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  2. Paideia Proposal - Wikipedia

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    The Paideia Proposal is a system of liberal education intended for students of all ages, including those who will never attend a university. It was a response to what Adler characterized as the United States' antidemocratic or undemocratic educational system, a holdover from the 19th century, when the understanding of universal suffrage and basic human rights fell short of 20th century ...

  3. Capstone course - Wikipedia

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    Capstone course. A capstone course, also known as a synthesis and capstone project, senior synthesis, among other terms, is a project that serves as the culminating and usually integrative praxis experience of an educational program mostly found in American-style pedagogy. Although somewhat different from an industry-oriented capstone project ...

  4. Dartmouth workshop - Wikipedia

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    The Dartmouth Summer Research Project on Artificial Intelligence was a 1956 summer workshop widely considered [1][2][3] to be the founding event of artificial intelligence as a field. [4] The project lasted approximately six to eight weeks and was essentially an extended brainstorming session. Eleven mathematicians and scientists originally ...

  5. AP Capstone - Wikipedia

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    AP Seminar is the foundation course taken in 10th or 11th grade. It provides students the opportunity to develop critical thinking skills and prepare for university. Students explore real-world issues such as innovation, sustainability and technology. The assessment culminates in 2 through-course tasks and a final written exam. [1]

  6. Cooperative education - Wikipedia

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    Cooperative education (or co-operative education) is a structured method of combining classroom-based education with practical work experience. A cooperative education experience, commonly known as a " co-op " or work-study program, provides academic credit for structured work experiences, helping young people in school-to-work transition.

  7. Thesis - Wikipedia

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    An undergraduate thesis is completed in the final year of the degree alongside existing seminar (lecture) or laboratory courses, and is often divided into two presentations: proposal and thesis presentations (though this varies across universities), whereas a master thesis or doctorate dissertation is accomplished in the last term alone and is ...

  8. Python (programming language) - Wikipedia

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    Slice indexes may be omitted—for example, a [:] returns a copy of the entire list. Each element of a slice is a shallow copy. In Python, a distinction between expressions and statements is rigidly enforced, in contrast to languages such as Common Lisp, Scheme, or Ruby. This leads to duplicating some functionality. For example:

  9. Straw man proposal - Wikipedia

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    A straw-man (or straw-dog) proposal is a brainstormed simple draft proposal intended to generate discussion of its disadvantages and to spur the generation of new and better proposals. [1] The term is considered American business jargon, [2] but it is also encountered in engineering office culture. Often, a straw man document will be prepared ...