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The proper understanding of commonly used statistic information and the ability to present the data describing the occurring phenomena belong currently to the most wanted competences of the citizens who are aware of their role in the society. The article presents the most significant problems of statistics education in secondary schools and in higher education and reveals the results of the negligence...
For a long time, universities have been challenged to adjust their activities to the needs of the knowledge society. Expectations are very high - the high quality of education, use of the latest achievements of technology, adaptation of programs, forms and methods of teaching to the needs of the market. To achieve this, universities must make a decisive attempt to effectively manage knowledge possessed...
The process of decision making can be analysed from the perspective of many different sciences. The following article focuses on an anthropological analysis of decision making process in agriculture (exemplified by the case of farmers from podlaskie voivodship . The author describes specific features of agriculture, as well as its elements common with other branches of economy. The attention is paid...
The main aim of the article is to present author's reflections on the essence of management in practice. The author tries to answer the question why does the theory not always agree with the organizational reality. The conducted analysis is a conjunction of literature overview with practical knowledge from author's own professional experience.
This article focuses on the C2C e-business area. It proves that the C2C channel is not limited solely to electronic auctions but has another large part – classified ads. It is also noted that auctions used by companies to sell their commodities does no longer comply to the definition of C2C channel as one of the parties present in the transaction in a business. Detailed insight into the types of auctions...
Information society we live in can be characterized by dynamic changes. Information has a great significance. One who does not want to allow his knowledge to become outdated ought to learn constantly, for the whole life. Transformations resulting from the appearance of information society concern not only education but also all areas of one's functioning, including job. Postgraduate studies, as a...
The article describes the interpretation of the term "distance learning" in humanities and social sciences. The author notes that this phenomenon has more than a dozen definitions, and presents a classification of terms used in modern research and practice. Classification is based on possible approaches to learning process.
In this article the most important aspects of learning platform OLAT from the point of view of communication between teacher and students by means of Wikis during a course are discussed. They conclusions are based on author's personal experience with using the platform as well as on the information available on the Internet.
The e-mail has become an integral part of the communication systems in modern organizations. The author provides a comparison of e-mail communication with traditional written communication. The article describes the consequences of the e-mail use from the perspective of organizations and employees. The analysis shows an inequality between employers and employees in terms of benefits and costs generated...
The paper focuses on the problems concerning citizen science. According to the author, the citizen science on the one hand takes benefit from the modern communication tools and data processing and on the other, its vital element are social relations which expand the scientific community.
The available studies concern many different aspects of web sites usability. The research has also become more and more sophisticated. Unfortunately, the loading time of sites is often omitted. This article attempts to describe and then to verify this usability on several examples of web services provided by banks operating in Poland.
Augmented reality is an area of IT which links real world with virtual elements generated by a computer graphics. The aim of the article is to present the newest achievements in augmented reality and its application for education, both in the area of theoretical education and in acquiring practical skills.
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