...Governors University Abstract This essay describes three of the major reasons why people who have a busy schedule are able to attend Western Governors University (WGU). The first point argued is that they are able to complete individual classes at their own pace, including speeding through classes they find easy and taking more time on difficult classes. The second point argued is that they are able to arrange their own hours to work around their schedules, even those that work awkward or inconsistent hours. The final point argued is that they are able to work on their classes from wherever they feel most comfortable and do not have to attend classroom meetings. It is concluded from these arguments that WGU is a good place for people with busy lives to continue their education. Western Governors University: University for a Busy Lifestyle People with busy lifestyles, varying schedules, and extreme time restrictions may think that getting their college degree is impossible. WGU is a school that accommodates just these sorts of people. WGU offers all of the advantages of a traditional university in an online package. It is the perfect school for students with busy lifestyles because these students are able to complete individual classes at their own pace, arrange their own hours, and do their schooling from home or wherever they feel most comfortable without sacrificing the support structure of a standard university. WGU gives its students the ability to progress through individual...
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...of the people wanting to get an online education are poor students to begin with. They are either new graduate from high school or have not been in an educational setting in years. From my experiences, working for a company whose product was online education; these companies do nothing more than profit from the desperate, and those who want nothing more than to improve their overall quality of life. Even if one does graduate, businesses usually do not consider an online education to hold the same weight as a traditional one. The majority of those with online educations are not working in the field they went to school for or at all. Let us not forget about all the debt the government is sitting on because of this new trend. The majority of students attending online classes either paid for it themselves or received government assistance; also known as loans. While the online method of education can be a highly effective alternative to traditional schooling. It is a form of education typically for the mature and self-disciplined student; it is a badly chosen learning environment for students who are poor learners to begin with. This places a greater responsibility on the student. Students now must be well prepared, self-motivated, and have extremely good time management skills to have a chance for success. This limits the success for younger students, and other students who are dependent learners. These types of students usually have difficulty assuming responsibilities required...
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...This essay examines Langston Hughes’ short story entitled “Salvation.” The aspect of the story on which this illustration essay focuses is the main character, “Langston” (Hughes 204), and the aspect of Langston’s character on which this illustration essay focuses is the way in which is character is portrayed as so significantly influenced by the circumstances in which he is enmeshed. “Salvation” is an autobiographical short story. Hughes portrays an event that occurred to him when he was close to the age of thirteen. Hughes’ “Salvation” is strikingly consistent with some of the experiments and findings of social psychology, which can leave as strong an impression on its readers as a work of fiction, such as Milgram’s teacher-learner experiment and Zimbardo’s Stanford prison experiment (Myers 138, 211-217). But a different social psychology experiment, less well-known, speaks almost exactly to Hughes’ “Salvation”: in Solomon Asch’s studies on group pressure, an experimenter working with six college student confederates (people who work for the experimenter for the purpose of deceiving the subject) are seated around a table, and the subject of the experiment sits at the sixth seat in the circle. When asked which single line on the blackboard was the same length as a group of three lines, the first five students lied and chose Line A instead of Line B. The subject of the experiment was bewildered, knowing full well that the line did not match, but after showing much anxiety, gave...
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...Cover Sheet * Name – Simon Wolde-Michael * Student number – 33295570 * Course – Marketing & Advertising Management * Module – Employability for Marketing * Module Leader – Ruth Gosnay * Word count – Part A: 719 Part B: 781 * Date of submission – 12th March 2012 Contents Page Part A: Graduate Employability - Page 3-5 Part B: Reflective Essay - Page 6-8 References - Page 9 Graduate Employability In this assignment I am going to expand on the survey conducted by the Institute of Directors’ in 2007, which says: ‘90% of members believe the education system should do more to prepare students for the world of work.’ I chose to research this because I believe it is a high figure and really questions how much educational institutions enhance the employability of their students. Up until the late 1980’s/early 1990’s, most graduates that progressed from university found satisfactory employment within a short amount of time and were able to earn a sufficiently high income. At that time the preparation for employment often implied the knowledge and technical skills required for the occupation. The introduction of The Further and Higher Education Act in 1992 made changes to the funding of most higher education institutions which resulted in 35 polytechnics gaining university status. E.g. Leeds Met, Manchester Met. It was around the same time that the UK Government proposed universities should develop the core/transferable/generic...
