FIFO = Fast In Fast Out.
.... Couldn't think of any other way to say this is just me 'peeping in' to blog... Unlikely that I will continue my full-time blogging for a while , but a chat with Van made me want to write about a particular topic.
It started with a rather innocuous scrap by Van, "do you like the stuff you're learning now?"
I was initially like.... Hey, thats so obvious. I must be....
And then..... I thought. Must I ?.
Then decided to think aloud and that's going to form the basis of this post.
8 papers in 1 semester. Taking them one after another....
i) Management Accounting: Definitely something I havent been doing well in primarily due to lack of effort and practice. Do I like it? Well, its something totally different from what I have done before and hence I guess I do like it coz of the learning i'm getting from it.
ii)Economic Analysis: Basically Microeconomics, it is one of the few subjects which is not explicitly case-based. However, with significant emphasis being placed on applying the theories learnt, this too is a subject which is very insightful. A very interesting subject....
iii)Operations Management: A great prof who has made me like the subject to a great extent. Its very hands-down and one gets a real view of the industry.
iv)Management Computing: I'd assumed it would be primarily for non-programmers, but turns out otherwise. Not most of us are aware of the capabilities of Microsoft Excel, and thats the first thing we learn given the fact that we are going to be dealing with a lot of data in our career. Some basic VB and Access fundas also. The seniors supposedly found it quite useful during their internship. Nothing much to like in it as such though.
v)Human Resources Management: What I thought would be a totally boring subject has turned out to one with some very interesting class discussions, despite the fact that we need to read so much theory and the cases are damn long ! However, yet again a prof who makes the discussion very lively has ensured I've liked most of the classes so far.
vi)Quantitative Methods: Math. Or so I thought. Not a subject I've fared at badly before getting here. However realised that there is more to it. This sem its mostly about modelling problem situations using linear programming (doesnt make sense? It just means modelling problem mathematically). Logical reasoning and modelling are critical. Definitely something I need to learn.
vii)Written Analysis and Communication: Report writing. Analysing a situation, and reaching a decision in a structured manner. A rather useful skill, I daresay.
viii)Individual Dynamics: After the first class, I swore that this was the worst prof and the worst subject I've ever done. 6 classes down, I have revised my opinion significantly, and am more appreciative of the soft-skills involved. However, on occassions things do seem very arbit to me !
Thats it folks. Term 1 @ IIMA for you....
On a personal note, things going ok. Mid-term scores coming out... And pretty much along expected lines. Scoring near the class average. However, quite a lot of backlog to be cleared, and
with end-term exams just 3 weeks away.... Sigh!
A few interesting events been happening....
Study group formation for the next term. Some very acrimonious stuff had been happening in other sections in the process, and the last thing we wanted was all the good work done during T-Nite to be washed away by one days' events. After a few scares, things seem to have worked out fine, and I guess not too much damage done to the class bonding (visible damage atleast).
Last night was a rare occasion for this time of the year.... We (Section A) treated our tuchchas ( seniors) to a pizza treat in recognition of all the support and help they'd provided during T-Nite.
Joined CCC, IIMA's Comp. Infra maintenance & student-admin liason team. With the amount of troubleshooting I did while @ MT , should be able to contribute a but atleast....
Last but definitely not the least, this past week my entire batch has been quite bamboozled! Everyday, we check @ about 1.15-1.30 for the quiz notification, and dont find one.... Eventually, No quiz the whole week !!!
This aint the calm before a storm, this is the calm before a Class 5 Hurricane !
Guess I've pretty much said all I wanted to for quite a while, and hence signing off ! Breakfast beckons !
It started with a rather innocuous scrap by Van, "do you like the stuff you're learning now?"
I was initially like.... Hey, thats so obvious. I must be....
And then..... I thought. Must I ?.
Then decided to think aloud and that's going to form the basis of this post.
