Enhancing The Development Of Competencies: the role of UBC

Quintana, Carmen Delia Dávila; Mora, José‐Ginés; Pérez, Pedro J.; Vila, Luis E.

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“…Although education has a central role in developing human innovation skills, several studies suggest that higher education institutions alone cannot fulfill these demands (Badcock et al , 2010; Quintana et al , 2016). Educational practices, especially in higher education, have been criticized for failing to develop these prerequisites of professional expertise.…”

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Researching learning environments and students’ innovation competences

Keinänen

Kairisto‐Mertanen

2019

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Purpose-The purpose of this paper is to present an example of pedagogical strategy, called innovation pedagogy, and study whether its learning environments (activating teaching and learning methods, working life orientation and research, development and innovation (RDI) integration, multidisciplinary learning environments, flexible curricula, entrepreneurship and internationalization) can be associated with students' innovation competences (creativity, critical thinking, initiative, teamwork and networking). Design/methodology/approach-In this case study, the electronic self-assessment questionnaire was distributed to third-and fourth-year bachelor students (n ¼ 236) from one Finnish university of applied sciences at the end of the Spring semester in 2017. Findings-Two profiles of students concerning their level of innovation competences can be identified. The level of students' innovation competences is associated with all the six elements of learning environments. The more students have experience with learning environments of innovation pedagogy, the higher they scored when assessed for their innovation competences. Research limitations/implications-Because of the case study setting and a limited sample, there are limitations to the generalizability of the findings. Originality/value-Focusing on different levels of innovation competences of students and approaching their study path in more detail, it could be better understood how to develop more effective education, and thus, respond to the demands of an innovation society. This study extends approaches on research in education and innovation and strengthens the understanding that learning environments should be versatile and include many-sided learning opportunities. It also shows that implementing pedagogical strategy needs lot of work to be revealed in practice.

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Researching learning environments and students’ innovation competences

Keinänen

Kairisto‐Mertanen

2019

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“…Entrepreneurship education should support the student to learn by doing, incorporating mentors, networking, and increasing the interest of creating a new business [13,14]. However, authors consider that there are still programs that are closer to theory than to practice [15][16][17][18]. Thus, understanding the best practices in developing different skills in individuals to meet the new requirements becomes an indispensable factor for improving competitiveness [19].…”

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The Impact of Higher Education on Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Ecosystem: A Case Study in Mexico

2019

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Entrepreneurship is recognized as an engine for the economy. However, Latin America must promote higher opportunities for the creation of new businesses, especially for technology-based ventures. In this sense, the Center for Global Innovation and Entrepreneurship (CGIE) of the University of Texas at Austin offers a Master of Science in Technology Commercialization (MCCT) that prepares students with methodologies to promote the creation of new businesses in Mexico. This study aims to know the contribution of training to the creation of new companies, and its role in the innovation and the technology transfer processes, from the viewpoint of the participants. This research presents a case study that analyzes the impact of the MCCT through the analysis of the data of a survey answered by 109 former students of this center. Findings show that the methodologies developed by the MCCT allow the creation of technology-based enterprises and entrepreneurial skills in students. This study presents good practices that can be emulated by other countries in the region, as well as recognizing the great value the role of higher education in creating synergies between actors of the innovation ecosystem that strengthen social and economic growth.

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“…According to [3], it is important for Education 4.0 paradigm to be based on competency development so that students do not only memorize and repeat data but also learn how to use it through learning experiences. In other words, students must learn by doing, using, and interacting with material that encourages them to apply the acquired theoretical knowledge [5].…”

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Education 4.0: Teaching the Basics of KNN, LDA and Simple Perceptron Algorithms for Binary Classification Problems

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One of the main focuses of Education 4.0 is to provide students with knowledge on disruptive technologies, such as Machine Learning (ML), as well as the skills to implement this knowledge to solve real-life problems. Therefore, both students and professors require teaching and learning tools that facilitate the introduction to such topics. Consequently, this study looks forward to contributing to the development of those tools by introducing the basic theory behind three machine learning classifying algorithms: K-Nearest-Neighbor (KNN), Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), and Simple Perceptron; as well as discussing the diverse advantages and disadvantages of each method. Moreover, it is proposed to analyze how these methods work on different conditions through their implementation over a test bench. Thus, in addition to the description of each algorithm, we discuss their application to solving three different binary classification problems using three different datasets, as well as comparing their performances in these specific case studies. The findings of this study can be used by teachers to provide students the basic knowledge of KNN, LDA, and perceptron algorithms, and, at the same time, it can be used as a guide to learn how to apply them to solve real-life problems that are not limited to the presented datasets.

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Enhancing The Development Of Competencies: the role of UBC

Abstract: Higher Education and the New Global Innovation Economy From an economic viewpoint, higher education is seen as an investment that pays returns through its effects on productivity. Individuals and society allocate a

Cited by 30 publications

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Researching learning environments and students’ innovation competences

Researching learning environments and students’ innovation competences

The Impact of Higher Education on Entrepreneurship and the Innovation Ecosystem: A Case Study in Mexico

Education 4.0: Teaching the Basics of KNN, LDA and Simple Perceptron Algorithms for Binary Classification Problems

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