Perceived Role of Multimedia Instructional Materials on Multicriteria Technology and Engineering Decisions*

Studies have shown that it is difficult for people to deal with multicriteria decision‐making situations. Information technology tools such as decision‐support systems and expert systems have been developed in order to help them in such situations. Another tool that has been identified as helping managers understand complex engineering decision‐making situations is multimedia instructional materials. This research investigates the perceptions of business versus engineering students on improvement of their higher‐level cognitive skills when they participated in a multimedia‐based case study that used an expert system to model a complex engineering and technical problem. Two groups of students, business and engineering, participated in an experiment, where they analyzed the case study and made their recommendations. Two questionnaires measured their perceptions on the improvements achieved on different constructs. A structural equations model was developed in order to test the research hypotheses with business students being the experimental group and the engineering students as a control group. The major findings are no significant relationship between student major and higher‐order cognitive skills improvement, business students perceived more higher‐order skills improvement compared to engineering students, both groups perceived an improvement in learning‐driven factor, and business students valued learning‐driven factors more compared to engineering students. These results show that multimedia instructional materials were perceived to be very useful in making multicriteria engineering and technical decisions.     

Newsvendor Game: A Behavioral Exercise in Decision Making under Risk

The newsvendor problem is a classic problem of decision making under risk that is taught in traditional Operations and Supply Chain Management classes as a single‐period inventory problem. We discuss the following three pedagogical points of interest to any instructor tasked with teaching this topic: a) why the newsvendor model is relevant in this day and age; b) how to make better sense of the newsvendor problem for students; and c) how to easily implement and administer an active learning exercise in either a traditional classroom, or an online setting. This active learning exercise is a quick, effective, and meaningful way of demonstrating a variety of concepts related to the newsvendor problem that include: a) the rational economic method of calculating optimal order quantity, b) the inherent risk in forecasting and ordering decisions as they relate to surpluses and shortages; and c) the cognitive limitations in decision making that often result in irrational but predictable decision‐making behavior as demonstrated by empirical research on newsvendor behavior. This exercise can help instructors and students transition into broader discussions on human behavior, cognitive limitations, and perceptions of risk. Overall, it should provide the student with an improved understanding of the operational and behavioral issues associated with decision making under risk.     

一种高效制作Word数据统计表的方法

在人事、财务及图书情报等部门的办公自动化管理中,统计出数据库中某项内容占某项数据总数百分比,以得到Word数据统计报表是经常遇到的。这样的制表工作一般都较为烦琐,既要制表,还要计算并填写数据。本文就高效解决这类问题,提出了一种思路,介绍了一种利用Excel工具来高效快速计算并生成含百分比数据项Word统计表的方法和技巧。     

浅析中学教师心理健康问题

教师心理健康状况将直接影响到教师积极性、主动性、创造精神和教学潜能的发挥，进而影响到学生的心理健康，并最终将影响到目前新课改的得与失、成与败。文章试图通过分析中学教师心理健康现状、心理障碍的表现、影响教师心理健康的因素等，提出相应的提高教师心理健康水平对策，以呼唤给予教师更多的心理关怀。     

论少数民族地区构建和谐社会中的地方立法

法治精神与法制建设是构建社会主义和谐社会的灵魂。民族地区地方立法必须完善涉及经济发展、民主法制建设、先进文化建设、维护各族群众利益等方面的法规,为民族地区构建和谐社会奠定更加良好的物质基础、制度基础、思想文化基础、群众基础、社会发展力基础、和谐的民族关系基础、发展环境、生态环境和组织建设基础。     

Pre‐deliberation moderation on choice dilemmas: proposing a moderation–elasticity theory of choice shift

A moderation–elasticity theory to explain the choice shift is proposed and tested. The theory predicts that group members engage in moderation of initial decision choices in anticipation of future interaction. These moderate choices are strategic in nature, and thus are posited to disappear when anticipated interaction is eliminated. Moderation–elasticity is proposed as a form of predeliberation normative influence. A test of the theory finds support for both moderation and elasticity processes on choice dilemma item decisions.     

动漫设计与制作专业课程建设探析

探讨了动漫设计与制作专业课程建设的意义、目标和内容、课程建设方案等,对高职动漫设计与制作专业人才培养模式的探索与实践,培养高技能人才具有一定的借鉴意义。     

The Influence of Communication Apprehension on Superiors' Propensity for and Practice of Participative Decision Making

This investigation examined if traitlike communication apprehension (CA) serves as a significant predictor of superiors' propensity for and practice of participative decision making (PDM)—that is, involving others in decision-making processes. A total of 219 superiors recruited from a variety of organizations served as participants in this study. Results revealed that traitlike CA is a significant determinant of variation in superiors' inclination for, as well as their actual practice of, PDM. These findings suggest that superiors with lower CA possess favorable perceptions of PDM and are more inclined to involve others in decision-making processes than their colleagues with higher CA. Conversely, results suggest that superiors with higher CA typically possess less favorable perceptions of PDM and are less likely to involve others when making decisions. Theoretical and practical implications underpinning these results are explored. Future research directions are also proposed.     

“报网互动栏目”的新闻产制与公共议题的生成

本文通过对传统媒体与网络媒体互动所形成的一些新兴的新闻栏目进行观察,说明了这些栏目独特的新闻产制过程,并讨论其对于公共议题生成的作用。     

多目标决策评价模型在红小豆育种中的应用

运用基于熵权的多目标决策分析模型,结合模糊数学和熵的思想,运用多属性决策分析中的双基点法,对红小豆品种进行定量评价,结果表明,这种评价模型运算简便,易于掌握,切实可行。