It might be easy to envision a basic image of mechanical engineering, but what do mechanical engineers actually do on a daily basis? What kind of tools and skills do they use in the field? Not knowing these practical details can potentially lead to confusion and frustration down the line. This article sought out mechanical […]
A lot us are familiar with stories of environmental activism: Greenpeace chasing after whaling vessels and protesters camping out in front of an oil company executive’s mansion are just a few extreme examples. Even TV shows, like “Portlandia,” poke fun at environmental activists on a regular basis. The passion for the environment, and the reasons […]
It’s been close to two decades since colleges and universities began offering online education, in the form of online degrees, residential programs with online components and standalone online courses. How do these offerings measure up against each other and against traditional on-campus programs? Last year, I engaged in an experiment to see if it was […]
The numbers don’t lie. Enrollment in online schools is growing with each passing year. A joint report by the Babson Survey Research Group, Pearson and the Sloan Consortium shows that a full third of students enrolled in college in 2013 — 7.1 of 21.3 million — took at least one course in the virtual classroom. […]
Students who envision owning or starting their own business can better position themselves for success by developing wide-ranging business skills in college, either by focusing on “hard” skills such as accounting or web design or “soft” business skills like interpersonal communications and leadership. Gabrielle Totton owns a small plumbing business in Reno, Nevada, that she […]
When online courses from companies like Coursera and edX started making news, the assumption was that the main market for free classes from the world’s best colleges and universities would be 18-22 year olds looking for alternatives to two or four years (and five or six figures) spent at a traditional residential college. The numbers, […]
The interest in online courses is high. According to the Babson Survey Research Group 7.1 million students took at least one online course in 2012. As schools work to improve their online classes and degree programs to deliver higher quality, more students may decide they want to complete their post-secondary education online. Students who have […]
According to the Institute of International Education, a non-profit research and training firm, just ten percent of American undergraduate students are typically able to enjoy an international study experience during the course of their degree program — a statistic they sorely needs to be improved upon. But why? Students without international experience can often be […]
Think of a career in sports and the first image that pops into mind is probably the supremely talented pro athlete who got drafted out of college. There’s an appeal to the idea of making a full-time career out of a game that one might have had a passion for since grade school, but how […]
College students gain a wealth of information in the time they spend in school, especially in the classes that related to their majors. But in order to really get the most out of those academic college skills, students also need to support them with certain other practical skills. The following skills not only help successful […]