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US 8131558 B2 Abstract A credentials record system that creates and maintains all personnel data electronically is disclosed. The system captures personnel background data, such as license information, education and training, work experience, performance data and electronic signature at the time of entry using graphical user interfaces through a network. For example, computers with Internet connections may be used by authorized personnel to access, analyze, update and electronically annotate data even while other users are using the same record. An exemplary system may archive historical data is archived to create and record an audit trail of changes by the users. The system permits instant, sophisticated analysis of background data to identify relationships among the data, including archived data. Moreover, the system includes the capability to access reference databases for consultation regarding verification of data for accuracy on a continuous basis. The system also provides for an automated auditing process to ensure data integrity. The system may also include the capability to incorporate legacy data, such as paper files and mainframe data, for each personnel record.
Claims(16) 1. An electronic credentials verification system, comprising:
electronic credentials records configured to contain credentials information of applicants;
an electronic database adapted to organize the credentials records and permit real-time access to the records by authorized applicants and users;
an electronic storage medium to store the database; and
one or more computer servers adapted to manage the database, communicate electronically through a communications network, and interface with clients;
wherein the one or more computer servers are configured to:
receive the credentials information pertaining to the applicants;
store the credentials information as part of the credentials records in the database; and
verify the credentials information for a user pertaining to an applicant based on information received from the one or more verification sources,
wherein the verifying comprises:
automatically obtaining source data from the one or more verification sources relating to the credentials information; and
comparing the obtained source data to the credentials information pertaining to the applicant;
wherein the one or more computer servers are further configured to:
enable notification to the user of inconsistencies between the source data and the credentials information pertaining to the applicant; and
enable the applicant or user to access and review all or part of the source data that is subject of the inconsistency between the between the source data and the credentials information pertaining to the applicant.
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7. A method for electronically verifying credentials information pertaining to applicants over a communications network, the method comprising:
collecting credentials information pertaining to the applicants;
converting the credentials information into electronic credentials records;
storing the credentials records in a dynamic relational database,
wherein the database is adapted to permit real-time access to the records by authorized applicants and users, and is stored on an electronic storage medium; and
using one or more computer servers for verifying the credentials information pertaining to an applicant based on information received from primary verification sources,
wherein the verifying comprises:
automatically obtaining primary source data from the primary verification sources relating to the credentialing information; and
comparing the obtained primary source data to the credentials information pertaining to the applicant;
enabling user notification of inconsistencies between the primary source data and the credentials information pertaining to the applicant; and
enabling the applicant or user to access and review all or part of the primary source data that is subject of the inconsistency between the between the primary source data and the credentials information pertaining, to the applicant.
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13. A method for electronically verifying information pertaining to applicants over a communication network, the method comprising:
collecting by one or more server computers credentials information pertaining to applicants in one or more of a plurality of formats;
creating by the one or more servers an applicant profile comprising the collected credentials information;
storing by the one or more servers the collected credentials information in a dynamic relational database; and
verifying concurrently by the one or more servers for a plurality of applicants the collected credentials information with external sources through an electronic interface,
wherein the verifying further comprises:
automatically obtaining third party credentials data from external sources, wherein the obtaining comprises automatically querying third party databases having third party data relating to the collected credentials information, the querying comprising invoking an electronic search of information over the communications network; and
automatically electronically comparing the obtained third party credentials data to the collected credentials information pertaining to the applicant;
automatically electronically updating the relational database based on the obtained third party credentials data;
automatically electronically enabling notification to a user of inconsistencies between the obtained third party credentials data and the collected credentials information pertaining to the applicant; and
providing selective electronic access to the third party credentials data over the communication network to one or more users.
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Description This application is a continuation of and claims priority to application Ser. No. 10/316,821, entitled �ELECTRONIC CREDENTIALS VERIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,� filed Dec. 11, 2002, now U.S. Pat. No. 7,529,682, the entire content of which is herein incorporated by reference. The present invention generally relates to electronic management systems, and more particularly, to a system for storing, continually verifying and retrieving credentials records in a global network environment. Professionals are frequently required to be licensed and to undergo rigorous screening before practicing their profession. For example, healthcare practitioners, such as physicians, are typically required by federal, state and regulatory agencies to have a thorough background check when initially applying to hospitals, health maintenance organizations, independent physician associations and other like healthcare entities. In addition, once approved by an entity, the practitioner's background must be re-checked at periodic intervals through the course of his tenure with the healthcare entity. However, practitioner background checks create large volumes of data that must be stored, validated, analyzed and updated on a continuous basis. Such data includes at a minimum, education, training, licensure and license sanctions, work experience, malpractice insurance coverage, malpractice history and peer references. It may be possible for professional organizations to use electronic data processing systems to automate the creation, use and maintenance of credentials in a manner that is similar to systems currently employed for the storing and management of other occupational data. However, these electronic data processing systems often do not handle data in the wide variety of data formats that may typically be used for credentials verification by healthcare entities. The wide variety of data formats for the collection of credentials information often hinders electronic processing and maintenance of practitioner files. Moreover, many professional practitioners have traditionally used paper-based forms to document their credentials information. In addition, under current practices there may be significant duplication of credentials information. For example, within healthcare systems similar credentials information may exist in remote practitioner files