Students In Other Majors Research Articles

Analysis on Academic and Employment Cognitions of Students Majoring in Marketing at Ningde Normal University

The content of marketing major includes human resources, finance, sales, logistics and other management contents in the field of management, with some hybridity. Insufficient cognition on the major and one's own psychological characteristics affects the optimal allocation of time during college years, which in turn affects academic performance and employment. Through questionnaire surveys of current students and interviews of graduated students majoring in marketing at Ningde Normal University, this paper analyzes students' academic and employment cognitions. Some lower-grade students majoring in marketing have vague cognitions about their major. In addition to the unclear cognitions about the major, like students of other majors, a certain proportion of students also lack clear cognitions about their own psychological characteristics. After students start learning marketing, it is necessary to improve their cognitions about the major through various means. Offering career planning courses in the first semester enables students to cognize the major and themselves earlier, so that they can engage in purposeful learning and training during college, which is beneficial for their academic development and employment.

Chinese university EFL learners’ English for General Academic Purposes: relationships between target needs and self-efficacy

To prepare university students for better participation in global academic activities and address learners’ needs for greater proficiency in academic English, English for General Academic Purposes (EGAP) courses are provided in many Chinese universities. This study investigates the characteristics of and relationships between university English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners’ target needs and self-efficacy in China’s EGAP context. With a sample of 1340 EFL learners from four Chinese universities, the results indicated high levels of target needs but low levels of self-efficacy of EGAP among the Chinese university EFL learners. Students at a research-oriented university demonstrated higher levels of target needs and self-efficacy than their counterparts at teaching-oriented universities. Medical students demonstrated higher levels of lacks and wants than students in other majors. Structural equation modelling analysis showed positive relationships between Chinese learners’ necessities and self-efficacy in EGAP. Learners’ lacks had significantly negative relationships with self-efficacy, while their wants had inconsistent relationships with the five dimensions of self-efficacy. The findings deepen our understanding of learners’ target needs and have implications for enhancing learners’ self-efficacy in the EGAP context.

A Philosophical Inquiry into Practical Music Education in the Digital Age

Abstract Starting from the perspectives of constructivist philosophy and process philosophy, this paper uses descriptive analysis to explore the philosophy concept of practical music education, and concludes that practical music philosophy is the result of the comprehensive effect of many factors in music education. On the basis of the philosophy concept of music education, combining the characteristic parameters and objective function and similarity algorithm to construct a practical music education philosophy resource recommendation model to realize the construction of practical music education philosophy in colleges and universities, and adopting the method of statistical analysis to research and analyze the practical music education philosophy in the digital era. The results show that the score of instrumental performance students (4.0431) is significantly lower than that of students of other majors, and the difference is significant, with higher humanistic literacy in art and sports and a better foundation in cultural courses. The order of correlation between the scores of emotional identity dimension and the factors influencing the work of values cultivation in the philosophy of practical music education is, in descending order, the object of education (0.499), the subject of education (0.451), the mediator of education (0.476), and the ring of education (0.287), which indicates that the object of education (college students) is the most important factor influencing the work of values cultivation in the philosophy of practical music education. The purpose of this study is to examine the meaning and significance of practical music education philosophy, which is a significant source of inspiration for music education in China today.

상담전공 학부생의 자기자비가 우울 및 주관적 행복감에 미치는 영향: 타전공과 비교하여

This study aims to examine how self-compassion affects depression, subjective happiness and whether counseling majors differ from students in other majors in the effects of self-compassion on depression and subjective happiness. For the analysis, 148 students majoring in counseling, 187 students majoring in other majors at four-year universities in Busan and Jeolla Province were surveyed on depression, subjective happiness, self-compassion. Descriptive statistics, correlations, t-tests, hierarchical regressions were performed. First, the results showed that higher self-compassion was associated with lower depression and higher subjective happiness in college students. Second, the effects of self-kindness and over-identification on depression were significantly higher for counseling majors than for undergraduates in other majors. Third, the impact of self-judgment and over-identification on subjective happiness was significantly higher for counseling majors than for non-counseling majors. Based on these findings, the importance of self-compassion and ways to improve it for the mental health of counseling majors were discussed.

