Thanks Johnson,
your replym roughly meets my expectation.
rgds John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Johnson Cheu" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 9:49 PM
Subject: Re: Fw: In need of advice
> John and all:
>
> At the risk of beating a dead horse, as we say in these parts, I wanted to
> say that I had pretty much the same reaction as the others and I think
that
> was mostly because of the student asking you for your advice on which one
> she "could find the most info on and learn about" because well, at the
> Masters level, shouldn't the student have some idea what he or she wants
to
> do because presumably these exam questions are course-related and didn't
> just arise out of thin air and shouldn't the student have some research
> skills at this point? It sounds as though this person hasn't even done any
> preliminary research to see what's out there, at least the way the request
> was written, and even my undergrads are savvy enough to google a topic on
> the internet before coming to my office hours. That being said, if it
were
> me, I certainly wouldn't do the work for this person, (her Masters, not
> yours) though I may be willing to coffee with the person and ask leading
> questions about her initial reactions to the topics, if she has any ideas
> as to how she might respond, given what she's learned in the course that
> piqued her interest. These might help clarify her thinking and her ideas
> and settle her nervousness somewhat, though I'd argue that part of being
in
> grad school is learning how to deal with the stress that large exams like
> your generals create on your own, as she goes about her work and research.
>
> Johnson
>
> At 06:00 PM 5/13/2004 +1000, you wrote:
> >Dear Claire,
> >
> >Your response is not much more helpful than that of m99.
> >
> >I believe it praiseworthy when a student will make the effort to want
> >broader info and opinion than the course tutor can provide. Incidentally,
> >Debbie's course tutor is about 800km away, and just a voice on the phone.
> >
> >rgds John
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Claire Wickham" <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Thursday, May 13, 2004 1:12 AM
> >Subject: Re: Fw: In need of advice
> >
> >
> > > Well I thought it was an amusing reply, and raised the a valid point
about
> > > the quality of the course. The initial advice can surely only be
"Discuss
> > > with your course tutor who set the assignment" who should already have
> > > addressed the issues that the m99m rely noted. To the enquirer: there
is
> > > nothing wrong about seeking advice but your queries are (mainly) those
> >where
> > > course tutors should be providing support and guidance. (And is this
one
> > > module/unit of your Masters' qualification?)
> > >
> > > Claire
> > >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: The Disability-Research Discussion List
> > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of John Homan
> > > Sent: 12 May 2004 04:10
> > > To:
> > > Subject: Re: Fw: In need of advice
> > >
> > >
> > > Thank you for going to the trouble of putting an email together. I
think
> > > that the same amount of effort, or less, may have produced a message
that
> >is
> > > more supportive than smart-alecky.
> > >
> > > rgds John
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "m99m" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, May 11, 2004 7:17 PM
> > > Subject: Re: Fw: In need of advice
> > >
> > >
> > > > .
> > > > Eh... You can get a Masters in Disability Studies (well, the
passmark
> > > must
> > > > surely be below 60%) just by drinking coffee and writing one good
essay
> >on
> > > > one of these topics, or getting a pal to compile it for you? -- and
> > > > obviously without needing to attend any boring lectures, working on
a
> > > > prescribed reading list about DS, taking a course on how to find
> > > > information in the modern world, or any tiresome kinda
> >textually-fixated-
> > > > european-male suffering like that?
> > > > What brand of coffee is it, anyway?
> > > > m99m
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >Subject: In need of advice
> > > > > I was hoping you could give me some advice on which one I would
have
> >the
> > > > best chance of finding information on and what would be beneficial
for
> >me
> > > > to learn more about. I have to write 3500 words and it is worth 60%
of
> >my
> > > > marks....this scares me a little! I have to choose one of these
topics.
> > > > >
> > > > >1) 'A disability implies a non-problematic pathological condition
> > > > intrinsic to the individual; it fails to recognise that the concept
of
> > > > disabilitiy is socially constructed'. Discuss this statement.
> > > > >
> > > > >2) Psychology has had an important impact on how we understand
> > > > disabilitiy. Indeed the psychological test has been used extensively
to
> > > > identify problems and legitimate action. Discuss this statement,
> >locating
> > > > your response in a particular historical era.
> > > > >
> > > > >3) Policy documents are texts that are interpreted by school
> > > > administrators, teachers and parents. With direct reference to a
> > > particular
> > > > policy, discuss how it has been implemented in a particular
educational
> > > > setting. What tactics and strategies have been used? In what ways
have
> > > they
> > > > been enabling or disabling?
> > > > >
> > > > >Any advice you could give me would be very appreciated. Let me
know if
> > > > you prefer to meet for a coffee and go over anything.
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