Essays about: "effects of good universities"
Found 5 essays containing the words effects of good universities.
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1. An Academic Degree - What Is It Good For? Using matching to investigate sheepskin effects in Chile
University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för nationalekonomiAbstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate signaling in higher education by looking at if Chilean students who receive their diploma earn more money than non-graduated students who share all other characteristics. We furthermore looked at how these signaling effects, also called sheepskin effects, develop over time. READ MORE
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2. Investigation into the pedagogical value of demonstrating deliberate design deficiencies in PCB design instruction
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Universities and other higher education institutions have been struggling with high levels of student dropouts and poor graduation rates for a long time. As a result, there has been an interest in modifying traditional teaching techniques and implementing new ones to improve student learning outcomes. READ MORE
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3. Cross cultural group projects in higher education and its effects on business school students : A mixed method study of students and young professionals in the business field
University essay from Linköpings universitet/Företagsekonomi; Linköpings universitet/Filosofiska fakultetenAbstract : The purpose of this research is to improve the understanding of challenges encountered by students when conducting groupwork and more specifically cross-cultural groupwork; which in turn helps with identifying structural flaws in the way cooperative learning is organized in student groups. More specifically, this study aims at identifying the challenges and opportunities inherent to student group work in order to develop a framework allowing schools and universities to improve the way their structure this exercise. READ MORE
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4. Towards Implementing Sustainability-oriented Innovation into Companies : An Analysis of Industry-University Collaborations in the Fashion Sector
University essay from Högskolan i Borås/Akademin för textil, teknik och ekonomiAbstract : Purpose The purpose of this thesis is to investigate how to release the potential of industry-university collaborations promoting sustainability-oriented innovation by analyzing the projects between the University of Borås and the Swedish fashion industry. As a result, it is the aim to develop a model which increases the effectiveness of these project collaborations and thus drives forward sustainability-oriented innovations in order to increase sustainable development within universities and companies. READ MORE
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5. Understanding the attitudes of ethnic minority students towards higher education in Sweden. : A social identity perspective.
University essay from Handelshögskolan vid Umeå universitetAbstract : European higher education is being faced with more and more challenges arising fromdiversity. Diversity arises as Universities seek to achieve higher levels ofinternationalisation by accepting students from as many countries as possible. Everyoneseems to be of the opinion that diversity is essentially a good thing. READ MORE
