...the traditional route (high school to college to the workforce) (Kamenetz, 2010). What is stopping those students from going to and graduating from college? One possible reason could be expenses. The average debt of a graduated senior was $23,200 in 2008 (Kamenetz, 2010, p.viii). Another reason is not being accepted. The most prestigious colleges like Yale and Harvard take pride in how many students they turn down each year. In 2013, Harvard accepted just 5.8 percent of those who had applied (Top 100 – Lowest Acceptance Rates, accessed April 28, 2015). Yet another possibility for the lack of...
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...Description: This course is designed to expose students to a variety of activities, some traditional team or individual sports, and others nontraditional. The purpose of this class is to introduce the students to activities that they can participate in through-out their adult life. One of the primary objectives is for the students to make fitness a permanent component of their lifestyle. The activities that the class will participate in will be selected from the following list. badminton pickle ball basketball ping pong bowling running conditioning skating cycling softball disc golf swimming exercise DVDs Ultimate Frisbee flag football volleyball fitness testing walking golf strength training hiking soccer Grading: Grades are based on daily points and weekly activity log. Points are available each day for attendance, dressing down, participation, sportsmanship, attitude, and cooperation. The point scale is as follows: 2 pts. attendance 3 pts. dressing down 5 pts. participation, sportsmanship, attitude, and cooperation Being a good sport and displaying a positive attitude and a cooperative spirit are essential ingredients to a fun class. For severe infractions including but not exclusively, fighting, swearing, ridiculing others, insubordination, or extreme lack of cooperation the students may be removed from the class and/or all 10 points forfeited. Students will have 7 minutes to dress down for class...
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...What Three Things Motivated Me to Start College? What motivations would have me stepping out of my comfortable safe zone to contemplate textbooks, essays, grades, dreaded exams, and taking on the finical burden of student loans? I always had a vague idea someday, after the kids were grown and I had more free time, I would go back and get the college education I passed up in my youth. Life experiences and the oft times unexpected upheaval it brings, has dramatically brought a different agenda to my motivations and goals. Narrowing down to the strongest point that motivated me to start college is a fairly easy task, it all boils down to the main focus of my life: my family, raising our circumstances and all of our future aspirations. The foremost motivation is by far the largest was the dedication to raising my family. My husband became disabled roughly seven years ago; at that time I was unable to keep our small construction company running. The construction company, our main source of income, was gone and quality of life became vastly different. The struggle to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table for our children was the spur I needed to make the decision to return to college. This became my main motivation. Starting college and seeking out a degree that would provide me the ability to find employment with the ultimate goal of being able to provide a better life for my family. The prospect of a brighter future was appealing. The second motivation is, which...
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...Charge The Student Development Division staff subcommittee of ABC Community College has been tasked to present to the Dean of Student Affairs a theory based program to foster student development. The subcommittee proposes a revision to the first year experience course curriculum which will integrate outcomes based on Baxter Magolda’s Model of Epistemological Reflection. Proposed Program Goal and Context Overall, this program is designed to “validate students as knowers, situate learning in the students’ experiences, encourage the processes of jointly constructed knowledge, and facilitate learning relationships that empower students” (Bock, 1999, p. 39). More specifically, the First Year Experience Curriculum Revision will challenge first-year community college students’ assumptions about the nature, limits, and certainty of knowledge (Evans et al., 2010, p. 125). Target Demographic The traditional and nontraditional community college students enrolled in a first year experience course are the target demographic for this program. While the average age of the community college student is twenty nine years old, the students enrolled in the first year experience course will range from new high school graduates to working adults. Program Description The proposed student development initiative will be carried out through curriculum revision of a First Year Experience Course. This course will provide a non-lecture, discussion-driven classroom format to allow students to collaborate...
