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  SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS IN A VIRTUAL COLLABORATIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT

  The present study is focused on the social network analysis and its opportunities for identification and analysis of virtual social structures that emerge in the process of education. The social world and the relative position of the individual members and cliques within the social network is investigated and described, based on empirical data for ... The present study is focused on the social network analysis and its opportunities for identification and analysis of virtual social structures that emerge in the process of education. The social world and the relative position of the individual members and cliques within the social network is investigated and described, based on empirical data for online interactions (private messages and postings in course forums) between 901 actors (including 14 teachers, 2 administrators and 885 students) emerging in the learning environment of the elective course “Business communications in foreign language”. This can help in better understanding and managing of their behavior in the process of collaborative learning.

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  SURVEY SYSTEM FOR THE STUDENTS’ SATISFACTION FROM THE EDUCATION QUALITY IN “D. A. TSENOV” ACADEMY OF ECONOMICS, SVISHTOV

  The necessity of the complete system for measurement, estimation and analysis of the students’ satisfaction of the quality of education in Tsenov Academy of Economics is dictated by the fact that only through the creation of reverse link with the students can the high school define the degree of completion of her goals and her main priorities. ... The necessity of the complete system for measurement, estimation and analysis of the students’ satisfaction of the quality of education in Tsenov Academy of Economics is dictated by the fact that only through the creation of reverse link with the students can the high school define the degree of completion of her goals and her main priorities. The students’ satisfaction is important indicator, which influences both the expectations and perceptions of the other students. After the satisfaction is measured and estimated it can serve as an indicator for the future students’ satisfaction and to major degree generates the students’ marks. The cycle of the students’ satisfaction can be represented as: expectations – performance – experience – perception and evaluation – expression and satisfaction – new expectations. The main goal of the project ¹37 at ISR at Tsenov academy of economics is to survey this problem by the creation of the unified system for the measurement, estimation and analysis of the students’ satisfaction from the quality of the education.

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  INTERNATIONALIZATION OF COMPANIES FROM THE SERVICE SECTOR IN BULGARIA

  The process of internationalization in services is a new socio-economic phenomenon, a present topic that is still not enough researched. Services are becoming an important component of the expanded reproduction in the national economy. This sector is seen as a “generator” of economic growth, so its importance in the economies of individual ... The process of internationalization in services is a new socio-economic phenomenon, a present topic that is still not enough researched. Services are becoming an important component of the expanded reproduction in the national economy. This sector is seen as a “generator” of economic growth, so its importance in the economies of individual countries is steadily increasing. Important issue for Bulgaria is how the country could earn better from the concurrent development of two processes - increasing internationalization and the rising role of services. Therefore the objective of the research project is to discover the main aspects in the practice of companies in the Bulgarian services sector. The object of the study is the effects of processes of internationalization on Bulgarian companies. Essential features of internationalization in services are described. An assessment of options for its implementation in practice of local and foreign companies in this sector has been made.