Many students have difficulty connecting the concepts taught in general education courses to their career. Most see value in the discipline specific courses taken for the major. Students in the survey consistently rated discipline specific courses as more important than general courses, even if...

Undergraduate students can benefit from a research experience with a faculty mentor. Students perceived the research project and faculty mentorship as more beneficial than directed coursework. Mentoring is key to enhancing undergraduate research experiences, but the impact on time should be...

There were two aims of this study. The first was to assess the reliability of a new measure of emotional intelligence (EI), the Workplace Culture version of the Swinburne University Emotional Intelligence Test (SUEIT) which was designed to measure EI at a group level. The second aim of the study...

There were two aims of this study. The first was to assess the reliability of a new measure of emotional intelligence (EI), the Workplace Culture version of the Swinburne University Emotional Intelligence Test (SUEIT) which was designed to measure EI at a group level. The second aim of the study...

Students in a traditional agriculture class were surveyed to learn their perceptions of digital learning objects created by the instructor to improve student problem solving ability. Student assignments and exam scores were compared. The students enrolled in the course with digital learning...