by ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ » Mon Jun 12, 2017 11:52 am
YaTingPom wrote:Hanno wrote:ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ wrote:Cambodia has the issue of graduates who aren't educated (but think they are by virtue of having a certificate) who have no idea how to apply their skills into a work environment.
I prefer to employ smart non graduates who are a lot more humble and much easier to train. University graduates (generally) in Cambodia think they deserve a big salary and are reluctant to receive advice and training.
Some of the MBA degrees I have seen are not worth the paper they are written on.....
I agree about some of the courses here but not having any further education myself (left Skool at 15yo) I can't really comment. However although some courses are questionable it at least gets brains working.
There's more overseas universities opening up in Cambodia so hopefully it'll make a difference.
My wife is in her third year of a banking and finance management BA and whilst she seems to enjoy the curriculum her friends don't - they just like the social aide of things. In fact I asked her why she seems to do all the work and she replied that's because her friends don't understand. When pushed about what happens exam time she just said they'd fail and do another year.
Things are changing with regards to attitudes towards education here but very slowly. The only reason my wife started her course was because of her grandma who encouraged her to start (and financed it before popped up), she lost 10 kids to the KR, as she is still from that era before the genocide.
My wife wants to do an MA. Fine by me!
I'd ask the question, 'why?'
After the course what will she do? I know one girl almost finished a similar degree with Vanda and she knows little about accountancy, bookkeeping or financial reporting.
Many of these courses are complete fluff and do not prepare students well for future work.
You wouldn't believe a some of the things which happen in the classroom. Significant marks are given for attendance, coursework (like translating a chapter of a textbook to Khmer), and doing presentations (copied from online). So if you attend and participate you will pass. Also much of he syllabus is created by the teacher and is his/her opinion. Even if the teacher is wrong, the student needs to follow his opinion during the exam time. Creative thought is not encouraged - just repeat parrot fashion the random facts and you'll be grand.
Cheating is still pandemic.
RUPP has a partnership with the Korean embassy which allows x number of Korean students to enrol and study with them. Most of these Korean student speak very limited Khmer - very, very basic. But pass the degree course. Go figure.
Generally speaking, university degrees here are an exercise in ego and not in academia.
[quote="YaTingPom"][quote="Hanno"][quote="ផោមក្លិនស្អុយ"]Cambodia has the issue of graduates who aren't educated (but think they are by virtue of having a certificate) who have no idea how to apply their skills into a work environment.
I prefer to employ smart non graduates who are a lot more humble and much easier to train. University graduates (generally) in Cambodia think they deserve a big salary and are reluctant to receive advice and training.[/quote]
Some of the MBA degrees I have seen are not worth the paper they are written on.....[/quote]
I agree about some of the courses here but not having any further education myself (left Skool at 15yo) I can't really comment. However although some courses are questionable it at least gets brains working.
There's more overseas universities opening up in Cambodia so hopefully it'll make a difference.
My wife is in her third year of a banking and finance management BA and whilst she seems to enjoy the curriculum her friends don't - they just like the social aide of things. In fact I asked her why she seems to do all the work and she replied that's because her friends don't understand. When pushed about what happens exam time she just said they'd fail and do another year. :roll:
Things are changing with regards to attitudes towards education here but very slowly. The only reason my wife started her course was because of her grandma who encouraged her to start (and financed it before popped up), she lost 10 kids to the KR, as she is still from that era before the genocide.
My wife wants to do an MA. Fine by me! :-)[/quote]
I'd ask the question, 'why?'
After the course what will she do? I know one girl almost finished a similar degree with Vanda and she knows little about accountancy, bookkeeping or financial reporting.
Many of these courses are complete fluff and do not prepare students well for future work.
You wouldn't believe a some of the things which happen in the classroom. Significant marks are given for attendance, coursework (like translating a chapter of a textbook to Khmer), and doing presentations (copied from online). So if you attend and participate you will pass. Also much of he syllabus is created by the teacher and is his/her opinion. Even if the teacher is wrong, the student needs to follow his opinion during the exam time. Creative thought is not encouraged - just repeat parrot fashion the random facts and you'll be grand.
Cheating is still pandemic.
RUPP has a partnership with the Korean embassy which allows x number of Korean students to enrol and study with them. Most of these Korean student speak very limited Khmer - very, very basic. But pass the degree course. Go figure.
Generally speaking, university degrees here are an exercise in ego and not in academia.