located at clinics, hospitals, laboratories and physicians' offices. However, due to inefficiencies with current methods of data collection and verification, including the inability of current electronic systems to allow for the sharing of a central record of practitioner data, it is common for practitioner files at one entity to have credentials information that differs from the same practitioner files at another entity within the same system. Such differences may include missing data as well as differing experience, performance and license sanctions histories. Further, credentials information in the practitioner files is generally not available for review by the practitioners themselves to confirm or dispute the information. Moreover, relationships among specific credentials information documented in a practitioner file such as adverse actions, gaps in work history and misstatements on the credentials application may not be apparent unless manually pulled together as a whole. In addition, in the current environment, specific credentials information is difficult to access when needed for analysis due to its paper-based nature. Moreover, in current systems the use of a practitioner's file by one entity can preclude its simultaneous use by another entity. Under these circumstances, entities have difficulty ascertaining the fitness of their practitioners to provide services for their customers. In one aspect of the present invention a method for electronically verifying information includes requesting credentials information from applicants in a plurality of formats, collecting received credentials information from the applicants in a common format through an interface to a global network, storing collected credentials information in a dynamic database and verifying collected credentials information with external sources through an electronic interface. The present invention will become better understood with regard to the following description, appended claims, and accompanying drawings, in which: An exemplary embodiment of a web based credentials acquisition, storage, verification and audit system (WebCVO) automates and simplifies existing methods of credentials information collection, verification, audit, maintenance and retrieval. In contrast to other systems, the described exemplary embodiment creates and maintains all credentials information electronically and thus can eliminate or supplement the creation and maintenance of physical data records. An exemplary WebCVO may further provide an intuitive, easy-to-use, web-based interface that allows users to capture and analyze credentials information quickly and efficiently. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, credentials information may be entered into the electronic credentials system from paper-based forms or may be imported from electronic storage devices (diskette, CD-ROM, tape or the like). Alternatively, credentials information may also be scanned in through the use of a teleform or directly entered by a practitioner into the WebCVO system. In addition, the described exemplary WebCVO system may include the capability to manage and report on a wide variety of credentials information formats, including credentials information from external sources, such as licensing organizations and governmental databases. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment, the WebCVO system may continuously access external sources to validate current credentials information. The WebCVO system may then alert the practitioner and all entities to which that practitioner is assigned of any information not validated by an external source and to information reported by the source but not recorded in the practitioner's credentials record. The described exemplary WebCVO system may also prompt practitioners to renew credentials information prior to the expiration of that information. In addition, an exemplary WebCVO system can also incorporate a practitioner's legacy data, such as quality information, into the practitioner record as well as legacy data from mainframe computers. Hardwire networks may include, for example, fiber optic lines, cable lines, ISDN lines, copper lines, etc. Wireless networks may include, for example, cellular systems, personal communications service (PCS) systems, satellite communication systems, packet radio systems, and mobile broadband systems. A cellular system may use, for example, code division multiple access (CDMA), time division multiple access (TDMA), personal digital phone (PDC), Global System Mobile (GSM), or frequency division multiple access (FDMA), among others. The remote devices 20 a-20 b may be general purpose computing devices that allow users to remotely communicate with the web server over the communication network 40. The computing devices may be any processor controlled device that permits access to the communication network, including terminal devices, such as personal computers, workstations, servers, clients, mini-computers, main-frame computers, laptop computers, a network of individual computers, mobile computers, palm-top computers, hand-held computers, set top boxes for a television, other types of web enabled televisions, interactive kiosks, personal digital assistants, interactive or web enabled wireless communications devices, mobile web browsers, or a combination thereof. The computers may comprise one or more input devices such as a keyboard, mouse, touch pad, joystick, pen input pad, and the like. The computers may also possess an output device, such as a visual display and an audio output. One or more of these computing devices may form a computing environment. An exemplary web server 70 preferably hosts a website 50 comprising one or more interrelated web page files and other files and programs. The files and programs may be accessed via a communications network 40 such as the Internet, by sending for example, a hypertext transfer protocol (HTTP) request specifying a uniform resource locator (URL) that identifies the location of one of said web page files, wherein the files and programs are owned, managed or authorized by a single entity. Such files and programs can include, for example, hypertext markup language (HTML) files, common gateway interface (CGI) files, and Java applications. In an exemplary embodiment, the web page files preferably include a home page file that corresponds to a home page of the website. The home page can serve as a gateway or access point to the remaining files and programs contained within the website. In one embodiment, all of the files and programs may be located under, and accessible within, the same network domain as the home page file. Alternatively, the files and programs can be located and accessible through several different network domains. The described exemplary website may use encryption technology such as for example secure socket layer (SSL) encryption and digital certificates to maintain the integrity and confidentiality of electronic transmissions to and from the Web server 70. In the described exemplary embodiment message data is encrypted using a randomly generated key that is further encrypted using the recipient's public key. This is referred to as the �digital envelope� of the message which is sent to the recipient with the encrypted message. The recipient decrypts the digital envelope using a private key and then uses the symmetric key to unlock the original message. An exemplary system may send the notification by any of a number of conventional means, such as by email, fax, letter or a combination thereof. In one embodiment an exemplary system may assign a contact method based upon the practitioner's preference for receiving credentials information requests. Further, an exemplary system may automatically send an email to practitioners which includes instructions on how to access the credentials system electronically (e.g. online) as well as requests for the updating or clarifying of credentials information. An exemplary system may compare existing data to newly entered data and archive existing data to a history table. In one embodiment, the electronic credentials system may automatically forward a fax with instructions for online access or instructions for receiving a blank