Desire
or not, it is already the middle of the semester for all the students in my
University. For now, I am sure that most of the students are having their mid
semester exams, that may cause them to burn a midnight oil studying.
What stimulate me?
In the
past two three days, a lot of students especially juniors text me and asked a
lot of things. Most of the questions focus on the future road of themselves
which the questions are raised only when the students feel that they cannot
cope with the mid-term exam. Before I continue my writing, I would like to
explain two major things. First of all, I would like to say that once you chose
Business Mathematics, just go ahead, no quit or fear, being confident with our
choice is the only way to reach our success. Secondly, this post is not about
any exam tips (some even demanded for exam tips, but I am not the lecturer). It
is all about what you can do after you graduate (Just an advice, do not blame
me since I am also only in Semester 5, but at least I hope I can motivate you).
With
major and minor in Business Mathematics, basically you may go to two ways after
you graduated. Remember that the one you study now does not necessarily
guarantee what you are going to be in the future. It is all about the attitude
and how you convince the people based on the knowledge and skills that you are
equipped with. It may sound too abstract at the beginning for you. Let us
continue discussing.
Several Expected
Careers
If you
choose to go to the major (Maths), the main focus will be on the data
management. The type of data I mention here does not necessarily related to the
minor or specific fields that you are going to handle. For example, Numerical
Analysis, Programming, Statistics-related subjects offered here will prepare you
for the data management. Even you go to the analytics, the knowledge offered by
the subjects will still help you a lot. Apart from data management, you can
also go to the field of academicians, where you can be the researchers after
you studying Master and PhD later.
You can
also go to Minor, where the main focus differs from field to field. I take
myself as example. For me, as a student with minor Finance, I can be the
financial manager, financial analyst or even an actuary upon my graduation. For
Business Mathematics student, the main advantage we are compared to the student
with pure Finance (perhaps?) or any other fields, they are easily replaced in
the IR 4.0 today. The value of the easily replaced product is always lower
compared to the unique product that is hardly replaced.
With
the data management skills and the mathematical skills that students from the
pure studies of the field do not have, we are at the frontline compared to them
upon the graduation. I had once received request from the students of the other
fields, to teach them on the analysis of data for their study. This is because
R&D in the industry nowadays requires a lot of data management skills that
can handle the huge database in the IR 4.0. Therefore, personally, I would
always suggest my juniors to take as many as the useful or related subjects for
them to use in the career field later. If possible (unless you want to save
pointer), just take subjects that are not too basic such as the Principle of
Management etc. so that you will not be at the back compared to the other
students. I personally take 10 Finance subjects (6 in minor, 4 in elective)
which the requirement is just 6.
Expand Your Knowledge
In
order to face the challenges in IR 4.0 today, it is not enough if you just read
or know whatever you learnt in the textbooks. It is a must for us to know
things outside the textbook such as the current issues or any other skills
which are not in the course syllabus such as Python programming, chord
progression or brain practice so that we are not outdated. The knowledge can be
also expanded through watching useful Youtube video, communicating with
experts, reading online books or even writing blog like me. The more you learn,
you will notice that the more that you do not know.
Before
I end my post, I would like to give some advices to the juniors who will be
choosing their minor fields two semesters later. Choose whatever you think you
are interested, if none of it you are interested, then choose the minor field
that is popular nowadays such as information technology, data management or data
science. It is advised not to choose minor fields like law or accounting since
it is impossible for you to be a professional lawyer or accountant if you do
not take the whole package. I am sure you won’t be regret after reading my
post.
2019-11-11
4.30 pm
Happy Double 11!
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