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THE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, JAMAICA
The finance& BankingJournal
November 27
2013
This project is in fulfillment ofThe University of Technology’s Bachelors Degree in financing andBanking. The Banking and financeSeminar 2013/14 Journal captures what has occurred for semester one of the banking and finance seminar and within the committee and the various activities that has taken place throughout the semester.
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Part 1-Committee and Major Activities
Introduction................................................
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Committee...................................................
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Presentations
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Major Activity……………………………………………..16
Part 2-Seminar
Presentations/General Seminar
Meetings............................17
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SWOT
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Conclusion..................................................
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Recommendations.............................................
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Finance & Banking Seminar
The Finance and Banking Seminar consists of over 150
members; inclusive of the present, the vice president,
executive body and seven committees. These committees have
acknowledged the rules and guidelines established for the
Banking and finance Seminar 2013/2014 and have sought to
ensure conformity with them in order to effectively carry
out their responsibilities. In an effort to ensure that
there is effective communication within the various
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keep members up to date with relevant information and
activities.
The dynamic in comparable professionalism committee was
headed by Levar Morgan chair and vice chair Sabrina Hylton
who were guided by Ms. Clay-to-Day. The role of the
professionalism committee involves the official dress code
of uniform; proper attire; ensuring compliance and
adherement to the rules; and to administer fines where
breech and misconduct occurred by members of the committee
as well as the general seminar. Meetings were conducted to
it brief members of their respective duties which
enlightened us of important issues that was discussed in the
executive meetings so as to prepare us for what was head,
that is, what was expected of us in general, targets to be
met and any new information that required our immediate
attention. Additionally, emails and text messages were sent
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as reminders, a duty roster was also created as a selection
process to assign persons for duty systematically.
The committee conducts weekly meetings for Semester.
These meeting was mandatory; as they are apart of your
grade. The first committee meeting was held September 11,
2013; at the library in multipurpose room. In which the
required details of the committee were outlined and the
first group presentation “Goat Island” was discussed. All
committee meetings thereafter were held on Wednesday 5:00
pm. Based on the second committee meeting conducted
September 18, 2013 it was decided that a register should be
taken during committee meetings this was considered very
important as it was prove of participation and as such this
will be a part of the grading process.
Those meeting also sought to obtain the opinions of the
members regarding the overall operations of the committee on
a whole. The third Committee meeting that was held on
September 25, 2013 was for the primary purpose of officially
introducing the duties raster and assigning persons who
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would be pulling down and setting up and policing the
seminar we were brief on the types of offences and the
various fines. The fourth meeting was held on the October 2,
2013. Here we were informed about who would be on duty such
persons was given ticket to those who were guilty of the
listed offence. We were also told that for the remaining
weeks those who would be on duty would know via email.
The fifth meeting was held on the October 9, 2013. Here
we discuss the uniform: designs, material and colours. We
were told that being a part of the seminar committee it is
our duty to deal with every thing related to the uniform.
Discussion was aimed at get the material need in correct
quantity, appropriate colour and at an affordable cost. The
six meeting was held on October 16, 2013. At this meeting
we discuss the problems some of the problems those on duties
faces in administering the fines we were instructed on how
best to deal with the various challenges. At our seventh
meeting on October 23, 2013; persons were assigned to shop
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for items for the first aid kit and to search out the store
that can supply the uniform material need at the least cost.
On October 30, 2013; discussion surrounded the various
prices associated with the different options in relation to
the purchase of the material for the uniforms, badges and
cres. After deliberation a conscious decision was made from
the available options. On November 6, 2013 we were
encouraged to continue to cooperate with the objective of
the seminar. Due to issues beyond their control, some
committee members had to inform the relevant persons in
relation to their absence or lateness from committee
meetings(s).However all individuals of the committee,
whether absent or present would be kept up to date, in order
to familiarize ourselves as a committee with each other.
The committee is charged with one of the most pivotal
responsibilities within the finance seminar and thus
provides a great service for the entire student body.
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Week1 Mr. Nicholson conducted a presentation on, ‘rules’ he
started, with the showing of a video by Bill Gates titled
’11 Rules you will never learn in School’. A Second Video
was shown titled ‘Turtle & the Rabbit’
Rules that you will never learn in school by ‘Bill Gates’
Life is not fair get use to it. The world does not care about your self
esteem. You will not earn huge salary a year
after high school. You think your teachers are tough wait
till you get a boss. Flipping burgers are not below your
dignity. Your grand parents did it: opportunities If you mess up its not parents fault Your parents were not always boring; they
got this form paying bills. Life is not divided in semester you don’t
get summer off. Television is not real. Be nice to nerds chances are you might
end up working for one.
