...What is a Corporate University ? • Corporate University vis-à-vis a traditional University o A Corporate University is so-called because it is similar to a traditional university in many respects. A traditional university is one where there are defined courses or programs taken by students to attain a specific degree or qualification. Syllabi and curricula are clearly spelt out and so are the proficiency levels – measures in terms of marks or grades. Similarly, in a Corporate University, the Knowledge, Skills and Competencies (equivalent of Proficiencies in a traditional university) required for each role will be clearly documented. o In a traditional university the assessment of learning is done by a committee of examiners who evaluate performance and then moderate / normalize their award of marks / grades by a process of ‘calibration’ through mutual discussion. In a Corporate University this role is played by Assessors in an Assessment Center or by other validated and calibrated means. Thus, like a traditional university, a Corporate University is a proficiency development and certification body (internal to the organization). o However a traditional university, largely, creates ‘generic’ proficiencies – not customized to specific industries or organizations. Hence, the students of a traditional university need retraining to fine tune their Knowledge, Skills and Competencies to meet the particular requirements of their employer. The Corporate...
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...Since I joined the Walden University as a business doctoral student, I possess many skills I intend to acquire. The eminently qualified professors in the school of business will enable me to achieve these skills. Skills I intend to acquire from the university include research whereby I will be capable to collect data, analyze it, compare it with other researched work, make a conclusion and publish it. In addition, I intend acquiring scholarly writing skills, whereby, I would be able to publish various academic works. I also intend acquiring time management skills, which will enable me to achieve my goals in the shortest as possible time. Last, I intend acquiring leadership and management skills, which will enable me to become an excellent organizational...
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...Should Universities embrace market forces in deciding what to teach and how? Whether or not market forces should be able to influence higher education is a hotly debated topic. People look at it from many different angles, such as free market or one with restriction or a mixture of the two. If market forces were to influence how and what was taught, this would mean that the distribution of subject would be entirely based on what is in high demand and in low supply. This would result in popular courses such as business and management being highly emphasised. So we must look at whether or not this free market approach is going to have detrimental effects upon our education system. Firstly and foremost it can clearly be seen that if what is going to be taught is left to the free market forces then there may well be a large misdistribution of resources in certain areas. The most popular subjects would be the most taught and therefore probably the best as if many people are applying for these popular courses then the university will focus on obtaining the best lecturers for them. This could act as a sort of accelerator affect for the course, as it becomes better taught more people would apply and this would lead to further misdistribution. The result of this could also be that less applied for courses may be neglected. This could have a very negative affect upon the economy as a whole as these less applied for courses can very often be the more specialised courses. So we may...
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... Prof. R.M. De Guzman Case 1 STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF REGENTS: What Am I Living For? QUESTION: Is there anything wrong with the actions of the three personalities in this case? Elaborate your answer. ANSWER: Yes, the three personalities who are Dr. H.C. Agao, Mr. Francisco Bundoc and his wife, * Dr. H.C. Agao is guilty in conflict of interest, he gave bribe to Mrs. Bundoc to get the side of Mr. Bundoc. Dr. Agao have multiple interests and corrupt the motivation of Mr.Bundoc. In giving Mrs. Bundoc a work in school he has a motive to influenced and manipulated the decision of Mr. Bundoc wife. Dr. Agao creates a risk that professional judgment or actions and voluntarily defused before any corruption occurs. * Mrs. Bundoc have made wrong actions she is guilty in corruption. There is an attitude problem in them which stops them from doing the right thing. She accept the bribe from Dr. H.C. Agao for the sake of her own good. * Mr. Bundoc should have stand for what is right and should not be affected for selfish reasons of others. He shouldn't let others manipulated his decision even it is his wife. If he know what he is doing is right then he should continue what really it is. But in this case Mr. Bundoc let his wife to control him and later on he is in Dr. Agao side. Case 2 RUDY AND FRANKIE : Two Different Worlds QUESTION: What would you tell Frankie if he shares his thoughts with you? ANSWER: Being...
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...To prepare students for a successful career as a financial professional, universities must include the following communications-related courses as part of the curriculum: 1. Communications Skills Communications skills include oral, written, and presentation skills. The goal is to convey complex financial data into information that can be easily understood by the investing public. This means students must learn how to speak in plain language and avoid the frequent use of industry jargons such as beta, EBITDA, etc. Seasoned investors may understand some of these concepts, but the average or novice investors may not. If the goal is to market a company to as much of the investing public as possible, plain and simple-to-understand language may work best. Written communications skills mean the ability to transform complex financial data into easy-to-understand tables and charts. Taking into consideration human limitations in absorbing complex financial and numeric information, a successful financial professional must be able to condense such information into high-level summary that the average investor can understand as a glance. Thus, it is important that the students learn how to use charts and other visual aids to express complex financial information. Finally, communications skills include how to present information successfully to an audience. Presentation skills involve the use of appropriate eye contact and body language to engage the audience, the ability to listen...
