5 ways college is like a job and 5 ways it
Mid-September on the Tulane University uptown campus is the antithesis of the first day of school, with new students gaining confidence in their ability and seasoned students taking a professional approach to classes.
Here are a few ways that life in college is like having a real job and a few ways it isn't.
1. You are expected to arrive on time.
2. There are deadlines to meet.
3. You interact with a diverse group of people.
4. You answer to a boss (a professor in this case).
5. You manage big projects.
Differentâ¦
1. You create your own schedule.
2. You get paid in alphabets.
3. The dress code is college chic (flip-flops and tank-tops).
4. You have multiple “bosses.”
5. There's a success center with coaches to help you.
Professionalism is the focus of a recent study in which professors at two universities designed their courses to function more like a job. There were no points for attendance. Professors were the supervisors. Deadlines were unbendable.
In the end, both professors found that “students were more professional, prompt, and detail-oriented as a result of this approach.”
The article published in the Journal for College Teaching is titled, “Do bosses give extra credit? Using the classroom to model real-world work experiences.”
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