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Fri, Jun 6 2008
Fri, Jun 6 2008
My Ashford University Experience
Vanessa is a 24-year-old stay-at-home mom, wife, military spouse, and veteran. She started her online education while she was still in the Navy.
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My Ashford University Experience
Vanessa is a 24-year-old stay-at-home mom, wife, military spouse, and veteran. She started her online education while she was still in the Navy. After receiving an honorable discharge, getting married, and having two beautiful girls in two years, she is s
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My Ashford University Experience
Interdisciplinary Degrees versus Vocationally Specific Degrees: What should your graduate major be?
Posted
07-03-2008
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Cajun
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I sometimes get asked “what should I major in” to which my reply is universally “well, what do you want to do?” Usually a conversation follows where they are looking for a degree that has utility in their current profession but...
My Ashford University Experience
Fan Mail: How’s LSU Going?
Posted
07-01-2008
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Cajun
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I haven't really said much thus far about how my experience with LSU is going. Primarily because in all truthfulness there's really not much to say at this point. I just started my 3 rd lesson out of 16 today and have not yet taken a proctored...
My Ashford University Experience
Ashford’s Leadership Emphasis is something of a Surprise
Posted
06-29-2008
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Cajun
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During a brief discussion with my brother this weekend I came to an epiphany, there is a difference between “Organizational Leadership” and “Leadership” as an academic study. I know the two sound the same and there are many similarities...
My Ashford University Experience
How will America deal with the looming skills shortage in tomorrow’s workplace?
Posted
06-28-2008
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Cajun
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I was reading an interesting article tonight about how the United Arab Emirates are concerned about a looming skills shortage in their workforce in the future. In short, there are not enough skilled employees to keep pace with their growing economy which...
My Ashford University Experience
You’ve got to keep your personal and professional life alive as well
Posted
06-27-2008
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Cajun
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Tonight I took an online refresher course for my job. To say that the course was tedious, dry and convoluted would only be throwing sugar on how I really feel about it. Honestly they made this “thing” into a four hour block of reading poorly...
My Ashford University Experience
Organizational Leadership: I actually challenged a grade
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06-26-2008
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Cajun
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I didn't post last night because I quite honestly was not in an objective frame of mind. I was actually quite upset by my final grade on my final paper in Organizational Leadership. You see, my final paper was scored at a 72 percent which since it...
My Ashford University Experience
Organizational Leadership Complete: 2 courses left before “V” day
Posted
06-25-2008
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Cajun
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Yesterday I turned in my final project for Organizational Leadership. It was an eight to 10 page paper (excluding abstract, references, appendix, etc.) which in of itself was not too terrible but for some reason I had to fight a major bout of writer's...
My Ashford University Experience
Considering online college? Here’s a formula to choose the best one for you
Posted
06-21-2008
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Cajun
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In the forums one of the most frequent questions I see is "which school is right for me" or "can you help me choose a school" or "do you know of a school" etc. The problem with answering those questions is that choosing the...
My Ashford University Experience
Summertime, a time for swimming, backyard BBQs and graduations
Posted
06-20-2008
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Cajun
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Summertime means graduates. Not too long ago I attended my sister in law's high school graduation ceremony at a huge convention center in downtown Fort Worth. They were rolling out one graduation ceremony after another and to say that things were...
My Ashford University Experience
Reading the Student Stories at Ashford University
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06-20-2008
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Cajun
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Tonight I was reading the various student success stories on the Ashford University's Web site in an effort to gain some encouragement and get some perspective. I got both but I also got a little bit of a surprise too, after reading so many success...
My Ashford University Experience
The DETC rolls out a list of newly accredited schools
Posted
06-19-2008
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Cajun
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There are five newly accredited schools for potential students to consider. Some interesting offerings are here that have not been offered before and I did a quick scan of each of these schools. See below for my quick and dirty reviews based upon price...
My Ashford University Experience
Week 5 Grades In: I’m starting to get ticked
Posted
06-18-2008
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Cajun
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This week's grades are in and I'm starting to wonder. I scored barely a 92 percent on my assignment and received and a 90 percent on my discussion. The killer is that I am dragging the bottom of the barrel on the class averages. There are only...
My Ashford University Experience
Write Better Research Papers: Getting into “the zone”
Posted
06-15-2008
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Cajun
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There's nothing harder to do on a lazy Sunday afternoon for me than writing a research paper, yet that is exactly what I should be doing at this particular moment. The problem is that I'm not in "the zone" for writing a paper. I know...
My Ashford University Experience
Majoring in Criminal Justice? Are You Considering a Criminal Justice Career? Want a Sneak Peak?
Posted
06-14-2008
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Cajun
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There are a lot of reasons people major in Criminal Justice. I think most people who major in Criminal Justice however are actually interested in working in some type of law enforcement or corrections role. While these jobs are frequently portrayed on...
My Ashford University Experience
Week 5 of Organizational Leadership
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06-13-2008
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Cajun
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So far Organizational Leadership has been very rewarding yet frustrating. The whole APA response to first person questions has just been driving me mad, but the course content itself is first class. I've learned a lot about my organization and more...
My Ashford University Experience
The Evolution of the MBA: Is the MBA getting soft?
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06-12-2008
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Cajun
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It's hard to describe something like an MBA as soft. It's akin to describing a porcupine as cuddly but nonetheless I have noticed more and more reports in the media about how "soft skills" are becoming increasingly important in the workplace...
My Ashford University Experience
Leaders are not made, they are developed & a sign that you might be a leader waiting to be developed
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06-11-2008
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Cajun
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My brother and I were discussing "doing the right thing" when nobody else seems compelled to. Think of a time in your life when you saw someone needing your help or being victimized and you stepped in to do something about it only to later to...
My Ashford University Experience
APA and Organizational Leadership & a Doctorate May be Possible After All
Posted
06-10-2008
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Cajun
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Okay first off a little rant. I'm working in Organizational Leadership on textbook questions that are supposed to be personal experiences applied to some of the answers and other questions which are phrased like "what would you do" or "what...
My Ashford University Experience
Do I have the guts to stick it out for a doctorate?
Posted
06-07-2008
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Cajun
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I have been doing a lot of research on doctorate degrees over the last couple of days. We're talking about the kind of research that only an obsessive compulsive such as myself is capable of doing in such a short amount of time and I have learned...
My Ashford University Experience
So I'm Considering a Doctorate Degree
Posted
06-06-2008
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Cajun
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First up, I've written about them before and I'm doing it again, but the Harrison Middleton University's College of the Humanities and Sciences has the best looking all around liberal arts doctorate programs I've seen. I love the concept...
My Ashford University Experience
I received my LSU materials today
Posted
06-06-2008
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Cajun
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Today I opened my mailbox and found my LSU (Louisiana State University) independent study materials for my first class for the Certificate in Accounting program. Inside the envelope was a folder which contained a lesson book, several envelopes, bar coded...
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