Lullian Chair: Education and technology
The Lullian Chair for specialised research is the scientific unit concerned with research in the fields of scientific knowledge related to the eUniv Faculty of Technological Sciences.
Lullian Chair carries out the following activities:
Fostering specialised scientific calls, such as symposiums, congresses, conferences, meetings and roundtables, that contribute to scientific research in its fields and especially of people involved in its lines of doctoral research.
Implementation of advanced postgraduate training activities, such as conferences, courses and seminars, aimed at consolidating studies both in terms of the methodological line of research and the methodological initiation to pre-doctoral study.
People with a university master’s degree or equivalent can apply for admission to the following lines of research organized by the Chair for the Doctoral Program:
1. Name of the line of doctoral research
Online Higher Education: the Assessment
2. UNESCO codes related to the research line
| FIELD | SUBFIELD |
| 1203: Computer Science | 10: Teaching with computers |
| 3300: Technological Science | 12: Control devices |
| 5312: Sectorial Economy | 04: Education |
| 5506: History | 07: History of Education |
| 5600: Legal Sciences and Law | 02: Theory and General methods |
| 5801: Educational Theory and Methods | 06: Student Assessment |
| 5902: Politics | 07: Educational policy |
| 6104: Psychopedagogy | 02: Educational methods |
| 6300: Sociology | 07: Technology and social change |
3. Recommended admission requirements for candidates
Candidates are interested in research on higher education in general and in models and modalities, in particular. Applicants are preferably trained in the branches of Social and Legal Sciences and Humanities and are familiar with e-learning and its methodologies. Candidates must have a B2 linguistic competence in Catalan, Spanish or English and availability in accordance with the requirements of the doctoral regime of the European Higher Education Area. Lastly, prospects preferably have a link with an entity that motivates and justifies their application.
4. Chair
Lullian Chair of Education and Technology
5. Leading Centre
Centre for Quality Studies in Higher Education
6. Main Coordinator
Dra. Laura Bujalance
7. Object of Study
This line of doctoral research studies the evaluation systems used in the online modality of university higher education, and systematically analyses the main models and the most significant methodologies present in the five university branches. The leading centre of the line confines the territorial scope to the Principality of Andorra and Spain.
8. Hypothesis
The line of research aims to prove that to ensure effective and efficient learning in online education it is necessary to adopt assessment systems specifically designed for this purpose. Traditional systems of the face-to-face world are neither suitable nor useful in the online world; and as a specific hypothesis, this line of doctoral research intends to show that, among the non-face-to-face evaluation systems, the levels of effectiveness and efficiency are unequal and present specific requirements to the corresponding branch or discipline.
9. Analytical model
In this line, doctoral research must necessarily assume the following analytical structure in their Doctoral Research Plan:
- Introduction
- Justification of the research.
- Presentation of the doctoral research case.
- Formulation of the general hypothesis and the specific ones.
- Pirst part
- Conceptualization of online assessment systems in higher education as an object of scientific study.
- Approaches and theoretical perspectives applied in the study of online evaluation systems as an object of scientific study.
- Methodology and techniques for the analysis of online assessment systems as an object of scientific study.
- General and specialized documentary and bibliographic sources in online evaluation systems as an object of scientific study.
- Second part
- Descriptive analysis of the branch of university higher education object of the case of doctoral research.
- Descriptive analysis of the implementation of online modality in the branch of university higher education object of the case of doctoral research.
- Descriptive analysis of the evaluation systems applied in university courses implemented online belonging to the branch object of the case of doctoral research.
- Empirical analysis of the results obtained with the evaluation systems applied in university courses implemented online belonging to the branch object of the case of doctoral research.
- Third part
- Conclusive analysis on the results obtained with the evaluation systems applied in university courses implemented online belonging to the branch object of the doctoral research case.
- Comparative analysis of the results obtained with the evaluation systems applied in university courses implemented online belonging to the branch object of the doctoral research case, in relation to those obtained in other branches studied by the doctoral research line.
- Fourth part
- General and specialized bibliographic sources used in the research.
- Specific documentary sources used in the investigation.
