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City University of Seattle

City University of Seattle is a private not-for-profit institution of higher education. Its mission is to change lives for good by offering high quality and relevant lifelong education to anyone with the desire to learn.

Foundation

Founded in 1973 in Seattle, Washington, City University of Seattle is one of the famous top 20 educational institutes to be listed in the Forbes magazine offering online distance learning programs.

City University of Seattle is located across the Washington Lake, at the suburban frame of Seattle, Bellevue, and is the main campus of City University, an internationally proclaimed university with 25 other campuses spread across the most global and popular locations in Canada, Switzerland, Mexico, Greece and more. City University of Seattle is a private educational institute, which has successfully awarded over 40,000 degrees to its students since its beginning.

Local Art/Culture/Music

City University of Seattle is located in Bellevue. Bellevue is 20 minutes away from Seattle. Bellevue has several events throughout year. In spring there is a culinary and Washington wine event. It features tastings, parings, and cooking demonstrations. In July there is a Bellevue Arts Museum Fair. It attract 300,000 visitors to downtown Bellevue, and the fair includes more than 300 exhibitor booths, art demonstrations, exhibitions, multiple ethnic food options, and kid’s fair. There are also event for 4th of July, the magic season, and the Bellevue collection’s snowflake lane and New Year’s celebration Lane. The Bellevue collection is also host to Fashion week. It is a celebration of fall fashion with runway shows, trunk shows, seminars and VIP shopping. Bellevue also has deep roots in music. In spring, there is Bellevue jazz festival featuring an elite lineup of northwest and national artists for free and ticketed performance presented by Bellevue Downtown Association. The theatre at Meydenbauer center hosts an array of productions by local, regional and national performing arts group. Bellevue has own culture, and it is diverse and different from Seattle.

Programs City U offer

CityU offers a variety of degrees. The school of management specializes in various business related certificates and degrees. Undergraduate certificates are offered for academic ESL, accounting, marketing and project management. The graduate certificate program is offered in accounting, change leadership, finance, human resource management, marketing, project management, sustainable business and technology management. The undergraduate and graduate certificate programs require less schooling while teaching the core of the various subjects offered. The credits achieved through the certificate programs can usually be applied towards a degree. Undergraduate and graduate degrees under the school of management are considered bachelor of science degrees. Undergraduate degree programs are offered in Management, accounting, business administration, information systems and marketing and require 180 credits to complete. Graduate degree programs are offered in business administration, information security, computer systems, project management, technology management and leadership. The credits required to achieve a graduate degree varies depending on the students degree of choice. The Albright School of Education provides certificates and degrees in various teaching professions. Graduate certificates are offered in Educational Leadership as well as Executive Leadership. Professional certificates are offered for teachers, principles and program administrators as well as national board support program. Undergraduate endorsements are a specialized endorsement indicating a teachers high level of qualifications and are offered in elementary education, early childhood special education, special education, English language learners, middle level humanities, middle level math, mathematics and reading. Differing ways in which to be reach certification are also available through the Albright School of Education. Undergraduate teaching degrees are available in Education and early education. Graduate degrees are available in reading and literacy, curriculum and instruction, leadership, leadership and school counseling, elementary education and special education.
CityU also offers degrees in arts & sciences. This specific division of CityU schooling helps students achieve certificates or degrees in counseling, human services, mass communication and journalism. Undergraduate certificates are available in child and adolescent services as well as gerontology. Undergraduate degrees are available in general studies as an associates degree, general studies as a bachelors degree, communications and applied psychology. Graduate degrees are offered in counseling psychology as well as master of counseling. Graduate specializations are available in couple and family therapy.
CityU also offers specialty programs which allows English as a second language students to take programs in their first languages. CityU also offers ESL courses for those that may require more knowledge of the English language as it is their second language.
CityU offers programs that assist business professionals to further their business knowledge. SHRM learning systems course provides extensive knowledge of strategic management, workforce planning and development, human resource development, total rewards, employee and labor relations and risk management to business professionals. The gold seal executive certification course is designed to keep business professionals up to date in the newest tools and methods being used in the business world. The self employment assistance program provides those wishing to start their own business with insight and step by step training in how to go about starting one’s own business. The program management interactive workshop teaches those managing projects the ins and outs of managing multiple projects at once as well as how to be an effective project manager. More information about these programs can be found on the CityU.com website.

