AbstractDefining the problemExplaining the goalA Review of the LiteratureI. Relationship between college failure/success and academic readinessII. Relationship between college failure/success and fraternities/sororitiesIII. Relationship between college failure/success and University Tuition/ExpensesIV. Relationship between college failure/success and student employmentV. Relationship between college failure/success and racial/religious intoleranceVI. Relationship between college failure/success and binge drinking/partyingVII. Relationship between college failure/success and social/emotional problemsVIII. Relationship between college failure/success and physical changesCharacteristics of the 4-hour SeminarI. Expected Attendance & Date & TimeII. Room SetupIII. Schedule of EventsIV. The “Meat” of the SeminarV. Marketing StrategiesCharacteristics of Assessment toolReview and ConclusionReferencesEconomic Success iEconomic Success via a Bachelor's Degree:A Review of the Literature & A Proposed SolutionEd McGrathCarol BustamanteEGL 102 - 014January 14, 2019Economic Success iiAbstractOur class chose for our final paper to embark on a journey that benefits not only us, but all Oakton Community College students as well. We were curious as to what factors were important in allowing students to successfully and smoothly earning a baccalaureate degree. We picked eight poignant topics to research, and divided ourselves into eight research groups to study these topics. Each group searched through the multitude of academic studies and articles on their topic to find the best of the best. These topics were then analyzed and summarized in our Literature Review. We learned the following. - Students who are involved in on-campus activities succeed more.- “Greek” student both are academic dishonest and binge drink more.- Tuition costs are rising and students should seek more avenues of payment.- A heavy working schedule while being a full time student reduces students’ GPA.- Being accepted, regardless of race, creed, or sexual orientation is conducive to a high GPA.- Binge drinking is detrimental to students’ health and academics.- Students who have social & emotional problems can seek help from the copious number of programs available on campuses.- Being ill causes many lost days of studying. Also, sexual health needs to be stressed.These findings were then incorporated into our design of a 4-hour seminar. This seminar is designed to bring our findings to the general Oakton Community College student population with the hope of giving these students the upper hand necessary to achieve success on their quests for a baccalaureate degree.Economic Success 1Defining the problemThe major problem is when an Oakton Community College student who is seeking a baccalaureate degree drops out and does not achieve that degree. Not attaining a baccalaureate degree is major economic handicap for students. In a nation and world which is rapidly moving from a manufacturing economy to a service economy, formal education is essential to economic survival. Not only is a college education essential for individual success, but also for the successof the nation as a whole. Every country needs a supply of domestic scientists, engineers, and other academics. Without these valuable domestic assists, a nation cannot prosper in this service-based world.Explaining the goalWe want students to succeed and earn their bachelors degree with the smallest amount of suffering possible. We examined research conducted by various individuals regarding some of the most common pitfalls that students fall into while on their path towards the bachelor degree. We picked eight different areas in which students commonly have problems and look and will attempt to discover if there are any commonalities between the various bits of research on the topic. We then designed a seminar that Oakton could implement that would highlight the pitfalls that we find and help educate students and teach them skills that would allow them to avoid the pitfalls and continue on to earn a bachelors degree. The eight areas are:Economic Success 2- Relationship between college failure/success and academic readiness- Relationship between college failure/success and fraternities/sororities- Relationship between college failure/success and University Tuition/Expenses- Relationship between college failure/success and student employment- Relationship between college failure/success and racial/religious intolerance- Relationship between college failure/success and binge drinking/partying- Relationship between college failure/success and social/emotional problems- Relationship between college failure/success and physical changesEconomic Success 3A Review of the LiteratureI. Relationship between college failure/success and academic readinessIt is a fear that many people have the fear of being unprepared. Whether that fear is centered on a meeting, presentation, or test, it is still a major hurdle to overcome. When it comesto succeeding in college, it is challenging for students to do so if they are not prepared for college level work.Urso (2007) did not conduct a study, but looked overall at community colleges. Through the students he talked to at his community college, he learned that they constituted a diverse group. He learned that community college students have a great opportunity to take on leadership roles. Urso also learned that these students are taught to persevere, to be organized, tomanage time, and to be proud of their work. Community colleges have gone out of their way to make sure their students have the full experience of a traditional university. The significance of Urso’s observations indicate that the community college has raised the bar of its standards and students can feel secure that they are getting an education parallel to that of the average university.Similar to Urso, Doyle (2006) analyzed the results of the 2001 Beginning Postsecondary Students survey. He discovered that community college students whose goal is to earn a bachelorette degree are not prepared well enough to achieve that goal. Doyle supports his claim by referencing data which states that only 20 percent of students who enroll in community college with the aspiration of earning a bachelorette degree do so within six years. This achievement rate is far below the 58 percent for students who start off their higher education at a four-year school.
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