Assignment
Part 1
1. Considering my aspirations to be a professor like you and that I am already pursuing a degree majoring business management, what would you advise that I should put more focus on to aid my progress academically?
2. What are some of the minimum requirements that I should ensure I have in my possession to become a management professor?
3. In relation to the question above, what's your take on the need for teaching experience and other non-academic skills that would aid me in achieving my dream?
Part 2
1. How would you describe the day-to-day activities and expectations of a University professor?
2. Do you believe that getting your Masters and PhD to becoming a College Professor is a journey of gratification to one's need for contentment? Are there times that you regret your career choice?
3. What are the challenges that I should expect from the society that is related to certain stereotypic perceptions to being a University Professor?
4. How would you advise me to deal with these challenges to maintain the zeal for the career as well as preserving my sanity?
5. Are there instances whereby the requirements of your career as College professor ever clashed with your thoughts or feelings?
6. If yes, how would you advise me to manage these differences while maintaining my authenticity while in the same breath maintaining objectivity?
7. My overall ambition is to complete my Bachelor's degree and then proceed to get my Masters and PhD. How would you advise me to own breaking down this goal into small achievable goals that would ultimately drive me to my ultimate dream?
8. What are the ethical concerns that come with a career in being a University professor?
9. Life is a matter of ups and downs, how do you manage the failures that come with the job?
10. In relation to those who surround you in your work area, such as colleagues and your superiors, how do you manage their shortcomings to avoid being all stressed up?
11. As my mentor, and on the basis of this interaction, how would you advise me on furthering my network in a manner that would be apprehensive to my ambitions?
12. Do you believe that my networking should be restricted to people in my field of interest?
13. With the advancement in technology and its adoption to the current curriculum, how do you manage to keep up?
14. What do you believe the future holds for this field in terms of advancing your studies in pursuing a Masters and PhD and becoming a University professor?
15. Lastly, considering that a career as a University professor involves majorly students, what do you believe is the right preparation, mentally, for such an environment?