...presentation topic. Research the topic using the GBC library catalogue, and locate four secondary sources (preferably articles) on this topic. Your presentation must have five secondary sources (please note: I am providing you a link to one secondary source below which may count towards your sources). Using secondary research, primary research (preferably a survey), and brainstorming your own ideas on this topic, you should create a comprehensive argument which you will showcase in a Power Point presentation. You may explore the issue from multiple perspectives, but must present a strong, defensible thesis. Topics: 1) Is the college degree worth the money you pay for it and/or does it guarantee you a return in investment? Should we view education as a humanistic experience or yet another consumer product? 2) Does communication technology impact workers’ productivity? Given the access to instant messenger, Facebook, and other social media, how do workers actually work? Explore this topic from a business perspective (you may choose to focus on the employer/ employee dynamic and reaching productivity goals). 3) Some companies sell “preferred access” to their services/products. Examples of this practice are priority lines introduced by select airlines or amusement parks. How do these business practices affect sales, the consumer, and business ethics? 4) Do the current immigration policy and its point grid system benefit Canada and immigrants / new Canadians? ...
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...Main idea 1: The tuition of college is so high but there is no pay back and no job guarantee Main idea 2: The United State government is making a college bubble that student can borrow money so easy to pay tuition. However, make the tuition even higher. Main idea 3: Students can not pay the loan which led to bad debt and endanger all holders of U.S. dollars. Main idea 4: College is worthless. It does not provide a higher opportunity or higher quality job. Students pay their tuition for nothing. Main idea 5: Few students in college will study how to grow or manufacture which make U.S. dollar worthless with no gold backup and manufacture bases. * Summary American are believe in the process that if someone enter a good college, it will led him/her to a good job, which led to be able to car and house and have a wonderful family. This is the American dream, but it is not true. The truth is the skyrocket tuition they pay does not reward them equally, and even can not get a job. The notion that no company will hire themselves if they do not have a degree from the college makes people believe they need a college degree, and with the money borrowed from the government easily, everyone are going to the college. However, it is actually a college bubble that is made by the United State government. In result, the bubble makes the tuition way higher than most people can afford. When the students are not able to pay the loan, because it cost so much money to support their tuition...
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...Supreme Court held one of the biggest cases known as Brown vs. The Board of Education. This case proved that segregation of children in public schools violated the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. The Supreme Court made one of the biggest decisions that became known in the twentieth century to remove the Separate But Equal law that...
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...importance on the education of its people, child or adult. Although education exists in this country both publicly and privately, the public school systems have become a powerful resource in many political social issues in this country. Recently, however, many debates have sprung up over issues that deal with the process of funding public education, including: Who is ultimately responsible for funding? How much funding should local, state, and federal governments contribute? How should funds be distributed? Questions such as these have been raised in the United States because of the many problems with education that are prevalent today despite funding. One of the biggest problems is inequality in education powered by property tax values. Numerous research data has shown how the unequal effects of funding from local property taxes has had on the level of education available in the same school districts. This essay will discuss if there are more fair methods to funding public schools than what is presently the norm through local property taxation and also talk about the effects that this kind of funding has on the standard of education that students receive. Each state of the United States manages its own school districts, which includes the administration of funds that pays for these school districts’ costs, with comparatively little interference from the federal government. What many people may not know is that citizens are not guaranteed the right to education in the United...
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...A’s, does other clubs outside of school, a kind and nice person, etc. What if she applied for a college that was more than perfect for her and she got accepted? But, then you realize that there is no way you or your family could be able to pay for the college. Imagine, needing to tell your daughter, your sweet Regan, that she can’t go to the college of her dreams because of money. That would be gut wrenching to say. Not to mention she wouldn’t be able to become a veterinarian like she had always wanted to be. The saddest part of this is that this really does happen. Students can’t go to college because they simply can’t afford it. College education should be free to all. If this were to happen then college would be more affordable, when you just have to pay for dorms and little bills, there would be more jobs in the U.S, and students would have a...
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...degree is an MBA, which opens up a great deal of opportunity compared to a Bachelor’s. Many reasons exist for an MBA to be sought out and why a bachelor’s just “Ain’t enough.” Some of the top reasons to pursue an MBA are that a Bachelor’s degree does not provide the potential to make enough money, give the education to be marketable enough, or give enough prestige to the degree holder. A study in the Journal of Marketing for Higher Education led by Lynn Dailey, MBA, PhD, marketing professor at Capital University, Columbus, OH, showed that career advancement, financial security, and elevated social status/prestige (see Table 1) are within the top 5 reasons to pursue an MBA (Dailey 148). Because of the current trend and these economical times, a Bachelor’s degree is just not enough. Pursuing and obtaining an MBA is an excellent way to make more money in the long run, to make one more marketable, and to give one more prestige than with a bachelor’s degree. One of the top reasons heard most for the pursuit of an MBA is for the potential to make more money, basically money in one way or another. The ability to leverage an increase in pay or to make a higher wage over time is a glamorous motive to pursue an MBA. Although the amount of pay usually correlates with the amount of work experience before obtaining the MBA, nonetheless; it still greatly influences the future potential. The...
