scholarly journals On Privacy and Public Data: a Study of data.gov.uk

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Andrew C. Simpson
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Data Security ◽  
Local Data ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
University Of Oxford ◽  
Public Data ◽  
Part Time ◽  
Per Se ◽  
The University ◽  
The Web

The web-site data.gov.uk (the UK's counterpart to the US's data.gov site) was launched in January 2010. The site proclaims that ``transparency is at the heart of this Government'' and that ``data.gov.uk is home to national & local data for free re-use.'' As part of an assignment for a masters-level course on Data Security at the University of Oxford, 18 part-time post-graduate students were asked to give consideration to the benefits and drawbacks of releasing public data, with particular focus being given to data.gov.uk. In this paper we describe the findings of four of these students and show how the issues raised---both in isolation and when taken in combination---may be a cause for concern, both to those responsible for releasing such data and to those to whom the data pertains. The discussion is not intended to be a critique of data.gov.uk per se; rather, our hope is that this contribution may play a role in the wider debate pertaining to the issues surrounding the release of public data.

Impact and Usage of Social Media Among the Post Graduate Students of Arts in Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-110
Author(s):  
P. Pitchaipandi
Keyword(s):  
Social Media ◽  
Graduate Students ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Age Group ◽  
Postgraduate Students ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
The Social ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

This chapter tries to analyse the impact and usage of social media among the postgraduate students of arts in Alagappa University, Karaikudi, under survey method for the study. The study identified the majority (69.79%) of the respondents under female category, and 72.92% of the respondents belong in the age group between 21 and 23 years. It is observed that 32.29% of the respondents use the social media, preferably YouTube. The plurality (48.96%) of the respondents use smartphone/mobiles compare to iPod, desktop, laptop, and others. 35.42% of the respondents' spent between 1 and 5 hours weekly using social media. Further, the study also observes the positive and negative aspects of using social media in postgraduate students of arts disciplines in the university.

scholarly journals Astronomy Courses for Adults in Sydney, Australia

1990 ◽  
Vol 105 ◽  
pp. 360-362
Author(s):  
J.W. O’Byrne
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Academic Staff ◽  
Teaching Experience ◽  
Limited Resources ◽  
Time Activity ◽  
Part Time ◽  
The University ◽  
Education Courses ◽  
Astronomy And Astrophysics ◽  
Sydney Australia

The University of Sydney has been associated with adult education courses for the general public for at least 70 years and astronomy has often been a part of this activity. Since 1976, these courses have been conducted by a succession of graduate students from the Astronomy and Astrophysics departments within the university. The courses were a part-time activity conducted with limited resources, but served as useful teaching experience. This arrangement continued until the end of 1987 when I left the university. I am pleased to report that this activity is considered sufficiently important to be continued by the permanent academic staff.Here I seek to briefly report on these astronomy courses by describing those that I conducted at the university over the last five years. I should firstly acknowledge the work of Dr. Graeme White in particular, for his earlier courses and continuing interest. Also, this discussion should be placed in context by recognizing that other astronomy courses are run in Sydney by professional and amateur astronomers through local evening colleges and other organizations. These vary in format, with many of the amateur-run courses emphasizing the practical aspects of sky observing. The displays and facilities provided by the Sydney Observatory also play an important role. Each activity helps to meet the demand in the Sydney region for astronomical education and thereby undoubtedly serves the interests of Australian astronomy.

scholarly journals An investigation into the perceptions of academic librarians and students towards next-generation OPACs and their features

2015 ◽  
Vol 49 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-45 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hollie M. Osborne ◽  
Andrew Cox
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Public Access ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Disciplinary Background ◽  
Searching Ability ◽  
Master Of Arts ◽  
The University

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to determine whether features of next-generation Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) interfaces are useful and intuitive to users who have different levels of searching ability. In addition, it investigates whether there is a difference between librarians’ and students’ preferences for specific features. Design/methodology/approach – The research is based on 18 semi-structured interviews conducted in July 2012 with three groups of library users from The University of Sheffield: librarians; Master of Arts Librarianship students; and a group of other post-graduate students. Findings – Overall, this study suggests that while the next-generation catalogue interfaces and features are useful, they are not as “intuitive” as some previous studies have claimed. Interviewees appeared to prefer the searching and browsing options over the Web 2.0 features. Both librarians and students have similar opinions regarding the usefulness of next-generation OPAC features, but preferences are complex. Research limitations/implications – The study is based on one institution, and the disciplinary background of the post-graduate students was limited. Practical implications – Promoting next generation OPACs and explaining their features to users is essential. Originality/value – The paper adds to the understanding of users’ preferences in relation to next-generation OPACs, locating the findings of the current findings firmly in the context of previous literature.