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...learn various subjects. We can take a lecture or hand in our assignments through the Internet. Therefore, people can learn what they want to learn whenever or wherever they want. In America, some colleges adopt this education. However, this new way to educate students is not prevailed in all countries because in some countries, they have enough educational system for students. Although some countries have enough colleges or educational system, the online education should be a part of educational system in all colleges for three reasons: cost, study environment, flexibility and student centered. First, online education can give a good influence in educational cost. To be sure, some people have enough money to go to college and online education is not necessary because there are many professors who teaches various kinds of subjects and we can ask directly what we want to know without paying money. However, when we think about the poor people with some problems, we can understand the thought that online education should be a part of educational system. For example in Japan, according to the research by Tokyo university, about ten thousand students retired from their colleges for lacks of money every year. To help such students solve their money troubles, if the online education is used by all colleges, we don’t need to pay for textbooks, facilities or transportation and so on. Therefore, the online education clearly cost us less than go to college. That will help the poor keeping...
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...Student Opinions of Tuscaloosa Nightlife Downtown v. The Strip Paper 1 Group 5 March 4, 2014 Table of Contents Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………….2 Background………………………………………………………………………………..3 Research Objectives……………………………………………………………………….5 Specified Population………………………………………………………………………6 Recruitment of Interviewees………………………………………………………………6 Running of Focus Groups/ Interviews…………………………………………………….7 Findings…………………………………………………………………………………...8 Implications………………………………………………………………………………11 Conclusion……………………………………………………………………………….13 Appendix A: Individual Depth Interview Sample Population…………………………...15 Appendix B: Individual Depth Interview Questions…………………………………….16 Appendix C: Focus Group Sample Population..…………………………………………18 Appendix D: Focus Group Questions……………………………………………………19 Executive Summary Objectives The purpose of this research project was to discover the reactions and opinions of Alabama students on the nightlife options available in Tuscaloosa, AL. We asked students to give their opinions on numerous subjects including: • The factors which influence students to attend bars/clubs • Bar location selection process • Elements of bar selection process • Timeliness of student nightlife activity • Identify demographic segments amongst bars/clubs • Amenities that attract the market segment Methods We used multiple examination methods...
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...ANNE-MARIE, Ph.D. Stressors, Academic Performance, and Learned Resourcefulness in Baccalaureate Nursing Students. (2009) Directed by Dr. David F. Ayers. 135 pp. Despite extensive research establishing that stress affects problem-solving ability and coping, and leads to decreased learning, academic performance, and retention in nursing students, a paucity of research explores specific factors that could enhance these learning processes and outcomes. This explanatory correlational study examines the mediating effect of learned resourcefulness, the ability to regulate emotions and cognitions, on the relationships of stressors—both personal and academic—to academic performance in baccalaureate nursing students. Gadzella’s Student-life Stress Inventory (SSI) and Rosenbaum’s Self-Control Scale (SCS), a measure of learned resourcefulness, were administered to 53 junior level baccalaureate nursing students (92.5% female; 84.9% Caucasian; 9.4% African-American or Black) at a large urban university in North Carolina. High levels of both personal and academic stressors were revealed, but were not significant predictors of academic performance (p = .90). Age was a significant predictor of academic performance (p < .01) and both males and African-American/ Black participants had higher learned resourcefulness scores on the SCS than females and Caucasians. Total stress scores on the Student-life Stress Inventory showed that male participants perceived less stress (N = 4, M = 116.5) than females...
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...Personal responsibility and college success are both important. In order to make college a successful endeavor, one must take responsibility for completing all that is required to the best of one’s ability. Each college student is responsible for completing their assignments and other requirements in a timely manner. Personal responsibility also means that personal college goals must be set. Once the goals have been determined, the college student can figure out what is necessary to reach those goals. A plan of action and a timeline to reach each goal is also a personal responsibility to make college a success. Although people rarely set aside time, personal responsibility is an integral element for college success. One must set time aside to set goals, and to determine a plan to achieve success form the college experience. Personal responsibility and college success is one main key element when furthering ones education. Personal responsibility is when one sets time aside, makes personal goals and know why one wants to succeed in their college experience. It is important for one to identify the purpose of going to college, so that one can have something to look back on when one feels the urge to give up. College success is essential in obtaining ones degree, completing ones scheduled classes and obtaining a satisfactory grade to one expectations. One must determine why college success is important. Some examples are obtaining a higher salary and a more reliable occupation...
