Developing narrative skills through case-studies

This article describes the adaptation of ‘story grammar’ to developing the subject understanding and literacy of 14–16-year-old students. ‘Story grammar” analyses the structure of episodes of a typical story and it was developed through research into the narrative development of younger, frequently language-delayed, children. Reasons for expecting this story grammar to provide a helpful basis for teaching older students are summarized. An application of story grammar in teaching business studies is described through the activities designed for students and evidence from students' work. Implications for understanding of literacy in a subject context are discussed.     

Dialectics of design: how ideas of ‘good design’ change

This paper advances a first‐pass theory of change in the styling of objects of domestic utility. It is based on the idea that the expressive potential of design for the maker, the user and the designer exists in tension with other desirable properties of the designed artefact. Respectively these are mass availability, conformity to professionally‐defined ideas of good taste, and the demands of function and marketability. The theory is illustrated by reference to the emergence and subsequent dilution of three design movements; Arts and Crafts, Art Nouveau and certain versions of Modernism.     

我国商业企业信用问题分析

我国的社会主义市场经济正处于建立和完善之中,与市场经济相适应的信用体系还没有完全建立起来,各行各业的信用缺失现象较为严重。为此,在分析我国商业企业信用缺失的现状及危害的基础上,进一步剖析了造成我国商业企业信用缺失的原因,并针对具体问题提出了相应的对策措施。     

新疆高职高专工商管理专业教学改革与思考

高职高专教育要适应经济和社会发展的需要，必须提高自身的创新能力，不断深化教学改革。本文就新疆高职高专在技术应用型人才的培养中，工商管理专业教学改革面临的机遇和挑战，以及目前存在的问题等进行了阐述，并提出了设想与方案。     

基于图书馆数据的出版经营策略探析--以上海图书馆为例

以具有全国最大业务量的上海图书馆联合体累积的图书流通数据、读者个人数据、年度阅读数据、即时数据为例,论述如何利用这些从海量信息中提炼的数据,以给出版社的选题开发、信息推送、阅读推广、图书营销提供重要参考。文章最后探讨出版社在利用图书馆数据时需要突破的瓶颈。     

论企业深层次文化建设的意义和途径

建立现代企业制度，客观上要求加强企业化建设。针对部分企业化建设尚未被引起足够重视的状况，本从建设企业深层化的必要性、加强企业深层化建设的意义、加强企业深层化建设的一些基本措施等方面，阐述了企业深层化的内涵、建设途径。     

关于《国际商法》课程实施双语教学的思考

为了适应我国对涉外法律人才的需求,本科院校法学专业先后开设了《国际商法》课程。《国际商法》课程实施双语教学,既是课程教学目的和教学要求的需要,也是时代发展对涉外法律人才的需要。为了满足上述两种需要,国际商法双语教学就应有明确的实施思路,使学生通过该课程的学习掌握语言技能,并熟练地运用语言从事专业工作。     

浅析高职高专商务英语专业学生核心竞争力培育策略

从培育高职高专商务英语专业学生核心竞争力出发,结合黑龙江农业工程职业学院商务英语专业现状,归纳总结培育商务英语专业学生核心竞争力的三大策略,立足人才培方案的制定,以切实可行的学生管理体系为保障,配以完善的实践教学体系,从而为培育商务英语专业学生核心竞争力理论提供实践操作途径,商务英语专业培育实践应用性人才提供方案。     

商务英语教学：语言教学和技能教学的平衡结合

尝试首次提出在商务英语教学中语言教学和技能教学的平衡结合,在此基础上分析平衡结合教学中存在的主要问题,从选用教材、教学方法以及建立校内外商务英语实训基地三个方面探讨了平衡结合教学的主要方法。     

The Relationship Between Undergraduate Attendance and Performance Revisited: Alignment of Student and Instructor Goals

We revisit the relationship between attendance and performance in the undergraduate university setting and apply agency theory in the instructor–student context. Building on agency theory propositions in the educational setting advanced by Smith, Zsidisin, and Adams (2005) , we propose that the student and instructor must align goals to promote the student's achievement of performance learning outcomes, and attendance functions as a behavior‐based alignment mechanism to encourage the convergence of faculty and student interests. Further, we propose that attendance does not equally affect lower‐ and higher‐performing students and that absences are also negatively related to students' cumulative grade point average. We test these hypotheses with data from undergraduates enrolled in management courses at a state university in the southeast. Our results show that attendance is positively related to exam performance, there are more pronounced negative effects of an absence for lower‐performing students than for higher performers, and absences are negatively related to a student's cumulative grade point average. We discuss the implications of our findings for students, instructors, and universities as well as practice in teaching and learning.