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...ideal”: the views of staff and students. By Dr Ann Walker This paper reports on the second stage of an attendance monitoring project in which academic staff and students identified as good, average and poor attendees contributed to focus group discussions. In total ten focus groups were held, with thematic analysis identifying the key themes of motivators for attending, motivators against attending, assessment considerations, attendance and marks, reward versus punishment, student autonomy, purpose of attendance monitoring, and problems with monitoring attendance. The findings are discussed in relation to Social Exchange Theory and Social Learning Theory. Introduction This is the second report on a first year attendance monitoring project which is being carried out at the university where I work. In our first paper, we reported that we had found a significant correlation between absence and marks with students with poorer attendance records receiving lower end-of-semester marks. We also found that the poorer attenders were more likely to withdraw, either temporary or permanently, from the course. This finding is in keeping with those of similar studies going back over 50 years (for summary see Richie & Hargrove 2004/05). Two psychological theories, Social Exchange Theory and Social Learning Theory, have been put forward as explanations for the relationship between absence and marks. Social Exchange Theory proposes that students who perceive an unequal balance...
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...2. Office Location : | H08-B111 | 3. Office Hours: | Thursday (10:00-11:00 AM) or by appointment | 4. Office Phone: | 4403 5039 | 5. Email Address: | badera@qu.edu.qa | 6. Department: | Management and Marketing | 7. Links: | Qatar University Website: www.qu.edu.qa College Website: http://www.qu.edu.qa/business/ Course Website: http://mybb.qu.edu.qa/ | Course & Section Information | Class Time & Location: Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday from 12:00–12:50 PM – Location: H08 B114 | Course Prerequisite (s):English Proficiency; demonstrated by passing the Foundation Program and the following:MAGT101-Principles of Management.MAGT304-Production & Operational Management. | Course Credit Hours: 3 | Course Description: This course focuses on the analysis of managerial performance in different cultures. Topics covered include the examination of the international dimensions of organizational behavior in different countries and the varying socioeconomic, political, and legal variables that interact with culture to affect local and international management. | | Student Learning Outcomes: Upon the successful completion of this course, a student will be able to: 1. Work effectively in teams. 2. Ability to appreciate the global perspective in management. 3. Demonstrate effective written skills 4. Ability to solve management related problems and make sound decisions in complex ...
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...Strategy Plan Randall Wayne Priddy Colorado Technical University Online UNIV101 March 17, 2011 Success Strategy Plan Step 1: Student Success Strategies For this step of your plan you will reflect on Student Success Strategies that you have learned in this course that will help you be a successful student. Please do this by answering the questions that follow. (You may want to review the answers that you submitted from the Phase 2 Discussion Board. You will want to also review your instructor’s feedback and integrate changes as necessary.) 1. What three success strategies (from the Student Success Strategies Guide) will you plan on using throughout your degree program to help you be a successful student? * Time Management * Making a work/study schedule * Staying Motivated 2. Why will these strategies be most beneficial to you? * These strategies will allow me to schedule my work and study time around my family time and allow me to achieve my goals. 3. How have you changed your routine throughout this course to integrate these strategies into your day to day activity? * I now manage my time more efficiently to allow for my studies to not affect my home life. 4. What did you learn from your classmates’ discussion board responses that will help you become a more successful student? * I have realized I am not the only person trying to manage completing their education while having a family and career. ...
