Inhaltsangabe:Gang der Untersuchung: „Value Based Knowledge Strategies“ ist eine Diplomarbeit, die in Zusammenarbeit mit einem Partner von (Arthur) Andersen – nach Enron nun Member of Ernst & Young – entstanden ist. Das Ziel der Arbeit ist es zu erforschen, inwieweit Wissen den Wert eines Unternehmens steigert und um mögliche Strategien zu erarbeiten, damit immaterielles („intangible“) Wissen in explizites (wertsteigerndes) Wissen („intellectual property“) umgewandelt werden kann. Folgende These liegt der Arbeit zur Grunde: K = (I + P)s - Wissen (K) ist die Kombination aus Informationen (I) und Menschen (P), die über eine Datenbank (+) verbunden ist und durch den Austausch (s - „knowledge sharing“) einen wirtschaftlichen Mehrwert schafft. Gang der Untersuchung: Die Arbeit ist in drei Teile gegliedert: Literaturrecherche, Primärerhebung, Synthese und Konzeptentwicklung. In der Literaturrecherche werden die Mechanismen, der Beitrag und die Rolle von Wissen zur Steigerung des Unternehmenswertes erarbeitet: Welche Bedeutung und Einfluss hat Wissen? Wissen als Asset? Inwieweit bestimmen materielle und immatierielle Assets den Unternehmenswert (Marktkapitalisierung)? Wie wird man ein „Industry-Shaper“ und welche „Capabilities“ sind hierzu unerlässlich? In dem praktischen Teil wurden die Top 25 Unternehmen nach Marktkapitalisierung (lt. Financial Times vom April 2000) aus den USA, Deutschland, Europa, Japan und Asien mit einem Fragebogen kontaktiert. Der Einfluss von Wissen sollte in offenen Fragen von den ca. 130 kontaktierten Unternehmen beschrieben werden, z.B.: Inwieweit realisiert und steigert der Austausch von Wissen den Wert für das Unternehmen und für die Kunden? Welches Wissen wird im Unternehmen nicht ausreichend genutzt, um die Effizienz und Effektivität zu steigern? Was verhindert den Austausch von Wissen (grenzüberschreitend und funktionsübergreifend)? Welches Wissen fördert den Austausch und überwindet die Probleme wie Info-Egoismus? Die gewonnenen Erkenntnisse aus der Literaturrecherche und der praktischen Untersuchung wurden in einer Synthese verdichtet. Darauf aufbauend wurden Lösungsmöglichkeiten entwickelt. Das Konzept umfasst mögliche Strategien, welche die Unternehmenskultur, Führungsstil (Einführung von „T-shaped Management“) und Wissensmanagement beeinflussen. Inhaltsverzeichnis:Table of Contents: List of AbbreviationsV List of IllustrationsVI AcknowledgementsVII Introduction1 I.1Intangible Assets drive Stock [...]

Praise for How Learning Works "How Learning Works is the perfect title for this excellent book. Drawing upon new research in psychology, education, and cognitive science, the authors have demystified a complex topic into clear explanations of seven powerful learning principles. Full of great ideas and practical suggestions, all based on solid research evidence, this book is essential reading for instructors at all levels who wish to improve their students' learning." —Barbara Gross Davis, assistant vice chancellor for educational development, University of California, Berkeley, and author, Tools for Teaching "This book is a must-read for every instructor, new or experienced. Although I have been teaching for almost thirty years, as I read this book I found myself resonating with many of its ideas, and I discovered new ways of thinking about teaching." —Eugenia T. Paulus, professor of chemistry, North Hennepin Community College, and 2008 U.S. Community Colleges Professor of the Year from The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education "Thank you Carnegie Mellon for making accessible what has previously been inaccessible to those of us who are not learning scientists. Your focus on the essence of learning combined with concrete examples of the daily challenges of teaching and clear tactical strategies for faculty to consider is a welcome work. I will recommend this book to all my colleagues." —Catherine M. Casserly, senior partner, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching "As you read about each of the seven basic learning principles in this book, you will find advice that is grounded in learning theory, based on research evidence, relevant to college teaching, and easy to understand. The authors have extensive knowledge and experience in applying the science of learning to college teaching, and they graciously share it with you in this organized and readable book." —From the Foreword by Richard E. Mayer, professor of psychology, University of California, Santa Barbara; coauthor, e-Learning and the Science of Instruction; and author, Multimedia Learning

Fully prepare students to live fulfilling lives by making their learning meaningful. In Two-for-One Teaching, authors Lauren Porosoff and Jonathan Weinstein outline how to seamlessly incorporate social-emotional learning into academic classrooms. Empower students to discover what matters to them using protocols and strategies derived from contextual behavioral science to promote student agency, inclusivity, collaboration, engagement, and motivation. Rely on this resource for meaningful learning in the classroom: Develop an understanding of what values are, how they impact the way we live, and the need for students to choose and live their own values. Understand how to develop a classroom culture of willingness and encourage student empowerment. Help students approach academic work in ways that align with their values. Explore ways to integrate values exploration into student learning throughout instructional units in any discipline. Receive numerous customizable protocols rooted in scientific and behavioral research that simultaneously facilitate academic and social-emotional growth. Contents: Introduction: Valuing Student Values Part I: Foundations Chapter 1: Creating a Culture of Willingness Chapter 2: Using the Science of Empowerment Part II: Protocols Chapter 3: Protocols to Prepare for Learning Chapter 4: Protocols to Explore New Material Chapter 5: Protocols to Review the Material Chapter 6: Protocols to Create Work Product Chapter 7: Protocols to Refine Work Product Chapter 8: Protocols to Reflect on Learning Conclusion: Create Learning Moments That Matter References and Resources Index

This timely book explores the sustainable development goals, how well universities have been able to integrate them into their curriculum, and how universities can institutionalize the goals and sustainable development into their strategic plans and institutional culture

This book is a comprehensive study of innovative strategies and methods in higher education, and may serve as a guide for college and university lecturers wishing to expand their teaching repertoire. The book offers theoretical constructs and their practical applications in a wide variety of fields demonstrating the implementation of field-tested methods and techniques. It focuses on teaching-learning strategies in higher education in different applied fields, addressing four main areas, each comprising of several subtopics: 1. The main challenges of academic teaching (ie: transdisciplinary teaching-learning, teaching large classes and alternative/formative assessment); 2. Using technology (ie: incorporating technology, blended learning environments and distance learning); 3. Co-operative teaching-learning strategies (ie: problem based learning, project based learning and personal learning network); and 4. Values-based methods (ie: promoting social responsibility and future thinking, values and knowledge education, and adapting teaching learning to special needs). Each of the fourteen chapters, which are written at a high academic standard, presents a current theoretical review followed by a description of sample courses and/or activities exemplifying possible applications of the relevant theory. The contributors are European university and college lecturers and researchers, experts in their respective fields, who have participated in two European Union ERASMUS+ projects, share the love of teaching and wish to disseminate these innovating teaching practices among higher education institutions.

In this book, scholars from around the world develop viable answers to the question of how it may be possible to promote students’ spontaneity in the use of learning and reasoning strategies. They combine their expertise to put forward new theories and models for understanding the underlying mechanisms; provide details of new research to address pertinent questions and problems; and describe classroom practices that have proven successful in promoting spontaneous strategy use. This book is a must for educators and researchers who truly care that schooling should cultivate learning and reasoning strategies in students that would prepare and serve them for life. A seminal resource, this book will address the basic problem that many educators are well acquainted with: that students can learn how to effectively use learning and reasoning strategies but not use them of their own volition or in settings other than the one in which they learned the strategies.