Tuesday, January 27, 2009

JANGAN CONTOHI BURUK SI AZEEZ KETUA PUTERA REMPIT AMNO BELI IJAZAH

Consumer Alert: Top 10 Signs Online Diploma Mills & Degree Mills

by Vicky Phillips, CEO GetEducated.com, LLC


Earn your degree online from a prestigious unaccredited university!

"Prestigious unaccredited university?"

No such creature.

Not online.

Not anywhere.

Accreditation is the highest mark of academic quality.

Without accreditation a bogus online university can begin awarding degrees overnight.

More than thirty bogus universities currently sell online degrees in the United States alone.

There is no reason to attend an unaccredited university online.

Plenty of prestigious accredited universities are eager for your application.

In 1989, when GetEducated.com began tracking accredited distance degrees, less than 50 were open to the public.

That number now exceeds 750.

Why attend Bogus U. when Stanford, California State University, the University of Illinois, and the University of Maryland, among others, offer online degrees?

Before you enroll in a distance degree program, take the time to Get Educated ™ about distance learning degree mills.

What’s a Degree Mill?

Degree mills are bogus universities that sell college diplomas – the piece of paper itself rather than the educational experience.

A college degree is the second most expensive purchase people will make in their lifetime – second only to their home mortgage.

Without a degree many career doors remain closed. For these reasons, the sale of bogus degrees has become big business.

GetEducated.com’s Top 10 Red Flags – Online Diploma Mills

Your chosen university is not accredited.

Your chosen university is accredited … but NOT by an agency recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation, http://www.chea.org.

The majority of Internet degree mills are "accredited."

Problem is they are accredited by bogus agencies that they themselves have created.

These bogus accrediting agencies often have prestigious sounding names.

Contact CHEA for the names of valid accreditors in the USA.

Admission criteria consist entirely of possession of valid Visa or MasterCard.

Previous academic record, grade point average, and test scores are deemed irrelevant.

You are offered a college degree based on a "review" of your faxed resume.

Credit for career experience is a valid option at many universities that deal with adult learners.

But the process of evaluating career experience for college credit is complex.

No valid distance learning university in the USA will award a graduate degree (Master’s or Doctorate) based solely on a review of career experience.

Undergraduate programs are more flexible.

Accredited undergraduate programs typically limit credit for experience to a maximum of 10 courses or 30 semester credits. (One year of a four-year degree.)

One notable exception is Thomas Edison State College of New Jersey.

This publicly-funded distance learning university makes it possible for adult learners, in theory, to earn Associate or Bachelor degrees entirely through career portfolios, military and corporate training, and challenge exams.

You are promised a diploma within 30 days of application regardless of your status upon entry.

Degree mills are in the business of selling paper.

Ergo, they’ll get that piece of paper to you as quickly as possible.

You are promised a degree in exchange for a lump sum – typically $2,000 for an undergraduate degree, $3,000 for a graduate degree.

Universities do not commonly charge flat fees.

They typically charge per credit or per course tuition and fees.

Your prospective online university has multiple complaints on file with the Better Business Bureau.

The BBB records consumer complaints about online degree mills.

Visit the BBB online at http://www.bbb.org.

Your online "admission counselor" assures you that online universities can’t be accredited by CHEA recognized agencies.

This is a lie.

The school’s Web site either lists no faculty or lists faculty who have attended schools accredited by bogus agencies.

The university offers online degrees almost exclusively to United States citizens but is conveniently located in a foreign country, quite often a tiny nation that lacks any system of academic accreditation.

Don’t be fooled by online degree and diploma mills.

Many maintain impressive web sites.

All of them advertise heavily online.

Look beyond flashy graphics for the name of the school’s accreditation agency.

Take the time to verify accreditation by an agency that is recognized by the Council on Higher Education Accreditation.

