Benefits,Challenges, and Opportunities of Conducting a Collaborative Research Course in an International University Partnership: A Study Case Between Kansas State University and Tallinn University of Technology

A globalized world requires research to transcend geographical boundaries; this includes training students in international collaborative research. The purpose of this project was to identify the benefits, opportunities, and challenges of students from two universities (Kansas State Univ. and Tallin Univ. of Technology) working on an international research project together. For this purpose, six graduate students from the Center for Sensory Analysis and Consumer Behavior, Kansas State Univ., partnered with 20 Food Science major students from a Product Development class at Tallinn Univ. of Technology. Students worked together by distance in a partnership developing a rye bread sensory lexicon for systematically understanding the sensory properties of this product category, conducting Landscape analysis by using sensory mapping techniques on rye bread products from Northeast Europe for capturing the market complexity and to identify opportunity for new product development and new products concepts. Students from Kansas then went to Estonia for further meetings. After the trip, students and professors were asked for their feedback. Results showed that students identify learning food trends from another country as the main benefit of their international collaboration, followed by intercultural skills and knowledge transfer. Language and difference in time zones, as well as educational backgrounds, were identified by students as the main challenges of the collaboration. When US students were asked to rate the learning outcomes stated in the syllabus, understanding the cultural characteristics of Estonia was the one scored highest. Professors mentioned this opportunity is unique because it gives a cultural component programs usually not only an offer and a chance to develop time management skills by working across divergent time zones, but also to practice options for managing language barriers. This project shows that it is possible to setup a partnership between students across different countries and have a positive outcome that includes unique learning experiences for students; especially in terms of time and project management.     

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宪政的理论基础和实现方法——古典宪政理论逻辑之再思考

在众多的宪政话语中,把握宪政本质特征的是西方古典宪政理论。它的核心问题是有限政府,即限制政府权力,保护公民权利。它解决了为什么和怎么样限制政府权力保护公民权利的问题。个人权利先于和优于国家权力、人性不完善所导致的没有限制的权力必然被滥用,是必须限制政府权力保护公民权利的理由;以防恶为原则,防止权力过度集中,在政治和法律制度设计时进行必要的分权是限制政府权力保护公民权利的实现方法。     

求解大规模优化问题的有限内存SR-1方法

给出了求解大规模优化问题的有限内存SR-1方法,与传统的有限内存BFGS方法相比较,该方法能进一步的节省计算机的内存,更适合用于大规模的优化问题。     

浅谈高校国有资产的经营管理

组建高校国有资产有限责任公司有其必要性,应深入研究高校国有资产经营对策,以维护国有资产的安全完整,对其进行合理配置和有效利用,以达到使国有资产保值、增值的目的。     

西蒙的决策理性在教育政策决策中的运用

教育政策决策是教育行政管理中的核心问题。西蒙关于决策中的理性与有限理性、最大化与满意准则、既定方案与备选方案、程序化决策与非程序化决策的思想观点对于教育政策的决策制定有指导借鉴的作用,教育政策的决策是有限理性的决策。     

解读奥康纳短篇小说《好人难寻》的叙事视觉转换

弗兰纳里.奥康纳的短篇小说代表作《好人难寻》,通过描述老祖母一家外出游玩,不幸遇到"不合时宜的人"而惨遭杀害的简单故事,再现了基督教中原罪和救赎的深刻主题,而其杰出的叙事视角的转换,有限全知视角、第一人称视角和第三人称有限视角的恰当使用更是把作品推到一个新的高度,使《好人难寻》成为后人研究叙事学的良好典范。     

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一切艺术都力求通过有限的表现形式传达无限的情感和意义。但艺术在其长期的发展中业已形成自身固有的规律与形式技巧。在虚与实、空与灵、有限与无限的追寻中,艺术传达了对人生世相的返照,体现了意理情趣与意象的融合,给人以无限的审美快适与心灵体验。对艺术有限与无限的意义与关联的思考,可以加深对艺术表现及审美经验的感悟。     

法律下的民主——哈耶克"有限民主"观解读

民主并不意味着“善”。“无限民主”（即不受法律限制的民主）会导致“恶”的产生;只有接受法律制约的民主即“有限民主”才能为人民带来自由和幸福,民主只能是法律下的民主。哈耶克的这种民主思想对我国正在进行的现代民主政治的建设,具有一定的借鉴意义。     

院校协作式校本课程开发与教师专业化——以香港小学常识科科学探究课为例

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