10. Options of doctoral research
Initially, candidates admitted to this line of doctoral research may choose a University or one of the following branches as a case study:
- Arts and Humanities.
- Sciences.
- Social and Legal Sciences.
- Health Sciences.
- Technology and Architecture.
Study cases are going to be assigned to doctoral students by strict order of admission date and taking into account the interest or the accredited link with one or another option.
11. Specialized training
In accordance with the Doctoral Program guidelines, the doctoral research line organizes the corresponding training activity, which the doctoral students must carry out online during the first year of the program.
This specialized training allows doctoral students to gain prior knowledge of all the necessary theoretical and methodological elements to carry out their research. It is structured in seven units:
- Construction of the object of study.
- Theoretical approaches to the object of study.
- Research methodology and techniques.
- Sources of information and documentation for the investigation.
- Research hypothesis.
- Context and scope of the investigation.
- Structure of the investigation.
12. Scientific calls and activities
The Coordination of the line of doctoral research annually convenes a Scientific Conference to present and debate on the theoretical and methodological issues that affect the object of study of the line. These conferences are open to all doctoral students and researchers working in the same scientific field, who are invited to share their findings and engage in debates.
Likewise, at the end of the second year of the program, doctoral students can attend public events carried out by other doctoral students, which are also convened by the Coordination of the Doctoral Program.
Doctoral students can participate in public events organized by the J. H. Newman Doctoral School, such as presentations of publications or projects, conferences and debates, etc.
In addition, the Coordination of the research line informs the doctoral students of the calls that other scientific and academic entities carry out about the object of study or related fields, so that they are aware of them and can present, if appropriate, works carried out during their doctoral research.
13. Scientific Publications
The Coordination of the research line is going to provide doctoral students with a list of specialized publications and papers, to which they have to direct their proposals in order to publish their doctoral research.
14. Languages
Català / English / Español
15. Additional information
Contact details: lrd.09.ava@euniv.eu
PhD regulations: https://euniv.eu/universitat/normativa/
1. Name of the line of doctoral research
The impact of educational technology:
The ibero-american university systems I
2. UNESCO codes related to the research line
| FIELD | SUBFIELD |
| 1203: Computer Science | 10: Teaching with computers |
| 3300: Technological Science | 12: Control devices |
| 5312: Sectorial Economy | 04: Education |
| 5506: History | 07: History of Education |
| 5600: Legal Sciences and Law | 02: Theory and General methods |
| 5801: Educational Theory and Methods | 06: Student Assessment |
| 5902: Politics | 07: Educational policy |
| 6104: Psychopedagogy | 02: Educational methods |
| 6300: Sociology | 07: Technology and social change |
3. Recommended admission requirements for candidates
Candidates are interested in research on the impact of technology on the evolution of university systems. Applicants are preferably trained in the branches of Technology, Pedagogy, Economics or Political Science, familiar with some of the dimensions linked to educational technology. Candidates must have a B2 linguistic competence in Catalan, Spanish or English and availability in accordance with the requirements of the doctoral regime of the European Higher Education Area. Lastly, prospects preferably have a link with an entity that motivates and justifies their application.
4. Chair
Lullian Chair of Education and Technology
5. Leading Centre
Centre for Educational Technology Studies
6. Main Coordinator
Dr. Lluís Vicent
7. Object of Study
This line of doctoral research aims at the systematic study of the adaptation of the various regions of the world to technological changes that affect higher education institutions and systems. Initially, the leading centre confines the territorial scope of the object of study to the Ibero-American countries, beginning with those of South America.
8. Hypothesis
The line of research aims, as a general hypothesis, to show that educational technology has penetrated with unequal pace and intensity in universities and higher education systems in different countries of the world, and that its impact on development has increased the differential levels of quality.
9. Analytical model
In this line, doctoral research must necessarily assume the following analytical structure in their Doctoral Research Plan:
- Introduction
- Justification of the research.
- Presentation of the doctoral research case.
- Formulation of the general hypothesis and the specific ones.
- First part
- Conceptualization of the technological impact and of university systems as objects of scientific analysis.
- Theoretical approaches and perspectives applied in the study of the technological impact and of university systems as objects of scientific analysis.
