brendan's university news

[brendan]

Today's news:

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/worm-is-giving-uni-students-a-wriggle-on-in-lectures/2007/11/08/1194329413280.html

Roy Tasker, a chemistry lecturer in the school of natural sciences, said the devices were particularly useful in boosting participation among international students who were shy speaking English. Each student is given a machine like a calculator with numbered keys that allow them to punch in their answers to his multiple choice questions. Their responses are then transmitted to his laptop.

seems like an interesting idea.

[brendan]

The Times Higher Education Supplement - World University Rankings for 2007 are out today:

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22727653-12332,00.html

The Australian National University at No16, followed by the University of Melbourne (27) and the University of Sydney (31), were the top three performers.

See, also http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/mortarboard/2007/11/university_rankings_dont_measu.html

[AppleXY]

Hey do you teh PDF?

[brendan]

what pdf where?

[hifer]

awww, UoM's ranking dropped again >< I hope the trend doesn't continue..

[AppleXY]

oh, lol i meant "do you have teh pdf" lol


Yeah, the Times High Ed uni rankings always have a leaked copy of the PDF. I have 2006's.  So yeah, i wondering if anyone had it.

[rustic_metal]

oh, lol i meant "do you have teh pdf" lol


Yeah, the Times High Ed uni rankings always have a leaked copy of the PDF. I have 2006's.  So yeah, i wondering if anyone had it.

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[Pencil]

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haha I was thinking the same thing. I never got the whole 'teh' thing

[brendan]

Law students & Law school

[b][i]The New York Times[/i], 'Training Law Students for Real-Life Careers',  31/10/07[/b]

[b][i]The Age[/i], 'Trust me, I'm a law and trauma graduate', 1/10/05[/b]

[b][i]The Age[/i], 'Law & (the new) order', 16/4/07[/b]

[Galelleo]

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haha I was thinking the same thing. I never got the whole 'teh' thing

For me, its always a typo ... lol.

When you type fast, writing the doesnt seem to be too important

[brendan]

Australian MBA rankings by the Financial Review :
http://www.afrboss.com.au/mbaschool/BOSSMBA2007Article.pdf

[brendan]

"Seven-year-old seeks university place"

[enwiabe]

With the article on MBAs, would you say if you had no prior economic knowledge and little idea of how business ran that an MBA would be the way to go if you wanted to set up your own business after specialising in a career and taking an idea that you wanted to manufacture?

[brendan]

With the article on MBAs, would you say if you had no prior economic knowledge and little idea of how business ran that an MBA would be the way to go if you wanted to set up your own business after specialising in a career and taking an idea that you wanted to manufacture?

No, MBA's cost money. Lots of money. Typically, you would be better off using that money as capital for the business. MBAs typically train people for employment in management or finance, not so much entrepreneurship.

[brendan]

This is actually quite significant:
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,,22780990-12332,00.html?from=public_rss

Rudd wants to abolish full-fee places from 2009.