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Cathy: Sorry I haven't been able to reply, I've been busy with coursework.
The crux of the matter is this. The NTEU are scumbags. You personally are a minority amongst them in that you a) have the best interest of everybody (not just yourself or your agenda) at heart, and b) properly engage with both staff and students. The rest of the NTEU is not like you and, ultimately, that's why it does a poor job and continually loses.
Regarding honours: This is the best thing for the uni. Australian students (particularly Macquarie students) don't realise it, but degrees there are unnecessarily complicated and incompatible with the rest of the world. What the university is seeking out would be good as it would bring it in line with -- essentially -- the best universities in the world.
Yes the change from what MQ has to what it wants may be tricky, but change always is. I was having an argument on a facebook wall about this, and the only complaints against the change(s) were 'wah wah my honours degree is going to be cut! :'(' -- ie personal, anecdotal complaints. No-one could look past themselves and see that this is about changes to make the university a better place.
This reminds me exactly of the introduction of the JD law program at Melbourne. People thought it was silly and that the 'Melbourne model' would never catch on. But then you know what? Melbourne JD graduates were going on exchange to amazing places, getting internships in amazing places, and then ultimately getting jobs in amazing places because their degrees were recognised.
And then BAM, suddenly the top law schools in Australia are adopting the JD model.
Cathy: Sorry I haven't been able to reply, I've been busy with coursework.
The crux of the matter is this. The NTEU are scumbags. You personally are a minority amongst them in that you a) have the best interest of everybody (not just yourself or your agenda) at heart, and b) properly engage with both staff and students. The rest of the NTEU is not like you and, ultimately, that's why it does a poor job and continually loses.
Regarding honours: This is the best thing for the uni. Australian students (particularly Macquarie students) don't realise it, but degrees there are unnecessarily complicated and incompatible with the rest of the world. What the university is seeking out would be good as it would bring it in line with -- essentially -- the best universities in the world.
Yes the change from what MQ has to what it wants may be tricky, but change always is. I was having an argument on a facebook wall about this, and the only complaints against the change(s) were 'wah wah my honours degree is going to be cut! :'(' -- ie personal, anecdotal complaints. No-one could look past themselves and see that this is about changes to make the university a better place.
This reminds me exactly of the introduction of the JD law program at Melbourne. People thought it was silly and that the 'Melbourne model' would never catch on. But then you know what? Melbourne JD graduates were going on exchange to amazing places, getting internships in amazing places, and then ultimately getting jobs in amazing places because their degrees were recognised.
And then BAM, suddenly the top law schools in Australia are adopting the JD model.
