{"title":"The Power of Ethics: Rethinking Leadership Roles at Workplaces","authors":"Mitashree Tripathy","doi":"10.4995/muse.2019.11594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/muse.2019.11594","url":null,"abstract":"In the past leadership roles at workplaces looked only into bringing profits to organizations, compete with each other and create a brand image come what may. The emergence of incorporating moral and ethical codes developed when both employees and leaders of organizations big and small got involved into unethical practices which lead to tremendous loss in business and involved legal cases. Not only the reputation of such companies got tarnished but gradually they started losing their authenticity in the business world. Surprisingly, moral codes and ethical standards always existed in the organizations’ policies but their relevance was recognised only in the twenty first century when business organizations began to merge and expand worldwide because of globalization and the system changed forever. Organizations today simply cannot compromise with unethical practices and values. Today, organizations believe that good leadership is not merely competing, bringing profits and creating image but also transforming workplaces and bringing changes in the lives of people through ethics. Studies reveal that the integration of ethics within leadership roles can bring significant benefits at workplaces. Morally upright leaders foster good business, encourage excellent task performance, make powerful decisions and nurture corporate vision. This paper studies the relevance of blending leadership with ethics with a purpose to fetch substantial impact at workplaces.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44485654","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Impact of the Great Depression in Ecuador","authors":"Cristian Paúl Naranjo Navas, Andrés David Naranjo Navas, Alegría Cumandá Navas Labanda","doi":"10.4995/muse.2019.7766","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/muse.2019.7766","url":null,"abstract":"Abstract This investigation started with an inquiry: did the Great Depression impact Latin America similarly? Does the case of Ecuador represent a point of dissimilarity? Ecuador does represent an atypical case in the region. The data presented in this study shows that the impact of the Great Depression in Latin America was uneven: while the region declined sharply from 1929 to 1932, and since 1933 it registers signs of accelerated growth, Ecuador remained stagnant throughout the decade studied.However, the development of some macroeconomic data are similar in the entire region because of the close commercial links with the United States of America. The evolution of foreign trade and public finances were similar: a profound reduction until 1932-1933, and then a quick recovery.Finally, the Great Depression represents a break point in Latin American: the growth of the region passes from depending on the external trade to a development that focused on the ingrowth.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46615631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Juan Carlos Rentería-García, Mauricio Sabogal-Salamanca, Y. Mayett-Moreno
{"title":"So Similar and Yet So Different: Reasons for Online Purchasing, a Comparative Research in Colombia and Mexico Using Nonparametric Association Tests","authors":"Juan Carlos Rentería-García, Mauricio Sabogal-Salamanca, Y. Mayett-Moreno","doi":"10.4995/muse.2019.11048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/muse.2019.11048","url":null,"abstract":"The reasons for buying online have occupied the literature of consumer behavior on the Internet for quite some time. Different theories seek to understand the relationships between different variables of purchasing behavior using this channel. However, the literature has not been sufficiently focused on making comparative analysis between countries, especially between emerging and Latin American countries. For this reason, a comparative study that seeks to understand differences between the reasons to purchase online by country. In 2017, we did survey 552 students, professors and administrative staff in two universities: one in Bogotá, Colombia, and one in Puebla, México using a convenience sampling. We designed a semi-structured questionnaire of 7 items, mostly categorical. Using nonparametric association tests, we discovered that in five of the six questions that are carried out there are significant statistical differences for the two countries such as why they buy in internet, payment methods, shipment, and why they would not buy in the internet . The implications for marketing for those companies interested in penetrating or improving their participation in these markets, is that they should be aware of their differences and use, depending on the country, adapted strategies.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47441964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Application of innovative teaching-learning methodologies in the classroom. Coaching, flipped-classroom and gamification. A case study of success","authors":"C. Gómez-Ejerique, F. López-Cantos","doi":"10.4995/MUSE.2019.9959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/MUSE.2019.9959","url":null,"abstract":"The new teaching techniques based on avant-garde methodologies aimed at enhancing student learning are being promoted at all levels of education for a few decades, integrating the significant advances that are taking place in different scientific disciplines, including from the areas of psychology basic and group up to the most effective techniques of talent management and organizations.In the present work, we review the teaching-learning techniques and methodologies that we consider most efficient at present, with examples that show their suitability for current teaching. The application and effectiveness of coaching and gamification techniques and the innovative pedagogical strategies integrated in the so-called flipped classroom are analyzed. The results obtained with the application of these methodologies allow us to conclude that the analyzed pedagogical tools are ideal to increase the learning capacities and personal development of the students.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41469186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Replicating a study about children’s drawings concerning radiation","authors":"T. Plotz, F. Hollenthoner","doi":"10.4995/MUSE.2019.10390","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/MUSE.2019.10390","url":null,"abstract":"Radiation surrounds us in various forms and plays a huge role in our everyday life. However, little is known about student and children’s conceptions of this topic. This study is part continuation part replication of the studies carried out by Neumann and Hopf (2013). The method employed in both studies was identical. 459 students drew pictures associated with the concept “radiation” under observation. The resulting motives were subsequently categorized and compared. In this study the children barely associate the concept of “radiation” with the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster. Moreover, a number of differences could be realized when compared to the reference study. For instance, significantly more students drew cell phones and computer monitors in the current study. Additionally, a greater number of drawings related to radioactivity could be observed. Overall, the findings of this work indicate that not only are students exposed to the media at a much younger age, but also more frequently. This leads to the conclusion that more and more children build their own understanding of a particular subject, which could potentially result in misconceptions.