The week that was

I am almost at the end of the week with just one maths class to go on a Friday afternoon. So what was good and what was bad?

Well the good stuff is the learning and to a certain extent the remembering of stuff long since forgotten. The bad stuff is all the rushing about. I could really do with a twenty minute break after each class to gather my thoughts, organise the information and add to my TODO list. After seven years of having that time I now know it to have been a luxury which I miss. Maybe it's what they call STUDY or REVISION.

I am also forming the opinion that CIT is in a state of transition that probably reflects the wider change going on in society. Take for example the problem of accessing labs and rooms. It seems that is prohibited due to the amount of stuff stolen last year. The solution (as implemented in UCC) is to provide CCTV in all corridors and rooms. One lecturer expressed support for the solution and believed it would make for a safer environment all round. Another asserted that "the TUI would never allow it".

Initial impression must be that for CIT to claim University status is to be joking. The transition from Tech to IT is not yet complete, never mind any idea of transition to university. I am convinced that the ethos within an organisation is determined by that of its management team. Status for status sake is the hallmark of the bureaucrat, the civil servant and the insular. For so long as this is the status quo, CIT will remain cit.

And please note that oft repeated cliché "The customer is always right". Be I considered student or customer, I am the public this institution exists to serve. Let service be your guiding light or all exists in darkness.