Another Withdrawal?

So, this happened.

I'm on the Strategic Marketing module as I mentioned in my last blog post (which feels like almost ages ago...no vex). As usual, sadly, I couldn't meet the deadline for the first assignment. The Friday before the Sunday deadline, I sent an email to the Tutor, requesting for an extension. He responded promptly granting a week extension! Whoo hoo!! :-) Hallelujah!!

Ok, so for the second assignment, I got caught up with work...had a week-long work-related event. It was about some minutes to midnight on the day of the deadline when I sent an email to the Tutor requesting for a week extension. I went to bed thereafter only to check my email hours later in the office to see an email from the Tutor bluntly refusing my request. WHAT???

I thought I was dreaming, but the smell of piping hot puff-puff from my colleague's desk jolted me back to reality (puff-puff always have that effect on me...not that I will chop inside sef...#fitfamchallenges) 

I was immediately depressed and my colleague who noticed the sudden change of my countenance offered me a ball of puff-puff to calm me down.

I had to leave the office immediately to sort out some logistics for the event. At the venue, I couldn't stop the tears from streaming down my face. Another withdrawal? What will I tell Mr Hubby? The money to re-register for the module? The time to study again? Ha!

I took a deep breath and sent another email to the Tutor. He replied almost immediately stating his refusal to grant me another extension was because I requested for it on the day of the deadline, not days before. Kai!

My final email to the Tutor:

Dear xxx

This is really sad and painful for me. I am presenting my work slides in a few hours and I can't concentrate because of this. I can't even stop the tears streaming down my face at the moment.

Please would this mean that I'll have to retake and pay for a module whose assignment 1 I have submitted and assignment 2 is almost done? I totally understand your views, but I was hoping you would grant me a few hours to turn in the assignment since the deadline was yesterday.

Ada.

I wasn't asking for a week or some days extension anymore o. Just a few hours, because I have actually started the assignment...only the cover page sha. :-(  #coversface

He replied granting me a couple of days extension. 

THANK GOD!!!

I submitted the assignment way before the deadline and have since progressed to the next module - Corporate Strategy.

Till next week Sunday, God willing...

80% Financial & Managerial Accounting!!!

Yasssssss!!!!!!!!

Before I go into that, let me remove the cobwebs on this blog...

E don tey!

DONE. :-)


It's been a while on this street. I have been studying and haven't dropped out...just in case you're wondering. I have been tempted to stop though, and pick it up much later. But there is never a perfect time to do this, plus my employer did pay 50% of my tuition fees. I'm certain they are just counting down till December, giving me side eye and waiting until I send a scanned copy of the MBA certificate.

You better just send that certificate before Christmas

So financial and managerial accounting was no walk in the park. I didn't quite exhaust the reading material...the thing was too much abeg. I approached the reading materials with the assignments. Not a perfect model, but it was all I could handle at the time.

And the results are in! 80%!!!!!!!!!!!! My highest score so far!!!!!!! THANK YOU JESUS!!!!

Oh yeah!!!

Honestly, I wasn't expecting that score. I had to analyse some financial statements that was a bit confusing.
Anyway, that is done and dusted. I'm now on to the strategic marketing module. I'm pretty excited about this module. I have been looking forward to it, as it pretty much defines what I do at the moment.

The module is aimed at providing a comprehensive knowledge basis in the field of marketing, including it's philosophy, application and strategic context. It describes the leading theories and models that are used to explain key concepts in strategic marketing and identifies the external and internal forces that impact upon the choices involved in the development, production, and distribution of goods and services. The module additionally cultivates the skills and competencies required towards strategic marketing planning, with various tools and processes being presented both as a theoretical basis and in their practical application framework.

It's been about 3 weeks in, and I'm enjoying the course. Done with the first assignment. The second assignment is due in a couple of weeks.

Till next week Sunday, God willing, July will surround us with many reasons to rejoice.

Still Thankful...

For a beautiful Sunday...thank you Lord.

What time is it?

For life, love, and lots of happiness...thank you Lord.
For the stress, the pains, and the tears...thank you Lord.

I'm just tired abeg! Life is not this hard.

For provision, protection, and direction...thank you Lord.
For health and wealth...thank you Lord.
For hope, favour, and mercy...thank you Lord.
For family, friends, and acquaintances...thank you Lord.

One goofy Saturday morning

For the splurge, in little, and none...thank you Lord.
For the ups, and the downs...thank you Lord.

For the 8th of May...and many more 8th of Mays, alive and in good health...THANK YOU LORD.

That closeup herbal smile :-)

THANKFUL. GRATEFUL.

So this happened...

I had a skype meeting with my boss recently to discuss staff remuneration. At some point during the meeting, I felt like all I was saying was going south. I couldn't wait for the skype meeting to end so I can at least console myself with some agbalumo and sherry mango.

Out of the blue, he asked how my MBA was going. In my mind I was like wetin be your own na? na salary increase we been dey talk about. 

I just mumbled something unintelligible about it.  My head no dey there abeg. My mind was clearly focused on something else. He then asked if I had paid my tuition. I answered in the affirmative while wondering where this whole conversation was headed.

Then he said:

'Ada, senior management has decided to pay your tuition for the MBA programme. It's quite remarkable that you could embark on this despite your workload...seeking to improve yourself. We want to embark on this journey with you. If you choose to progress to a PhD, while with us, we would also be interested in paying. Don't get super excited just yet, as we will only be paying 50% of your tuition fees.' 

WHAT? WHAT?? WHAT???

I couldn't feel my face anymore. Pay 50% of my MBA tuition?