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...In the beginning, when I started here I did well more than I expected because there were more expectations here for moving on into a career and in life, that is quite motivating to push myself to be able to work harder, however, some of my choices did not help me work smarter. It seems strange because most people would try to motivate themselves to be a better student after receiving praise for doing well academically, but what I did not like was that I didn’t even think carefully about how many classes can I take also what can I get help with since there are so many resources there yet I saw an unhealthy pattern throughout my semesters here. Never did I know I was anxious some days it is manageable and other days my anxiety felt like an emotional explosion, but when my feelings of feeling alone and how no one cares about me got out of hand, it was to the point where I did not want to go classes anymore,it felt like a routine that was really boring me, so I ended up getting help and seeking a counselor but it didn’t look like she could help me here since she isn’t a Christian counselor and I needed that connection to be able to get over my anxiety, I reached out to a Christian counselor instead. Knowing that my anxiety is an issue, I met with my doctor and she helped me realize that yes, my concern is real and...
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...Managing teacher education and in-service programs: Learning styles perspective Urban schools and minority students. It is possible that the quality of teaching is inadequate only in urban schools attended by poor children who are members of minority groups. In a family with three or more children, one will do well, another will perform adequately and another will be bored or frustrated on an almost daily basis. • Special education and need for in-service. Parents are led to believe that special education is a legitimate classification for students who are unable to learn. But if future teachers were being taught to identify and teach to their student’s learning styles during their initial training, the need for frequent retraining would be drastically diminished. • Lack of student discipline and/or motivation. It is often said that students are not as well disciplined or as highly motivated as students used to be. Motivation is not biologically imposed; it results from students’ experiences and interests. Teachers who are unable to motivate and teach their students need to learn how to do so. • Children taking prescription medications. Physicians may not understand that active and nonconforming children learn differently from the way passive, conforming children do. Parents allow their active children to be drugged because they are unaware that their children can learn; that traditional instructional approaches are not responsive to how their children learn. • Cultural...
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...In this essay I will examine the benefits and drawbacks of studying for a university degree and will demonstrate which one outweighs the other. I will also start by defining what a university degree actually is. A degree can be defined as an academic diploma that is received from a college or university. It is an official certificate that a person gains after completing three to four years of study at an academic institution of higher education. The most common type of degree is called a ‘bachelors’ degree, which is also known as a first degree. Owning a degree qualifies a person for various professional fields. For some fields, for example the medical field, the occupations have titles for which a degree must first be obtained. To gain the title of ‘doctor’, a doctorate must be completed. This is an advanced graduate degree programme and is the highest form of degree. Other forms of degree include a master’s degree which is a course of study taken after a first degree is obtained. Many professions require at least a basic first degree. Fields such as medicine, science and law require an advanced degree and sometimes a doctoral degree. Some fields that require a basic degree or higher, include business and education. Possession of any type of degree can often be seen the degree holders name. For example John Smith BBA, this would stand for bachelor’s degree of business administration, or M.D. which would stand for doctor of medicine. Doctoral candidates require completion of...
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...Instructor’s Manual with Test Items to accompany Applied Behavior Analysis Second Edition John O. Cooper ● Timothy E. Heron ● William L. Heward All, The Ohio State University Prepared by Stephanie Peterson, Idaho State University ● Renée K. Van Norman, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ● Lloyd Peterson, Idaho State University ● Shannon Crozier, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ● Jessica E. Frieder, Idaho State University ● Peter Molino, Idaho State University ● Heath Ivers, Idaho State University ● Shawn Quigley, Idaho State University ● Megan Bryson, University of Nevada-Las Vegas ● David Bicard, University of Memphis [pic] Upper Saddle River, New Jersey Columbus, Ohio ____________________________________________________________ ______________________ Copyright © 2007 by Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, New Jersey 07458. Pearson Prentice Hall. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. This publication is protected by Copyright and permission should be obtained from the publisher prior to any prohibited reproduction, storage in a retrieval system, or transmission in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or likewise. For information regarding permission(s), write to: Rights and Permissions Department. Pearson Prentice Hall™ is a trademark of Pearson Education, Inc. Pearson® is a registered trademark of Pearson plc Prentice Hall® is a registered trademark of Pearson Education...