credentials application via Internet download, fax or mail to a practitioner. The described exemplary electronic credentials system may also automatically fax or print for mailing complete credentials packages, including instructions and application materials. The described exemplary system may also automatically contact practitioners opting to complete a paper application via fax or letter generation for the completion, update and clarification of their credentials. In one embodiment a user may also view the status of an existing practitioners 104 credential application or re-verification, plan committee and continuing education meetings and create customized pages for their own use 106. In addition, the described exemplary system may identify verification requirements for a particular practitioner including the parameters for handling adverse information. The described exemplary system may then automatically contact various entities such as, for example, schools, hospitals, or peers to request verification information 112, via for example, a web crawler, link, or other conventional method of querying a database. For example, in an online verification system an encrypted request for verification may be included as parameters on an HTTPS query string to verification sites. In one embodiment the request may further include payment of a verification fee. The described exemplary system may also auto-generate email, fax or letter requests to non-electronic verification sources including payment of verification fees. An exemplary system may send requests for verification information by fax, letter or email (if choose by phone, an exemplary system may schedule phone calls for WebCVO credentials specialists). An exemplary system may also automatically check the websites of all government agencies (for example, via a web crawler, link or other conventional method of querying a database), or other regulatory bodies for information related to the practitioner's credentials. In addition, an exemplary system may make follow-up requests for verification information according to a pre-set schedule. The described exemplary system may compare the verification information received from external sources to the credentials information submitted by the applicant. An exemplary system may then auto-update the database with matched information or manually update the database through the use of electronic work prompts or ticklers. For example, in an exemplary embodiment, a credentials specialist 118 may compile the responses to the requests for verification information and perform various other tasks to complete the application process 120. A credentials specialist may then utilize a fax server or other similar means to verify and audit the practitioner information 122. In an exemplary embodiment, the received verification information may be archived in an online data repository, allowing web access and tracking. For example, in the described exemplary embodiment, electronic information received from verification sites may be stored as digital images in an applicants database. Similarly, verification information received from non-electronic sources may be scanned and stored as scanned images. The described exemplary system may further comprise an accounting component that tracks all individual itemized charges in accordance with particular contract requirements 130. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention may also provide instant access to a practitioner's electronic credentials record by authorized entities from any geographic location. For example, the described exemplary system may provide authorized entities to access and update practitioner files using, for example, the Internet. To enable complete replacement of physical records, the present invention permits practitioners to electronically annotate practitioner data. Thus, a practitioner can enter and update credentials information, acknowledge that he or she has reviewed posted credentials information. A practitioner may also provide explanations for any information not validated by an external source or for information reported by a source, not currently posted to the practitioner's record, all by electronically annotating a practitioner's record. For example, The described exemplary system may grant different types of users varying degrees of access to the WebCVO system. In one embodiment the described exemplary system may utilize assigned login IDs and passwords to redirect users to different web pages for different functionalities. In addition, an exemplary system may sign each practitioner record with an electronic signature 240. This signature may be captured either through electronic creation by the practitioner or by the scanning of a practitioner's actual signature. An exemplary system may require practitioners to complete all mandatory data fields before submitting a credentials application for verification 250. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention allows for the assigning of required data fields by practitioner type and verification phase. For example, in one embodiment practitioners may be required to complete a set of data fields pertinent to their field of practice. Practitioners may also be required to complete an initial set of data fields (also pertinent to their field of practice) and upon satisfactory verification of those fields, the practitioner may then be required to complete a secondary, tertiary, etc. set of data fields. In accordance with an exemplary embodiment the required fields are assigned when a practitioner's record is created. In addition, for applications submitted online, the organization performing credentials verification may view the application and approve it for verification initiation 260. In practice the described exemplary system may automatically initiate the verification process 270 for submitted applications that are approved for verification 280. The described exemplary system may retrieve electronic data from primary source verification websites 290. The described exemplary system may send requests to non-electronic data sources via email, letter or fax, (or phone) including a copy of a release from the corresponding practitioner with electronic signature and delineation of privileges, if desired 300. An exemplary system may correlate the verification information received from external sources with the credentials information entered by the applicant. The described exemplary system may auto-update the database for matched data. In addition, in one embodiment the described exemplary system may attempt to identify reasons for a mismatch between the verification data received from external sources and the credentials information entered by the applicant. For example, the system may electronically or manually attempt to identify clerical errors, such as typographical errors that may occur during the conversion of a scanned document to text by an optical character recognition program. The system may then request that the applicant provide an explanation for any data mismatches that cannot be attributed to errors in the data entry or correlation process. An exemplary system may then verify newly entered data by correlating it with the verification information received from the external sources. In one embodiment, the system may automatically track the receipt of verification information and may automatically re-send verification requests if information is not received. In an exemplary embodiment, time frame intervals for the re-sending of verification requests are determined by the verifying organization. Further, non-responsive sources may be routed to an electronic tickler program for distribution to and follow up by credentials staff. Non-electronic data sources may return requested verifications through email, fax, letter or the like 310. The described exemplary system may route information received from non-electronic sources to an electronic work tickler for distribution to and verification by credentials staff 320. Alternatively, if the verification information is received via teleform it may be auto updated to the database. In addition, an exemplary system may route mismatched data as well as matched data to an electronic tickler for distribution to and manual verification by credentials staff 290. In addition, in one embodiment, the described exemplary system may route practitioner information to an audit program to confirm verification was performed correctly 330. The described exemplary system may utilize a single, double or triple audit process. For example, In practice the credentialing organization or the WebCVO verifies information received from the verifying source 440. If a verifying source responds with a �Record Not Found� response 450, the described exemplary system may notify the practitioner via email, fax or letter 460 and ask for corrected information. The practitioner may then respond with corrected information 480 and the system may then send another request to the verifying source 410 with corrected information. The described exemplary system may route verified credentialing information to an electronic work distribution program for auditor review 490. In one embodiment, the auditor reviews the verification information received to ensure that it matches that reported on the practitioner's credentials application. If the verification information received matches that reported by the practitioner, the auditor marks the audit as �Pass.