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Monday, May 25, 2009

Ex President's Suicide Note


Roh Moo hyun's suicide note

 (I am) indebted to too many people.

Many have suffered too much because of me.

The pain that will come is unfathomable.

The rest of (my) life would only burden others.

(I) cannot do anything due to bad health.

(I) cannot read nor write.

Do not grieve too much.

Aren't life and death a piece of nature?

Do not feel sorry.

Do not blame anyone.

It is fate.

Cremate (me).

And just leave a very small stone slab near home.

(I) have thought (about it) for a long time.

(Saved on his home computer file at 5:44 a.m. Saturday. File titled, "Many have suffered too much because of me.")

Top News from my country South Korea

Ex-President Roh dead: Yonhap

Former South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun died Saturday after falling into a ravine while climbing a mountain, Yonhap News reported.

He suffered serious head wounds and was immediately taken into a nearby hospital, where he was pronounced dead, Yonhap said.

Police are investigating whether Roh committed suicide, the report said.

Last month, the former president was summoned by the prosecution and grilled over his family’s alleged involvement in the snowballing bribery scandal.

Wednesday, May 20, 2009

Top Business Schools in America

World University Ranking, taken from this page:

1. Tuck, Dartmouth
Established in 1900, the Tuck Business School, which belongs to the Dartmouth College based in New Hampshire, is the world’s oldest business school. It is also the first institution to offer an MBA program. Tuck is one of the six Ivy League business schools and for many years has been consistently ranked among the country’s best business schools.

Tuck offers only 1 degree program, that is the prestigious full time MBA program, together with a range of executive education programs. Tuck business graduates are hired by top employers including McKinsey & Co., Bain, Lehman Brothers, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley.
2. Stanford University
Located about 40 miles away from San Francisco city, Stanford holds its reputation years after years as a highly respected private university. It is also commonly termed as The Farm by the local folks, students and teaching staff mainly due to its history of being first built in a horse farm.

Prominent landmarks such as Stanford Mausoleum, Angel of Grief, Hoover Tower, Cantor Center for Visual Arts, Memorial Church and so on make up the whole campus of the university, spanning across more than 8,000 acres of land size.
3. Harvard University
Founded in the 17th century, Harvard University is an independent tertiary institution based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. It is also one of the Ivy League members. During the 19th century, Harvard underwent a massive transformation from a traditional college into providing a modern and contemporary academic programs.

The university has a well-known library which to date has collected a massive number of 15 million volumes, making it the largest library in the academic world. At the moment, Harvard houses more than 18,000 students, who are enrolled in both undergraduate and graduate programs.
4. Darden, Virginia
The Darden Graduate School of Business Administration is the associate college of University of Virginia. Darden appears to be regularly ranked among the top business schools by many international magazines, news and global reports.

The institution is well known to provide a strong general management teaching experience. The 2-year MBA course offered by Darden is mainly implemented through case-based teaching methods, which is similar to the teaching methodology used in many prominent law schools.
5. Wharton, Pennsylvania
The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania offers MBA (Masters in Business Administration), Bachelor of Science, PhD, Diploma and several other courses. Wharton ranks as one of the America’s best business schools for the past decade, and competes with the likes of Harvard and Stanford as its rivals.

Major subjects offered include Business and Policy, Accounting, Entrepreneurial Management, Finance, Health Care, Human Resource & Organizational Management, Risk Management, Business Ethics, Marketing, Multinational Management, Information System, Real Estate, Retailing, Statistics and many others.

6. Columbia
The Columbia Business School or its abbreviation CBS is owned by the Columbia University of New York, and is known as one of the most selective schools in the world. To date the school has produced 13 Nobel Prize winners in the field of economics such as Joseph Stiglitz, Edmund Phelps and Robert Mundell.

Columbia also belongs to the Ivy League clan. Its students come from more than 50 countries worldwide, speaking more than 40 diverse languages. Courses offered, among others, are Corporate Finance, Managerial Statistics, Leadership, Managerial Economics, Marketing Strategy, Operations Management and so on.

7. Chicago
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business is known with its short name Chicago CBS. Apart from its main campus in Illinois, United States, it also has representative campuses in London and Singapore. It has a unique MBA program which allows the students to spend their studies either in Chicago, London or Singapore campus.

Chicago CBS is known for its reputation offering world class business programs, particularly in the field of economics, finance, quantitative marketing and accounting. It offers full time, part time (weekend or evening classes), as well as executive MBA programs.

8. Yale
The Yale School of Management provides a best-in-class platform for education and research in myriad of business fields such as economics, leadership, operations management, entrepreneurship, marketing, organizational development and so on. Because of its reputable status, the admission process is naturally very competitive.

Many of Yale’s top graduates went on to become the country’s Presidents, Ministers and CEOs for top multinational corporations. Yale School of Management is based in Hillhouse Avenue in New Haven, Connecticut, United States.

9. Kellogg, Northwestern
Another business school with base in Illinois, the Kellogg School of Management offers full time, part time and executive programs. Business Week, US News & World Report, as well as The Economist Intelligence Unit all have ranked Kellogg in the top position of US business school rank.

