The Value of an Employer-Aligned Graduate Degree Program in Accounting
An employer aligned graduate degree program in accounting helps students prepare for their careers wtih the skills top employers are looking for.
How Are Accountants Playing a Role in Business Strategy?
The role of accountants has been changing to include advanced master's degree skills like strategic management accounting.
The ROI of Earning a Master’s Degree in Accounting
Students who continue their education, earning a master's degree in accounting, open up their options for success as professional accountants.
What Will You Learn in an Accounting Master’s Degree Program?
An accounting master's degree program prepares students at a higher level, ensuring they are ready for leadership positions in this growing field.
What Accounting Skills are Most Important for Success in the Workplace?
Core accounting skills are still important but changes in technology and the industry mean that an MSA will prepare you with contemporary accountant skills.
Merrimack College Announces New 100% Online Master of Science in Accounting
The accounting graduate degree’s inaugural session begins January 21, 2019. NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack College is launching its new online master of science in accounting (MSA online) program, with classes starting Jan. 21,
Moneyball for HR: Applying Data Science To Managing People
Just like in Moneyball, HR professionals are learning the power of applying data science and analytics principles to managing and compensating people.
Employers Continue to Deal with a Large IoT Skills Gap
The explosion of technology innovation has created huge opportunity for businesses to leverage data & analytics. However, there aren’t enough people trained in IoT for businesses to hire.
Why Business Analysts Are The Unsung Heroes of Organizations
They don’t write songs or make movies or television shows about business analysts. What are the many ways they’re are the heroes of any organization?
Skills Employers Look For In Business Analytics
Master of Business Analytics graduates will have learned analytical skills through their degree. But the need for expertise goes beyond analyzing data and extrapolating actionable information from large datasets. The following are key areas that can propel a business analyst into the upper reaches of their profession.
How Business Analysts Fit Into The Data Science Landscape
With the explosion in the use of data-driven strategies in organizations across every industry, it’s little wonder so many want to get into a data-related field. Many people confuse business analyst with data scientist jobs. Here’s a look at the two, and how business analysts fit into the overall picture.
The Importance of Earning Credentials In Data Science and Business Analytics
For those who want to start a career in data science or business analytics, it’s important to consider the level of educational attainment and the credentials you will need for success in these growing fields. Here’s a look at both professions.
A Data Science Career vs a Business Analytics Career
Which career path is right for you? Learn the subtle differences between a data science career and a career path in business analytics.
How Big Data Could Help Improve Public Education
Big data offers opportunities in all industries to make operations more efficient and effective. Those same benefits can be applied in education at all levels.
The Impact of Data on Future Transportation
Technology continues to revolutionize almost every aspect of business and personal life. Innovations in technology focus on creating transportation that is more efficient, effective and safe. The future also holds the promise of more change involving heavy use of data-driven systems, sensors, IoT and machine learning.
The Growing Field of Data-Related Jobs In Sports
The possibilities for applying a data-driven approach in sports present unlimited opportunities for data-related jobs. For those who pursue a master’s degree in data science or business analytics, the chances to work in sports have never been greater. Here are a few ways sports are using data.
Two in A Row: Astros, Cubs Prove Power of Data Analytics for Baseball
The Astros’ victory marked the second year in a row that an analytics-driven team won the World Series. Does this mean every Major League Baseball team will follow suit? Now that teams see the value of analytics for baseball, the competition is focusing on how to use data. Here are some steps used by data-driven teams.
Did Data Analytics Fail the Cleveland Browns?
The Cleveland Browns have done a remarkable thing in the NFL. In the last two seasons, they won exactly one game. For those interested in data science and analytics, the Browns' woeful past two seasons are even more interesting. Read about the Browns' attempt to use data analytics on the football field.
What Is Data Unification And Why Is It Important?
The challenges for organizations working with data have evolved in recent years. The issue now is how to manage it. Finding efficient ways to store and access massive databases is the top issue facing organizations. Can data unification provide an answer?
Alternative Jobs With a Master’s Degree in Education
A master’s degree in education gives teachers more versatility in their skills and more career options. Many put the skills they learn to use in the classroom, but others move into education
Online Teachers Share Their Expertise
Educators experienced with remote teaching share their best online teaching tips as remote learning continues.
How Education Impacts Poverty: The Rewards of Teaching in Low-Income Schools
Teaching in low-income schools is its own reward. Teachers lift the lives of children. Make an impact with Merrimack's Master of Ed program.
The School-Life Balance: How to Manage Competing Priorities
Education is worth the investment of time and energy and work-life balance is possible to achieve with a few tips.
Online Tutoring: The New Opportunity for Teachers and Students
Online tutoring exploded as the global pandemic spread in 2020. Even after COVID, tutoring presents opportunities for students and teachers.
How to Help Students Learn Online
Help students learn online. Understand the best practices for guiding students in an online learning environment with Merrimack's Master of Education.