University Panel

Discussion
Making the Transition

Presentation Purpose
Abstract To provide students with a
background based on personal experience.
Having anticipated questions it will be
possible to use the Q&A time to explore
individual questions in greater depth

Vocabulary

Transition
Pitfalls
Supervision
Rubric
Utility

Personal Experience
BA (Hons) P.P.E.

MBA

Theme

Application

Work/life balance

Self-directed study

Academic to
professional

Planning work and time

Curiosity/utility

Making knowledge work

for you

Credibility/innovation

Personal network

How to Get Most out of Your

University Experience

Agency problem
SMART
Misaligned motives
Problem of supervision (referee/boss)

Equip the manager to imagine in new

terms make knowledge work for you
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What Value University

Education?
Production/consumpti
on
Equips the
imagination in such a
way as to allow the
individual to run
through forms so
he/she can assert
production
Value to Employer:
- Require less
supervision
- Can imagine more
possibilities
- Critical thought
- Reliable

Getting the Most out of Your

Time
Key Principle: Identify purpose of each
item - separate knowledge from skill
Outline the transferable skills in each assignment,
embrace working to deadlines
Working to deadlines build up references from
supervisors
Show work ethic against marking rubric upward
mobility

Common Pitfalls
Stress: Work
Stress: Dismay
Leaving job search until end update C.V. and get
experience both summers
Misunderstanding value i.e. confusing professors
knowledge for utility
Learning to frame research questions and frame
knowledge in terms of goals

What does this look like in practice?

Seems like common sense. But how?
Use academic structure for professional
goals
Oxfords supervisor system
Have a means of career coaching during
the process keep in touch with Oxford
Royale
Straw poll what industries/job functions?
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Specific Questions

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