Dear Colleagues,
Here at the dawn of the third
millennium, it remains possible
for human error to overcome
the many advantages of
computer technology. As so
many distinguished scholars
have done before me, I too
have committed the error of
clicking a wrong button on
my emailer.
Thus it is that I posted to Ph.D.
Design a note intended for my
first year students in organization
and leadership.
In case you're wondering,
my school is one of the leading
Nordic business schools, and part
of our strategy involves an
international approach. Given my
skills as an editor and teacher
in English as a second language,
this is the first course in which all
students in one program are
expected to write in English.
We require them to write in
English and coach them in
writing and rhetoric, but we
don't count spelling errors or
grammar against them in
setting the grade. Every year,
some worried student starts
a rumor that bad spelling will
cause them to fail the course.
We always explain that the
grade is based on course
content, but the course also
offers an opportunity to
develop other learning
goals. And that, if you're
curious, explains the
content of the post
In the sincere hope that
posting to the wrong list
will not count on MY final
grade, I remain,
Humbly,
Ken Friedman
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