03-08-2016, 04:50 PM
(03-08-2016, 04:38 PM)JustWinBaby Wrote: That's where supplemental materials come in. Not a lot of time needs to be spent on explaining, say, branding or marketing with respect to cultural differences.
It's easier and more efficient to be done than people realize, those professors are just being lazy. My best professors didn't teach the text - you were expected to read and know it. A lot of what we are talking here is reference material, and it's a matter of finding texts or supplemental materials that incorporate that address the relevant background info. Essentially the Harvard case method which, by the way, can be adapted to almost any course.
I don't disagree here at all. Courses where I have learned the most are the ones where you don't need your textbook for class. Just a notebook and a good pen.
I have heard arguments for and against liberal arts educations from people smarter than you or I, and there are times where my position softens either way. One of the fun parts of being on so many listservs for higher ed. In truth, I prefer the European model to education where all of the well-roundedness is gotten out of the way while you figure out if you're meant for academia, professional school, or trade school.
