...The Fulbright Essays Two essays are required: The Personal Statement and the Study/Research Proposal. These essays serve very different but complementary purposes. Unless noted, the following information comes straight from the Fulbright Web site. THE PERSONAL STATEMENT (1 Page) The following information is applicable to both Study/Research and ETA applicants: The Personal Statement should be a narrative giving a picture of you as an individual. Remember, applicants are not interviewed on the national level. The Personal Statement is your opportunity to “talk” about yourself and to tell the committee more about how you came to this point in your life and where you see yourself in the future. There is no single “right way” to approach the Statement; rather candidates will consider what they think is important for people reviewing the application to know about them. The Statement can deal with your personal history, family background, influences on your intellectual development, the educational and cultural opportunities (or lack of them) to which you have been exposed, and the ways in which these experiences have affected you. Also, you may include your special interests and abilities, career plans, and life goals, etc. It should not be a recording of facts already listed on the application or an elaboration of your Statement of Grant Purpose. It is more of an autobiography, and specifically related to you and your aspirations. Adhere to the following format: ...
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...Academic Writing Paper Extra-curricular Enhance Student’s Academic Performances Name : Mohammad zulfarhi bin jasni Id No : 19034 Program : business information system For the evaluation of Ms. Azelin Mohamed Noor Date : 15 / 04 / 2015 Extra-curricular Enhance Student’s Academic Performances Extra-curricular activities are activities performed by students that fall outside the realm of the normal curriculum of the school (Adeyemo, 2010). Basically, it is an enrichment facilities that offered by educational facilities to help promote skills and high level of thinking for students. The way students choose to spend their free time can affect their performances and it is not simply traditional in class instruction that impacts academic achievement. Poor academic performance or high failure rates may result in unacceptable levels of attrition, reduced graduate throughput and increased cost of education. O’Brien and Rollefson (1995 June) stated that there are three indicators that showed successful participation in school which are consistent attendance, academic achievement and aspirations for continuing education beyond high school and extra-curricular participation was positively associated with each of these success indicators. These activities are mostly offer opportunities for students to develop their values of teamwork, individual and group responsibility. The National Center for Education Statistics...
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...Background of the study From the beginning of time people always find their ways to communicate from pens, papers, pagers, telephones, mobile phones and up to the recent boom of technology. In the past ten years the use of phones paved the way for the most recent addition to communication, the social media. With the invention of social media the online world changes rapidly. One of the most famous social media nowadays is the Facebook Application. Facebook is a social networking site wherein you can easily connect and share anything with your family, friends and acquaintances. The social media Facebook was launched on February 4, 2004 by Mark Zuckerberg according to Philips (2007), it started out only for Harvard university students and because of its popularity it was extended to Boston University and eventually to all US universities. In August 2005, it was purchased and became Facebook.com so the US high schools could sign up and was spread worldwide reaching UK Universities in September 2005. In September 2006, the social networking website has been extended beyond educational institutions with anyone who has valid email address. Facebook can be used as a tool for information and communication, Facebook has different purposes (e.g. chatting with friends, posting status updates, uploading pictures and videos, playing games, sending files, and sharing information). The widespread of Facebook becomes the student’s reliable way of communicating and gathering...
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...in your application (for example, that you are a concert pianist, an accomplished inventor, or why your grades do not reflect your true potential, etc.). Please use a separate sheet of paper and be concise.* Growing up in a family with both parents working in the field of education, I have witnessed their professional competence as well as their commitment to their students and career. I never see my parents’ job simply as teaching students, but as an epitome of human resource management (HRM). To undertake the very challenging master’s program in HRM, candidates should have a strong academic performance and possess versatile abilities. Four years of academic study at Jiangxi Normal University has equipped me with solid knowledge and research skills. As an English major concentrated on financial management, my English language has become highly proficient, but I have also gained a comprehensive understanding of management, economics, mathematics and accounting, which are beneficial for my future HRM study. With my strong learning ability, I have spent a great deal of time reading books and journals related to human resource. I am never satisfied with the academic learning from school since I believe that “experience is the best teacher.” Being a qualified human resource professional requires superb organization, communication and leadership skills, which, I am proud to say, are qualities that I have already obtained from participating in extracurricular activities...
