...requested during the online application. Responses to each essay question should be no more than two pages using 1.5 line spacing. Please begin each question on a new page. Essay Question #1 Explain how your past accomplishments have prepared you for the W. P. Carey MBA. “Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re gonna get.” A famous saying from the movie Forrest Gump pretty much describes my situation. In my earlier life, I never thought I would come to US for my master of engineering, work as an electrical engineer at Force10networks (it was acquired by DELL recently), and now pursue an MBA. My past accomplishments that have prepared me for the W.P. Carey MBA include teaching mathematics in Taiwan, coming to US to improve myself, earning my engineering masters at the University of Arizona, and working as electrical design engineer at force10networks. Before I came to US, I had taught mathematics from high school level to college calculus for seven years. The reason that I like teaching is I like to sense students’ issues of learning mathematics. I like to communicate with them, and to help them succeed in achieving their mathematics grades. The teaching experience made me learn to listen to students’ needs, to develop an efficient and easy way for students to learn mathematics, and to become a good mentor. As I believe, having the ability to sense people’s needs and to...
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...How can a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) degree take potential business men/women to the next level? An MBA is a broad degree that prepares students for high level management positions. Pursing an MBA helps gain knowledge in the business industry and further educates students in a field that they are highly passionate about. Even though an MBA is not always needed to succeed in the business industry, pursing an MBA can be very valuable because I am pursing an MBA to further my career, enhance my education, and achieve personal goals. The first important reason of why an MBA should be pursued is because it furthers careers. Pursing an MBA is something that should be taken highly. Having an MBA can open the door to a great deal of opportunities. Everyone wants to advance in his/her preferred profession. No one wants to linger in the same position creating a glass ceiling, but not many people truly know how to make their own advancement happen. Gaining an MBA can help further ones career and may increase salary. In some instances, employers may support more education and compensate for tuition costs. An MBA can also increase job security with your current job, if your employer is handling all the expenses. Joining an MBA program is a good networking opportunity and a good way to meet people and learn about other job opportunities. At the same rate, it is possible to succeed in the business industry without an MBA, but an MBA is a much broader view of the business world...
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...Why I Would Like to Obtain a Graduate Degree and How I Plan to Utilize My Degree Upon Completion of the Program I am interested in the field of Masters of Business Administration with a concentration in Human Resources because this is an area in which I am most passionate. Obtaining a graduate degree in Human Resources is the perfect way to help and get to know a diverse group of people within an organization. In this essay, I will detail my personal and professional goals, academic experience, work experience, and personal qualities. I will also express why I chose Bethel University and career goals. I lost my mom to cancer in 2009 and I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2014. I wanted to give up, but have since discovered a newfound purpose and reason to live. Furthering my education, taking charge of my career path, financial stability, and making my family proud are my top priorities. Being goal oriented, having tenacity, persistence, determination, endurance, and a strong sense of family values makes me unique. I obtained my Bachelor’s degree in 2005. I did not take my education seriously. Working long hours, socializing, and skipping class caused me to fail certain subjects and graduate with a low GPA. My GPA does not reflect the type of person that I am. I deserve a second chance and the time is now to work towards achieving my...
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...Profiler has given me more insight on my profession and what I must do to be succeed. I've learned how to research job opportunities, skills required for jobs, educational degree, if any, salary ranges, set goals, and plan appointments with employers. In the Career Resources area, I've learned many useful tips. Interview preparation tips and interview tips are just a couple of useful tips I acknowledged. Also, in the Career Resources section, I was well informed of how to write thank you notes, succeed in telephone interviews, master video interviews, answer common interview questions and much more. The Career Resources is filled with many useful resources that I will be using and the Career Interests Profiler gave me more insight on my profession. My academic program will aid me in achieving my career goals because it will show employers that I have knowledge, insight, and training in my profession and it will also give me encouragement and motivation when applying for job opportunities in my career. Since my Career Exploration Plan Worksheet was not quiet accurate with my career interests, it will not assist me much in developing specific career goals, although, it me aid me in specific career goals with my second career interests. It's very important for me to plan goals for my career in the process of earning my degree because I will be preparing myself for my profession and when I earn my degree I will be well prepared in beginning my...