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...nurse who facilitates learning and supervises and assesses students in a practice setting”, (Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) 2005). The essay will explore the role of the mentor in the field of nursing, with personal reflection on the authors experience as a mentor in my current role as a community mental health nurse (CMHN). The mentor-mentee learning relationship will be explored and the application of teaching and learning strategies will be examined. The essay will also discuss the responsibility of the mentor in relation to self, others and the professional agenda and will analyse current assessment procedures for nursing students. Following a student journey, the essay will consider how the mentorship process can be improved in the clinical practice environment. In recent years, the National Health Service has undergone huge modernisation and consequently, the preparation of nurses for the future has changed to reflect its new principles. The change in organisational and educational philosophies in teaching nursing has lead to a search for effective strategies that are directed towards making the most of human potential and learning in practice. The clinical experience of nursing students is widely acknowledged as being one of the most important aspects of their educational preparations (English National Board (ENB) & Department Of Health (DOH) 2001a). It is during practice placements that the student learns how to take care of patients, colleagues and others...
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...| Prerequisites: All courses in sequence prior to this course including: ENG... 131, ENG... 132, MGT. 204 | MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the College of Business Administration is to train its students to become ethical entrepreneurs and professionals capable of succeeding in a competitive global environment. DEADLINE FOR COURSE WITHDRAWAL: The last day for withdrawal is stipulated in the official semester’s Schedule. The deadline for withdrawal from a course for the Fall 2011 semester is Thursday, October 13, 2011 COURSE DESCRIPTION POLICIES ADA Accommodation & Alternative Testing Under ADA, any student requiring alternative formats for testing and/or handouts for this course, or other types of accommodation, due to a handicapping condition, should advise the instructor within the first week of classes and must present the appropriate documentation Attendance, Exam & Assignment Makeup Policy UNIVERSITY ATTENDANCE POLICY Effective Fall Semester 2009 Each student is expected to attend all lectures, seminars, laboratories and field work for each registered class, including the first class session, in order to verify registration with instructors and to complete all work assigned for the course. Failure to observe this policy may seriously jeopardize a student’s academic standing. If a student does not attend class during the first week (first five instructional days) of the semester and does not give prior notification to the instructor of reasons...
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...Real Essays From Stanford Medical Students Comments Regarding Plagiarism The essays contained within this document were written by current Stanford medical students and have been carefully read and reviewed by file reviewers, interviewers, and admissions staff and officers at Stanford Medical School as well as dozens of other medical schools across the country. We must emphasize that you need to be honest in writing your personal statements. If you borrow material or use quotes from other sources, make sure to credit them appropriately. Not giving credit where it is due is not only disastrous to your essay, but it is also illegal. Admissions officers read hundreds, and even thousands of personal statements each year, and have developed a fine tune sense for detecting plagiarism as well as remembering the essays they’ve read. You owe it to yourself to be hones, open, and sincere in writing your personal essay as it is a reflection of yourself and what is important in your life and your decision to pursue a career in medicine. Stanford Essays The following essays were written by real Stanford medical students in preparing their applications. We suggest that you read through all of the essays to get a diverse view of the types of themes and styles which have been successfully used for personal statements. Each personal statement is exactly that, personal. No one format or style will work for everyone. However, there are structures and themes which are common throughout...
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...Critically reflective essay Emma Purnell: 0522771 “Our planning (or worrying about) what’s happening next gives us little opportunity or inclination to examine what has just passed” Wallace (2005) Writing from a student teacher perspective I thought it was very apt to start with the quote above. I believe I, like many student teacher colleagues, spend so much time worrying about what I have to do next, that sometimes I need to have a gentle prod or reminder that I need to be critically reflective of my actions in order to improve my future teaching performance. Sometimes if a session goes wrong I would rather not dwell on it and re-examine why it went wrong as it hurts my pride. However, this would be the easy option and how many times in future situations could I close my eyes and pretend bad experiences hadn’t happened? So regardless of how painful the experience it is vital that we critically reflect on everything we do as teachers, after all we reflect automatically on events in our personal life that we do or don’t want to happen again yet we find it harder to do it in our professional lives. The idea of the need for reflection goes back to the time of Socrates who claimed that the unexamined life was not worth living. More recently however, the idea of reflection in learning was radical in the times of traditional educational institutions. John Dewey as early as the 1930’s wrote and advocated the need for reflection in learning. Dewey, the father of experiential...
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