Friday, October 10, 2008

UM Terkeluar Senarai 200 Terbaik Di Dunia

UM Terkeluar,
Dua Buah Universiti Singapura
Tersenarai 200 Terbaik Di Dunia Laman M@RHAEN
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"Universiti Malaya (UM) disenaraikan pada ranking 230 universiti terbaik dunia 2008 oleh THE-QS (Times Higher Education-Quacquarelli Symmonds). Kedudukan itu meningkat berbanding tahun lepas apabila universiti berkenaan berada pada ranking 264 (246 sebenarnya bagi tahun 2007) . Pemangku Naib Canselor UM Datuk Dr Muhamad Rasat Muhamad berkata peningkatan ranking itu menunjukkan pelan strategik UM yang dilaksanakan dua tahun lepas di bawah kepimpinan Naib Canselor Datuk Rafiah Salim dan komitmen kakitangan selama ini telah membuahkan hasil. Beliau berkata universiti menyokong penuh Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi dalam merealisasikan aspirasi nasional untuk mempunyai satu atau lebih universiti yang disenarai dalam ranking 200 universiti terbaik dunia 2010" itulah bunyinya laporan media mengenai perkara ini semalam.

Sungguh memalukan melihat senario dan fakta-fakta ini sebenarnya!! Nampaknya tahap mentaliti golongan akademik di Malaysia ini sudah semakin merundum sama seperti orang politik UMNO. Terkeluar dari senarai 200 terbaik, tetapi masih berbangga kononnya ada peningkatan. Soalnya di sini, peningkatan apa yang ada?. Peningkatan yang amat memalukan sebahagian besar rakyat Malaysia. Bayangkan jika tahun lepas sebenarnya rankin UM ialah 246 dan sekarang 230 maknanya hanya turun 16 anak tangga. Tetapi mereka mengatakan tahun 2007 ranking UM tangga ke-264. Kononnya turun 34 anak tangga. Maknanya satu peningkatan yang cukup baik dan memuaskan. Bukankah ini satu penipuan yang nyata bagi golongan akademik seperti NC Rafiah Salim. Nampaknya NC universiti di Malaysia sekarang ini sudah terlampau cetek keilmuannya. Sama seperi NC UUM (Nordin Kardi), NC Uitm (Ibrahim Abu Shah) yang nampak benar terlampau "bijaknya" mereka-mereka ini. Inilah bahananya bila golongan NC ini dipilih atas dasar politik dan jasanya terhadap parti pemerintah dan bukannya mereka yang benar-benar berkelayakan untuk mentadbir sesebuah universiti.

Mahasiswa yang dikongkong dengan berbagai akta juga dilihat sebagai satu jalan untuk menyekat kreativiti dan minda mereka. Mahasiswa seolah-olah terbelenggu dengan "fahaman UMNO" dalam kampus. Pihak pentadbiran bebas melakukan apa sahaja demi survival politik. Asalkan mahasiswa terbabit sanggup berkompromi atas nama "kumpulan aspirasi kerajaan". Inilah yang berlaku setiap kali diadakan Pilihanraya Kampus di semua universiti dalam negara kita. Mana-mana mahasiswa yang cenderong kepada gerakan Islamik akan dicop sebagai "pembangkang". Perjuangan mereka dihalang bahkan mereka dianaktirikan oleh pihak pentadbiran atas alasan menyokong parti pembangkang. Walhal mahasiswa ini hanya berpolitik di kampus, dalam kelompok diri mereka masing-masing. Akhirnya akibat tekanan, terpaksa mereka hanya tumpukan kepada pelajaran dan melupakan soal perjuangan masing. Bagi yang pandai "mengipas pihak pentadbiran" akan diberi ruang seluas-luasnya untuk menjadi pemimpin pelajar. Inilah yang berlaku kepada Saiful Bukhari Azlan ketika belajar di Uniten dulu. Biarpun CGPA beliau dibawah paras amaran untuk dibuang, namun dek kerana beliau aktif dalam gerakan "aspirasi kerajaan" akhir dia dipilih sebagai pemimpin pelajar di universiti itu.

