Informal study groups- Marketing & Management subjects
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ello, anybody interested to form informal study groups?
details as follows:-
target subjects: Marketing / Management
target students: Diploma / Degree (irregardless full time/part time)
target VOLUNTEER mentors: Professionals / Academics in relevant discipline
if interested, do PM me or email me @ [email protected] for further discussion.
ps: this is an entirely voluntary initiative. no gimmicks!
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A little background on this little initiative of mine...
Below's my original post in the following thread
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=thread_display&thread_id=158610&page=1
in my perspective, our youths are a unique generation. caught in the transition from a comfortably paced traditional era to a fast paced high-technololgy world.
it's true, tutors/lecturers are there. but due to our Asian background, most students tend to find them unapproachable, consciously or unconsciously.
so we cannot assume that our youths are comfortable enough to find them. in our part of the world, it sometimes takes either a reasonably confident youth or reasonably dedicated tutor/lecturer to find each other and build up a good student-mentor relationship.
so that brings us to fundamentals like...
1) instilling confidence in our youths &
2) re-discovering the spirit of "nurturing" in our educators
not an easy task of course.
that's why my proposition as a non-academic bystander... to gather VOLUNTEERS & reach out to our youths and mentor them in whatever little ways we can. Be it via non-intrusive methods such as MSN chatting or even regular face-to-face weekly informal "learning / sharing " sessions.
i'd love to hear from fellow forumites about my above proposition. conceptualized only very recently.
what do you think?
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zodi, that depends on what concepts they teach within each module
i mean, each degree or diploma course teach different things, for example, my Organisation Structure and Design course many teach Kaplan's Balanced Scorecard, but other courses centre on other Competing Values Framworks. Eh how? -
You mean how? as in if you are interested to be a mentor?Originally posted by laurence82:zodi, that depends on what concepts they teach within each module
i mean, each degree or diploma course teach different things, for example, my Organisation Structure and Design course many teach Kaplan's Balanced Scorecard, but other courses centre on other Competing Values Framworks. Eh how?
hehe, anyway, here's my response... ...
My concept of a mentor is a friend who will help guide the youth in his/her ardous academic (maybe even personal) path at the critical juncture of one's life. (Not another slave-driver.
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There has to be certain desirable qualities of a mentor of course... eg.
1) effort in understanding the course material of mentees in order to provide reasonable academic tutoring.
2) academic experience (or confidence!) or experienced professionals (relating to the corresponding course)
Elaboration on why the above qualities (among others):
I realize that a lot of times, the broad concepts or framework across different texts are not that different. It's a matter of different authors of different generation putting across similar messages in different styles.
As such, I believe that with qualities such as 1) and 2), a mentor will have the aptitude to comfortably survey the mentee's course requirements & materials. He/she can then advise or highlight which areas are important or provide some tips on overcoming the difficulties encountered.
Of course, you may be wondering: What if the mentee's text material really look Greek to the mentor??
I feel that it really doesn't matter even if the mentor is not well-versed in the course material. This is because the pure act of both parties interacting with each other will, at least in some intrinsic sense, soothe or calm the mentee's nervousness. Hopefully, the morale & confidence of the mentee will be boosted & he/she will realize that he/she is not alone.
If the difficulty is really beyond the mentor's capabilities, the mentor can & should encourage the mentee to seek his/her lecturer or tutor in schools for professional help. It may sound simple or obvious but approaching lecturers is something that many students today may still lack the courage to do. (ps: myself included! )
But I must stress, one of the more important objectives of the mentor is to give the youth CONFIDENCE and not to "drive" the mentee to achieve academic excellence. So at lull periods (for the mentee), it is critical that mentors tell their mentees that poor results is NOT THE END.
--- zodi's words from the heart ---
it pains me to hear or see the sad stories about our youths & even children. hence my concept for this little initiative in my feeble attempts to outreach to the youths in need of help. even if they're not comfortable to meet face to face, as an online "friend" (via msn or whatever technology platform), the little support given will at least help them in little ways... -
I dont think i make a good mentor. Firstly, must have grasp of the course materials and theories and concepts and so on
I am struggling by the way... -
Originally posted by laurence82:I dont think i make a good mentor. Firstly, must have grasp of the course materials and theories and concepts and so on
I am struggling by the way...
so modest... such a good banana...
seriously lah, i think u do have the qualities~! -
hey Zodi
i am in research student in a uni in aussie. anyway .. i've a suggestion. y not start a forum? then people can post question or discuss issues.
anyway, i can help in psychology, marketing and economics. i am pretty tight with my work and wun be able to help often. but i can pop by once in a while to answer queries and stuff -
thanks for the great suggestion! it's actually something that i've been wanting to do.... hence testing the market a little first in this forum...Originally posted by ben1xy:hey Zodi
i am in research student in a uni in aussie. anyway .. i've a suggestion. y not start a forum? then people can post question or discuss issues.
anyway, i can help in psychology, marketing and economics. i am pretty tight with my work and wun be able to help often. but i can pop by once in a while to answer queries and stuff
but so far... like not a lot of pple keen.... only 2 forumites responded...
