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What is University of Applied Sciences

Chapter 15
Handbook of Research on Active Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education
The Finnish higher education system has a dual structure, comprising universities and universities of applied sciences. Universities of applied sciences offer only bachelor’s degrees and master’s degrees, not doctoral degrees. Whereas universities specialize in basic research, universities of applied sciences focus on applied research that aims to contribute to local industries and regional development.
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Improvement of Learning Performances With Increased Guidance in Research-Based Learning
Murat Akpinar (JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland)
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 19
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-9564-0.ch015
Abstract
This chapter examines whether increased guidance during the bachelor's thesis, a research-based learning activity, improves the learning performances of undergraduate students. The quantitative study tests hypotheses on changes in the learning performances at a bachelor's degree program in Finland following intervention in 2015 of the thesis supervision process. The results suggest that increased guidance scheme had a statistically significant positive effect and recommend its adoption in undergraduate programs.
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Mobilizing Research-Based Learning (RBL) in Higher Education: International Perspectives From Three Institutions
A higher education institution that offers degrees at undergraduate and postgraduate levels (not doctoral). This focuses on applied research.
Published in Chapter: Mobilizing Research-Based Learning (RBL) in Higher Education: International Perspectives From Three Institutions; From: Handbook of Research on Active Learning and Student Engagement in Higher Education
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Practice-Integrated Teaching at Universities of Applied Sciences: Models and Good Practices
A type of university in the German-speaking world at which particularly application-oriented courses of study are offered.
Published in Chapter: Practice-Integrated Teaching at Universities of Applied Sciences: Models and Good Practices; From: Teaching Innovation in University Education: Case Studies and Main Practices
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Mapping the Role of European Universities of Applied Sciences as Entrepreneurial Hubs of Regional Development
A University of Applied Science (UAS) is a professionally-oriented higher education institution. It provides study programmes closely connected with the world of work and with user-oriented research.
Published in Chapter: Mapping the Role of European Universities of Applied Sciences as Entrepreneurial Hubs of Regional Development; From: Strategies for the Creation and Maintenance of Entrepreneurial Universities
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