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Impacts: The presentation on the 11 Rules of Bill Gates
convey realities and reinforce the need to be tolerate
others, it brief me on what to expect in future committees.
As sometimes we may work with persons you may deemed as
being eccentric how ever we must tolerate such persons.
This video highlighted the consequence of being
overconfident, careless & lax, it was suggested that we
should to identify your core competencies and work together
as a team to achieve above Par.
The meeting was aimed briefing us of the rules that you will
never learn in school by Bill Gates:
Week: 2 Mr. Nicholson addressed the in-house matters that of
electing officers for representing members of seminar that
is the executive body and committee chairpersons. Mr.
Nicholson asked members for anyone who had read the
newspaper. He went on to state the ignorance of members in
being unaware of matters affecting the Jamaican Economy is
not good. The headline of the newspaper stated by Mr.
Nicholson was ‘Employment for graduates’. He stated that it
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is not necessary that you will be graduating from University
and get a job.
Impacts: it has brought some amount of awareness of the
possibility that there is no guarantee of getting a job. As
a result, contingency planning must be put in place to help
to cope with such potential miss opt.
Week: 4 Mr. Shaw reinforced the importance of presentations
and attire required for presentations. Mr. Shaw used himself
as an example of how one should prepare for a presentation.
He stated that members should disregard quoting from books
and newspapers/Gleaner but to utilize journals.
Impact: I learnt that you attire say a lot about and also
to use credible sources in my research.
Week: 5 Guest speakers Ms. Josette Robinson used various
interview quotes. A clip was shown on the interview process
with the moral depicted on being prepared for anything in an
interview. Ms. Robinson highlighted various interview tips:
1. An interview begins with application for a job.
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2. Practice interviewing.3. Research4. Get ready 5. Be on time 6. Stay calm7. Show what you know and other important tips.
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Ms. Robinson highlighted the Do’s and Don’ts of an
interview. These were as follows:
Do’s:1. Dress appropriately2. Offer handshake3. Maintain eye
contact4. Respond to
questions & back5. Sell yourself
Don’ts:1. Don’t be late2. Don’t lie3. Don’t treat the
interview casual4. Turn off cell
phones
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Ms. Robinson highlighted that work ethics refer to as
common courtesy in workplace. The
various characteristics of work ethics were as follows:
Honesty Refrain from gossip Value diversity-everyone is different ,respect
opinion Cooperate adhere to rules, regulations and policies
at the organization Reliability Be goal oriented Be positive and helpful Take proper care of your hygiene Get a job description
Ms. Robinson highlighted various information that was
beneficial; in knowing how to conduct ourselves in an
interview as well as for an interview.
Impact Miss Josette Robinson presentation Interview tips &
Work ethics helped me to be more aware of what is expected
of me with regards to interviews. The following tip really
made the vagueness more clear: the application which is a
resource, she went on to say that-An interview begins with
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your application for the job. She stated that ‘interviews
that it is the most uncomfortable situation, we should not
be too comfortable because it is a test that we must pass.
The clip was shown allowed us to know how we should be
prepared for an interview. Tips given includes: Be on
time; Stay calm; Show what you know about the company;
Follow up but do not stalk or show desperation. Work
ethics are common courtesy in the work place, it looks at
how to behave in the organization and handle issues
regardless of the situation.
Week6: Presentation conducted by facilitator Mr. Nicholson
on topic ‘How to conduct meetings’. Mr. Nicholson stated
that there are different types of meetings formal and
informal. He went to mention the process of an agenda as
well as purpose of motions and importance of it. The steps
in making a motion were also established. Mr. Nicholson made
mention of the importance of minutes taken and the rights of
members being protected. He also stated that a quorum should
also be present at meetings. There were various other
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important information offered by Mr. Nicholson spoke in
regards to the proper conducting of a meeting. In addition,
we discussed book ‘who moved my cheese’.
