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Archive for October, 2011

University of Phoenix is one of the most popular online universities available to students today. Founded in 1976, the university is the largest private university in North America with more than 200 locations plus their availability of online university degrees. It boasts a number of popular degrees available in associates, bachelors and advanced degrees.

With more than 400,000 current students and almost 100 online degrees, it may be overwhelming to determine which degree is best suited for you. If you are considering enrollment at the university, it may be beneficial to learn what other Phoenix students are studying.

Most Popular Degrees at University of Phoenix

Business & Management – At University of Phoenix’s School of Business you’ll learn from industry leaders about the fundamentals and best practices of the business world. Their education methodology includes simulations, case studies and virtual organizations. Some of the most popular business degrees within the School of Business include:

Accounting
Communications
Finance
Marketing
Operations/Supply
Green Programs
Hospitality & Tourism
Information Systems
Retail Management
Sports Management

Criminal Justice & Security – Degree programs offered from the College of Criminal Justice and Security provide students with an in-depth knowledge of criminal justice as well as security best practices. The faculty educates students on the most recent digital advancements and prevention strategies. The most popular online university degrees within the College of Criminal Justice and Security are:

Criminal Justice Administration
Organizational Security
Criminal Justice
Justice and Security

Information Technology – A degree from University of Phoenix’s College of Information Systems and Technology provides you with more than the principles of information technology. Their programs venture far beyond reading textbooks with hands-on experience and real-life scenarios. Some of the most popular degrees offered at The University of Phoenix include:

Information Systems Security
IT Support
Networking
Software Engineering
Web Design

Education – With more than 25 years of education experience, the College of Education has programs designed to serve the needs of aspiring teachers, those looking to move into administration, and those interested in adult learning theory. Their courses are taught by educators and administrators and are regularly being updated with input from current teachers. Two of the most popular online university degrees at the College of Education are:

Elementary Education
Special Education

Health Care – The College of Natural Sciences offers challenging programs to help you develop critical, independent thinking as well as problem-solving skills. They blend new and traditional scientific theory and knowledge to create a solid basis of natural sciences. Two of the most popular degrees within the College of Natural Sciences are:

Long-term Care
Health Administration

Master’s Degrees – University of Phoenix offers master’s degree programs in a variety of fields designed to help you stay competitive in your career. Their online university degrees give you the flexibility to continue working while pursuing your degree and allow you to take only one class at a time if need be. Some of the most popular master’s degrees offered include:

MBA
Information Systems
Special Education
Health Care Administration
Early Childhood Education
Elementary Education

There was a time when typical office communications consisted of a desk phone and maybe an intercom. Although office workers of the time before our present information technology age had their desk phone, the intercom was often used to call workers to the manager’s office, relay a quick message or relay a few instructions. Businesses could still communicate with their offices overseas and conference calling was something where you needed operators help to make the connection.

Interoffice communication decades ago consisted of memos being circulated and posted in a common place for all to see. When memos were of a confidential nature, they were placed in an envelope that required the recipients initials when they received it. Couriers were widely used to carry important and confidential documents across town for signatures and the post office enjoyed much business because it was the place to send, pickup or have delivered, your certified letters and correspondence. Letters, manuscripts and memos were produced on a typewriter and many offices and news rooms had typist clamoring away at their typewriter keys to produce volumes of work

To say much has changed since the days before our present Information Technology age, would be an understatement. When email appeared on the scene, interoffice and overseas communications took a dramatic change. More could be communicated in much less time and replies took minutes, not days. Electronic messages directly competed with telegraph companies, people used telegram services less and less especially when more computers appeared in homes. When offices could afford computers costing thousands of dollars, word processing replaced typewriters and typist became a thing of the past. On the scene now, are data entry and order enter specialist.

Information Technology has and is changing the way companies communicate and conduct business. Business is more streamlined and efficient. Technology companies are finding ways to make systems and processes more efficient. People who own a personal computer can access their office computers from home and businesses can hold online conferences to communicate with their offices overseas, without ever leaving their local office. The ability to send instant messages to the desktop of workers saves time and managers can get instant replies to help in the decision-making process. The workplace is not only global, it is easily accessible to employers and employees alike. The location of your office, no longer matters, it’s local now because of technology implementations and the way we use this technology to communicate.

As technology firms find newer and improved methods to communicate, the present methods being used saves companies and people hundreds and thousands of dollars and these saving would be definitely missed if the use of existing technology was interrupted.

There are gender differences in learning styles specific to science, math, engineering and technology (STEM) that teachers of these subjects should keep in mind when developing lesson plans and teaching in the classroom. First, overall, girls have much less experience in the hands-on application of learning principles in lab settings than boys. This could occur in the computer lab, the science lab, or the auto lab – the principle is the same for all of these settings – it requires an overall technology problem-solving schema, accompanied by use and manipulation of tools, and spatial relation skills that very few girls bring with them to the classroom on day one in comparison to boys.

Let’s look at some of the reasons why girls come to the STEM classroom with less of the core skills needed for success in this subject area. Overall, girls and boys play with different kinds of games in early childhood that provide different types of learning experiences. Most girls play games that emphasize relationships (i.e., playing house, playing with dolls) or creativity (i.e., drawing, painting). In contrast, boys play computer and video games or games that emphasize building (i.e., LEGO