Personal And Professional Development At Stirling Management School

Guskey (1986) and Hashweh (2004) describe professional development as a systematic attempt to bring about change. Guskey (1986) and Griffin and Barnes (1986) specifically describe the change components: (a) change in the classroom practices of teachers, (b) change in teacher’s beliefs and attitudes, and (c) change in the learning outcomes of students. When developing his model, Guskey (1986) questioned the order of these components.

“The Lonely, Good Company of Books” by Richard Rodriguez, is an expressive narration about the importance of learning through reading. The essay is a narration of his life from his early school years to high school and how he struggled with the general belief that reading books are the main source of education. “Open the doors of your mind with books” (172) he quotes from a poster over his teacher’s desk. He learned early on that books were the key to academic success. Even though his bilingual parents never read for pleasure, they instilled in him the value of books. This idea was repeated by his teachers that reading was the main activity of learning.

In this Report, at first I will present my initial personal development Plan, which was prepared at the beginning of the MBA program to improve upon my personal as well as professional skills, and regarding my expectations and goals that I would like to achieve through this program. This PDP is reviewed and assessed on regular basis during the course based upon the learning and personal reflection, along with highlighting my short and long term objectives after the MBA completion, to meet personal and professional target goals.

Sometimes it gets to the point that people get too attached to books, a bibliophile per se. Those who are not too fond of books, might find one novel that they grow to love. Literature tends to spark emotions in someone which makes them keep reading. This is something that this class does as well. Talking about a book with peers, gets you excited to keep on reading.

Before coming to Northeastern University, I was only encouraged by my teachers to read for content. I was participating in school in order to better understand ideas so that I would be able to achieve high marks in class. This approach proved to be very limited and detrimental. The distance between myself and what I was learning turned school into a burden rather than an opportunity to expand my horizons. When I came to college, my perspectives on the world had changed for the better. I began taking inspiration from my identity, culture, and passions in order to enhance my contributions to my courses. This in turn helped me develop a healthier relationship with academia and inspired me to take a more comprehensive approach to learning in general.

Many studies have shown that students who participate in reading more often than those who don’t obtain higher GPA’s in school. Cognately reading an interesting book is stress relieving. Reading offers an alternate dimension that allows readers to escape reality. I agree with Rodriguez’s point of view that the more you read, the more precise and elaborate your English writing skills will be. If you read text that includes difficult vocabulary, you may establish a more professional way of writing using the vocabulary you found in your

Reading is an important part of today’s society. Being able to read and write defines populaces as educated, successful and intelligent, since the world revolves around written language. Being literate is a vital tool of survival in today’s civilization. Reading is not only important for basic day-to-day functions, but also helps to form a stronger self-disciple, longer attention span and better memory retention. From the moment a child is born, caregivers begin reading to their child.

Intra-Act is a reading technique that is aimed to develop readers’ ability to draw upon a reader’s personal values based on the selected texts they read or views of the world. It is a post reading activity done in a group of 4-6 students. According to Hoffman (1979), the Intra-Act process has four phases: Comprehension Phase, Relational Phase , Valuation Phase , and Reflection Phase. In comprehension phase, students construct meaning from a text that offers differing viewpoints. At this stage, students read and summarize as groups. And then, they try to relate what they have learned about the topic with other texts and prior experiences (relational phase) by reacting to or connecting their own experiences with the opinion-based statements taken from the text. In valuation phase, students value their own and friends’ judgments about the topic. In the end, during reflective phase, students reflect on the decisions they have made. Some websites have claimed that the activity improve “students’ engagement and evaluative thinking, or value-based reasoning.” The fact that is done in groups, it is also believed that the activity would also improve students’ (group) problem solving and cooperative learning.

Through the writing and interaction with other students and faculty, I will be able to improve my communication skills. Further, the books read in the Great Books Program are classics of thought. In one’s history class, one reads about famous authors like Plato, Machiavelli, Galileo, Hobbes, Locke, Jefferson, Freud, etc., but one never actually reads their work. These books are the hallmark of modern Western society, thus reading them will only make the reader more conscious and aware of the world and society around them.

Reading Games: Strategies for reading scholarly Sources written by Karen Rosenberg, was an informative essay. This Essay expresses information that is very useful for myself and other college students. Rosenberg begins this essay explaining her first year of college and what she was terrified of and what she learned later on as the years passed. She says “I feared many things: calculus, cafeteria food, the stained, sweet smelling mattress in the basement of the dorm.” “But she did not fear reading.” Rosenberg is trying to express what she learned in college and how engaging in conversation and asking for help from other peers and your professor can help you become a better student (Rosenberg, 2011).

I always have plenty of books, scholarly articles and journals need to read for the understanding the topics and research writing. However, it was not easy for me to coordinate with other students in the class to discussion or debate over topics. When I analysed myself for the reason, I was drawn to a conclusion that I was lacking in “GET INVOLVED”. This goal can be considered as personal, behaviour and academic goal. This goal is important because, as a student participating in college events and activities always give an edge and more confidence. To achieve this goal, I have considered the strategy of socializing. Socializing involves in interacting with different people, participating in college events and participate in presentations. Socializing can be achieved in short time and give the better result. I have started participating in class presentations, class

At the Introduction to PD workshop I identified two broad reasons why I decided to pursue my MBA. The first was to develop my competence as a manager. The second and more important reason was to advance my career by making myself more marketable. The job market today is undoubtedly very competitive and I realised that a first degree was not sufficient if I wanted to 'climb the corporate ladder'. It is hoped that this MBA would help me to take advantage of any future opportunities when they become available. My personal development journey thus far has quite

The MBA program was introduced for the first time in the United States in the early 20 th Century and was modeled on the basis of the prevalent 2-year graduate programs. It gained significant traction after its inception, however was later criticized for its lack of practical relevance. It was often said that “MBA was too academic, too theoretical and divorced from real-life business practice.”1 Business school subsequently responded by improving quality of teaching and content. The first year was dedicated to

By and large, training is an indispensable process which is needed in all aspects of life to work as a bridge between the existing and the acquired knowledge and skills .

The impact of the MBA course work cannot be understated in any measure. I quickly discovered that I had needed to fall back on the knowledge of my course work in some aspect every single day of my internship. Without a sold understanding of the courses, the foundation needed to properly correspond with investors is not possible. Extensive investment knowledge is not only the difference between extending the relationship with Barkley Financial, but is also a needed addition in fulfilling the requirements of the position. The MBA curriculum covers all of the information needed to effectively perform the required tasks.