scholarly journals The development of professional competences using the interdisciplinary project approach with university students

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (2) ◽  
pp. 121 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mònica González-Carrasco ◽  
Jesús Francés Ortega ◽  
Rodolfo De Castro Vila ◽  
Margarida Castañer Vivas ◽  
Joan San Molina ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Project Approach ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
The University ◽  
University Classrooms ◽  
Final Degree ◽  
School Cafeteria

This work describes an experience conducted by a group of professors from different departments at the University of Girona (Catalonia, Spain) which arose from the need for interdisciplinary work in university classrooms in order to promote competences relevant to the professional sector.As part of this experience, students from different degree programs were challenged to work collaboratively and in an interdisciplinary manner on a project related to the management of a school cafeteria designed for a real educational center. The work promoted the development of competences that are otherwise difficult to attain through activities that lack an interdisciplinary approach, which are key in today's professional world, such as multi-professional teamwork. Based on this experience, the feasibility of students from different areas of study carrying out a final degree project (FDP) that meets real, contextualized needs and requires the contribution of knowledge from different disciplines is considered. 

scholarly journals Profiles of Students in Bilingual University Degree Programs Using English as a Medium of Instruction in Spain

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 79-94
Author(s):  
Daniel Madrid ◽  
Steven Julius
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Study ◽  
University Students ◽  
First Trimester ◽  
Medium Of Instruction ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Bilingual Programs ◽  
University Degree ◽  
The University

This is an empirical study which aims to examine the profile of Spanish university students in bilingual degree programs that employ English as a medium of instruction by utilizing the bilingual section of the teaching degree course at the University of Granada as a sample. To this end, a questionnaire was applied to 216 students. While 75% of the students reported having problems when following a bilingual class, these difficulties were found to diminish or disappear after the first trimester. The majority of the students (70%) were satisfied with the program offered but they also detected some deficiencies, which provided a basis for various suggestions as to how university bilingual programs might be improved.

Disciplining the Disciplines*

2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
JASON DAVIES
Keyword(s):  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
Over Time

This chapter gives a brief overview of emergent taxonomies of disciplinarities in scholarship, and documents the engagement with these as ‘the Interdisciplinary Project’ within the Evidence Programme. It gives a situated and provisional interdisciplinary account of the process of the programme over time that is designed to evoke the experience as much as the emergent understanding of interdisciplinary work. The chapter aims to make the unfamiliarity of the processes of interdisciplinary work more intelligible and elucidate what is at stake in an interdisciplinary approach to interdisciplinarity.

scholarly journals Theology and psychology – the interdisciplinary work of Fraser Watts

2005 ◽  
Vol 61 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Willem J. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Medical Research Council ◽  
Interdisciplinary Approach ◽  
Psychological Perspective ◽  
Divine Action ◽  
Religious Perspective ◽  
Interdisciplinary Work ◽  
Salvation History ◽  
University Of Cambridge ◽  
Rational Reflection ◽  
The University

In the preface to his book, Theology and Psychology, Fraser Watts, a lecturer in Theology and Natural Science at the University of Cambridge, states that he approaches “… the interface between theology and psychology by looking at each discipline from the perspective of the other. This includes a religious perspective on several current hot topics in psychology, such as evolution, neuroscience, and computer intelligence. I also consider theological topics like divine action, salvation history and eschatology, in each case using the psychological perspective in a different way”. By taking an interdisciplinary approach, Watts aims at proposing a psychology of religious experience. He considers theology to be the rational reflection on the Christian tradition. When exponents of this tradition are in dialogue with exponents of psychology, the focus falls on human nature. Watts admits that a certain lack of competence in one of the two disciplines can be a problem when working in an interdisciplinary way. However, he is willing to take the risk. Watts worked in psychology for 25 years and was also involved with a medical research council, before taking up a position at the Faculty of Divinity, University of Cambridge.

scholarly journals BACHELOR DEGREE PROGRAMS IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND REGIONAL STUDIES: A COMPETENCE-BASED APPROACH TO PROFESSIONAL TRAINING OF STUDENTS IN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

2013 ◽  
pp. 106-110
Author(s):  
L. G. Kuzmina
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Professional Training ◽  
Language Education ◽  
Business Community ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Regional Studies ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
State Educational ◽  
The University

The paper is devoted to the problem of devising a new ESP curriculum for university students within the framework of Federal State Educational Standards of Higher Education. The necessity to introduce innovations into foreign language teaching at universities is fore grounded. It is claimed that in spite of some ambiguity in specifying the students’ competence in foreign languages put forward in the Standards, it is possible to design an effective educational curriculum for this university subject. It is proved that this can be realized if a competence-oriented approach is implemented. The process of designing a new competence-based curriculum for foreign languages is being described. A model modular course in foreign languages for the university students majoring in Regional Studies is presented. Some strategies to further develop teaching foreign languages at universities are mentioned. It is also argued that the course under discussion has proved to be attractive for the university applicants, provides for the quality of language education and meets the needs of the regional business community in the specialists of this kind.

scholarly journals PEDAGOGICAL FACILITATION FROM VIEW OF UNIVERSITY STUDENTS

2020 ◽  
pp. 47-56
Author(s):  
Hana Vavříková
Keyword(s):  
Academic Success ◽  
University Students ◽  
Bachelor's Degree ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Study Success ◽  
Study Programs ◽  
Long Time ◽  
Faculty Of Education ◽  
The University

