...Continued Academic Success Samantha White GEN/201 10/01/2015 Tia McMillan Introduction Throughout a person's academic career, there are many good habits to have that will assist in the continued success of future endeavors. These include creating goals, understanding your ethical lens, being able to think critically, write formally, and knowing what resources are at one's disposal to put you on the right path. With knowledge of these habits and perfecting them to your learning level, continued academic success can be reached. Educational and Career Goals Some might not see the importance of making goals when discussing success. In all actuality, setting goals is one of the most important steps in setting out on a path towards success. In the Journal of Student Development it is said that "goals and self-responsibility represent the foundation upon which personal and academic success are built and all other academic and life skills are base" (Hughes & Marsh, 2000, para. 2). Setting goals can help lead to success by allowing you to focus on one thing at a time, and not get overwhelmed by the big picture. By knowing what you want, you can begin to focus on what steps you must take to get there. Personally, my career goal is to become a clinical psychologist. This requires a doctorate, and many years of schooling, licensing, and internships. While a good goal to have, it can be frightening to know that I have all of that ahead of me. In my case, I have broken it down simply...
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...Continued Academic Success Continuing academic success is achieved through hard work, study and dedication. It is important to remember when seeking higher education to use the resources that are provided by the associated school, library, professors, and the plethora that are available online to achieve the greatest benefit. It is to a student's advantage while in college to continually keep the goal of academic success at the forefront of their minds in order to complete a degree and achieve their ultimate goal. There are many goals, ideas, processes, skills and resources that are needed in reaching this goal. Educational and Career Goals There are many educational and career goals that a student will set in the beginning of their higher education experience. Goals are an important component to achieving success in any endeavor. A set goal can serve as a guide to staying on a predetermined course when times get tough, and prevent distractions by unimportant matters. It is also important to note that preset goals can provide benefits in areas like planning, motivation and the attainment of rapid results. Goal setting costs little or nothing, and can aid successful results in our lives, both in academic and nonacademic settings(Shah & Gardner, 2008). Setting goals helps in achieving the best results possible, for example my most important educational goal is to acquire my bachelors of arts degree in elementary education and ultimately earning my teaching certification...
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...BUSA 2105, Fall 2015 Sections 01 and 03 Communicating in the Business Environment Instructor: Melanie Strickland Brown Office: Howard Jordan – Room E-mail: brownme@savannahstate.edu Mobile/Text Msg: 912-398-9823 Office Hours: Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00-6:00 p.m.or by phone/text most of the time COURSE DESCRIPTION: This course will cover basic principles of effective business communication. Written communication components include reports, positive and negative letters, emails, and resumes and cover letters. Oral communication components include brief summaries of exercises, a mock interview, a team presentation, and meeting management skills. Also, the class will cover cross-cultural communication, personal interaction skills, and business etiquette with a focus on electronic communication. Written documents and oral presentations must include correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation. PREREQUISITES: 1. You must have successfully completed (grade C or better) CSCI/CISM 1130, Computer and Its Applications. 2. You must have successfully completed (grade C or better) ENGL 1102, English Composition II. Remember: You are responsible for insuring that you have met the prerequisite requirements. If you are on the official roll of this course, you are certifying that you have satisfactorily completed these prerequisites prior to enrolling in BUSA 2105. If, at any time, we discover that this certification is invalid, you will be withdrawn...
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...December 12, 2011 ACADEMIC PROBATION Further to the Academic Warning due to non-attendance notice dated November 16, 2011, please be advised that you have been placed on OSAP Academic Probation for the purposes of all financial assistance available from OSAP. Please note the following: 1) You are required to show improved academic performance (grades & attendance) and must comply with the College’s Active Participation Policy or you may be required to withdraw from the College and will no longer be eligible for financial aid funding (OSAP). OSAP ineligibility means you will be responsible for paying any tuition balance to the school. 2) If you fail to meet the College’s Active Participation Policy for the purposes of continued OSAP support in the current module or future modules, the Ministry of Training, Colleges & Universities will be advised and you will be restricted from further OSAP funding for a minimum period of 12 months. You may appeal this restriction if you experienced exceptional personal, medical or family circumstances during the module when the probation or restriction was applied. In this case, you are required to provide a letter of explanation, a medical certificate and/or any other applicable documentation to the Financial Aid Office for review no later than Friday, December 9, 2011. Please note that if your appeal is denied and you are registered for classes, you will be responsible for tuition fees owing. As we are concerned about...
