Furthering studies after NS
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Originally posted by Lambo:
Thanks for the many replies.. FYI I’m 21 this year. I graduated from PSB Academy with a Diploma in Business Management. Curtin exempted me from 5 units which is a total of 125 credits. Im a 3SG in artillery so i guess its irrelevant if i were to tell them when i apply..
I wanted to apply for Curtin Singapore at the first place but i withdrawed cos I saw the school and its so damn small.. If I’m not wrong on the degree they will state whether u took the program from the sg campus or from Perth..
thanks for the help everyone
I wan 2 say this, that Curtin Singapore is not good for people like u because u are still unemployed.
It is more for those who are already in a field of work and taking part time.
I would not recommend it . For u i suggest u enrol in a bonafide true blue on campus university.
After u graduate, things work differently in the OZ labour market and in SG. Sg employers are known to be lacking in knowledge and critical thinking. They are fast to discredit your degree.
And to make matters worst if u take a Distance learning like Curtin, that is the chopping board for them
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Originally posted by Worldlybusinessman:
cos back in UTAS, when i said i had expereinced in military, i had special attention from some girls both asian and ang moh. Finally one proposed sex to me and she invited me to her home one evening. I went but rejected her advances cos i though about my gf back in singapore when she put her hand and tried to kiss me.
Problem is girls are creatures of imaginatory stimulation while boys are creatures of visual stimulation.
They look at our inner while we look at their outer assets
impotent say impotent la
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Originally posted by Lambo:
what is UTAS? BTW what was ur vocation in NS? thats a happening story..lol
My NS vocation was Armour Rank: 2 LT.
cant get any exemption in UTAS, i was from A Level background too. So i had to do 3 full years. but it is actually 2 years and 8 months cos the vacation and stuff.
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Originally posted by gigabyte14:
impotent say impotent la
get lost to bar, , I answered TS because he asked me about it. it is also good for him to know about culture shocks and such which will be a pain for him when he goes there particularly in the 1st year.
This topic is about someone's future. dont spoil this topic
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Hmm I thought it was a good choice cos they offer full time degree programs locally for people like me, so I don't have to fly over to study but still get the same degree.. Strangely they did not offer some courses like International Business in their sg campus.. haha no wonder.. armour guys are usually buffed :D
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and the ability to also learn from each other due to the diversified demographic profile of the students there.
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Australian Universities...
Producing degree holders for the roadsweeping industry since early 1900's.
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Originally posted by Lambo:
Hmm I thought it was a good choice cos they offer full time degree programs locally for people like me, so I don’t have to fly over to study but still get the same degree.. Strangely they did not offer some courses like International Business in their sg campus..
haha no wonder.. armour guys are usually buffed
What i do know is if u studied in Australia on campus, u can find employment opportunities there and elsewhere in the world mainly commonwealth countries.
I think those offered in singapore are generic courses when u look at the syllabus, it sounds generic to me. More for people who have some working expereince and want to complement it with higher knowledge.
PSD may say that they recognise certs from Uni A/B/C/D but when it comes down to ministries level, different ministries have different standards. They do not need to conform to PSD standards.
Anyway when u apply jobs in Civil Service, there will usually be a box where you'll have to put a tick whether it was done on-campus or distance-learning, and also if its local uni or overseas uni, part-time or full-time.The thing they dont offer some courses locally is because of quality control issues.
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Originally posted by RETARDED_MORON:
Australian Universities...
Producing degree holders for the roadsweeping industry since early 1900's.
ya right.
Dont tok cork please. . our former president ONG Teng Cheong was from Uni Adelaide and pls he is not a road sweeper, He made our MRT system and did lot more things
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Originally posted by bryanw:
and the ability to also learn from each other due to the diversified demographic profile of the students there.
yes, something which distance learning will not offer u.
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Originally posted by Worldlybusinessman:
get lost to bar, , I answered TS because he asked me about it. it is also good for him to know about culture shocks and such which will be a pain for him when he goes there particularly in the 1st year.
This topic is about someone's future. dont spoil this topic
can u be like, dont act so high and mighty
that post and the thread makes no sense
that post is more like smelling ur own fart
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Large, traditional campuses may offer more internships and work opportunities connected to the college or university.
Fields needing physical resources are typically best suited for campus-based education. Degrees in hard sciences, engineering and healthcare, for example, include labs and other hands-on activities
A recent survey in 2008 of 270 small and medium-sized companies seeking managers or entry-level employees in accounting, engineering, business, and information technology found that a majority preferred on-campus degrees.There is also an advantage of going overseas, u will not have to worry about reservist distracting u from your studying. many people find this a huge hindrance and their valuable time being taken away attending IPPT and RT sessions. Some even failed their courses because they worried too much about IPPT> This time can be be used meaningfully in doing revision for your studies.
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Originally posted by gigabyte14:
can u be like, dont act so high and mighty
that post and the thread makes no sense
that post is more like smelling ur own fart
There is a motive for my thread and content mismatch.
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yup and also, people tell me that studying business is too general and doesn't have too much career prospects. Im looking at other majors like banking and finance which is also offered in curtin.. Is curtin business school good?
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Originally posted by Worldlybusinessman:
There is a motive for my thread and content mismatch.
that u are a retard?
that u are too proud to admit?
or u getting fucking smug again?
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Originally posted by Lambo:
yup and also, people tell me that studying business is too general and doesn’t have too much career prospects. Im looking at other majors like banking and finance which is also offered in curtin.. Is curtin business school good?
yes there is almost all the time a chance for u to major on campus.
I dont know about Curtin Business school but Monash is pretty good and respected.
Like i said if u are an OZ citizen, it does not really matter but if u are returning singaporean, these factors matter. U dont want to end up at the chopping board.
I would just suggest G08 Unis and take watever course u want if yr intention is to get a degree
If u are really passionate about yr degree , then u still have to choose G08 and get into the course u want in whichever G08 wants to take u.
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Originally posted by Lambo:
yup and also, people tell me that studying business is too general and doesn’t have too much career prospects. Im looking at other majors like banking and finance which is also offered in curtin.. Is curtin business school good?
A genral degree is not a bad thing, some say that in times of economic downturn, a general degree offers u chances to switch to subfields and gain progress from there.
Sometimes employers want that ‘360 degree person’ who will look at a problem from every angle.
And besides a believe a business degree is much better than a engineering degree as it will allow u to work in management positions. just imagine that a engineering degree holder and a business degree holder apply for a management position, who will be more likely to get a job?
Engineering is a trade degree, business is a broad degree. The trend now in singapore i think is to go broad.
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Check out this ST page. There is a significance that broad based may be better than specilisation
Poly course to combine business with engineering
http://comment.straitstimes.com/showthread.php?t=14071
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Originally posted by Lambo:
Hmm I thought it was a good choice cos they offer full time degree programs locally for people like me, so I don’t have to fly over to study but still get the same degree.. Strangely they did not offer some courses like International Business in their sg campus..
haha no wonder.. armour guys are usually buffed
welcome tot he world of marketing. U should fist consider the motives behind such marketing.
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thanks all for the help esp worldlybusinessman.. Will do more research n keep my options open since its still like 4 mth till i ORD. booking in tonight..sian!! cant wait to ORD argh :(
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Originally posted by Lambo:
thanks for the all the help all n esp worldlybusinessman.. Will do more research n keep my options open since its still like 4 mth till i ORD.
booking in tonight..sian!! cant wait to ORD argh
good that u think about these things 4 months beforehand. As yr case, it is very simple, Just get into G08 is the safest way to go.