Impact: We explore an amazing way to deal with change in
both our work and personal life. We had an interesting
discussion about book, (WHO MOVED MY CHEESE?).They keep
moving the cheese represent your goals or desired
achievement. The more important your cheese is to you the
more you want to hold on to it”, this involves anticipate
change and being able to respond positively.
A question was asked “What would you do if you
were not afraid” Get ready to move with the cheese. It
was highlighted that fear keeps us from venturing into
opportunity, but the thought of better will get you
going. Monitoring change is important, Smell the cheese
often so you know when it is getting old. “When you
move beyond your fear, you will feel free”. We must
imagine our self enjoying new cheese/opportunity even
before we find it. We must adapt to change quickly as
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the quicker we let go of old cheese/opportunity the
sooner we will find new cheese/opportunity.” We were
encouraged to go past our fear and enjoy the adventure
remembering that, nothing changes, unless we change it.
I learnt, to get rid of old beliefs as this will not
lead us to any new cheese/opportunity. When you see
that you can find and enjoy new cheese/opportunity, you
change course. Reflect on you past mistakes and use
them a stepping stones can help to plan for the future.
Don’t expect things to always be the same, because life
is not like that .Don’t expect your friends to always
be there because people change. Don’t expect
opportunities to come to you while you remain stagnant
change is inevitable so keep things simple, don’t
expect too much, work with the flow, be flexible and if
it doesn’t happen immediate, get up keep moving and
move quickly. Do not over analyze or overcomplicate
yourself with confusion. When life or your situation
change, adopt change from within and embrace the new
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Week7: Ms. Sharon Nelson conducting a presentation on ‘How
to write WINNING Proposal’; she provided some useful and
important information such as:
The developing ideas of proposals were given to be:
1. Innovation2. Based on knowledge3. Must be expanded4. Cannot be incremental
Ms Nelson went on to state that when writing winning
proposals we should consider our audience and mindset of
reviewers. Who they are? Their expertise; What they are
looking for?
The reviewers look first for:
1. What is the title?2. Who is the applicant?3. Institution affiliation.4. Basic idea of expertise5. Reviewer-friendly.6. No grammatical errors/spelling7. Clear & concise8. No Jargons
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Reviewer looks for second to:
1. Identify a problem and establish critical need.2. Focus on particular aspect of problem.3. Describe contribution to problem.4. Provide context & competitive analysis5. How evaluation of results be done6. Provide preliminary results.
Ms Nelson also stated that reviewer-friendly refers to
maximally readable. Ms Nelson also stated the significance
of proposed work section and preliminary work section.
Vote of thanks was done by member Andrew Beech.
Impact: Even though I did research methodology never have I
being brief on research in such an unique way I will cherish
the knowledge learnt and apply the when the need arises.
Week:8 Guest speaker as a vibrant and jovial individual
with quite a number of qualifications and entitlement. The
guest speaker was Dr. Thompson Thomas 2nd. Mr. Thomas made
his introductory speech after which he went to empower and
enlighten youths to make right careers choices. Mr. Thomas
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stated that as individuals we must embrace change. He also
stated that if companies do not adopt to change they will
eventually die and if individuals do not adopt to change
they will eventually be changed or get laid off. Mr. Thomas
enlightens the matters of resistance to change which can be
influenced by:
1. Loss of status quo2. Loss of Pay & comfort3. Loss of fair4. Threat to status quo5. Self- Equcacy
Proper change management was said to be key factor
for organizations to be successful. Mr. Thomas noted
that it was time for development of new leadership
(which has the ability to influence a group to
achieve a vision/goal) within this economy to shift
the economic paradigm. He mentioned some
characteristics of leaders to empower employees,
these were:
1. Recruit bright individuals who can think on their feet & transform from academic to workplace
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2. True leaders lead by example.3. True leaders understands & listens to people4. True leaders motivate, empower & inspire5. True leaders portray insentivity to employees and
others he mentioned.
Impact Mr. Thomas presentation highlighted the types of
leadership: those of transformational and transactional I
was encouraged to strive to be transformational leader.
There were other encouraging and inspirational words offered
that I hold dear. However, the most influential point made
was when he clearly mentioned that success begins with a
person’s mind. It has challenged me to reconstruct my
thoughts and think on the goal whilst making a difference
where possible in the lives of others.
