Comments on: Video Conference with Indian MBA students http://calpolymbatrip.com/2010/india/video-conference-with-indian-mba-students/ The MBA Graduate Program at Cal Poly Sat, 11 Feb 2012 01:35:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Yuxiang Gao http://calpolymbatrip.com/2010/india/video-conference-with-indian-mba-students/#comment-17998 Yuxiang Gao Fri, 19 Mar 2010 22:31:23 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2491#comment-17998 'In terms of differences in students’ life, I found it to be very interesting. Apparently most of the Indian students still live with their parents. I feel like it is a major part of the college experience in the US (and as a matter of fact, in Europe too) to move away from your parents for the first time and learn to become independent. ' Vitus, speaking of students' life, I think I may understand why Indian student still live with their parents. First, in Asia, the filial duty is one of the most essential of fine culture. Students who live with parents can serve them better. Second, India is still a developing country, economy could be considered more than in Europe. ‘In terms of differences in students’ life, I found it to be very interesting. Apparently most of the Indian students still live with their parents. I feel like it is a major part of the college experience in the US (and as a matter of fact, in Europe too) to move away from your parents for the first time and learn to become independent. ‘
Vitus, speaking of students’ life, I think I may understand why Indian student still live with their parents.
First, in Asia, the filial duty is one of the most essential of fine culture. Students who live with parents can serve them better.
Second, India is still a developing country, economy could be considered more than in Europe.

]]> By: Kirk Story http://calpolymbatrip.com/2010/india/video-conference-with-indian-mba-students/#comment-17990 Kirk Story Fri, 19 Mar 2010 21:07:47 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2491#comment-17990 Thanks Vitus. I was expecting you to post the photo-shopped picture you took of me at the event. Thanks for not doing that. In all seriousness, the MET teleconference was a great event. I also look forward to meeting our counterparts in Mumbai this June. We must win that cricket game. I don't care if we have to dress some cricket-savy street kids in our huge MBA polo-shirts. We need a "W" on this one. Thanks Vitus. I was expecting you to post the photo-shopped picture you took of me at the event. Thanks for not doing that.

In all seriousness, the MET teleconference was a great event. I also look forward to meeting our counterparts in Mumbai this June. We must win that cricket game. I don’t care if we have to dress some cricket-savy street kids in our huge MBA polo-shirts. We need a “W” on this one.

]]> By: Matthew Perez http://calpolymbatrip.com/2010/india/video-conference-with-indian-mba-students/#comment-17983 Matthew Perez Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:37:55 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2491#comment-17983 In my experience at the video conference, I was amazed at the difference between how they viewed job prospects compared to the MBA students here at Cal Poly. Granted, they have an entire program at MET that specializes in job placement activities for their students, but I think there was something more than that. It could be argued that there are more business opportunities in India, making it easier for them to find jobs but that seems unlikely as well. I believe the difference is a result of humility. In India, the business students there do not seem to expect that their degree will give them a strong leadership position within a company. They are simply willing to accept the job that fits their acquired skills. MBA students here, on the other hand, seem to expect that they will be important figureheads within a company shortly after arrival. This might have been true in the past but with more and more people getting advanced degrees, this is not the case anymore. We should learn to accept more reasonable job prospects, especially given the tough economic situation we are in. In my experience at the video conference, I was amazed at the difference between how they viewed job prospects compared to the MBA students here at Cal Poly. Granted, they have an entire program at MET that specializes in job placement activities for their students, but I think there was something more than that. It could be argued that there are more business opportunities in India, making it easier for them to find jobs but that seems unlikely as well. I believe the difference is a result of humility. In India, the business students there do not seem to expect that their degree will give them a strong leadership position within a company. They are simply willing to accept the job that fits their acquired skills. MBA students here, on the other hand, seem to expect that they will be important figureheads within a company shortly after arrival. This might have been true in the past but with more and more people getting advanced degrees, this is not the case anymore. We should learn to accept more reasonable job prospects, especially given the tough economic situation we are in.

]]> By: Chris Carr http://calpolymbatrip.com/2010/india/video-conference-with-indian-mba-students/#comment-17863 Chris Carr Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:23:53 +0000 http://calpolymbatrip.com/?p=2491#comment-17863 Good post and good pics! Good post and good pics!

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