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...Name: Saeed Salam Student ID: 3780064 Hand in date : 13 Jan 2012 Effect of Ecommerce on companies and the Industries they operate in Individual Course Work- 1 Table of Content: Educational Industry Background………………………………………………… 3 Company Background………………………………………………………………5 Context Diagram……………………………………………………………………..7 Discussion of Ecommerce…………………………………………………………..9 Legislation……………………………………………………………………………12 Reference and Evidence…………………………………………………………….15 Educational Industry Background in UK At recent times, the world economics in increasing rapidly which results in more demand for talents. Many countries around the world face extreme issue over education. Governments of different country have discovered that education institute is very important in modern world. The UK government has introduced a system of national education in 1957 to create world class education. Education in UK is divided into three categories, which are; primary education, secondary education and higher education. Primary education is the first stage of education which is usually known as pre-school or nursery. Primary education is the first stage of compulsory studies. One needs to complete primary education in order to get admitted in secondary education. Secondary education is the final stage of compulsory studies. GCSE’s are a set of exam which is conducted end of secondary education. After secondary education comes the higher study which refers to college and universities and...
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...Life as a Male Asian Student Texas State University – San Marcos COMM 1310: Fundamentals of Human Communications Melissa Novak Life as a Male Asian Student My name is Tao Zhèng, and I am a 19-year-old male attending school in America. I lived in Japan until I was 16, and then moved to America to attend an American university and expand my education. I tend to spend the majority of my days either at school or focusing on my studies at home. My parents are very strict and take my schooling very seriously. Typically, It’s my mom who pushes my academic success. Dad always says it would be her fault if I did not succeed so I do everything I can to not let her down. I don’t see my father much, maybe around three hours a day. But it’s okay because I know he’s working to provide our family with the best care and make us proud (Cohen 2011). (Question 1) When I wake up, I start out my morning with looking at my schoolwork and seeing what I need to do for the day and plan accordingly. My parents and family back home in Japan have high expectations for me and I want to do everything I can to impress them. I then attend all of my classes back to back because I’m taking twenty credit hours; my plan is to graduate this December. After I finish my classes, I head up to the library for three back to back Asian centered study groups. My friends and I help each other out a lot; I have found that we compliment each other well because we experience the same stereotypes and can help one...
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...Five rules of student engagement for effective university marketing Can marketing help in tackling falling university applications? John Newbold offers tips on attracting your target audience Establish a link between interests and careers The end goal of most prospective university students is not attending lectures for a few years; but eventually to embark on a career and, more specifically, a career they are passionate about. Recent social media coverage has emphasised the point that career success and happiness comes from pursuing what interests you, rather than what might seem a good idea from other people's perspective (teachers / parents / politicians). One video currently doing the rounds on Facebook simply asks the question: "What if money was no object?" When marketing to potential students, universities should draw this link between student passions and potential careers. Higher education institution Birmingham Metropolitan College's latest campaign achieves this well, with the strapline "Let what you love become what you do". Similarly, Staffordshire University has this week launched a new graduate campaign spanning TV, cinema, press, radio and digital advertising. The idea is to show students that Staffordshire University is committed to their success beyond graduation. Don't talk down to prospective students Avoid falling into the trap of applying your own experiences of university to today's students, even if your university days were only five or...