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...Factors That Affect the Academic Performance of Students Who's Parents Are Abroad CHAPTER 2 Review of Related Literature and Studies The researchers are conducting a study on the academic performances of students whose parents are working abroad. But to conduct this study the researchers researched on the definitions of these terms. Academic Performance and its Definitions: Education is one of the fundamental needs that every person from this humanity must acquire and register into. As stated and defined in the Grolier Encyclopedia of Knowledge (2000), societies have sought to educate their people to produce goods and services, to respond effectively and creatively to their world, and to satisfy their curiosity and aesthetic impulses. To achieve any of these objectives people need to acquire reliable knowledge and to think systematically. Likewise, Education is one of people’s only sources of survival and all human beings are allowed and encourage obtaining such. According to the Oxford Dictionary, academic performances are the performances of students within an academic year concerning with their studies particularly in English, Math and Science the major subjects in schools and universities. Academic performance is also about coming out on top in argument, the contours of which (intellectual ,effective ,performance) are shaped by institutions in which we work and in which we have worked since we were young children. And this returns us to the classroom, which...
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...Chapter 1 The Problem Introduction In educational institutions, success is measured by academic performance or how well a student meets standards set out by the national government or by the institution itself. In the Philippines, there is a clamour for quality education in higher education due to the generally low performance of tertiary educational institutions. Many reports came out that per quality as characterized of higher education in the Philippines, is manifested by low percentage of graduates passing the board and that the increasing number of teacher education graduate who flunk the annual licensure tests for teacher is continued to alarm the nation (Report in the news item, “Today’s Teachers not Passing Test”, Manila Times). Hence, Clemente (2004) ascribed in her studies that it can be deduced that most tertiary institutions have not successfully produced students armed with quality learning. Performance in schools is however evaluated in a number of ways. For regular grading, students demonstrate their knowledge by taking written and oral tests, performing presentations, passing of homework and participating in any class activities and discussions. At the national level, students are evaluated by their performance on standardized tests like the National Achievement Test which is geared towards the identification of the high and low performing schools in the country through the Mean Percentage Score (MPS) performance of the students. It is believed then that...
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...Continuing Academic Success Jason Owens Gen/200 December 4, 2014 Brandon Henry Continuing Academic Success Continuing academic success can be achieved through creating goals, knowing your personal learning style and how the writing process can help you, and also by knowing which resources can be used to help you reach your goals. There are a few types of goal setting that can help you to be successful during you academic career. One of these is short term goals, which can be described as something that you would like to accomplish in the very near future i.e.: a day, a week or even a month or two. A few examples in my case are showing up to school on time with my homework turned in or planning what I might want to do on the weekend. It may also include planning what I need to do to accomplish the set goal. Another type of goal is long term goals. A long term goal can be thought of as a goal that will take an extended period of time and/or planning to complete. This type of goal is usually set when something will take you more than a year to achieve. This is the category where your future usually falls into, whether it be to complete your degree program, find your dream career or maybe even start a family. All of these things take large amounts of time and planning to do the things that will be needed to accomplish any of the tasks. By creating goals, you give yourself a way to track your success. It should also help you to stay organized and focused so instead of...