The professional public has been discussing for a long time the reasons why more than 2/5 of Czech students in bachelor’s degree programs are unsuccessful in their first study. The paper outlines the possible causes of this phenomenon, mentions partial factors influencing academic success or failure, and also lists the effects of the phenomenon on the life of individuals and society. Last but not least, this paper deals with pedagogical facilitation, ie interpersonal activity, which could eliminate some of the causes of study failure (low internal motivation, frustration), and which could set a favorable educational environment, and thus increase the study success of university students. As part of the preparation of this paper, its author conducted a survey, the aim of which was to look at partial aspects of study failure and pedagogical facilitation from the perspective of students of two forms (full-time, combined) of bachelor’s study programs at the Faculty of Education of the University of Ostrava.

scholarly journals Interdisciplinary Project Approach at the Analysis of Urban Happiness

2020 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 03003
Author(s):  
Ana Cristina García-Luna Romero ◽  
Alessa Fleischer
Keyword(s):  
Applied Sciences ◽  
Human Body ◽  
Smart Cities ◽  
Project Approach ◽  
Interdisciplinary Project ◽  
University Of Applied Sciences ◽  
Practical Analysis ◽  
Human Side ◽  
The University ◽  
The City

The following paper illuminates the process of interdisciplinary teamwork alongside a real project at the University de Monterrey. Connecting the faculties of architecture and medicine as well as integrating participants of the University of Applied Sciences in Karlsruhe, Germany, the project is aiming to get a new view on the connection of urban happiness, architecture and corresponding systems and processes in the human body. It combines philosophical research to define the term urban happiness as well as practical analysis of the city of Monterrey resulting in different problem cases for citizens nowadays. These problems were then used to draw a line to similar systems and cases which can be found in the human body and to see, how the human bodies way of solving problems can help architecture and especially the development of smart cities in the future – because keeping a focus on the human side will be an important part of realizing smarter cities. The paper is also focusing on the process of teamwork itself. It shows the necessary steps from initiating the project to organizing teams and communication up to the process of communicating and displaying the acquired knowledge.

scholarly journals Nonparametric methods for stratified C-sample designs: a case study

2021 ◽  
pp. 17-22
Author(s):  
Rosa Arboretti ◽  
Riccardo Ceccato ◽  
Luigi Salmaso
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Treatment Effect ◽  
Data Analytics ◽  
Stochastic Ordering ◽  
Nonparametric Methods ◽  
Degree Programs ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Main Interest ◽  
The University

Several parametric and nonparametric methods have been proposed to deal with stratified C-sample problems where the main interest lies in evaluating the presence of a certain treatment effect, but the strata effects cannot be overlooked. Stratified scenarios can be found in several different fields. In this paper we focus on a particular case study from the field of education, addressing a typical stochastic ordering problem in the presence of stratification. We are interested in assessing how the performance of students from different degree programs at the University of Padova change, in terms of university credits and grades, when compared with their entry test results. To address this problem, we propose an extension of the Non-Parametric Combination (NPC) methodology, a permutation-based technique (see Pesarin and Salmaso, 2010), as a valuable tool to improve the data analytics for monitoring University students’ careers at the School of Engineering of the University of Padova. This new procedure indeed allows us to assess the efficacy of the University of Padova’s entry tests in evaluating and selecting future students.

scholarly journals La difícil coordinación en la enseñanza de la Sociología

2020 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 397-405
Author(s):  
Rafael Feito Alonso
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
University Teachers ◽  
Curricular Content ◽  
The University ◽  
Final Degree ◽  
The Way

In the different degrees in Sociology taught at the Spanish university, lecturer coordination is far from common. Despite the fact that students are supposed to master a series of competences throughout their studies, the way in which this development takes place is rarely disclosed. Once inside the classroom, each lecturer enjoys extensive autonomy to determine the way in which he or she teaches, the university students assessment method and, sometimes, even the curricular content. All of this can lead to a quiet huge arbitrariness, which can be especially serious in the case of Final Degree Projects. In this text, the need arises for university teachers to return, with the corresponding observations and assessments, all written material —be it in the form of an exam or coursework— delivered to them by the students.

The Attitudes of University Students of Batubara in Medan Towards Batubara Malay Language

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julisah Izar ◽  
Siti Aisah Ginting
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Key Words ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Depth Interview ◽  
Students Attitudes ◽  
The University ◽  
Key Words Attitudes ◽  
Bahasa Indonesia

This study dealt with the attitudes of university students of Batubara towards Batubara Malay language. The data were collected from 20 university students of Batubara in Medan. The instruments used for collecting the data were observation sheet, questionnaire sheet and depth interview. The data were analyzed by Moleong’s theory. The findings showed that the respondents’ attitudes were: 12 (60%) negative and 8 (40%) positive. The attitudes levels of university students included in negative and positive attitudes namely in: receiving 11 (55%) negative and 9 (45%) positive, responding 12 (60%) negative and 8 positive, valuing 10 (50%) negative and 10 (50%)  positive,  organizing 12 (60%) positive and 8 (40%) negative, and internalizing values 12 (60%) negative and 8 (40%) positive. The factors influenced the university students’ attitudes were language disloyalty 12 (60%) negative and 8 (40%) positive, language pride lack 14 (70%) negative and 7 (30%) positive, in the unawareness of the norms 11 (55%) negative and 9 (45%) positive. Bahasa Indonesia is dominantly spoken by the university students of Batubara in Medan which caused they have less frequency in using their Batubara Malay language with their friends who are from same region in Medan. Key words: Attitudes, University Students of Batubara, Batubara Malay Language

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