Despite clear policies regarding the penalties of academic dishonesty, it continues to be a significant issue in higher education. Academic dishonesty most often takes the forms of cheating or plagiarism (Witherspoon, Maldonado, & Lacey, 2012). In an effort to better combat the problem, researchers have conducted studies to understand the...
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Situation Analysis The University of Virginia (UVA) is home to thousands of undergraduate and graduate university students. They boast of an active and large “Greek life” that includes numerous fraternity and sorority houses. These houses host parties for students, especially those new to the school and interested in the college...
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The choice between a university and a technical school is a bugging question to most of the secondary school leavers. It is like comparing between two different fruits; they may give the same healthy benefits but the taste is always different. In this case the technical college and the university...
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When choosing a university for pursuing higher education, there are many factors that influence one’s decision. Locations, curriculum, religious, and non-profit or for-profit. It is commonly assumed that a for-profit university provide a better education and after graduation opportunity. However, that is not necessarily case. Attending a non-profit school is...
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As well as texting appears to be the most popular tool of communication for the young generation, it influences academic writing skills crucially. Being aimed at making communication as easy as possible, texting uses the wide range of the words’ simplifications and acronyms. Obviously, comparing texting with academic writing, it...
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Idaho State University is an institution of higher learning whose advent was marked in 1901. The university’s main campus in based in Pocatello at the South Eastern part of the Idaho State. The university also has some campuses based in Twin Falls, Idaho Falls and Meridian. The location of the...
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By announcing to raise tuition fees for foreign students only, the government is clearly engaging in price discrimination. The government’s decision has most likely been influenced by the fact that the demand for universities from foreign students is most probably less elastic than the demand from domestic students. Higher tuition...
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Introduction Honors students are highly intelligent subgroup of students engaged in higher education. These are students who have maintained high-performance levels from high school by scoring good GPAs or even passing SATs with exemplary results. This particular niche of students need a certain level of attention and require intellectual stimulation...
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Over the years, a specific and relatively modern debate has been engaged; namely, is a college degree the unquestionably valuable achievement it has long been taken to be? Several factors go to this controversy, each of them highly significant. There is, first and foremost, the matter of expense. The costs,...
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The general advice to graduates present and past is to choose a career that fits their interests, aptitudes, work values and many more factors. However, in this oversaturated job market full of applicants and candidates and the paltry amount of jobs, it takes a bit more consideration given the circumstances....
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Sports culture is an important of U.S. college life. Just as some colleges have developed a particular reputation for academic excellence such as Harvard University, MIT, Yale University, and Princeton University, there are also colleges who have developed reputation for sports excellence such as University of Southern California, University of...
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I have decided to seek a place in the Masters of Financial Accountability program at York University because I have deep interest in the topics that this program covers, especially finance and accounting as tools of accountability. I first became interested in finance and accounting when I started reading for...
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Introduction Organizations in today’s highly competitive business world have begun to seek more effective ways to enhance the value of their human capital in order to maximize organizational performance and profitability. One of the most prevalent methods that firms have been pursuing to accomplish this is through focusing on employee...
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Description of topic Biking is not the most popular modes of transport; at least not in Maryland. My curiosity on why people do not use bicycles yet they live in very short distance from work got me to start on a research that dig deeper on the cause. I grew...
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Being a part of the Tepper MBA program is not only a great challenge, but a great responsibility. A student of Tepper will learn considerably from his instructors and his peers, and is given several gifts. He is given the gift of education and knowledge. As an alumnus, I can...
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University education is one of the most important investments many of us make in our future. Thus, one cannot overstate the importance of regularly attending classes at school not only because they directly impact our grades but also because knowledge and skills learnt in-class are applicable in the real world....
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Traditionally, standardized assessments have been widely used in measuring academic progress. However, many researchers have wondered if standardized assessments are sufficient to measure the student’s progress. Furthermore, researchers have widely questioned the effects standardized assessments have on students. Stiggins & Chappuis (n.d.) expand on this in noting that children form...
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Psychological insight plays an important role in the education process. According to Chen and Vijayaram (2013), knowing the psychological process is very important in the academic development for the student. The evaluation of the level of the psychological process of a learner helps the instructor apply the most appropriate learning...
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Anyone can learn how to think. Thinking is something that arises naturally from one’s experiences, and the course of life. Learning to become a good problem solver requires more than thinking however. Even criminals understand how to solve problems to reach their goals or to engage in acts that are...
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Currently, I am the president of Indonesian Student Organization in Seattle. In high school, I served the posts of head of event organizer, vice-president, and president in respective years. I was also the soccer team captain where I motivated the team to win the Sekolah Pelita Harapan Cup in 2012....
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One cannot overstate the importance of college education in today’s highly competitive world. Just as it is important to get college education, it is also important to choose a place one feels comfortable and has access to tremendous learning opportunities. While I have enjoyed my time at Idaho State University,...
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One cannot overestimate the importance of education and it is even truer today as countries are transforming themselves to become knowledge economies. When I decided to move from my Indonesia to U.S. for college education, I aimed for a major cosmopolitan city. Seattle emerged as a clear choice because not...
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College life starts after high school life but it is quite different. In fact, many students admit they didn’t think college life will be so difficult and more stressful as compared to high school life. Thus, it is not surprising that almost all college provides counseling services to students to...
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A college is not only supposed to educate students but also to teach them to think independently. Thus, one of my greatest hopes is that I will be truly an independent thinker by the time I graduate from American University. I will be someone who could separate facts from fiction...
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Education has been very important in my development because it has formed a good foundation for my career. I am a registered nurse who graduated from Suffolk Community College, in 2013 with an Applied Science Degree, and I am currently working toward my baccalaureate degree. I worked as an LPN...
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