Outlook On School

With technology at the fingertips, it is easier to get distracted these days. It is much harder to focus with all these distractions around. Have you ever gone on to Google and searched for something, but one search led to another and you ended up looking for something entirely different from the first? The same things happen while you study, isn’t it? It is so hard to focus when you have so much going on in your head. But don’t worry! Here are some easy and effective study hacks to improve your concentration to make the best use of your study hours. 1.Beauty Sleep If you say you barely have time to sleep, we have to change that asap! If you want to concentrate better and increase your capacity to learn new things , sleep has to be one of your priorities. Lack of sleep affects your mood and focus, impairs your judgment and motivation. So, make sure you catch 7-8 hours of sleep every night and notice the difference in your concentration levels. 2. Say No To Caffeine While sh...

Onlinelearning  has been on the rise in recent years, and it’s really not hard to see why. On the one hand, eLearning courses have become hugely popular by the simple virtue of being so much more convenient than traditional face to face courses. Students can fit them around their existing responsibilities and commitments, and can engage with multimedia content and learning materials at whatever time is most convenient to them. Even better: they don’t have to travel anywhere to study, they can simply log in to the virtual campus from the comfort of their own home or office. There’s a second reason why online learning has become so popular: it’s cheaper. Cost can often be a prohibitive factor in why individual students don’t enrol in courses they’re interested in. This is also an issue for corporations who wish to encourage their employees to undergo further training but don’t have much of a budget for conferences and training courses.  Online courses  are easily...

An MBA degree offers many professional, as well as personal, benefits. Whether you work in technology, finance, management, marketing, or manufacturing, an MBA degree will open up opportunities for greater responsibility, career advancement, and increased financial reward. From a personal aspect, an MBA will improve your communication and leadership skills which are vital to professional success. 1. New job positions are open to you. When you earn your MBA, the number of positions that are available to you rises dramatically. According to  The Economist , job opportunities for MBA graduates are rising in 2016. Three-quarters of employers say that they plan to hire MBA graduates in 2016, while ninety-two percent are increasing the number of MBA internships that they offer. With that in mind, earning an MBA will qualify you to apply to higher-level positions and increase the career opportunities available to you. 2. New career paths are open to you. Shifting gears and...

Academic excellence is often a pursuit that puts students in the race to get good grades , making them so engrossed in their activities that they dangerously ignore the importance of orienting themselves towards a career path. Due to the preconceived notions students have regarding the career path that will be best for them in their professional lives, most students tend to enroll in programs that are biased towards those career paths. Because of societal pressure and peer expectations when it comes to choosing an “acceptable profession”, it has become a norm in today’s competitive and cut-throat environment that students often harbor guilt for pursuing their own interests. Career counseling is a tool which can be very effective in allowing students to realize their true potential and find work that aligns with their natural inclinations. The best time to give students an exposure to the idea of career counseling is when they are at...

Career Counselling has always been important but only recently, got the recognition it deserves. Earlier, people sought out career counsellors, for a change in careers, only after they got a job and were unhappy with it. Now, people recognize that this isn’t ideal. What is noteworthy, is to consider why people change careers. It doesn’t take much thinking to understand that someone who does that was never convinced of what career they should take. Such a decision usually stems from school. Many students make career choices based on the most picked career among their peers. They don’t, for once, consider what they like until it’s too late. Picking a career usually, comes after picking a course. If a student doesn’t pick the right course, it would inadvertently affect their career choice. A recent study showed that 1 in 3 students are unhappy with the course that they picked. That is nearly half a million dissatisfied university students! Such figures only point to one clear t...

When we start thinking about our future profession and career choice , we think about several factors. The most important things are job description, required skills and education , salary, career outlook. But there are many other meaningful factors that can influence someone’s  career choice . In this article, we discuss some of these factors. It’s important to take them into account when you have to make a decision about your future work. You need to make the right choice, weigh the pros and cons and it will help you to find your perfect career. Main Influencing Factors There so many factors which influence the future career choice and have the effect on different levels. Let’s talk about the most important factors. Different life roles Every person plays different roles in his or her life. He is a worker at work, a parent, husband or wife at home. And every person thinks about himself in these different roles and decides which role will be the most important for h...

We believe PowerPoint is still effective . In fact it has never been so effective. PowerPoint has been around for a very long time. And it has been used in presentations thousands of times It gives you control PowerPoint allows you to control the flow of a presentation. You can control the theme and setting for your talk. Using colors  will allow people to see the importance of what you are saying. Using images and videos will help portray your message alongside what you say. It helps to engage the audience If you have a screen with a presentation on it. Then the audience will look at it. There is no doubt about that. But it is important that you put the right content onto your slides. Having a slide full of text will bore your audience and stop them from listening to you as they will want to read as opposed to listen. Using singular words and graphics allows your audience to build a picture in their mind while you speak. Because they have a fuller picture in the m...

Videos must be used as a facet of instruction along with other resource material available to you for teaching a particular topic. As educators, our aim is to get students energized and engaged in the hands-on learning process. Videos are an instructional medium that are compelling and generates a greater amount of interest and enjoyment. Advantages of Videos as educational medium: ·          It gives students clear concept clarity, as everything can be visualized and explained in detail. ·          Visuals tend to be more interesting and engaging, when compared to text. ·          Students who are good visual learners have a lot of advantages studying from videos. They can learn more efficiently. ·          It helps retain and maintain interest for longer periods of time. ·       ...

If you are a Masters student but feel that your leadership potential remains largely untested by the fixed curriculum, there are some extracurricular activities that will help awaken the leader in you. An extracurricular activity is an activity that is not required by the course of study at your university. They are not obligatory but are invaluable in developing your talents and practical skills. Some of these activities, such as fundraising and volunteering, not only benefit you but also help others. Leadership growth is related to self-discovery. Any kind of team work will help you get aware of your strengths and the team roles that you are naturally comfortable with. Being able to follow a leader and be a valuable team player is equally essential for achievement and success. There are many possibilities out there that can help you develop your leadership skills. Here are five of them: Carry out your own project Leading a project in your area of interes...