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I posted a reply there outlining one possible way of running the prop case, and I'll reproduce it here:
- What is the problem in the status quo?
-> more poly graduates are entering university
-> not all these graduates have taken courses in poly that are relevant to their intended degree program (e.g. someone who in poly takes mass comm due to circumstances then, such as O-level results, and then wants to do biology in university)
=> this makes it difficult for universities to plan their courses because of people switching between degree programmes/faculties once matriculated, and it makes it hard for the government to allocate funding to universities (which is based on the number of students enrolled in a particular degree, etc.)
- principles of university education
-> universities have the twin aims of education and research and increasingly, research is being given a higher priority
-> polytechnics tend to focus on practical skills that will help in the workforce, while JCs (etc.) tend to focus more on theoretical skills
=> as research tends to be more theoretical in nature, if a university wants to maximize its students' potential, it would want to have fewer poly students (or maybe only the best ones)
possible rebuttals
-> the government shouldn't have a quota because we need more graduates: given the emphasis on having foreign talent and the various government incentives to this end, do we really need more local graduates?
-> poly graduates should be given a chance: we are not arguing that all poly graduates should be prevented from entering university. furthermore, even under the status quo, a poly graduate can always choose to go to an overseas university if he/she can afford it
I posted a reply there outlining one possible way of running the prop case, and I'll reproduce it here:
- What is the problem in the status quo?
-> more poly graduates are entering university
-> not all these graduates have taken courses in poly that are relevant to their intended degree program (e.g. someone who in poly takes mass comm due to circumstances then, such as O-level results, and then wants to do biology in university)
=> this makes it difficult for universities to plan their courses because of people switching between degree programmes/faculties once matriculated, and it makes it hard for the government to allocate funding to universities (which is based on the number of students enrolled in a particular degree, etc.)
- principles of university education
-> universities have the twin aims of education and research and increasingly, research is being given a higher priority
-> polytechnics tend to focus on practical skills that will help in the workforce, while JCs (etc.) tend to focus more on theoretical skills
=> as research tends to be more theoretical in nature, if a university wants to maximize its students' potential, it would want to have fewer poly students (or maybe only the best ones)
possible rebuttals
-> the government shouldn't have a quota because we need more graduates: given the emphasis on having foreign talent and the various government incentives to this end, do we really need more local graduates?
-> poly graduates should be given a chance: we are not arguing that all poly graduates should be prevented from entering university. furthermore, even under the status quo, a poly graduate can always choose to go to an overseas university if he/she can afford it
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