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...individual. I have clear educational goal and career aspirations in my profession. I am determined to complete my college degree, and then I want to go further my education by going for my Masters. Another attribute I identify in myself is the fact that I am responsible and active person. I believe that I need to be accountable for my action and duties. I need to be a reliable and trust worthy person in order to succeed in life. That’s also why I believe proper time management is a vital trait in a successful student. It is very important to keep balance between job, studies and personal life. Many students who are enrolled in online education program have active family life, full-time job and studies, thus, it is essential for students to properly use their time and do not procrastinate so that they can be successful and at the same time keep a healthy, balanced life. Proper time management, hard work, determination to succeed will ensure any student to become a successful one both in his/her academic endeavors and professional life. Read Lake and von Baeyer's article, “Tips for Successful Students,” http://homepage.usask.ca/~clv022/success.htm. Also, review the characteristics of a successful student in the lecture. As you consider these, which is your strongest characteristic? Why? How will this characteristic help you to become a successful student in your program of study? I am looking forward to widening my education .I will use all resources that are offered to me and after...
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...The role of organization, time management and effective communication to succeed in online-learning master courses Introduction Nowadays, many people who desire to be rich often choose to invest in stocks, bonds, real estate or other property types. However, among many ways of investing, the most long-term benefit is investing to knowledge. Not only bring a degree, master courses are also an opportunity for students to go through knowledge , accumulate more and more experience and solve many complex issues of economy, finance and expand a lot of relationships for the bussiness work. These advantages are the reason why many people want to get master degree after finishing bacherlors’ study program. Moreover, with the development of Internet and technology, more and more people choose online courses for Master’s degree. Each person has a different way to be successful in online learning. While some people believe if they have intelligence and talent, they will get success in their study, but others claim that a important factor to contribute to the achievements of their performance is hard-working. For me, in my self-study experience, intelligence, talent or hard-working are not enough, the improvement of some modern-technology skills in looking for informaton leads student to be successful. The truth is that because of taking advantage of using organization, some abilities in time management and effective communication on online learning is the way to approach me to knowledge...
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...is essential for modern management. For example, information technology is used in planning, operations, and marketing. Engineering and production technologies are used in designing and producing products. Service technologies are used to deliver consumer value. Emerging technologies impact the entire organizational structure and its operation. The Master of Science in Engineering Technology Management develops leaders to support the needs of the modern world-wide industry. The curriculum enhances both career and personal objectives. Graduates of the program are equipped to manage organization resources, lead technological change, and strategically integrate higher- level knowledge within their companies. The Master of Science in Engineering Technology Management (MSETM) provides a broad-based core of management competency in business functions, along with a solid understanding of engineering technologies and capabilities. Courses build upon existing technical competency while allowing the student to customize their depth of study in specific management technologies that enhance long-term professional career goals. MBA programs traditionally emphasize management by the numbers, i.e., using financial measures to gage performance, marketing analysis to forecast profitability, etc., along with organizational behavior....
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...nights and day dreamed about the stress they will face to complete a graduate degree. Therefore entering a graduate program should not be taken lightly. In many disciplines it is required to have a graduate degree to practice independently in that career field (e.g. Social Worker and Psychologist). Nursing is now requiring nurses to have a graduate degree to advance into management positions. Employers are demanding their nurses to have more than just the knowledge to care for patients. They want the nurse who is placed in a management role to have the knowledge to be a leader. Nurses are returning to school to gain more knowledge in their career field, increase effective communication skills, have a higher potential for promotion, and to have a greater earning power. When deciding to return to graduate school, a student must have a strategy that is going to get them through the next two-four challenging years of their life. Personal and Professional Goals My reason for pursuing a graduate degree is to gain more knowledge in the healthcare industry, become a more effective communicator, advancement of career, and have a greater earning power. The healthcare field has changed considerably in the past 20 years and in the past nurses did not need a graduate degree to become managers; however, employers are now requiring nurses to have graduate degrees to become managers. Gaining a graduate degree will give me a sense of accomplishment in knowing that it was a goal...