상담전공 학부생의 자기자비가 우울 및 주관적 행복감에 미치는 영향: 타전공과 비교하여

This study aims to examine how self-compassion affects depression, subjective happiness and whether counseling majors differ from students in other majors in the effects of self-compassion on depression and subjective happiness. For the analysis, 148 students majoring in counseling, 187 students majoring in other majors at four-year universities in Busan and Jeolla Province were surveyed on depression, subjective happiness, self-compassion. Descriptive statistics, correlations, t-tests, hierarchical regressions were performed. First, the results showed that higher self-compassion was associated with lower depression and higher subjective happiness in college students. Second, the effects of self-kindness and over-identification on depression were significantly higher for counseling majors than for undergraduates in other majors. Third, the impact of self-judgment and over-identification on subjective happiness was significantly higher for counseling majors than for non-counseling majors. Based on these findings, the importance of self-compassion and ways to improve it for the mental health of counseling majors were discussed.

국제보건 역량 증진을 위한 해외간호연수봉사 프로그램 개발 및 효과

Objectives This study aimed to develop and implement an international nursing education and service program to improve global health competency and cultural competency of nursing students, and identify its impact.
 Methods In this study, the international nursing education and service program was developed according to the five stages of the ADDIE instructional model. The program was conducted in Mongolia for nursing students from four universities of Korea. This study used a single group pre and post test design. The global health competency and cultural competency of 28 nursing students who participated in the program were measured before and after participating in the program, and statistical significance was compared using the paired t-test.
 Results The program developed in this study included five topics, with 12 specific learning objectives based on sub-global health competencies. The program included cultural experience activities, visits to health institutions, and nursing volunteer activities which were linked to the lecture contents as well as lectures. It was identified that the average score of global health competency and cultural competency measured after participating in the pro-gram significantly improved compared to the score measured before the intervention.
 Conclusions The results of this study could provide fundamental data to develop an international education pro-gram for improving the global competency of students in other majors. Furthermore, it is expected to contribute to improving nurses’ global health competency and ultimately contribute to addressing global health inequities.

Depression among undergraduate students of Phenikka University in 2023 and associated factors

Background: Depression is one of the most common mental health concerns among students. The study was carried out to assess the current state of students’s depression and analyze some related factors. Methodology: A cross-sectional design was conducted on 422 undergraduate students at Phenikka University from April to July 2023, using stratified random sampling. Information was collected using a pre-designed questionnaire and the PHQ-9 scale. The data was entered using Epidata 3.1 and analyzed in SPSS 26.0. Results/Discussion: The study reveals that the proportion of students with depression was 28.4%; of which 18.2% was moderate, 7.6% was moderately severe, and 2.6% was severe. We find that factors related to depression are the year of study, study pressure, financial status, illness/accident, experience of stressful events, smoking habit, alcohol use, and the effects of COVID-19. Conclusions/Recommendations: We strongly suggest further research on depression among second-year and third-year students and students in other majors in the university to better understand the reality of this mental illness and some related factors. Keywords: Depression, PHQ-9, undergraduate students, associated factors, Phenikka University

Public stigma and attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help of undergraduate Psychology students and students of other majors in Hanoi, Vietnam

ABSTRACT The study aims to compare the differences in stigma and attitudes regarding seeking psychological professional help for mental health issues between undergraduate students who major in Psychology andother majors. Methods: There were 408 participants. All participants are undergraduate students in Hanoi, Vietnam. Results: The results indicated that students who major in Psychology had significantly lower stigma and more positive attitudes towards seeking professional mental health services compared to their counterparts. Majoring in Psychology might inform the students more about the effectiveness ofmental health services, which can lead to a decrease in stigma against seeking treatment. Conclusion: The study’s results highlight the importance of providing appropriate mental health education to undergraduate students to reduce stigma and improve help-seeking attitude.