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...Research Essay What is Bureaucratic Control? Describe the elements of Bureaucratic Control and provide examples of Bureaucratic Control that can be found in your university ? Bureaucratic Control in its current context refers to management attempting to control employee output through reward and punishment in order to ensure employee work performance and conduct matches the managers expectation and follows defined company agendas’ which are in turn dictated from above by directors. This method of control is centralised, and relies heavily on administrative techniques and established hierarchies within the company to communicate its policies to employees. This essay will provide a context of the development of bureaucratic control, highlight its key factors and supply some relevant examples of this type of control at Victoria University. Bureaucratic management was first proposed by German sociologist Max Weber (Williams & McWilliams, 2010) as an alternative to the monarchical system of promoting by virtue of birthright. His definition of bureaucracy was to effect control of an organisation through knowledge. As such, the premise of this thought was to promote on merit rather than heredity to ensure maximum output through the utilisation of the most qualified rather than the most connected (in this circumstance, ‘connected’ refers to the relationship one has with those in charge). This idea of fairness versus favouritism would increase overall efficiency towards the realisation...
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...What Is Bureaucratic Control? Describe the Elements of Bureaucratic Control and Provide Examples of Bureaucratic Control That Can Be Found in Your University ? Research Essay What is Bureaucratic Control? Describe the elements of Bureaucratic Control and provide examples of Bureaucratic Control that can be found in your university ? Bureaucratic Control in its current context refers to management attempting to control employee output through reward and punishment in order to ensure employee work performance and conduct matches the managers expectation and follows defined company agendas’ which are in turn dictated from above by directors. This method of control is centralised, and relies heavily on administrative techniques and established hierarchies within the company to communicate its policies to employees. This essay will provide a context of the development of bureaucratic control, highlight its key factors and supply some relevant examples of this type of control at Victoria University. Bureaucratic management was first proposed by German sociologist Max Weber (Williams & McWilliams, 2010) as an alternative to the monarchical system of promoting by virtue of birthright. His definition of bureaucracy was to effect control of an organisation through knowledge. As such, the premise of this thought was to promote on merit rather than heredity to ensure maximum output through the utilisation of the most qualified rather than the most connected (in this circumstance...
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...“What recommendations do you propose for the strategic development of the University of East Anglia in existing and new markets from now to 2018?” 12th Nov 2009 INTRODUCTION With the rapid socio-economic development and national policies tilt on education, strategic management at the university became increasingly important. Some schools use strategic management in facing the challenges and catch the opportunities brought by environmental changes to earn improvements and thus to achieve a historic leap forward. Competition exists in every field not only in similar businesses, but also in other industries that offering competing products or services (Stacey 2007). The only way to surge ahead of competitors is to have new approaches in the competition. Strategic management principles of the institution must be innovative and creative. It is important because all the organizations are trying to employ traditional methods and this can mean a closer competition level. This essay will discuss the main strategies in existing and new markets of the University of East Anglia under the current situation of UEA in the whole UK educational industry. New market space New market space is the creation or reinvention of existing products in such a way that it must appeal to the existing customers as well as a whole new group of customers. The products offered must be unique in every aspect and it should make the organization...
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...withdrawal from university is an ongoing problem for universities and there are many factors which can affect it. The five main factors affecting student drop-out rates are due to students failing their course, personality issues, financial issues, commitment problems and academic ability (Mackie, 2001). However, the institution and the student can improve retention by trying to resolve the issue. Interestingly, in 2007/08 in the UK there was a 9% overall drop-out rate, 7.4% young and 14.8% mature students dropping out. Millennium institute (UHI) has the highest drop-out rate in the UK at 28.4% and unsurprising Cambridge has the lowest with 1% (Google, 2011). In this essay the five main factors of why students drop-out of university will be discussed with what the university and student can do to try and retain from withdrawing from university. Failing the course at university is a main reason as to why students are required to drop-out of their studies early (Adams, 1996 cited in Mackie, 2001). Wilson (cited in Beard, 1980) undertook a study at Aberdeen University in 1973 to try and understand why people were leaving. They found that people were struggling with their course and was one of the most common reasons given by students as why they were leaving their university education. Another reason given by students was that they had picked the wrong subject or that they had lack of guidance from lecturers. Another study looked at students; some having had left their university course...
