Journal of Applied Research in Higher Education: Volume 1 Issue 2

Yearning to learn from e‐learning: the experiences of a University of Glamorgan practitioner

Trevor Price

On the world stage, the use of e‐learning is not a new phenomenon. However, many teachers within higher education favour, and are most comfortable with, the “talk and chalk”…

The effects of gender and level of study on learning behaviour of business undergraduates: a Malaysian example

Lau Teck Chai, Yeoh Kim Hong

This paper examines the effects of gender and level of study on the information‐seeking behaviour of business undergraduates. The study employed paper‐based survey questionnaires…

A new outcome‐based curriculum: its impact on student core competence

Albert Chan, Chi‐Hung Chan

Despite vast research on outcome‐based education (OBE), there is little consensus among academics regarding its impact, with both positive and negative comments emerging from the…

Integrating the teaching of introductory management accounting and information technology: a case study

Alison Lane, Elaine Shellard

All accountants make extensive use of information technology (IT) in their working lives, and IT skills have long been part of the Accounting and Finance undergraduate degree…

Turning the assessed into assessors using asynchronous tutor‐mediated peer assessment

Richard Owen

This article looks at an attempt to enhance students’ critical thinking, professional and personal skills through an innovation in the use of peer assessment on an undergraduate…

Neuro‐linguistic programming: cargo cult psychology?

Gareth Roderique‐Davies

Neuro‐linguistic programming (NLP) is a popular form of inter‐personal skill and communication training. Originating in the 1970s, the technique made specific claims about the…

Higher education conference attendendance and engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning: a Welsh perspective

Simon K. Haslett

There are a number of indicators of academic engagement with the scholarship of teaching and learning (SoTL) that have been used in previous studies, such as analysing journal…