� In the event the verification information received does not match that reported by the practitioner, the auditor marks the audit as �Fail.� Should the auditor mark the first audit as failed 500, the original verification is archived and the verification and audit processes are re-initiated. Should the auditor mark the first audit as passed 510, credentialing information is routed to an electronic work tickler for second auditor review 520. Should the auditor mark the second audit as failed 530, the original verification is archived and the verification and audit processes are re-initiated. In one embodiment, the system may route information that passes two consecutive verification audits to an electronic work distribution program for quality audit review of all verifications 540. Should the auditor mark the quality audit as failed 550, the original verification is archived and the verification and audit processes are re-initiated, otherwise the verification audit has been successfully completed 560. The described exemplary electronic credentials verification system preferably supports a plurality of data methods of credentials information input. For example, in one embodiment an applicant may enter credentials information from a global computer network such as, for example, the Internet. Alternatively, credentials information may also be imported from a variety of sources such as, for example, a CD-ROM, teleform that is scanned in using optical character recognition, etc. In an exemplary embodiment, the system may require the applicant to provide complete information by continually contacting the applicant via email, fax, letter or a combination thereof until all information is complete. In an exemplary embodiment, the system records the user identification and date and time for each piece of data entered and any and all subsequent changes to provide a complete audit trail for credentials information entered into the system. In this manner, the system transforms a practitioner's credentials application from a static record into a dynamic, real-time comprehensive record that may be linked to enterprise-wide databases to capture or supplement other practitioner data. In one embodiment, the system may prompt the practitioner to change his or her password 630 and may create a practitioner record by selecting from a set of required data fields that are pertinent to the practitioner's field of practice as well as an initial set of required data fields (also known as a pre-application). When the pre-application is verified an exemplary system may require the practitioner to complete a secondary, tertiary, etc. set of required data fields. An exemplary embodiment of the present invention may also support the creation of practitioner records having additional data fields that are not included in the standard applications stored in the credentials information applications repository 650. In the described exemplary embodiment, a practitioner may select credentials applications by state from the application library 660. In one embodiment, a practitioner may retrieve and view the selected credentials application 670 which is populated with the specific information entered by the practitioner 680. The credentials application 650 may comprise a variety of user defined custom pages 690, the results of the verification processes 700, as well as additional practitioner data input through modification 710. An exemplary credentials application may further comprise common data information 720 such as information received from insurance carriers, schools, hospitals, government agencies, etc. The application may also include pages (tabs) that may be marked as not applicable to the particular practitioner 730, as well as archived data 740, a warning log comprised of data mismatches and identified adverse actions 750 and common field level history tracking data 760. In one embodiment the application may be composed of elements that conform to a standardized programming language such as, for example, the extensible markup language (XML) specification. As is known in the art, XML is a markup language for documents containing structured information. Structured information contains both content (words, pictures, etc.) and some indication of what function that content performs. The utilization of a standardized programming language further promotes the automatic utilization of the credentials information across enterprise-wide databases to capture or supplement other practitioner data. In one embodiment organizations 770 may have access to practitioner applications 775 and practitioner 775 records 640. An organization may also search practitioners in the system 780 to retrieve and review requested information 790, verification information 800 and audit information 810. Organizations may also access practitioner verification information to view the status and detailed information 820. Referring to Referring to Referring to Referring to In an online system, a �pop up� message may be generated when an applicant attempts to select a privilege which the applicant does not qualify for. The pop message may provide the reasons for privilege ineligibility. Alternatively, an exemplary system may auto-generate an email, fax or letter to the applicant that provides the reasons for privilege(s) ineligibility. Referring to The invention described herein will itself suggest to those skilled in the various arts, alternative embodiments and solutions to other tasks and adaptations for other applications. 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In the face of our globalising world, a reevaluation of educational systems is certainly warranted. I would agree that the packaging and marketing of education as a commodity in traditional units called "degrees" is probably outdated for a number of reasons.
1 - Education is a continuous lifelong process. It does not fit into four year segments.
2 - Knowledge is increasingly multi-disciplinary and specialized. Traditional categorization into major and minor subjects is an inaccurate portrayal of knowledge.
3 - Purveyors of education, employers, and employees are globalising. Degree transferability is not adequately systematized.
4 - "Practical" knowledge is in high demand in most localities around the globe. Universities are not efficient purveyors of this knowledge.
So say I want to open an MRI clinic in Colombo Sri Lanka. I need people to
1 - Maintain the machine. But technical schools are devalued and scarce because they don't fit into the university system. So I have to hire an engineer. Problem is, do I hire a mechanical or an electrical? Regardless, will they know anything about MRIs, and will they have any practical skills whatsoever? I have no idea. So do I pay a premium to hire someone with an American degree?
2 - Interpret the images. Similar problem. I probably need to hire a very expensive American radiologist for the confidence factor, even though a local doctor might be equally qualified and speak the language.