Pengaruh Motivasi dan Disiplin terhadap Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa Jurusan Manajemen Universitas Sumatera Barat

This Research Aims to Know The Influence of Motivation and Discipline On Student Achievement Management Department, University of West Sumatra. Taking this title is based on the lack of learning motivation of students majoring in management compared to students in other majors so that discipline is not well implemented and student learning achievement when compared to students in other majors such as accounting, health etc. This study uses a type of quantitative research. The data taken is in the form of primary data by distributing questionnaires to students majoring in management at the University of West Sumatra. This study conducted research instrument tests, classical assumption tests, hypothesis testing using SPSS version 21. With the results of the research stating that seeing the results of the tests that have been carried out proves that partially or simultaneously both variables have a significant effect, and it can also be seen that Adjusted R Square is 0.522 or of 52.2% This means that 52.2% of learning achievement variables are influenced by motivation and discipline, the remaining 47.8% are influenced by other variables outside of this research variable.

Cardiovascular disease risk predictor analysis among medical students: a single center observational study

Background: Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of death. The growing problem of lipid disorders, hypertension, and overweight among young people may lead to dangerous cardiovascular disease-related consequences. Aim of the study: Assess the prevalence of selected cardiovascular disease risk factors among medical students. Material and methods: The study included 201 medical students from the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences of the University of Technology and Humanities (UTH) in Radom. A diagnostic proprietary survey method collected heart rate, blood pressure, and body composition data using a TANITA device. The results were analyzed by analysis of variance (ANOVA) and the Shapiro-Wilk test using R statistical software, while the post hoc analysis employed t-tests with Bonferonis correction. Results: Heart rate and blood pressure were within normal limits in most subjects. Low physical activity and increased fat mass were confirmed in the students with a higher metabolic than metric age. Furthermore, nursing students had higher mean fat mass and lower mean basal metabolism values than students of other majors, especially medicine. Conclusions: The health-promoting aspects of behaviors favoring a healthy body weight and sleep hygiene, as well as not smoking and having low alcohol consumption, were observed in the study group. However, some lifestyle elements, including eating habits, must be modified.

DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC DETERMINANTS OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL FINANCIAL LITERACY AMONG YOUNG ALGERIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

Financial literacy is crucial for young university students to make sound financial decisions and improve their future well-being. This study examines demographic and socio-economic determinants of multidimensional financial literacy among young Algerian university students. The study employed a cross-sectional survey research design. It broadly adheres to the OECD definition of financial by segregating it into its main dimensions: financial knowledge, behavior, and attitude. Data was gathered from a sample of 368 university students and analyzed using multiple regression analysis. The study found a significant relationship between financial literacy, gender, the field of study, and bank account ownership. Female students are 3.64 times less financially literate than male students. Students majoring in scientific (hard) disciplines are 4.65 times more financially literate than non-scientific (soft) disciplines. Students with no bank account are 4.67 times less financially literate than those who own one. The study found a non-significant relationship between financial literacy and the variables: students’ level of education, the field of specialty, work experience, family income, father’s education level and mother’s education level. What is noticed is that the financial literacy level of economics and major in business students does not differ from those students of other majors.

Analysis of the Effect of Music Therapy Interventions on College Students with Excessive Anxiety.

