Culture - Power Distance This is a determinant basic to all societies that Hofstede has named. It is describing the distribution of "power" among individuals and groups in the society‚ and how inequalities in power are dealt with in these societies. Inequality of power is a basic fact of life. It cannot be 100% eliminated. Iit is impossible to have _no_ power distance‚ because this means everyone is exactly equal (skills‚ actions‚ genetics‚ etc) unless of course you are on about a bunch of identical
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Brown “Can You Be Educated from a Distance” An objective look into distance learning “Can You Be Educated from a Distance‚” an insightful essay by James Barszcz‚ brings to focus some of the benefits and disadvantages of Distance Learning education (DL). In it‚ Barszcz discusses the mechanics of DL courses available to students‚ the quality of education DL can offer‚ and some reasoning behind its rapidly growing popularity. “Can You Be Educated from a Distance” is an engaging article that students
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Learning Skills for Distance Learners: Providing 21st Century Learning Support Sara Al-Oraini Dep. Curricula & Teaching Methods College of Education‚ King Saud University Abstract One of the main goals of open and distance education (ODE) programmes is to ensure that knowledge and skills gained positively affect performance or behavior. Apart from that‚ ODE programmes should also ensure learners extend their existing learning skills into new directions. However‚ it has always been a
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Essay on Mac vs. PC In the technological world‚ there has been a raging debate on the Mac and PC – which is better in terms of user friendly‚ cost‚ and reliability among others. There are various similarities‚ as well as differences between the two computers. When looking for an ideal computer‚ every user needs to look at some factors such as the PC’s price‚ technical characteristics‚ and more so what one really needs in a computer. From the outlook of things‚ the Mac and PC have the basic foundations
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Innovation Management and Strategy The Microsoft Tablet PC And why it wasn’t successful Prof. Dr. Bart Van Looy Hanne Gielis‚ Femke Verbeek‚ Roel Jorissen Nicolas Vereecke & Pegah Khoshnevis Group 18 Content Table Introduction 3 A brief history of the Tablet computer 3 Background Microsoft 5 The Microsoft Tablet PC 5 Core failure reasons 7 Too short commercialization timeframe 7 Underperforming technology 7 Lack of concrete management vision 8 Wrong organizational structure
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Console Systems are better than PCs. This is a topic of great discussion and disagreement in my gaming community. I have gather background information on the advantages and disadvantages of Console and PC gaming systems. The greatest advantage consoles have over PCs is cost. The Xbox360 currently sells for around $400‚ often with a couple games in the bundle‚ while it ’s easy to spend that much or more on a quality PC video card alone. The second advantage is simplicity. PC gaming is a technical nightmare
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Student Motivation for Learning at a Distance: Does Interaction Matter? Kathleen D. Kelsey‚ Ph.D. Assistant Professor Oklahoma State University 466 Agricultural Hall Stillwater‚ OK 74078 kelseyk@okstate.edu Alan D ’souza‚ Ph.D. Director of Research and Development for TRiO Programs Wichita State University 105 Grace Wilkie Hall Wichita‚ KS 67260-0008 dsouzaalan@yahoo.com Acknowledgement: This research was paid for by the Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station through HATCH funds. Abstract The
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Disadvantages of Distance Learning A few years ago‚ distance learning was seen as an inferior way but nowadays even famous and established traditional colleges and universities are providing distance learning courses and it is generally considered a way to improve one’s life. However‚ people still argue whether distance learning give more advantage or disadvantage. Some of them who see the benefit of distance learning will say that distance learning
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Importance of Distance Education in India Asif Ahmed After independence‚ India had made tremendous progress in the field of education‚ though mostly quantitative in nature. Earlier‚ education was available only to the elites in society‚ and a large majority of poor and marginalized people remained illiterate. Political considerations have an important role in the expansion of higher education‚ especially at the
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Amtrak: Long Distance Trains: FY 2008 Long-Distance Train Facts • A long-distance train typically consists of sleepers‚ coaches‚ a diner and/or a lounge car. • Long-distance trains travel as far as 2‚800 miles and pass through as many as 12 states. • Amtrak operates 15 long-distance trains over 18‚500 route miles serving 39 states and the District of Columbia. These trains provide the only rail passenger service to 23 states. • In FY 2008 these trains carried 4.2 million passengers accounting
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