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...1 Running Head: Doctoral Readiness and Sense Making Doctoral Readiness and Sense- Making Annette Tucker Osborne University of Phoenix 1. What is a doctorate? According to Wellington text, how is a professional doctorate different from a traditional PhD? As I understand it, a doctorate degree is “an academic university qualification that requires research above a Masters’ Degree level. It is an academic degree or professional degree that qualifies the holder to teach at the university level in the specific field of his or her degree or to work in a specific profession. Doctoral degree is competency acquired depth in a specific area. According to Wellington (2005) students deliberately choose to take a professional doctorate rather than a PhD because they found the path to obtaining a PhD a lonely one, timing and topic not a match, and preferred a degree with the structure which the professional doctorate offers. Wellington identified the following common reasons for a professional doctorate versus a traditional PhD: * perceived structure; * cohort effect; * peer learning; * community of practice that developed as a result of a group all commencing a program at the same time and meeting on a regular basis; and * it is believed that a professional doctorate has a wide range of staff, with varying interest and expertise, would be encountered in a professional, taught doctorate. Reasons for choosing PhD rather than a professional...
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...Scholarship Programs Essay “How do you believe that a Keller Graduate School of Management degree curriculum, integrated with Becker CPA review methodology will help you to succeed and meet your career goals?” Domanique Sylvester Keller Graduate School of Management August 31, 2010 I obtained a degree in business administration from DeVry Institute of Technology in June 2002. Over the last five years, I have worked in the finance industry as a Mortgage Loan Originator for one of the largest financial companies in Georgia. My bachelor’s degree equipped me the necessary knowledge and skills to run any business entity. Combining these with my entrepreneurial skills, I was able to start my own income tax company. Keller Graduate School of Management will allow me to obtain my Master of Accounting degree and at the same time prepare me for the CPA exam. With Keller offering both Accounting degree courses and an opportunity to prepare for the CPA exams through the Becker CPA review methodology. I am confident that my enrollment at Keller Graduate will make me achieve my dream. However, I am striving to further my business knowledge and skills to become a Certified Public Accountant for a Fortune 500 company and the same time open more income tax branches. I believe that enrolling for the CPA exam at Becker will thus advance my business capability to propelling me to attain my desire of employing more people, and travel from business to business educating individuals about...
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...best candidate for their position. The question, then, is how does one stand out and be recognized by a potential employer rather than simply getting lost in the mix? Many people turn to furthering their education by obtaining a Master of Business Administration (MBA) to give them an advantage over their peers. Although a person is furthering their education and refining their skills, the decision of obtaining an MBA is met with opposing views. One of the most debated aspects of an MBA program is its ability to set a person up for financial success. Many wonder if the benefits of the degree are worth investing in if it may limit options and create debt. In an article from CBS Money Watch, author Trunk (2011) comments that the amount of time one invests in getting an MBA could be applied to on-the-job experience instead. The author argues that experience will equip them as equally as investing that time in education only without having student loans. On-the-job experience is important, but continuing education and refining communication skills will help to broaden a student’s ability to apply oneself in the work place. Moreover, there is generally a financial earnings increase associated with successful graduates of MBA programs. In data collected from Occupational Outlook Quarterly in 2003, the median weekly earnings of a person with a master’s degree were approximately $422 higher than those without a degree (Lacey & Crosby, 2004-2005). That is $22,900 more...