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41719908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Viability of using wind turbines for electricity generation in electric vehicles","authors":"F. Rubio, C. Llopis-Albert","doi":"10.4995/MUSE.2019.11743","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/MUSE.2019.11743","url":null,"abstract":"This paper presents a feasibility study of applying a fluid energy recovery system by means of wind turbines for charging batteries of electric vehicles. This is because the main disadvantage of electric vehicles with regard to conventional fuel automobiles is the scarce capacity of storing sufficient energy to run long distances. This can be carried out by recovering a percentage of the energy used to overcome the aerodynamic drag of the vehicle. This work analysis different case studies, with different driving modes, to quantify the theoretical energy recovered from the vehicle aerodynamics. Results have shown the theoretical possibility to implement this technology in actual electric vehicles.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42825245","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Neurocommunicative methodologies: attention and emotion of the audiovisual story in the classroom","authors":"V. Izquierdo, M. Garrigues","doi":"10.4995/MUSE.2019.10670","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/MUSE.2019.10670","url":null,"abstract":"Audiovisual content as a learning tool has been incorporated extensively into lecture classes. Emotion-cognition is intrinsic to the functioning of the human brain, and therefore can explain the acquisition of knowledge and competencies in the educational field, and more specifically, the transformative impact on digital natives. Advances in the study of the brain have allowed for quantitative measurement of attentional (EDL) and emotional (EDR) terms. The objective of this article is to analyze and evaluate the correlation between attention and emotion during the viewing of two videos shown in a classroom in the academic space of a university. The method consisted of recording the electrodermal activity of various groups of Audiovisual Communication and Advertising and Public Relations students during the viewing of the two audiovisual stories. The main results and conclusions link characteristics of the audiovisual narrative and technical-expressive qualities and objectives of the videos with the levels of EDL and EDR recorded by the device and establish advanced lines of research in the field of neuroeducation and neurocommunication.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47482024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Encouraging engineering undergraduates to voice their ideas worth sharing","authors":"A. García-Pinar","doi":"10.4995/MUSE.2019.11370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/MUSE.2019.11370","url":null,"abstract":"TED Talks have these days become a valuable tool for online information dissemination in a wide range of areas of expertise. The use of TED Talks in a course of Technical English offers numerous advantages. TED teaches how to communicate by linking different modes (i.e. the visual, gestural, verbal, written and spatial) to technological production. Students can construct communication when they attentively observe and make meaning from this ensemble of modes which go beyond the verbal. TED Talks might also give rise to different tasks that entail some type of critical multimodal analysis, by which students can study the aptness of modes. They can explore why the speaker says something visually and not verbally, or which mode is best for which purpose. Yet, TED and its zeal for sharing and transmitting ideas to a wide audience should not be regarded as a means incompatible with more traditional models of information. As Jewitt highlights (2005), rather than asking what is best, the book or the screen”, it seems more reasonable to ask “what is best for what purpose”.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46467433","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Data mining techniques for the study of online learning from an extended approach","authors":"José Manuel Sánchez-Sordo","doi":"10.4995/MUSE.2019.11482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/MUSE.2019.11482","url":null,"abstract":"In the latest years information technologies have impacted society changing the way human beings learn, and because of that it is necessary to study the intimate relationship between humans and their technological tools. On this path the extended mind thesis posits human cognition as a process that occurs in conjunction between biological and non-biological components, furthermore Connectivism is stated as a learning theory for the digital age. Based on such approaches this work presents a summary of a research whose objective was to know how people extend their cognitive processes with the aim of learning through the internet. Methodologically, an artificial intelligence algorithm for supervised learning (J48) was used to analyze the data of 336 participants with the aim of obtaining classification rules (patterns) of internet use. Finally, the results show that people who report visiting specialized websites, read electronic books and take into account the spelling of the resources they are looking at on the internet are the ones with optimal strategies for learning online.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2019-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42447012","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fundamentals of logic, reasoning, and argumentation: an evidence-supported curriculum targeting scientific literacy to increase public understanding and engagement in science","authors":"La Shun L. Carroll, B.A., D.D.S., Ed.M.","doi":"10.4995/MUSE.2020.12787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4995/MUSE.2020.12787","url":null,"abstract":"The purpose of this article is to present an evidence-supported curriculum covering the fundamentals of logic, reasoning, and argumentation skills to address the emphasized basic knowledge, skills, and abilities required to be scientifically literate, which will prepare the public to understand and engage with science meaningfully. An analytic-synthetic approach toward understanding the notion of public is taken using a theoretical biomimetics framework that identifies naturally occurring objects or phenomena that descriptively captures the essence of a construct to facilitate creative problem- solving. In the present case, the problem being solved is how to reconcile what is meant by public, how it ought to be interpreted, determining the diverse levels of confidence in science that exist, and various understandings of science all with one another. The results demonstrate there is an inherent denotative-connotative inconsistency in the traditional notion of public that can be explicated through the concept of a fractal allowing for comprehension of the relationship between public confidence in, and understanding of, science.","PeriodicalId":52061,"journal":{"name":"Multidisciplinary Journal for Education Social and Technological Sciences","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2018-12-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41830923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}