Academia

How to make a good poster presentation During a poster presentation one has the potential to reach a large number of people. It allows for interacting one-on-one with people interested in the research. An academic poster is a simplified, illustrated summary of the research and it should be clear on what is the most important finding. It should be visually appealing and interesting to a diverse audience. The poster should be able to stand on its own without any explanation from the presenter. A number

Imagine college athletes getting paid to play a sport, but technically they are not considered a “professional” athlete. It would be a terrible idea to pay college athletes to do what they are going to school for. Most college athletes get some or all of their college paid for, but they want to get paid in money too? It’s not right. They could spend the money unwisely and they could lose focus on what college is meant for and that is to learn to be able to obtain a job. I understand that college

Leagues such as the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, and many more bring us entertainment on a daily bases, thanks to the athletes that strive everyday by practicing as hard as they can so when game day comes they can perform for us. But what if these same athletes and other athletes that never made it to the professional level of sports focus and put for the same effort as they do for sports they love, to their academics while they were in school, could a better future be planned for them. As many know when

Does the College of Central Florida have Sustainable Competitive Advantage? Market Analysis The Background of College of Central Florida In 1957, the city of Ocala, and Atlantic Realty Investment Company donated a 60-acre tract of land to establish the Central Florida Junior College. The increase of growth; required the college to expand to 140-acre tract. The college serves the tri-county area, Marion, Citrus, and Levy counties. In 1966, Central Florida Junior College merged with Hampton Junior

As I was indisposed on the day that we wrote up our goals for the semester, due to my car accident, I did not write up my goals in class. However, I thought of some goals that I would like to fulfill in the interim period, those goals would be to get at least a “B” in all my classes, manage my time so I do not burn myself out on homework, and get enough sleep during the week. Firstly, although I would like to make it on the Dean’s List this semester, there is a very possibility that I will not make

An interdisciplinary program presented is an investigation of the relationship between societies of today and the environment they/we live in. In my focus particularly are societies of the Westernized parts of the world. Their activities within, attitudes towards, values regarding and comprehensiveness of the complexity of the environment they live and operate in. Consequently, my personal goal is to gain a deep knowledge of the interconnectedness of human activity and alterations it does to the

Dr. Todd Cherner is an Assistant Professor of English Education in the Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) Program in the Spadoni College of Education at Coastal Carolina University. Dr. Cherner has completed his third academic year at Coastal Carolina University as a pre-tenured faculty and has submitted his documentation for third year review. As the Chair of the Department of Master of Arts in Teaching, Middle Level Education, Special Education and Physical Education in the Spadoni College of Education

Attending college can be one of the biggest decisions in a person’s life. Admittedly, one of the biggest factors in attending college is typically finances. All student must consider where the money for tuition will come from and any debt that may be incurred in relation to his or her schooling. Some student’s families pay their tuition, while others need to pay for school themselves. Sure, there are grants and scholarships that a person can receive but they usually do not cover all the cost of

College Vs. High School Some may think that high school and college reading and writing are similar and that it’s just the next level up but it 's not, they differentiate in many ways. College reading and writing is more than that, it’s a completely different world when compared to high school. It’s much more advanced and complexed. Some ideas that can be compared are the way we annotate, understand text, assignment topics, the depth of research, and so on. This is important to understanding how

1. Explain what the phrase “taking ownership of your learning” means to you. The phrase taking ownership of my learning is a personal statement reminding me to take responsibility of my time. First, I need to be honest with myself on how much I can get done on a daily basis and therefore commit to a steady homework schedule. Consequently, If I do not create a reasonable homework schedule, then I run the risk of becoming overly stressed out, causing problems for those around me. The ones immediately