I’ve been meaning to do a course review for a while, but none of the classes I’d completed stood out. With e-Commerce (ECOM) 320: Overview of e-Commerce, that has definitely changed. ECOM320 is a foundational course which overviews the main aspects of e-Commerce. These include technology topics, business models, the virtual value chain, innovations, and… Read more »
Maybe you live in Barrhead, Alberta, and you just aren’t interested in politics. Or maybe you live in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, and You’re looking at implications of the Liberal’s new budget on your own province. But even if you aren’t normally interested in Alberta politics, if You’re an Athabasca University student, it affects you. Post-secondary… Read more »
Scouting out books on entrepreneurialism from the shelves of bookstores always disappoints. On one hand, there exists a vast selection of books on tiresome topics such as how to write a business plan or the mindset of an entrepreneur. Worse still included a series on the cut-throat, unmerciful Dragon Den’s advice, of which I own… Read more »
Film: The Punk Syndrome Directors: J-P Passi and Jukka Kärkkäinen Writers: Jukka Kärkkäinen, Jani-Petteri Passi, and Sami Janhukainen “They give me pig food in the nuthouse. I keep my mouth shut, Otherwise I’ll be stabbed. I don’t want a summer vacation? I can’t visit anyone because I make too much noise, And I’d have to… Read more »
Dear Barb: Hi, I recently attended a funeral of a family friend and, while there, was appalled to hear one of the family members talking negatively about the person. And she was speaking this way about other family members as well. She actually cornered me and began criticizing some of the family members. For example,… Read more »
When a child is first born into a family everything changes. A couple becomes parents; their parents become grandparents. Everyone’s cameras come out to capture every smile, every move, every nuance in expression that the infant makes. We are fascinated by the miracle of life. The ten perfect fingers and toes; the eyes, ears, mouth… Read more »
The Tumbleweed Wanderers deliver an original incarnation of soulful folk rock from the San Francisco Bay area. Their career started with busking and was accelerated by creative discipline; they soon found themselves a lauded stage presence at clubs and festivals. Their soon-to-be-released album, Realize, is a rich, multilayered tapestry of the same kind of rootsy… Read more »
Album: Graveyard of Dreams Artist: Joseph Pagano Sometimes It’s amazing where life can take us. One moment we find ourselves following one track, only to be nudged onto another track entirely. Joseph Pagano is one such person. It seemed that music was always in Joseph’s life. Over the years his life’s journey brought him in… Read more »
There is nothing more that The Study Dude wants for you than to live with integrity, concern for other’s well-being, a sense of humble service to humanity?and a publication under your belt. Well, in these articles, as The Study Dude, I’ll try to give you the study tips you need to help make your learning… Read more »
Slacking off at school? Finding it hard to stay motivated? Whether It’s you or your kids that are having trouble hitting the books, new research shows that the problem might be caused by your genes. That’s right?genetics can have a bigger effect on your study habits than external factors do. But that doesn’t mean you’ll… Read more »