A PhD is a doctoral research degree and the highest level of academic qualification you can achieve. A PhD involves students taking on independent and significant research culminating in a publish-worthy thesis. The degree normally takes between three and four years of full-time work towards an o...
It's unwise to apply to a doctoral program if you don't have a clear idea of how you might use a doctorate in your career. In many academic disciplines, the most advanced degree one can earn is a doctorate. Doctorate degree-holders are typically regarded as authorities in their fields,...
Medical schools often record lectures or electronically post the information, and you can be tempted to skip the lectures and just study the material from home. Though this approach works for some, you should at least attend lectures at the start of med school. The ...
About 8.5% of the population has a post graduate degree. The vast majority of them (about 6% of the population), has earned a Master’s Degree. The rest are about evenly split between Professional Degrees (1.4% of the population) and Doctoral Degrees (1.1% of the population). ...
Apparently this was not to the R&D team leader’s liking. He questioned whether someone lacking a doctoral degree in his field could understand the software, much less participate in its creation. He flat out refused to participate in any management exercise I cared to propose, letting me know...
Many people do not understand what "Ph.D." means. Many know that it is an academic degree of some sort, but even among students still in school, the difference between a doctoral degree and a Ph.D. can still be confusing. The answer to the question "Is there a difference between a ...
Chapter5is titled ‘What does it mean?’ and provokes a consideration of seminal and recent learning theories and what they mean for contemporary educational practices and teacher action research in light of MELT. Unpacking and placing learning theories on MELT’scontinuum oflearning autonomyis very...
Pettit, one of Terman’s doctoral students and his successor as dean of the School of Engineering, created the Stanford Instructional Television Network (SITN). Citing the logistical challenges of transporting students in the Honors Cooperative Program to and from Stanford’s Palo Alto campus during...
It was a big deal which math class you were in, and I mean, if you weren’t taking Algebra 1 in seventh grade, then you weren’t… It wasn’t even an option to not take Algebra 1 in seventh grade. There are definitely people that did it because that’s just what they have to ...
The majority of students were studying towards their bachelor’s degree (372), whereas 133 attended master’s courses. Students were asked to evaluate seven aspects (establishment of personal contacts, creativity, leadership, internships, group work, practical knowledge and theoretical knowledge) in ...