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...in putting together a coherent and impressive document. Make sure to individualize your résumé with a style and layout that you like and that’s a positive reflection of you. Formatting • • Use a 10 or 12 point font for the body of your document so it’s easier to read. Create visual appeal by using a minimal amount of font variations (such as font type and case, bold, italics, and underlining). Avoid a cluttered and crowded look by using single-spaced lines, sufficient margins, and space between sections. Print on one side. The maximum length of a résumé is two pages. Include your name and the page number in the header or footer on the second page. • • • • Avoid résumé template such as those provided in MSWord. Use good quality résumé paper that’s conservative in colour. Staple the two pages of your résumé together; do not use a folder or report cover. Use MSWord, RTF, or TXT formats when sending your résumé electronically (via email or an on-line form) because it’s important to both preserve your layout and ensure that the text can be read if your résumé is scanned for key words. • • • Résumé Language • • • • The average résumé is read for less than 30 seconds so write clearly and concisely. There must be no grammar or spelling errors. Have someone proofread your résumé. Twice. Be consistent. Once you’ve chosen a font style, spacing of text, or bullet type, stick with it. Ensure that the dates of events or duration of employment are consistent and use months and years...
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...Ten Ways School Prepares You for the Work World The first day you pack a briefcase and head off to a professional job interview may seem far away, but the time to build strong skills and valuable habits is now. School is full of opportunities to develop the qualities most important to employers. Writing Skills If you dread essays and other writing assignments, consider this: in a recent survey of employers, communication topped the list of skills they look for most. By doing your best on every research paper and lab report you write, you're preparing yourself for a career. Health professionals keep patient charts, researchers and artists depend on the money they collect by writing grant applications, software engineers write technical specifications, and nearly everyone writes email to people inside and outside their organization. And before you even get the chance to interview, you'll need to represent yourself in cover letters and resumes. Speaking Skills Next time you're assigned a class presentation, think twice before dismissing it as an unimportant part of your education. Employers look for speaking skills in job hopefuls and it's never too soon to practice good eye contact and other public speaking techniques. Teamwork Skills How many times a week does your class count off and break into small groups to tackle a challenge? You practice voicing your opinions, listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you leave high school, you can be an...
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...STATEMENT OF PURPOSE I am very grateful for providing me this opportunity to pen my brief statement of purpose. I would also like to express this with the most sincere sense of gratification. My decision to pursue post graduate study blends my objective of taking up a research oriented career in biomedical and health care engineering with emphasis on biomechanics. Early days of my student life instilled in me a liking for technical and experimentation oriented field. This was when I understood my proper taste and skill that included a profound love for science and mathematics. I took keen interest to develop in me, an inquisitive attitude engraving a deep rooted love for science and mathematics scoring over 82% in my high school and 73% in the higher secondary sections with above 75% marks in science and mathematics. I have done a certified course in Microsoft Office. I have obtained Certificate of Merit for computer programming from NIIT. The immense opportunities, research prospective and newest innovations in medical field drove my attention away from all other realms of technology. I decided to pursue my Bachelors Degree in Biomedical Engineering that could link me with both engineering and medical fields respectively. I am currently pursuing my Bachelor Of technology degree in BME from a very well established university. I have always strived hard to keep myself updated and abreast of the latest trends and developments in the field of Biomedical and Healthcare Engineering...
