Good morning Sir!
Here is my NU12 paper for the week.
Thanks and Regards,
Risha
WHAT PISSES ME OFF AT AGSB?
I've been saving this topic, because I wanted to cover as much as I could. Although some of the items are from past experiences, I wanted to navigate the halls of AGSB and consciously see what has irked and continuously irks me.
LIBRARY TURNSTILES
I've been in AGSB for over a year now, and I can only count with one hand the times my ID was actually read by the scanner to allow me to enter the library. The library personnel are probably familiar with the problem since they sometimes open the turnstile even before the student scans his or her ID.
This makes me think why they need the turnstiles in the first place -- do they just want to screen out the enrolled students, teachers and personnel from outsiders who want to enter the library? If the library personnel end up just having students enter due to face recognition, why don't they just do that altogether? Only those with ID's can enter. A non-electronic turnstile would have done the job at less resource.
And for the exit, if they are concerned people are going out with books not officially borrowed, then they just install a scanner like in the mall stores tied in with the barcode of the books.4
MBA AREA IN LIBRARY
It's sometimes depressing to think how small an area is devoted to MBA students in the library. Although MBA students are free to use the other tables outside this area, the separation of areas makes AGSB students using the tables outside the MBA area feel awkward.
I know that the separation was originally placed because the Law students tended to hog all the tables. But the separation of the area should be designed in a way that it's more conducive for learning, and empowering still for the MBA student. A row of shelves doesn't do the trick. If they had an area that had softer boundaries such as plants, it won't be as marginalizing. 3
CAFETERIA FOOD
The cafeteria food is very limited, especially during the Law students' summer break, when all the other kiosks are closed. Again, MBA students feel marginalized since it seems that it's only to the Law students the other kiosks are catering to.
We all understand that Law students are in school full time, and MBA students are only in evenings and Saturdays, but if the school can design it in a way that rent is cheaper during the "off-season" periods like Law school summer break, so that tenants can still meet their ROI, and the school still earns from the rent.
Another idea is that since MBA is filled with entrepreneurs. Students should be invited to set up stalls to practice their entrepreneurship.4
LINK TO POWERPLANT MALL
The entrance at the corner is the most used by the MBA students. It just doesn't link to the mall, but it is only through the mall that students who commute can go to the jeepneys along JP Rizal. There is no shaded walkway towards the mall during unexpected rainfall.
The student council employed the Rent an Umbrella scheme by leaving your ID, but I don't know why these umbrellas are placed by the entrance close to the Cashier, and not the entrance leading to the mall, where most of the students go in and out.
WEBSITE
The website isn't as user-friendly as it should be. When my friend and I started MBA, we couldn't find all the necessary information online and had to call the office a lot. Even today after several semesters, when the schedule for the next semester is shown, somehow, not everyone can navigate the site properly, and only some chance upon the schedules that have the professors listed. The website still isn't streamlined for navigating. The website should undergo an overhaul for effectiveness for students, teachers and interested applicants. 4
ONLINE REGISTRATION
No registration has passed that I don't know anyone who had a problem with it. As convenient as online registration is, there are always bugs in the procedure. Personally, I've experienced that I click on a certain section, and what registers is a different section and schedule. And sometimes, the system says the subjects I'm registering for are conflicting, but they aren't really. The system should be repeatedly tested before the actual run and be cleared of all bugs, so as to avoid problems by the students. 3.5
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