Why Employee Engagement? As David Ulrich has put in his famous book Human Resource Champions (1996), employee contribution becomes a critical business issue because in trying to produce more output with less employee input, companies have no choice but to try to engage not only the body, but also the mind and the soul of every employee. Ulrich emphasizes two points here. First, the organization’s human capital becomes increasingly important because more has to be done with fewer people. So, people
instructor, particularly an e-course instructor, is getting students engaged and motivated. Considering that 75% of people today are gamers to some degree, a sure way to address the issue of student engagement and motivation is to incorporate elements of game design and thinking in non-game activities. Known as gamification, this technique is designed to motivate and engage learners, and make them active participants in their own learning. The basics of gamification Gamification aims to leverage
Besides raising students’ awareness while learning, effective instructions are claimed to be significant in providing learners with systematic practice, reinforcement and self-monitoring of their strategy use while attending to language learning activities in
A value chain is a network of value-creating activities. This model developed for describing various activities done to create a finished product or service and its activities to support the creation. It can help the analyst understands the business process and elevated the information systems. Primary Activities Its consist of the elements that are necessary for adding value and create advantage in business. The first activity in the value chain is inbound logistics, which mean receiving material
In this adaptation from Paul Bogard,” Let There Be Dark”, the author of the passage reveals his clear opposition toward the increasing light usages. By emphasizing the negative impact that the continuation of this phenomenon may have, the author attempts to engage the readers to be actively engaged in conserving the light energies, bringing back the “natural dark”. To achieve this, the author incorporates various literary techniques including personal anecdote, evidences, and examples. The author
with a large diamond engagement ring from Tiffany & Co., worth approximately $20,000. After six month of engagement, Brian wasn’t ready to be married and asked Michele for the engagement ring to be returned to him. According to California case law, does Michele has the rights to keep the engagement ring if Brian call off the engagement? In Simonian v. Donoian (1950) 96 Cal.App.2d 259 [215 P.2d 119], Plaintiff, Ralph Simonian presented Mary Donoian with a diamond engagement ring and his mother gave
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THE NUMBER ONE OFFICE DESIGN TREND- ACTIVITY BASED WORKING You may have heard about activity based working, but what does this terminology really mean? According to the Workplace Intelligence Unit (WIU), activity based working (ABW) has become more than a working practice as it has evolved to become a workplace ‘philosophy’ that encourages employees to work where and how they want to, in order to be productive throughout the day. Today, efficiency and productivity experts agree that getting the
CPD intensity. In this study, the CPD activities conducted were found to lack intensity or provision of sufficient information for teachers for their actual practice. However, they should have been intensive and comprehensive for their effectiveness. If teachers do not have sufficient exposure about the contents intended to be presented in a CPD activity or there is no provision of sufficient insights in an activity, then it is unlikely that the CPD activity can result in deep professional learning
one of the factors that will affect students’ motivation. Individuals today spend most of their time in school interacting with friends around them rather than staying at home. Research (Molloy, Gest & Rulison, 2011) indicates that one’s academic engagement and performance will be influence by their peers. Students who tend to appraise their abilities and potential by comparing with those of their peers are more likely to develop a sense of competencies which might lead them be motivated and make improvement