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Online college courses compared to traditional classroom college courses: Healthcare management student perceptions
No full textThis paper presents survey data from health care management students on their comparative opinions of online courses and traditional classroom courses in their college careers. The goals of the study were to identify how students perceived contribution to learning, impact on grades, workload differences, comparison of stress, ability to know the instructor and interaction with other students between their online course experiences and traditional classroom courses. Analysis provides an assessment of associations between demographic information and the student opinions
"The Bluest Eye Sees the Fattest Body: Using Black Feminist Theory to Read Corpulence Identity in the Literature of Toni Morrison"
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P300 amplitude and topography in an autobiographical oddball paradigm involving simulated amnesia.
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Partnering Academics and Community Engagement: A Quality Enhancement Plan for a Diverse and Non-Traditional University
No full textResearch suggests that application of theoretical perspectives, specific program principles and components, and various institutional models of service learning, can positively affect persistence and completion for college students. Academic community engagement provides such an application, as well as a vehicle for professional interaction between community partners and faculty members, and is the theme for our university-wide quality enhancement plan (QEP). This paper describes our QEP roadmap from conception through the first four years of our five-year initiative, detailing the work done to align with the university’s strategic goals; incorporate flexibility, coordination, and partnerships; ensure authentic projects that benefit community partners and students (traditional and non-traditional); and assess impacts on the institution, students, and community. We describe various types of community partnerships and provide specific examples of lower-level and upper-level undergraduate courses designed and delivered, in a variety of academic programs and disciplines, as well as lessons learned from our experiences
Partnering Academics and Community Engagement: A Quality Enhancement Plan for a Diverse and Non-Traditional University
No full textResearch suggests that application of theoretical perspectives, specific program principles and components, and various institutional models of service learning, can positively affect persistence and completion for college students. Academic community engagement provides such an application, as well as a vehicle for professional interaction between community partners and faculty members, and is the theme for our university-wide quality enhancement plan (QEP). This paper describes our QEP roadmap from conception through the first four years of our five-year initiative, detailing the work done to align with the university’s strategic goals; incorporate flexibility, coordination, and partnerships; ensure authentic projects that benefit community partners and students (traditional and non-traditional); and assess impacts on the institution, students, and community. We describe various types of community partnerships and provide specific examples of lower-level and upper-level undergraduate courses designed and delivered, in a variety of academic programs and disciplines, as well as lessons learned from our experiences
DID WALGREENS AND RITE AID BENEFIT FROM THEIR 2017 DEAL?
No full textABSTRACTPurpose- After several attempts that extended over two years, in 2017 the U.S. Federal Trade Commission approved Walgreens’ proposal tobuy nearly half of Rite Aid stores. The two companies were in the same line of business making the merger fall in the category of horizontalmergers. The main benefits of horizontal mergers are cost savings from improved operational efficiency and superior bargaining power withrespect to suppliers. Using annual financial statements, we examined the performance of Walgreens and Rite Aid over the four-year periodsince the acquisition of Rite Aid stores by Walgreens. The examination is useful because the Federal Trade Commission was not in favor ofWalgreens’ earlier proposal to merge completely with Rite Aid, but later allowed it to buy almost half of Rite Aid stores. The present studyexamines whether the revised proposal benefitted both Walgreens and Rite Aid.Methodology- We collected annual financial statement data of the two companies from Mergent database and analyzed the common sizestatements and the relevant financial ratios.Findings- Analysis of profitability ratios indicate profit margins (gross as well as net) continued to decrease for both companies even afterthe acquisition. Both companies showed improved operational effeciency as reflected in Inventory turnover and employee productivity, butWalgreens had a superior performance.Conclusion- Only four years have passed since Walgreens acquired Rite Aid stores. Our analysis of the limited data indicates that Walgreenseems to have benefitted more from the deal. Rite Aid, by selling about 46% of its stores to Walgreens in 2017, became a much smallercompany. The smaller size did not affect the cost of inventory or financing, but its profitability did not improve