In order to explore and analyze the effect of music therapy interventions on college students with excessive anxiety, this paper selected 240 year 2017- to year 2020-enrolled undergraduates from a comprehensive university in Taiyuan City, Shanxi Province, in Central China as research objects. These college students had been diagnosed as excessive anxiety and were randomly divided into two groups-intervention group and control group-with 120 students in each group. The control group received conventional mental health treatment for college students, while the intervention group received music therapy interventions on this basis with 3 times a week for 24 times. The instruments used in the music therapy include piano, percussion instruments, melodic instruments, and diffuse instruments; the specific implementation of each therapy is divided into five parts: warm-up, rhythm percussion, song singing, instrumental ensemble, and music appreciation. The study results show that before treatment, the excessive anxiety score of college student in the control group was 63-76 with an average score of 72.58 ± 5.27; after treatment, that was 45-64 with an average score of 54.46 ± 6.82; before treatment, the excessive anxiety score of college student in the intervention group was 62-78 with an average score of 72.56 ± 5.51; after treatment, that was 26-44 with an average score of 33.19 ± 5.51. Before treatment, there was no significant difference in the excessive anxiety scores between the two groups of college students (P > 0.05); after treatment, the excessive anxiety scores of the two groups were lower than those before treatment, and the reduction degrees in the intervention group were bigger than those in the control group, with statistically significant difference (P < 0.05). Therefore, music therapy interventions can significantly reduce the excessive anxiety of college students; the analysis also shows that factors such as gender, grade, major, origin, repertoire type, therapy type, and anxiety type could affect the effect of music therapy interventions to some certain extent. For example, the effect of music therapy interventions on college students in psychology or related majors is better than that of students in other majors; the effect of receptive music therapy is better than that of creative and improvised music therapy; the effect of music therapy interventions on college students' life event, romantic relationship, and social anxiety is better than that on college students' test and job-hunting anxiety.

웰다잉(well-dying) 교육프로그램이 대학생의 죽음과 웰다잉에 대한 인식에 미치는 효과

This study was a quasi-experimental research to confirm the effect of a well-dying education program on the perception of death and well-dying among college students. It was intended to provide basic data for the development of well-dying education programs targeting youth. The study design was a two-group pre-post design, and the participants of the study were 55 nursing students and 52 non-nursing students from one university. The data was collected from October 4 to October 11, 2021, once a week for 1 hour for 2 weeks and analyzed using paired t-test and repeated measured ANOVA using the SPSS 26.0 program. The participants showed a significant decrease in 'Anxiety of death', and 'Denial of death'. A well-dying education program's beneficial effect significantly improves 'Interest of death', 'Positive of death', ' Will to respect life', and 'Perception of Well-dying' in the participants. In addition, by group differences, nursing students had ‘Interest of death’, ‘Positive of death’, and ‘Will to respect life’ and ‘Perception of Well-dying’ had a significant effect on improvement. College students in other majors had ‘Denial of death’, ‘Interest of death’, and ‘Positive of death’ had significant effects. Based on this study, the well-dying education program can be expanded and applied to college students, which can be used to change the perception of death and well-dying among them positively.

Suicide in Medical Student: How To Prevent?

ABSTRACT&#x0D; Suicide is a deliberate act to end one’s life. Suicidal incidents are often found among medical students. The suicide rate among medical students is very high when compared with students of other majors. A study in the United States stated that prevalence of suicidal ideation in medical students was 11%, twice of the general population, while the prevalence of attempted suicide was 6.9%. Several factors related to the academic situation that contribute to mental disorders among medical students include pressure in medical education, demand for good skills and long education time. These factors make them prone to depression, burnout, and various emotional and mental disorders that can trigger suicide. Therefore, efforts are needed to prevent and detect the possibility of suicidal behavior. This effort must be carried out in a multidisciplinary manner. Optimizing the academic atmosphere, family involvement, the social environment, and the ability of adequate health facilities are needed.&#x0D; Keywords: Suicide, Medical Students, Prevention

Viewpoint Diversity at UNC Charlotte

Abstract Introduction: A number of recent surveys have shown that college campuses are becoming intolerant of different viewpoints. Part of the mission of any college should be to create a space where different viewpoints can be debated in a healthy, intellectual way. To gauge the campus climate at their own University, the authors deployed a survey to business students asking how comfortable they were sharing and responding to different viewpoints. Methods: Business students were surveyed for their attitudes towards diverse viewpoints. The survey instrument has been used at other colleges to survey students for several years. Results: A portion of students are censoring their views on controversial topics. There is often a reluctance to present honest viewpoints in the classroom. Discussion: Faculty needs to be mindful of the classroom environment they create. Colleges should be a major place where different viewpoints are discussed and debated. Limitations: Only business students were surveyed. There may be different outcomes for students in other majors. Conclusions: These results suggest that many students are self-censoring their views in class. Faculty should be aware of this and create an environment where different viewpoints are welcome.