Effective Ways of Abstract Writing in the Process of Teaching German at the University

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (6) ◽  
pp. 49-54
Author(s):  
Шмаль ◽  
Meri Shmal
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Habit Formation ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Analytical Research ◽  
The University

This paper presents the results of analytical research of authentic sources on an issue of development of successful and correct writing of abstract in German for the purpose of habit formation of writing and communicative competence in the process of teaching students and post-graduate students.

scholarly journals Psychiatric Problems of University Students

1966 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-56 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.M. Boyce ◽  
D.S. Barnes
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
University Students ◽  
Clinical Observation ◽  
Social Expectations ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Academic Competition ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The University ◽  
Psychiatric Problems

Student patients were investigated by use of the questionnaire method and clinical observation during the years 1962–4. Questionnaire results revealed that patients, significantly more often than a group of controls, had attended one or more universities prior to the University of Western Ontario, had no extra-curricular activity, had not fulfilled their father's wishes in regard to course, smoked, smoked more than 20 cigarettes a day, were not abstainers, had chronic or recurring illness, had changed courses, lived in a room or apartment, were either the first or last child, slept six hours or less, had changed in weight by 10 lb. in the preceding three months, and had no faith preference or affiliation. Depression was most commonly encountered. A relatively high number of students in English and post-graduate students were seen. Two groups of ill students who were friends or intimates to a degree were encountered and the presence of ill teachers or other leading figures as a focus in these groups was described. Increased academic competition served as a stress for some. Disturbed family inter-relationships and current social expectations were among factors which appeared to favour the development of illness.

Attitude, Awareness and Barriers in Research: A Study on the Post-Graduate Students and Research Scholars in West Bengal

Ensemble ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-50
Author(s):  
Subrata Bachhar ◽  
◽  
Ajit Mondal ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Research Methodology ◽  
West Bengal ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Point Scale ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
Interest In Research ◽  
The University

The purpose of the present study was to examine the attitude, awareness and barriers in research on the Post-Graduate (PG) Students and Research Scholars under the universities in West Bengal. The researchers have adopted the descriptive research method and its approach is quantitative for measuring the attitude, awareness and barriers in research. In keeping the variables (Gender, Locality, and Stream) in mind, 150 Post Graduate Students and 140 Research Scholars were selected as sample from the University of Calcutta, University of Kalyani and University of Burdwan in West Bengal. An Attitude Scale based on Likert’s 5-point scale (Bi-polar on 40 items) was developed and used by investigators for measuring their attitude towards research. For the awareness about research methodology, an Awareness Scale based on Likert’s 4-point scale containing 30 items was developed. To explore the barriers to doing research, researchers developed 10 Statements with the help of experts and it’s a tri-polar scaling method indicating ‘Yes’, ‘No’ and ‘Can’t say’. The result indicated that the Post-Graduate Students and Research Scholars differed significantly in their attitude towards research. The Post-Graduate Students showed a more positive attitude towards Research than the Research Scholars. The Research Scholars belonging to the social science & humanities and science stream showed significant difference in their awareness about research methodology. Despite having self-interest in research (70%) among the research scholars, the barriers to conducting research faced by them markedly included barriers related to institutional affairs (65.7%), lack of research funding (75%), inadequate research facilities (69.2%), lack of research skills and knowledge (59.2%), lack of professional supervisors (77.1%), difficulty in collecting reliable and valid data (80%) and uncertainty of employment (67.8%).

Usage of Science Electronic Resources in the Affiliated Institutions of Madras University

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 48-52
Author(s):  
R. K. S. Hemalatha ◽  
T. K. Thiruvengada Mani
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Students ◽  
Educational Institution ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Electronic Resources ◽  
Post Graduate ◽  
Science Courses ◽  
Research Institutes ◽  
Questionnaire Method ◽  
The University ◽  
Study Questionnaire

This study is aimed to analyze the use of electronic resources and services in the Library System of the Affiliated institutions of University of Madras. Under graduate students, Post graduate students, Research scholars, faculties were selected for this study. Questionnaire method was adopted to collect the data. Out of 1030 questionnaires 935 (90.77%) were received from respondents. There are about 161 Educational Institution affiliated to University of Madras, of which 15 are Government Colleges, 2 University Constituent Colleges, 24 Aided Colleges, 68 Self Finance Colleges and 52 Research Institutes. Out of these 161 Educational Institutions 136 offer Science courses. Apart from this the university itself has 31 departments catering to Science subjects spread over 3 different campuses. Altogether 167 Institutions affiliated to University of Madras are offering courses in science subjects. Out of these, 45 (8 Govt. Colleges, 12 Aided Colleges, and 25 Self Finance Colleges), Institutions Affiliated to University of Madras have been selected for the study.

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