Blind man cannot lead another blind man. Indeed.
This theory also applies to education: how could you teach me about communication management, if you don't have a good communication management?
I am utterly disappointed with the way I have been treated lately at my university, the Hague University, Holland. It is towards the end of the course of Master of International Communication Management. Both students and lecturers are busy prepaing the thesis, or what we call here Communication Advice module.
The new course manager was very nice to let the students pick the first and second supervisors they want to have for guiding them for the Communication Advice module. I picked my favorite teachers: Amanda and Suzan.
After some confusing information and emails about the Communication Advice module coming from the course manager, we finally got the supervisor line up last week. Too bad, I didn't get the supervisor that I asked for.
Disappointed, indeed, but I tried to be open for this new supervisor. I went to see the course manager to ask his opinion and reasons why I was put under this new supervisor. The first thing he said was blaming me for complaining about the supervisor line up.
Not only that, he said that he had tried his best to cater all the needs of the students, thus I should be happy with what I am having. Since it was not my point, I tried to explain that I didn't want to complain; I merely wanted to ask why and who this supervisor is (coz I have never worked with him before).
But he didn't give me a chance to speak and always cut my sentence. After some attempts to talk to him, I gave up. I walked out from his office furiously. Not because I wasn't granted what I requested, but because he didn't want to listen to me at all! (apparently I am not the first person being treated this way :( )
Today, the NEW lecture line up came up. He said the previous one was not final and this one is the better version with him trying to make everybody happy. "Now, I am sure you are happy with these results." He wrote.
And again, he left me with disappointment. This time even worse: my name was not on the list.
Even worse, he said that information and emails that he had sent around previously were not valid; and we supposed to throw them away and replace with the 'new' information he attached in the new email.
I begin to worry with the course I am doing right now. Is he credible? Is this course reliable? Will I graduate? Will I have the right supervisor that fits with my topic, not the supervisor that he suddenly assigned for me just because he had forgotten me (or maybe he hated me)?
I guess I have to wait for his reaction today.
I am not even sure whom I have to rely on this time. Everything seems so wobbly and unsure.
Any suggestion for me?
Update 22 May 2009, 21:00 PM (GMT +1)
After waiting for quite a while, my course manager replied an resolved the problem. He said that he got my name mixed up with another student that has similar name. Honestly, I don't buy his excuse, but,.. whatever; it's resolved. I hope he's learned from his lesson. And I hope that I don't have to meet him again, to avoid any more problems.
This theory also applies to education: how could you teach me about communication management, if you don't have a good communication management?
I am utterly disappointed with the way I have been treated lately at my university, the Hague University, Holland. It is towards the end of the course of Master of International Communication Management. Both students and lecturers are busy prepaing the thesis, or what we call here Communication Advice module.
The new course manager was very nice to let the students pick the first and second supervisors they want to have for guiding them for the Communication Advice module. I picked my favorite teachers: Amanda and Suzan.
After some confusing information and emails about the Communication Advice module coming from the course manager, we finally got the supervisor line up last week. Too bad, I didn't get the supervisor that I asked for.
Disappointed, indeed, but I tried to be open for this new supervisor. I went to see the course manager to ask his opinion and reasons why I was put under this new supervisor. The first thing he said was blaming me for complaining about the supervisor line up.
Not only that, he said that he had tried his best to cater all the needs of the students, thus I should be happy with what I am having. Since it was not my point, I tried to explain that I didn't want to complain; I merely wanted to ask why and who this supervisor is (coz I have never worked with him before).
But he didn't give me a chance to speak and always cut my sentence. After some attempts to talk to him, I gave up. I walked out from his office furiously. Not because I wasn't granted what I requested, but because he didn't want to listen to me at all! (apparently I am not the first person being treated this way :( )
Today, the NEW lecture line up came up. He said the previous one was not final and this one is the better version with him trying to make everybody happy. "Now, I am sure you are happy with these results." He wrote.
And again, he left me with disappointment. This time even worse: my name was not on the list.
Even worse, he said that information and emails that he had sent around previously were not valid; and we supposed to throw them away and replace with the 'new' information he attached in the new email.
I begin to worry with the course I am doing right now. Is he credible? Is this course reliable? Will I graduate? Will I have the right supervisor that fits with my topic, not the supervisor that he suddenly assigned for me just because he had forgotten me (or maybe he hated me)?
I guess I have to wait for his reaction today.
I am not even sure whom I have to rely on this time. Everything seems so wobbly and unsure.
Any suggestion for me?
Update 22 May 2009, 21:00 PM (GMT +1)
After waiting for quite a while, my course manager replied an resolved the problem. He said that he got my name mixed up with another student that has similar name. Honestly, I don't buy his excuse, but,.. whatever; it's resolved. I hope he's learned from his lesson. And I hope that I don't have to meet him again, to avoid any more problems.
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