Maka itu lahirlah mahasiswa "pak turut" yang rela melakukan apa sahaja akibat ditekan oleh pihak petadbiran universiti. Inilah yang berlaku kepada hampir 10,000 mahasiwa Uitm yang berarak ke Pejabat MB Selangor perihal kuota 10% Uitm mahu dibuka kepada kaum lain. Difahamkan pihak pentadbiran Uitm seluruh Malaysia memaksa pelajar mereka berarak dan melakukan demonstrasi jalanan. Jika tidak keputusan akademik mereka akan terjejas. Inilah dia budaya tidak sihat yang melanda universiti di Malaysia. Sudahlah para pelajar dan mahasiswa ini disekat dengan Akta AUKU selama ini. Kini mereka pula diberikan tekanan oleh pihak universiti yang didalangi oleh NC-NC terbabit yang berkiblatkan UMNO dan Barisan Nasional. Bila fahaman politik dicampur aduk dengan pendidikan, maka itulah akhirnya negara kita dimalukan dengan kedudukan universiti terbaik kita iaitu Universiti Malaya berada ditangga ke 230 universiti terbaik dunia.

Lebih mengharukan lagi, kita tewas dengan dua buah universiti dari negara jiran Singapura. Dua buah universiti di sana iaitu National University Of Singapore dan Nanyang Technological University berada dalam kelompok 200 terbaik. Bahkan turut berada antara 100 terbaik di dunia. Tidakkah ini memalukan kita sebenarnya. Negara yang baru ditubuhkan dan keluar dari kita tahap akademiknya jauh lebih baik dan unggul dari kita. Jika mengikut statistik ranking 2007 lalu, juga UM ketinggalan jauh. Di mana NUS dikedudukan ke-33 dan Nanyang ke-69 jika mahu dibandingkan dengan Universiti Malaya yang terperuk ditangga ke-246. Manakala bagi rangking 2008 pula National University Of Singapore naik ke anak tangga ke-30 dan bagi Nanyang Technological University ditangga ke-77. Bukankah terlalu jauh keupayaan dua buah universiti terbabit jika mahu dibandingkan dengan negara kita. Sesuatu harus dilakukan demi mengembalikan semula kecemerlangan akademik di negara kita.

Ini menunjukkan betapa teruknya tahap kualiti universiti di negara kita bila ia dipengaruhi dengan fahaman politik kepartian. Jika UM ditangga ke 230, kemanakah kedudukannya lain-lain IPTA hebat di negara kita dalam ranking tersebut. Sama-samalah kita fikirkan hal ini demi masa depan generasi akan datang. Marilah kita lakukan perubahan agar universiti kita dibebaskan dari terus terbelenggu dengan pemikiran jumud mereka !!

* Rujuk Ranking Universiti Terbaik Dunia 2008
* Rujuk Ranking Universiti Terbaik Dunia 2007 (UM 246)

[Sudahlah tahap akademik dan rangking universiti kita terkeluar dari senarai. Kini apa yang dapat kita lihat ialah tahap sosial dikalangan mahasiswa juga berada pad atahap yang amat kritikal. Ini kerana universiti lebih menitik beratkan soal akademik semata-mata, hingga meminggirkan soal kerohanian terutamanya agama. Maka itulah kita tidak hairan melihat gelagat mahasiswa kita hari ini yang sungguh memualkan untuk diperkatakan di sana sini]. Lagi berita panas dan sensasi klik www.pahangdaily.co.cc ]


