One week down!

The first week of the FTMBA was really packed with courses, presentations, activities, films, and discussions on Personal and Career Development. Why this focus? Clearly the designers of the programme realised that it is very important to distinguish this FTMBA from just another academic course. And for that I am really happy. Too many times I have seen students get caught up in just doing what it takes to get the qualifications and not taking the time to map their own learning. In my most recent classes, I have encouraged my students to keep a blog about their learning experiences and invite their classmates to share. I have also kept a blog about my learning during the course and asked my students to read and comment. The last entry of each blog (usually done just before the last class) is based on out learnings, thoughts and feelings after re-reading all the blog entries. Without exception, we all described how much we have grown over the course. So I will keep my blog and hope that my classmates and lecturers comment on it. In that way, we can all push out thinking and leave with more than just a qualification. The views expressed in these blogs are my own.