3 - Administer the program. I need a generalist who understands local health care, billing and filing, and external relations. Do I hire someone with a masters degree in public health, when someone who had to quit school to care for children or aging parents 20 years ago might be my ideal office manager?
With all this uncertainty, I will of course fall back on recommendations, which is why "who you know is more important than what you know" still applies. But again, in a globalising world, we need and should expect more.
Instead of a CV with a few degrees, let us explore the possibility of giving every human a lifetime knowlege chart, showing educational hours and a competency factor for every subject under the sun. The institution administering the hours and exams would be listed, but they would be globally standardized.
Education would not locked into a system where 4-year degrees from reputable institutions are the only currency of the realm. A priviledged youth from Cambridge England or Cambridge Massachusetts would not hold an insurmountable advantage over a middle aged individual with a great diversity or specialty of knowledge gathered in non-traditional means. And hiring managers would have the information to make superior employment decisions to the benefit of company and employee.
In many cases, the degree is not worth it. In the US, there is very little government control over the numbers of each major graduating at any one time. As a result, there are far too many Journalism, English, and History graduates being produced with $100,000 or more in loans each year. This oversupply even happens in some technical areas like Biology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics. There are too graduates in these disciplines, so in many cases they find themselves making significantly less money than people without college degrees as they work outside their field. I like that there is so much freedom for each individual to pursue a degree, but the loans used to finance this pursuit are a heavy burden, and the tuition rates rise so fast that it is increasingly hard to justify college education in any major as worth the sacrifice.
Your point is well presented. But I am afraid I can not buy the point that the college should be evaluated by how much it could prepare the gradutes for the job market. Sole technical skills could be easily taught and absorbed. For this sake only, Universities would be unnecessary if training schools were employed to train people to work. Systemic studies rather than too much detailed skils are valued most. It's not because these skills or knowledge are not important, but that they could be obtained after graduation, while the ineffable ability in understanding certain subject holisticly could not be easily given to students without years of study.
PS: Students from poor families, not the rich, will be the victim if public support, say scholarship or even loans, is lessend
I think there is a market failure. Major corporations all employ university trained HR staff. These HR staff have been trained to make standard offers to employees with standard qualifications. For many jobs those qualifications include one university degree or another. I believe that a company that hired recent high school graduates for these jobs at a lower salary and trained them on the job could end up with more capable employees at lower costs (and so out compete those that follow the standard formula). But virtually no one is trying this. That's the failure.University, at least in the States, is primarily a four year social hour. Very little human capital is added by the process (perhaps it serves a screening role, but at an unnecessarily high cost). Many degrees, like art, communications, psychology, are almost entirely useless. They convey little more information (and often less) than reading a few good books on the subject. Most of the graduates in these areas find employment in completely unrelated fields. Even seemingly very practical degrees such as engineering don't teach many skills and techniques that are directly applicable in work. It is an almost a universal comment among engineering professors (even at top schools)that they don't teach you to be an engineer but rather, they teach you 'how to think'. In the vast majority of cases it is easy to envision a superior method of instruction. Business students, for instance, are not likely to learn more in four years of college instruction than they could in four years of management track employment. Who would you rather have, someone with no degree but four years of experience with progressively increasing responsibility, or the same person (to rule out screening effects and focus the sheer accumulation of human capital)as a raw business grad? Another useful model is that of the executive MBA. An educational supplement to the work place.If a person is learning theory alongside their workplace experience they are much more likely to take a meaningful interest in the course and they can bring problems in from their ongoing work experience to add a great deal of depth to their experience and that of the other students.Even high level research works this way. Most professors would agree that the real transformation in capacity that marks the maturation of a PhD candidate takes place during the final, research, phase of a program. It is actually doing research that turns clever students into capable researchers. So a PhD program itself is essentially a research apprenticeship. Universities are overrated. We need to forget about our sacred pieces of paper and thinking about what works. And, for goodness sake, stop pouring public money and years of the lives of our young people into this pointless and inefficient sinkhole.
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Students starting this year will also be paying the same amount of tuition fees. even at the current cap of �3k the tuition fees are still subsidised in the UK. Why should you not pay the full amount (as many international students do)? The governement provides you with a loan - if you don't earn a certain threshold then you don't have to pay back the loan. Only if you earn enough, are you required to pay the money back. How much more fair do you want the system to be?
Also, very few UK universities feature on the top 100 universities of the world. A lot of them are American. There is a reason for this. In America, you are charged full price for your education and as a result, the universities there are able to do a better job. Something to think about.
I deem that the greatest benefit one can get from attending universities is the wide exposure to enormous things in diverse domains. A student not going to college can not expect to experience as much as he did in college. Currently I am pursuing my fifth-year study in Peking University in China, majoring in dentistry and double majoring in economics. During the past four years, I tried a good many extracurricular activities, from reading and acting shakesperean plays to practice British Parliamentary debate. I feel extremely lucky for having done all this, and all this help me to figure out what i really want to do with my life. I will graduate in two years with bachelor degree in dentistry, which is different from the corresponding system in US or UK. Then I will stop pursuing the doctor degree in dentistry, switching to health economics domain.
By sharing this verbose personal informatin, i just want to say that going to college might be the best way to find out who you are and what you want to become. Prospective income issues seem to ostensibly redue the value of college in short time. But I could not see any other better means by which a student could find out his niche both in career and life.
It would be interesting to see the chart in monetary terms and time required for each degrees. I like the quote at the end.
