07. Pan-Commonwealth Forum 7 (PCF7), 2013
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PublicationCapacity Building of the mid-level executives through BBA programme of BOU: Efficacy and Efficiency Issues( 2013-11)In the present wave of rapid technological innovations, changing market conditions and the emergence of a knowledge-based society, it is almost impossible for a country or economy to keep itself separated from the rest of the world. As a result, every country faces a wide range of challenges arises from the global changes. A wide reservoir of human capital can work as the safeguard for a nation in absorbing the shocks from rapidly growing trend in globalization. However, it is very difficult for the resource-poor developing countries like Bangladesh to form human capital rapidly with the traditional education and training arrangements. Here, the role of Open and Distance Learning (ODL) is very crucial. Open and distance learning allows the nations to offer education and training to all sections of the population including hard-to-reach people. Bangladesh Open University (BOU) offers a number of the academic programmes including the business education programmes. Among 22 formal programmes of BOU, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) programme is one of the popular business education programmes started in 2005. Mostly working executives enroll themselves in the programme. BBA program is very much crucial for scaling up the performance of the busy mid-level executives. However, it has not been tried yet to evaluate the role of BBA program in capacity building of the people engaged in emerging business sector of Bangladesh. Earnestly, it has been felt to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency issues of the BBA Program of BOU in terms of capacity building of the mid-level executives in Bangladesh. This study has been intended to emphasize on the following issues: Effectiveness of the BBA programme of BOU Efficiency issues of the BBA programme of BOU compared to that of the on-campus universities Scope of ICT integration into BBA for enhancing the performance/effectiveness of the programme Potentials of ICT integration into BBA for accelerating the female participation into the programme // Paper ID: 297 -
PublicationUsing Open and Educational Resources (OERs) and Wiki’s to Support Entrepreneurship Training in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) Institutions in Zambia( 2013-11)Though entrepreneurship training has been offered in Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET) institutions in Zambia since 2000, there have been challenges of inadequate and inappropriate teaching resources that may have affected the quality of entrepreneurship training. The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities of using Open Education Resources (OER's) and wikis to support Entrepreneurship Training in Technical and Vocational Education and Training. This is done by making an analysis of entrepreneurship training materials available online and exploring how these could be adapted for use in TVET institutions in Zambia. The study explores how OERs have been used to address similar challenges before by other institutions. OERs can be used as an innovative means of improving teaching and learning in TVET institutions in Zambia by promoting a more learner-centred approach to teaching and learning and more quality contact between teachers and learners. The study ends with key recommendations that can assist policy makers and training providers on what are the most suitable ways of integrating ICT’s in education, and ICT tools such as OERs and wikis in a socio-economic environment like Zambia, where textbooks cannot be easily afforded by most students and lecturers. // Paper ID: Paper ID: 205