Student-centered learningStudent-centered learning, also known as learner-centered education, broadly encompasses methods of teaching that shift the focus of instruction from the teacher to the student. In original usage, student-centered learning aims to develop learner autonomy and independence by putting responsibility for the learning path in the hands of students by imparting to them skills, and the basis on how to learn a specific subject and schemata required to measure up to the specific performance requirement.
List of fields of doctoral studies in the United StatesThis is the list of the fields of doctoral studies in the United States used for the annual Survey of Earned Doctorates, conducted by NORC at the University of Chicago for the National Science Foundation and other federal agencies, as used for the 2015 survey. These are fields of research-oriented doctoral studies, leading mostly to Ph.D.s – in the academic year 2014–15, 98% of the 55,006 research doctorates awarded in the U.S. were Ph.D.s; 1.1% were Ed.D.s; 0.9% were other research doctorates.
Tertiary educationTertiary education, also referred to as third-level, third-stage or post-secondary education, is the educational level following the completion of secondary education. The World Bank, for example, defines tertiary education as including universities as well as trade schools and colleges. Higher education is taken to include undergraduate and postgraduate education, while vocational education beyond secondary education is known as further education in the United Kingdom, or included under the category of continuing education in the United States.
Higher education in PortugalHigher education in Portugal is divided into two main subsystems: university and polytechnic education. It is provided in autonomous public and private universities, university institutes, polytechnic institutes and higher education institutions of other types. The higher education institutions of Portugal grant licentiate, master's and doctoral academic degrees, with the last one being reserved to be granted only by the university institutions.
Google Scholarest un service de Google permettant la recherche d'articles et de publications scientifiques. Lancé fin 2004, il inventorie des articles approuvés ou non par des comités de lecture (en peer-reviewed), des thèses de type universitaire, des citations ou encore des livres scientifiques. L'index de Google Scholar contient la plupart des journaux en ligne soumis à des comités de lecture, journaux provenant des grands éditeurs de littérature scientifique.
Asynchronous learningAsynchronous learning is a general term used to describe forms of education, instruction, and learning that do not occur in the same place or at the same time. It uses resources that facilitate information sharing outside the constraints of time and place among a network of people. In many instances, well-constructed asynchronous learning is based on constructivist theory, a student-centered approach that emphasizes the importance of peer-to-peer interactions.
Robe universitaire en FranceLa robe universitaire, également appelée toge universitaire, est le vêtement officiel qui concerne les personnels enseignants et administratifs, membres de l'université. Sa forme diffère selon le grade universitaire ou la fonction académique de celui qui la porte. En France, la robe universitaire fit l'objet d'une réglementation, qui évolua du au , jusqu'à ce que Napoléon généralise le type le plus répandu, au lendemain d'une Révolution ayant fait table rase des traditions de l'Ancien Régime.
Domaine de premier niveau parrainéUn domaine de premier niveau parrainé (en anglais sponsored top-level domain ou sTLD) est un type de domaines de premier niveau (TLD) maintenus par l'Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) pour une utilisation dans le système de nom de domaine d'Internet. Un domaine de premier niveau est le suffixe à la fin de l'adresse d'un site web, par exemple, dans fr.wikipedia.org, le domaine de premier niveau est .org. Un domaine de premier niveau parrainé est un domaine de premier niveau générique géré par un parrain représentant la communauté spécifique desservie par le domaine.
AutorisationUne autorisation est la fonction spécifiant les droits d'accès vers les ressources liées à la sécurité de l'information et la sécurité des systèmes d'information en général et au contrôle d'accès en particulier. Plus formellement, "autoriser" consiste à définir une politique d'accès. Par exemple, le personnel des ressources humaines est normalement autorisé à accéder aux informations sur les employés et cette politique est généralement formalisée dans des règles de contrôle d'accès dans un système informatique.
Academic majorAn academic major is the academic discipline to which an undergraduate student formally commits. A student who successfully completes all courses required for the major qualifies for an undergraduate degree. The word major (also called concentration, particularly at private colleges) is also sometimes used administratively to refer to the academic discipline pursued by a graduate student or postgraduate student in a master's or doctoral program. An academic major typically involves completion of a combination of required and elective courses in the chosen discipline.
