Sunday 24 February 2019

The "frustrated" and engaging learning cycles in intellectual learning

The "frustrated" learning cycle in intellectual learning examines how an unengaging intellectual learning mindset could generate a vicious of "frustrated" learning. Understanding it should help students to reflect on their intellectual learning mindset and, consequently, work out a more effective and engaging intellectual learning mode. This is the main purpose of this blog note.




The variables in the cycle are:
1. Learning to produce "edited" content [Learning as a necessary evil].
2. Quality of written work low.
3. Poor academic performance.
4. Experience of learning as "frustration".
5. Ineffective and unengaging intellectual learning

Compared that with the engaging learning cycle as follows:


The variables are:
1. Learning for empowerment
2. Quality of written work high
3. Good academic performance
4. Experience self-actualization
5. Effective and engaging intellectual learning


References
Bloom's taxonomy of learning; (video)
FB group on managerial intellectual learning

Saturday 23 February 2019

Individual research method evaluation for applied business research - study materials

Individual research method evaluation  for applied business research - study materials:


Two research methods are covered here for illustration


1 On Interview Research:

Reading 1 (qualitative interview); reading 2 (strengths and weaknesses); reading 3 (4 interview techniques).


2. On Survey questionnaire

Reading 1 (survey research); reading 2 (advantages and disadvantages of survey); reading 3 (online surveys).






***** Students need to come up with more specific research methods evaluation for the specific research methods used. [Do not produce lecture note content for this exercise; there must be actual intellectual learning done to do this exercise well for your dissertation project.]

Tuesday 19 February 2019

Managing innovation and technology transfer: assignment preparation advice 2019



Managing innovation and technology transfer: assignment preparation advice

Examples of innovation management themes
1. Innovation culture
2. Innovation capability
3. Open innovation
4. Collaborative innovation
5. Innovation for SME
6. Innovation strategy
7. Disruptive innovation
8. High-technology innovation
9. Innovation leadership
10. Service innovation
11. Reverse innovation
12. Technology transfer office
13. Science Park

Assignment report structure
Assignment title
1. Introduction
1.1 An introduction of the chosen theme for study
1.2 What are the general management and academic concerns involved?
1.3. What are the assignment goals and research tasks taken up in the assignment reports?
1.4. What is the basic assignment report structure?
2. A briefing on the literature review and Internet findings
2.1. Basic ideas on efforts and scope of literature search and Internet search
2.2. Findings by research tasks
2.3. An overall view of the research findings
3. Conclusions and recommendations
References
Appendix



**** proposal content is from 1 to 2.1


Diagrams