For the past couple years, the Graduate Management Admissions Council has been referring to this June’s release of the new-and-improved GMAT as the “Next-Generation GMAT”. But with all due respect to GMAC, “next-generation” is a bit of a misplaced or at least misaligned modifier (albeit one that wouldn’t quite meet the standard of an incorrect Sentence Correction answer!). The only true change to the test is the replacement of one Analytical Writing Assessment with the new Integrated Reasoning section, hardly a groundbreaking enough change to justify calling this new GMAT “GMAT 3.0” – it’s more like GMAT 2.1. With that said, “Next-Generation GMAT” makes a good bit of sense if you look beyond June 2012 and learn about what the Integrated Reasoning section means about ... Continue reading →

Skip to: Navigation | Content | Sidebar | Footer Blog May 22, 2012 The 25 Best Smartphone Apps Developed By Students by Staff Writers By the end of 2012, paid mobile apps are projected to be an $8 billion a year market. To put that in perspective, that’s how much money the entire National Football League brought in in 2010. So if you can’t throw a 70-yard pass or tackle a 250-pound running back, it might be wise to explore a career in app design. Many enterprising and creative students have already begun making waves in this still-new industry. Here are 25 of the best products they’ve come up with. Pulse News: One of the most successful apps of all time, the Pulse News reader ... Continue reading →

An upcoming presidential election. A poor economy. The Trayvon Martin shooting. Pick your explanation, but the fact remains that gun sales are on the rise. If you’re considering making your first foray into the world of handguns for self-defense, this guide is for you to keep you from going off half-cocked. As a person with minimal handgun experience, first I did what you should do: I talked to the experts at my local gun range. A quick Google search turned up a number of indoor shooting ranges in my area, and I settled on Memorial Shooting Center, which bills itself as “Houston’s friendliest indoor shooting range.” Through their partner company 360 Tactical Training, Memorial offers all kinds of courses for all ranges of skill levels, ... Continue reading →

Summer Reading List 2012 – Online Learning Edition What's on your reading list? Last week's #IOLchat included a brainstorming session of low- and no- cost professional development opportunities for online instructors. One of the ideas that emerged was to develop a reading list of relevant materials. If you are like me, you are probably always adding titles, but rarely have time to get the reading done. Summer reading lists are not new, but this one has a specific focus and relevance to online learning professionals. With so many new trends in online education, adding just a few items to your summer agenda may help you prepare for your next academic term. 7 Suggestions from eLearning Professionals Here is a closer look at the recommendations of ... Continue reading →

Infographic: 5 Reasons to Pursue an Online MBA May 25, 2012Saint Leo University, which offers a suite of online MBA programs, synthesized statistics from Pew Research Center, Graduate Management Admission Council and others into an easy-to-digest visual. Top five reasons to pursue online MBA programs. Continue reading →

Researchers at top business schools have been busy publishing papers on everything from marketing to economics to business schools themselves. What follows are some of the more notable studies. Business Schools, Under the Microscope: While many fields have embraced the use of analytics, business schools have clung stubbornly to their old ways. That’s the conclusion reached by researchers at the University of Iowa’s Tippie College of Business, who found little evidence that MBA students were being trained in the fine art of data analysis. Tippie professors Ken Brown and Sara Rynes, and Steven Charlier, a Tippie doctoral student and incoming faculty member at Quinnipiac University, examined the syllabi of more than 800 management courses offered in 333 MBA programs and determined that only 26 percent ... Continue reading →

MBA fairs are a good way for prospective students to explore business schools. According to the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), there are more than 4,000 MBA programs in the United States, offered by 454 institutions. With such a large number of options for pursuing a graduate business degree, prospective students do not have the opportunity to conduct campus visits or take a "virtual campus tour" of all of them. One way to start researching an MBA is by attending an MBA fair. Typically, 50 or more top tier business schools participate in these events. In the past, these candidate fairs began in late September or early October, but no longer: Many organizations, such as The MBA Tour and others, now begin ... Continue reading →

UNC Launches MD/MBA Dual-Degree Program May 24, 2012The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s School of Medicine and Kenan-Flagler Business School announced a partnership Thursday to launch a unique dual-degree program offering medical students the opportunity to earn doctor of medicine and master’s of business administration degrees in five years. The first students start classes this fall. The UNC dual degree is incorporating experiential learning approaches where students will develop solutions to healthcare problems by working with clinicians and health business experts associated with UNC Health Care. Students will work with healthcare practitioners in applying business principles to improving patient care. “One of greatest strengths at Carolina is our proximity to top-notch programs like the MBA program at Kenan-Flagler,” said William L. Roper, dean ... Continue reading →