I was reading through the student discussion forum which my school had set up for the students to blab about anything under the sun. So far there have only been two posts. One is on how to study and get better grades (common gripe of every student, no matter how old), and the other one is a discussion between studying full-time and studying part-time. Honestly, seeing the train of discussions, I almost wanted to snigger at how shallow? - for want of a better word - some people can be!
Well, if they chose to study there, and chose the mode of studying, and accepted everything, why on earth are they still complaining? One brought up that since the degrees are part-time, will it be as recognised as those full-time degrees from the other universities here, and if in the end the degree is not recognised, then it would be all for nothing. To me, if this person had already started the course, then why still grumble? If he wanted to do a full-time degree, why bother applying to this school?
No doubt here, part-time degrees are less recognised as full-time local or overseas degrees. The criteria is so stringent that even a graduate from, say, University of Sydney, if he did a part-time degree via distance learning, it would not be recognised, but if he went to the university and did a full-time degree there and came back with exactly the same qualifications, it would be recognised, all on the basis that he went there to do it full-time! Why, I wonder? Are the degrees not the same?
Compared to other countries, where distance learning, part-time courses or even correspondence courses will be recognised the instant one completes the course, the part-time degrees here are still not being favoured. In that case, why bother setting up schools and academies to offer part-time degrees via distance learning? Face it, not everyone can have the priviledge of going overseas to study, so why not recognise the qualifications once the degrees have been completed? Is the mode of study such a big deal? Afterall, it is already hard enough to work and study at the same time.
For me, I find it does not really matter if one studies full-time or part-time, as long as effort have been put in and we try our best. I am not asking for recognition once I graduate; rather I take it as a form of enriching my knowledge and learning more things.
Well, if they chose to study there, and chose the mode of studying, and accepted everything, why on earth are they still complaining? One brought up that since the degrees are part-time, will it be as recognised as those full-time degrees from the other universities here, and if in the end the degree is not recognised, then it would be all for nothing. To me, if this person had already started the course, then why still grumble? If he wanted to do a full-time degree, why bother applying to this school?
No doubt here, part-time degrees are less recognised as full-time local or overseas degrees. The criteria is so stringent that even a graduate from, say, University of Sydney, if he did a part-time degree via distance learning, it would not be recognised, but if he went to the university and did a full-time degree there and came back with exactly the same qualifications, it would be recognised, all on the basis that he went there to do it full-time! Why, I wonder? Are the degrees not the same?
Compared to other countries, where distance learning, part-time courses or even correspondence courses will be recognised the instant one completes the course, the part-time degrees here are still not being favoured. In that case, why bother setting up schools and academies to offer part-time degrees via distance learning? Face it, not everyone can have the priviledge of going overseas to study, so why not recognise the qualifications once the degrees have been completed? Is the mode of study such a big deal? Afterall, it is already hard enough to work and study at the same time.
For me, I find it does not really matter if one studies full-time or part-time, as long as effort have been put in and we try our best. I am not asking for recognition once I graduate; rather I take it as a form of enriching my knowledge and learning more things.
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