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...ASSIGNMENT: LOCAL LAWSUIT Business Law April 23, 2012 LOCAL LAWSUIT Enron was a corporation founded in 1985, when a merger combined Houston Natural Gas and InterNorth (Thomas, 2002). Throughout the first years of Enron’s existence, they had many struggles. According to Salter (2005), the first five years had many “near death” experiences. Eventually Enron was able to prevail over their many “near death” experiences. In 1989, “Enron locked in its first fixed price contract to supply natural gas, to Louisiana aluminum producer” (Salter, 2005, p.2). They continued to promote and gain success by recruiting employees from MBA schools. Only the biggest and best were hired to maximize the success of Enron. Enron expanded to trading electricity in 1994. Since the breakthrough of trading electricity, Enron continued to grow a continued to become an incredibly successful corporation. However, due to unfortunate decisions both within and outside of the company Enron declared bankruptcy on December 2, 2001 (Salter, 2005). Workforce Enron was a company made up of the elite group of workers. Enron focused on hiring the “best and brightest traders” (Thomas, 2002, p.42) to maintain their status of being the top energy trading company. MBA schools were the sole focus of recruiting for Enron. However, there was a screening process that each recruit was required to go through. Enron screened for a sense of urgency, intelligence, a strong work ethic, and problem-solving ability...
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...Continuing Academic Success When looking at continuing academic success one must make several critical decisions; chose if continuing going to school is the right choice for them. Most of the time when people come to that decision, they come to realize several things. That it is important to continue academic success because it helps you set goals for your academic success, helps you strengthen your learning style, and there are so many sources out there to help you succeed. When one makes that first step in continuing their academic success; it becomes clearer and clearer how important it is to further yourself in academic success. One can benefit so much from going back to school or even just continuing any academic journey. The major benefit of continuing academic success would have to be just making a person stand out more than their peers; like a company choosing to promote one person over the other because they have a certain degree in the field of that industry they work in. Furthermore, if a company was hiring a limited amount of personal and they only choose the people that had a degree or were attending school to further their education. Those people that chose to continue their education would get hired. Also, consider the more education you have, the more money you will make. However, most people will be tested ethically, and they will learn true academic integrity as well. Consider this if one continues academic success they will benefit from learning how other...
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...Journal #2: Self-Regulation & Will What are the behaviors, thoughts, and feelings that interfere with your academic success? Becoming aware of these behaviors, thoughts, and feelings is the first step in learning to use self-regulated learning strategies. List five academic behaviors that interfere with your academic success. Sample: I watch too much television. 1. Spending time with my friends 2. Social networks 3. Texting on my IPhone too much 4. Work 5. Constantly watching movies on Netflix List five academic thoughts that interfere with your academic success. Sample: Before I take an exam, I always think I m going to fail. 1. There’s no point in studying because it’s too much material to cover 2. I have so many things to do today and I don’t have time to do homework . 3. Every test I take is difficult and I always feel like I am going to fail. 4. I don’t understand the subject, but I might just wing the test. 5. I find it hard to concentrate during class because I stress over work and my personal life List five emotions (feelings) that interfere with your academic success. Sample: I have continual fear of not succeeding when I am in a math course. 1. I feel that I have test anxiety 2. Sometimes I fear that I will never succeed in college 3. I get intimated when others progress and I fail. 4. At times tend to think negative when it comes to school 5. fear of always failing and never getting anything done Do you have conscious control over your...
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...The culture of shaming the intelligent has been prominently present throughout the United States both in reality and in entertainment and, although this proclivity for bullying the “academically serious” has declined in recent years, it is still highly eminent. In the passage from “America Needs Its Nerds,” Leonid Fridman challenges this culture by first, questioning the negative connotation associated with the words nerd and geek and second, embellishing on the fact that these negative connotations are detrimental to the success of the country. Fridman’s first topic of interest is the negative connotation that the words nerd and geek carry. He begins by defining geek as “a street performer who shocks the public by biting off heads of live...