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...2015 Toledo_Booklet final_Layout 1 11/28/13 2:09 PM Page 2 Developing LIFELONGthe World of Business LEADERS for Toledo_Booklet final_Layout 1 11/28/13 2:09 PM Page 3 The College of Business and Innovation of the University of Toledo (Ohio, USA) is teaming up with the American Chamber of Commerce in Egypt Career Development Center (CDC) to offer an MBA program in Cairo. The College of Business and Innovation was established in 1930 and is among 5 percent of business schools worldwide to be accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Known for integrating disciplinary excellence with technological expertise and knowledge with practice, the University of Toledo College of Business and Innovation is highly regarded as a learning partner of choice for students and the business community alike. The MBA program consists of in-depth business courses, along with a comprehensive Strategic Management Capstone course in the final semester that uses guest speakers, case studies and simulations to weave together all aspects of the program. Courses • BUAD 6100 - Accounting for Decision Making • BUAD 6200 - Financial Systems • MKTG 6240 - Sales Force Leadership and Strategy* • BUAD 6300 - Strategic Marketing and Analysis • MKTG 6400 - International Marketing* • BUAD 6400 - Results-Based Management • BUAD 6500 - International Business • BUAD 6600 - Supply Chain Management • HURM 6700 - Human Resource...
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...Southern Methodist University Cox School of Business MKTG 6223-021 Analytic Methods for Understanding What Consumers Value 195 Crow Thursdays 2-4:50 pm Spring 2011 Professor William R. Dillon 210A Fincher 214/768-3163 Email: bdillon@mail.cox.smu.edu Office Hours: Thursday 1-2 pm and by appointment Course Description Determining what is valued and the importance of product features and service offerings is perhaps the most important issue that marketing managers face. Recently, conjoint and choice models have become popular techniques to help marketing managers understand what customers value. The objective of this course is to expose the student to a variety of preference models used by brand managers and marketing analysts and to give students hands-on experience in using conjoint and choice modeling techniques. This course examines these marketing decisions using a combination of lectures, cases, and exercises. Learning Objectives: 1) Develop an understanding of consumer decision making frameworks and protocols. 2) Learn how to design and analyze choice/conjoint experiments so as to quantify the importance consumers place on specific attributes/ benefits. Course Material Readings, Lecture notes, Case Exercises and Situation Analysis directions are available on Blackboard at https://courses.smu.edu/webapps/login/ . Evaluation Exam 40% Quizzes 35% Simulation Exercise 25% 100% Please...
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...Student Involvement: A Developmental Theory for Higher Education Alexander W. Astin A student development theory based on student involvement is presented and described, and the implications for practice and research are discussed. Even a casual reading of the extensive literature on student development in higher education can create confusion and perplexity. One finds not only that the problems being studied are highly diverse but also that investigators who claim to be studying the same problem frequently do not look at the same variables or employ the same methodologies. And even when they are investigating the same variables, different investigators may use completely different terms to describe and discuss these variables. My own interest in articulating a theory of student development is partly practical—I would like to bring some order into the chaos of the literature—and partly self-protective. I and increasingly bewildered by the muddle of f indings that have emerged from my own research in student development, research that I have been engaged in for more than 20 years. The theory of student involvement that I describe in this article appeals to me for several reasons. First, it is simple: I have not needed to draw a maze consisting of dozens of boxes interconnected by two-headed arrows to explain the basic elements of the theory to others. Second, the theory can explain most of the empirical knowledge about environmental influences on student development that researchers...
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...Doctor of Psychology (Psy.D.) Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.) Doctor of Optometry (O.D.) Doctor of Physical Therapy (D.P.T.) Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.) Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology (M.S.) AWARENESS • • • • • Obtain brochures from professional programs you are interested in. Learn about the career you are interested in by visiting the professions’ websites. Visit with or speak to an academic advisor from the professional program to have questions answered. Be smart about taking advice from other students. Confirm all information before making any decisions. When requesting information from a program, speak clearly so the proper information can be sent to you. RESEARCH • • • • • • Research prospective colleges and request brochures and catalog. Visit each college’s website. Be familiar with the curriculum and history of each institution you apply to. Take the time to visit the campus, take a tour and meet with current students and faculty. Review books for the various entrance exams are available at library, bookstores, and career centers. If you are an international student, learn what else may be needed from you. PREPARATION • • • • • • • • • Be certain to fulfill all the...
