Month: April 2018

Developing relationships with university lecturers / tutors is straight forward as they behave in a professional, ethical and to a point, predictable manner.

It is important to remember that university lecturers invest a lot of time producing material for a degree course, and are therefore likely to steer it in a direction that is of some interest to them personally.

University Lecturers will respond positively to degree students who take a genuine interest in the module, and show some appreciation for the effort that has been put into it:

• Always turn up on time to university lectures
• Attend every university lecture
• Research the degree subject properly using the recommended texts and other resources

Doing these three things will show your university lecturer you are a serious degree student, it will also put you in a position to ask more advanced questions, again demonstrating your commitment and allowing you to glean additional knowledge from the lecturer.

Lecturers are busy people, if you are perceived as a serious student they are more likely to make time for you when you need it.

In my degree experience students with a poor attendance record approaching university lecturers in a panic close to deadlines are not viewed favorably. This coupled with time constraints means badly organized degree students do not get the same level of support as those who work ahead.

When asking university lecturers for advice on a topic, tell them that you are aiming for a first class degree. This will again demonstrate your commitment, and will lead them to give you the higher level information you are looking for. The advice I got from university lecturers after asking “what do I need to do to get a first class degree” was very different to that given to students asking what I need to do to pass my degree.

If you engage with university lecturers properly you can take your learning well beyond the scope of your degree, you have an opportunity to acquire knowledge you may never have otherwise learned, and have some enjoyable debates in the process.

If you’re like every other student in the classroom, then you may have difficulty when it comes to participating in class. Why is that? Is it a fear of rejection? Unfortunately, there’s a lot of intellectual competitions in the classroom which should be avoided at all costs. That is the very reason as to why we don’t want to participate. It may be that we are deathly afraid of speaking in front of others in a classroom. All eyes are on us and judging our train of thought, a thought that is being forced out of you by a teacher or student. It is hard to think under pressure, isn’t it?

Participating in class is something that, as a student, you have to force yourself to do. Once you make that first step in participating then you will find that you have gained interest in the topic because you are now a part of it. You have a right to speak your mind, and you have the right to criticize another student’s opinion- but, not if it means that you’re putting them down or disregarding their intelligence. Fear is such a useless emotion if you think about it. We fear rejection, but we will never gain and grow if we do not take a risk.

While some of us may lack the common sense in taking a risk, there is a difference between risk and not thinking about your decision or statement before you make it. If the statement that you want to make in class is rightly yours and is justified without hurting anyone else in the classroom than what is the mind? Actively participating in class is you presenting your true colors to a group of students who are attempting to regain the same fabric and information as you. You may be helping someone out in the process of asking questions, and it may be an answer that makes or breaks your test grade.

Look at it this way, anyone who is incapable of not judging you and how you figure things out is totally unworthy of your time. Judging people based off the information that they don’t know is a self-esteem issue in itself. A teacher is THERE to teach you and answer your questions. Participating in class also means that you are conversing with other students as they are expressing their feelings as well. This will expand your ideas. It’s important to be unbiased in the class room; but, like anything politics will be involved.

There will be students who want to shine off of their knowledge for self-gratification purposes. These are unworthy students who cannot feel satisfied with who they are because they feel the need to show off or argue with anyone who illustrates an opposition in the classroom. Word of advice, don’t be afraid to speak your mind because if it weren’t for questions, we wouldn’t be where we are in the world with technology intelligence and communications.

If you find yourself in a tough position because your parents have decided a career path for you, you’re not alone. My best friend comes from a long line of doctors. Her parents are both doctors and her grandparents and so on and so on. They wanted her to major in premed but she hated math and really wanted to major in political science and focus on the psychology part of it. Her parents were pushy but in the end she convinced them that, although, she wanted to please them she wouldn’t be happy. It wasn’t an easy feat for her but definitely a victory she felt was worth fighting for.

It wasn’t a decision she made over night. There were a lot of things for her to consider, and as her close friend and confidant I tried to listen and support her as she explored her options. On one hand, she knew that becoming a doctor meant secured employment and income. As for most young adults keeping the tradition of career can mean job security if you have the option of working in the family business. She would also have her family to rely on for support and feeling the camaraderie of sharing the same field of work was appealing because she valued the close relationship she had with her parents. On the other hand, pursing her true passion meant she would like her day job and she could enjoy her online course material because it interested her. The idea of being successful was easier to imagine if she was working and researching something she loved.

As Shakespeare once said, “we are masters of our fate.” Our own happiness rests in our hands. If choosing a career path goes against your families wishes you may be up for some resistance. Weigh the pros and cons carefully and always choose to follow your heart.

If you are someone who loves to travel then you know that in addition to the cost of the travel itself the cost of food can be a major expense for your vacation. It is very easy to tally up expenses for food that can easily exceed the cost of your vacation if you are not careful. We have put together some helpful hints to assist you with planning your trip and saving money on dining while on your trip.

First off, the age old advice of eating a good breakfast applies here as well. Always eat a balanced meal consisting of protein and carbohydrates such as traditional bacon and eggs with toast instead of a sugar laden breakfast of donuts. Complex carbohydrates including whole grain cereal, oatmeal, or wheat toast will also help keep hunger away and make you feel satisfied longer.