I am currently in the third year (out of four) of my degree.
Upon completion I will owe over GBP 25000 (plus interest) to the student loans company. Over half of that is for my maintenance loan, to cover for living expenses such as rent, however my tuition fees will amount to around 11500.
Most irritatingly, if I had have been born 8 months earlier my tuition fees would be significantly less (around 4500 in total)
Even more annoying is the fact that some students in my year who took a gap and deferred their entry also pay the lower amount.
How is this fair?
It's the same degree, same lectures and same teaching standards but a sizeable price difference!
the key is a two tier system such as successfully deployed in Germany (liThe second tier I am refering to is a good apprenticship.With good I mean well strucuted, supported and supervised and accredited by governmental bodies.Someone with a decend, three year apprenticeship in Banking, IT, Hospitality has earned money for thesethree years (not much , but enough to support youself) and got excellentr, real-life training as well.
The UK is following the US system of having too many people going to universities just to a get a degree. Education is becoming just a business and many universities are simply handing out degrees to anyone who can pay the fees.Many of the courses have little or no value in the real world and the whole focus is on passing exams, not learning.Many of the UK university degree certificates will soon be worth less than the paper they are written on.
@sligomulligan In many cases your scenario is happening. Full-time students are morphing into part-time students by working more to put themsleves through college even if this is sometimes just to maintain a standard of lifestyle.
I like this article! It's quite true with the quotes in the ending!
This article lists much that is wrong with university education, to which I'd like to add one more. It is extremely inefficient. As one who teaches both full-time and adults in third level the difference I see in the rate of learning of working adults and full-time students is remarkable. Add to this the fact that tenured academics seem largely uninterested in the effectiveness of their teaching methods and it suggests that there is great scope for productivity improvements (and resulting reduction in unit costs). The first observation above is leading me to believe that full-time third level education for school leavers is an extravagance. It seems to me that if young people worked before attending third level they would learn more efficiently, and if they studied on a part-time basis as they worked (now much feasible with online courses) they would require less support from the state. As for those of you who are about to comment on the importance of college life for personal development, I would suggest you discuss this with your friends that have not attended full-time third level education, and suggest to them that they have fully developed personally.
Why is the web page called "The economics of a British university degree" when it is about an English university degree? The article mentions that the Scottish system is different. Is it any better? If so, is there anything the English can learn from the Scots (or is that politically impossible these days)? If it's even worse, are there depths to which the English system has yet to descend?
Undergraduate study is about finding yourself and finding your field. Those who haven't found this by the end of year two you may as well quit. A certificate received on graduation will not only be useless to you as an individual, but to the employers who cannot employ you to do a qualified job which you hate.I have recently changed course and have just begun my final year. It doesn't seem such a chore to study 50 hours per week on something you love, it just happens.Re 50% quota for degrees, academic education levels and grade deflation:These days its all about the student loans, spending and socialising. The next stream of grads chasing my tail will be so up to the neck in debt post graduating that they will wish they had put more pressure on universities to make the degrees prestigous again. To quote a well known saying, you can't have your cake and eat it.
The Many Benefits of Completing a Degree:I graduated from Northampton University, an ex-polytechnic, with a 2:1 in Geography and Third World Development, a subject which I enjoyed but with limited practical value. However, having a degree helped me gain a financial administration role within the public sector and exposure to this work inspired me to study further in the field of management accountancy. I'm currently part qualified and expect to pass the final exams within the next six months, leading to a well paid career.Completing a degree gave me the confidence, skills and discipline needed to commit myself to lifelong learning and I intend to pass these values on to my child. Is this not time and money well spent?Another bonus of attending my degree course was that The Economist was required reading for Third World Development, I enjoyed reading the magazine then and continue to today as it is just as relevant and authoritative in the field of management accountancy.
This is an interesting subject. I think that the requirements for entry to university have changed radically. When I went to Leeds University in 1966 to study Civil Engineering, around 5% of children enjoyed a university education at a redbrick or better. In my day to achieve four As. at A level was virtually unheard of. Now I think the figure is around 35%. In some respects this is a public good not only for the participants but also for the economy which due to globalisation needs workers with higher skills to add value; we have a smaller need for unskilled workers. We do not need to underestimate the difficulty of maintaining our position on the GDP totem pole. However I fret about inter-generational tensions. I think youngster these days face a very heavy burden after graduating. First they have to pay off the student debt, and then somehow try to save for a house, which in real terms costs much more than it costed me. The baby boom generation is about to retire, and this is going to cost youngsters plenty. I think the government needs to consider these issues carefully in setting grant levels for universities. It's not just the student that prospers from a university education, it also the treasury in the tax stream that follows. I also worry about falling standards. I see people coming into work that really do not have the skills that I would expect. In my day an engineering course was substantially demanding with a high chop rate.
The same problem exists in France, but the selection is not slack, contrary to the entry which is open to everyone with an A-level even if he obtained it thanks to a letting through.
It entails in its wake a 50 percent drop-out rate during every first year, in every field.
Moreover, the lack of selection flaws the meritocracy; in making people believe that going to university can increase their social positions. Children, whose parents are often barely informed on the fields "with high returns", receive nothing less than a degree which doesn't worth the paper of which it is composed.
I agree; as a reader puts it underneath if there is 50% of a cohort at university, it results 20% unemployed at the end of it.
Tony Blair's 50% target might just turn out to be his greatest contibution to increasing poverty in this country.
