1. Statistics Quiz - Due tomorrow [5 marks]
2. Accounts Assignment - Due Saturday [25 marks]
3. Economics Assignment - Due Friday [15 marks]
On top of it there were stats tutorials and a Prudential Pre-Placement talk.
Now the question is - when 87% of the student body does not make it to the Soap Box .. Is the student body to be shouted and blamed at? Or is there something for the management/schedulers to think about .. ? Perhaps it needs to be done with a better schedule. You ought to sense the pulse of the student body - instead of blaming the junta at large you have to look at more efficient methods. Could we really not have pushed it a week later ? The day after exams end - Wednesday Afternoon? 60-70% of the student body would be on campus with hardly anything to do and better able to reflect on how Term 1 could have been more productive .. what changes are required etc.
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As an addendum:
What is it about higher grades that a few companies only invite those folks in the Dean's list? Are they measuring analytical firepower or are they measuring the ability to persevere with a uniform focus?
IMHO we need to move away from grades not just to focus on overall academic / managerial development but also to make sure that we do not stress ourselves too much and that we don't burn out. 20 - 30 years down the line how satisfied you are with life will not only be based on how much money or financial success you have - but also [and largely] by how healthy you are, how much you cherish your social bonds and so on. I understand this is Arbit CP - but some of you may be able to get the drift :)
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Statistics Test - 1 hour max
Accounts Quiz - Can be done after Wednesday
Eco Assignment - Can be done after Thursday
Wednesday after exams - nobody would be enthused to come to Soapbox (plus 60% is ambitious estimates)
Pushing it a week later meant pushing Club polls one more week where mid-terms would be waiting. Lets not forget that everybody needs to start working on Flagship events and ILS which needs substantial amount of time.
This is not happening for the first time. Every year the schedule is the same ! Its apathy and too much of grade-chasing thats ruining our MBA experience !
Thanks Smack D.
Vivek, it's all a matter of prioritizing. That's what ISB is all about. Why don't you bunk classes to complete the assignments?
What about people for whom grades are a priority ?
It is all about priorities .. the grade fever will fade away [god am waiting for that] but till the time a critical mass is chasing grades it will drive everyone else to the same. Relative grading does that.
What happened today was IMHO a rather obvious outcome considering the 1st semester of a 1 year high stakes MBA program in a turbulent economy - everyone is treading very cautiously and is trying to secure short term goals.
Prudential UK had around 100 folks -
How about when just a couple of hours after the soapbox 20% of the student body shows up at the pool for dunking their classmate(s)?
How does your scheduling error explanation explain that?
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Shishir
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