In 2019, about 56.6 million students were enrolled in elementary and secondary schools in the United States. In light of the current global COVID-19 pandemic, school districts across the country have made the difficult decision to close schools and transition to online instruction due to public health and safety concerns. Parents and carers were tasked … Read more
Many people were surprised when Bamfo Kwakye was appointed Vice Chancellor of Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) in Kumasi, Ghana in 1975. Prior to his promotion to the university’s top post, Bamfo Kwakye was Head of the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, but his academic status … Read more
In general, people are thought to learn in three ways: through observation, through reading, or through experience. Depending on what you’re trying to learn, any of the three methods could be number one. One method, however, has consistently proven to be undoubtedly the best—experience. Each week we post a thought of the week on our … Read more
For most of us, studying means being able to become independent and self-sufficient. Leaving the comfort zone, making new friends and exploring the world on your own has a certain appeal. However, to do all of that, you need to be well-equipped with the knowledge, and that’s where a university comes in. Of course, you … Read more
pronunciation is always a big hurdle on the way to becoming fluent in English. This is typical of the many accents that exist in the English language. This can cause confusion and you may not know the correct pronunciation of a word. Obviously you will have this difficulty saying words correctly. Here is a collection … Read more
Below is the method I generally prefer to create the connection pool for each database. I am using the BasicDataSource class developed by the Apache Software Foundation and available for free. To work with it you may need to add these JAR files to your classpath: 1. commons-dbcp.jar 2. commons-pooljar 3. commons-collections.jar 4. mysql-connector-java-5.1.5-bin.jar (for … Read more
Education and knowledge can be received and imparted in many different ways. Traditionally, children gather in a common public area such as the classroom, where a fixed floor plan is often seen. A teacher stands in front of the class and works out a topic; The students are seated, some paying attention, some struggling to … Read more
There are two ways to draw a Bode plot. One calculates the magnitude and phase of the system transfer function at each frequency and plots the graph using those points. The other called asymptotic Bode plot, considers straight lines between poles or zeros, and has some simple rules for the slopes of those lines. Due … Read more
This article covers the Florida 4-40 to 2-20 Conversion Course. This course is specific to Florida Licensing and provides an opportunity for an FL 4-40 CSR to become an FL 2-20 agent without taking a 200 hour course. Florida distinguishes between a 2-20 General Lines Agent and a 4-40 Customer Service Representative. A 2-20 agent … Read more
When it comes to gaining an advantage in the GIS job market, it pays to invest in an Advanced Diploma program to complement any environmental science, geography, or urban planning education you may have. While students often gain a cursory knowledge of GIS through their undergraduate work, it really takes a GIS-focused program to differentiate … Read more