8 papers in 1 semester. Taking them one after another....
i) Management Accounting: Definitely something I havent been doing well in primarily due to lack of effort and practice. Do I like it? Well, its something totally different from what I have done before and hence I guess I do like it coz of the learning i'm getting from it.
ii)Economic Analysis: Basically Microeconomics, it is one of the few subjects which is not explicitly case-based. However, with significant emphasis being placed on applying the theories learnt, this too is a subject which is very insightful. A very interesting subject....
iii)Operations Management: A great prof who has made me like the subject to a great extent. Its very hands-down and one gets a real view of the industry.
iv)Management Computing: I'd assumed it would be primarily for non-programmers, but turns out otherwise. Not most of us are aware of the capabilities of Microsoft Excel, and thats the first thing we learn given the fact that we are going to be dealing with a lot of data in our career. Some basic VB and Access fundas also. The seniors supposedly found it quite useful during their internship. Nothing much to like in it as such though.
v)Human Resources Management: What I thought would be a totally boring subject has turned out to one with some very interesting class discussions, despite the fact that we need to read so much theory and the cases are damn long ! However, yet again a prof who makes the discussion very lively has ensured I've liked most of the classes so far.
vi)Quantitative Methods: Math. Or so I thought. Not a subject I've fared at badly before getting here. However realised that there is more to it. This sem its mostly about modelling problem situations using linear programming (doesnt make sense? It just means modelling problem mathematically). Logical reasoning and modelling are critical. Definitely something I need to learn.
vii)Written Analysis and Communication: Report writing. Analysing a situation, and reaching a decision in a structured manner. A rather useful skill, I daresay.
viii)Individual Dynamics: After the first class, I swore that this was the worst prof and the worst subject I've ever done. 6 classes down, I have revised my opinion significantly, and am more appreciative of the soft-skills involved. However, on occassions things do seem very arbit to me !
Thats it folks. Term 1 @ IIMA for you....
On a personal note, things going ok. Mid-term scores coming out... And pretty much along expected lines. Scoring near the class average. However, quite a lot of backlog to be cleared, and
with end-term exams just 3 weeks away.... Sigh!
A few interesting events been happening....
Study group formation for the next term. Some very acrimonious stuff had been happening in other sections in the process, and the last thing we wanted was all the good work done during T-Nite to be washed away by one days' events. After a few scares, things seem to have worked out fine, and I guess not too much damage done to the class bonding (visible damage atleast).
Last night was a rare occasion for this time of the year.... We (Section A) treated our tuchchas ( seniors) to a pizza treat in recognition of all the support and help they'd provided during T-Nite.
Joined CCC, IIMA's Comp. Infra maintenance & student-admin liason team. With the amount of troubleshooting I did while @ MT , should be able to contribute a but atleast....
Last but definitely not the least, this past week my entire batch has been quite bamboozled! Everyday, we check @ about 1.15-1.30 for the quiz notification, and dont find one.... Eventually, No quiz the whole week !!!
This aint the calm before a storm, this is the calm before a Class 5 Hurricane !
Guess I've pretty much said all I wanted to for quite a while, and hence signing off ! Breakfast beckons !
posted by Aravind at
8:18 pm
2 Comments:
wow...nice structured post abt ur semester-1 papers...so now i atleast know what to expect if i get thru CAT dis year...got my friend to buy the form on the LAST day...hehe...and will hav to do a major crash-course after i get back in Oct...will need a few tips buddy! :)
pssst...abt d dirty trick - u got fooled too???? HAHAHAHAHAAAA...mogambo kussh hua...hey say wat...tell all ur iim mates abt dis big shocking news n tell em to check it out on my blog too...lets see how they react..(yea, i'm trying to get u to advertise my blog in reality :p)
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stan_da_man, at 9:38 pm
Arrre... kitna zyada dramatize karte ho tum!!! Drama king! Or prince. Anyway.. am glad you did write in, and that you are indeed liking your classes.. which is a big deal, to like all of them, so good job!
Know what, I was so inspired by that Adaptation movie, that I myself wanted to start blogging... but you know how lazy I've become with writing ANYTHING now...
k ciao ciao amigo!
Hope your test went well, and that you aced it..
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