Due to the overwhelming number of students and the workload involved in grading the assignments in System Project Management, a required SDM course, I was offered the position of teaching assistant (or TA) for this course. Actually, Krishna, a fellow classmate, was the sole TA for the class before I joined; but he is simply overwhelmed. Hopefully, my presence will help reduce the workload. My appointment is only for the second half of the semester, which by the way has past the halfway point. I did the paperwork with Jeff yesterday and I am pleased to say that the financial payoff for this position is very good. It certainly makes economic sense.

The first order of business as the new TA was to attend class. I have to say that the view of the class in room in 1-390 from the first row - an area where TAs generally sit - looks very different. For the past year, I have been taking classes Sloan or TPP courses. I haven't attended an SDM core class for about a year. It was quite refreshing to sit through a core SDM class. Since I taking two economic courses at the moment, I tend to break everything down to economic terms these days. It was no surprise that I was thinking with an economist's mindset during project management class yesterday. When the professor asked: What makes a good project manager? The first thought in mind was: resource allocation. It is true, resource allocation is important but that was not the answer I thought of a year ago. It is interesting how certainly courses can really influence one's thinking and perspective. And I like thinking in economic terms. It certainly helps me in developing good analytical skills and a sharp, logical mindset.

11/15/2006 8:15:52 PM (Eastern Standard Time, UTC-05:00)

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