Bachelar core

Bachelor’s Core
Most CityU degrees in the School of Management require the same basic classes for a “bachelor’s core”, or classes all bachelor’s graduates from the school should know. These classes are considered to be important knowledge and skills for graduates with degrees in accounting, business administration, and information systems. The four classes are: Critical thinking, Writing for the Professions, Interpretation of Statistics and Data, and Ethics. Other than the Accounting degree, which combines ethics and law together in an accounting specific class, all degrees from the school of management will have all these core classes included in the degree program.

• Critical Thinking (BC 301)
  

This course actually teaches students thinking techniques, from interpreting the world around themselves, to the differences between facts, inferences, assumptions, and opinions. These differences and skills are developed through a combination of reading, the [discussion board], exams, and writing assignments. In the end, students should have more accurate perceptions of the surrounding world, the ability to critically evaluate opinions, data, and assumptions, and identify fallacies in arguments. These skills should enable students to make better judgments with regard to interpreting financial statements and source documents (Accounting), assessing business improvement suggestions (Business Administration), and the strengths and weaknesses of new technologies and coding techniques detailed in media.

• Writing for the Professions (BC 302)
  

This course covers the importance of effective writing in organizations and professional practices. Throughout the course, examples of poor writing are examined and compared to effective writing samples. The keys to effective writing as covered in this class include a focus on the end-user of the document, keeping writing free from bias, and keeping writing succinct and clear, to save the reader’s time.
These concepts are studied through required readings, are discussed in the [discussion board], and practiced through writing assignments. Students practice the following forms of writing: letter, memo, e-mail, report, PowerPoint presentation, and resume.

• Interpretation of Statistics and Data (BC 303)
  

This course covers the importance and calculations behind statistical methods. Non-quantitative skills include understanding the difference between correlation and causation (a link between two pieces of information may not mean a cause-and-effect relationship), critical evaluation of statistical examples, and presentation of statistics in an unbiased method. Quantitative tools covered include descriptive statistics analysis, probability, and inferential statistics (making predictions of the future about past data).
This course includes required textbook reading, regular homework assignments, [discussion board] postings which compare qualitative statistics concerns, exams, and a statistical report compiled by the student. This will include collecting sample data, analyzing the data, drawing conclusions, and communicating the findings in a comprehensive report.

• Ethics, Theory and Practice (BC 306)
  

This course includes defining ethics, analysis of classical ethical theories, and applying these theories to assigned problems. Students read the text, apply the week’s concepts and teaching to applied problems, and write a series of papers researching ethical traditions or applying ethical theories to real-life situations.
Several classical ethical traditions are covered, and students are encouraged to use the traditions that seem most appropriate on a personal level. In other words, there is not a “single right ethical tradition” in this class.

Online Learning mode

CityU provides different modes for many of their programs and classes offered. A very popular mode for many students is the online mode of learning. This mode is also called the distance learning mode. The online version of these classes is conducted through what is called the blackboard, an online learning environment. A student can “attend” class with an internet connection and a computer. The student is able to login to the blackboard and can obtain access to discussions with classmates and instructor, assignments, class syllabus, lectures, group projects and many other classroom like tools. Online learning allows the student to essentially learn and attend class from any location and at any time of the day or not. This mode offers extreme flexibility for those students that find it nearly impossible to attend a regular in class mode of teaching.

Discussion Board

The discussion board is a part of the online classroom at City University which is used as a learning tool. The discussion board is a way for all classmates as well as the instructor of the online class to communicate with one another through one portal. Through this portal questions can be posed and students can respond with their comments, questions and feedback about these questions. The purpose of the discussion board is to promote normal interaction of those students and instructors that are not able to meet face to face. Each person can use the discussion board as a way to voice anything that they would normally be able to voice through a classroom environment. Students can reply to any other student or instructors original posting and replies from any student or instructor on that particular topic are limitless. Each thread on the discussion board is a new topic of discussion and every person is able to create as many threads as they wish. This tool helps students understand various topics through the eyes of classmates and instructors as well as allows the instructor to better determine the students understanding of the materials being taught.