- Cucu Mat Kilau

11.10.2008

2008 2007 School Name Country
Source: QS Quacquarelli Symonds (www.topuniversities.com)
Copyright © 2004-2008 QS Quacquarelli Symonds Ltd.
Click here for copyright and limitations on use.
1 1 HARVARD University United States
2 2= YALE University United States
3 2= University of CAMBRIDGE United Kingdom
4 2= University of OXFORD United Kingdom
5 7= CALIFORNIA Institute of Technology (Calt... United States
6 5 IMPERIAL College London United Kingdom
7 9 UCL (University College London) United Kingdom
8 7= University of CHICAGO United States
9 10 MASSACHUSETTS Institute of Technology (M... United States
10 11 COLUMBIA University United States
11 14 University of PENNSYLVANIA United States
12 6 PRINCETON University United States
13= 13 DUKE University United States
13= 15 JOHNS HOPKINS University United States
15 20= CORNELL University United States
16 16 AUSTRALIAN National University Australia
17 19 STANFORD University United States
18 38= University of MICHIGAN United States
19 17 University of TOKYO Japan
20 12 MCGILL University Canada
21 20= CARNEGIE MELLON University United States
22 24 KING'S College London United Kingdom
23 23 University of EDINBURGH United Kingdom
24 42 ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of T... Switzerland
25 25 KYOTO University Japan
26 18 University of HONG KONG Hong Kong
27 32 BROWN University United States
28 26 École Normale Supérieure, PARIS France
29 30 University of MANCHESTER United Kingdom
30= 33= National University of SINGAPORE(NUS) Singapore
30= 41 University of CALIFORNIA, Los Angeles (U... United States
32 37 University of BRISTOL United Kingdom
33 29 NORTHWESTERN University United States
34= 28 ÉCOLE POLYTECHNIQUE France
34= 33= University of BRITISH COLUMBIA Canada
36 22 University of California, BERKELEY United States
37 31 The University of SYDNEY Australia
38 27 The University of MELBOURNE Australia
39 53= HONG KONG University of Science & Techno... Hong Kong
40 49 NEW YORK University (NYU) United States
41 45 University of TORONTO Canada
42 38= The CHINESE University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
43 33= University of QUEENSLAND Australia
44 46 OSAKA University Japan
45 44 University of NEW SOUTH WALES Australia
46 47 BOSTON University United States
47 43 MONASH University Australia
48 93= University of COPENHAGEN Denmark
49 53= TRINITY College Dublin Ireland
50= 117= Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de LAUSANNE... Switzerland
50= 36 PEKING University China
50= 51= SEOUL National University Korea, South
53 48 University of AMSTERDAM Netherlands
54 71= DARTMOUTH College United States
55 55= University of WISCONSIN-Madison United States
56 40 TSINGHUA University China
57 60 HEIDELBERG Universität Germany
58 58 University of CALIFORNIA, San Diego United States
59 55= University of WASHINGTON United States
60 161= WASHINGTON University in St. Louis United States
61 90= TOKYO Institute of Technology Japan
62 74= EMORY University United States
63 71= UPPSALA University Sweden
64 84 LEIDEN University Netherlands
65 50 The University of AUCKLAND New Zealand
66 59 LONDON School of Economics and Political... United Kingdom
67 89 UTRECHT University Netherlands
68 105 University of GENEVA Switzerland
69 57 University of WARWICK United Kingdom
70 51= University of TEXAS at Austin United States
71 73 University of ILLINOIS United States
72 61 Katholieke Universiteit LEUVEN Belgium
73 83 University of GLASGOW United Kingdom
74 97= University of ALBERTA Canada
75 65= University of BIRMINGHAM United Kingdom
76 68 University of SHEFFIELD United Kingdom
77 69 NANYANG Technological University Singapore
78= 63 DELFT University of Technology Netherlands
78= 92 RICE University United States
78= 67 Technische Universität MÜNCHEN Germany
81= 114= University of AARHUS Denmark
81= 74= University of YORK United Kingdom
83= 97= GEORGIA Institute of Technology United States
83= 64 The University of WESTERN AUSTRALIA Australia
83= 76 University of ST ANDREWS United Kingdom
86 70 University of NOTTINGHAM United Kingdom
87 142= University of MINNESOTA United States
88 106 LUND University Sweden
89 96 University of CALIFORNIA, Davis United States
90 85= CASE WESTERN RESERVE University United States
91= 93= Université de Montréal Canada
91= 100 University of HELSINKI Finland
93= 128 Hebrew University of JERUSALEM Israel
93= 65= Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München Germany
95 132= KAIST - Korea Advanced Institute of Scie... Korea, South
96 110 University of VIRGINIA United States
97 77= University of PITTSBURGH United States
98 117= University of CALIFORNIA, Santa Barbara United States
99= 77= PURDUE University United States
99= 80= University of SOUTHAMPTON United Kingdom