Task journal of Final Project-Faith Of Diplomas For Students In NCU(3.2)

　This week, on June 6^th, Emma led us to play “merry-go-round.” It seemed to be a game, but more than a game. The game gave us a chance to introduce our project and engage on opinion interflow.

　　I think it’s the most important thing that this class wants us to learn: learn to be good at asking and answering the question specifically. 

　　When we were the acceptor in other groups, we had to follow what they are trying to express and find the problems of their question. And when we were at the position to give them a concrete perspective of our survey, we ought to ensure they understand what we talk about. 

　　Thus, the “game” also makes us to practice our skill of oral communication.

　　In the progress of arranging a questionnaire, we had gone through a big change. 

　　Claire found lots of parts we neglect to discuss and may impact the completeness of survey. Originally, we don’t know what the exact result the survey would present: we have asked responder’s opinion, but don’t have a conclusion of it. 

　　So we adjusted some parts of the questionnaire to bring out the theme we are interested in. It caused some obstacles (we have to repost our questionnaire and it seems annoyed in some of our friends) but made the survey intact.

The Myth of Degree-First Draft of Final Project

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 The Myth Of Degree

Does Higher Degree Means Better Job?

　　In the progress of discussing the theme of our project, we thought it would be fun and exciting to deal with tenderness of different kinds of gender. But after class presentation, we found that it had much more complicated details that are hard for us to deal with.

　　Then, we started to figure out other topic that may interest people. We reviewed our themes and pick one of them. We focus on the myth of diploma and conduct a survey of college students’ faith of it. The primitive motivation is: does the diploma promise a good job? There’s a news days ago states that a graduator with doctor’s degree has a job not corresponding to his status; he’s selling fried chicken.

➣figure2 from talk.news.pts.org.tw

　　It’s common phenomenon in Taiwan for people to chase higher diploma, which seems to be a guarantee to high salary. It causes a “myth of diploma.”  The society and parent press the student to study more, and more or less make them study just for degree, not for learning. And the result is, some of students do not have exact plan for future, and don’t know what they can do or they like to do.

　　The news of a doctor selling fried chicken may give students in Taiwan a big strike in mind. And we are interested in what’s college students’ opinion to it. We decided to ask if they are faithful in their department and if they had a chance to choose again, will they still keep studying for a higher degree. The result will show how they think of the diploma and how will they deal with the myth of degree.