This research paper examines four cases of teaching innovation that have been used mostly in France and that make an intensive use of multimedia techniques. The proposed approach calls for the use of different multimedia tools to overcome some of the shortcomings of current teaching methods, as...

Mit der CD-ROM WISO II sind die Datenbanken der Bibliotheken bzw. Informationszentren von drei großen deutschen Wirtschaftsforschungsinstituten,dem HWWA-Institut für Wirtschaftsforschung, Hamburg, dem Institut für Weltwirtschaft an der Universität Kiel und dem ifo Institut für...

Computer and communications technologies are changing the way the world shares information. Renewable energy professionals should use these tools to their utmost advantage to exchange information, recapture “lost opportunities” in sustainable development, and create better designs for the...

Recognising the learning styles of today's upper level engineering undergraduates, a multimedia educational tool is developed to supplement traditional instruction in courses related to Materials Handling (MH) and facility design. The CD-ROM based system teaches design and analysis principles by...

Recognising the learning styles of today's upper level engineering undergraduates, a multimedia educational tool is developed to supplement traditional instruction in courses related to Materials Handling (MH) and facility design. The CD-ROM based system teaches design and analysis principles by...

Nach dem durch zahlreiche negative Überraschungen und Katastrophen geprägten Jahr 2001 hat mit der geglückten Einführung des Euro als Bargeld das Jahr 2002 positiv begonnen. Wenn sich auch die Konjunktur in Deutschland und Europa noch in einer kritischen Phase bewegt, so bestehen doch gute...

Examines the social consequences of restructuring and investigates the role social dialgue can play in finding socially responsible ways to mitigate the effects of restructuring. Includes brief comparisons with the banking and financial services industry, postal services and public utilities.