Marketing tutorial today. Haha... It turns out to be one of the most efficient lessons ever. It is true that NTU is quite chui in that their tutors only teaches seriously at the nick of time when exams are coming. Haha... And my belief of not judging a book by its cover is reinforced today. Haha... Sometimes, people appear so zai and pro when in fact they are just ya ya papayas. This person asked "when they ask marketing mix do we talk about 4Ps?" Like DUH!!! Marketing mix=4Ps. Not say I have anything against these kinds of people but its just an observation and it is true that some people study so hard but yet results don't show. God is fair. Perhaps they are good at something else except studies. Haha... So parents should never push their kids so hard, when they see that the latter studied hard enough and yet results don't show - it is just a signalling effect that the kid may be a talent in other field. No amount of tuition can help him be number 1 in class. Okie... Better stop my cynical point of view to life. Haha... But face it, the cynical perspective is reality when used sparingly but a delusion when used excessively.

The tutor revealed the "subjected to change" grades for project and case study. B for project, A for case study. Well, expected. Everyone else got A for project. Accept it... So be it... In general terms, tutors aren't looking solely at efforts... sometimes they are looking for content, sometimes they are looking for teamwork, sometimes they are for zest and energy, sometimes they are looking for laughters, sometimes it is just a battle of who can embarrass themselves the most. There isn't a standard guideline or marking scheme to it. It is ambigious. It depends on the mood, the perception, the attitude, the values, the ethics and the personlaity of the tutor.

This brings us to OB concepts. A tutor who values time, penalise everyone who neglect time. A tutor with negative preception for the group develops a selective perception - picking up only bad points to a presentation that supports their negativity while discounting good points that threatens their negativity. In addition to that perhaps the negative perception stems out from a first impression error where the tutor holds on to this perception based only on first impression. Nevertheless, some pervert tutors, male or female alike are subjected to the attractiveness stereotype - relating attractiveness to warm, kind, independent, strong and etc., thereby developing self-fulfilling prophecies perpetuating a pymalion effect.

Such, barriers to social perceptions are on the rise amongst tutors. This only prove detrimental to the students and affects the objectivity in grading. As a result, I believe that the moderation is a legitimate way to counter such views.

Of course, every coin has a flip side. Having said all these negative points perhaps on the brighter, more positive and less cynical side, some presentations really have plus points over others although it is not visible to us but visible to the tutors. Perhaps in some intangible aspects which possesses high degrees of variability like that of a service a company can give to a customer. Some customers like this kind of service while some customers may not derive any value from such service.

Thats all... Its a long entry talking about my weird and nonsensical viewpoints again. Well, it is viewpoint so it is my persepctive of looking at it... also subjected to my personality, attitudes, beliefs, perceptions. It is not directed at anyone, anywhere whatsoever, howsoever related to such viewpoints. It is just a trend I feel and observe since I started my higher education in university.

Everyone mugging for exams... Jiayou!!!!!