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While the number of individuals in the United States between the ages of 25-44 with a bachelor’s degree has been increasing, so too has the number of individuals who have started college and dropped out. Higher education has numerous societal and individual benefits that are not being actualized because there are simply not enough individuals with bachelor’s degrees in this country. Nontraditional students (NTS) are entering higher education at increasing rates but at higher risk for drop-out; therefore, it is essential to learn more about this population to improve their rates of persistence. This study examines the life experiences of 35 NTS accepted to a bachelor’s degree program in a college of continuing education. This is a bounded case study of a specific group of students that utilized a content analysis of their application essays to understand their sentiments when (re)entering higher education. Themes stemming from the research questions, essay prompt, and theoretical lens were explored but allowed for others to emerge as well. Applicants shared many personal life experiences that contributed to their goals and motivations for achieving a bachelor's degree. Ambitions for earning a bachelor’s degree were spread across the personal and professional realms, including both intrinsic and extrinsic motivations. Most applicants had previously attended college prior to applying to CCE while two were applying to college for the first time. Twenty-one of the 35 applicants demonstrated a clear progression to self-authorship. This study has numerous implications for practice for admissions and various student support departments on campus. Through the collaboration of these offices, institutions can create a continuity of care surrounding these students and champion them to a degree. / Educational Administration

The purpose of this study was to determine and compare the academic advising needs of students as perceived by students and faculty advisors through faculty advising functions in the six teachers' colleges in Bangkok, Thailand. Fifteen faculty advising functions were included in a questionnaire validated by a panel of three judges. The questionnaires were distributed to students and faculty advisors in the six teachers' colleges by two selected research assistants. A total of 180 faculty advisors and 540 junior and senior teacher training students at the six teachers' colleges in Bangkok, Thailand, were selected using stratified random sampling. The usable and complete questionnaires received included 109 from faculty advisors (60.56 per cent) and 350 from students (64.81 per cent). The t-test, the Kendall's Coefficient of Concordance W, and the Spearman's Coefficient of Rank Correlation were employed to determine and compare the differences, the agreements, and the relationships of academic advising needs of students as perceived by students and faculty advisors, respectively. Analyses of the data revealed that students and faculty advisors in the six teachers' colleges in Bangkok, Thailand, perceived a mismatch between student advising needs now being fulfilled and student advising needs that should be fulfilled. Apparently, the academic advising programs in the teachers' colleges were not meeting the student needs. However, for student advising needs which should be fulfilled, both students and faculty advisors ranked personal, vocational and career, and academic areas very high. Overall, students and faculty seemed to agree on the advising needs which should be fulfilled.

El siguiente trabajo de investigación tiene como objetivo la elaboración de una plataforma que permita la adquisición de cursos online dirigido a emprendedores que tienen un pequeño negocio y a microempresarios del rubro textil. Las MYPES en el Perú representan el 95% del total de empresas y la pandemia ha afectado mucho a su desarrollo. Es por ello la necesidad de mayor conocimiento para sus negocios y de esta manera beneficiarse el emprendedor y microempresario. Para la validación del problema se hizo una entrevista a 20 emprendedores y 5 especialistas, siendo el público objetivo elegido en edades de 18 a 45 años del NSE B y C. Después de haber definido y validado el problema, se puede afirmar que se logró el encaje. La propuesta de valor de nuestro proyecto es una plataforma web que ofrece cursos online especializados sobre áreas de desarrollo de un emprendimiento o negocio. Los cursos serán desarrollados con mayor detalle y adecuados a los niveles y cada etapa del emprendimiento y para ello se realizó nuevas validaciones con el fin de reafirmar que nuestro proyecto es viable. También, se tiene una serie de gastos para el mejor desarrollo de la página web y del personal. Para finalizar y ver si el proyecto es factible en términos económicos se realizó proyecciones de ventas y el flujo de caja económico, cuyas proyecciones de los ingresos y egresos se da durante 5 años por la venta de cursos y packs. / The following research work aims to develop a platform that allows the acquisition of online courses aimed at entrepreneurs who have a small business and microentrepreneurs in the textile industry. MSEs in Peru represent 95% of the total number of companies and the pandemic has greatly affected their development. That is why there is a need for more knowledge for their businesses and thus benefit the entrepreneur and microentrepreneur. For the validation of the problem, 20 entrepreneurs and 5 specialists were interviewed, being the target public chosen from 18 to 45 years of age of NSE B and C. After having defined and validated the problem, it can be affirmed that the fit was achieved. The value proposition of our project is a web platform that offers specialized online courses on areas of entrepreneurship or business development. The courses will be developed in greater detail and adapted to the levels and each stage of the venture and for these new validations were carried out in order to reaffirm that our project is viable. To conclude and see if the project is feasible in economic terms, sales projections and economic cash flow were made, whose projections of income and expenses are given for 5 years for the sale of courses and packs. / Trabajo de investigación

