Sanchez-Romaguera, Veronica; Phillips, Robert(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-07-02)
[EN] Drawing from several years of experience, this work describes lessons learnt in designing, delivering and assessing two interdisciplinary enterprise units offered undergraduate students from any discipline studing at ...
[EN] Higher Education Institutions are increasingly aware of industry expectations regarding work-ready graduates. Work Integrated learning and co-operative education initiatives are widely acknowledged for improving ...
Jones, Michael; Phillips, Robert(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2021-07-26)
[EN] Despite rising interest amongst students and the general public in social enterprise, it is often taught as an add-on along with sustainability in more general entrepreneurship courses. This has led to under-equipping ...
Sweeney, Simon(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-06-16)
[EN] This paper considers how universities should respond to the threat from academic dishonesty, including essay mills, and Artificial Intelligence undermining assessment processes, and institutional credibility. The ...
Peñalvo-López, Elisa; Cárcel Carrasco, Francisco Javier(MDPI AG, 2019-08-11)
[EN] The Energy Performance Building Directive (EPBD) introduced the requirement for all Member States to include the concept of Nearly Zero Energy Buildings (NZEBs) in their national plans. However, this challenge requires ...
García España, Esther(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-10-16)
[ES] Con el presente trabajo final de máster se pretende analizar en profundidad las condiciones y dificultades del acceso al empleo de las personas con discapacidad.
Para ello, habrá que determinar, en un primer ...
Pérez Barberá, José Manuel(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-10-19)
[ES] El momento de la elección de estudios universitarios es uno de los más importantes
en la vida del estudiante. En este trabajo se analizan los factores asociados a la elección
de estudios universitarios aplicando ...
Enríquez-Aranda, Mercedes(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-06-16)
[EN] Audiovisual translation and Media Accessibility are fields of Translation Studies where academic research and professional practice directly influence the translator’s training.In this paper, we address the curriculum ...
[EN] This paper aims to provide a first evaluation of the University of Bedfordshire Business School’s innovative attempt to develop a new suite of Masters Programmes that delivers in terms of academic rigor and employability ...
[EN] Education for employability is one of the greatest challenge for Higher education institutions in Europe, but especially in Spain. The European Higher Education Area assumes that competence development becomes crucial ...
Saulich, Christina; Lehmann, Tine(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-06-26)
[EN] Globalisation has altered the conditions of work and learning in Europe. Many European countries specialise in non-offshorable, knowledge- and skill-intensive tasks which require a highly educated workforce that is ...
[EN] Experience is an important requirement to apply for a qualified job. While employers need to find workers with the required skills, education institutions must design curricula which provide the skills demanded by the ...
[EN] Literature on traineeships recognizes beneficial effects on its main agents: students, employers, and higher education institutions. Furthermore, some authors have identified added effects when applying new technologies ...
Kelly, Kate; Lock, Edward(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-07-05)
[EN] Higher Education Institutions are under increasing pressure to produce competent and qualified graduates for the ever-changing labour market. However, this is no easy feat. This paper shows how a transformational ...
Johnstone, Bruce(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2018-10-05)
[EN] This paper reports on research in progress to evaluate the effectiveness of strategies for developing career management skills (the processes involved in obtaining and maintaining work) in undergraduate university ...
Sanahuja Velez, Gisela(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2017-09-01)
This PhD thesis, which is presented in the mode of published articles, explores the differentiating factors of a High Academic Achievement Program at a public technological university in Spain and how they can affect the ...
Poyatos Matas, Cristina(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2012-08-02)
[EN] Doctoral education has undergone, in recent years, a revolution paralleling changes in modern society.
In the last two decades, the world has witnessed a wave of doctoral education reforms driven by
government ...
González Moreno, Cristina(Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-04-18)
[ES] Hoy en día vivimos en un entorno marcado por el cambio y la globalización. Sin lugar a duda, esto repercute en la empleabilidad y en la integración de los recién titulados en el mercado laboral, complicando la adquisición ...
Ossevoort, Miriam; Riezebos, Jan(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2019-07-05)
[EN] The aim of this paper is to evaluate the implementation of extra-curricular learning communities (LCs) that are open for all students at the faculty of Economics and Business. The LCs were developed using established ...
Swartz, Stephanie(Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València, 2023-06-16)
[EN] Institutions of higher education are facing new challenges when preparing their graduates for today’s global workplace. Digital communication and project management skills as well as intercultural competence are ...