Week:10 Dr. Sutherland made a presentation on the research
process. This was conducted in an interactive manner as a
result that persons would have done this course entitled
research methodology. In presentation Dr. Sutherland
highlighted what was research, the research process,
initiating process, research ideas, planning your research,
evaluating your sources, gathering your sources and refining
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your topic. We look at the different types of research these
include exploratory, theory-based, descriptive and
prescriptive. Dr. Sutherland also established the structure
of research paper which includes the introduction, body and
conclusion
Impact This has added to the body of knowledge I had on
research and will undoubtedly help me in future research.
Week: 11Our guest speaker was Courtney Wynter, CFO COK
Soladity. Mr. Wynter stated his recognition of being
introduced in such appeal. Mr. Wynter presented on Jamaica
Debt Issues and its impact on job prospects for graduates.
Mr. Wynter started his presentation by giving away one
digicel cell phone card and one lime phone card.
Mr. Wynter went to identify Jamaica Financial issues
such as: Debt stock, low growth, foreign exchange,
liquidity and consumption. The debt was identified as
being in excess of $1.7 trillion, debt-to GDP ratio of 140
(which was considered the highest in the world in
comparison with Greece). Debt consisted of domestic and
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external debt. The Jamaican Government spends 60% to 65%
of revenues on debt leaving no money for economic growth.
Mr. Wynter stated that the new incentive developed stated
that in the 4th quarter of 2013 Jamaica would experience an
increase in GDP. He stated that he foreign exchange made a
movement of local currency within 9 months. He went on to
state that Jamaica had the lowest savings rate that of 8%.
Mr. Wynter went on to offer enlightening information in
regards to the Jamaica economy. He also stated his advice
on selected jobs in demand in USA and Canada, where he
urged us that we should try to get a certificate in
software development and wed development even though we
are Finance & Banking majors. After Mr. Wynter
presentations, questions were asked. Ms. Sobrina Hylton
asked about the environmental aspect the development of
logistics hub. Mr. Wynter stated that he has never seen
any goat on the island as such no specie is being damaged.
He also stated that as long as not damaging aspect to the
environment he saw it as an investment. Mr. Wynter gave
away two lime credit and one Digicel credit. Mr. Joel
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Matthews asked about having EBay on board the hub for
everything going Miami to Miami and back. However, Mr.
Wynter stated that he is not a technical person but he
stated there is need for agriculture and ICT persons for
the hub. He went on to state that Jamaica was the largest
English speaking country.
Impact This presentation allows me to understand the
economic situation that presents it self and also aid in
helping me to make decision with regards to my future.
According to the University of Technology,
Jamaica Module Outline for the finance and banking seminar
2013/2014, students are to engage in practical activities to
plan, fund, execute and evaluate a major event by working
together as a team. The only activity that students were
engaged in to raise funds for Semester 1was the sponsor
sheet and the party, ‘Secret Bliss’. Some of the members of
the from the various committee have given their personal
views of this fund raising event and how they attempted to
achieve the set target that is, each member was asked to buy
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five thickets each costing $6,000.00.The vice Chair Person
of Fundraising and member Cory Phidd presented to the
seminar body that J Rray & Nephew were title sponsor for our
first event entitled Secret Bliss: Forbidden Temptation.
Member Mr. Phidd stated that member should promote this
event. Mr. Phidd stated that members should advertised this
event on twitter, Facebook, instagram, viber and Skype and
the great part was that they are free.
A seminar is an activity carried out by various
individuals; which can be done in the form of a meeting
and/or discussion panel. The Finance and Banking
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Seminar for the SOBA Department of the University of
Technology, Jamaica takes the form of a business
meeting it consists of strict rules and guidelines
which require adherence by the student body. The
Finance and Banking Seminar is comprised of over 150
final year students majoring in Finance and Banking
with diverse minors. The seminar is held on a Wednesday
form 6:00 pm-9:00 pm.
According to the module description, the Finance
and Banking Seminar 2013/2014 is described as a
capstone module designed to allow final year finance
and banking student’s exposure to real-life concepts
and principles, as practiced in the industry. The
module also states that the seminar provides the
opportunity for students to interact with industry
experts and gain “hands on” experience in the various
finance and Banking concentrations. It is also geared
towards the development of professional skills
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necessary for students to perform effectively in any
business environment.
