; Business & Economics -- Nonprofit Organizations & Charities; Computers -- Information Technology; Computers -- Enterprise Applications -- Business Intelligence Tools; Education; Educational equipment & technology, computer-aided learning (CAL); Non-profitmaking organizations; Information retrieval; Business mathematics & systems; Business & Economics -- General; Market research; Business and Management; Emerging Markets/Globalization; International and Comparative Education; Educational Technology; Non-Profit Organizations and Public Enterprises; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Business Information Systems; Electronic books; Conference papers and proceedings
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319544199; 3319544195
• Related ISBNs: 9783319544182; 3319544187
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed May 30, 2017).
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