Suchergebnisse

E-learning is broadening education horizons all over the world. The contribution sought by this work is to evidence innovations and practices that are applied to teaching environments and fields of knowledge connected with Economics and Business in an online environment. In this respect, some contributions relating to concepts and subjects considered as emergent are presented here. These are, for example, the acquisition of competencies in online environments, the use of Wikipedia applied to statistics, the use of tools offered by social networks or the subject of cooperative learning and teamwork. In addition to such contributions, we present some reflections on the most significant future trends of e-learning. In the near future, lecturers will be able to make decisions based upon a huge amount of information that it will be possible to generate after analysing the learning processes. All in all, everything seems to point towards four aspects that will be progressively incorporated into online learning: the release and democratisation of content, the addition of elements to motivate students, the efficient management of teaching and, lastly, the establishment of a tighter link between learning and profession. ; El e-learning está ampliando los horizontes de la educación en todo el mundo. La aportación que pretende realizar este trabajo es la de poner de manifiesto innovaciones y prácticas aplicadas en entornos docentes y áreas de conocimiento vinculadas a la economía y la empresa en un entorno en línea. En este sentido se presentan algunas contribuciones relacionadas con conceptos y temáticas que consideramos de actualidad, como, por ejemplo, la adquisición de competencias en entornos en línea, el uso de Wikipedia aplicado a las materias de estadística, la utilización de herramientas de las redes sociales o la temática del aprendizaje colaborativo y el trabajo en grupo. Además de estas aportaciones, presentamos algunas reflexiones sobre cuáles son las tendencias de futuro del e-learning. En un futuro próximo los responsables docentes podrán tomar decisiones sobre la base de la ingente información que será posible generar analizando los procesos de aprendizaje. En todo caso, todo parece apuntar a cuatro características que irán incorporándose a la formación en línea: la extensión y democratización de los contenidos, la adición de elementos motivadores de los estudiantes, la gestión eficiente de la docencia y, por último, el establecimiento de una mayor vinculación entre formación y profesión. ; L'e-learning està ampliant els horitzons de l'educació a tot el món. L'aportació que pretén realitzar aquest treball és la de posar de manifest innovacions i pràctiques aplicades en entorns docents i àrees de coneixement vinculades a l'economia i l'empresa en un entorn en línia. En aquest sentit es presenten algunes contribucions relacionades amb conceptes i temàtiques que considerem d'actualitat, com, per exemple, l'adquisició de competències en entorns en línia, l'ús de Wikipedia aplicat a les matèries d'estadística, la utilització d'eines de les xarxes socials o la temàtica de l'aprenentatge col·laboratiu i el treball en grup. A més d'aquestes aportacions, presentem algunes reflexions sobre quins són les tendències de futur de l'e-learning. En un futur proper els responsables docents podran prendre decisions sobre la base de la ingent informació que serà possible generar analitzant els processos d'aprenentatge. En tot cas, tot sembla apuntar a quatre característiques que aniran incorporant-se a la formació en línia: l'extensió i democratització dels continguts, l'addició d'elements motivadors dels estudiants, la gestió eficient de la docència i, finalment, l'establiment d'una major vinculació entre formació i professió.

Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Dedication -- Brief Contents -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- Module I Statistics and Time Series -- Chapter 1 Introduction and Context -- 1.1 What Is Forecasting? -- 1.1.1 The First Forecaster in History: The Delphi Oracle -- 1.1.2 Examples of Modern Forecasts -- 1.1.3 Definition of Forecasting -- 1.1.4 Two Types of Forecasts -- 1.2 Who Are the Users of Forecasts? -- 1.2.1 Firms -- 1.2.2 Consumers and Investors -- 1.2.3 Government -- 1.3 Becoming Familiar with Economic Time Series: Features of a Time Series -- 1.3.1 Trends -- 1.3.2 Cycles

"The purpose of this book is to introduce novice researchers to the tools of meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis and to summarize the state of the art for existing practitioners. Meta-regression analysis addresses the rising 'Tower of Babel' that current economics and business research has become. Meta-analysis is the statistical analysis of previously published, or reported, research findings on a given hypothesis, empirical effect, phenomenon, or policy intervention. It is a systematic review of all the relevant scientific knowledge on a specific subject and is an essential part of the evidence-based practice movement in medicine, education and the social sciences. However, research in economics and business is often fundamentally different from what is found in the sciences and thereby requires different methods for its synthesis--meta-regression analysis. This book develops, summarizes, and applies these meta-analytic methods."--Publisher description

This textbook introduces readers to practical statistical issues by presenting them within the context of real-life economics and business situations. It presents the subject in a non-threatening manner, with an emphasis on concise, easily understandable explanations. It has been designed to be accessible and student-friendly and, as an added learning feature, provides all the relevant data required to complete the accompanying exercises and computing problems, which are presented at the end of each chapter. It also discusses index numbers and inequality indices in detail, since these are of particular importance to students and commonly omitted in textbooks. Throughout the text it is assumed that the student has no prior knowledge of statistics. It is aimed primarily at business and economics undergraduates, providing them with the basic statistical skills necessary for further study of their subject. However, students of other disciplines will also find it relevant

"This book accentuates the value and importance of a strong sustainability approach in an age of climate change emergency. It is an ideal companion for instructors and students of sustainability in business, economics, and related disciplines such as geography and political science."