Description
Return on Investment: Education Funding
Develop a three- to four-page analysis (excluding the title and reference pages) on the projected return on investment for your college education and projected future employment. This analysis will consist of two parts:Part 1: Explain how you made the decision to pursue an education in Business or Finance. Include a summary of expenses related to that decision, such as: cost of tuition, cost of books, the interest you may pay on any loans and any other associated expenses.
Part 2: Conduct research on your desired occupation and identify how much compensation (return) you expect to earn. How long will it take to pay back the return on this investment? Be sure to consider the trade-off between the cost of education and the expected return on investment.
The research paper should be comprehensive and include specific examples. The paper should be formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Writing Center. You must include at least two scholarly sources other than the textbook to support your claims. Cite your sources in-text and on the reference page.
Additional Information:
Current occupation is a construction superintendent. Pursuing BA degree in Project Management. Desired occupation would be a construction project manager or in the government contractor side as a project manager.
Decided to pursue my degree in order to move up in my current field.
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Explanation & Answer
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Introduction
In the modern society, many companies are not willing to hire job applicants for
executive management positions who do not have a BA degree in Project Management. During
the recent recruitment process at XYZ Company where I am working as a construction
superintendent, the minimum requirement was a BA degree in Project Management plus five
years of job experience. I did not qualify for the job because I did not have the degree
qualification. The decision to pursue BA degree was mainly influenced by my future desires to
move up in my current field to a more senior most position in the organization hierarchy.
This paper provides an in-depth discussion of my recent decision to invest in a BA degree
in Project Management at this University. To expound on my decision, Return on Investment and
Payback period will be interweaved in this case to access the viability of my current investment.
In a nutshell, the major point of concern is to examine whether my current investment expe...
