I have desired to graduate with business management economic in fashion marketing for such a long time spanning from my childhood. However, this couldn’t be possible due to a number of reasons. First I had to depend on government support for school fees since my mother was not employed. Indeed I had to go through difficulties to make ends meet. With these hardships joining college after high school was not possible. In fact it was a thought that I erased from my mind. However, the hope of going back to school didn’t fade. Every time I considered the option of going to college and doing my degree. However, I knew that the priorities must be ensuring that my mother who is unemployed meet all her basic needs. I also had to support myself as well and these influenced my choice to pick up a job in New York. Now I am working as a waitress a job which I have done with much zeal. But even so I knew that one day I will have to meet my lifelong goal. For this reason I decided to pursue Associate Degree in Business Management Economics to give me a stepping stone to my lifelong goal. My current job added insight and increased my understanding of the Business Management Economics. It propelled me to continue with my lifelong dream. For sure, degree is very important to me personally and professionally, and I believe that it will open doors for me and increase my employment opportunities. This implies that I will be able to work in different environments because of my new degree. And it will also enable me to reach some of myself actualization goals, most importantly my lifelong dream.
General Expectations
As a waitress I realized that my high school knowledge is not enough. I also realized that by being a waitress I am only able to pay my bills, but I can’t develop in my career path. Therefore, to get a more rewarding job which will enable me to improve on my career path and ensure positive career development, I had to go back to school. In my search for career advance I realized that there is no course which can better march my ambitions and expectations other than Associate in Business Management and Economics. I got this information after conducting thorough research on areas where I could land a more rewarding job after graduating. For instance, I spoke to young managers in hotel industry who inspired me and encouraged me to pursue my ambition. I also reviewed some of the books and magazines that detailed the relevant information to Business Management and Economics. All these were consistent with my personal and professional desires. In fact I leant that great opportunity lies in this degree more so after retiring. Additionally, I got to know that after completing this course I would become a line manager either in hotel industry or any other food chain sector. This inspired me a lot, and the want of being such a manager just grew day by day. It is this revelation that inspired me to look into job descriptions of similar roles. For sure, when I reviewed some of the job descriptions in New York Times and other daily prints, I gained more insight. I realized that I can only make a good manager by becoming professionally competent. However, the competency could be gained through undertaking many courses, though priorities in these positions are granted to an individual with a degree in Business Management and Economics. This is because through the reviews I leant that an individual who has studied the above course is more likely to make able decisions. These include organization and personal decisions which are very necessary for any leader or manager.
After reviewing the Occupational Outlook handbook I found out that the job descriptions for a starting manager should include a degree in management. However, they also detailed that an individual must be very good in communication skills since these kinds of jobs require a person who is very willing to listen to the customers. In addition they required hospitality qualities owing to the fact that in these positions managers must interact with people from diverse culture. Ability to multi task was not an option in almost all the job descriptions that I reviewed. Additionally, the Microsoft Office Applications and the ability to work with minimal supervisions are all necessary for promotion or taking up a role in management or marketing. The knowledge on human relation skills is also a must have in the field of management and marketing. After reviewing all these qualifications it became clear to me that this field is very broad and there is no single course that can mold and make me be the person desired in these positions. For this reason I gained more interests into the field of Business Management and Economics. I realized that with my waitress skills am already competent on customer relation skills, but to be above my peers in colleagues I had to increase my knowledge and this is where the Business Management and Economics course came in. In addition to improving my knowledge I leant that this course is also very useful in increasing my skills.
Since I was working in New York at the time I was looking for this course, I realized that studying in a nearby collage was the most cost and time effective place to go. However I didn’t know where in New York to look for the college until one of the line managers who informed my influence to join this course convinced me to go to Empire State College. This manager identified for me some of the people who have gone through the similar course in the same college and this influenced my admission. At the time I went to Empire College I had little knowledge in the field of Business, Management and Economics. However, after going through some of the organization and marketing units it became clear for me that the best place to undertake the study is Empire College. I didn’t have any credits but the motivation to be like some of the role models influenced my college choice. Additionally, after going through the college brochure, I leant that the instructors and the school environment are appealing for starters like me.
Academic Expectations
Women, Girls and the Media is another unit that I aspired to study because I knew it would increase my knowledge and understanding the needs of women and girls who have high influence on family and partner food choice. This for sure will enable me increase the market and consumer segment in my future position. In the end run this will lead to increased sales. College Algebra and Education Planning units were equally necessary in improving my calculation and economics skills as well as improving my planning ability. As a manager, these are skills which aid in propelling the business towards its vision. Principles of Marketing unit further increased my understanding of the marketing segment. It also enhanced my insight into best ways of reaching the target groups. In addition it influenced my understanding on the best approaches for making advertisement. These are very essential skills for a competitive manager because they will help in establishing a highly competitive institution. I had to study Pricing Strategy Unit because it is important in determining market prices, setting them to the level that both the customers and the institution benefits. Business Fashion and Fashion in US History courses were well incorporated in my degree study. Certainly, my understanding of fashion I attribute to these two units. And this is a skill which I am convinced I will use to influence people’s perception on issues of fashion. It will also enable me to understand market trends and be up to date with the consumer needs. Ultimately, I must admit that the unit on Business Law was equally essential. I learnt that as a business manger I must understand every aspect of the law to ensure good relationship between the consumers, authority and employees. This is why am convinced beyond doubt that the courses I have studied have shaped and influenced my characters. Together with my experience in the hotel industry, they have modeled me and I am now ready for the management role. In addition I am more ready to pursue the degree in business management economic in fashion marketing
Similar Programs
After reviewing the above units I felt motivated because I knew that they are the best units for any person who want to pursue a degree in business management and economic in fashion marketing.. These units not only increase an individual’s knowledge and understanding in the field of business but they also influence people’s interaction. For sure I am convinced that I made the right decision to study in Empire College since all my expectations have been met. Through this college and the degree I am going to attain, I am already very confident and better placed to land a promotion or a new work in the field of management. My confidence is further increased by the fact that in the colleges within the New York City where I reviewed a similar degree, some of the units I studied in Empire were not offered. For instance, in these colleges only three were offering Business Fashion and none offered Women Girls and Media. Therefore, concerning the knowledge that I learnt in this field I stand above the rest and I am assured that any position where these skills are needed I am better placed to go through. However, when I viewed the syllabus for these colleges around the New York City and that of the Empire, I only noticed a slight difference. I presumed that it is a necessity for every college within the city to have these requirements as the minimum level requirements. This convinced me that my course meet the requirements in the Associate of Science in Business Management.