Comparison of the Prevalence of Eating Disorders among Dietetics Students and Students of Other Fields of Study at Selected Universities (Silesia, Poland).

Background: Over the past few years, an increase in the incidence of eating disorders has been noted. An increase in the pace of life, an increase in the availability of a wide variety of food products, and, to a large extent, the involvement of mass media are cited as reasons for this phenomenon. The promotion of a slim figure by the mass media is equated with achieving success in life, but also the advertising of a wide selection of food products (often highly processed) can have a serious impact on the development of eating disorders. This phenomenon is particularly observed in industrialized Western countries. Objective: Therefore, it was decided to test and compare whether dietetics students are indeed more predisposed to developing eating disorders than students not in the nutrition field. Material and methods: the study included 310 individuals representing two equal groups of fields of study—dietetics and other students. The study used standardized questionnaire—EAT-26. Results: It was found that almost half (46%) of the respondents (both dietetics students and students of other majors) met at least one criterion out of three that could indicate the probable existence or susceptibility to an eating disorder. These individuals should see a specialist for further diagnosis. There was no significant effect of the field of study on the overall EAT-26 test score (p > 0.05). When this result was corrected for BMI values for those with the lowest scores on this indicator, the risk of eating disorders was found to be higher among students of majors other than dietetics (X2 = 13.572; V = 0.831 p = 0.001). Conclusions: Almost half of the respondents in both study groups showed a predisposition to eating disorders based on the EAT-26 test. Despite the presence of a correlation in individual responses that dietetics students are more predisposed to eating disorders, no such relationship was found according to the final EAT-26 test scores. However, it was observed that non-dietetics students who had low BMI values showed higher tendencies toward behaviors indicative of eating disorders.

Extracurricular Reading of Business English Majors in South China University of Technology: A Survey-Based Comparative Analysis

The extracurricular reading situation of Chinese college students has always been unsatisfactory. However, extracurricular reading is one of the important ways to improve the quality of talent cultivation, especially conducive to the implementation of "whole-person" education in Chinese colleges and universities. Therefore, extracurricular reading situation of college students deserves attention. However, no relevant research has been carried out in the past two years, and up to now, there is not yet any research on the extracurricular reading status of business English majors. Through offline questionnaire survey and interview, one third (i.e.72) of students majoring in business English in South China University of Technology were surveyed, and 20 students were interviewed. At the same time, 836 undergraduates of all majors in South China University of Technology were surveyed and 120 were interviewed. By comparing the status of extracurricular reading of business English majors and all majors in South China University of Technology, it is found that business English majors and all majors in the university face the same problem and thus with similar characteristics in extracurricular reading, that is, they both bear heavy academic burdens, most of their extracurricular time is taken up by their professional study, and much of their remaining spare time is also used to surf internet for news or for entertainment. As a result, although they have extracurricular reading enthusiasm and ability, they have less extracurricular reading time, small amount of reading, and fragmented reading. Most students are dissatisfied with their extracurricular reading, but are unable to change. This reveals that for students in South China University of Technology, whether they are liberal arts students such as business English majors or students of other majors, same measures should be taken to improve extracurricular reading of all undergraduate students of the university. This research is the first study conducted by Chinese scholar on the extracurricular reading of business English majors, and it is also the first time to compare the extracurricular reading of business English majors and all majors in the university. The findings may have implications for other science and technology research universities in China in improving extracurricular reading of business English majors and all other majors.