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... Morr/Pg.1 A Response to Steven Vogel “Grades and Money” Many students see grades as the single most important thing in life. But what about that other most important thing in life called money? It is easy to say that grades and money have a relationship between them. As a student myself, I can see the relationship between both of these. In Steven Vogel’s Grades and Money he makes many points that I agree with such as grades should be reports, GPA’s and grades are considered funny money. In Vogel’s essay he stated many great points about the relationship between grades and money. I strongly agree when Vogel states “What grades ought to be is a report, nothing more: how did the students do, how much did he or she learn, how much were his or her skills and critical self-consciousness and knowledge of the world expanded”? (Vogel 390). What Vogel’s trying to say in his text is that instead of giving out an A or a C, Let’s focus our attention on how the student has learned. Let’s see if the student learned anything at all. We have to remind ourselves that most students thrive off of knowing what their final grade will turn out to be. They need to know this to evaluate themselves, so they can be better students. I would agree with Vogel when he says grades should be a report. They should not determine whether we pass or fail a class. It is just a simple way for teachers to be...
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...Critical Review of the Article “The changing body of students - A study of the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students” The fact is that the body of postgraduate marketing students, who decide to study in UK, has become much more different during the last few years. It means that British marketing educators are facing big challenges as well as great opportunities. In order to help the educators keep up with the pace of the change, researches about the postgraduate marketing students have been conducted. According to Liu (2010), the article - “The changing body of students - A study of the motives, expectations and preparedness of postgraduate marketing students” aims at finding out the possible implications for the educators by evaluating the motives, expectations and preparedness of the postgraduate marketing students in UK, and through this, the marketing educators could design their programme better. This paper will try to analyse the article and give a critical review for it. Even facing with the challenges from counterparts such as American universities and Asian domestic universities (Liu, 2010), the trend is that numbers of the postgraduate students in UK including those, who major in marketing, have still increased dramatically. More students choose to take a postgraduate programme in UK, particularly on taught programme (Liu, 2010). Taylor (2002) states that comparing with undergraduates, numbers of postgraduates increase more...
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...Raising a Successful College Student Carol Woods GEN/200 In order to be a successful college student personal responsibility must be learned at an early age. Children must learn personal responsibility, time management skills, and family values when they are young. If children develop a strong responsibility foundation they will develop into a successful college student. Personal responsibility is something that is taught to you throughout your childhood and developed throughout your adult life. A child is taught family values daily from the time they begin to walk. Parents begin to pass on their own values system and this is what a person’s responsibility foundation is built on. In order for a student to be successful in their college career they must already have been taught personal responsibility throughout their childhood. Children should be given household chores at a very young age, like picking up their toys, making their beds, and even feeding the family pet, at this age they are exposed to the family values at its core. Children begin to realize what responsibility is through these chores. Experts believe that any type of household responsibilities, are important for kids (Dunnewind, 2004). When they develop into adolescence they should be given more responsibility. School work becomes a priority, social groups draw their interest and now they begin to develop their time management skills. Learning how to navigate between class assignments...
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...either the University of Phoenix Student Code of Conduct or the Student Code of Academic Integrity that surprised you? If so, what was it? Why were you surprised? If not, why not? I really don’t have a problem with the Code of Conduct or the student Code of Integrity. I these codes basically lets me as a student know what’s expected of me, and what will And will not be tolerated at the University .I have always followed the rules. I believe that The code of conduct and the code of integrity will help guide me to make all the correct Decisions while attending the University. • What did you learn about the behaviors considered important for an ethical learner or student in the University of Phoenix learning community? I learned that to be an ethical learner requires structure, we should always conduct ourselves in an ethical manner. It is harder then we think to be an ethical student. It takes time and practice. In order to be an ethical person, I must practice ethical behaviors, and I have to to apply change if needed. I believe that it is the small things, and the behavior that I practice in my everyday life, the basics. Number one being Honesty. Being an ethical learner is a challenge, it not only challenges our values, but it also questions the person you claim to be. From this day forward I will pride myself on being an ethical learner. • Why are the Student Code of Conduct and Student Code of Academic Integrity important...
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