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...Independent of school, I attended various Robotics workshops. In one of these, at Ark technologies, I used Embedded C and understood how programs send signals to a robot at the click of a few buttons and how that brught about physical movements in machines. These projects and experiences have fortified my interest in computer science applications. Therefore I intend to pursue a BS in Computer sciences or in a related engineering domain. I have also had various experiences that have helped shape my personality and thinking. At Bombay Scottish, I have been a part of the student council for three years, I was the school Vice-captain and the MacGregor House Vice-captain in standards Ten and Nine, respectively. I learnt a lot from these experiences. I was exposed to many new situations, as a leader, organiser, participant, when I gave speeches for numerous events, participated in the organisation of various competitions and chaired several school events. I also enjoyed starting up and leading the community services project and faced few difficult situations too. However, I...
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...This article appeared in a journal published by Elsevier. The attached copy is furnished to the author for internal non-commercial research and education use, including for instruction at the authors institution and sharing with colleagues. Other uses, including reproduction and distribution, or selling or licensing copies, or posting to personal, institutional or third party websites are prohibited. In most cases authors are permitted to post their version of the article (e.g. in Word or Tex form) to their personal website or institutional repository. Authors requiring further information regarding Elsevier’s archiving and manuscript policies are encouraged to visit: http://www.elsevier.com/copyright Author's personal copy Computers in Human Behavior 26 (2010) 1237–1245 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Computers in Human Behavior journal homepage: www.elsevier.com/locate/comphumbeh FacebookÒ and academic performance Paul A. Kirschner a,*, Aryn C. Karpinski b a Centre for Learning Sciences and Technologies (CELSTEC), Open University of the Netherlands, Valkenburgerweg 177, 6419AT Heerlen, The Netherlands The Ohio State University, The College of Education and Human Ecology, The School of Educational Policy and Leadership, 29 West Woodruff Avenue, 210 Ramseyer Hall, Columbus, OH 43210 b article info Keywords: Facebook Social networking software Grade point average Academic performance abstract There is much talk of...
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...submitted by Marilyn McNair to Full Sail University in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the degree of MASTER OF SCIENCE in Education Technology and Media Design December 23, 2008 Abstract This research paper was designed to give insight into the importance of parental involvement in early childhood education, and why there is a need to increase parental involvement. It examines the elements of parental involvement, and its effects on achievement and social development in children. It reviews traditional methods of parental involvement, and considers the need for change. It also highlights how technology can be implemented to increase parental participation, and student achievement and social development. Table of Contents Abstract 2 Improving Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education 4 Educational Significance 10 Definition of Terms 11 Literature Review 12 Current/Past Solutions to the Problem in Practice 15 Proposed Solutions to the Problem 16 Integration of Proposed Solutions with Current/Past Solutions 17 Conclusion 18 Suggestions for Further Research 19 References 20 Improving Parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education Through the Use of Technology A growing number of studies confirm positive associations between parental involvement in schools and academic achievement...
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...Job Analysis Paper Megan Griffin-Lum PSY/435 December 20, 2011 Neva Wilson Job Analysis Paper In today’s society, student’s families are broken, violence is standard, language barriers run high, and learning is not a high priority among individuals. Counselors characteristically deal with students who have behavioral issues, emotional problems, and tangible needs. A shoulder to cry on, an ear to hear, and an unyielding facilitator of the rules are what educational counselors should employ. Prior to becoming a successful school counselor, one needs to become a part of the education system as a certified teacher. According to the Interstate New Teachers Assessment and Support Consortium, 10 principles are significant when assessing a likely candidate for the job as school counselor. The principles consist of "making content meaningful, child development and learning theory, learning styles/diversity, instructional strategies/problem solving, motivation and behavior, communication/knowledge, planning for instruction, assessment, professional growth/reflection, and interpersonal relationships" (INTASC, 2008). Numerous educators, particularly at the elementary school level, have a packed classroom with nominal resources in view to discipline. It is key to maintain a firm steadiness of authority in order to uphold an apt environment for learning. Students across the spectrum face obstacles in regards to a continuance of love for school and learning...
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