After pretending to be law students in one of last semester's subjects, now we get to pretend we're doing commerce in 'Pharmacy Management'...The assignments for this subject include writing a "personal statement on professionalism", a career plan, a book review on a management book, and a business plan. Fun fun.
So I'm meant to write 1000 words outlining my "personal views, opinions and beliefs about professionalism in pharmacy and what it means to you" by next Wednesday....amazing, when was the last time I had to write 1000 words for uni? But the course coordinator goes, it's all very flexible, you can do it any way you want, you can interview someone, or write a poem, or paint a picture....Paint a picture?!?!
So I thought I'd do a random web survey to get the creative juices flowing...What does professionalism mean to you? Any comments appreciated. Doesn't have to be related to pharmacy or anything. And don't say "nothing"!
To give you an idea of where they're coming from, a definition we got given was
"A profession is a group of people who provide a significantly recognised service that is central to human values. The service provided by professionals must be adapted to individual needs and require knowledge, training and skills that the typical user does not possess."
And has anyone read any of the following books? I'd like to do the book review on the first one, but it's also the longest....
1. Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
2. The E-Myth Revisited - Michael E. Gerber
3. The One Minute Manager - Kenneth Blanchard
Bwahahaha, writing a book review in Pharmacy, teehee....I'm so glad I dropped honours.
10 comments:
ooooh which day was it?
actually how do you find the heckler on the smh site anyway? lol
The Heckler from a couple of days back is here, but in general you'll find it in the "Opinion" section.
Professionalism/Professionals:
1. Group of workers whom have studied extensively, have specialised knowledge in a specific field and a common qualification such as Bachelor of Nursing.
2. Follows a Code of Ethics and Standard of Practice.
3. Part of a Union where support is given to the individual and individuals support the Union.
4. Performs useful and practical research to improve the status and reputation of the occupation.
5. Salary paid is corresponding to education, time at work and risk.
There are more but I'm not bothered looking up my first year assessments again.
I suppose you would need to profess something to have a profession. Perhaps something you believe, a truth?
I guess otherwise it would just be trade.
But to about the idea that one needs to be qualified to undertake a profession... if this were so, then there is also an understanding that someone has the authority to administer qualifications and training.
Also it is assumed that there is right and wrong knowledge, practice and possibly even motivation within a profession.
Not only do professionals need internal acceptance but also external, otherwise they're just a club.
In a post-modern (but increasingly more post-post-modern) society, people will only recognise a profession which works (whatever that may mean).
Employers recognise experience in fields which once also required training. Even professions that require qualifications are now still so due to their ability to undertake the task rather than an ability for higher perception.
Or is it that those fields which don't require qualifications are no longer professions but just occupations, jobs, work?
1. Seven Habits Of Highly Effective People - Stephen R. Covey
Its an interesting book that is. Haha so you can paint a picture ? Thats okay, since a picture conveys the meaning of 1000 words right?
In eyes of a teenager, being Professional means only one thing.
Not being a 'N00b"
Adios and have fun with the writing hehe
According to what some may consider an outdated definition, a qualification is necessary to distinguish a profession (and professionals) from a trade. But when youn think about the word professional it does imply a level of knowledge and competency about a job, so I think it would require acquired skills, even if perhaps you could gain these through practical training (eg an apprenticeship).
Hmm... more arguinig with UnKoh than actually giving ideas to Vivan... :p
But any task/job/occupation can be done in a professional manner, according to a different meaning of professional, which includes such qualities as discretion and efficiency. but I think that's a different meaning of the word to the one we've been discussing... Different, but not entirely unrelated.
I've read (well, still am in the process of reading) Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. A great book that! I reckon you should read it. Some very interesting insights. :)
I'd like to meet Steven R Covey.. know someone who did once.. he said he was a very positive and deeply caring person.
By the way, I quoted most of you guys in my assignment, hope you don't mind ;) No names were used...
Ah leeching, Viv...then again at least this is the only waffle leeching subject you're doing...
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