A variety of options and alternatives were researched to determine the best information technology solution to improve student success and increase our retention and completion rates. The proposed IT solution, Starfish Retention Solutions, allows us to meet our business strategy to modernize the business and student support systems, while reducing recruitment costs and increasing our State of Florida Performance-Based Funding metrics score. Starfish Retention Solutions is an Enterprise Success, Academic and Planning Solutions platform. The Cloud, SaaS, and Web-based platform are compatible with other IT systems and integrate with our current learning management system LMS, Blackboard Learn. Starfish Retention Solutions comprises of three modules
Earth's oceans make up over 75% of the Earth as a whole. With that being said, it is vital to understand the significance on the contents of the oceans. Since fish and marine products make up a large portion of our diet, fishing practices need to be properly managed. In this essay, overfishing will be defined, its consequences will be revealed, and plans for proper fish distribution will be executed.
The ocean is a beautiful scenery and one creature that has brought beauty to it is the starfish. When in danger a starfish may drop off one of its legs to protect itself and it will regrow over months or even years. This amazing ability will not help them this time. Starfish are dying out due to the wasting syndrome that is believed to be caused by temperature changes in the water and if the starfish population continues to decrease then this will offset the food chain.
“A human being is not attaining his full heights until he is educated” this anecdote written by Horace Mann, explains the significance education has in today’s society. In order to acquire a career and be successful, individuals need to be educated. Global competition for jobs is very common in today’s century, individuals are not only competing with local people, but also people worldwide. The prerequisites for jobs keep changing through time and the demands for jobs also keep increasing. It is the responsibility of the schools to motivate and retain its students on *the journey of acquiring an education in order to prepare them for future responsibilities. Universities, Community Colleges, along with High Schools are the main source of motivation for students to continue pursuing their career goals and retaining students in school. Furthermore, the importance for an education is immense, it shapes who you are as an individual and can gradually be a door opener to great opportunities in the future. Education is a human right in America, and should be taken advantage of when it is available. Unfortunately, other individuals in different countries are not blessed with this opportunity, due to their financial status, lifestyle, health etc. Therefore, it is very important to maintain the retention rate, which is the amount of students attending College to acquire their education. Although, there are various numbers of reasons that may prohibit retention rates from increasing, which induce the rise on drop out rates and prohibit students from attending school, it is the school’s responsibility to encourage the continuation of acquiring an education. The reason for Skyline College’s retention rate remaining constant is caused by variou...
In Blackfish, Director, Gabriela Cowperthwaite, addresses the accidents that occurred at SeaWorld involving trainers and whales. Cowperthwaite’s purpose is to educate the audience on the cruel treatment and rough conditions of whales that occur in SeaWorld. The film maintains a shocking tone in order to persuade the audience and appeal to feelings of sadness and anger.
The desire to expand and improve existing resources is not a new phenomenon within higher education, (Hossler, 2004) but is one that has begun to gain attention as institutions increasingly adopt enrollment management (EM) practices. EM is both an organizational concept merged with associated practices that help institutions exercise control over the characteristics of their student bodies (Hossler & Bean, 1990; Hossler, 2004; Kraatz, Ventresca, & Deng, 2010). EM is a controversial trend with varying definitions, values, and drawbacks.
Advanced technological, time management, and study skills are imperative for the returning student (Blais & Hayes, 2011). Returning students must be proficient with their computer skills. Professors expect students to prepare assign...
Our client is the Arizona Wildcat Academic Center (abbreviate that by calling it C.A.T.S. Academics in the rest of report). The normal goal of C.A.T.S Academics is help student-athletes graduate and there are more than 500 student-athletes belong C.A.T.S Academics. Therefore, the department provides these students a good place to study and offer all possible academic supports and resources, such as tutoring services, to student athletes. This October, the department moved to a bigger building with more various purpose rooms and then want to hire more amounts of high-quality workers. They intend to specify the correct purpose of each room in this new building. In addition, they want to track Tutors, for examples, keeping records whether the tutor attends the tutoring appointments or not and the total number of working hours. Considered these new demands, they want to setup a new online booking & scheduling system. The mission of our team is to help C.A.T.S. Academics create a database system and front-end booking & scheduling procedure.
Many online colleges are improving their service and quality in order to remain competitive. As tuition for online education decreases due to price competition student enrollment in online degree programs will dramatically increase. Several of the new educational start-ups including a new nonprofit “University of the People” [1] (which will offer classes and textbooks free of charge with minimal costs for an admission fee and final exams) are on the horizon to become accredited. As these I...
Given the increasing fiscal constraints of many post-secondary institutions, there is a great need to not only increase enrollment, but retain the students that matriculate. Attrition rates in the United States for first year college students is reported to be between 30 and 50 percent; furthermore, attrition rates directly correlate to lost revenue (O’Keefe, 2013). Barbatis (2010, p.16), noted that locally, “college administrators perceive student retention rates as indicators which measure the quality of faculty instruction, support services, and student success. Statewide, subsidies have been paid to institutions to help fund the education of students who left after one year (O’Keefe, 2013). Not only are the effects of attrition felt at the local and
Presents the results of a study on the effectiveness of computer-based integrated learning system (ILS) in schools in the United States. Subjects in which ILS is used; ILS' ability to track students' progress on learning activities; ILS' effectiveness in improving student learning; Underutilization of ILS in American schools; Potential of ILS to transform the classroom.
The number of students unable to finish their college degree have been soaring high that according to statistics, the following reasons are the main cause why they’re not able to do so: lack of connection between students, fellow students and professors, unpreparedness in taking placement exams, blurry pathways for students and unfamiliarity of campus resources that should have been used.
The issue of student persistence and retention has garnered significant attention among institutions of higher education as they look at ways to increase student graduation rates and revenue. Freshman retention rates in the Midwest range from 89% to 55% (US News and World Reports, 2012). UIC’s first year retention rate hovers around 80%, but only about 50% of any cohort actually makes it to graduation (UIC Office of Degree Programs, 2009).
Technologies used in training and education are a popular topic of discussion all over the world. Two major views on delivery modes of educational content exist: some focus on asynchronous delivery for the accessibility of information anytime and anywhere through the use of collaborative tools while whereas others focus on the real-time interaction with the instructor, students, and content during class through synchronous delivery. This comparative analysis will look at Elluminate, a synchronous application, and compare it to Sakai, an asynchronous application. The comparative analysis will further examine general aspects, technological components, pedagogical concepts, strengths and limitations of systems that affect students and instructors for both technologies. This analysis would be helpful to a student who wants to learn how to explore web-based technologies and compare systems.
Technology-based delivery of educational programs which is targeted to employed adult students with needs for specific skill development
The concept of Student Information Management System (SIMS) is one that continues to elicit mixed reactions. Its application appears limited by a number of factors. Whitley, Gal, and Kjaergaard (2014) connotes that SIMS faces challenges in acceptability due to the kind of information being stored, personal identification information being stored in the system and the identity of people accessing this information. Ngoma (2009) explores the level of success student information system, a subset of SIMS. Findings from Ngoma’s expedition indicate that many institutions tend to have a negative attitude towards implementation of such projects. Their evaluation mechanism on application of this technology is tied to the level of improvement of the institution especially student performance (Sun & Benton 2008; Chong 2014).