Thursday, January 17, 2008
I feel like blogging today though no particular topics in mind.
So I thought of sharing on my first class for the Culture & Mgt in Asia module yesterday.
This module cost me 1691 programme account points.
It's the first time that I got a management module for such a high bid point.
Kinda regretted before that.
The class is enrolled by so many year 4 students (almost all),
and the assessment criteria comprises of only individual assignments & presentation.
All these make me somehow jittery and intimidated.
However, after attending yesterday's inaugural class of the module,
I guess I shall take back my words of regret.
For once, the module incorporates both the Arts (culture) and the Business (management) aspects.
We'll be learning about culture and its variables,
the impact of culture on management in different countries
as well as cultural knowledge and sensitivity.
Kinda interesting.
In addition, the professor's style of teaching doesn't include lectures,
maybe just once in a while listening to him talk about the theory
but not a lengthy portion of the session being devoted to lectures.
At first sight, when I stepped into the class and saw this rather-old looking professor,
the words 'dull' and 'stern' came into my mind.
But looks can be deceiving.
He can crack jokes and he can be quite 'action' in a sense. Hah..
Thus, bringing in some informality into the class.
Well, albeit the rigorous individual assignments and all,
the most important has to be the learning experience during the class.
It makes me want to put in extra effort in doing his work,
and not having this mindset that "I think I'll do badly for this cos I'm all well alone!"
yeah.. I took this module myself as well haha
so kinda feeling lonely at times
but thank god I'd made a couple of friends in class who are exchange students,
from Norway, Finland and Spain.
Hehe...
Putting that aside, I'm enjoying the 'luxury' of ending my school week today! Lolz..
yeah.. my week ends on Wednesday (hopefully for the whole semester).
And I think by blogging at this moment,
I'm trying to procrastinate on starting to do some work that would be due next week.
Hoho...
Nah.. I shall get started somehow.. I promise =p
Till then, have a nice week ahead!
mngtalk ^___~
1:31 PM
