Back to the Grind

Monday, November 8, 2010
After enjoying my study abroad experience to Quebec City this summer, I took the fall quarter off. The university wasn't offering any classes I found interesting, and since my company's tuition assistance benefit was gone for the year, I didn't see any point.

But today registration opens for the Winter quarter, and it's back to the grind for me - I'll be taking Quantitative Reasoning. From the catalog:
Numbers provide a language for reasoning. Numbers are used to quantify data, analyze trends and exceptions, and establish the reliability of conclusions. Using practical problems from business, health care, social services, and government operations, this course provides the opportunity to learn how basic concepts from mathematics can be applied in organizational settings.
I think they should call it either Math is Good or Numbers are Your Friends, but no one asked me.

There's a part of me that's looking forward to resuming my never-ending education - as I've stated before, the learning process is fun for me, and my degree program is forcing me to take classes that I would not have necessarily taken if left to my own devices.

But it was sure nice being a lazy-butt this Fall, too.

5 comments:

Phiala said...

That sounds like fun, though maybe not really needed after statistics last year.

Jeri said...

THAT sounds like an awesome class - I'd enjoy it too. :)

Janiece said...

Phiala, I don't know how much overlap there will be - they're both requirements for my degree program.

I'll keep you apprised of exciting events as they unfold...

Random Michelle K said...

I am a firm believer that a professor can make or break a class.

One of my favorite classes in undergrad was plant physiology, followed by advanced plant physiology, because Dr Blaydes was an absolute joy of a professor. (I still reminisce fondly about that class.)

And fascinating subjects can be ruined by a bad professor. So I say, be prepared to ENJOY!

neurondoc said...

We've been getting quantitative decision-making stuffed down our throats lately at work. I remain highly suspicious of it really being feasible in my work arena.c

@Michelle -- one of my favorite classes in college was "Plant Cell Biology" because the teacher was beyond fabulous. Made up for Organic Chemistry, in a way.