A registration process was conducted ensures that
there is a method of accountability of students’
attendance at the Finance and Banking Seminar on
Wednesdays for Semester 1 2013/2014. As outlined by the
General Rules for Finance and Banking Seminar Classes
and Committee Meetings, a student is early at 6 o’clock
or before. All students who are late will be fined. The
duty reside on each member to ensure punctuality, they
must place their signature in each row to ensure
compliance with the rule of display ones Identification
Cards (IDs) at every meeting failure of compliance
result in a fine. Also, persons who wish to exit the
seminar room are only allotted ten (10) minutes and
should only be allowed to exit once. Failure to adhere
to this rule renders a possible failure of this course.
Guests’ speakers are invited to every meeting to make
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their presentation on relevant issues applicable to our
learning and grooming us into professionals.
The Finance and Banking Seminar consists of the
Presidential and Vice Presidential post, along with
seven (7) committees which are listed below:
Auditing Accounting Logistics Fundraising
Seminar Day Professionalism Secretariat
Seminar 1 S.W.O.T Analysis of the finance and
Banking seminar
Strengths WeaknessesGeneral Seminar: General Seminar:Development of unity and support within the finance and banking major
Occasional delays in setup time between two rooms
Exposure and increase in knowledge base with respectto guest presenters
Occasional technological glitches
Facilitation of networking among finance students
Somewhat slack security which inadvertently facilitates theft and other possible criminal activities
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Enhancement team work, leadership and management skills
Potentially exorbitant expectations placed on students of varying backgrounds, personalities and socialization for the collection of funds
Development of interpersonal skills
Lengthy decision period for uniform choice
Improved discipline reinforcement with respect to rules and those persons who enforce same
General meetings did not always begin promptly at the designated time
Development of marketing and liaison skills
Minutes were not always presentedon time to facilitate reviews andamendments to be discussed at the general meetings
Provision of insight regarding how different employers view there prospective employees within their work environment. Thus, students are better able tomake informed decisions re interviews and diversified cultures of an organization
Issues were often time-consuming to resolve. Failure to execute proper parliamentary procedures with regard to persons speaking only once on a particular issue
The emphasis placed on the compliance with stipulated rules helped students to respond in a positive manner. Thereby, illustrating practical adherence to organizations’policies and procedures
Ambiguity of dress code (e.g. footwear)
Improvement of leadership and management skills
Lack of creativity in captivating the student body in the general meetings
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Compliance with rules and guidelines by students
Efforts were made in order to conduct meetings based on Parliamentary Procedures: One voice, majority votes and minorityprotected
Meetings were not taken forgranted as majority of students were present each week as well as medical certificates and other relevant documentation weresubmitted for absences, lateness and misconductsDevelopment of professionalattitude for the working environment, this was evident in students' attire, punctuality and attendance
Strengths WeaknessesEvaluation Committee: Evaluation Committee:Motivation and team spirit were present whenever duties were being executed by committee members
Lack of proper assessment of thesuitable size of earring by the team
Activities improved the leadership and management skills possessed by members, especially for the roles of director and supervisor
Some members on duty did not arrive on time for the task assigned
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Committee members’ self-confidence were built whilecarrying out their duties
Committee minutes not consistently sent to the Secretariat Committee within the time the requested
New information was communicated within reasonable time by the director
Attendance to the committee meetings were never in full
Committee minutes were sentout for review at least 24 hours before scheduled meeting dates
During the committee meetings, the same individuals always expressed their opinions
There were efforts to be courteous and impartial to each committee member as well as fellow school matesduring registration
Minorities were protected throughout the meetings - the proceedings maintained ‘one voice’
Members were disciplined and cooperative in executing suggested tacticswhich were designed for accountability of students present as well as misconduct occurrences
Everyone was treated equally, there was absence of bias
Members of the committee acted within the general guidelines stipulated
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Opportunities Threats
General Seminar: General Seminar:Shared profits with students meeting established qualification bars – resulting in a greater drive for fundraising activities of students and greater profits overall for the SOBA department
Unforeseen natural disasters, such as hurricane Sandy
Publicity and showcase of the offerings of the University
Competition and first mover initiative from other Majors implementing similar fundraising activities before the Accounting seminar
Improvement of classroom facilities and teaching aids, such as projectors, for the SOBA department through the use of funds raised
Taking advantage of the inactive periods for fundraising activities to boost support
Educate committee members of proper protocol that will enhance their personaldevelopment.
