Supporting graduate development through work based learning

The genesis of this innovation lies in the commitment of a national Irish business enterprise to the professional development of its staff in general, and to the enhancement of its Information Technologies (IT) staff specifically, in collaboration with a national Higher Education (HE) provider. A postgraduate degree, awarded by the HE provider, seeks to bring coherence and cohesion to the education and training provision for newly recruited IT graduate staff of the business enterprise, simultaneously acting both as an induction process for new staff and as a professional capacity building exercise, thereby enhancing the enterprise’s organisational learning and collective competence in the areas of information technologies, IT security and technical service management. The curriculum was designed by the HE provider in collaboration with the business enterprise to offer it to circa sixteen IT staff per cycle of delivery through a model known generally as the new apprenticeship for professional practice which uses a combination of college-based, block release taught elements, regular day release seminars and substantial work-based learning, supported by the academic staff of the HE provider and work-based support staff/mentors of the business enterprise. Academic quality assurance, pedagogical, assessment and accreditation responsibilities remain with the HE provider. (...)

La UdG, universitat coordinadora d'un màster Erasmus Mundus

Els màsters Erasmus Mundus (MEM) són avaluats i reconeguts per la Unió Europea com a màsters exclusius i d’excel·lència. Fomenten la mobilitat dels estudiants gràcies a una generosa dotació de beques, i també fomenten la mobilitat dels professors, perquè s’atorguen partides específiques per atreure’n d’altres universitats. Però, encara millor: es pot ser universitat coordinadora d’un MEM, la qual cosa vol dir que, a l’excel·lència en la recerca i en la docència, s’afegeix la de la qualitat en la gestió. La Universitat de Girona, a través de l’European Master in Tourism Management, ha aconseguit ser la universitat coordinadora del primer MEM europeu en turisme

The ISSA Pedagogical Standards: a tool to influence quality in early childhood programs

The ISSA Pedagogical Standards were first published in 2001 as a network-developed tool that defined quality in teaching practices and the classroom environment and captured the changes that had occurred in the region since 1994 when the Step by Step Program, an initiative to promote democratic principles in early childhood development and education, was launched. The Program was built on belief that each child has the right to receive maximum support for the development of his or her full potential, and this work should be done in partnership and close cooperation with families, communities and professionals

Practical applications of quantum molecular similarity measures (QMSM): programs and examples

Es descriu l'aproximació de Capes Atòmiques dins de la teoria de la Semblança Molecular Quàntica. Partint només de dades teòriques, s'ha trobat una relació entre estructura molecular i activitat biològica per a diversos conjunts de molècules. Es descriuen els aspectes teòrics de la Semblança Molecular Quàntica i alguns exemples d'aplicació