Comments on: Should students care about faculty research? http://whichmba.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/should-students-care-about-faculty-research/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Sun, 18 May 2008 16:53:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Bloggirl http://whichmba.wordpress.com/2008/02/22/should-students-care-about-faculty-research/#comment-55 Bloggirl Wed, 19 Mar 2008 14:18:23 +0000 http://whichmba.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-55 I just don't get why everyone is down on research. In my experience at a (very) top-ranked school some of the most fasciniating discussions were when profs brought in leading edge thinking into the classroom (I can't speak for lesser schools – it obviously depends on the prof themself and the rigor of what they are teaching). It's just one more thing that can give a students at the best schools an edge. And in any case, I don't buy into the fact that an MBA is ONLY about what you can take into the workplace (though it mostly is, of course). It should also be considered an academic experience and as such anything that pushes the boundaries of knowledge should be considered useful. I just don’t get why everyone is down on research. In my experience at a (very) top-ranked school some of the most fasciniating discussions were when profs brought in leading edge thinking into the classroom (I can’t speak for lesser schools – it obviously depends on the prof themself and the rigor of what they are teaching). It’s just one more thing that can give a students at the best schools an edge.

And in any case, I don’t buy into the fact that an MBA is ONLY about what you can take into the workplace (though it mostly is, of course). It should also be considered an academic experience and as such anything that pushes the boundaries of knowledge should be considered useful.

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