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...circumstances of life. The challenges I face in my life are work, school and my personal life. Without personal responsibility I would not be able to balance between them. While not everyone believe you need to have personal responsibility to succeed, I believe that having personal responsibility is the key to success in college and in life because it is our capability to handle all of life’s challenges and accepting responsibility for our actions. Life brings each one of us so many challenges and it is hard to balance all of them together without getting stressed. Personal responsibility is needed in order to balance all of these challenges. I never thought I would be capable of working fulltime and going to school but I took action by putting my personal responsibility to use. It was hard for me to accept responsibility at first because I have never been a responsible person but I realized without it college success would be impossible. Failure to accept responsibility for the things in my life that made me unhappy would have led to me making excuses with no progress toward the goals in my life. I decided that I was in charge of my life and I was going to accept the added challenge of going to college into my life. In order to succeed in college I will need to accomplish goals and gain time management skills. My first goal accomplishment is to make a plan that helps me balance both school and work. The plan involves setting priorities, taking care of myself and not becoming...
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...success of students. The value of having a strong, structured and responsible lifestyle is proven in the success of people all over the world. Personal responsibility corresponds to student’s success, how those responsible students have a drive to make them succeed and lastly how those students become successful in their academic studies. In students it plays a particularly vital role in compelling them to become successful. Personal responsibility corresponds to student success because responsible students have a drive to succeed. The overall success of a student is directly correspondent to one’s own responsibility. Setting goals and responsible boundaries is a good start on the road to success. Although it is possible for students to get by without being responsible, this is more the exception than the rule. As noted in an article about student success, One cannot simply rely on the luck of the draw to get through schooling, there must be a solid foundation to fall back on. As noted in an article on student success, engagement and intrinsic value are highest in students that want to master a topic than those that just make the grade(Schwienle & Helming 2011). By being disciplined and grounded one can expect to reap the rewards that will surely come. In order to succeed one must have a drive or desire for something more than the status quo. This could be a desire to earn...
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...for my first engineering class. Knowing that the professor, Mr. John Doe, was a tough teacher, I asked him for the textbook so I could study and get ready for the class over the summer. Just arrived from Belize, I was determined to succeed. In class we learned about forces on simple members and then we put the members together to form a simple truss. At this point I had almost decided that structural engineering was the career for me. From there the class just took off: We went on to frames, distributed loads, considered friction; basically we were incorporating real world considerations into structural members. I loved the practical, problem solving aspects of the field. At UC my classes were even more advanced. In my analysis and design classes, I especially enjoyed studying steel design because we not only learned the use of the load resistance factor design but also applied that knowledge — I designed a four-story building. The professor was a practicing engineer, and he always related the subject to real life steel structures he had engineered, for example, the SB Medical Center, an all steel building with a base isolated campus. This is the kind of project on which I would like to work, designing the structure and considering how the building will respond to ground motion. After two quarters of structural analysis, I had come as close as possible to analyzing real world structures. Looking back I realize, I had learned great tools for structural analysis, but my...
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...built man told them to scat and they did. Why did those kids listen to man, but not the old lady? Why did they resort to violence with her and obedience with him? Why were they on the street in the first place? These and many other questions come to mind when we read this scenario. This is where a Criminologist comes in. Criminologists are trained professionals who look at the individual as well as the society when studying crime. A good starting point for an aspiring Criminologist is a bachelor’s degree in psychology or sociology. Earning a bachelor's degree in psychology, sociology or criminal justice is a logical place to start gaining the skills needed to succeed in a career as a criminologist. People currently in law enforcement, corrections or related field, earning a bachelor's degree may be the only additional education needed to pursue a career as a criminologist. Those looking to do research or teach the profession will need either masters and/or a doctorate degree in the above majors. Each state is different so, look into the state’s criminologists licensure requirements. Some states require licensure and others do not. The criminologist must be analytical and detail oriented. This will require knowledge of statistics. Statistics can help predict criminal behavior from incomplete information. Criminologists must also be...
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