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A great extension to proposed concept model shall be
represented by the opportunity to ask questions that would be
visible on the pane and the presenter could answer those at
appropriate time. These questions would be collected also
through such an online system in real time providing a smooth
processing without any delays caused through the collecting
step.
The analysis of applications provided by given studied academic
institution showed only one application provided in app stores of
mobile app providers. This application represents only a very
limited read access to very few information of academic
information system not allowing interaction similar to proposed
concept. Therefore, the authors of this paper intent do highlight
the innovative ways for the utilization of the omnipresent
affordable technology to provide more student focused
interactive study with greater room for skills development as the
availability of skills nowadays represents the key in achieving
innovation (Volná et al., 2015) and success in contemporary
business environment.
In addition, a search for other applications of academic
institutions in Slovakia in the application stores had negative
results.
The lecturer who shall intervene in any adverse effects or
dangerous situations reduces a possible threat in terms of
unhealthy competition among students through the facilitation of
whole process. Unhealthy effects of smart phones on physics of
people have not been confirmed through scientific research
(Hardell et al., 2002).
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Conclusions
The development of information and communication technology
(ICT), in particular the emergence of mobile ICT in form of
smart phones, revolutionized our lives by changing the ways of
processing and conducting of daily activities. Nowadays, a small
tiny device, the smart phone, enables real time communication
with another user or even with whole group across any distance.
The digital environment created new ways of executing activities
by allowing processing of large volumes of data within a very
short time as well as their spreading through continuously
increasing pace of informational dissemination to a much
broader group.
Smart phone - the modern combination with all the high-end
technology allows many devices to be integrated in one small
device at hand (Dávideková, 2016). It represents a very powerful
device that can be used in many innovative ways (Guenaga et al.,
2012) through various software mobile applications opening new
ways of interaction even in academic institutions. A typical
academic institution offers wireless access to its students that
represents the core premise for proposed concept. Still, academic
institutions are not excessively using the communication channel
denoted by smart phones to animate students for interactive
participation in lectures and developing their soft skills on this
way.
This paper proposed an inventive interactive involving of
students into dynamic collective decision making within a
lecture class to enhance the academic business oriented studies
of future management professionals. It offers the opportunity to
collect experience and practice in fast decision-making,
assessment of their peers, giving and receiving constructive
feedback and defending of their opinion against the opinions of
others through formulating arguments.
The proposed conceptual model provides an innovative option
for enriching business-oriented lectures with greater interactivity
by involving students in voting and creating more room for
fruitful discussions targeting professional personal development
and training of soft skills including decision making of future
managers as those are of significant importance and essential in
managerial positions.
The proposed concept was tailored to the needs of provided use
case describing a lecture class of business oriented academic
management study. However, as aforementioned, there are
various opportunities for a possible application of proposed
concept model not only limited to utilization by an academic
institution, but it can be used also by business organizations in
their operation.
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