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Saturday, November 6, 2010
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Class Participation
Class participation, quite a controversial subject in University.
It is extremely prevalent a criteria in modules in the University, particularly for Business modules. This is actually to encourage students to clarify their doubts and to be more involved in discussions. This will probably be a valuable skill when you head out to work.
It is quite useful I must say, maybe because it occupies a substantial percentage of your overall grade, people tend to get panicky and anal about it. They start to speak up for the sake of getting marks.
But here comes the problem, some of them actually speak up but the questions they ask are inconsistent and irrelevant, sometimes even absurd to the extent that we have absolutely no idea what he/she is even talking about in the first place.
This happens usually when people are desperate for class participation marks, they ask questions for the sake of asking and end up self destructing themselves when they are lost in the track of thought.
As a result, the other classmates are left to a cringing moment where we do not know whether to save her or leave the awkward atmosphere as it is. It is quite disturbing at times really.
There was this girl in class today, she tried to ask a question and the worse part was that she was speaking so loudly and her voice seemed to be trembling. Then she lost herself halfway, then she tried to make a comeback and she ended up lost again. It was literally all over the place with no links at all. To be honest, she's quite poor thing because she was talking so loud that the whole class was silent. So, can you imagine how embarrassing it is for everyone to stare at you and that you lost yourself.
So is class participation good or bad? Overall, in balance, I will say that its definitely effective but tutors should not reward participation marks for questions that are irrelevant or absurd. They should be judging on the effectiveness and quality of the question/answer instead. However, many a times, tutors tend to just put a tick when someone speak up because they themselves are too lazy to judge if that's a good answer or a bad one.
It is extremely prevalent a criteria in modules in the University, particularly for Business modules. This is actually to encourage students to clarify their doubts and to be more involved in discussions. This will probably be a valuable skill when you head out to work.
It is quite useful I must say, maybe because it occupies a substantial percentage of your overall grade, people tend to get panicky and anal about it. They start to speak up for the sake of getting marks.
But here comes the problem, some of them actually speak up but the questions they ask are inconsistent and irrelevant, sometimes even absurd to the extent that we have absolutely no idea what he/she is even talking about in the first place.
This happens usually when people are desperate for class participation marks, they ask questions for the sake of asking and end up self destructing themselves when they are lost in the track of thought.
As a result, the other classmates are left to a cringing moment where we do not know whether to save her or leave the awkward atmosphere as it is. It is quite disturbing at times really.
There was this girl in class today, she tried to ask a question and the worse part was that she was speaking so loudly and her voice seemed to be trembling. Then she lost herself halfway, then she tried to make a comeback and she ended up lost again. It was literally all over the place with no links at all. To be honest, she's quite poor thing because she was talking so loud that the whole class was silent. So, can you imagine how embarrassing it is for everyone to stare at you and that you lost yourself.
So is class participation good or bad? Overall, in balance, I will say that its definitely effective but tutors should not reward participation marks for questions that are irrelevant or absurd. They should be judging on the effectiveness and quality of the question/answer instead. However, many a times, tutors tend to just put a tick when someone speak up because they themselves are too lazy to judge if that's a good answer or a bad one.
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
Financial Management Quiz
I just got back my Financial Management Quiz results today and I got 14/15.
According to the system, I get 1 mark deducted for a wrong answer and 4 marks for a correct answer.
So, that sums up to 55/60. However, this is not confirmed because the tutor mentioned that there will be moderation done.
But, putting that aside, I'm seriously shocked that I only had one wrong. On the day of the test itself, I was so despondent after the quiz.
In actual fact, it was the worst I've ever done.
Then again, this case proved that miracles do happen.
Moral of the story: Sometimes when you think that you have gone through a bad day, it might not be so bad afterall. It might just turn out splendid unexpectedly.
So, don't give up hopes okay?
Hwaiting !
According to the system, I get 1 mark deducted for a wrong answer and 4 marks for a correct answer.
So, that sums up to 55/60. However, this is not confirmed because the tutor mentioned that there will be moderation done.
But, putting that aside, I'm seriously shocked that I only had one wrong. On the day of the test itself, I was so despondent after the quiz.
In actual fact, it was the worst I've ever done.
Then again, this case proved that miracles do happen.
Moral of the story: Sometimes when you think that you have gone through a bad day, it might not be so bad afterall. It might just turn out splendid unexpectedly.
So, don't give up hopes okay?
Hwaiting !
Monday, November 1, 2010
Steve Job on the flight
October 28, 2010 7:21 AM
We've been keeping an eye on Steve Jobs' private jet expenses ever since Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty recommended that her clients buy Apple (AAPL) based on how much time Steve Jobs was spending in the air.
Well, I thought this was pretty interesting. The analyst is basically saying that the more Steve Job travels on his private jet, the higher the net worth of Apple.
This is because Steve Jobs is seen as an integral part of negotiations and deals. Hence, the more he travels, it means that he is moving into new territories and deals that will eventually expand the system.
But, does this mean that if he does not travel as much, it means that Apple is not doing well?
Well, with the proliferation of e-commerce, a lot of things can happen across the net via business conference. He might not even have to travel at all.
But who knows? We shall see, Apple has just crossed the $300 mark in its share price and might just be going towards the $400s now!
Credits -cnn
We've been keeping an eye on Steve Jobs' private jet expenses ever since Morgan Stanley's Katy Huberty recommended that her clients buy Apple (AAPL) based on how much time Steve Jobs was spending in the air.
Well, I thought this was pretty interesting. The analyst is basically saying that the more Steve Job travels on his private jet, the higher the net worth of Apple.
This is because Steve Jobs is seen as an integral part of negotiations and deals. Hence, the more he travels, it means that he is moving into new territories and deals that will eventually expand the system.
But, does this mean that if he does not travel as much, it means that Apple is not doing well?
Well, with the proliferation of e-commerce, a lot of things can happen across the net via business conference. He might not even have to travel at all.
But who knows? We shall see, Apple has just crossed the $300 mark in its share price and might just be going towards the $400s now!
Credits -cnn
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