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(2008, 1200 words)
The paper reports on the National Student Survey (NSS) currently running in the UK providing an overview of information it provides with regard to the major stakeholders, and the ranking of the higher educational institutions obtained from undergraduate students' feedback on teaching, academic support, education fees, local cost of living, etc. The usefulness of the information contained in the survey is highlighted.
(2007, 6000 words)
The paper investigates the German market of university education comparing the degree from the HTW Dresden with those from other German universities. An overview of higher education in Germany is presented focusing on the programmes on the International Business (IB) degrees. Recommendations are suggested about HTW IB programmes.
(2007, 2000 words)
The paper examines the term 'equality of opportunity' with respect to the British higher education system discussing the methods of applicants' assessment and arguing the objectivity of the universities' admission policy, the possibilities of rising in society. etc.
(2006, 1000 words)
This report is based on impact analysis of new fee and funding structure for higher education in UK on students, parents, government and institutes
(2006, 4000 words)
Higher education is commonly seen as more of a career choice rather than a necessity and hence if the government is to reach its target of 50% of young individuals in higher education by 2010, it needs to make the choice as simple as possible. However, even the recent radical reforms have not effectively reduced the financial worries of a student contemplating to enter higher education. This paper is an attempt to analyse the 'financial headaches' facing such students and is based on a critical literature review coupled with data collected from a sample of 100 students faced with the choice of entering higher education.
(2006, 1500 words)
This paper examines the reasons for increasing the student fees in the UK. The study also investigates the change in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The two-tier system from the student fee dilemma is also discussed.
(2006, 6500 words)
In corresponding to significant development of world economic and necessary trend of business internationalisation, universities are facing a great challenge to provide high quality education for today’s managers. This essay will explore possible strategies for UK Business Master Education entering countries in both Europe and Asian Pacific, including Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan and Thailand in Asia, and Bulgaria, Poland, Kazakhstan and Czech Republic in Europe. First, there will be a general introduction of UK business master programme including life-cycle analysis, together with its SWOT analysis. That will followed by an intensive detailed analysis of the marketing situation of ten selected countries by using modified Porter’s 5Forces analysis from a new entrant point of view. The corresponding strategies to those ten countries respectively will be outlined by using tool of 4Ps after each 5Forces. Finally, there will be a brief discussion of the future trend and a conclusion followed.
(2006, 2000 words)
The paper critically examines the UK system of training for applied psychologists at undergraduate and postgraduate levels discussing the role of the British Psychological Society (BPS), evaluating the current psychological training procedures, reviewing the debate over ‘pure’ and applied fields of psychology, and referring to foreign practices in teaching professional psychology. Reforms of the current UK model of psychologists’ training are discussed.
(2006, 2500 words)
The paper examines the changing status of universities reviewing their history in the UK and Australia and arguing whether they are still needed to create and provide knowledge in modern society. The benefits of adopting a market orientation are outlined; external and internal characteristics behind the choice of a university are discussed; the criticism of the institution’s entrepreneurial orientation is reviewed; the issue of intellectual property is addressed.
(2004, 1500 words)
The paper examines the problems of vocational training in the UK reviewing the debate about the effectiveness of the National Vocational Qualifications (NVQ) system launched in 1980s. The strengths and weaknesses of NVQ are discussed.
(2004, 4000 words)
The paper reports on the library system of the University of Westminster providing a review of its background, data bases, etc. PEST, SWOT and Porter’s Five Forces analysis is conducted; the current internal and external environments of the libraries are compared to those in the past.
(2006, 5000 words)
The paper examines the implications of higher education institutions (HEIs) on the regional economy of North West England analyzing their impacts on the higher education sector, workforce skills enhancement, the transfer of research and technology on the local economy, etc. The issues of innovation, knowledge transfer, community regeneration, etc. are addressed.
(2005, 18000 words)
This paper is a dissertation which aims to aims to explore the issues of the competitive environment in which colleges of Higher Education operate and of developing effective marketing strategy to attract international students to their institutions. It will also identify student perceptions of the marketing and resulting service they receive. The methodology explains and justifies the approach that has been taken by the author. The literary review and empirical research undertaken has explored the theory relating to strategy, the competitive environment, marketing and specifically to the marketing of services and of international marketing; in addition the research has identified issues that have been found to do with the marketing of higher education both to the domestic student and to those from other nationalities. There has been a review of the research that has been carried out previously into the Higher Education sector. Further secondary research was undertaken into the internet presence of HEIS on the internet. The primary research that has been carried out has established student perceptions of their experience at UK Colleges of Higher Education and their motivations for attending these institutions. The key for successful marketing seems to be that Higher Education Institutes must understand the competitive environment in order to plan their marketing strategies effectively. The task of developing competitive advantage via marketing strategies is one of complexity. This is due to the interrelation of the service providers and the difficulties in managing the quality of that service. It has been found that student perceptions and levels of satisfaction are related to the quality of the service
(2004, 16500 words)
The dissertation aims to investigate the perception of the British universities among Thai students identifying key criteria in selecting UK universities for their postgraduate studies. The review of literature covers the theories on consumer behaviour, decision making, destination choice models, quality issues in higher education, etc. Research methods are based on the selection and analysis of primary data (personal interviews) and secondary data on the motivating factors of consumer behaviour. Conclusions are made about the satisfactory factors and areas of concern in UK postgraduate education with respect to Thai students.
(2005, 2100 words)
This paper is an examination of the national agenda regarding quality assurance arrangements in further/adult education. It begins by defining the quality assurance policy and by stating the policys importance for the British educational system. The paper goes on by examining in three governmental bodies which are responsible for the setting of the guidance lines which are followed by colleges when setting their quality assurance policy. These organisations are FENTO, ALI and Ofsted.
(2005, 2500 words)
This paper is an examination of the national agenda regarding inclusive learning and further/adult education. It begins by defining the inclusion policy and by stating the importance of inclusion for the British educational system. The paper goes on by examining in a chronological turn, four reports which have highly influenced adult education in the U.K. Those were the Fryer, Kennedy, Moser and Tomlinson reports. The role and the contributions each report had for adult/further education are stated.
(2004, 2000 words)
This paper presents the introduction into vocational education concept, provides comprehensive discussion of National vocational qualifications (NVQ) and presents investigation of various strengths and weaknesses of the National vocational qualifications (NVQ). Paper looks into the changes that NVQ brought into the vocational training in the UK.
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