Questions tagged [university]
Queries related to universities, as an institution of higher education that grants academic degrees and provides both undergraduate education and postgraduate education.
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Assessment of an IT-related extended abstract [closed]
For an assignment at our university it was our task to program a prototyp and document it in an extended abstract.
Intro text: The Idea is to create a system, which allows data exchange (contacts, ...
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Following up with a potential supervisor
I have been applying to join up for an MSc in Universities in Canada. One particular faculty member conditionally expressed his interest in being my supervisor. The dept is considering applications ...
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Should you write university names out in full, or use the common abbreviation?
I am writing a job application which lists the universities I have given invited talks at. What I would like some advice on, is whether I should always write each university out in full, or whether I ...
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Are you allowed to copy text from your Master's thesis into your PhD thesis?
I wrote a Master's thesis a couple of years ago (which is available to view from my University's online service; so it's out there) and am now doing a PhD. Some passages from my Master's thesis is ...
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Tips on dealing with difficult professors?
I'm planning on going back to college (university for those folks across the
pond) and I was wondering what are some things that you have done to deal
with difficult professors. I had a C++ class ...
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Can a Ph.D. student visit another lab for a week to learn a specific skill/topic? (inside EU)
I am wondering if (and how) a Ph.D. student could learn a skill that is the area of expertise of another lab inside the European Union, but in a different country than the university on which the Ph.D ...
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How well does "Applied Mathematics" cover "pure math?" [closed]
Ill be going into my first year of college fairly soon, with a prominent interest in studying and researching (as a career) pure/theoretical mathematics (especially number theory). However, the ...
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Why do universities take weeks to produce an official transcript?
I didn't graduate from a university, so this question is more on behalf of friends of mine who have had the experience of waiting for seemingly ridiculous(in my opinion) periods of time for an ...
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Is it acceptable for a lecturer to refuse to allow their qualifications and work experience to be placed on a university website?
There are several universities which have a staff profile page on their websites. Lecturers usually list their academic qualifications, work experience, the modules they teach and the papers they have ...
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What is the purpose of getting good grades once in college?
So, I understand good grades in high school, you use your GPA with your application to college. Once your in college, is there any reason, like putting your college GPA on your resume, to get anything ...
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Postdoc supervisor's impact when applying for a follow-up job
I'm currently a postdoc and I'm planning to apply for faculty positions soon. However, I'm pretty sure that my current supervisor wants me to stay on for another year. When applying for a job, I'm ...
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Why would a professor assign more grades to a presentation than a report in a software engineering subject? [closed]
I am doing my master's in Software Engineering at a German university. I had been told that the seminar presentation influences the final grade more than the contents of the seminar paper.
But the ...
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What's required for a PhD in pure math at MIT? [closed]
I'm new to college and I was wondering.
I want to complete a PhD in pure math at MIT.
Could you complete a Bachelor's degree at another university or would you have to get a Master's degree before ...
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How to comfortably interact with famous professors?
I know that they are "just as human as we are", but I feel somewhat uncomfortable to talk nonchalantly with the top-notch math researchers and professors in my department because of their social ...
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Where to publish comments on a scholarly book?
The past year, I've been reading a mathematical manuscript from a well-known university on a particular well-known, graduate curriculum subject. The manuscript language is not English. One can imagine ...
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Career path to professor with an engineering background in Germany [closed]
I am in the final year of my master in mechatronics engineering in Germany, and I want to work as a researcher or a professor in a university since i believe a professor/researcher has more freedom ...
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possibility of transfer from a fixed-term Lecturer to a continuing appointment
Recently, I have got an Lecturer position in a UK University. However, when I got the offer letter, it said that "The appointment is for a fixed-term of five years, with the possibility of subsequent ...
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Textbook has two different versions, which to use? [duplicate]
I've recently enrolled in an Introduction to Computer Science II course in which the professor allowed me to skip the prerequisites.The problem is, I don't have the textbook from the previous course, ...
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Should a professor require students to attend classes well past their listed times?
I'm currently in an undergraduate class that is focused on doing group presentations. This class has a total of around 80 students, in groups of 4. Every two to three weeks we are required to present ...
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What are the incentives for universities to recruit athletic student [duplicate]
Is there any special incentive for universities to have many athletic students? I am speaking based on my personal observation on North American universities.
I often hear that universities look for ...
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Advisor moving to a different school, should I move with him?
I am currently a PhD student studying robotics at university A in my third year, and I've recently finished my qualifying exams and advanced to candidacy. My professor has been in contact with another ...
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Differences between research in private labs and university (computer science)
I will talk about computer science.
Which is the difference between doing a research job in an industrial research lab (as Google, Facebook or microsoft Research) and in a university?
Looking at my ...
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What is the equivalent of French Travaux Diriges (TD) in Anglo-Saxon Universities ? and who leads them?
I made my predoctoral and doctoral studies in France. Even after a few postdoctoral years in Anglo-Saxon like Universities, I am still lost for some mapping between the French system and the non-...
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Questions regarding PhD in Linguistics or Applied Linguistics at US universities
I have a few questions regarding admission into a PhD program in Applied Linguistics or Linguistics at US universities. I could not find any other valuable online sources regarding Linguistics for the ...
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Reverse engineering the acceptance rate?
