Prestigious Georgetown University has introduced an unusual and quirky college class for its students. The ‘Philosophy of Star Trek’ course, held by associate professor of philosophy Linda Wetzel, is an undergrad course where the students address issues such as the nature of time and reality, personal identity and free will and how it relates to [...]
Barnard College is offering and unusual course titled, “The Road Movie†to their college students. This course, CLEN W 3390: Studies in Narrative – The Road Movie, students analyze and discuss the phenomena of the road trip. They cover both literary and film works that have the central theme of a great journey towards discovery [...]
College students can find the answer to this and many other questions regarding the moral content of many works of art by both classical artists and their contemporary peers. The Rhode Island School of Design is offering “The Art of Sin and the Sin of Art”, a class designed to compare the relationship between perceived [...]
The ACT test is generally considered to be on par with the SAT test as far as the weight students scores carry when colleges and universities determine which students will and will not be accepted to enroll. There is a great deal of debate surrounding which of these tests is more valuable since they focus [...]
The SAT, frequently called the Scholastic Aptitude Test or Scholastic Assessment Test, is a test used by colleges and universities to help in the selection of college-bound high school students. This standardized testing system was developed, published, and scored by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) to help assess the level of education the student has [...]
Educational institutions and research organizations need to know a few basic criteria involved with administering the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) to their freshman an senior college students. The CLA testing time takes about 90 minutes for each group of 100 students being tested. In addition to time considerations, CLA administrators must also take into account [...]
Colleges and universities interested in utilizing the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) to learn how well they are delivering their educational services to students will find that it can cost them. Depending on the operating budget of the academic institution, the current pricing for the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) could be negligible or cost-restrictive. For the [...]
The 3 main factors that the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) identifies and rates are the academic institution, value added, and campus comparisons. These factors are the basis of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) and are believed to play the most significant role in the quality of education students are receiving. The definition of theses key [...]
In addition to the complimentary web conferences provided by the Council for the Advancement of Education (CAE), there will also be several live, in-person conferences for the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA). The CAE will be hosting 15 conference days divided among five different conference locations across the United States. These comprehensive conferences will cover everything [...]
Council for Higher Education produces their annual directory of college and universities that have met or exceeded quality standards criteria in a variety of areas. The directory lists each institution as well as the month and year in which they were recognized by the CHEA. The directory also lists CHEA-recognized regional accrediting agencies like the [...]
As stated in their September 7th, 2006-2007 Directory of CHEA Recognized Organizations, the Council for Higher Education is, “A national advocate and institutional voice for self-regulation of academic quality through accreditation, CHEA is an association of 3,000 degree-granting colleges and universities and recognizes 60 institutional and programmatic accrediting organizations.†There are not many other resources [...]
The Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) focuses on the quality usefulness of the education delivered by colleges and universities across the country. The two measures used by the CLA are “Deviated Scores†and “Difference Scoresâ€.“Deviation Scores†indicate the degree to which a school’s students earn higher or lower scores than would be expected where the expectation [...]
Many colleges, universities, government agencies and academic organizations support the use of the Collegiate Learning Assessment (CLA) as a method of measuring the quality of education students receive at their academic institution. The CLA provides school administrators, students and parents with an alternate method of measuring of academic performance as well as overall school contribution [...]
The Washington Monthly outlines the criteria by which their rankings for the top colleges and universities are placed are intended to show an impartial and fair ranking for the top educational institutions. Their researchers focused on two main goals to insure an even playing field for all of their ranked schools: 1.     No single Category [...]
According to the Washington Monthly, a popular educational periodical, the top ten ranked Liberal Arts colleges and universities in America are slightly different than the popular U.S. News & World Report rankings for the same type of school. The following list shows how these schools rank for Washington Monthly:1 Bryn Mawr College located in PA [...]
Get ahead with your IT career using the Valencia Institute, Enterprise solution. Get a unique blend of learning models to give you the freedom to learn at your own pace and on your schedule. You can save a lot of money with this “all-you-can-learn†membership program. Many online IT related certificate programs are available (listed [...]
Some of the common technical requirements for students and professionals interested in taking college degree courses over the internet include a modern computer with a modem, a network interface card (NIC), an internet connections, preferably high-speed, a keyboard, mouse and monitor of course. Most colleges and universities post their technical requirements on their websites so [...]
Keller Graduate School of Management offers many business degree programs for distance learning, some of which include: Accounting Certificate Business Administration Certificate Electronic Commerce Management Certificate Entrepreneurship Certificate Financial Analysis Certificate Human Resource Management Certificate Project Management Certificate Business Administration (MBA) Accounting and Financial Management (MAFM) Human Resource Management (MHRM) Project Management Visit College-Degree-Programs.com website [...]