Where you get the degree from is important in general but in my case i went to Plymouth which is not ranked highly in the Times University guide but i earn more than a school friend who went to Bristol so for me i was either lucky or just better at my job.
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I've tried the new bots and it doesn't seem like an improvement to be declared an improvement. Fiddlestick ran past two bottom turrets for no reason, wukong does his ultimate only to stop short from a kill just to run back. Please make a higher difficulty of bots and give full IP or something. I've done 5 games with bots and other than getting use to bots using new champs and the higher variety of skills, they're just barely better than the older varieties. However, good job on riot for doing such work, it does make AI a bit more interesting. I do wish they switch out all the older bots sometimes because in many games the older bots like ryze etc still comprise of half of the team at the least for those times I played. They still also get stuck at the two turret location near the nexus. This comment also reflects the feedback I receive in game by other players. We're still getting same death to kill ratios as usual. Please incorporate more combos for the bots as well such as brand using the combo of stunning his opponent and using pillar of flame to do extra damage when they're on fire. Would be neat.
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INDIANAPOLIS -- INDYCAR issued a 216-page report Thursday documenting its two-month-long investigation into the 15-car accident at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 16 that killed popular star driver Dan Wheldon.
The CliffsNotes version: It was an unpredictable racing accident with fatal consequences.
More specifically, as the multicar wreck unfolded in front of him, Wheldon managed to slow his car from 224 to 165 mph before contacting another car and flying through the air for approximately 325 feet.
Wheldon's car covered the length of a football field in less than 0.8 seconds, rotating 90 degrees to the right so that the top of the cockpit was fully exposed to the wall and fence. The right rear corner bounced off the track, launching the car above the wall until it struck a 4.5-inch diameter steel pole with enough force to damage the monocoque tub of the car from the pedal bulkhead to the cockpit. That sheared the protective roll hoop from behind the driver's head. By then, the bottom of Wheldon's helmet had impacted the pole near his chin, causing blunt force trauma and an unsurvivable injury. Wheldon's injury was limited to his head.
INDYCAR concluded that the size of the field (34 cars, about 25 percent larger than most races) and the low experience level of some of the drivers were not causal to the accident.
The series also discounted the notion that Wheldon took additional risks because he was racing for a chance at a $5 million prize in the GoDaddy INDYCAR Challenge.
Instead, the report concluded that the cars were too easy to drive on the recently repaved, variable-banked LVMS oval, allowing the drivers to pretty much drive anywhere they wanted on the track, rather than sticking to a racing "groove" limited by the performance of the car.
"The examination of the video of the October 16th accident demonstrates normal pack racing that is common on high-banked ovals," said Brian Barnhart, INDYCAR's president of racing operations.
"However, what was also witnessed was nearly unlimited movement on the track surface under race conditions. This capability of relatively free movement on the track without restraints of natural racing grooves must be attributed to the overall track geometry beyond banking. That had not previously been experienced."
Indeed, the first 10 laps of the Vegas race looked like a free-for-all, with numerous scary, breathtaking moments. The inevitable finally happened entering Turn 1 on the 11th lap when the cars of Wade Cunningham and James Hinchcliffe touched, sending Cunningham's car into a spin.
Over the next four seconds, Wheldon's was only one of several individual, yet interconnected, accidents that took place. With four cars getting airborne -- those of JR Hildebrand, Pippa Mann and Will Power, in addition to Wheldon's -- it's a miracle that Mann's burned pinky finger was the most significant other injury in the calamity.
The question that must be addressed is why INDYCAR did not discover the "relatively unlimited movement" of race conditions until the drivers were actually racing.
When the decision was being made for the IndyCar Series to race at Las Vegas, Ryan Briscoe and Scott Dixon tested at LVMS for two days in November 2010, and both ran in the 214 mph bracket.
In practice for the race, with the track rubbered in and warmer conditions, practice speeds in the pack topped 224 mph and Tony Kanaan qualified on pole at 222.078 mph.
It was in some ways similar to when the CART-sanctioned Indy car series scheduled a race at Texas Motor Speedway in 2001, and prerace testing produced speeds 15-20 mph slower than when the cars ran in packs in practice.
On that occasion, CART medical officials determined that the combination of lateral and previously never experienced vertical G- forces were causing the drivers to black out on the track. The race was canceled about four hours prior to the scheduled start.
At Las Vegas this year, significantly, the full pack of 34 cars never all ran at once on the track prior to the race, with all practice sessions split into two groups of 17 cars. Aside from not experiencing the amount of traffic the race brought, drivers weren't able to learn the tendencies of other drivers -- in other words, who they could be confident of going wheel-to-wheel with, and who to give a little extra room on the track.
"It is virtually impossible for us to replicate race conditions, as much as we do in the feasibility and compatibility testing, as much as we do in practice," Barnhart said. "But you never get an opportunity to run with everyone out there trying to achieve in practice what they do when the green flag drops in the race. In those conditions, the ability of the drivers to race from the bottom of the racetrack all the way up to the wall and run limitless is not a condition we've experienced before.
"While the accident could have occurred at any track at any time, the dynamic of the current car and the overall track geometry at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway under race conditions appeared to have been causal to this accident.
" -- INDYCAR's Brian Barnhart
"This movement not only allowed for increased car-to-car contact, but made it more difficult for drivers to predict the movement of other drivers around them," Barnhart added. "As a result, the opportunity for this accident was increased. While the accident could have occurred at any track at any time, the dynamic of the current car and the overall track geometry at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway under race conditions appeared to have been causal to this accident."