Endeavor to make lunch your biggest meal of the day since most restaurants usually have specials during lunch hour that can save you a great deal of money. Be friendly with the employees at the hotel you are staying and ask their advice for local eating establishments that have lunch specials. I always enjoy trying the food at little cafes that the locals love.

It is always smart to take along some snacks with you while you are out running around, especially if you are on some kind of tour with a lot of other people. You may be hungry before any scheduled stops for food, so be prepared by having a few snacks like fruit, crackers, nuts, or maybe some trail mix. Get your snacks at a local store instead of from a machine to keep the cost down.

Although many people look at going grocery shopping on vacation as taboo this is really not smart thinking. Anytime we go on vacation I always make sure that we have accommodations that have a kitchen and refrigerator so that we can prepare some of our own meals. There is absolutely no reason to eat out for every meal when you are traveling, especially if you are on a vacation that is a week or more. If you have a family of four you can probably save at least $50 a day just from eating one meal in.

Another good idea especially if you need to lose a few pounds, and most of us do, is to plan to diet a little while on vacation. You could do something like the Slimfast diet where you drink a shake for breakfast and lunch and only eat dinner. Another thing that dramatically increases the cost of dining out on vacations is the addition of alcoholic beverages. Not only are they just empty calories but you are charged for every drink as opposed to drinking a regular beverage where you are normally only charged for one glass and then get free refills.

Most college students get tired of having to log into their school’s email system every time they want to see their emails. This can definitely be a hassle over time, especially if the school uses the same email server as you use for personal emails. By that, I mean that the school is using Gmail for the basis of their email system and you use a Gmail account for personal emails as well. In that case, you literally have to log off and on every time you want to switch between the two. Luckily, there is an easy solution to all of this. It’s called mail forwarding. Let’s take a look at how this system works and what you would have to do to use it.

How to Mail Forwarding Works

The concept of mail forwarding is pretty simple. You just have to setup an email account to pull all of your messages from another account when they come in. the messages will still go to the second account, but they will also come to the first one for you to see. That will save you from having to go to your second account in order to check your emails. Everything will be accessible right there for you.

If you setup your account correctly, you can actually send messages from one account using the email address on another account. In other words, you can be logged in as [email protected] while you send a message to someone as [email protected]. The recipients will never know that you are using a different account, so you can keep your professional emails and your personal emails separate. This will save you from revealing your [email protected] account to your bosses, professors, colleagues, and peers.

I have a Gmail account that I use for business, and then I have another that I use for my family. I check everything on the family email, but I send info to my clients with the business address. As long as I remember to choose my business address before I send something, no one knows what my personal account is. I’ve only messed up on that one time, and that client already had my personal email. It didn’t turn out to be that bad in the end. You can do all of this to help yourself manage your life in one simple location, so you might as well give it a try.

How to Setup Mail Forwarding

Setting up mail forwarding will vary based on the email account you like to use. You can either have your email from one address forwarded to another address, or you can import emails from one account to another. Either way, you should be able to setup a connection that takes emails from one account and puts them on another one. Look for a “forwarding” option somewhere in your account settings, and you should be able to figure things out from there. It’s not a software engineering process, so you should not have trouble understanding the procedure when you get into it. You just have to follow the steps as they come.

You could also set a filter on your emails so that only certain ones get forwarded to you. If you have one professor that writes you all the time, you can make sure that those emails get to your personal account. Then you could just check back in every once and awhile on the other emails you get. I like this option because it prevents me from getting a bunch of random school announcements in my personal email. If you want to minimize the clutter, this is a great option for you. Check out your mail forwarding opportunities, and you’ll be able to manage your life better in no time.

A degree in entrepreneurship is quickly becoming one of the most sought after by business school students. The degree program teaches students everything they need to know about turning an idea into a new business. It provides knowledge about planning a business along every step of the way, including how to trademark ideas, incorporate a company, build an image around a business, and manage the financial aspects of a business.

What kind of classes does an entrepreneurship degree program at one of the best business colleges include? Here are just a few examples of what business students learn about when pursuing their degree:

Business Plan Development – A course in this subject at a good business school will cover how to write a business plan based on the idea a student has for his or her future business.

Marketing Business Ideas – This course teaches business students how to figure out who their customers are and how to sell products to this target market.

Venture Capital and Growth Strategies – A course like this covers how to find investors for a business in order to obtain money for startup costs.

Launching New Technologies – This course teaches students how to create technologies for each of their markets and then distribute each of them.

Accounting and Financials – A course in this subject covers how to handle the financial workings of a business, including various accounting practices.

Global Market Opportunities – This course helps business students learn how to expand their business into other countries.

While any entrepreneurship degree from one of the best business programs can educate students on how to turn their ideas into a real product, service, or other company and successfully compete in a marketplace full of other businesses, each degree program tends to focus on a different area. Some are focused solely on starting a business, while others may focus on a specific area of business, including finance, marketing, or management. The best way to determine whether a degree program focused on a wide range of business topics or on one specific area is to look into the program’s curriculum offered by the business school.