IMAGE SOURCE What is Fire? Fires start when a flammable or a combustible material combines with oxygen or another oxygen-rich compound. For a fire to occur, it also requires a heat source that is above the flash point of the material. Flash point is the minimum temperature that a flammable material’s vapor will ignite. Therefore, fire is […]
While students in other majors are worrying whether they will have to take math classes, math majors may wonder what other courses they must take to earn their degrees. If you enjoy working with numbers and mathematical concepts but are less enthusiastic about dissecting specimens and mixing chemical compounds, you might be hopeful that you […]
If you are eyeing a career in healthcare, two popular choices are nurse and diagnostic medical sonographer. Nurses care for patients in settings such as hospitals, doctors’ offices and home health services, while sonographers use sonogram or ultrasound technology to create images of the tissues and organs inside a patient’s body. Graduates of nursing and […]
Nuclear energy – the energy that develops as a result of splitting the atoms that make up matter – is responsible for generating 20 percent of America’s electrical power, according to the Department of Energy. If you want to work in a field related to nuclear power, you might wonder whether nuclear engineering or nuclear […]
If you’re interested in a career exploring the mysteries of space, you might have narrowed down your choice of college majors to aerospace engineering and astronomy. Both aerospace engineer and astronomer are among the types of aerospace careers offered by organizations such as NASA and private sector space exploration ventures. It is the nature of […]
If you have done well in science and math classes in the past, you’re probably thinking of majoring in a STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) subject in college. That is often a smart choice, since STEM occupations often offer high wages, a positive job outlook and more prestige than many majors in the arts […]
The STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields offer some of the highest paying and fastest growing job opportunities. Chemistry, a natural science that focuses on the properties of matter, certainly fits this pattern. A question remains for students who are interested in the subject, however. Should they major in chemistry or in a […]
There are different names for the profession, judging from prominent online employment websites. Some of the names employers refer to the position are fraud specialist, fraud investigator, fraud analyst, fraud risk analyst, fraud detection analyst, and more. Are there as many different degrees as there are job titles? We will look at some of the […]
IMAGE SOURCE What is Intelligence Analysis? Intelligence analysis is a process of collecting and generating intelligence from multiple sources such as data and information. The process usually involves accumulating information about a variety of circumstances and individuals who have knowledge in areas that include strategy, operations, or tactical intelligence. According to the Central Intelligence Agency, […]
IMAGE SOURCE Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life. Many have incorrectly attributed this statement to the ancient Chinese sage Confucius. The earliest match located was published in the “Princeton Alumni Weekly” in 1982. This journal quoted a Professor of Philosophy named Arthur Szathmary as […]