“El Asesor” es el proyecto de negocio creado por un equipo de cinco estudiantes de la Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas que cuentan con experiencia en áreas de administración de empresas y marketing, dichos conocimientos fueron parte fundamental para la creación de actividades y lineamientos que deben cumplirse para lograr los objetivos y estrategias propuestas por sus creadores. Según las investigaciones realizadas, el 75 % de alumnos han llevado refuerzo académico externo a la universidad, con ese motivo nace la idea de negocio “El Asesor”, es la plataforma que conectará desde cualquier lugar a asesores académicos con alumnos y brindará servicio de asesorías personalizadas de acuerdo con la universidad. El 100 % de alumnos consideran muy importante poder llevar asesorías académicas de acuerdo con los tiempos que más se ajusten a su rutina diaria, es por eso que el proyecto “El Asesor” cuenta con flexibilidad de horarios para poder cubrir las expectativas de sus consumidores. El servicio de asesorías está dirigido a alumnos de las 10 mejores universidades privadas de Lima, los asesores serán alumnos de universidades que ya hayan llevado el curso o tengan conocimiento en el campo. Por último, el proyecto “El Asesor”, tiene como objetivo dar la seguridad de contar con un asesor con experiencia en el curso, que pueda simplificar y absolver dudas de los alumnos, además de conectar desde cualquier lugar a los asesores con alumnos que necesitan un refuerzo o asesoría académica tomando en cuenta los horarios programados. El presente trabajo de negocios es evaluado para conocer la viabilidad del proyecto “El Asesor”. / "El Asesor" is the business project created by a team of five students from the Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas who have experience in the areas of business administration and marketing. Such knowledge was a fundamental part of the creation of activities and guidelines that should be fulfilled to achieve the objectives and strategies proposed by its creators. According to the research carried out, 75% of students have taken external academic reinforcement to the university, for this reason the business idea “El Asesor” was born, it is the platform that will connect academic advisors with students from anywhere and will provide advisory services customized according to the university. 100% of students consider it very important to be able to take academic advice according to the times that best fit their daily routine that is why the “El Asesor” project has flexible schedules to meet the expectations of its consumers. The advisory service is aimed at students from the 10 best private universities in Lima, the advisers will be students from universities that have already taken the course or have knowledge in the field. Finally, the project "El Asesor", aims to provide the security of having an adviser with experience in the course, who can simplify and answer questions from students, in addition to connecting advisers from anywhere with students who need an academic reinforcement or advising taking into account the programmed schedules. The present business work is evaluated to know the viability of the project "El Asesor". / Trabajo de investigación

In recent years, the development of e-learning content has proved to be a very practical tool for improving existing learning options for students and workers, as e-learning can be used anytime and anywhere. At the universities, this versatility simplifies the process of reaching a larger number of students, especially those who have difficulties understanding the lecture.This is especially true in the case of foreign students, as language is an important barrier to overcome in early stages of the study. In order to improve the integration and success of foreign students at the Technical University of Dresden, the project thermoEⁱⁿᵗ (thermodynamic e-assessments for international students) aims to offer online electronic exercises in English for the fundamental subject of technical thermodynamics as a prototype for other subjects of natural sciences, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM, in German: MINT). This contribution presents our methodology for establishing a comprehensive didactic relation of e-assessments coupled with the lecture content. The implementation of a dynamic system for a continuous year-to-year improvement through the e-learning content and the student feedback is also discussed together with the outcomes of such implementation as a starting point to the successful implementation of e-learning activities in the STEM field of study. [from introduction]

El presenta trabajo de investigación tiene el objetivo de poder implementar una aplicación que conecte asesores académicos con estudiantes universitarios para brindar clases en línea. De esta forma, los asesores académicos podrán encontrar en la aplicación una fuente de ingresos confiable y segura, que les brinde la oportunidad de conseguir un mayor alcance en Lima metropolitana y de esta manera captar un mayor número de alumnos. Por otra parte, para lograr sustentar el presente proyecto, se realizó el análisis de los segmentos a los cuales nos encontramos enfocados, con el objetivo de realizar una validación del problema, solución y modelo de negocio. Por lo tanto, luego de haber estudiado detalladamente, lograremos delimitar si la idea de negocio propuesta será o no viable. Asimismo, con relación a lo ya mencionado anteriormente, el presente proyecto de investigación estará disponible para todos los investigadores y lectores que quieran emplear como guía y ejemplo. De esta forma, podrá ser utilizada para la formulación de futuras ideas de negocios. / The present research work has the objective of being able to implement an application that connects academic advisors with university students to provide online classes. In this way, academic advisers will be able to find in the application a reliable and secure source of income, which gives them the opportunity to achieve a greater reach in metropolitan Lima and thus attract a greater number of students. On the other hand, in order to sustain this project, an analysis of the segments to which we are focused was carried out, in order to carry out a validation of the problem, solution and business model. Therefore, after having studied in detail, we will be able to define whether or not the proposed business idea will be viable or not. Likewise, in relation to the aforementioned, this research project will be available to all researchers and readers who want to use it as a guide and example. In this way, it can be used to formulate future business ideas. / Trabajo de investigación

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The Student Support Services Program is one of five federally funded “TRIO” programs provided for by Congress and administered by the Department of Education that are designed to improve grade-point averages and the retention and graduation rates of low-income individuals, firs t-generation college students, and students with disabilities. The purpose of this study was to determine if the students who participated in the Student Support Services Program at SVCC achieved higher grade-point averages, retention rates, and graduation rates than did non-participants. There were no significant differences in grade-point averages between Student Support Services (SSS) Program participants and non-participants, The Student Support Services Program participants did have significantly higher retention rates. Student Support Services participants also demonstrated higher graduation rates Findings in this study could serve as a baseline for further study to guide additional improvements in Student Support Services programs at SVCC and other community colleges in the nation.