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  • Good-bye to Blogspotting (Moving to TheNumerati.net)

    Twenty-three years ago, when I was a general assignment reporter at a soon-to-be defunct paper, the El Paso Herald-Post, I got a fabulous job offer. BusinessWeek asked me to open a bureau in Mexico City. If you had asked me at that juncture what a board of directors was for, or to distinguish between revenue and earnings, I would have been stumped. I had never covered business before (unless you count oil in Venezuela), and I didn't know much about it. But BusinessWeek, I soon learned, was chock full of knowledgeable, friendly and forgiving folks who helped people like me learn on the job.

    My career at BusinessWeek, which wraps up tomorrow, was an education. I'd start ignorant, and then learn on the job from sources and colleagues. That's the great privilege of journalism, and BusinessWeek was the best place imaginable for it. When I was sent from Pittsburgh to Paris to cover technology in 1998, I knew far more about blast furnaces than semiconductors. When I came back to New York four years later as acting technology editor, I'd never worked as an editor or covered technology in the United States. People helped, and picked me up.

    Many of those people are already scattered, and dozens more are leaving with me. I'd say I'll miss them, but I plan to stay with them on the networks. Why would I ever venture out alone when I have the greatest colleagues? They're the treasure of my career, and to forgo them at this point would be insane.

    And so I move on. This is my last post at Blogspotting.net. A big thanks to Heather for the great company on this ride, and to all of you for your intelligence, feedback and friendship. We'll stay in touch, I hope, at TheNumerati.net, and on your blogs and Twitter feeds. (I'm @stevebaker.)

    I still haven't figured out how to store the archives of Blogspotting. But I plan to write an email to the incoming editor in chief of BW, Josh Tyrangiel, asking him please not to pull the plug.

McCann University News

Jobs In Demand

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) predicts that information technology related talents will be in high demand.1. Information Technology (IT) Specialists;2. Database Administrators; 3. High-Tech Marketing; 4. Digital Design & Graphic Arts.

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School of Fine Arts
Animation and Digital Arts (B.A., M.F.A.)

Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. It is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in a number of ways. The most common method of presenting animation is as a motion picture or video program, although several other forms of presenting animation also exist.

Animation can sometimes refer to a way of activating a community, i.e. 'animating' the users. This means actions which encourages users to interact with a given service and is connected to moderation.

 

For the Master's degree program (total 60 credits), it normally takes 2 years to complete. Online students who continue to study during weekends, winter and summer vacations (approximately 4 months) can achieve faster progress within 1 year and 4 months. All courses are taken based on credits with flexible schedules.

For the Bachelor's degree program (total 120 credits), it normally takes 4 years to complete. Online students who continue to study during weekends, winter and summer vacations (approximately 4 months) can achieve faster progress within 2 years and 8 months. All courses are taken based on credits with flexible schedules.

For the Master's degree program (total 64 credits), it normally takes 2 years to complete. Online students who continue to study during weekends, winter and summer vacations (approximately 4 months) can achieve faster progress within 1 year and 4 months. All courses are taken based on credits with flexible schedules.

For the Doctor's degree program (total 52 credits), i t normally takes 3 years to complete. Online students who continue to study during weekends, winter and summer vacations (approximately 4 months) can achieve faster progress within 2 years. All courses are taken based on credits with flexible schedules.

Associate Degree Admission Requirements:
a) have completed high school, occupational school or equivalent education. A scanned copy of relevant education documentation may be requested.
b) complete application form online, and follow rules and regulations of MCU.
c) M.C.U. English Placement Test, which can be waived after review of the candidate's English education background.

Bachelor Degree Admission Requirements:
a) have completed high school, occupational school or equivalent education. A scanned copy of relevant education documentation may be requested.
b) complete application form online, and follow rules and regulations of MCU.
 c) M.C.U. English Placement Test, which can be waived after review of the candidate's English education background.

Associate To Bachelor Admission Requirements: (For students already with an associate degree to be upgraded to bachelor's degree)
 a) have completed two years or more of college studies or equivalent education. A scanned copy of relevant education documentation may be requested.
b) complete application form online, and follow rules and regulations of MCU.
 c) M.C.U. English Placement Test, which can be waived after review of the candidate's English education background.

Combined Bachelor/Master Admission Requirements: (For students already with some college education to be upgraded to bachelor's and master's degrees at the same time. )
a) have completed two years or more of college studies or equivalent education. A scanned copy of relevant education documentation may be requested.
b) complete application form online, and follow rules and regulations of MCU.
 c) M.C.U. English Placement Test, which can be waived after review of the candidate's English education background.

Master Degree Admission Requirements:
a) have completed bachelor degree or equivalent education. A scanned copy of relevant education documentation may be requested.
b) complete application form online, and follow rules and regulations of MCU.
 c) submit 2 letters of reference.
 d) M.C.U. English Placement Test, which can be waived after review of the candidate's English education background.

Doctoral Degree Admission Requirements:
a) have completed at least Master's degree or equivalent education. A scanned copy of relevant education documentation may be requested.
b) complete application form online, and follow rules and regulations of MCU.
 c) submit 2 letters of reference.
 d) M.C.U. English Placement Test, which can be waived after review of the candidate's English education background.