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...beneficial to our company because it will persuade some of our employees to continue their education and earn bachelor’s degrees in business and communication which will help our company in the long term. The more people who we can get to earn their degree will give us a wider range of people to work with and ideas to choose from. Having more people who can specialize in business and communication can also make it easier for us to be able to expand or company because we will have the people that we need to fill in the empty positions that will be created. We can also use tuition reimbursements to lure in potential employees. People could look at it as a way that they can earn a free education while they work. Improves Employee Skills If employees are able to further their education they will become more skilled. As a result, they will provide more value to the company. The knowledge and skills that employees gain from their education can translate to higher productivity and possibly more revenue and profits for the company. Employee Retention Offering a tuition reimbursement program will help a company retain good employees. Employees who have a goal to further their education will be inclined to stay with the company if it pays for their tuition. Also, many companies make it a requirement that employees stay with the company for a certain period of time after their education in order to receive the full tuition reimbursement. This give the employees an incentive...
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...A College Education Will Get You More Money Sherri Coleman English ENG 101 March 14, 2010 Mary-Angie Salvá-Ramírez, Ph.D. In order to secure a good job, one must have a college education. A college education ensures you with a good job with great benefits. A college education, also, gives you more confidence in what you can accomplish. A college education also gives you more of an option with choosing the job that you want. A college degree opens the door for many opportunities, financial stability, a comfortable lifestyle, and emotional security. A college degree gives you more peace of mind knowing you have a degree in a specific field. With a much secure feeling on being able to afford the finer things in life. Having a college degree gives you an enormous advantage in the work field with training and more pay. Unlike a high school graduate, you have more leverage. You can choose your places of employment and your salary opposed to having to settle for what is open and in most cases, minimum wages. When you have a college education, you have the option to choose what job you want. You do not have to settle for a job because that is the only job that you can get. You can have your pick and chooses because you have the qualifications. You will not be looked at like you just did enough to get by. You will be looked at as the person who wanted more education to better yourself for a job. You will be looked at as a person who knows what you want and have taken the steps...
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...Financing your education The cost incurred in attending a college or university can be quite expensive if a student does not utilize all resources to aid in covering the cost of their education. A student can apply through FAFSA for financial aid and it is disbursed from the Federal Government, and because it is a grant it does not need to be repaid. Grants are typically referred to as free money and are based on the need of the student. A student can reduce the amount that they need to borrow by researching the opportunities for additional grants and scholarships. Many scholarships are available through many sources and are granted to students based on merit rather than need. It would also be beneficial for a student to consider paying cash for their classes if possible. If it is necessary for a student to borrow funds to pay for their education there are two different types of loans available, subsidized and unsubsidized loans. A subsidized loan is need based, usually has a lower interest rate, the government pays the interest on the loan while the student is still enrolled and working toward his or her graduation and does not require payment until six months after graduation. Unsubsidized loans are not based on need, have a higher interest rate and although repayment does not begin until six months after graduation, interest will continue to accrue from the beginning of the loan while the student is still in school. It would be in the best interest of the student;...
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...Vocational education was priority of the conservative government and was continued under New Labour. It was created as it was felt that education was not providing enough skills for the workplace, the emphasis on academic education was crippling the economy. For more than 100 years the education system has been designed to meet the demands of the economy. By the late 1960s and 1970s it was argued that the education system was failing in this respect that much more was needed to be done to prepare pupils for their roles as future employees. Some pupils followed traditional academic curriculum based around GCSEs and “O” levels, whilst others followed less rigorous examination course and other courses designed to prepare them for entry into manual labour rather than non- manual occupations. As vocational courses drew in a young crowd, such as school leavers aged around 16 – 19 years old, this means that they are being set up for cheap labour as employers can exploit young workers by keeping wages low for their age range. Vocational education exploits workers as they train them to work in these occupations where they don’t get as much pay even as someone older who is doing the same job as them with as many long hours and hard labour. Fin states that vocational education provides cheap labour and also the sort of skills that are taught are only useful for low pay insecure jobs so the course itself is setting the workers up for exploitation in the workplace. For the amount of work...
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...The cost of education This house believes that individuals, not the state, should pay for higher education. Pro: Alison Wolf Ms. Wolf feels that individuals should pay for higher education. The economic benefits of paying for an education far outweigh the cons. Graduates make more money than non-graduates. College degrees can open doors of opportunities for people. Most of the people that attend a university are middle class and at this point it has become a birthright to go to college. “Developed countries are struggling, with little success, to narrow the income gap between their most and least advantaged citizens. In that situation, should ordinary people also be paying, through their taxes, for the university education of the affluent young? Because that is what is actually involved when we say that the state should pay for higher education.” stated Wolf. As referenced earlier, having a degree is of value to people; and the reason for it being so valuable is that not everyone has one. Just like anything in life, when one is paying for something they normally take it more serious. So when students have to pay the high prices to attend university, they are most likely going to work harder. Con: Anders Flodstrom Mr. Flodstrom feels that the state should pay for higher education. A nation should stand united and with that one of the most important qualities of a nation is “intellectual capital or its composed knowledge” (Flodstrom, 2008). Education is not cheap and actually...