Assume that we have an educational instance X which requires a certain prerequisites (mininum TOEFL, GRE score, etc.). In total 100 applications have been received and 50 students have failed to score ...
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List of approved Competency-Based Education schools
Does the US department of education publish a list of universities that they've approved for Competency-Based Education? I've only discovered articles where they've approved a couple schools at a ...
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Is it proper to propose a thesis collaboration to a professor you don't know?
I am a master student at one of the best universities in Europe. As I am studying finance, I would like to have an experience in the US or London.
I will have to start working on my master thesis ...
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High ranked college phD vs low ranked college phD, which one to choose? [duplicate]
Does completing phD from a highly ranked university has benefits over completing phD over a lower ranked University?
I am only talking about the college rankings and not about the advisor rankings ...
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Any recourse for testing on material not mentioned in the class syllabus? [closed]
In one particular university class, many people stopped attending after about half the semester was over as the professor was "confusing" as many people phrased it and opted to instead study from the ...
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How do I talk about methodology mistakes In a scientific project report?
I'm writing up my 3rd year engineering project (The equivalent of a dissertation in other subjects), and I'm struggling to write the chapter in which my method failed I couldn't get any results.
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Is it possible for an international masters student to get into teaching role in US Universities on completion
I am from india. I have a strong desire to pursue Masters in Computer Science in USA. I enjoy academia. However, I am sure that I do not want to pursue a Phd and also not attracted towards an IT ...
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How much seen material/questions should an exam paper contain?
At University,say the lecturers hand out past papers with solutions for the students to revise from for an upcoming exam.
Is it common practise for the exam to contain a couple of the exact same ...
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Is it ok to give your Old Assignments to others?
My friend wants an old assignment which I have done few semesters ago. I want to know whether it's ok to give the assignment to him and whether it's going to be a problem for me in the future. (I have ...
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How can an individual stop the university's standards and quality from deteriorating?
The business school I am currently at faces a very difficult situation. After a scandal involving fraud around the president a few years ago, in combination probably with fallout from the financial ...
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Is scanning a chapter from a library book illegal?
I love to visit the library and read a lot of books. However I am not particularly wealthy and consciously try to limit the number of books I buy for grad school. Besides the cost, there is a chance ...
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What metrics do universities use to evaluate their performance?
I am curious how different universities evaluate their performance. I am curious to know if there is a standardized (or even just generally accepted) set of metrics that universities use to rate ...
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What will help a master student more a Research or One extra subject?
Obviously a master student with some beneficial research efforts instead of an extra subject will boost up his/her confidence in future, but students sometimes want to do masters with extra subject ...
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How do I get to a European university after Dutch MBO 3 [closed]
First of all, I would like to explain my current education situation.
I have moved a lot when young, and have been part of different educational system, when 10, I was in the UK for 2 years, when 13, ...
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Stay in Institution or Move to a new institution [closed]
Last time I reported that I had failed my qualifier and now have been asked to leave. In that time, I have done the prep work to exit out of with my masters with a presentation for my Masters work ...
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What is the difference between an academic department and program in US colleges/universities?
What is the difference between an academic department and a program in U.S. colleges and universities? I am attempting to model the relationship between Departments and Programs. Thanks!
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Is it allowed to ask for help in community for thesis?
I'm writing on my master's thesis. A specific part causes some troubles and I hadn't any progress here for several weeks.
I'm now considering to describe my problem, my ideas and my accomplished ...
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How do I prepare for another application?
I applied to a Master degree in Computer Science, however my application was not accepted. The university that I applied to is one of the top ranked my field and I do intend to apply the following ...
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What is the difference between department and faculty?
Some universities have independent departments, but some put departments under supervision of a faculty. For instance, a university has fifty independent departments, but another has 5 faculties ...
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Is it possible to work full time in an industry position while on sabbatical?
The standard situation in US research universities is for the university to pay one semester of salary for a year of sabbatical leave, and faculty typically take this sabbatical at another university ...
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Are there higher education systems in which is not required to write a thesis?
Are there higher education systems in which is not required to write a thesis as a part of the evaluation within the degrees? If yes, could you point me out some of them, please?
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Establishing programs in Universities
Recently, I came across a document listing approximately 358 colleges and universities of HBCUs, Tribal CUs, and Hispanic Institutions (serving underrepresented students). Out of these colleges, none ...
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Should I lead an applause after introducing colloquium speaker?
I am introducing my first speaker at my university and, since the speaker is rather famous, I wrote a 1-2 minute introduction. The crowd will be interdisciplinary and between 100-400 people.
Should ...
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How are British PhDs looked upon in the United States?
Assuming I got a PhD in Computer Science from Oxford or Cambridge University, how would that affect my chances at becoming a professor at a top US university versus getting a PhD from a top US ...
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When does a PhD student officially stop being a PhD student?
When does a PhD student officially stop being a PhD student? To be more specific, are you no longer a PhD student when:
you have submitted your PhD (and thus stopped working on it),
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Grounds for an ethics complaint? UK math prof. publicly misrepresenting results from an unrelated discipline
I'm a Ph.D. candidate in social sciences and last month I presented and defended my thesis in an Eastern European university. The full text of my thesis is available to the public. A couple of weeks ...
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