This paper presents a study that critically evaluates the underpinning pedagogy of a Web-based course in entrepreneurship currently delivered by the University of Glamorgan. The study reviews the wider literature and joins the debate regarding the general effectiveness of formal courses in its...

This study focuses on student and tutor perceptions of effective e-moderation on an online undergraduate Enterprise degree, designed by E-College Wales (ECW) the e-learning arm of the University of Glamorgan. E-moderation describes the role and duties of the online tutor. Existing research...

This paper examines student withdrawals associated with the online BA Enterprise programmeinitiative designed by E-College Wales (part of the University of Glamorgan). This aims to helpimprove the entrepreneurial capacity of Wales. The increase of e-learning programmes on offerfrom academia and...

The paper considers the importance of new Heritage Tourism business formats and the virtualinterface for the development of small museums and other sites in Wales. Historically, Wales haslong been associated with the traditional provision of heritage in the form of museums, castles,abbeys and...

It is maintained that processes such as lean construction can arguably reduce costs within theconstruction process. These costs primarily arise due to a lack of harmonisation betweencontracting parties. Historically, this relationship has been transactional in nature, with bothparties seeking to...

Controlled terminologies such as classification schemes, name authorities and thesauri have long been the domain of the library and information science community. Although historically there have been initiatives towards library style classification of web resources, there remain significant...

Entrepreneurship and small business development has been subject to a considerable amount ofacademic speculation. Historically, a wide range of studies have reported that the organisationaland managerial dynamics of an entrepreneurial firm change as it develops and grows. It iscommonly...

This study appraises the delivery of a dedicated enterprise education module to a group of Polish students and evaluates its impact and effectiveness in encouraging previously nascent entrepreneurial activity. Current enterprise education debate questions the effective construction of...

Enterprise College Wales (ECW), designed by the University of Glamorgan, is an on-line, webbaseddegree in Enterprise, aimed at creating and improving entrepreneurial and managerialcapacity in the EU Objective One Areas of Wales, where such activity has been deficient. Thisdistance learning (with...

It is argued that construction is an important sector of the Welsh economy in terms of employment, wages and growth. Key competence and capacity issues have arisen, however, due to large contracting firms concentrating on core activities and subcontracting peripheral activities to Small...