- Methodology and techniques for the analysis of the technological impact and of university systems as objects of scientific analysis.
- General and specialized documentary and bibliographic sources on the technological impact and the university systems.
- General and evolutionary descriptive analysis of the territorial set of university systems object of the line of doctoral research.
- General descriptive and evolutionary analysis of educational technology applied to university higher education in general and the group of countries studied by the line of doctoral research in particular.
- Second part
- Descriptive analysis of the branch of university higher education security object of the doctoral research case.
- Descriptive analysis of the implementation of the non-face-to-face modality in the branch of university higher education security object of the doctoral research case.
- Descriptive analysis of the evaluation systems applied in university teaching implanted in non-face-to-face modality belonging to the branches that are the object of the doctoral research case.
- Third part
- General descriptive analysis of the university system of the country object of the analysis of the doctoral research case.
- General and evolutionary descriptive analysis of the educational technology applied to the university system of the country object of the analysis of the doctoral research case.
- Fourth part
- General and specialized bibliographic sources used in the research.
- Specific documentary sources used in the investigation.
10. Options of doctoral research
Initially, candidates admitted to this line of doctoral research may choose one of the following options as a case study:
- Argentina
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Uruguay
- Venezuela
- Chile
Study cases are going to be assigned to doctoral students by strict order of admission date and taking into account the interest or the accredited link with one or another option.
11. Specialized training
In accordance with the Doctoral Program guidelines, the doctoral research line organizes the corresponding training activity, which the doctoral students must carry out online during the first year of the program.
This specialized training allows doctoral students to gain prior knowledge of all the necessary theoretical and methodological elements to carry out their research. It is structured in seven units:
- Construction of the object of study.
- Theoretical approaches to the object of study.
- Research methodology and techniques.
- Sources of information and documentation for the investigation.
- Research hypothesis.
- Context and scope of the investigation.
- Structure of the investigation.
12. Scientific calls and activities
The Coordination of the line of doctoral research annually convenes a Scientific Conference to present and debate on the theoretical and methodological issues that affect the object of study of the line. These conferences are open to all doctoral students and researchers working in the same scientific field, who are invited to share their findings and engage in debates.
Likewise, at the end of the second year of the program, doctoral students can attend public events carried out by other doctoral students, which are also convened by the Coordination of the Doctoral Program.
Doctoral students can participate in public events organized by the J. H. Newman Doctoral School, such as presentations of publications or projects, conferences and debates, etc.
In addition, the Coordination of the research line informs the doctoral students of the calls that other scientific and academic entities carry out about the object of study or related fields, so that they are aware of them and can present, if appropriate, works carried out during their doctoral research.
13. Scientific Publications
The Coordination of the research line is going to provide doctoral students with a list of specialized publications and papers, to which they have to direct their proposals in order to publish their doctoral research.
14. Languages
Català / English / Español
15. Additional information
Contact details: lrd.10.tec@euniv.eu
PhD regulations: https://euniv.eu/universitat/normativa/
Academic bodies
The Management Office of the Lullian Chair is the higher academic body responsible for its coordination, promotion and representation to the collegiate bodies of the J. H. Newman Doctoral School.
The Manager of the Lullian Chair is Dr Lluís Vicent, professor in the Department of Signal Theory and Communication, who joined in the academic year 2019-20. His mandate ends on 31 August 2023. director.cll@euniv.eu
The Technical Secretariat is the academic body responsible for its ordinary management and monitoring of the quality of its activities, in accordance with the eUniv Internal Quality Assurance System.
The Technical Secretary of the Lullian Chair is Dr J. Ojeda, professor in the Department of Engineering Projects, who joined in the academic year 2020-21. His mandate ends on 31 August 2023. secretaria.cll@euniv.eu
The Chair also has a Scientific Advisory Committee that acts as an advisory collegiate body when considering and deliberating on proposals for activities.
The Scientific Advisory Committee of the Lullian Chair is formed by Dr M. Dougiamas, Dr L. Formiga, Dr P. Berga, Dr A. Osorio, Dr F. J. Guillén and Dra. C. Padrón. Their mandate ends on 31 August 2023.
