Currents: The Research University of the Twenty-First Century

1998 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 17-21
Author(s):  
C. Judson King
Keyword(s):  
Research Universities ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Research University ◽  
First Century ◽  
Information Networks ◽  
Economic Conditions ◽  
Job Requirements ◽  
Societal Benefit ◽  
American Research ◽  
Research And Education

Changes affecting American research universities include rapid advances in information technology; trends in job requirements, career paths and demographics; business restructuring; and the use of societal benefit as a criterion for financing research. In response, research will become more collaborative and international. Scholarly communication will transformed by the electronic world. Libraries will become sophisticated linked information networks equipped with powerful search engines. The structure and size of the research enterprise will adapt to economic conditions. Research universities will build greater synergies between research and education and adjust to serve the needs of a diverse populace for primary and continuing education.

PEMBELAJARAN BERBASIS RISET SEBAGAI PONDASI MENUJU RESEARCH UNIVERSITY

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
Author(s):  
Putri Anggreni
Keyword(s):  
Learning Process ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Research University ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Institutional Research ◽  
Research Issues ◽  
Research Activities ◽  
Research Findings ◽  
Research And Education ◽  
Faculty Department

Abstract The efficiency of the research and learning process at research universities must be considered. That is, how the focus of research dharma carried out by universities is able to synergize in supporting the learning process. When dharma research and education and teaching are able to work together, the task of the lecturer will be more efficient. The results of research findings or literature reviews conducted by lecturers are the material in the learning process. This will help lecturers to finalize their research as well as learning for students in planning and carrying out good research. Both synergies are the framework for the development of research universities. Research-based learning uses several strategies in research integration in lectures. The strategy has been implemented at Griffith University Australia, namely: 1) enriching teaching materials with the results of lecturer research, 2) using the latest research findings, 3) enriching learning activities with research issues contemporary, 4) teaching the research methodology material in the learning process, 5) enriching the learning process with small-scale research activities, 6) enriching the learning process by involving students in institutional research activities, 7) enriching the learning process by encouraging students to feel being part of the research culture at the faculty/ department, 8) enriching the learning process with values that must be possessed by researchers. The model and implementation of PBR in lectures is carried out by applying several strategies with three stages. The first and second stage is the integration of research in lectures, namely the development of research insights and lecture research products. The third stage is the accelerating step towards research universities, namely by developing further research from the first and second stages. The product of further research development is expected to be able to become teaching material in lectures. PBR is expected to make higher education truly present as an academic institution that produces theory and technology, by fully involving lecturers and students in initiation, design, study, inference, validation, and even publication. Keywords: learning, research, research university.

A Tracer Study of ICT Graduate Students at Mzuzu University, Malawi

Mousaion ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 36 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chimango Nyasulu ◽  
Winner Chawinga ◽  
George Chipeta
Keyword(s):  
Language Processing ◽  
Mobile Application ◽  
First Century ◽  
Application Development ◽  
Job Requirements ◽  
Level Of Satisfaction ◽  
Information And Communication ◽  
Quantitative Design ◽  
The Right ◽  
The University

Governments the world over are increasingly challenging universities to produce human resources with the right skills sets and knowledge required to drive their economies in this twenty-first century. It therefore becomes important for universities to produce graduates that bring tangible and meaningful contributions to the economies. Graduate tracer studies are hailed to be one of the ways in which universities can respond and reposition themselves to the actual needs of the industry. It is against this background that this study was conducted to establish the relevance of the Department of Information and Communication Technology at Mzuzu University to the Malawian economy by systematically investigating occupations of its former students after graduating from the University. The study adopted a quantitative design by distributing an online-based questionnaire with predominantly closed-ended questions. The study focused on three key objectives: to identify key employing sectors of ICT graduates, to gauge the relevance of the ICT programme to its former students’ jobs and businesses, and to establish the level of satisfaction of the ICT curriculum from the perspectives of former ICT graduates. The key findings from the study are that the ICT programme is relevant to the industry. However, some respondents were of the view that the curriculum should be strengthened by revising it through an addition of courses such as Mobile Application Development, Machine Learning, Natural Language Processing, Data Mining, and LINUX Administration to keep abreast with the ever-changing ICT trends and job requirements. The study strongly recommends the need for regular reviews of the curriculum so that it is continually responding to and matches the needs of the industry.