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...Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) and its Implications on the Academic Performance of Their Children Nemesia Karen E. Arlan affiliation not provided to SSRN Yasmina G. Wingo affiliation not provided to SSRN Joeti Shrestha Lyceum of the Philippines University - Graduate Studies August 10, 2008 Abstract: This study attempts to analyze the impact of employment of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs) on the academic performance of their children. One specific goal for this study is to awaken, encourage and challenge the government through the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) to formulate policies and programs (if none) as early as now and strengthen them if there are existing policies and programs in accordance to the needs of the respondents with the assistance and close collaboration of the International Organization for Migration (IOM). This study also seeks to generate awareness to the International Organization for Migration (IOM) regarding the above mentioned problem and in formulating better programs which would also assist distressed children with similar circumstances worldwide. This study is conducted to seek answers to the following questions: 1. What is the personal profile of the respondents as to sex, age, and personality traits? 2. What are the concerns faced by OFW children studying in universities within Intramuros? 3. What are the factors that affect the academic performance of OFW children in terms of: a. Economic Status...
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...According to the Journal of Blacks in Higher Education (2014), “the Vice President for Academic Affairs provides leadership to promote excellence in teaching, research and service across the university system. This leadership role is collaborative in nature, as the vice president works closely with the campus provosts to achieve the goals of the campus chancellors, president and the Board of Regents” (Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 2014). The Vice President of Academic Affairs is under the direction of the University President. The Vice President is often known as the chief academic officer and is responsible for the implementation educational policy and academic programs. The Vice President must provide strategic direction and leadership that fosters a culture of academic excellence, scholarship and student achievement. As the university’s chief academic officer, the Vice president will work closely with provost, deans, faculty members, department chairs, student affairs, and a host of other departments to maintain an active learning environment that promote student learning through rigor and relevant academic study. The Vice President has ongoing collaborations with the Department of Student Affairs to monitor student enrollment, retention, graduation rates, student services and the evaluation of university programs. Role of the Vice President The role of the Vice President calls for someone to have exceptional managerial skills in higher education, government...
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...Lifelong Learning Vicki Matthews SPE525N: Educating Learner’s With Diverse Needs Professor Gwen Dickey September 23, 2009 Abstract: Lifelong learning is a process for all children, regardless of learning abilities. The brain of an infant or toddler is like a sponge; the brain is in its’ prime. Increased mental and physical stimulated offered to a child during this time, the greater the chances of increased developmental growth. Attitudes have changed over the last few decades in regards to children with disabilities. Instead of hiding or ignoring the disability, models of advocacy and early intervention are espoused as being key to helping disabled children have academic success and also learn the social and life skills needed to transition in their adult lives. Introduction: Many years ago, when a child exhibited a potential developmental disability parents were advised to let a child ‘grow-out of it’. As the field of special education has evolved and grown, it readily acknowledged that catching issues early, not ignoring them, is the most effective way to help the child. “Early childhood experts agree that the earlier intervention begins, the better. Child development expert Burton White, who has conducted years of research with typically developing infants and preschoolers at Harvard University’s Preschool Project, believes that the period between 8 months and 3 years is critical to cognitive and social development:“to begin to look at a child’s educational...
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...Influences that Affect Women of Color in STEM Disciplines Past research studies assessed the influences that hindered underrepresented students of color to reach educational achievement in the STEM fields (Gordon & Bridglall, 2004; Maltese & Tai, 2011; Washington, 2011; Whalen & Shelley, 2010). The literature review indicated significant obstacles facing this population. Obstacles included mediocre academic preparation and encouragement targeted at underrepresented students of color from both the secondary school and collegiate institution levels. In order for the U.S. to compete globally, past research studies proved additional efforts must be made to help close the diversity and gender gap within the STEM fields. National STEM Enrollment and Retention Trends In the U.S., the total number of bachelor’s degrees awarded annually had nearly tripled over the past 40 years, but awarded STEM degrees had not. The U.S. continued to award fewer STEM degrees each year compared to other countries worldwide (Maltese & Tai, 2011). High school students with impressive grade point averages (GPA), no matter their race or gender should be encouraged to pursue a STEM major (Thompson & Bolin, 2011). Studies proved high school coursework played a significant role in a student’s decision to pursue a STEM major while in college. The completion of high school courses such as biology, chemistry, physics, calculus, and trigonometry showed a positive correlation with students deciding to...
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