but thanks for our lovely banana & your support... really gave me a morale booster... will give this suggestion some thought and hope to implement it when i'm ready...
ps: going overseas in less than 24hrs time so a lot of last minute rush, hehe. shall plan the launch of this "platform" (to reach our youths) during more "idle" times at work. haha.
anyone else interested or have any areas of concern? pls drop a msg & i'll look into it as soon as i'm avail!! -
im mentorin 2 students for biochem & microbio.. kinda weird. Since I dont attend much classes n would definately be the last person you would ask
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great to hear from you!Originally posted by alexkusu:im mentorin 2 students for biochem & microbio.. kinda weird. Since I dont attend much classes n would definately be the last person you would ask
haha, sometimes scoring & attending classes can be mutually exclusive... i totally understand!
ps: pls don't take the above statement the wrong way... attending classes is still important! -
yep .. if u do set up one.. juz let me know. i'll pop by to help out.Originally posted by zodi:thanks for the great suggestion! it's actually something that i've been wanting to do.... hence testing the market a little first in this forum...
but so far... like not a lot of pple keen.... only 2 forumites responded...
but thanks for our lovely banana & your support... really gave me a morale booster... will give this suggestion some thought and hope to implement it when i'm ready...
ps: going overseas in less than 24hrs time so a lot of last minute rush, hehe. shall plan the launch of this "platform" (to reach our youths) during more "idle" times at work. haha.
anyone else interested or have any areas of concern? pls drop a msg & i'll look into it as soon as i'm avail!! -
I will be taking business module next year.. can join in?
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Sounds interesting -
of coz~!Originally posted by X-men:I will be taking business module next year.. can join in?
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seems like commerce subjects oni eh.. me doing science n commerce subjects... maybe not qualified hor?
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u interested in which aspect?Originally posted by DriftingGuy:Sounds interesting -
no such thing are not qualified!Originally posted by alexkusu:seems like commerce subjects oni eh.. me doing science n commerce subjects... maybe not qualified hor?
we are all jack of some trades, master of our own. -
funny thing is..even tho im mentorin ppl..i usually ask them to do stuff that i'll never do n give advice i never follow
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i think this is what we call.... easier "said" than "done"... or "zhi" yi "xing" nan.Originally posted by alexkusu:funny thing is..even tho im mentorin ppl..i usually ask them to do stuff that i'll never do n give advice i never follow
but eventually, mentors will find that, shi bi shou geng you fu.
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I'm a Business Student myself~ I also suggest to start a Forum~ Actually i have already started one but it doesn't seems that my schoolmates are interested to join in any way.
But for myself, i'm keen to help in anyway i can.
I have knowledge in Marketing(Kinda Major and better in this), HRM, Biz Finance, Accounting. I hope i can help too~ but of course, since i'm still schooling~ i also hope to get help from the new forum~ If you were to start the forum~ pls dun forget to inform me or if you guys wanna use my forum~ juz do it!
Btw, here's the link to my forum:
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=forum_display&forum_id=2141 -
do u knw much about strategic marketing for primary products and services as well as international marketing?
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oh woah... one look at your forum & my heart sank. a few threads brought me bad memories during my tertiary years. oh how i suffered!Originally posted by joeacid:I'm a Business Student myself~ I also suggest to start a Forum~ Actually i have already started one but it doesn't seems that my schoolmates are interested to join in any way.
But for myself, i'm keen to help in anyway i can.
I have knowledge in Marketing(Kinda Major and better in this), HRM, Biz Finance, Accounting. I hope i can help too~ but of course, since i'm still schooling~ i also hope to get help from the new forum~ If you were to start the forum~ pls dun forget to inform me or if you guys wanna use my forum~ juz do it!
Btw, here's the link to my forum:
http://www.sgforums.com/?action=forum_display&forum_id=2141
but really thank you for your post in this thread & for your kind offer~! will take a bit of time to review the "market sentiment" based on input from all of you and then see how we can best proceed...
by the way, don't be disheartened that your schoolmates doesn't seem interested (for now). perhaps when exam time is near, remind them about your forum & you may see results~!
will definitely keep you informed should a new forum be started.
in the meantime, keep your feedback coming~! & the more the merrier~! coz i believe that when studying or working together, even though virtually for starters, we can all have fun & learn from one another~! -
ooo....Originally posted by alexkusu:do u knw much about strategic marketing for primary products and services as well as international marketing?
u asking someone? who? me? -
yup. i can help with this.Originally posted by alexkusu:do u knw much about strategic marketing for primary products and services as well as international marketing?
when u talk abt primary products.. it will be mostly B2B i suppose? anyway .. wad area do u need help in.
international marketing is an area which i can give u heaps of help. just let me know the region that u need info on. coz this is where my research area lies in -
great~!Originally posted by ben1xy:yup. i can help with this.
when u talk abt primary products.. it will be mostly B2B i suppose? anyway .. wad area do u need help in.
international marketing is an area which i can give u heaps of help. just let me know the region that u need info on. coz this is where my research area lies in
i'll pop by after i'm done cooking my dinner & finishing some last minute work & packing for a flight (less than 12hrs from now) to somewhere.
have fun folks~!