While you are correct, you have to consider the way we learn.
Because we use a different learning system, we cannot just get
notes from other polytechnics and compile and give to students. The
facilitators (what we call them), have to think hard for a problem,
which will contain the module's learning objective. For example,
the learning objective for that day is to know basically how an MRI
machine works. They have to slowly formulate it, come up with a
worksheet so that we can work through it step by step. They also
have to find resources for us. It is not easy. That is why we have
a limited choice of courses. And tell me something, will you go to
a polytechnic which offers the same course as other polytechnics?
We have to balance common courses like IT, engineering and
biomedical courses and have some rare courses like materials
sciences.
A lack of recognition -- we can't help that. We have to show that
we are able to work with the diploma we graduate with, of which we
don't have because nobody has graduated from RP yet. If this year's
year 3 students can find jobs that are related to their diploma and
are doing very well, you can't say that we are from a "lousy"
polytechnic. But, our polytechnic is gaining recognition fast. Some
foreigners and a lot of secondary school students have come and
have a taste of our learning system. Some like it, some are not so
sure, some think they will not like it.