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Education ArticlesJan 4th 2009
Entrepreneurship is a growing subject of study in the UK With foundation courses and the opportunity to take an online degree popping up at an increasing number of institutions it seems logical that one would ask exactly what a course in entrepreneurship entails One of the first areas a typical UK entrepreneurship course might focus on is the business environment What is the state of the economic environment within the UK and how does this...read more Jan 4th 2009
Much is written of those who have graduated from Oxford and Cambridge but all universities have their share of famous and celebrated alumni The University of Essex is no exception For a less famous UK university it has a diverse range of internationally successful graduates who are each masters of their own field Oscar Arias is the president of Costa Rica in Central America He graduated from Essex in with a doctorate in Political Science...read more Jan 4th 2009
With the increasing popularity of online education due to advancing technologies and an increase in funding for universities to offer distance learning the role of the teacher instructor or lecturer in modern higher education is certainly changing But with a greater input of technology upon a student s education is the competency and overall quality of the teacher becoming less important In his essay Distance Learning Promises Problems and Possibilities Doug Valentine describes instructors and...read more Jan 3rd 2009
It was good enough for Che Guevera for Abraham Lincoln and to a certain extent Queen Elizabeth II In the UK at least home schooling is popular whereas in some Western countries it is illegal and home study in students enrolling on further education courses is growing also alongside the growth of online education So what are the pros and cons of home schooling One of the most typical criticisms of home schooling and to...read more Jan 3rd 2009
With easier access to education and the development of the internet we have the information but do we have the knowledge Most would say not However child prodigies have existed throughout history with the most famous contributing to the arts such as Mozart and Picasso but today it seems that those bestowed with the honorary label of child genius are more known for their academic scientific and mathematical development What follows is a quick exploration...read more Jan 3rd 2009
BA Hons Business and Management offers a range of modules over three levels During the first level some institutions focus on Business Environment taking in how the market economy functions and study of the importance of trade on an international level and what the EU means to UK business Level one modules also tend to teach the Fundamentals of Marketing - including branding and studies of consumer behaviour Business Skills Business Finance and Human Resource...read more Jan 1st 2009
For my Dad s birthday I offered to pay for him to do a Bachelors online degree through an online university I know that he has been increasingly worried by the recent redundancies that have been going on at his company Anyone who has not been performing a vital role for the business has been culled like a fluffy while Canadian seal pup and everyone is nervous With huge businesses all over the country going...read more Dec 19th 2008
Online ticket booking for nights out online chat rooms to socialise online newspapers to keep up to date online dating to meet lovers online concerts to watch music online shopping for weekly groceries online universities for online education I could go on Considering that the Internet is a fairly new introduction to modern life it is amazing to see how much it has developed in such little time The Internet has gone from being a...read more Dec 19th 2008
A new article by Jonathan Wainright of FCG Consultancy was published yesterday highlighting certain methods to ensure that modern e-learning is operated and works as effectively as possible For many years writers have been striving to understand how online courses can achieve what they set out to do to equal that of traditional courses in a virtual context By comparing the writings of Leonard Presby from William Paterson University in and Wainright s article how...read more Dec 19th 2008
Adult education broadly refers to continuing education later in life This can include learning in direct relation to a new or ongoing career of an individual or studies that are completely unrelated such as languages With the development of online learning adult education is becoming increasingly accessible and although the general process of teaching and learning is similar between children and adults there are additional factors that can be seen to affect those who continue...read more Dec 19th 2008
Funding for UK university students is a contentious issue at the moment with many hoping fora reversion to the grant system of the past and others believing that loans are the best wayforward As it stands student funding for most will probably still come from The Student LoansCompany but it is typical for parents to pay towards higher education also So how muchshould parents contribute to UK university fees According to The Student Loans Company...read more Dec 19th 2008
Business Studies is currently one of the fastest growing higher education courses in the UK Although the reasons for this might seem simple i e the changing financial climate and the growing negativity towards working for faceless multinationals and conglomerates it can also seen to be due to the increasing accessibility of Business courses for example via distance learning courses However it is not always clear exactly what jobs are suited to Business Studies graduates...read more Dec 19th 2008
University of Plymouth Based primarily in the city centre but with many colleges scattered around the southwest Plymouth University prides itself on being the biggest in the region Although the institution has a distinctive focus on Marine Studies it is still expanding with a new building opening this year to accommodate the expanding interest in Health and Social Work Between and the University boasted students enrolled but with a relatively small proportion of post-grads at...read more Dec 19th 2008
In June The Times released The Good University Guide which ranks the top Universities in the UK on such factors as student satisfaction research quality and the ratio between students and staff Although many elements must be taken into account when deciding which institution to apply for it occurred to me that one of the most popular questions asked online concerns simply the number of students enrolling at our universities The following discusses a selection...read more Dec 19th 2008
The increasing variety and accessibility of adult education courses signify its undoubted growth in popularity But when a student stops to consider whether taking an online degree is right for them it can seem as easy to focus on the negative aspects of distance learning such as lack of social interaction and the possibility of having to buy a new PC as it is to focus on the many positive aspects Here are some pros...read more |
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