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At National University, we strive to make higher education accessible to all adult learners. View our blog articles below that provide insights and information to help navigate your education path.
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October 21, 2021
Creative Leadership MBA vs EMBA: What’s the Difference?
The Creative Leadership MBA at National University is an interdisciplinary program that draws from the values of the Center for Creative Leadership (CCL) and integrates it with the curriculum of the National University MBA program. Ultimately, the cornerstone of this program centers on leadership. This unique curriculum is informed by the work of CCL, a ...
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October 19, 2021
Part Time MBA Options for Executives & Working Professional
Earning an MBA can mean taking an enormous step closer to achieving your career goals. With a median starting salary of $115,000, an MBA is among the highest paying graduate degrees. It’s also an incredibly versatile degree, helping to provide students with skills necessary to excel in a wide range of management careers. Many of ...
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October 12, 2021
The California Teacher Shortage and COVID-19
Years before pandemic restrictions upturned the U.S. education industry, California was already struggling with a state-wide teacher shortage that even today remains frequently cited as one of the nation’s worst. However, the socioeconomic devastation wrought by COVID-19 — which has, as of March 2021, claimed more lives in California than any other U.S. state — ...
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October 5, 2021
SEL for Middle School Teachers
Social emotional learning (SEL) is fast becoming a hallmark of empowerment for middle-school-aged children, a set of tools that supports them in their secondary education and well into adulthood. Children invited to participate in SEL frameworks are, according to the American Psychological Association and others, better positioned for academic success, a reduction in anxiety and ...
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September 30, 2021
Why is Leadership Important in Business Administration?
It doesn’t matter if you’re running a non-profit organization, a branch of government, or a for-profit enterprise: you will always need some kind of vision for the future of your group. You’ll also need leaders who can help plan and successfully execute that vision. From motivating others to cooperate in completing necessary tasks to determining ...
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September 28, 2021
Skills Needed to Be an Entrepreneur
Great entrepreneurs are a combination of many different skills and traits. Some of them can come naturally, like personality traits. But most entrepreneurs will also need a variety of both technical (“hard”) skills and non-technical (“soft”) skills to help prepare them for doing business in the modern world. Precisely what skills should an entrepreneur have? ...
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September 23, 2021
7 Autism Behavior and Communication Strategies
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD), a developmental disorder which affects an estimated 1 in 54 U.S. children, causes a wide array of symptoms that vary in severity. Many of these symptoms impact behavior and communication, such as social withdrawal, repetition of words (echolalia), and difficulty interpreting body language or nonverbal cues. These types of symptoms can ...
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September 21, 20214 Best Teaching Strategies for Students with Autism
In 2000, fewer than 100,000 students with autism were served by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), a federal law requiring access to free public education for disabled children and young adults. By 2018, less than two decades later, that number had septupled to more than 700,000 students — over 10 percent of the ...
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September 15, 2021Multimedia Design Principles: What Are They, How to Use Them
In today’s fast-paced, digital world, multimedia learning has become an integral part of education. It allows learners to engage with content through a variety of formats, such as text, images, audio, and video. This approach to learning not only caters to different learning styles but also helps make learning more enjoyable and effective. In this ...
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September 14, 2021
Healthcare and Cybersecurity
The number of reported healthcare breaches is significant, and even just one breach of a person’s confidential medical records could reasonably be considered alarming. In 2019 there were 41.2 million healthcare records exposed, wrapped up in 505 data breaches that crossed industries and regions. The cost of each breach, according to an IBM report, was ...
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September 9, 2021
What Can I Do with a Degree in Data Science?
Data is everywhere — and information is the lifeblood of nearly any modern businesses. Smart application of data can help people make more informed decisions, but who helps prepare that data? That’s where a degree in data science can open the door to a variety of career paths, both inside and outside of the field. ...
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September 7, 2021
What is Data Science?
At first glance, the term “data science” can be somewhat intimidating and confusing. Doesn’t all science use data? Like many career paths, it can be difficult to understand what is involved in data science until you’ve taken a much closer examination of the field. For example, what kind of problems can you solve with a ...
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September 2, 2021
The Psychology of Business
The importance of psychology in business is difficult to overstate. Because directly or indirectly, it can be used to help improve virtually every aspect of doing business. That might include making a better workplace, more productive employees, or better products. Psychology is essentially the science of understanding the way people think and behave, and business ...
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August 31, 2021
How to Be a Creative Leader
Any business can benefit from an infusion of creative leadership, no matter what challenges it faces, what industry it is part of, or what type of service it provides. But what does that actually translate to in practice? What can leaders do to help promote innovation and growth? And why does being creative as a ...
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August 26, 2021
What is Creative Leadership?
No business, team, or organization can thrive without effective leadership — and to maximize their efficacy, leaders must think, act, and problem-solve creatively. As we will explore in this article, leaders who are able to successfully innovate and “think outside the box” often reap career and financial benefits, while simultaneously fostering personal growth in their ...
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August 24, 2021
What is EdTech (Education Technology)?
From healthcare and entertainment to engineering and transportation, technology has revolutionized every industry on a global scale, impacting not only businesses, but also families, students, and educators. Even prior to the coronavirus pandemic, online education was already on the rise, with “enrolled college students who took at least one online class…edging up to 34.7 percent ...
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August 19, 2021
Types of Psychological Therapy
In modern medicine, the best medicine is often targeted to a specific condition or audience. So, too, is the best therapy. Each type of psychological therapy also has a list of necessary skills. There is not a single “psychotherapy,” but several subtypes. There is one-on-one therapy, group therapy, couples therapy, and a variety of theory-based ...
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August 17, 2021
Psychologist vs. Psychiatrist: What’s the Difference?
It is not uncommon for the casual observer — and patients, especially — to pose the question, “What is the difference between a psychologist and psychiatrist?” They are each scholars of psychology and can both be client-facing professions. They practice psychotherapy, obtain doctorates, and thrive on helping others. It’s no surprise the differences between psychologist ...
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