Essays about: "PhD thesis education"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words PhD thesis education.

  1. 1. Master’s Thesis: 30 higher education credits Programme: Master’s Programme in Political Science Date: 05/22/2018 Supervisor: Georgios Xezonakis, PhD Words: 15016 INDIVIDUAL HETEROGENEITY IN CORRUPTION VOTING How External Political Efficacy Shapes Electoral Responses to Corruption

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Valentin Daur; [2018-06-21]
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    Abstract : Corruption poses a serious challenge to democratic accountability as electoral punishment of corrupt incumbents remains limited and varies considerably across contexts. Moreover, the empirical evidence indicates that widespread corruption leads citizens to ‘exit’ options, such as abstention from the electoral process. READ MORE

  3. 2. Scholarly communication as a situated learning process for PhD students : an exploratory study about publishing as a community of practice

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och didaktik

    Author : Sofie Wennström; [2017]
    Keywords : Community of practice; higher education; personal epistemology; PhD students; scholarly communication; sociocultural learning; situated learning; doktorander; högre utbildning; kommunikativ praktik; kommunikativ rationalitet; personlig epistemologi; sociokulturellt lärande; situerat lärande; vetenskaplig kommunikation;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis aims to explore the practice of becoming a researcher and the learning process embedded in this activity by looking at the communicative practices of PhD students, within the context of academic publishing. It is likely that the way in which these soon-to-be researchers reason about the task of communication is related to their way of approaching their field of research as well as the lived world, which makes it relevant to explore further. READ MORE

  4. 3. Between Dark Days and Light Nights : International PhD Students’ Experiences in Uppsala

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Stefanie Mallow; [2017]
    Keywords : International PhD Students; Supervisors; Higher Education; Practice Theory; Sweden; Anthropology; Mobility;

    Abstract : Analysing what it means being neither immigrant nor tourist in a foreign country, this thesis looks at the experiences of international PhD students and their supervisors in the Swedish university town Uppsala. The Faculty of Science and Technology of Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) are the universities studied. READ MORE

  5. 4. Educated to Learn : How to enhance the education of computer science and informatics

    University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH. Forskningsmiljö Datavetenskap och informatik

    Author : Jasmin Jakupovic; [2016]
    Keywords : Computing; education; higher education; curriculum development; theory and practice; computer engineering education;

    Abstract : The very nature of computer science with its constant changes forces those who wish to follow to adapt and react quickly. Large companies invest in being up to date in order to generate revenue and stay active on the market. READ MORE

  6. 5. The Road Towards a Dissertation : A comparative study of working regulations for PhD students in Sweden and the United Kingdom

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Ella Brodin; [2014]
    Keywords : Higher education; PhD students; labour law; gender studies; doctoral studies; political science; policy analysis; Sweden; United Kingdom; welfare regime; social democracy; Högre utbildning; doktorander; arbetsrätt; genusvetenskap; doktorandutbildning; statskunskap; statsvetenskap; policyanalys; Sverige; Storbritannien; välfärdsregimer; socialdemokrati; liberalism;

    Abstract : The purpose of this thesis is to investigate the differences between the working regulations for doctoral students at British and Swedish universities. Through a policy analysis of university and policy documents, laws and other regulations, the main differences are mapped out. READ MORE