Library

City University offers all of its student’s access to Library services regardless of what location or mode of classes the student is enrolled. A student can access all of the CityU library services via the internet through CityU’s website as long as they have set up a My.CityU portal username and password. This Library can be accessed any time and from any location. The CityU library offers its users an extensive catalog of Databases offering a variety of articles, full newspapers and magazines and even excerpts from books. Full journals are also available through the CityU library. Through online databases students can request articles that are not readily available. These articles will than be sent to the student electronically using Adobe and E-Delivery. A student can also access library material onsite and in person where they will have access to a vast amount of reading materials. Resources for students using CityU library online are organized based on the specific course of study. This helps the students search for materials pertaining to their specific class. Resources are also available by program. The student can research a topic based on the specific program he or she is enrolled in. The library also offers students the opportunity to communicate with library staff that can assist students in finding students the materials that they need. The library services also provide students with information on sourcing information as well as plagiarism.

Study Tips

There are several main types of work which are common to the majority of classes at CityU. For distance learning classes, these are: required readings, discussion posts, homework, group projects, research papers, and exams. Different courses will utilize different combinations of these, but these six topics cover the vast majority of what workload will be found in a given course. In general, the first three (required readings, discussion posts, and homework) are weekly recurring obligations, while the last three (group projects, research papers, and exams) are larger but infrequent events.

• Recurring workload
  

For the recurring assignments, the reading, discussion questions, and homework, a regular schedule for doing the work is very valuable. Keeping a regular schedule helps ensure these regular tasks get done without waiting until the last minute. Also, a regular schedule will allow the student’s mind to more easily get in the correct “mode” for the task at hand, be it taking in new information (reading), solving problems by applying formula (homework) or participating in the [discussion board].

• Infrequent larger assignments
  

Larger assignments could be group projects, research papers, or exams. Since these assignments are larger, they are more involved than the recurring assignments. They are also less frequent. Since the recurring assignments will be there every week, it is important to do a little work on the larger assignments regularly throughout the quarter. This does not necessarily mean every week throughout the quarter, but work should be done on these assignments more than over a single weekend.
A sample division of work for a research paper could be as follows:

• Exams
  

Exams are somewhat different, in that they do not take up a lot of time, but a large amount of the grade is riding on the results of the test. Because of this, scheduling the test should be done with care. Ideally, the test should be scheduled for a time when the student has a “fresh mind”. This will mean different things to different students, but a good amount of sleep before the exam is helpful, as is being mentally alert. This could mean a brisk run, a cup of coffee, or an energy drink.
Thoroughly knowing the material makes the entire testing process less stressful. Finally, some generic test-taking strategies for tackling the exam are useful. One is to overview the entire test before starting on a single problem, and working from easiest to most difficult. The specific test-technique will depend upon the student, but some sort of plan will be motivational and reassuring.

Employment Oppotunity with City U

City U offers great opportunity for employment. Since City U is global education institution, the job opportunity will be worldwide. City U offers a wide variety of challenging positions to meet career goals, excellent benefits, a sense of community, and commitment to diversity. City U believes in “change your life for good” it is not only for students, but also for people who work for City U. It will be great opportunity for your career to work for City U.
City U also offers great benefit for employees. Those benefits are for full time and part time employees. Those are the benefits which City U offers

Health benefit: City U pays 100% of the health benefit premium for full time employees. Medical & Dental/Vision premium for part time employees are pro-rated.

• Medical
  

• Dental/vision
  

• Life Insurance & Accidental Death/Dismemberment
  

• Short and long term Disability
  

• Long term Care
  

Retirement plan: Employees are encouraged to participate in City U’s 403 (b) Retirement plan.

Additional Benefits: This benefit is for supporting employees

• Tuition Waiver Program
  

• Employee Assistance program
  

• Vacation
  

• Sick Leave
  

• Flexible Spending Accounts

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