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...HEAD: College be more tax supported Should college be more tax supported? Jermaine Coble English 120 Dr. Sonya Brown February 17, 2009 As a student at Fayetteville State University you will pay $8,000 a year for tuition. For four years at this university, you will pay around $32,000, which is a lot of money. However, if you chose to enroll at the University of Chapel Hill, tuition would be $15,040 a year. For four years, you would pay around $60,160. (UNC 2008) This is a lot of money. Most people have to take loans out to pay for college and when they graduate they are already in debt to banks. Now, think about how the first thirteen year of your education was paid for by taxes and the government. The government should just pay for four more year. Are programs like Pell Grant working to help lower our tuition? What does our former president and president think about the topic? We go through thirteen years of free public education or what seemed to be free. According to The Washington Post, it cost on an average $8,322 a year for one child to go to public school. For a senior in high school tax payer have spent on an average of $108,186 on one child. If taxes pay for thirteen years of public schooling, why not pay for four more years of higher education at state supported colleges? The cost of college would be cheaper for tax payers’ then public school because only about three fifths of high school seniors who graduate from high school actually go to college...
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...The Issues Surrounding “Pay-to-Play” and its Effect on Students in the United States Outline Science, Technology and Human Values Topic: Pay-to-Play I. Introduction A. About Pay-to-Play 1. “Pay-to-Play” is a policy implemented by school districts to help cover the cost of extra-curricular activities, such as sports, clubs, cheer and dance, and even some honor programs. It dates back to the 1970’s although it became more popular in the late 1990’s and early 2000’s. The fees range from $850 to play football at Oakfield High School in Massachusetts, $350 to participate in band at Fairfield High School in Michigan, to $30 per year total, no matter how many extra-curricular activities the student participates in, at Holton High School in Kansas. The fees vary by state, by school district, and there are some schools who don’t charge a fee at all. In 1984, California passed a law that no school district will charge fees for extra-curricular activities. Stealth versions of pay-to-play exist at many high schools around the country. Sometimes they are clothed as transportation fees, equipment fees or donations. Some schools blanket their fees by asking students to donate $150.00 to their booster club, such as Lakeside High School in Atlanta. Therefore, it is a considered a donation, and not a fee. (Brady) 2. There isn’t a current policy in the United States for pay-to-play in schools. It isn’t governed, nor is it required or uncommon for districts to charge some...
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...the crime, pay the time.” Should we be paying for inmate’s jail time? Should they have free food, free education and a roof over their heads after committing a crime? This seems to be an ongoing topic in the United States and in Canada. Politician’s and law men think inmates shouldn’t have a free pass. The way certain people see it “Do the crime, pay the time”, and I agree. Why should we, honest, hard working tax payers spend our hard earned money for the on-going errors that inmates keep repeating? Does that make sense? In the United States alone there is approx 2.4 million people incarcerated. 2.4 million inmates! That’s almost 7% of Canada’s population. Prisons cost taxpayers more than $32 billion a year. An American study done in 2010, demonstrated that every year an inmate spends behind bars costs taxpayers anywhere from $30,000.00 to $168,000.00! So an individual sentenced to a five year sentence because of a $2,500.00 theft could costs the public more than $125,000. The cost of a life term averages $1.7 million per inmate! That’s a lot of money coming out of our pockets, your future children's pockets. Studies have shown that certain states are spending more money on prisons than education. Over the course of the last 25 years, the amount of money spent on prisons has increased by 570% while that spent on elementary and high school education was increased by only 33%. That’s a huge difference! Once again I ask, Does that seem right? So why should we pay for this...
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...Does a College Degree Matter 4/10/2015 DeVry University What does the word education mean to you? Education has many definitions, education is the act or process of educating or being educated from a school at any level. Many are asking is a college education worth it any more. Some are questioning if the value of education worth the time. Unfortunately this situation is a growing problem in our society, which needs a positive solution put in place so we won't be forced to make these difficult decisions later in life. Managing money should be a big focus in our school system. The benefit of college education, does outweigh the cost, though the cost of college is at an all-time high, it’s still beneficial. As a society we have been conditioned to accept the pursuit of a higher education as a primordial part of our development into professionals and ultimately breadwinners in our homes. The salary of a high school graduate is seventy-three percent lower than that of a college graduate in any given field of study(Abel.Jaison, 2014) The disparity in job opportunities for that same high school graduate versus that same college graduate can vary just as greatly. A degree, even when unrelated to the job applied for, demonstrates reliability and perseverance to a potential employer. We are therefore expected, often as young adults, to at least consider some college education before heading into the work force. Speaking from a realistic experience and standpoint...
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