What you study?

[Siggie]

Re: What you study?

Yay i did it-DONE WITH MY MBA! Took a little less then two years. Going back to school after being away for so long was not easy but i do feel like i actually accomplished something cool.

Congratulations!

I will be far less calm when I finish.

[Haykakan]

Re: What you study?

Yay i did it-DONE WITH MY MBA! Took a little less then two years. Going back to school after being away for so long was not easy but i do feel like i actually accomplished something cool.

[KanadaHye]

Re: What you study?

Yet someone from Britain just paid 40 million for this Picasso painting....


http://www.cbc.ca/arts/artdesign/sto...g-auction.html

So study art then die and you'll do well although you'll be 6 feet under and won't be able to collect on your own work.

[Siggie]

Re: What you study?

Finding and holding a job is a skill.

Werd. Emphasis on the "finding."

[yerazhishda]

Re: What you study?

Finding and holding a job is a skill.

[Haykakan]

Re: What you study?

I have degree in psycholgy and am finishing up my mba. I also have a background in history, sociology and biology.

[Siggie]

Re: What you study?

Meh, I suppose, but we're really arguing over how we define "skill" in that case. Most quality programs/professors will build in real-world application practice.
I feel that what I learned in school, I readily applied, but I don't claim that I or my expertise/field/etc is representative.

[KanadaHye]

Re: What you study?

You might know how to use a program but if you can't apply it to real world situations/problems than you're knowledgeable but not skillful. Skills used to be acquired during apprenticeships which have been sort of replaced by Co-op/Intern placements.

[Siggie]

Re: What you study?

Skills aren't acquired in school.... they are acquired at work. School just trains you how to think.

Without getting into a discussion about formal education (already know your thoughts on that),this is not necessarily true. E.g. Take a typing class, applied stats, excel, etc. You learn how to type, perform certain stats analyses, how to use excel... These would be skills.

[KanadaHye]

Re: What you study?

Accounting and in a few months I am going to be moving on to Social work. I like to have a variety of skills as you never know what life may present you.

Skills aren't acquired in school.... they are acquired at work. School just trains you how to think.