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In a data-driven economy, industry leaders rely increasingly on skilled professionals who can see the significance in data and use it to solve business challenges, create new opportunities and shape change. With a growing need for skilled data scientists, the University of Notre Dame, in collaboration with AT&T, has announced its new online master of science degree with a specialization in data science. Offered by the Department of Applied and Computational Mathematics and Statistics, with the collaboration of the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, the Mendoza…

The Curtin Business School (CBS), through industry-connected teaching and research, develops practically focused graduates who are committed to excellence. The Curtin Law School (CLS), which is part of the CBS, will continue this practical and applied focus through its three departments: Law, Business Law and Taxation. Practise where they practise. Benefit from extensive industry connections and our new city location with our Bachelor of Laws. Western Australia’s newest and most innovative Law School (CLS) is situated within the industry focused Curtin Business School (CBS)…

Earn your bachelor’s degree from one of the most highly esteemed business schools in the world. The Fox School of Business at Temple University is home to multiple top-ranked programs and departments, including the Online Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA), ranked #2 in the nation by U.S. News & World Report . Featuring the same award-winning faculty, educational prestige, and career development resources as our on-campus programs, the Fox Online BBA is designed to power your future—in a format that fits your life. Ranked by . Accredited by AACSB International…

Whether you want to top up your knowledge on a subject or learn a completely new skill, there is no shortage of online courses to help you on your way. In fact, there are so many choices, it can be difficult to figure out which platform suits you best! If you want to help upgrade the skills of one of your freelancers or employees, it can be even more difficult to choose the best match for their learning style. To help you navigate the rapidly expanding world of online education, here are 10 of the most popular options for upgrading your skills. Ready, set…learn! Coursera Coursera…

Learning standards are concise, written descriptions of what students are expected to know and be able to do at a specific stage of their education. Learning standards describe educational objectives—i.e., what students should have learned by the end of a course, grade level, or grade span—but they do not describe any particular teaching practice, curriculum, or assessment method (although this is a source of ongoing confusion and debate). Following the adoption of a variety of federal and state policies—notably the No Child Left Behind Act, a reauthorization of the Elementary…

Watch BARBRI online, on-demand video lectures to review complete subjects in just a few hours. The on-demand video lectures are presented in sections so you can easily find and watch the specific topics of interest. You can preview the topics to be discussed in an upcoming class or review the entire subject in preparation for your final exams. Watch lectures at twice the normal speed. Bookmark your place at any time in order to come back later right where you left off. With a single click, instantly go back to replay the last 30 seconds. LEGAL EXPERTS: LEARN FROM THE BEST LAW…

Last Friday (Feb. 14, 2014), we ended by pointing out that developing business school innovation programs is mostly about research. We singled out the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) Business School where its program for its doctoral students prepares them for a research career in universities, research institutes, government, and business organizations especially in the Asia-Pacific region. Then we closed by asking: “What about in the local scene? What’s something like HKUST that’s going on in the College of Business at De La Salle University?” It is…

Bob Daly WHETHER YOU’RE A COLLEGE STUDENT or a lifelong learner, the emergence of MOOCs — Massive Online Open Courses — has been good news for your brain and your wallet. MOOCs let thousands of students at a time enroll in courses at some of the world’s top institutions, requiring little more than an Internet connection and a spirit of curiosity. Here, some of the most interesting MOOCs and other online courses you can take that were born in and around America’s college town. ANTHROPOLOGY ANTH207X, Wellesley College This class in paleoanthropology will feature a virtual lab…

Home Schools, Colleges, and Programs Wisconsin School of Business Admission Admission to the Wisconsin BBA Program depends on academic success in college-level course work, standardized testing, and nonacademic strengths such as leadership, involvement and other experiences outside the classroom. The BBA program admits the majority of students through the Pre-Business Process. Students obtaining admission through the Pre-Business Process must complete 24 total credits of course work on UW–Madison’s campus as well as complete the Pre-Business course work. For additional admission…

Ranked #3 in Social Mobility,#9 for Best Bang-for-the-Buck according to Washington Monthly Rutgers is one of the nation’s oldest, largest, and most distinguished institutions of higher learning in the nation. Founded in 1766, Rutgers is the 8th oldest University in America, and one of nine Colonial Colleges that included Harvard, Yale, Princeton, and Columbia. Students entering the Undergraduate-Newark program benefit from Rutgers’ academic reputation as well as enjoying an intimate urban campus only 20 minutes to Manhattan. Strong corporate partnerships with top global companies…

This is CS50x, Harvard University s introduction to the intellectual enterprises of computer science and the art of programming for majors and non-majors alike, with or without prior programming experience. An entry-level course taught by David J. Malan, CS50x teaches students how to think algorithmically and solve problems efficiently. Topics include abstraction, algorithms, data structures, encapsulation, resource management, security, software engineering, and web development. Languages include C, PHP, and JavaScript plus SQL, CSS, and HTML. Problem sets inspired by real-world…

The Minnesota K-12 Academic Standards define expectations for the educational achievement of public school students across the state in grades K-12. The standards and benchmarks are important because they: 1) identify the knowledge and skills that all students must achieve by the end of a grade level or grade band; 2) help define the course credit requirements for graduation; and, 3) serve as a guide for the local adoption and design of curricula. Student mastery of the standards is measured through state and local assessments. State standards are in place for English language…

68.5 percent of AACSB-accredited Business Schools are from U.S. but none of them holds the triple accreditation. One of the reason is that most institutions in U.S. accept students with a bachelor degree with no or little work experience. The Association of MBAs considers the MBA degree as a postgraduate degree and one of its requirement is that students must have at least three years of work experience with the program cohort averaging five years experience. Furthermore, the AACSB accreditation body is widely recognized in North America and few institutions pursue another international…