Jun 05 2010

Interview For MBA Book (Part 3)

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10. Describe a representative day at work.
I am a mobile worker and can work from anywhere with a laptop and Internet connection, even from school.  In a typical day without class, I normally intertwin working and studying throughout the whole day.  When I go out to meet customers and attend events, and sometimes travel outstation, I will bring along my mobile office wherever I go.  I can work in Starbucks and hotel room for hours.  I am a workaholics but have been sincerely trying not to work at night!
11. Describe a representative day in school.
It depends on whether my class is in the morning or evening.  The classes are 3 hours normally with half-hour break in middle of the session.  In a typical class,  the lecturer teaches for the first half of the session, and then students take stage to do presentation in the second half after the class break.  But this varies from lecturer to another.  If it is a morning class, I normally will stay back in school for one to two hours after the class to work in my mobile office!
12. Do some of your classmates struggle in class? Why?
All students do have their share of struggle in pursuing an MBA degree.  If one is not challenged, he and she might have chosen the wrong program.  Yes, some classmates may not be used to the student-centered learning approach as they are accustomed to the traditional teaching methods such as lecture.  For those who lack working experience, they might struggle in understanding, appreciating and applying the course content. As a result, some may not be able to produce work of quality expected in an MBA program.
13. What weaknesses do you observe in some of your classmates?
The lack of working experience among some classmates is certainly an area we should look into.  Other weaknesses such as lack of critical thinking, analytical and presentation skills are typical among students under the education system in our country.  The education system needs to be transformed to the next level to enable the country to march into high-level income country as according to the proposed New Economic Model (NEM).

I have recently been interviewed by two local authors for their upcoming book on MBA in Malaysia.  Here are my original replies to their questions.

10. Describe a typical day at work.

I am a mobile worker and can work from anywhere with a laptop and Internet connection, even from school.  In a typical day without class, I normally intertwine working and studying throughout the whole day.  When I go out to meet customers and attend events, and sometimes travel outstation, I will bring along my mobile office wherever I go.  I can work in Starbucks and hotel room for hours.  I am a workaholics but have been sincerely trying not to work at night!

11. Describe a typical day in school.

It depends on whether my class is in the morning or evening.  The classes are 3 hours normally with half-hour break in middle of the session.  In a typical class,  the lecturer teaches for the first half of the session, and then students take stage to do presentation in the second half after the class break.  But this varies from lecturer to another.  If it is a morning class, I normally will stay back in school for one to two hours after the class to work in my mobile office!

12. Do some of your classmates struggle in class? Why?

All students do have their share of struggle in pursuing an MBA degree.  If one is not challenged, he and she might have chosen the wrong program.  Yes, some classmates may not be used to the student-centered learning approach as they are accustomed to the traditional teaching methods such as lecture.  For those who lack working experience, they might struggle in understanding, appreciating and applying the course content. As a result, some may not be able to produce work of quality expected in an MBA program.

13. What weaknesses do you observe in some of your classmates?

The lack of working experience among some classmates is certainly an area we should look into.  Other weaknesses such as lack of critical thinking, analytical and presentation skills are typical among students under the education system in our country.  The education system needs to be transformed to the next level to enable the country to march into high-level income country as according to the proposed New Economic Model (NEM).

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