WELCOME TO GRAD SCHOOL, HANNA !
Course:
Master of Management, Major in Development Management Program
(which is under the College of Public Affairs in UPLB)
With an 8-5 job in far away Makati Mondays through Fridays, friends said I was crazy for enrolling for Saturday Grad School classes in (also) far-away UPLB. UPLB was a good two-hour drive (without heavy traffic in Sta. Rosa and Pansol, they get terrible especially during the swimming months) from our home in Binan, Laguna.
Why grad school? I just longed for that “academic atmosphere” where knowledge and not salary is the reward. I hungered to meet people with the initiative to discover new things, motivated by their need for higher learning – and not by the monthly payslips. I wanted to exchange ideas with people who are passionate about development work, and perhaps meet new friends who are equally interested about the youth, volunteerism and community building.
Why UPLB? (click that statement!) I have not yet met a UPLB grad who would not gush about the beauty and the fun of this place whenever one mentions the campus. I missed the environment and the “real” people of LB. And in the few days that I have been with my new classmates proved that in UPLB, there is no room for pretensions.
I look forward to lots of challenges in Grad School, especially now on my first semester.. I am enrolled in two classes:
9am -12nn
DM 201 – Development Perspectives under the “mysterious Sonny Querejero”
Theoretical foundations, assumptions, perspectives, narratives, stories and approaches to development. An analysis of poverty and underdevelopment with its nuances. Recent trends influencing development trajectories and comparative development trajectories influencing Southern development.
Interesting course description and a small class composed of seven girls with two Vietnamese students… one reading requirement is a book called “The End of Poverty” by economist Jeffrey Sachs. The cool thing about the book is that Bono wrote the foreword! (click the book title!)
1pm-4pm
MGT 231 – Dynamics of Human Behavior in Organizations under the “glamorous Mimi Ocampo” (she’s from the College of Human Ecology!)
Theories, concepts and principles on the dynamics of human behavior in organizations.
I find this class more interesting than the other (sorry Sir Sonny!).. First, because of the class composition (we’re 21 in the class) ! We have entrepreneurs, development workers, a veterinarian, employees from the public and private sectors, employees from big companies and small ones, etc. This means colorful discussions that would shed light to different experiences. Plus, the topic itself is something that one is faced with in one’s day to day existence.
To borrow Ma’am Mimi’s words, I hope I won’t lose this enthusiasm and “backslide”. My first few days look and feel promising… and I look forward to fun and challenges!
SPECIAL MENTION
Salamat, Pogz Handig sa pagtulong sakin sa enrolment. Salamat Reigh at Roni sa pagiging carpool-mates, napupwersa akong i-improve ang aking driving skills! Hehe.
Master of Management, Major in Development Management Program
(which is under the College of Public Affairs in UPLB)
With an 8-5 job in far away Makati Mondays through Fridays, friends said I was crazy for enrolling for Saturday Grad School classes in (also) far-away UPLB. UPLB was a good two-hour drive (without heavy traffic in Sta. Rosa and Pansol, they get terrible especially during the swimming months) from our home in Binan, Laguna.
Why grad school? I just longed for that “academic atmosphere” where knowledge and not salary is the reward. I hungered to meet people with the initiative to discover new things, motivated by their need for higher learning – and not by the monthly payslips. I wanted to exchange ideas with people who are passionate about development work, and perhaps meet new friends who are equally interested about the youth, volunteerism and community building.
Why UPLB? (click that statement!) I have not yet met a UPLB grad who would not gush about the beauty and the fun of this place whenever one mentions the campus. I missed the environment and the “real” people of LB. And in the few days that I have been with my new classmates proved that in UPLB, there is no room for pretensions.
I look forward to lots of challenges in Grad School, especially now on my first semester.. I am enrolled in two classes:
9am -12nn
DM 201 – Development Perspectives under the “mysterious Sonny Querejero”
Theoretical foundations, assumptions, perspectives, narratives, stories and approaches to development. An analysis of poverty and underdevelopment with its nuances. Recent trends influencing development trajectories and comparative development trajectories influencing Southern development.
Interesting course description and a small class composed of seven girls with two Vietnamese students… one reading requirement is a book called “The End of Poverty” by economist Jeffrey Sachs. The cool thing about the book is that Bono wrote the foreword! (click the book title!)
1pm-4pm
MGT 231 – Dynamics of Human Behavior in Organizations under the “glamorous Mimi Ocampo” (she’s from the College of Human Ecology!)
Theories, concepts and principles on the dynamics of human behavior in organizations.
I find this class more interesting than the other (sorry Sir Sonny!).. First, because of the class composition (we’re 21 in the class) ! We have entrepreneurs, development workers, a veterinarian, employees from the public and private sectors, employees from big companies and small ones, etc. This means colorful discussions that would shed light to different experiences. Plus, the topic itself is something that one is faced with in one’s day to day existence.
To borrow Ma’am Mimi’s words, I hope I won’t lose this enthusiasm and “backslide”. My first few days look and feel promising… and I look forward to fun and challenges!
SPECIAL MENTION
Salamat, Pogz Handig sa pagtulong sakin sa enrolment. Salamat Reigh at Roni sa pagiging carpool-mates, napupwersa akong i-improve ang aking driving skills! Hehe.
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