Should a student be considered a “customer”?

A customer is someone who pays for good and services. A student in this sense can be considered as one. However, it is not absolutely right to consider a student as a typical custommer. First of all, not all students pay for their own education requirements or tuition. Though the student is receiving the service (education) someone else is spending for it, or rather investing in this respect. Secondly, the theories and practices of market gamemanship (I also took an economics class this semester), could hurt the quality and depth of eduation provided if the student is considered a customer in the strict economic sense of the word.

Previous experience with research papers

Before this class, I have not really had an experience with English research papers per say.
However, I have written papers and speeches in other courses. I think, that's the most I have done in this domain.
One paper I wrote was for my Women Studies Course. I was particularly interested in my topic because it had to do with women scientists and inventors. The one struggle that I had , which I am also facing with my present paper is that of being carried away during the research process. This was particularly true when I encountered a source or documentation that particularly interested me. I will just drift away and read on. As we all know, a research paper writing has to be done in a definite ammount of time and it is vital to properly manage, time wise, all the stages involved. I wish with all my heart I will achieve this some day. Long story short, I finally finished the paper and my professor liked it.

VARK Questionnaire Results

After taking the VARK questionnaire, my results show I am a kinesthetic study person.
What does that mean?
This is suggests a strong preference for learning by doing, using all the senses (sight, touch, taste, smell, hearing, etc).
I remember one of my Professors while commenting on study preferences of individuals in my class  did say I learn using all aspects and especially by doing or seeing how it is done.
This helps me to think more about adjusting my study habits to to be more coherent with my study preference in order to absorb and retain maximum information.
I think this is a very good exercise.

Blog # 10- Exercise 8.1: Recognizing Patch Writing

Blog #6 - Summary of "College: A Time Of Wonder " by Robert A. Bonfiglio

 

Bongfiglio, Robert A. “College: A Time of Wonder.” About Campus May-June 2006: 27-

29. 11 March. 2011. Print.

In this article Robert Bonfiglio strives to instill the notion of a right balance of how the campus atmosphere should be viewed. From his discourse, we understand that the wrong perspective based on two principal aspects, influences the way programs for first year students are structured. The first facet is that college was viewed as being for elites mainly. The second is about a magnified fear that is associated with college life especially as safety issues are concerned. Though Bongfiglio carefully stresses that he does not wish to under look the ever present tendency for danger that might be on college campuses, he particularly emphasis that it should not be the sole focus. He therefore suggests that campus and university should be viewed as a place of intellectual growth and the wonderful experiences that go with it, such as meeting other people and discovering one’s self. For him, these are so important and should not be tempered with no matter the ploy.

Research Paper Proposal

• The Stories and Lives of Some of the People behind Scientifique Inventions and Renovations
• What it takes to be an Engineer
• Weight and Nutrition

Blog #4: Key Word List

• Engineering
• Albert Einstein and contemporaries
• Isaac Newton and contemporaries
• Global Warming
• African Presidents
• Children
• Computers
• Inventing