American Scientists’ Willingness to Use Different Communication Tactics

2021 ◽  
pp. 107554702110111
Author(s):  
John C. Besley ◽  
Todd P. Newman ◽  
Anthony Dudo ◽  
Leigh Anne Tiffany
Keyword(s):  
Research Universities ◽  
Science Communication ◽  
Careful Choice ◽  
American Research ◽  
Willingness To Use ◽  
The Relationship

The careful choice of tactics—such as specific messages, styles, channels, or sources—is how strategic science communicators ensure that the time and money going into communication results in intended changes to chosen audiences’ beliefs, feelings, and frames, as well as associated behaviors. Using a sample of scientists from American research universities ( N = 516), we assess scientists’ willingness to use 11 different communication tactics and the relationship between these tactics and potential predictors. We find that scientists are open to a range of communication tactics. Practical and theoretical implications for science communication are discussed.

Three-Year Study of the Impact of a Research Experience Program in Aerospace Engineering on Undergraduate Students

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
pp. 23-32
Author(s):  
Jacques C. Richard ◽  
So Yoon Yoon
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Career Paths ◽  
Research University ◽  
Aerospace Engineering ◽  
Research Experience ◽  
Research Knowledge ◽  
Research Experiences ◽  
Public Research University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Engineering Career

This study reports results from a three-year implementation of a Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) program funded by the National Science Foundation in aerospace engineering at a public research university in the southwestern United States. Students’ perceptions of research knowledge, skills, and engineering career paths were all positively affected.

scholarly journals Increasing the Pace of an Integral Library System in China: Moving toward the Twenty-First Century

1998 ◽  
Vol 59 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-175 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qiang Zhu ◽  
Sha Li Zhang
Keyword(s):  
Academic Libraries ◽  
System Development ◽  
Academic Library ◽  
First Century ◽  
Information Networks ◽  
Integral System ◽  
Library System ◽  
Other Information ◽  
Twenty First Century

Academic libraries in China are transforming traditionally isolated and separated operations by initiating an integral library system (also known as integral system development) to connect all academic libraries nationwide, and to connect them with other information networks abroad. A three-tier network at the national, regional, and campus levels should be developed. This paper describes the current academic library environment in China, the concept of the integral library system, and the major goals to be realized in the next five years.

scholarly journals Endowment as a Fundraising Tool of the Research University

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 366-374
Author(s):  
Alla Stepanova ◽  
Iryna Horbas’ ◽  
Oksana Derkach ◽  
Tetyana Ovcharenko
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Research Universities ◽  
Research University ◽  
Swot Analysis ◽  
Educational Services ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Scientific Discussion ◽  
The World ◽  
The Government ◽  
Alternative Sources

The article summarizes the arguments within the scientific discussion about the search of alternative sources of research universities funding in the absence of sufficient support from the government. The main objective of the research is to define the possibility of using the endowment as a fundraising tool to attract alternative sources of funding for research universities in Ukraine. The relevance of solving this scientific issue lies in the fact that modern research universities are independent entities, which according to the Bologna Declaration assume the entire load on the future of the state and have to do it at the highest professional level. This can be ensured through a combination of traditional and modern sources of funding. The world experience of successful implementation of the endowment has been presented. The level of knowledge intensity of GDP, which is one of the key indicators that reflects the level of quality of higher education, has been analyzed. The endowment as one of the most effective fundraising tools is poorly developed in Ukraine. This fact has prompted us to research the main provisions of this phenomenon and to define the conditions for its implementation in Ukrainian research-based institutions of higher education by means of the strategic analysis. The conducted SWOT analysis has made it possible to systematize problem areas of the domestic market of educational services in the direction of creating and using the endowment and predicting possible strategies for its development. Since the Research Universities are considered to be the core of creation of intellectual and innovative products and the crucial mover of scientific and technological progress in the country and in the world, they have been chosen as the research object.  Keywords: fundraising, endowment, Research University, market of educational services, investment, alternative sources of funding

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