In terms of what actually killed Wheldon, the design of the fence at Las Vegas Motor Speedway -- where the poles are on the track side of the mesh fence, rather than on the grandstand side -- must be considered a factor and come under scrutiny.
A similar specification of fence is used at Texas, where two of the most devastating (but thankfully not fatal) accidents left Davey Hamilton (2001) and Kenny Brack (2003) with life-threatening injuries that they survived.
TMS president Eddie Gossage vigorously defended the design of the fence at Texas and Las Vegas (both of which are owned and operated by Speedway Motorsports Inc.) in a recent interview published in RACER magazine.
Gossage said: "According to our engineers who've studied this for years, the way we have it placed at Texas Motor Speedway -- from the racetrack to the grandstand it goes SAFER barrier, wall, cables, upright posts, mesh fencing -- is the best way and it won't be changed. It is the safest for the drivers and safest for the fans."
The INDYCAR report attempted to deflect attention and blame away from the fence design.
"The fencing (including post, cables and fabric) at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway was found to have performed to all expectation in retaining a race car from leaving the track," stated the report. "The only change that would be preferred is for the fence fabric to be on the track side of the post rather [sic] its current configuration.
"While there is no evidence that placement of the fabric would have changed the consequences of this accident, there are accident scenarios that can be envisioned in which the fabric placement might have some significance. For that reason, the preferred fabric placement at any track hosting an INDYCAR event is on the trackside of the fence post."
This suggests why INDYCAR has been hesitant to announce its 2012 date with Texas Motor Speedway. INDYCAR made clear Thursday that significant testing of the new car it is introducing in 2012 must take place at every oval track to determine whether the venues are suitable for high-speed open-wheel competition.
INDYCAR already announced that the series will not return to LVMS in 2012.
Ironically, Wheldon was the chief test driver for the 2012 Indy car chassis produced by Dallara; the car has been renamed the "DW12" in his honor.
Numerous safety features developed over the last 10 years have been factored into the design of the new car, including controversial rear-wheel shrouds that are intended to reduce the possibility of cars locking wheels.
In every fatal racing accident, lessons are learned that are applied in the future to make cars and tracks safer. In Indy car racing, for example, the deaths of Scott Brayton and Jeff Krosnoff in 1996 resulted in wider cockpits with additional padding and head protection; Greg Moore's fatal accident in 1999 convinced many oval tracks to pave infield sections to reduce the chance of uneven grass or dirt surfaces launching cars into the air.
"We have to stop the cars from flying and taking off," said Will Phillips, project director for the 2012 DW12. "The new car has several features to try and stop that. The pods behind the rear wheels are there to prevent contact between front wheels and rear wheels.
"When cars are doing in excess of 220 mph, it doesn't take long to cover 320 feet. And once it leaves the ground, it's no longer a car -- it's no longer got its wheels in contact with the ground. It's a serious challenge to try and make it a car and an airplane. You just can't do it. Anything we can do to prevent a vehicle from leaving the ground would be of benefit."
With safety as its primary goal, INDYCAR therefore heads into an uncertain future. Sadly, it does so without one of its most charismatic stars.
John Oreovicz covers open-wheel racing for ESPN.com.
- Motorsports Writer for ESPN.com
- Covered Indy car racing for 20 years
- Work published in 12 countries
Dan Wheldon won 16 races in a storied IndyCar Series career, along with two Indianapolis 500s -- including this year's 95th running -- and one title. He was killed on the 11th lap of the Honda Indy 300 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway on Oct. 16. He left behind a wife, Susie, and two sons, 2-year-old Sebastian and 6-month-old Oliver.
• Oreovicz: Unknowns led to fatal crash• Oreovicz: Remembering the good times
• Little: Wheldon's spirit, humor will live on
• Blount: Safety ideas coming to fore
• Oreovicz: Key questions to answer
• Hinton: More heartbreak for Mario Andretti
• MacGregor: Unanswerable questions
• Newton: Wheldon's death rocks NASCAR
• Oreovicz: Heavy hearts in Las Vegas
• Blount: From celebration to sorrow
News And Tributes
• INDYCAR finding: Wheldon's head struck post• Barnhart still coping with Wheldon's death
• Tribute to Wheldon at Indy
• Drivers, officials to meet Monday
• Wheldon remembered in Florida service
• Driver meeting called to discuss death
• Wheldon dies after Lap 11 crash
• Wheldon died of head trauma
• NASCAR planning tribute at Talladega
• Expert: Too early to blame fence
• New chassis to be named in honor of Wheldon
• Jimmie Johnson: IndyCar should quit ovals
• Newton: Kahne wanted to accept challenge
• Fans pay tribute to Wheldon
• Conversation: Remembering Dan Wheldon
• Dan Wheldon photo gallery
• ESPN3: Wheldon memorial replay• Wheldon honored at Indy service
• NASCAR Countdown: Briscoe's emotional tribute
• Sports Reporters: Schaap on Wheldon
• Florida funeral for Wheldon
• NASCAR Now: Wheldon tragedy
• SportsCenter: NASCAR reflects on Wheldon
• A tragedy at Las Vegas Motor Speedway
• Blount and Oreovicz: Sad day for racing
• Schaap: Wheldon remembered
• Jamie Little reports from Las Vegas
• SportsCenter: Wheldon killed in crash
• Wheldon's death stuns motorsports world• NASCAR drivers react to Vegas tragedy


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