ОCОБЛИВОСТІ ВИКЛАДАННЯ ЛАТИНСЬКОЇ МОВИ МАЙБУТНІМ ФІЛОЛОГАМ

The article considers some aspects of teaching the Latin language to future philologists. Special attention has been paid to the historical aspect of teaching Latin. The differences between teaching Latin and teaching modern languages have been distinguished. It has been stressed that Ukrainian students do not need to obtain all language competencies while learning this course. Among them are philologists, Law students, medical students, etc. The authors pay special attention to training philologists as they are likely to teach the basics of Latin to the students of other majors. There are some problems connected with the study of Latin in the 21st century. For instance, this language is learnt only for one or two semesters in modern Ukrainian institutions of higher education. Therefore, it is impossible to learn a large number of Latin words. So, the authors recommend choosing some frequently used words, as well as some proper nouns. It has been underlined that learning Latin is a complicated activity because of the absence of native speakers and lack of definitive knowledge about the Latin phonetics. It has been mentioned that not so many texts survive from Classical Antiquity and there is only a limited number of post-classical Latin-language texts. This language, like any other one, has changed a lot, so we focus on learning Classical Latin. It was used as a literary standard by writers of the late Roman Republic and early Roman Empire. But we use the texts adapted for the present-day students. Foe example, the words are spelt separately and the letters u and j are used. In this article the authors have distinguished several clusters of Latin words that are to be learnt. Students are asked to find out the etymology of modern English words that have Latin origin. It has been shown that Latin helps students to get ready for learning other languages. The linguodidactic potential of Latin proverbs has been shown. Besides, the authors have used some mottos of countries, regions and cities. It is suggested to use modern Internet sources including Englishlanguage ones. The article contains an example of a multiple-choice exercise aimed at training grammar skills. The authors assume that learning Latin should be supported with discussions and self-study work presentations. Special attention is paid to motivation of students.

Discussion on the Reconstruction of Electrical Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Scheme Facing the New Generation Power System

With the construction of a new generation of electric power systems with new energy as the main body, there are major changes in the traditional electrical engineering undergraduate teaching system. On the one hand, the dynamic operating characteristics of the power system dominated by new energy sources and dominated by power electronic equipment will be significantly different from the traditional power system dominated by synchronous generators. Therefore, there is an urgent need to reform the curriculum system to train electrical engineering professionals who can adapt to the future development trend of the power system. On the other hand, with the rapid advancement of advanced information technology in recent years, the application of cutting-edge technologies such as cloud computing, big data, and artificial intelligence in the field of electrical engineering has become more and more in-depth. Therefore, there is an urgent need to cultivate advanced technical experts who possess more advanced information theory and cybernetics knowledge and master the application of cutting-edge information technology in the field of electrical engineering. From the perspective of student training and professional construction needs, this paper systematically analyzes the lag of the traditional electrical engineering curriculum system, and analyzes the knowledge needs of electrical engineering students adapting to the development of the new generation of power systems. From the perspective of teaching schemes, curriculum systems, and evaluation systems, a plan for restructuring the teaching system was proposed. The work in this article can provide a reference for the training of college students majoring in electrical engineering, and it can also provide a more feasible improvement idea for the training of college students in other majors.

Safety Culture Measurement Among Chinese Undergraduates at a Private University: Development and Validation.

Relatively low level of safety culture among undergraduates and the imperfection of safety management system for students in university result in numerous safety problems. Researches on the safety culture of undergraduates in public universities are much more than those in private universities. Aiming to find out the potential and specific factors that affect the safety culture in the former are different from those in the latter, an anonymous questionnaire survey was conducted among 4,531 students in a private university in Shaanxi province, China. Gender, education background, grade, hometown, one-child policy, major, community, and driver's license on their safety beliefs and behaviors are treated as potential factors in the survey. According to the average score of each item, the investigated private university students are lack of safety knowledge, but perform well in traffic safety behavior. The results show that female students show better safety beliefs and safety behaviors than male students whilst the safety beliefs and safety behaviors of the student majoring in medicine is better than those of students in other majors. The students who live in more developed cities, who are from one-child family and who have driving license, show better safety beliefs and safety behaviors than others. The effective community system of mixed majors is conducive to the formation of good safety beliefs and safety behaviors of college students. The results highlighted that universities should formulate the corresponding intervention strategies to prevent safety problems of the college students according to the specific proportion of gender, major distribution and other actual situation.