Essays about: "HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words HIGHER LEARNING INSTITUTIONS ON DEVELOPMENT.

1. 11. THE ROLE OF VIDEOS FOR STUDENT ACTIVITY IN ONLINE LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS. A comparative analysis of student engagement in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik, kommunikation och lärande

   Author : Franziska Müller; [2018-07-04]
   Keywords : MOOC; massive open online course; video; student engagement;

   Abstract : This thesis aims at discovering basic learner engagement constructs in three massive open online courses (MOOCs) offered by two Swedish higher education institutions by focussing on learner content interaction. More specifically it concentrates on learner engagement with lecture videos and different characteristics which influence this engagement. READ MORE

3. 12. Using Self-Organizing Maps to Identify Operational Risk

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Matematisk statistik

   Author : Lukas Ljungblom; Jonatan Berggren; [2018]
   Keywords : Self-organizing Map; Machine Learning; Neural Network; Clustering; Operational Risk; Audit Change; Mathematics and Statistics;

   Abstract : In recent years, the awareness and concern for operational risk in financial institutions have increased, and several disastrous events in the last two decades been caused by human error. With this, the regulatory demands have increased on the financial institutions to control operational risk. READ MORE

4. 13. Creating spaces for sustainability transformation at universities : conditions and practices at a transdisciplinary, student-driven center for sustainability in Uppsala, Sweden

   University essay from SLU/Dept. of Economics

   Author : Lakin Anderson; [2017]
   Keywords : sustainability; transformation; transition; social practice; sustainability in higher education; social innovation; student-led education; student faculty partnership;

   Abstract : Universities are systemically implicated in local and global sustainability problems. They, like many other institutions, face the challenging task of transforming themselves towards sustainability across their domains of education, research, outreach, collaboration and campus operations. READ MORE

5. 14. University Students as Change Agents? : A Comparative Study of the Role of Students in Higher Education for Sustainable Development in Germany and Sweden

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

   Author : Jan-Ole Brandt; [2016]
   Keywords : Sustainable Development; Sustainability; ESD; Change Agents; Higher Education; Sweden; Germany;

   Abstract : To readjust the direction of social development and to enable sustainable learning for students at all levels, international policy emphasises the necessity to transform education systems based on a whole institution approach. The idea of involving all stakeholders in the transformation of educational environments shifts the focus of research in connection to education for sustainable development (ESD) also towards the teachers and students as protagonists of didactic situations, in order to gain knowledge on their respective potential to contribute to the desired change of learning and teaching environments. READ MORE

6. 15. Exploring the ICT market with learning´s from a leading market : With an internationalization perspective

   University essay from Högskolan i Jönköping/JTH, Industriell organisation och produktion

   Author : Johanna Birkehag; Sofie Sohlman; [2015]
   Keywords : Telecommunication; ICT; Thailand; Actors; Internationalization; Benchmarking; Culture; Strategic Management; Sweden;

   Abstract : Purpose - The purpose of the thesis is “To explore the Thai ICT market and identify differences with the leading market” Where the research questions are: 1. How are the main actors influencing the ICT market in Thailand? 2. READ MORE