Apart from offering courses on its own, Kellogg also collaborates with a number of international institutions, such as from Hong Kong, China, India, Canada, Germany and Thailand in granting the MBA and PhD dissertation to its students.

10. Johnson, Cornell
The S.C. Johnson Graduate School of Management is part of the Cornell University, with its main campus located in Ithaca. The school not only offers business program from business students and graduates, but also those with science background and technical degrees. Technical graduates can undergo an accelerated MBA program that lasts for 12 months.

Additionally, Johnson partners with international institutions and schools from Europe, Asia and Latin America to offer MBA exchange programs. Top employers have ranked Johson’s Career Management Center as one of the best in the United States, which was published in Business Week.

Sunday, May 17, 2009

TESTS!!!

Good luck to everybody, hope everybody passed, and for those of us that may have to re-sit some exams, let's strategize on how to pass on the re-sit:

For example:
02 - Intro to Econ: Memorize most of the models, especially these:
   a) LRAC/SRAC
   b) Short Run/Long Run Cost Function
   c) All the IS/LM models
   d) Consumer demand
   e) PPF
   f) Labour Supply
   g) Consumer choice
   h) Elasticity Formula/Model

Saturday, May 16, 2009

Tuesday, May 5, 2009

Plagiarism

From VLE


Test Prep

Video from VLE


We are with you!

From the LSE External Students Blog

http://externalstudy.wordpress.com/2009/05/01/we-are-with-you/

May and June are examination months for all External students. I am thinking about you at this time and hope that you will do well in the examinations.  I thought that it would be useful to remind you of some of the examination preparation suggestions made in Strategies for success.

  1. Answer the question set: Remember that an examination is a test; it is a test of your command of the subject area. It is not an opportunity for you to let the Examiner know all you know about the subject. Therefore you should answer the questions specifically and directly.
  2. Read the instructions: Make sure that you answer the correct number of questions and read carefully to ensure you answer all the subparts of questions which are divided in this way.
  3. Put yourself in the Examiner’s place: Do not think that Examiners are there to fail you! They are there to grade your work and to report to the University of London on your ability to tackle the examination paper. They cannot see you and have no information about you. Therefore, you should use this opportunity to impress them not only with your knowledge but also by demonstrating your abilities to analyse the question and to answer it directly.  You should look at the unit information sheets to ensure that you have prepared enough to demonstrate the skills indicated in the learning outcomes.
  4. Plan your time: Make sure that you plan enough time to answer all the questions that are required, and do not spend too much time on the questions that you are very happy about, leaving out those you feel are more difficult. Examiners are only able to award marks as they are listed on the examination paper -  they cannot add extra marks. Also remember that it is easier to get the first marks in any question, rather than the last few marks, so do make sure you at least attempt the required number.
  5. Relax! It can sometimes be difficult to start writing in an examination hall. If you find yourself struggling, relax, rub your ears and move your feet, lower your shoulders and tell yourself that you have studied all year and therefore you should be able to pass. In short, relax and enjoy the experience.
  6. Afterwards: After an examination you may feel disappointed because you think that you haven’t told the Examiners all you know and feel like you have not demonstrated your true ability. Remember that you are not supposed to be telling the Examiner everything that you know, but selecting the appropriate material to answer the question!

In preperation for your examinations please also take time to visit the ‘Supporting your studies’ area of the VLE and take advice from Educational Developer Neil Mclean, who gives revision tips and advice on the most effective ways to prepare for examinations here, and gives advice on what the marker is looking for when answering essay examination questions, whilst also discussing what plagiarism is and why it is problematic, here.  

I am fully behind you and send very best wishes from myself and the team here for a good performance this May and June.

 

Rosemary Gosling

Director, LSE External Study

VLE Updates

09/04/09

Unit 21 - 'A Grain of Sand' video available. See under chapters 3 &4.

07/04/09

Unit 04b - Chapter 3 & 4 sample exam solutions available.

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Unit 04b - Chapter 2 sample exam solutions available.

27/03/09

Unit 141 - Test your understanding self quizzes uploaded for chapters 10 & 11.

25/03/09

Unit 65 - Introduction video available.

24/03/09

Unit 05a - Sample examination video tutorials avaialble.

23/03/09

Unit 05a  - Chapter 5 video tutorials available. 

16/03/09

Unit 141 - Test your understanding self quizzes uploaded for chapters 7-9.

09/03/09

Unit 02 - Video of study weekend lecture now available.

06/03/09

Unit 141 - Test your understanding self quizzes uploaded for chapters 2-6.

04/03/09

Introduction videos uploaded for units 60, 159 and 165.

Exam preperation video uploaded to 'supporting your studies' area.

03/03/09

Unit 141- Study weekend handouts available.

25/02/09

Plagiarism video and study weekend study skills notes uploaded to 'supporting your studies' area.

23/02/09

Introduction videos uploaded for units 04a & 04b, 62, 84 and 162.

20/02/09

Study weekend handouts uploaded for units 23, 84, 92, 140 and 143.

19/02/09

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03/02/09

Unit 04a - End of chapter sample exam solutions available.

02/02/09

Unit 05a - Video tutorials available for chapters 2-4.