Opportunities Threats
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Using initiative to implement our own procedures for better control e.g. second (verification) register
Persons that are from various committees that require to be in and out of the seminar due to their responsibilities (e.g. Logistics), other persons may misrepresent themselves in order to exit and enter the seminar at any time
Networking with the other members of the committee
There are no proper lines formedat the registration desk, so persons may sign for another individual if not properly monitored
Allows improvement of leadership skills for all members when performing their duties
Bad relationships with students for performing our duties
Undisciplined students who tendto disobey rules set by committeeViolent outburst from students who believe that are being treated in a condescending
The professionalism Committee has concluded that the
finance and banking Seminar 2013/2014 semester one (1) was a
journey that all finance students should go through. As
this phase of the seminar gave us both theoretical and
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practical knowledge of different types of situations that
may occur in the working world today or in the future.
The facilitators were there to guide us through
activities and projects and ensure that our objectives were
being met. Each week we had meaningful information being
disseminated from the facilitators, various presenters and,
or the heads of departments, which had continuously
increased our intellectual capabilities from the inception
of the semester through to the end of same.
Upon completion of semester one I decided that most of
the general objectives related to the semester had been met.
The presentations have contributed to the development of
students rearing to enter the working world and have
strengthened the capabilities of others who are already in
the field.
Gradually we gained enchanting knowledge weekly as we
went through the objectives of the finance seminar Syllabus
2013/2014, as quoted “enhance their ability to perform as
leaders in the field of finance; engage in practical
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activities to plan, fund, execute and evaluate a major event
working together as a team; convene a forum to meaningfully
explore problems and solutions in organization’s competitive
challenges; appreciate the vital importance of personal
effectiveness and professional ethics in business
organizations. Groups in total presented on various topics
which were informative yet challenging in terms of working
with other students that you were merely acquainted with,
researching and putting together the relevant information on
time and presenting it to meet the objectives of the rubric.
The topics that were given were based on situations
that affect and will affect Jamaicans locally. Some of these
were noted to make headlines in the news on a daily basis
and were brought to the classroom level discussions; giving
us an intimate experience of frameworks such as policies,
regulations and legalisations that are affecting us and that
will affect us in the future. Some of these frameworks will
affect us both negatively and positive, however, we were
well-informed throughout these invaluable presentations. I
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concluded that the presentations both by guest speakers and
students along with the various tasks required and performed
by the different committees incorporate an important
opportunity to synchronize these efforts to ‘hands-on’
experience in work environment
Recommendations
1. Identification badges should be issued to the Executive
members of the various seminar committees, upon the
confirmation of all members. The badges will display a
particular position as well as the words “finance
Seminar”.
2. Regarding choosing a committee, seminar facilitators may
explore using emails to log this procedure. In that a
deadline may be communicated and persons send their
confirmation via email, who would then be added to a
committee based on the order the mail was received.
Alternatively, a type of ‘enrolment’ mechanism may be
employed where students would be required to log on to
Moodle, per se, and ‘enroll’ within a particular
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committee up to a specified date and time deadline. Other
considerations may be a raffle in that the committees are
placed into a raffle and students randomly choose a
committee.
3. A recorder should be used at meetings so as to facilitate
more efficient note-taking at meetings as sometimes
ideas, opinions and decisions may be exchanged too
quickly and passionately to be accurately recorded.
4. It should be a general practice that the power point
presentations are retrieved from guest presenters (who
would agree to same, prior to the meeting) and emailed to
the respective heads of committees who would then forward
same to their members.
5. As best as possible, the seminar meetings should be held
in one room so as to reduce set up and settling down
time, as well as aid in improving transparency and more
effective monitoring of students and possible breaches of
the rules of seminar.
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6. At times, the students overall attitude towards the
seminar is not professional or serious as to the matters
or issues being discussed. It is recommended that
students be sensitized prior to their seminar year on the
importance of the seminar, what it entails and the
expectations of the students.
7. Hence persons might sign and then go home. The
combination of part time and full time students for the
issue analysis is a challenging area that causes
difficulty in organizing meetings and working on
assignments. It is recommended the groups in the future
should not be mixed, as to have an easier flow of
interaction when completing an assignment.
Minutes for the general meetings are sent out too late.In order to ensure that members are able to have time toscrutinize the minutes of the previous meeting, it shouldbe sent out at least a day before the next meeting.
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