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...Eliza English 160 Brochure: Brighton University We all have that one big decision to make in our lives, and that is choosing a university to attend to pursue our career. Let this brochure guide you to the right path, which is choosing Brighton University. The way the brochure was made has many reasons why. The colors and format was laid out for the audience’s attention to be captured. The color selection was based on the primary colors from the color wheel. Red and blue are strong, yet bold colors. These colors were to resemble the university to be a primary choice for the audience. These two colors play an effect on making the school advertisement look wealthy and strong, which gives the audience a good feel to attend this university or at least have it in their top choices to choose from. Just like the colors, the format was made to show the general information that is needed to know what this university is mainly about. With that said, it helps capture a specific audience to the brochure that would take Brighton University a serious choice to attend. The way this brochure is by the main specific categories that are stated for a reason for the audience to have a feel about what the university is really about. The quote in the front of the brochure is a powerful way to grab the audiences’ attention. As an individual that is picking out a college, they want to feel like they will succeed in what they choose. Since it states that success is guaranteed, it makes the audience...
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...COLLEGE ESSAY PROMPTS -- TOPIC OF CHOICE 1.What work of art, music, science, mathematics, or literature has influenced your thinking, and in what way? (University of Virginia applicants to the College of Arts and Sciences) 2.Discuss how a particular work of music, literature, or art has inspired your life. (William and Mary) 3.Tell us how a particular book, play, film, piece of music, dance performance, scientific theory or experiment or work of art has influenced you. If you choose a novel, film or play, assume we know the plot. (University of Notre Dame) 4.Consider the books you have read in the last year or two either for school or for leisure. Please discuss the way in which one of them changed your understanding of the world, other people, or yourself. (Duke University) 5.Tell us about a situation where you have not been successful and what you have learned from the experience. (William and Mary) 6.First experiences can be defining. Cite a first experience that you have had and explain its impact. UPA 7.Recall an occasion when you took a risk that you now know was the right thing to do. (University of Penn) 8.Tell us what you think about a current scientific or social controversy. (William and Mary) 9.Most people belong to many different communities groups defined by (among other things) shared geography, religion, ethnicity, income, cuisine, interest, race, ideology, or intellectual heritage. Choose one of the communities to which you belong, and describe that...
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...1. What do you expect from your university level education? degree practical life skill 2. Right now if you are opting to take a degree from a university which one will you choose, public / private? Why? 3. What is opinion about education in public university? moderate satisfactory below average 4. Do you think quality of education deteriorate in last decade? 5. Rank the following factors according to your preference while choosing the university (rank from 1 to 5) : education quality cost effectiveness environment reputation extra curricular activity 6. Do you agree politics acted as a major hindrance for choosing public education? yes no no comment 7. Is management procedure of public university student friendly? yes no 8. What is the reason behind being in the lower part of global ranking? 9. Can you count upon the facility provided by public university? 10. Which of these should be improved? transportation facility classroom library/ lab facility technological support others 11. “Public universities are falling behind research & development segment”. Comment. 12. Cost-effectiveness was the main reason for public universities being more preferable. completely agree might be absolutely not 13. Will you pursue for private over public...
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...Task 1 Research When I leave college and university I would like to be a stock broker for a large organisation in London or maybe in a foreign country. Organisation | Finding | Date complete | Careers meeting and a meeting with the College’s career advisor | -I had a meeting with Mrs brown; my career advisor about how many ucas points are required to study to become a stock broker in university and what grades must be achieved to get into the stock broking market. | September 11 | Research on internet http://www.totaljobs.com/careers-advice/job-profile/finance-jobs/trainee-stockbroker-job-description | * What I need to become stock broker is the ability to understand and analyse complex information good communication skills, good mathematics skills, good mathematics skills and ict. Calmness under pressure, the ability to work both as part of a team and on your own initiative, drive and determination, good judgement of risks, honest and a trustworthy attitude. Furthermore, I would need Certificates in Investment Management, Securities or Financial Derivatives...
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...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 10 years ago...
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...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 other learning institute. With various degree programs UK has one of the best higher system educations for student with over hundred universities. One-third of the student in UK attends higher education in some form. In UK most of the undergraduate bachelor degree requires three years if study and an additional year for graduate degree. Where as in Scotland the undergraduate course is usually...
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