Even if na 10% sef, that is super, super kind!!!
Awwwww...while I was busy pushing a closed window, a door was open right in front of me. AMAZING! Remember when I had to retake that HR module for 800 Euros? See here 

THANK YOU JESUS! I AM SUPER GRATEFUL! :-)

Oh, about the staff remuneration? That was sorted out. :-)

Till next week Sunday, God willing, may MAY give us many reasons to be THANKFUL and GRATEFUL.

Have a blessed month!

Financial and Managerial Accounting

I had barely clicked on the send button to submit assignment 2, when I received an email notification for the next module - Financial and Managerial Accounting. Na wa o, person no fit rest small? It's didn't take weeks for the next module to open up for registration. It opened up almost immediately.

The course is a general overview of financial and management accounting theory and practice. It assumes that we (the students) have a basic knowledge of the techniques covering financial accounting (I did a bit of that during the foundation course...can't really remember much of it right now) and in particular the following topics: double entry, the accounting cycle, main financial statements and preparation of the financial statements. Therefore, the topics that will be covered will be cash flow statements, analysis of financial statements, issues related to contributed capital (legal capital, preferred stock, treasury stock, stock splits, etc.), and income and changes in retained earnings (earnings per share, dividends, and statement of changes in stockholders’ equity). Of course there are topics covering performance appraisal and managing budgets...I'm looking forward to that. :-)

As you already know, every tutor, different rules and regulations.The tutor for this module didn't waste any time in making it clear to us that THERE IS NO ASSIGNMENT EXTENSION AFTER THE DEADLINE DATE. Ewoooooo!!!!!!!!  All that I beg, I beg I was doing with the previous module will not work here o. I need to hit the ground running with this one. Assignment first, reading materials later? I had tried that strategy in the Business Economics module. It did work because the questions asked for the assignments took me to the reading materials searching for specific answers. No time to be reading plenty plenty irrelevant things. Well, I know that this isn't the ideal studying method, but when 24 hours a day isn't enough for me, I'm left with no choice. :-(
On second thoughts, this might not work here o. Accounting is not a crashing something. Let me just jejely start reading it small small abi?

Adamilola...it is well.

Till next week Sunday, God willing...have a blessed week!

Assignment 2, Done. Finally!!!

I must confess, I did struggle with this one.
It didn't come off as easy as I had imagined. Yes, we had to write a research proposal on any field. But fleshing it out to about 3,000 words was no walk in the park.

A couple of days to the deadline, a classmate, who was clearly struggling with  the assignment, decided to ask for an extension to complete not just assignment 2, but also assignment 1. (And I'm here beating myself up over assignment 2, when some people never even submit assignment 1...this life ehn). He didn't quite request for an extension via a private email to the tutor, he posted his request on a discussion thread!!! Choi! :-)
See opportunity! Everyone started vomiting excuses on how they have been unable to complete the assignment because their workload kept them up till 4am everyday, and they only had 30 minutes sleep per day, to how they travelled to Jupiter where there is no internet connection, to bury their late great, great, grand, mother's cousin's, auntie's niece. The excuses just kept pouring in.
Yours truly didn't carry last on this one, I quickly sent the tutor an email, simply stating I had difficulties fleshing it out to the number of words required and I needed a week extension to do it. I was a bit hesitant to do this at first, as I had requested for an extension when writing assignment 1. I didn't want to come off as being lazy, but then again...I just couldn't help it. Better that than failing, abi?
She was super prompt in her response and granted my request.

Oh, did I mention what I my research proposal was about?
Africa Magic Yoruba. :-)

Of course not! :-)  It's Higher Education in Nigeria...Grossly Underfunded? It was basically to challenge some recent studies stating that the funding of Higher Education in Nigeria is solely the responsibility of the Government. I could totally relate with that topic as it is what I am into at the moment.

I type, type, type, type tire...3,000 words no gree complete o.

Remember the word count excludes the cover page, references, tables, charts etc. Eventually, I had to submit what I have written. It was not up to 3,000 words. It was a little over 2,000. The results are not yet out. I'm just here, asking God for mercy on this one.

I want to take a moment to appreciate Titi and Osi who took time out, off the blog, to find out how I was getting on with the assignment...God bless you. And for those who did in their mind, God bless you too. :-)

Till next week Sunday, God willing...

Assignment 1 - Done & Dusted!

ADAMILOLA!

I know!

I couldn't get around to blog last week. And my head was hurting yesterday (No, it is not as a result of too much reading...I wish it was :-) ). So this is coming in late. Again. Sorry no vex. :-)

How have you been?

I'm good o. Finally got around to submit assignment 1. Thank you Jesus! Well, not before I sent an email to the Tutor requesting for a week extension. I cannot come and die abeg. 

The week leading to the submission of assignment 1 was super hectic! Deceiving myself into thinking I could make the deadline, was me daydreaming at best. The Tutor was kind enough to grant my request and I submitted the assignment on the agreed date.

Assignment 2 is due this weekend. Yeah...back to back. :-(
But I'm pretty excited about it. It's a research proposal on any field!!!! You read that right. ANY FIELD!!! Yippee!!!!!!!!!! Finally, I am done with statistics...for now at least.

Now, this is a research proposal, not the actual research itself. I'm expected to submit a research proposal of 3,000 words which excludes the cover page, contents page, reference list etc.

Introduction - 200 words (Abeg, what am I introducing with 200 words biko)
Background/Review of Literature - 1000 words
Research Objective - 500 words
Method & Design - 900 words
Significance & Conclusion 400

My people, what should my research proposal be about?
Africa Magic Yoruba? (shines teeth) :-)

(My people are clearly not shinning their teeth back)

Oya, feel free to suggest topics for me in the comment section o.

Till next week Sunday, God willing...