I thought DEM 612 class would be relatively the same with the subjects I had last summer – few and loaded. It turned out more in student number but equal in the amount of course requirements.
There are three major areas that I would like to address in my first day impression, namely: content, approach, and professor.
My impression, however, is partial as I came in late and missed the first part of the orientation. Yet, I believe I was able to catch up for the most part of the required activities of the subject.
For the subject content, I find the amount of topics to be covered overwhelming yet doable. Yet I take it as a constant for people who are in the administration profession otherwise we stick to other line of work which has nothing to do with dealing people and conditions.
I should say the approach adapted is geared towards self-propelling knowledge acquision. As the word implicates, higher education means going beyond what is prescribed. Reading one book a month I should say is something out of the ordinary for a typical working class person. Yet as administrator, it is a necessity to be few steps ahead of everybody else and engaging with management systems of the world through reading books by experts in the field. The amount of learning then lies more in the industry of the student than the professor.
I like best the integration of technology in the approach employed by the professor. As one who is also into such approach in teaching, I totally agree in the appropriateness of its use in the course. Couple this with the possible benchmarking of real educational institutions outside of the Philippines, I believe this subject offers one of the best trainings for administrators.
No matter how good the content and approach are, they would be nothing if the professor factor is nil in wit, creative mind, total intelligence, and humor. Impressive is the ability of the professor of DEM 612 to hold captive in awe his students for a long period. His wit gives away a kind of person whose resiliency brings excellence wherever he is and regardless of adversities. I say, that is a true administrator and educator – intuitive, innovative, and most of all, intelligently funny. That’s the DEM 612 professor.
In closing, I pretty well know I will be acquiring rich experiences and leveled-up knowledge in this course.
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