Wearing of graduation gowns in polys

last SG · 2007-06-02T17:00:47+00:00

It's not that I'm a stickler about graduation gowns being used exclusively for University graduations. But I wonder what is the rationale behind the polytech...

choco B SG

Eh? Don't understand Confused

If it's a matter of changing attitudes and perception, I think a copy and paste quick-fix solution of graduation gowns has even less chance of succeeding. And it's such a lazy method to boot! Just how much do the poly registrars want things to change?? Obviously not enough to come up with something original that will tackle the root of the problem Confused Razz

freakass SG

It seriously depends on the nature and type of jobs that the students go into after they graduate.. and it also depends on the students' learning attitude while in university... Tertiary institutes can never 100% prepare students for the working environment because of the great variety of job types and job requirements out there in the working world. Therefore, the university's role is actually to provide the theoretical and practical basics to the students and at the same time cultivate good learning attitudes in them so that they will be able to learn on the job much easier and more efficiently next time.

freakass SG

Maybe you should state how you came to this conclusion.

And for your info, IA does not help everyone... Sometimes, the IA is irrelevant to the students future job and sometimes the students dont learn anything from the IA at all... So IA doesnt really always equate to preparing students for the working world.

798 SG

IA provide experience n give students what to expect on their job training.

students whereby train their communication and interpersonal skills on job environment. it does help students rather than make them think dat academic result==job performance which is not true.

i learn this from my nus friends dat IA in nus are not compulsory. in ntu, it is compulsory to all unless u have reason such as:

- poly students who graduated wif two years job-related experience.

i find IA is necessary as it made students realise wat is the real world like.

hisoka SG

but it still doesn't prepare the pple for the work environment

hisoka SG

i don't think it really prepares them. no lessons on backstabbing and taichi'ing Laughing

798 SG

yes, learn how to handle when u encounter such situation.

n not something u can flip from ur lecture notes. Laughing

if u r not prepare wif these kind of situation, how r u going to step into the real world which is a jungle itself? IA has given students face during their 6-month stinks.

soulwinner SG

please elaborate further?

798 SG

wat we gain the knowledge in sch may not neccessary related to the job scope. every company has their own set of culture n 'code of practice' to carry out their job smoothly n effectively.

if u r going to tell ur supervisor a whole bunch of theories from the textbook, he is going to jam u straight.

during my poly time, i encountered a bunch of selfish employees in one of the place i attached r not willing to share info wif me. luckily, though administrative work, i realised dat i learnt not only technical knowledge but bridging up some com skill by helping one another when in need.

doing minor work may sometime give u some unexpecting outcome n reward without u being realise it.

hisoka SG

some theeoritical backing and basic methods to deal with mgiht help though. otherwise, its still throw them in and see if they sink or float.

besides it definitely more useful than those moral modules if only serving as a warning Laughing

798 SG

wif ur thinking, i suggest u focus in R&D sector. cos ur customers may not have any idea wat ur chime theories r all about.

nutpinko SG

agree Very Happy

hisoka SG

what so chim about teaching pple to be more aware of backstabbing and maybe teachign them some basic strategies?

maybe it cannot be done, but thats another issue right?

LazerLordz SG

there's nothing wrong with R&D or academia as a path for your career. Wink

798 SG

ur boss is not interested in ur theories of engineering, he is only bother wif the project meet the schedule deadline.

office politic is inevitable, we should not learn those wrong way such as backstab in order to climb up high place. but we need to be aware how to maintain goodwill wif colleagues.

were u in poly before? i can tell u next time u go for job interview, it will be an advantage if you performed well in ur IA n FYP.

ndmmxiaomayi SG

X2

Mine is slightly different though. They have to force me to go.

Plus it makes no sense to.

They don't have a super small size gown for me! Laughing

Excluding that reason, it's just a waste of time and money.

798 SG

u only have once in a lifetime of wearing a gown n attending grad ceremony. treat it as an previous moment in ur life.

dun tell me after struggling this three years, u dun miss life in poly, your lecturers n your classmates at all?

SingaporeMacross SG

Anybody from NYP not graduating on 3rd July? Want to share a size M gown? We split the cost!!!

ndmmxiaomayi SG

Previous moment?

I'm not dead yet.

And I'm dead set against it.

Missing the life of poly is one thing, but will this really help?

As I've said, it's really nonsense. Waste time to come to school, listen to them talk crap for hours, waste the money to rent a gown which doesn't even fit me, waste the money to travel to school, waste the money to develop photos for keep sake.

And I've already worn a gown when I graduated from K2. Since I've worn it, been through it, no point going through again.

Once is enough.

798 SG

how can K2 comparing wif rite now? Laughing

no offence, cos from my experience, only pple who failed to attend the ceremony r usually students who performed badly in their transcripts dat they r too ashamed to face their friends who did better than them.

else i dun think why no one will fail to even attend the ceremony. furthermore, ur parents r waiting for this day to see u achieving something.

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